Norfolk Pine Vase

[Kalai]

Hi everyone, here is a Norfolk Pine vase I made, it measures 6" tall and 4" in dia. You can see the 2 knots in the picture. Norfolk Pine is mostly white and has the red knots going all the way around the tree, when it is done curing there is some bluish to black stains from mold that attacks it as it is drying but what I do to get nice color in Norfolk Pine is to soak it in polyurathane for about 24 hrs and then let it dry and I can buff it or I can apply a gloss coat of polly depending on if I want a wet gloss look of just a nice polished look, when the Norfolk Pine is soaked like this it will turn the nice orange yellow color m if you have a thin platter and you soak it in poly then it will have a translucent effect. Aloha.

Kalai:icon_thum

 

[cskipper]

That turned out really well!! I love the way the colors came through - just like you had painted accents. Great job! Was it a difficult wood to turn? Was is dry when you turned it?

 

[TracyP]

That looks nice. I am always ready to look at a picture when I see your name beside the post because of your beautiful work.:notworthy:

 

[Glennbear]

I am in VA, the state with NORFOLK in it. A recent thread on the forum concerned the blue denim splating you mentioned. I guess those folks who want to get the coloration just have to ship the local pine to HI :rotflm: Unfortunately Norfolk Pine from the Pacific island cannot be cultivated here because it is not cold tolerant. That is an interesting finishing method, I have never heard of poly soaking but it makes sense for maximum penetration, was it thinned at all ? :wsmile:

 

[skeeter]

Kalai, that is some nice work on the vase. I also like the pine, it has an awesome grain pattern.

 

[sawduster]

Beautiful work bro :eusa_clap
That is some bona-fide purdy wood :notworthy:

 

[woodArtz]

Beautiful wood. Great work on the vase! :icon_thum:eusa_clap:icon_thum

 

[JackLeg]

You have mastered that lathe! Beautiful work. Love the colors.

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[Kalai]

Hi everyone, thanks for the comments, I like the Norfolk Pine a lot, it woks good and sands good too.
Cathy, I turn the basic shape of the vase when it is wet and then I let it dry for 3-6 months and then I finish it up, Norfolk Pine is a stable wood so I do not need to worry about warping
Thanks for the kind words Tracey, you will be seeing a lot more, I am trying to put some in my album too.
Glen that is some good info, I guess I could send you guys some of the mold spores but I do not think the State Gov. would like that, I do know a guy over here that uses dyes to change the color, I have even thought of injecting the dye into a live growing Norfolk Pine tree so it would take up the dye through it's internal system, I saw a guy in Colorado doing this with Aspen trees, the bowls look nice. I do thin the Poly just a bit, about 1 cup thinner to 1 gallon poly. Aloha to all

Kalai

 

[PChristy]

Nice job Kalai :icon_thum you do some amazing work