Thread: Would you turn this piece of wood? - Family Woodworking

Hi,

I have a pretty piece of wood I would like to turn to make a "dry arrangement" vase.

I am pretty much a novice at turning. The wood has some cracks. The area where a branch started has all sorts of wood grain changes.
The long straight line is a pencil mark, not a crack.

The wood is genuine pallet. It is 1 3/4 x 2 2/8 x approx 10". It is a hard, heavy, dense piece of wood.

The questions are:
Would you attempt to turn this piece of wood?
How would you do it to protect yourself?
Just plain ole, "How would you do it?"

It looks like fun. However, I don't want to kill myself in the process and I would like it to look decent when I'm finished.

Thanks a million for any help.

Enjoy,

JimB

Photos attached.

Source: http://familywoodworking.org/forums/showthread.php?27917-Would-you-turn-this-piece-of-wood

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