You have to admit this is an
amazing and unusual shaped jar. Not
every person is gonna have one of these.
But, after seeing a lot of people are going to want one. Turned from beautiful pecan wood that
naturally shows you wonders of Mamma Nature.
You have for rustic appearances worm holes, spalting and even a couple
of rough spots that would not sand out.
The lid has a little wiggle room to allow for the wood swelling due to
high humidity. The total height is 4 ½”,
the length is 7” and the width is 6 ½”.
As you might have noticed the sides are not exactly even. I decided to leave that alone as it adds to
the handcrafted look. The vessel depth
is 2 ¼” and the volume is 2 cups. That
is a a very large handful and more of pistachios. The wood was sealed with food grade walnut
oil and then finished with a walnut oil/shellac mixture. Using a combination such as that gives the
jar a nice hard long lasting natural finish.
A nice addition to any rustic wood working aficionado’s collection. 18Jan19
BXP95
Everything about this turned masterpiece is beautiful. From it`s shape, colouration and it`s rustiness is absolutely amazing. Dave you really have done a brilliant job with this, could not have been easy, I take my hat off to you, amazing good work. Yes it is always a good idea to leave the lid a slight fit for the very reason you said. Extremely well done.
ReplyDeleteThanks, Les! Happy you liked it. It did whack a couple of fingers while sanding, but no big deal. No damage. Just aggravation. Thanks for the comments. Hang in there, my friend!
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