Bigleaf Maple Burl
There is nothing particularly special about this piece, but the contrast between the natural edge and the wood in the center is nice.
Eucalyptus
I forget what kind of eucalyptus this is, but the wood was exceptionally dense. While the box is not particularly thick, it is very heavy - which I liked. It just feels good when you hold it in your hand. It has a substantial feel.
Cherry Burl
When I first started turning this burl, I was disappointed to see how deep the voids went through it, but it turned into an interesting piece. At the end, I had to tape the outside to hold it together as I hollowed it out. Even so, it remained farily thick.
Cherry with walnut trim.
This piece is the result of something I wanted to do and an idea given to me by someone at a show. I wanted to try carving the top. The person at the show suggested that I make a bowl for holding garlic that had ridges on the bottom to let air circulate. This is what resulted.
Cherry
Another use of porcupine quills for contrast.
Yoshino Cherry.
Yoshino cherry is one of the flowering cherries which are quite common in Washington, DC. The white spots in the front are the result of an infestation that killed the tree.
Collibah
Remember the song "Waltzing Matilda?" A part is "under the shade of a collibah tree." An Australian who came by my booth told me that collibah make excellent fire wood.
Ebony and bloodwood
Hicory
This is one of two platters I turned from a piece of hicory from the crotch of the tree. You can see the two braches going out from the center of the tree. It was hard to turn because the density of the wood varied so much. The wood at the center of the crotch is much more dense than the wood of the branches.
Koa
I got two small pieces of Koa and turned them into hollow forms. Koa looks beautiful but it is a real pain to finish. The end grain is very fussy.
Pear
This piece was made from a neighbors tree. This was one of the first pieces where I faced the problem of the bottom of the piece. I could have turned it so that it would stand on its own, but it looked better with the curve on the bottom. To keep if from falling over, I added the legs.
Quilted eucalyptus
It seems that half the trees that come from Australia and a kind of eucalyptus. Someone told me that there are over 2,000 different spieces of eucalptus.
Another salad bowl, but with a special figure
Sheoak box with Jarrah base
This is another example of where I didn't want to put a standard base on the box. Holding the rounded base of the box in your hand feels very nice. So I made a base for it with a piece of Jarrah. Both of these woods are from Australia.
Amboyna
Another Asian inspired vessel. The small piece of sapwood on the bottom right corner is what makes it for me - a blemish in the potter's glaze.
Bigleaf Maple BurlThere is nothing particularly special about this piece, but the contrast between the natural edge and the wood in the center is nice.
EucalyptusI forget what kind of eucalyptus this is, but the wood was exceptionally dense. While the box is not particularly thick, it is very heavy - which I liked. It just feels good when you hold it in your hand. It has a substantial feel.
Cherry BurlWhen I first started turning this burl, I was disappointed to see how deep the voids went through it, but it turned into an interesting piece. At the end, I had to tape the outside to hold it together as I hollowed it out. Even so, it remained farily thick.
Cherry with walnut trim.This piece is the result of something I wanted to do and an idea given to me by someone at a show. I wanted to try carving the top. The person at the show suggested that I make a bowl for holding garlic that had ridges on the bottom to let air circulate. This is what resulted.
CherryAnother use of porcupine quills for contrast.
Yoshino Cherry.Yoshino cherry is one of the flowering cherries which are quite common in Washington, DC. The white spots in the front are the result of an infestation that killed the tree.
Collibah Remember the song "Waltzing Matilda?" A part is "under the shade of a collibah tree." An Australian who came by my booth told me that collibah make excellent fire wood.
Ebony and bloodwood HicoryThis is one of two platters I turned from a piece of hicory from the crotch of the tree. You can see the two braches going out from the center of the tree. It was hard to turn because the density of the wood varied so much. The wood at the center of the crotch is much more dense than the wood of the branches.
KoaI got two small pieces of Koa and turned them into hollow forms. Koa looks beautiful but it is a real pain to finish. The end grain is very fussy.
PearThis piece was made from a neighbors tree. This was one of the first pieces where I faced the problem of the bottom of the piece. I could have turned it so that it would stand on its own, but it looked better with the curve on the bottom. To keep if from falling over, I added the legs.
Quilted eucalyptusIt seems that half the trees that come from Australia and a kind of eucalyptus. Someone told me that there are over 2,000 different spieces of eucalptus.
Another salad bowl, but with a special figure Sheoak box with Jarrah baseThis is another example of where I didn't want to put a standard base on the box. Holding the rounded base of the box in your hand feels very nice. So I made a base for it with a piece of Jarrah. Both of these woods are from Australia.
AmboynaAnother Asian inspired vessel. The small piece of sapwood on the bottom right corner is what makes it for me - a blemish in the potter's glaze.