Sleek Form Urn # 487

Sleek Form Urn # 487

Piece #487 – Spalted Maple, Bradford Pear – 6″ dia. top, 12.5″  tall, 2.5″ dia. bottom  -SOLD

 

This vessel made of spalted maple has a bradford pear lid. The top of the finial on the lid has a natural edge (bark) rim for that little surprise to draw the eye. The lid mates to the body with threads from PVC pipe fittings. You can tighten this lid and it stays nice and snug.  This urn has the grace and balance of a sleek animal. The bottom of the urn has been left solid so there is plenty of weight to keep it steady. The finish on this piece is blond dewaxed shellac. The vessel has an interior dimension of 115 cubic inches. (115 lbs of body weight in cremains ashes).

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Fruit And Nuts # 478

Piece #478 – Tropical Almond, Orange Osage, Cherry, Walnut – 8″ by 10.5″ – SOLD

 

This lidded Urn or Vessel is made of four different species of wood. The main body is Tropical Almond. The collar between the lid and the body is Orange Osage. The lid is Wild Cherry and the finial is Walnut. The piece is sanded through 400 grit paper and finished with six coats of dewaxed Shellac. It is then buffed with the Beal buffing system.

This urn will hold up to 100 cubic inches of ash remains, (100 pounds precremation weight).

Pet Cremation Urn #205

Pet Cremation Urn #205

Piece #205 – Guanacaste and Maple – 5″ dia x 13″ – SOLD

This beautiful Urn is made from the Guanacaste Tree. I made it so that half is the heart wood (dark) and half is the sap wood (light). This wood is really rare. I don’t think I have ever seen anything else made from this wood. It could be because it is pretty caustic. It really aggravates my allergies; makes me cough. I have to wear a face mask, open all the doors and make sure my dust collection system collects every particle. Nasty stuff.

Look at the tiny worm holes in the sap wood. However, there are none in the heart wood.worms205

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Pet Cremation Urn #199

Piece #199 – Spalted Maple – 5.5″ dia by 7.5″ – Sold

This is the second in a series of Urns that I’m working on. The first one turned out so nice that my beloved dog, Keku, resides within. (click here to see it)

It was my wife’s idea to make the Urn for Keku. Keku passed away three years ago and her ashes had been in the tin container she came home in. Ohh that makes me feel like a bad master. Now she has this beautiful Urn that has the place of honor in our glass display cabinet.

For some reason I feel better now that Keku has a beautiful new resting place. I always felt bad that she was in that tin can and I could have made her a special place. She deserves to be in a work of art that portrayed the beauty and love that she brought into my life.