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15” wide by 12” high. Made with Maple, Wenge, and Bloodwood. There are 180 segments per row with 83 rows.

To follow, the staff sent me a card after I got home from the CPR. I scanned the card and with my laser I inserted into the large heart in the center. There are 8 hearts around the bowl. Eight has no significance. I signed the bowl on the bottom and dated it December 1, 2020.

Some turnings have a story. Here is my story. September 2020 I had open heart surgery and all went well. On December,ber 1, 2020 while in rehab at the hospital I was on the treadmill “pushing” myself and then was basically “gone”, no pulse. After two rounds of CPR I was revived with about 30...

It is time to hang the mushrooms on the tree.

7.25”d x 5”h Finished with Parfix 3408.

My early obsession was radio and electronics. Not into sports I was the one holed up in his room disassembling some device, building something that might at least make smoke or late night scouring the AM bands searching out some faraway station. 
In a junk store I ran across an old 6Z5 tube in...

Side view

Locust Burl and Rosewood. Love this piece. It's my first off-center goblet.

A present to my daughter. Mixed woods.

A Mesquite vase with a southwestern shape. There is one band of faux basket weave which includes turquoise nuggets and three other dyed bands with nuggets. The rim and base are also dyed using archival black ink. I call the turquoise pieces nuggets for lack of another term. They are polished...

Walnut vessel carved and colored with acrylic pigments.

Ouroboros. A symbol of the endless cycle of life, death, and rebirth Ash, turned, cut and reassembled, burn textured, with acrylic paint. 7” x 9” x 9”.

Ouroboros. A symbol of the endless cycle of life, death, and rebirth. Ash, turned, cut and reassembled, burn textured, with acrylic paint. 7” x 9” x 9”.

A little different twist on a lidded jar. 8.5" x 5.5"

Red Oak, Sandblasted, 7.25”d x 4.75”h

Here is the box I said I would attempt in the thread "Curious about the source of this box design" I decided to give it a try! It is inspired by Mike Stafford's boxes. Wood is Kingwood- a true Rosewood. Turned, hollowed, and finished with wax and gloss lacquer. Size is approx. 2 inches tall and...

Turned with wood from an old piano and some are unknown, wheels & frame are black walnut and poplar. The pumpkin took the die really well

Not sure what kind of Oak this is. 11 x 3 1/2 inches 1/4 inch thick First turned August ‘21, final turned last week. I used a vinegar/steel wood solution for the darkening. Quite surprised at how dark this got. Took about an hour for full color. Finished with Danish oil

Black Cherry bowl and White Oak base. This was my second big project during my foot recovery (alongside the cherry bowl I previously posted), and was also my submission for the SWT deconstruct/construct challenge. I am a little out of my element there, but this was a fun way to contribute. I...

I wanted to create a tribute to the Ukrainian people and the battle against the Russians I chose the blue and yellow for their flag colors and the V motif for their ultimate victory over the Russians. While turning the piece I encountered an unseen bark inclusion which I was able to deal with...