Handmade Vase Competition

[Dan]

Okay, so a couple of members have made some vases.

• Bri's Vase: A Tilers Day Off
• Ray's Pot: A Tilers Day Off
• Geoff's Vase: Handmade Vase Competition
• Diggy's Bucker: Handmade Vase Competition
• Marc's Vase: Handmade Vase Competition
• Paul's Vases: Handmade Vase Competition

It was suggested we all have a bash and see what we can come up with. So I thought I'd make a competition out of it.

I've made a category in the Media Gallery: Handmade Vases

Upload your Vase images to there, then add them to this thread.

Once a fair few have made some, we'll create a Poll and make a forum member tag for the winner. We'll perhaps give this one a few months because the last thing I want is emails and calls from Wife's of tilers telling me I'm taking up their weekends.

"Vase Comp Winner" - Can even pick your own colour to match your company branding or the Vase colour or whatever.

 

[Dan]

Knock us one up pal I'll send you 100 for one?

Love unique stuff.

 

[Dan]

Trying to find anything at all similar and can't. So I assume that's a good thing. Makes it more unique.

 

[Ian]

Knock us one up pal I'll send you 100 for one?

Love unique stuff.

I'll let you have that one mate, just have to sort out how to get it to you! How far do you live from me? PM me

 

[Old Mod]

It's 30cm high and 14cm wide, money wise, I'm not sure it'd be viable to make them to sell. Like I say, that stone is £40 and it took about 4 hours to make, even at a tenner an hour, £80 is a bit steep for a vase!

Bargain mate, flog em all day long in the trendy markets here like Portobello Road or Camden!

 

[Dougs Third Go]

love that Bri, I've never attempted any resin bonding or even seen it done, what is it?

 

[WetSaw]

I'll let you have that one mate, just have to sort out how to get it to you! How far do you live from me? PM me

And that is how to win a vase making competition.....I mean making a vase like that, not by giving it to the organiser

For some reason my emojis aren't working...should have a wink at the end!

 

[Ian]

love that Bri, I've never attempted any resin bonding or even seen it done, what is it?

It's a two part glue, I suppose a bit like araldite! I'm sure you remember that stuff. It has the glue and a hardener, sets very strong, I used it in a couple of off cuts just to make sure it was ok for stone, stuck like you know what!

 

[Dan]

Any more vase entries coming in?

 

[Old Mod]

Any more vase entries coming in?

I'd like to do an entry, just haven't had this week off!
I thought it was gonna run for a bit.

 

[Dan]

Yeah yeah we'll run it for a couple of months if needs be. We want a good few to choose from I think don't we?

I'll see if I can find some shapes to copy online too so we get a good mix of shapes or something?

 

[Old Mod]

Least we know what we've got to beat now!
"Where is that damn sofa?"
Got nothing to hide behind now! Haha

 

[Qwerty]

I'm putting some stone aside to knock one up when I have some down time. Won't be for a fair few weeks yet though

 

[Martyn Leeds]

My money's on Rainsco winning

 

[Qwerty]

Ok, here's my feeble entry!!!

Really quite naff Homebase poor quality Trav used here which was mostly holes & filler but I managed to find a few pieces to knock this up along with some matching placemats & coasters.

Mitred edges and all sealed. Epoxy resin fixed. Customers were pleasantly surprised!

 

[Dan]

Awesome

What did you route the grooves with?

 

[Qwerty]

My trusty Dewalt D24000!!! Tiles are 10mm thick, and grooves set at carpenters pencil thickness! (8mm). Easier to rest the blade on the pencil than faff about measuring it!

 

[Dan]

Lovely work that mate.

Brownie points for the coasters and place mats.

So this was a customers tile and you left the stuff with them? I bet they were over the moon. Did you mention to them that you were doing that?

 

[Dan]

Tag some people you'd like to see enter in this competition!

@Phil Hobson
@deanotile
@Diamond Pool Finishers (do a mosaic one?)
@Ray TT @ Porcel-Thin (do a porcelain one?)
@DavidHoweTiling sure must be having a go?

Loads of others I can think of but I wont spam too much lol

 

[Old Mod]

@Dan

 

[Qwerty]

Yes, customers tiles and left the gifts with them. They were very happy! Returning next week to grout & seal so should see them being used!

 

[Dave]

I'm going to , just not had time yet

 

[Dan]

@Dan

I could probably silicone 5 tiles together lol but that's as good as it gets. I don't have the tools or the time for this

 

[CJ]

Nice stuff.

Bri.......you must have a bloody enormous mantelpiece.

 

[Alan M]

some cool work there.
customers must love it.
that is some marketing. every body that comes to see them will be shown the kitchen and the matching vase that the tiler made for free



what are ye gluing them together with

 

[Dan]

I think Bri said two part resin on one of his and silicone on the first test one with the beveled corners.

Might be wrong.

 

[Ian]

I think Bri said two part resin on one of his and silicone on the first test one with the beveled corners.

Might be wrong.

Yeah silicone on the 1st one, that wasn't great but, did work. Two part resin is the way forward, really bonds to the tiles.

 

[Qwerty]

Two part epoxy for me too. Trusty old araldite

 

[jimthetiler]

Dan,I have a ps3,yo will have to hang on to the vase badge a bit longer

 

[Dan]

Dan,I have a ps3,yo will have to hang on to the vase badge a bit longer

Good because I've gotten used to it now! It's going to look weird when I lose it!

 

[Qwerty]

We need more vase entries people! Enter yours now!!!