madrone

Another in my luminary butterfly series. Madrone, acrylic and ink. 4 inches diameter 6 inches high.

This Arbutus tree was growing out of rock and was falling over so was taken down. When I first looked at the tree I saw a rock (circled in blue) and had an idea for that piece of wood. We harvested that stump into usable pieces for turning. This is the 2nd style of this vase I have turned. The...

A couple of Arbutus Hats finished up this week. First time using wipe on poly I applied 4 coats but cant say I'm happy with the result. I normally use lacquer spray but wanted something a little more water resistant as these will be worn. Both are Size 7.75 and are 9 ounces

Madrone Meadow Luminary. Four inches high by 4 inches diameter. I turned this madrone vessel to a thickness of 2 to 3 mm using end-grain orientation. The wood was very dry (about 7 percent moisture content). The artwork was composed using Adobe illustrator. Some of the colors are pigma...

Madrone Meadow Luminary. Four inches high by 4 inches diameter. I turned this madrone vessel to a thickness of 2 to 3 mm using end-grain orientation. The wood was very dry (about 7 percent moisture content). The artwork was composed using Adobe illustrator. Some of the colors are pigma...

This Arbutus Root Burl bowl measures 16" X 8" without the plinth. The arbutus (Madrone) in our area grows on the southern rocky outcrops and being a root burl we almost always encounter rocks. This bowl has 5 rocks in total, 2 are on the inside while 3 are on the outside. Any areas where there...

Madrone pieces turned wet and dried in microwave. The dark Madrone bowl is 5 inches across and 3 inches deep. Colored with Madrone Juice. Front Madrone bowl is natural coloring and 3 inches across and 2.5 tall.

It's crazy how Madrone burl would warp and crack in the open. Turned green with edge charring and some copper wiring.

It's crazy how Madrone burl would warp and crack in the open. Turned green with edge charring and some copper wiring.

Madrone root vessel, 4.75" x 3.25" finished with flaxseed oil (Turning of the Week, July 12, 2021)

Hi all, I need some advice on how to remove what appears to be sandpaper grit stain from a once-turned, green wood platter. The platter was turned from green arbutus (Pacific madrone) that was cut a few months ago. I wet sanded it using waterproof silicon carbide sandpaper, frequently rinsed...

I'm officially impressed with the Jet 1221. Maxed out the swing today with an 11.5" piece of soaking wet Madrone -- a test to see if I could, indeed, sell the 1236 that takes up twice as much room. Drum roll.........the answer is "Yes!" That little tiger did great. My question is: does one...

Madrone Root burl top view

Madrone Root burl bowl bottom view

This is an F# five holed native American flute made from Madrone root burl injected with blue dye. This flute plays and sounds well, besides being a fine piece of highly figured wood.

6"x9" Madrone burl vessel with lacquer finish.

6" Madrone burl sphere

Madrone, 5d x 4.25t I finished this little piece back in October. I guess it goes with that season and how I was feeling about the start of the hollidays.

Globe Christmas Ornament made from Madrone Burl and African Blackwood. Finished with Lacquer and wax.

Madrone burl with black lacquered maple foot. The lid is slumped glass with a brass finial. Turned from a green blank, this piece took many hours of thinking and planning before it ever saw the lathe. About 18 x 8.