Figured Maple Bowls
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, …
turnery
These articles refer to the practice of creating items from wood or other materials through the use of a lathe, a power tool which rotates materials rapidly allowing for rounding and other decorative features.
6 California Pepper Bowls
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 …
Sycamore Bowl
This piece of Sycamore has the ray flecks that make Sycamore more than just another pale white wood.
5 Box Elder Bowls
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 …
3 Rainbow Poplar Bowls
I recently finished these three Rainbow Poplar bowls, relatively easy to make with such a soft wood as Poplar.
Two Bradford Pear Bowls
I am back in the shop after a long break, slowly working my way through a stack of over 50 blanks. Today I finished two Bradford Pear pieces. …
Small Koa Dish
This is a small Koa dish that has great reddish brown coloration and nice streaking figure. Koa is one of my favorite woods with which to work