Wooden Bowl Blanks
The Persimmon cut extremely rough, almost chunky, unlike any other wood I have turned, although I admit that I do not have extensive experience in green wood turning. …
Geographic Distribution The tree commonly known in its native area as Magnolia is properly known as Magnolia grandiflora. The Magnolia genus is quite large, containing about 210 different recognized …
If one pokes around on some of the wood turning bulletin boards specifically looking for commentary about working with Black Locust, much of the commentary will be unflattering, along …
I often say that every piece of wood is unique and it is a true statement. This very large, at least in my experience, piece of cherry did …
Ultimately, the wood turned out quite nice and achieved a very beautiful natural luster well before I applied any finish at all just through very fine grit sanding down …
I tried something new and finished this piece with walnut oil mixed with a food grade wax. This treatment imparts only a semi-gloss finish at best even after …
This piece also features a good deal of a type of figure that is known as "bird-peck." This is similar in appearance to the more widely known "bird's-eye" …