cherry

This was the first of my handfluted bowls. I had been attempting to flute bowls but had been unhappy with the results. In January 08 I attended the Al Stirt class at John C Campbell and Al set me on a course to do much better work. This piece is approximately 14" in dia with 96 flutes.

Cherry Wood approximately 6" x 1 1/2"

I turned this from some Cherry I cut down in the yard. It was supposed to be stock for turning fruit, but it was so cracked and wormy by the time I got to it, I could only get small boxes out of it. Body: Cherry Insert: Walnut, Crape Myrtle, and Cherry 2-1/8 x 2-7/16 Gel Poly finish Not...

This lidded box was referred to as "Tweety Bird's Urn" :) by a fellow woodturner. The Sorby texturing tool was used to make the spirals.

This is a pair of pillar type candles with tealights instead of tapers.

This is about 6" square and the wings are 1/16" thin.

This was a beautiful piece of cherry that reminded me of quilted maple.

This is a cherry burl on a pedestal textured and painted with gesso and acrylic.

14" tall by 9" wide Cherry Burl Vase with Bark Inclusion

This is one of a signed and numbered series I am doinf from a cherry tree that was uprooted by Hurricane Katrina. It was on the ground over a year and was about to be cut into firewood so I bought the whole tree (16 foot long)and started rough turning bowls when I decided to do a series of 101...

8 1/2" x 6" Driftwood and Cherry. Gesso on driftwood and inside of fungi. Spore stalks are cherry with pyrography. Upper one has released it's spore. Bottom two are just emerging. Inspiration: This evolved from several things over a period of time. First I found the piece of driftwood...

I havent posted in a while, I have been trying some new ogee shapes and I must say some have not been very pleasing. I have difficulty finding the proper transition spot to make a pleasing curve. I think this one works well with the cherry grain. This piece of cherry had so many soft spalted and...

13" tall Ceramic mechanism, Watco and Wipe-on Poly finish

This black cherry bowl is approx. 9" in diameter and was turned to about 3/32". It was then pierced to the point that it became spring-like when compressed. Sorry for the crummy picture, I hadn't gotten a decent camera at this point.

Base, lid and finial -Cherry. Collar - Royal Palm. Box - Jatoba, turned on 3 axes. Finial elements painted and color matched glass beads inset on four sides. Pearl on top. 7 inches tall. 2 inches max diameter.

4 1/2"h x 3 1/2"w

Brazilian Cherry Wood coffee Mug

I don't offend have a chance to turn spindles but my wife's beautiful counted cross-stitch needle work picture needed a frame. Its cherry approx. 17"x32". It was a fun change from bowl, vases, etc.

This is a hollow form I turned from a piece of cherry. I didn't like the grain on it so I coated it with black gesso and then burnished the ridges to make them shiny which makes a nice contrast to the matte finish in the recesses. I couldn't get a good detail photo, but it makes a nice textured...

Black Cherry with an antique oil finish. Rim and foot are burnt. 12-1/2" x 3-1/2". Feedback welcomed.