Congratulations to James Seyfried for "Cherry and Redheart Ornament" being selected as Turning of the Week for November 18, 2024
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This wood is Red Mallee. The size is 16" dia x 4.5" tall. This piece is finished with Mohawk lacquer sealer and lacquer, rubbed out with 0000 steel wool and hand waxed with Briwax to a very smooth satin finish.
This is a poplar spiral bowl which measures about 8 1/2 inches across. It is very similar to my last posting, but I hope that this view shows off the rim better. 18 routed spirals to the left.
This little mesquite craft bowl wound up being an collaboration with a humming bird. While I was finishing the bottom of the bowl, there was this loud buzz around my head and when I looked up there was a female humming bird buzzing around. When I stopped the lathe she would fly off but when I...
As soon as I got the outside of this bowl shaped and stopped the lathe, I realized that what I had was Humpty Dumpty, as reassembled by a committee. Size is 18.5" x 8" deep. Sugar Maple burl with bark inclusions swirling throughout.
A basic open form in sassafras with a balanced grain pattern. This piece was turned from the same log as my "Sleigh Runner" natural-edge pieces.
Base: 1 3/8" dia
Height: 2 3/4"
Width at rim: 7 3/4"
Wall Thickness: 3/16" Typical
Finish: Oil & Wax
My first gallery submission here. Hopefully I'll get it right. This is a 15" wide by 7" tall bowl that had a bad crack and my wife volunteered to carve it into nothingness. I think she did darned well, but would like to read your thoughts too.
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