Plan Author: James R. Downing
Plan Contributors: Larry Johnston, Kim Downing, Lorna Johnson
Published Date: 1998
Plan Language: English, all measurements are inches/feet unless stated otherwise.
Wood and/or Supplies needed: Use maple, white oak, or other light colored hardwood, also ebony and plywood.
Tools needed: Table saw, bandsaw or scrollsaw, drill press, optional lathe, and other common workshop tools
Here we have our simple to make flower bud vase. Cut it out from a blank of wood with your scroll saw or bandsaw. Feel free to add to your own cuts to truly make it your own! Beginner skill level. You...
This is a great project for children to learn about the different fasteners used in woodworking, and teaches how to do simple layouts to create a bouquet. Each child will make something different. Cut...
Place a fresh flower in the bud vase tube. These projects can also be used as root starters. Place a clipping in the water filled tube and watch the root sprout. Includes designs for a frog, bear, watermelon, angel and tulip.
Display flowers in the traditional Japanese way with this finely crafted Ikebana stand. In Japan, arranged flowers traditionally decorated a small niche in rooms where guests were received. Our vase i...
Dramatic figured wood sets off the clean lines of this canteen-style vase. And turning it is easy, even with that terrific mock inlaid face. Included with the plan are a cutoff Jig, jam chuck and radi...
Ebony inlays highlight this tapered, 16 sided staved vase. You can either turn the base for a smooth, round look, or skip the lathe work and display the faceted version. Three jigs are included with...
Ikebana, the Japanese art of arranging flowers, differs from Western practice by using asymmetrical form and including empty space as part of the composition. Any plant material, branches, leaves, gra...
With a handful of that scrap wood you have been keeping for a special project and three cylinder vases. We used spalted maple, walnut and a small amount of wenge to make the one shown here. Before mak...