Ecologically Sustainable Practices
This tag is applied when the material or process under discussion is either itself an ecologically sustainable practice, such as the use of olive tree limbs removed during yearly trimming instead of using wood gathered by destroying the entire tree or when the use of a wood or material for wood turning pens or other turned items represents a significant threat to the continued health of a ecosystem such as the use of Honduras Mahogany or Myanmar Padauk.
The irregular shape of burls and the many voids can make them challenging to work with but they also often yield stunningly beautiful and unique pieces which makes it …
I've used Canarywood for everything from diminutive bowls up to large platters and have always had success. This project was no different. All 10 bowls worked easy peasy lemon …
I just finished a set of nine figured Maple bowls that include all the major figures found in Maple including: Bird's Eye, Curly (aka Flame or Tiger Stripe), Quilted, …
This isn’t my first time working with California Pepper as regular readers may recall. As was the case with the first blank, all of these blanks feature checks and …
This piece of Sycamore has the ray flecks that make Sycamore more than just another pale white wood.
Today I finished the last of 5 Box Elder bowls. Box Elder isn't my favorite wood but at least two of these pieces had the vivid red fungal staining …
I recently finished these three Rainbow Poplar bowls, relatively easy to make with such a soft wood as Poplar.