Two Maple Bowls
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 …
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Two Maple Bowls
Both of today's bowls are Maple, one Ambrosia and one Curly.
Bird Peck Hickory and Cherry
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 …
California Pepper and Spalted Red Gum
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 …
Persimmon Bowl
I was very excited to discover that I had remaining stock of Persimmon! I LOVE Persimmon wood and this piece had outstanding spalt and some heartwood inclusions that really …
Two Sycamore Bowls
I turned two more Sycamore bowls today, both 9" in diameter but one only 2" deep with the other being 3" deep. I've worked a fair bit with Sycamore …
Mulberry and Box Elder
Today's bowls are a study in contrasts. Mulberry is quite hard and it cuts very clean so little sanding effort is required. Mulberry also has a distinctive yellow-green color …