Woodturning: Mother of Purple 💜

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A few YouTube woodturning channels have agreed to do a giveaway on behalf of Brad's Woodturning in Texas, celebrating one year of his Sanding Paste and Tung Wax Finish! He makes great products and will be giving away 1 free kit to the winner of my giveaway.

Please check out these great makers:
Brad's Woodturning: https://www.youtube.com/c/RatedRWoodturning/featured
Kim Tippin Wood Turning: https://www.youtube.com/c/KimTippin/featured
Tournage Dubois: https://www.youtube.com/c/TournageDubois/featured
Duka Heritage: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC0vVK_8kvK-9746nK_wxPMw/featured

GIVEAWAY:

1. I am giving away the woodturning piece I made in this video, along with a kit of Brad's sanding paste and tung wax finish. The winner will be eligible to receive both items.
2. Subscribe to my YouTube channel (and please subscribe to these other channels as well).
3. Smash that Like button on this video.
4. Comment on this video using the word "Cheers".
5. Comment the name or initials of the state of your USA address (i.e. ME or Maine).
5. YOUR SHIPPING ADDRESS MUST BE IN THE CONTINENTAL USA. We will not be shipping overseas, internationally, or to states/territories other than the lower 48 states.
6. I will choose the winner on July 2, 2021, and I will reply to the winner's comment to notify them.
7. I will announce the winner via YouTube Community posts.
8. If the winner does not respond within 48 hours, I will choose a new winner on July 4, 2021.
9. Brad will ship your free abrasive and wax kit from Texas. I will ship this cherry burl piece from Maine.

Cheers! And thank you for stopping by!

This piece a jewel of nastiness every step of the way. Given how rotten the burl was, it required thin epoxy with an extended curing time in order to fill all of the gaps and saturate the wood. However, the longer the curing process, the greater the risk of losing color separation in the resin. I found this out the hard way after hoping for more distinct purples and golds in this one. The inside of the vase is not spectacular and rather rough, but it was necessary to leave some wall thickness given the fragility of the wood. I expect this piece is fairly sturdy, given all the stabilization that it needed. Anyway, life is a learning process, and nothing is perfect. But this piece will hopefully find a comfy spot in someone's home.

Thank you again for watching!

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If you're interested in my other projects, check out my Etsy shop:
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Thanks again for watching!

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