Hello and welcome to the channel! In this weeks woodworking video I will be making a vase from a beautiful piece of spalted silver birch on the woodturning lathe.
I used a glass insert to hold water for live flowers and finished the piece in a clear acrylic lacquer then polished to a super shiny, glass like finish.

Due to the spalting in the wood there were several super soft areas so I lightly sanded and soaked in sanding sealer to help harden those areas before and off camera sanding session to get everything nice and smooth.

Overall I probably applied 10 coats of lacquer but I didn't film them all and lost count. Sanded with 320 grit before the final coat and then with 400 grit before a Yorkshire Grit abrasive paste polish.

Makers mark applied to the base after removing the tenon and sealed with shellac.


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00:00 - Intro
00:12 - Spalted Silver Birch (Betula Pendula)
00:23 - Mounting between centres using a drive spur
00:42 - Rounding the blank
01:40 - Shaping the base of the vase
02:34 - Shaping the top of the vase
03:27 - Forming a tenon and remounting the piece
04:14 - Flattening the top ready for Forstner hollowing
04:38 - Light sanding and sanding sealer to harden the soft punky wood
05:36 - Pro-Cote clear acrylic lacquer
06:35 - Hollowing with a Forstner for the glass insert
07:14 - Final sizing the hole
08:09 - Sanding with 320 grit before a final coat of lacquer
08:56 - Final sanding with 400 grit and a Yorkshire Grit polish
10:39 - Glass like finish
11:03 - Remounting to remove the tenon
12:06 - Tidying the base with a chisel
12:34 - Applying my makers mark and sealing with shellac
13:17 - Close-ups
14:00 - Thanks for watching!

Spalted Silver Birch Vase With A Glass Like Shiny Finish - Woodturning

Spalted Silver Birch Vase With A Super Shiny Finish - Woodturning

*These videos are meant for the purposes of entertainment. Any attempt to imitate or copy what I do must be done at your own risk, my practices may not always be correct or the safest. You are responsible for your own safety while woodworking. Read and understand the operation and safety manuals supplied with your tools and machinery to ensure you are safe while using such equipment!