Black Walnut is one of my favorite woods, and in fact, my entire house cabinetry is made from Black Walnut. Usually, in my experience, Black Walnut turns cleanly and …
In case you are wondering, yes, there was a second Sassafras bowl that was essentially identical to this one and they would have made a nice pair, but, sadly, …
Although labeled Red Gum, I am quite certain that the first bowl is actually spalted Sycamore given that Sycamore has very pronounced and distinctive ray fleck patterns that are …
The first bowl is the 9 x 2 Ambrosia Maple. It was a dream to make as it cut cleanly and required very little sanding. Not only does this …
Both of today's bowls are Maple, one Ambrosia and one Curly.
Hickory can be quite plain but today's bowl shows a heavy figure known as "bird peck" although it has nothing to do with birds pecking at the tree. In …
As a turning wood California Pepper pleasantly surprised me. It is moderately hard and turns cleanly and easily with very little sanding required to achieve a fine finish. That …