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  1. Intoxicated

    Intoxicated

    While thinking about a name for this piece I googled Urban Dictionary and discovered the slang for fluted is drunk or intoxicated. I thought how fitting for this piece as the bowl being oval must be intoxicated! Arbutus Burl twice turned 11.5" X 7" X 3" finished with 2 coats of tung oil and buffed.
  2. Fluted Arbutus Burl Bowl

    Fluted Arbutus Burl Bowl

    This piece of burl has some interesting voids so rather than trying to fill the voids I wanted to enhance the piece and leave its natural beauty. The fluting was done on the lathe using a laminate trimmer and a new jig setup I put together recently. The jig doubles as my setup table for branding...
  3. Fluted Arbutus Bowl

    Fluted Arbutus Bowl

    While I have fluted a number of bowls over the years I have not branded them or experimented much with colour. This Arbutus piece is 12" diameter X 5" the branding was dyed with India ink then the outside stained. I think the flutes are too far apart but am happy with the branding results. Happy...
  4. Umgede

    Umgede

    Concave flutes in Camphor laurel, oiled n buffed some
  5. 'Survival'

    'Survival'

    Redgum part of a very large root ball 12 x 5" or 30cm x 12.5cm AO and buffed
  6. fluted spirals

    fluted spirals

    Blackwood Acacia Melanoxylon 4.5x4.5" AO and buffed
  7. Walnut Fluted Bowl

    Walnut Fluted Bowl

    A much smaller fluted piece. Only 24 flutes and only about 4 inch diameter. Surprisingly more difficult to carve than the larger pieces.
  8. Walnut Fluted Bowl

    Walnut Fluted Bowl

    Approximately 12 inch diameter, 56 Handcarved flutes. Walnut is finished with Antique Oil and beall buffed. Another of my Stirt style bowls
  9. Cherry Fluted Bowl

    Cherry Fluted Bowl

    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.
  10. Fluted bowl

    Fluted bowl

    Fluted bowl, red gum burl, approx 10"x 3" finished with DO
  11. Fluted bowl

    Fluted bowl

    Fluted bowl, red gum burl, approx 10" x 3" finished with DO.
  12. Mt. St. Helens

    Mt. St. Helens

    24" x 3" Walnut Photo: Arlan Heiser
  13. Black Walnut Vase 2

    Black Walnut Vase 2

    Side view of fluted Black Walnut Vase to reveal grain pattern.
  14. Black Walnut Vase

    Black Walnut Vase

    Black Walnut rough turned green, seasoned, finish turned, fluted and finished with sanding sealer between 180 - 400 grit, 3 coats of Waterlox and buffed with Beall system. Grain was quite unique for the piece. 7" dia x 6" high.
  15. Fluted Mesquite Cup

    Fluted Mesquite Cup

    Another fluted item. From mesquite log salvaged from the dump. Fun stuff!
  16. Fluted Ash bowl

    Fluted Ash bowl

    Finished with Tung oil
  17. Fluted oak wide mouth vase

    Fluted oak wide mouth vase

    Red oak, hard as a stone.
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