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How to bead, wood burn, and color the inside of basket illusion vessels

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I'm looking for some advice on the best way to bead, wood burn, and color the inside of a basket illusion vessel. One idea I have is to do the vessel in two parts, a top and a bottom. Turn, bead, wood burn, and color the inside of the two parts separately, glue them together, and then complete the outside. The other idea is to make a segmented vessel and turn, bead, wood burn, and color the inside of each segment ring as the vessel is built. Then complete the outside. Any advice people can provide would be much appreciated.
 
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If you are talking narrow mouth vessels, I believe most are done in two pieces and glued back together. No reason you couldn't do a segmented piece like you suggested however, just depends on the look you want.
 
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If it will be more of a hollow form do it in two pieces with the inside finished. Glue the two halves together then turn and finish the outside. Hide the joint in the valley between two beads.
I have a picture on my IG page @gibbsartwood
Thank you very much Karl. Your work has been one the inspirations for my basket illusion work.
 
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