hollow form

Going Fishing is my contribution to Wood Symphony’s “Small Treasures” 2024 exhibition. Small Treasures is one of the oldest wood turning exhibitions and for many of us the premier event of the year. Going Fishing follows my creekside series and includes a Belted Kingfisher, Black-Crowned Night...

Black walnut, about 7.5 x 7.5 inches.

Another piece of wood that was on the edge. Some very soft and some very hard sections on this one. Turned long grain 10x4" and too thin on the bottom half. Can see light through it along the bottom! The top is around 3/16". I have been leaving around 1/2" thick at the base for stability. Any...

The other photo shows the sapwood focal point, but this view shows the texture better.

This piece has a subtle hammered texture. 8.75”d x 5”h

This is a footed black walnut vessel. The texture in the bands was created with a woodburner. The finish is wipe on poly. It is roughly 8" tall and 7" in diameter.

Ambrosia maple feast for the eyes. Large 13” tall, 9” wide lidded hollow form. Finial was turned out of maple burl. Only applied lacquer finish to preserve the light color and contrast in this wood.

About 4 inches in diameter and 6 inches high. The lid is flamed box elder. Wipe-on poly finish and then Beall buffed.

Box is flamed box elder. The lid is box elder burl with an African Blackwood spire. About 2.5 inches diameter and 5 inches high. Wipe-on poly and Beall buffed.

A friend gave me this piece of teak. It appeared to be old growth as the growth rings are very narrow. About 4 in. diameter and 7 in. tall. The finial has a Cocobolo lid and a Grenadilla spire. Finish is walnut oil with Beall buff.

Black Cherry burl 4” x 4” Cherry might be my favorite wood. The color and grain are always super rich, it’s a pleasure to turn, and it smells fantastic! Going to take a little break from voids, but the next one will be the focus of a project thread. Hoping to have it ready late-August.

10" tall and pretty thin walls (1/4 to 3/8" at the bottom) for me. Lots of storms this spring/summer. This sycamore (what this hollow form is on) fell across our road and in the culvert. Most of it is still in the creek. It will take a larger tractor than mine to get out. I did grab a branch...

4” x 4”, finished with shellac and buffed on a wheel Forms with voids have captured my attention lately. Trying to predict how the void will translate from log to turned form is a fun exercise; I’m always a little surprised (in a good way…usually 😅). This is the thinnest hollow form I’ve turned...

4”h x 3.5”d Made this piece for a talk I'm giving about design and woodturning at YouTube's annual design conference in August. Kept it simple; classic form, walls turned to about 1/4", and finished with shellac.

my second OSB HF about 8" tall

Learned how to do this from Greg Stehle at SWAT back in 2022. When I saw his works on the demo table I just thought it was really cool and different. I have another one about to come off the lathe. Will post it when finished. it's about 7" tall with a walnut base and collar.

5.5” x 5.5”; finished with shellac, abrasive paste, and buffed with brown Tripoli. I have a handful of these 6” cubic blanks of claro, so am going to do a series of these hollow forms. Each will be slightly different, but recognizable as part of the same series. I wanted this one to have a more...

Turned from a manzanita root snag that was hard as woodpecker lips. Luckily no imbedded rocks to deal with. It looks fragile but really is not. About 8".

Turned from 4 individual hollow forms and then cut and shaped. Made from mesquite with metal reactive finish on opposing sides.

Cherry hollow form with ornamental cherry opening and copper inserts, 5” wide by 5 3/4” tall. The pyrography appearance was done with a dental drill. The copper inserts are punch outs. Satin lacquer finish.