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Horno shaped Chaco Passages with turquoise inlay. This piece is approximately 9 X 11½. Made from alligator juniper. The finely finished part of the piece is finished with Parfix 3408.

Hollow ring d = 140 mm, ring diameter = 43 mm. Wood: Swiss stone pine It took a while to finish the ring, but it was fun.

9in. x 6in. x 1/8in. thin curly Redwood platter

I made this simply because the war in Ukraine disturbs me. My thoughts were why don't the combatants simply lay down their arms and refuse to fight one another. The russian goblet took 3 hours of airbrushing to get the camo effect. The rifles were all hand carved. I've taken some flak over...

This was a backyard tree. It seems that urban walnuts typically have a wider colour variation than forest walnuts, at least in southern Ontario. Cut in July 2021, turned green the same month, re-turned February 2022. Five coats of wipe-on poly followed by Beall buff. 18.5 inches in diameter, 2...

This walnut bowl with carved feet is about 12 3/4" L x 10" w x 6" t. I also burned and blackened the rim. The wood has a lot of chatoyance that doesn't show that much in the picture. It is finished with Danish oil.

Bottom view with tendril-style bottle stopper. Inspired by mollusk form, texture, and color. Cherry wood, turned, carved, painted with acrylic. 15.5" high x 6.25" wide.

Inspired by mollusk form, texture, and color. Cherry wood, turned, carved, painted with acrylic. 15.5" high x 6.25" wide.

6”x3,5” “off-center” turned box with a wooden cat-lid that snaps in place. The “fur” texture was burned on to the lid with and the cat was then painted with acrylics. The bowl’s flowers were relief carved and painted.

Lid closed on the box. Can’t stop making these.

A "garden" of Valentine "flowers" for my wife. They are not attached to the base so she can rearrange and play with them. Inside-out, ring turned heart shape. Cherry. Black paint on interior, red dye (Chestnut Spirit Stain) on outside. When I make ring-turned shapes (trees or angels), they...

Sparkler crosswrap pattern using silver and gunmetal metallic thread for the center. Bright yellow, gold, orange, red, and burgandy colorfast thread for the backround. All size A thread which is about .002 dia. Pen kit is a Ti gold long clicker.CA topcoat.

7”x3” Birdseye Maple box with 3 hand carved Hooded Warblers (Basswood) Neither species is uncommon in our forests but one has to know where to look in order to find these beauties.

I made this for my daughters birthday. Wood is maple from my brother who had to take down the tree. Wood hats are a challenge and hopefully I got the fit right.

1st Charity Donation (outside) for 2022. It is 8" Wide X 12" High. It is made pf Canary, Chakta Vika, Cherry and Peruvian Walnut. It is 38 layers of 96 Segments for a total of 3649 Segments. On to the next Charity Donation.

1st Charity Donation (inside) for 2022. It is 8" Wide X 12" High. It is made pf Canary, Chakta Vika, Cherry and Peruvian Walnut. It is 38 layers of 96 Segments for a total of 3649 Segments. On to the next Charity Donation.

Turned on multiple axes, then carved to final form. Red Mallee burl, Bush oil, slate 4" x 5"

8.25 x 3.75 inches. Finished with Seal a Cell, Beall buffing, Doctor's wax/oil. Not sure what species of oak - my brother in law thought it might be blue oak. This was a tree on my in-laws' property in the Sierra foothills. After they died, it was brought down for fire safety. I gave this bowl...

I used two-part wood bleach on the Maple globe, it has been hollowed to less than 1/8” as measured with my homemade wire gage and about 2 ¼” in diameter. I decided I needed to check the thickness with more than my fingers as on my first attempt I made the inside larger than the outside. ☺ The...

It's 12" diameter, 2" deep. This was turned, then I painted the night sky background with blue gesso, laser-etched the skyline pattern I designed, turned the center bowl, hand-painted the burned area with extra-black India Ink, sanded back the painted windows by hand. This is a re-envisioned...