maple

A winged bowl turned from a Norway maple crotch section. I picked up the techniques to turn this type of piece during a Bill Grumbine class that I attended in May. Bowl Width at rim: 5 1/2" Bowl Height: 2 5/8" Bowl Base: 1 15/16" diameter Crotch Wing Dimensions: 8 5/8&quot...

I thought this spalted maple bowl, 8.5

From same stump in front yard. 3 in. tall, 6 1/2 in wide, 3/16 wall, bottom 1/4 in. Vinyl sealer, 400 free-cut, past wax.

From stump in front yard. Yellow bellied sap suckers killed the tree about 6 years ago. Beautiful spalting! 5 1/4 in. tall, 4 1/4 in. wide, 1/8 in. thick, very light. Finished with water-born acrylic, waxed.

This is a beaded silver maple vase. It measures 5 3/4 inches in diameter by 10 inches tall.

4 1/2" x 3" Watco & buffed

Natural Edge Hollow Form in spalted maple. Inspired by surface structures on Galilean moon Ganymede. Catalog #147 Max Diameter: 7" Height: 8" Base Diameter: 2 1/8" Wall Thickness: 3/16" (typ) Finish: Tung Oil, Carnuba Wax

A slightly different take on a snap lid box as the lid has a tenon that allows it to fit snugly into the body of the box. In curly big leaf maple this box is 2 1/4" in diameter and 2 3/4" tall.

Opposite side view

8-1/2" tall and 6" wide... comments/critiques/feedback welcomed.

This piece of Maple had so much going on I chose a simple form to show the wood. Measures 6-1/2" dia. x 7-3/4" tall. Finish is wipe on gel poly and beall buffed.

Maple HF, 4-1/2" dia. x 7-1/4" tall. Wall 1/8". Dyed with Artisan Dye and finished with Deft Spray Lacquer and Buffed. Interior is left natural. Dimpled rim with Dremal tool.

This is the first hollow form, spalted maple, 4

Maple Bowl, 8" X 4" with red Aniline dye exterior and branded pattern inside and outside of rim.

Spalted Maple hollow form. 3-1/4"H x 3-1/2"W. Sanded to 800 and finished with Seal-A-Cell.

14.5"x.75", Black Walnut, Maple The platter was turned and the handles were carved from maple and walnut laminated stock then inserted. I retained the rectangular handles shape to contrast with the round platter but I'm not sure if it was the right choice. It may have been better to...

Waxed finish, 3" X 7"

Maple burl hollow form. 7 1/2" diameter by 5" tall. Buffed Antique oil finish.

I would like to hear some feedback on this one (or any of the others) if you can offer some kind of constructive critique.

As soon as I got the outside of this bowl shaped and stopped the lathe, I realized that what I had was Humpty Dumpty, as reassembled by a committee. Size is 18.5" x 8" deep. Sugar Maple burl with bark inclusions swirling throughout.