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This is a piece of wood I got from a buddy on a woodworking forum I frequent. I think it pretty much qualifies as "curly" maple. :-) It finished up at about 18" x 14" x 3 1/4". The walls are about 1/2" thick. Finish is Antique Oil and lacquer, 3-wheel buffed. The...

A footed natural edge closed form in red mulberry. This piece is part of my "Red Mulberry Collection", a set of commissioned pieces turned from a few chunks left over from the removal of a large tree that once graced a private home in downtown Annapolis. The owners wanted the pieces...

This bowl is ash, about 10 1/2 by 13 inches and the most striking feature is probably not the foot, but the bark on the far side. The non-bark edges were left rough in keeping with the overall theme.

Dimensions: 1.25" h x 1.75" w A friend from my smaller turning group gave me a branch of very old and dry Rhododendron from a large "tree" he removed many years ago. The heartwood appeared to be purplish brown. But, when we cut a small section down the middle we saw...

Dimensions: 1.25" h x 1.75" w A friend from my smaller turning group gave me a branch of very old and dry Rhododendron from a large "tree" he removed many years ago. The heartwood appeared to be purplish brown. But, when we cut a small section down the middle we saw...

This is a 10 x 2 Chilean Mesquite Natural edge with pyrography on the rim. The finish is Watco danish oil that is buffed. Critiques are welcome

This bowl was turned green, to about 1/4" thick, then finish turned about a week later to just over 1/8" t. It was finished with Nitrocellulose sealer and paste wax.

This piece of cedar from North Carolina had some amazing figure and once I turned the edge to about 3/32 I decided to leave much of the mass, and create a "bowl-within-a-bowl" form.

This bowl has a natural bark edge in a square shape with a 2 3/4" w by 1" h bowl in the center of the 5 3/4" square. Total height of the piece is 1 1/2" due to the upturn of the square wing. Buffed Lacquer finish.

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.

Red oak finished with teak oil. 8 in. tall,base 3 in. wide, rim 6 in. wide.

About 12" x 6" and has an antique oil finish. All comments appreciated.

Well this piece started out to be a vase 6 inches taller than what is shown here ... now I guess its a bowl? I got the outside all shaped and sanded. It was going to be my biggest piece yet and I was quite pleased with myself, nice flowing lines and beautiful grain. I started hollowing out...

I hate it, my wife loves it... go figure! Thought I would post it and see what you all thought. Box Elder burl. 13" wide, 8" tall and 1/4"+ thick ... I left it a little thick so more of the burl spears would be left along the edge. Sanded to 1200 grit, soaked with BLO...

Natural Edge Bowl Osage Orange crotch Gel Poly finish 3-1/2 x 6-1/2

The wood is English Walnut, Size is 11

15" x 10-3/4" x 7-3/4"... Antique Danish oil finish

12-1/2"x11"x6" Black Acacia This is my latest iteration on this wing concept. I introduced more curvature to the bowl form and selected a log containing several knots. I like the flared rim but it created an area that was very difficult to finish between it and the wing. I was...

This bowl is 11 1/2" wide and 5" tall on the shortest side and 7 1/2" tall on the highest side. The wall thickness is 3/16" throughout.

The wood is Butternut. The size is 10" dia x 8.5" dia x 5.5" tall. It's finished with Danish oil then buffed with white diamond followed by carnauba wax.