crotch

White Oak from the center of a bifurcation. Looking to capture differences and transitions between growth rings and crotch figure. I think I like these and will turn more from the same log soon. 9 x 6" finished with linseed oil and bees wax.

hollow form made from Cherry. Rough parts include cherry amber left in the piece and polished.

hollow form made from Cherry. Rough parts include cherry amber left in the piece and polished.

7 1/2 x 3 1/4 twice turned bowl from urban harvested timber.

This was a backyard tree. It seems that urban walnuts typically have a wider colour variation than forest walnuts, at least in southern Ontario. Cut in July 2021, turned green the same month, re-turned February 2022. Five coats of wipe-on poly followed by Beall buff. 18.5 inches in diameter, 2...

Not sure if this is "crotch" or not. It's my last piece of this wood. It was not identified when I got it. My best guess is Butternut??? Finished with Tried and True Danish Oil and Beall Buffing.

Hi, A very dear friend of my wife died recently. This friend loved Birch trees. I want to turn memorial Birch bowls for my wife, two other close friends and the woman’s son. The photo shows three pieces that I want to use. Three of them are pretty straight forward to trim and get ready for...

Highly figured platter made from a crotch piece of black walnut

I roughed this 12 (x1.25) inch Maple Platter in 12/06. I finally turned it to final thickness and finished in last October for my wife. The tree was given to me by a co-worker and friend. The other side of this crotch was donated to the Christmas Party Door Prize collection at work. This is the...

This was the last of my old apple trees which was uprooted in a storm last spring. This was some of the only sound wood left in the tree. Made from a small crotch section. The size is 11" x 13.5" x 5" tall. The finish is my oil mix and buffed with tripoli and carnauba wax.

This was the last of my old apple trees which was uprooted in a storm last spring. This was some of the only sound wood left in the tree. Made from a small crotch section. The size is 11" x 13.5" x 5" tall. The finish is my oil mix and buffed with tripoli and carnauba wax.

Top view of same platter Black Walnut Crotch Approx 9 x 2 Gel Poly finish This shape was adapted from Mark Baker's book; "Woodturning Projects: A Workshop Guide to Shapes". It was challenging to make the bottom until I finished that Longworth chuck I'd been working on.

A winged bowl turned from a Norway maple crotch section. I picked up the techniques to turn this type of piece during a Bill Grumbine class that I attended in May. Bowl Width at rim: 5 1/2" Bowl Height: 2 5/8" Bowl Base: 1 15/16" diameter Crotch Wing Dimensions: 8 5/8&quot...

11 3/4 in. tall, 5 1/2 in. wide, spalted willow oak crotch wood, solid form. Source: fire wood pile. Beautiful hunk of wood!

From same stump in front yard. 3 in. tall, 6 1/2 in wide, 3/16 wall, bottom 1/4 in. Vinyl sealer, 400 free-cut, past wax.

From stump in front yard. Yellow bellied sap suckers killed the tree about 6 years ago. Beautiful spalting! 5 1/4 in. tall, 4 1/4 in. wide, 1/8 in. thick, very light. Finished with water-born acrylic, waxed.