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Masur Birch box with Blackwood pedestal, rim and inside-out finial. 3 1/2" diameter by 8 1/2" tall. Buffed Seal-a-cell finish.

View with lid removed.

Redheart Box with Lacewood lid, Redheart Finial. 5-1/2" dia. with a 2-3/4" opening. Walls about 1/8". Finish is wipe on gel poly then beall buffed. I turned 5 finials for this before getting one that I was happy with. This box is dedicated to my turning friends at Flying Curls.com...

View from left side.

Chief "Unclear Vision". Height is about 8" and 4" diameter. Material is blackwood and some Australian burl

Bottom of the platter.

"Clotwian fish fossil" -platter. This was found from the highlands of Clotwia. During my way back to civilized world one of the aboriginals was able to pinch the platter. Luckily I noticed theft quickly and was able to resque the platter after only few bites. Biggest diameter is...

I turned this 10" bowl from a tree my neighbor cut down. I left the rim wide and thick because the sapwood was full of sawdust packed tunnels from termites. After turning I removed the termite residue for some natural texturing. After applying the first coat of oil I came out to put on a...

I turned this 10" bowl from a tree my neighbor cut down. I left the rim wide and thick because the sapwood was full of sawdust packed tunnels from termites. After turning I removed the termite residue for some natural texturing. After applying the first coat of oil I came out to put on a...

Texas Black Cherry Bowl 12" X 5" finished with Mike Mahoney's Walnut oil and wax finishes.

Maple and leather.

Maple bowl and leather.

AAW Forum contest entry Birdseye Maple, Bloodwood, Mulberry, Bloodwood, Walnut. Diameter - 4.25, height 1.25

This is my first goblet. It measures 2-3/4" dia. x 8-3/4" tall. Walls measure about .08". I don't know if I should tell the wood as I'm likely to be laughed at. Oh, well it won't be the first time. As this was my first try I used poplar and finished it with friction polish.

Carved finial, Pyrographically Branded, Patinated Silver-Leaf While visiting the Asian Art Museum of San Francisco, I was drawn to some 16th century ceramic boxes. This prototype box is inspired from those works.

Figured cherry with a brazilian rosewood finial 2 1/2" wide x 3 3/4" tall