Gonçalo Alves Platter
Gonçalo Alves is a remarkably beautiful South American wood. I have written about it at length in a previous post. While I was at West Penn Hardwoods, at their …
turning materials
Larger Cucumbertree Bowl
The knots, reddish-orange in color in the bottom of the bowl, and showing through on the reverse, make for a very interesting feature that reminds me of the prominent …
Very Small Bird’s Eye Maple Dish
The finished dimensions are 4 5/8" x 1", so there was very little loss, which helps when starting out so small. I've making lots of little stuff lately and …
Cumcumbertree Bowl – Green
I have written about Cucumbertree extensively in a previous post, so I won’t repeat it here. This turned out to be something of an experiment although that wasn’t what …
Mystery Wood – Is It Bubinga?
The wood was pinkish and roughly cut, not at all square, but without any bark present. There were significant checks in one face, so I made that the front …
Small Walnut Dishes
I recently made use of a set of four small squares of Black Walnut that had been cut from dimensional lumber. These walnut squares were 4.5 inches by 1 …
Green Wood Turning – Cherry and Holly
Wet or green wood is very easy to turn. Green wood cuts faster and in very long strips compared to the slower going with a dry wood that tends …