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This seed is the result of a collaborative work with my friend Lorin Brückin. It is turned then sculpted before being hollowed. The chestnut wood is carved with hand chisels. The finish features two alcohol tints, then rubio oil. The interior is filled with velvety black dyed cotton, then...

Two in cherry and one in spalted maple, all about 3 inches in diameter. For this photo I put a small led battery-powered lamp in the bottom. Can you figure out how I make them?

I had a small catalpa blank and a birdseye maple board for years. I have never done a two piece hollow form, my first attempt. 8 1/2” diameter, 3” tall

This beautiful piece of curly maple has a inlayed band around the lip of the bowl. I think the feet add to the "pot of gold" look

Tray 6"x1" in spalted carob with turquoise inlay.

10" H x 11 Dia. Mesquite Root Ball inlay-ed with Turquoise. The Root Ball was dug up with a bulldozer in Wichita Falls TX. I rough turned it and I let it dry for about 9 months. After it was dry, I remounted, did the final turning, Inlay-ed Turquoise, Sanded and Finishing.

I would like to inlay a child's photo into the center of a small platter (coaster). How do I protect the photo from damage?

Hollow Easter Egg turned out of maple with inlays of padauk, cherry, and walnut. Finshed withTurner's polish. Size is 2" X 3" Background is a (subdued) picture of real eggs done by my mom many years ago. (used 2 sheets of wax paper to reduce background)

This is a turned off center platter with inlays. The platter is cocbolo. The inlaid black sticks are ebony. The domed circles are 24K gold leaf and are also inlaid.

This piece is for our clubs November President's Challenge which is a collaborative challenge. Stacie Grange and Bill Tilson teamed up to create this piece a couple of Saturdays ago. We wanted to incorporate coloring, inlay, off center turning, texturing, and carving. The inlays were done...

I've been looking for a while for some suitable pieces of wood for a series of wall hangings. This is the first off the lathe and shop table. This is big leaf maple burl, about 1 1/2" thick. The original theme is based on the idea of a stone tossed into a pool with ripples spreading...

Mesquite burl with Tiger Maple and Blackwood inlay for the top and mesquite finial. 4 3/4" tall by 5: wide

Mesquete box wrapped with walnut with marquetry inlays of dyed red veneer and walnut. I wanted the outside of the piece to be basically plain with a hint of something that would pique your interest and pull you to the piece to look inside and explore it. With the flower series, after you...

Mesquite box wrapped in Walnut and Tiger Maple. Marquetry pattern of Tiger Maple and Walnut.

Mesquite plate with marquetry fan pattern of maple, dyed wood, and brass.

Mesquite, ebony, dyed bird's eye maple and mother of pearl inlay

Figured Big Leaf Maple, Texas Ebony foot, Chinese symbol and polished brass ring inlayed into the inside bottom of bowl. "Yeren" is Chinese for Bigfoot! It's very stable though. 7" x 3". Custom Finish

Shallow bowl with marquetry inlay going all the way around

Madrone Bowl with marquetry inlay