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Spalted Hackberry Bowl.

Spalted Hackberry Bowl.

Celtic bowl from elm. Colored with alcohol-based dyes and silver acrylic paint over black India ink. Laser engraved and finished with clear gloss enamel. 9 1/2" diameter 4 1/4" tall.

Textured and engraved white ash bowl. Colored with metallic and iridescent acrylic paint over black India ink. Finished with clear, gloss enamel.

This unique style bowl was one that caught my eye when I saw it. I decided to try and create the form, not knowing what I was getting into. Needless to say it turned out very nicely! I named the title after, one--getting into the unknown about turning it and two--because it reminds me of a black...

11 inch cherry bowl with cherry utensils

Time for a break from boxes and go to something different.....this ogee bowl is a companion to my Maple Burl ogee bowl I made earlier this year. Decided a darker wood would make a nice two piece set. Wood is Spalted Honduras Rosewood and it is turned to a thin wall with a foot. Finished with wax...

Manzanita Fountain came from some of the manzanita root burls salvaged from the wildfires around Los Angeles c. 2011. After plenty of postage to UPS and chain saw chains dulled by the dirt and rocks, I was able to get som nice pieces. This one turned out well enough to earn a 1st place in 3D...

Outside of Spalted elm bowl with carved craters accented by pyrography. Gloss enamel finish. 8 1/2" diameter , 2 1/2" tall

Inside of Spalted elm bowl with carved craters accented by pyrography. Gloss enamel finish. 8 1/2" diameter , 2 1/2" tall

This piece of figured Mongolia is from a crotch it is about 8 inches long and 3 inches tall. Comments and critiques welcome.

This a bowl made out of Mongolia with an ogee curve and a small foot. The dimensions of this piece are about 18 inches wide by 8 inches tall. This bowl was also turned wet and warped a bit. Coments and critiques welcome.

I spent many hours on this and it is so far my finest piece of work. It is southern magnolia and the leaves were templated from ones picked off a magnolia in my yard. The finish is oil based urethane and artist acrylic paint.

Turned from dry stock that I acquired from a former gunstock maker in California

7" cherry bowl. Turned carved and painted with blues, greens and touch of orange.

The outside scallops were created with a jig saw. All other shapes and piercings were done with power carving. The embellishment is fan brushing acrylic paint over black ink. Clear matt enamel final finish. The bottom engraving was by laser. 6 1/2" diameter, 2 1/2" tall.

bottom of the bowl showing feather in grain

NE bowl from a maple crotch

I had a large chunk of Madrone Burl, all dried and ready to turn so I cut most of it into box blanks but saved a piece to make a bowl. Here is the result. Sanded to 600 grit and finished with wax. Size is approx. 7 inches in diameter and 2.25 inches tall. Figure is really nice on this one! I...

This is a shallow bowl made of mulberry that has warped because it was turned wet and it is about 11 inches wide and 3 inches tall.