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The Yew is an incredibly long lived tree, not being considered ancient until over 900 years old - there are at least 500 churchyards in the UK with Yew trees older than the churches themselves.Often associated with themes of immortality, however they were sometimes also seen as omens of doom, often planted over the graves of plague victims in medieval times - perhaps in an attempt to cleanse the very ground of any taint? I don't know where this Yew tree grew - or its story. But this vase offers an opportunity to show off the beauty of this hardest of softwoods.
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This is a piece of Yew turned into a small bulb shaped bud vase. It will suit silk or crocheted flowers as water will unfortunately cause the wood to swell.
Finished to 800 grit, sealed and lacquered. At 225mmtall and 60mmin dia at its widest, this piece might be small but it is beautiful. the opening in the top is approximately 6mm in diameter. There are a few marks visible from its making after it escaped the lathe shortly before it was finished - I've left these marks as part of its story.
This small piece of branch wood from a yew tree was given to me by another, more experienced woodturner and has been waiting for me to discover what's inside it. Turned early 2024 on my lathe at home as part of a series of experiments with different vase shapes.
Designed by Chris Ramsey in Sudbury
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