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  1. Balls up in bowl

    Balls up in bowl

    16 inch Ancient kauri Bowl ,I find that a bowl loaded with balls helps to draw punters attention to the bowl
  2. Northland Kauri

    Northland Kauri

    A couple months back I swapped a red mallee burl with Alby Hall for a block of Northland Kauri . This small bowl 6 inch diameter was a core saved from the larger piece. I think the hard mallee may have been easier to get a finish on .As you can see the grain didnt no which way it was going...
  3. Releaf VII group image

    Releaf VII group image

    Releaf VII Wood: Swamp Kauri Length: 290mm (11 -1/4") Thickness: 4mm I started this piece at South Auckland Woodturning Participation last month and fantastic event by the way, so a big thank you to the organises. The leaf motif is done with pyrography then airbrushed with...
  4. Releaf VII

    Releaf VII

    Releaf VII Wood: Swamp Kauri Length: 290mm (11 -1/4") Thickness: 4mm I started this piece at South Auckland Woodturning Participation last month and fantastic event by the way, so a big thank you to the organises. The leaf motif is done with pyrography then airbrushed with...
  5. Releaf V

    Releaf V

    Releaf V Kauri Length: 255mm (10") This is the fifth piece in this series and probably the most organic. The under side of the leaf is carved to match the top. The under side of the bowl is carved as well. After the piece was carved I sandblasted it except for the inside of the bowl...
  6. Starfish clock closeup

    Starfish clock closeup

    See main picture for details, Thanks
  7. Starfish clock

    Starfish clock

    Starfish Clock Wood: Kauri Height: 600mm (23-1/2") Width: 400mm (15-3/4") One of the projects at this years annual Participation put on by the South Auckland Woodturners Guild (which was a great event by the way) was to make a clock. I think I started a piece that was too big and...
  8. Ancient

    Ancient

    Ancient Wood: Ancient Kauri (swamp Kauri) Diameter: 305mm (12") Height: 100mm (4") Wall thickness: 8 - 12mm (5/16" - 1/2") This piece started off as a round bowl with a wall thick enough to be carved. I have carved a similar pattern as the crib series but instead of...
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