pecan

Small spalted Pecan plate. Finished in BLO and beeswax. 6 1/2" x 1 1/4", July 2024

Fairly heavily spalted Pecan covered calabash. I’ve made several of these now, and this is my favorite (in the context of form). Not too big, not too small, 5” x 5”. Exterior finished with lacquer, interior unfinished.

Although the Portland symposium was a blast, I was definitely missing my lathe. It was fun to come back and turn this small calabash as a gift for a friend. I roughed this out last year, and have been looking forward to the final turning for a while. Seemed about the right time. I really enjoy...

2nd of two spalted pecan turnings with ebony accent bands

I attempted to spalt this chunk of pecan but after peaking inside the bag at 3 months and 6 months I detected nothing but large cracks so I gave up. 3 years later cleaning up my storage area I hauled out the pecan and was about to split it up for firewood when low and behold it had spalted! I...

Acorn box 3.5" max diameter at the cap. 4.25" H. Body made from pecan and the cap and base of cherry.

Pecan, vintage spoon, acrylic, India ink. 6" x 6" x 6". I turned, carved, pyroed, and painted this bowl, and added a few special surprises to the interior (see below). The vintage spoon came from a folk artist friend I know on another platform. This was a fun project that I created for the POP...

9.5 x 4 pecan calabash bowl. Kiln dried. Walnut oil as sanding sealer. Sanded to 400, then Acks, finished with Odie's oil.

9.5 x 4 pecan calabash bowl. Kiln dried. Walnut oil as sanding sealer. Sanded to 400, then Acks, finished with Odie's oil. Bottom view.

Second turning pecan calabash with diopside inlay 8.25x3.5 Overall finishing process was walnut oil as sanding sealer, Acks, Danish Oil. Diopside crystals set in epoxy and turned with Hunter Hercules carbide to final form. Sanded to 400 and applied UV resin over inlay to seal. Sanded...

Second turning pecan calabash with diopside inlay 8.25x3.5 Overall finishing process was walnut oil as sanding sealer, Acks, Danish Oil. Diopside crystals set in epoxy and turned with Hunter Hercules carbide to final form. Sanded to 400 and applied UV resin over inlay to seal. Sanded...

Twice turned. Walnut oil as sanding sealer, Danish Oil finish.

Twice turned. Walnut oil as sanding sealer, Danish Oil finish.

Twice turned pecan bowl with ogee profile. ~9 1/2 x 3 finished size. The piece of wood was particularly hard to cut. Earned the "pecancrete" moniker. Very prone to tearout and raised grain fuzzies. Walnut oil used as cutting oil for finish cuts and as sanding sealer solved this problem...

Twice turned pecan bowl with ogee profile. ~9 1/2 x 3 finished size. The piece of wood was particularly hard to cut. Earned the "pecancrete" moniker. Very prone to tearout and raised grain fuzzies. Walnut oil used as cutting oil for finish cuts and as sanding sealer solved this problem...

Twice turned spalted pecan. Kiln dried. Odie's oil finish.

Twice turned spalted pecan. Kiln dried. Odie's oil finish.

10" diameter bread service platter. Twice turned pecan. Kiln dried.

10" diameter bread service platter. Twice turned pecan. Kiln dried. Elevated ogee foot..

Kiln dried, finished with Ack's and DO.