piercing

In a well lit room this maple bowl portrays a garden in daylight. In a dimmer room with a spotlight on the center of the inside, the butterflies and foliage turn to shadows as though in moonlight reflected off a lake. 6 inches diameter and 5 inches deep. Flowers and ground cover done entirely...

Six inches high by 5 inches diameter. I turned this sweetgum vessel in end-grain orientation to a thickness of roughly 3mm while it was green. My inspiration was a design on the box of a well known product and a comment in a video by P.J. Peery at TreelineUSA. P.J. mentions using the NSK...

Six inches high by 5 inches diameter. I turned this sweetgum vessel in end-grain orientation to a thickness of roughly 3mm while it was green. My inspiration was a design on the box of a well known product and a comment in a video by P.J. Peery at TreelineUSA. P.J. mentions using the NSK...

The outside scallops were created with a jig saw. All other shapes and piercings were done with power carving. The embellishment is fan brushing acrylic paint over black ink. Clear matt enamel final finish. The bottom engraving was by laser. 6 1/2" diameter, 2 1/2" tall.

It is often said that we can't see the forest for the trees. This piece celebrates the forest and the trees. Turned from a single piece of maple, this 2 walled form is 6" tall and 6" in diameter. It is pierced and carved to expose the trees a view of the forest...and one of it's residents. It is...

Sycamore, hollowed and pierced. Pyrography and iron paint with rust activator.

Sycamore, hollowed and pierced. Pyrography and iron paint with rust activator.

Another pierced piece with a salt water airbrushed theme.

This box is in mohogany , size about 15 cm , finish with danish oil

15" x 1-1/4" Quarter sawn Sapele platter, embellished with pyrography and extensive piercing.

SOLD The NSK Presto handpiece is the top of the line high speed air turbine for piercing or other wood, egg, gourd or stone sculpting. This handpiece has been professionally reconditioned to new condition with new German made ABEC9 quality ceramic lubeless bearings, O-rings, wave washer and...

SOLD FOR SALE is one NSK Presto 350000 RPM handpiece. This is the preferred handpiece of both turners and carvers. The handpiece has been completely reconditioned with new German made high end GRW ceramic no lube bearings along with a new chuck, wave washer and 'O' rings. Chuck and nose...

I thought I would try something a bit different for a change. This piece is made from sycamore felled by a neighbour a few weeks ago. I used the pieces I cut out of the white area to make the black area wiring it all together took ages but I think the end result is what I set out to achieve...

Sycamore Pierced and ebonised. Approx 8 x 4 inches Named after a Saharan wind

Here is another photo of Comet. It shows the detail a little better.

Sycamore. Pierced, and pyrographed. Approx 13 inches in diameter.

This pierced Egg ornament has walunt finials and measures 6" h x 1 3/4" w. Doing the egg piercing was the real challenge after trying to straighten up the blow holes in the ends from removing the egg inside. I have also tried dying some of these. You must not have used any...

Egg Shaped Spalted Hackberry with Maple Finial and pierced Fleur De Lei pattern. 2" w x 6" h. The main part of this ornament was turned and hollowed like a box and then glued together. The glue line can be seen if you really look, but the spalting and piercing pattern cover it pretty...

7" X 9" Maple bowl that has been dyed with a dark red Artisan dye. The top has a pierced ring. The lid is ebonized Maple and the inside has been ebonized and embellished with pyrography. Comments welcome.

Actually this one is for our anniversary that was yesterday. Maple 6 diameter 1 and 1/4 bowl height and ebony finial 4 inches heigh. With 8 pierced hearts. painted with irridecent acrylics. As always comments welcome . Jeff Greenwood