Staved Vessel

• Woods: Eastern Black Walnut, Curly Maple, and Purpleheart
• Finish: wet-sand with Boiled Linseed Oil, followed by Waterlox.
• Finish-the-finish: Beall buff.

Ever since watching the “Staved Vessel” episode of Woodturing Workshop, I have wanted to try the technique. The idea uses regular 4/4 stock for the core of the vessel, as opposed to hollowing out a solid chunk of wood. This is my first attempt, so taking that into consideration, I am happy with the results. The proportions are not what I had hoped for, as it can be difficult to transpose the dimensions of the staves into an image of overall proportion of the vessel. I have since written a Ruby plug-in for drawing staved vessels in Sketchup. That way I can specify the diameters of the top and bottom, as well as the height, and instantly see what it looks like. From there, I can take measurements of the staves.