turning of the week

My choice for Turning of the Week for October 17, 2022 is “Spiral Flutes” by Barry Richardson. This is a beautiful piece – great form on the vessel, and the carved flutes and sanding/finishing look to be perfect. I like how the concavity of the flutes accentuates the grain of the Mulberry, and...

My selection for Turning of the Week of October 3, 2022 is "MESQUITE VASE" by Randy Anderson. I was drawn to this piece by the flowing curve that frames an organic feature of bark inclusions and voids. The soft finish works well with the organic surface. Nicely done

My choice for Turning of the Week for September 26, 2022 is "3 Grams" by Eli Polite. This was an easy choice. As a segmented turner and a turner of miniatures myself, that piece is just beyond belief. It is beautifully done. Ideally a miniature piece should not give a clue to how small it is...

My selection for the turning of the week of September 12, 2022, is “Red, White & Blue Vessel” by Tom Gall. The beautiful shape of this vase, coupled with the patriotic red, white and blue textured and airbrushed finish make this an ideal selection. It is even more fitting as I make this...

My selection for the turning of the week of September 5, 2022, is "White Oak Jar" by John Jordan. John certainly eased my task of selecting the turning of the week. While many woodturners shy away from turning oak, white oak is one of my favorite woods, possibly because I live in the middle...

My choice for TOTW for August 22nd, 2022 is "Vase #916" by Brian Lensink. I love the color combinations and patterns on this piece, which are much different than most of the beaded basket illusion type pieces I’ve seen. And the inverse colors and patterns that are different from top-to-bottom...

For the Turning of the Week for August 15, 2022, I chose “Big leaf maple burl hollow form" by John Hicks. This is a collaboration between John and Mother Nature. Both are working together well to make this a great object of art. Although John hasn't been turning wood for as long as a few...

My selection for Turning of the Week for August 8, 2022, is "Child of the Corn" by Brian Horais “This 12-inch tall vase was turned from a block of Walnut. A 3-point multi-axis approach was used to create the twist. Texturing and coloring were added to the carved sections between the rising...

My selection for the turning of the week beginning August 1, 2022, is "Two Tiki" by Dan Stevenson. It is such an interesting piece with eye candy everywhere. It is also a very interesting use of Norfolk Island Pine as well.

I love these podlets that Ronald Campbell has been surface embellishing. These were left behind after his Woodturners Retreat ended in June. Ronald adopted them and made them into wonderfully magical flowers with his woodburning and painting skills. I love the whimsy that they display. I can see...

My selection for the turning of the week beginning July 18, 2022, is "Masur Birch Lidded Box" by Gabriel Hoff. This beautifully executed lidded box met all of my criteria to be selected for this week's featured turning. The design is simple, yet elegant. The workmanship is excellent and above...

My selection for the turning of the week for July 11, 2022, is Basket Illusion?" by Tom Hale. While Tom seems to question the name, "Basket Illusion?", my opinion is that the name should rightfully be, "Basket Illusion!!!" While making my selection for this week's featured turning, I kept coming...

Once again is my turn to select the turning of the week. Our TOTW has been doing an excellent job, not an easy one, with so many great, well-designed turnings to choose from. I have had my eye on a piece for quite some time, hoping that the other team members were not going to pick it. For this...

My choice for Turning of the Week for June 27, 2022, is “Cottonwood Bowl” by Curt Fuller. The contrast between the highly figured wood and the extremely precise pyrography on the feather design with borders makes for a great composition of this outstanding bowl. Curt has used this feather motif...

For this week's TOTW, I have chosen Mike Gibson's "White Tea". I'm surprised that one of Mike's turnings hasn't been previously chosen, because it's obvious that he is a perfectionist in everything he does.....and, he does it very well, indeed! Mike apparently chooses a theme, and explores the...

My selection is “Koa Bowl with inclusion” by Steve Worcester. This light coming through this bowl caught my eye initially. The curve on the bowl moved it to the top of my list. Well done Steve. A great piece of wood showcased in an excellently executed form.

This week's TOTW team member John Lucas chose Dave Landers piece: Natural Surface Goblet. A great choice! Below is what John said about the piece: Natural surface goblet by Dave Landers. As a former spelunker this immediately caught my attention. That and the unusual and unique use of burl...

Janice Levi's Ornament illustrates some of the best woodturning skills and pyrographic techniques today. If you've never turned a sphere before, try it. Not as easy as one would think, and her globes are always exceptional. They are also hollowed, to complete the delicateness of an ornament...

My selection for Turning of the Week for May 23, 2022, is this unique turned and carved Redgum bowl by Mark Wardel. This 6-inch bowl was turned from a fence post that Mark had in his possession for quite some time. In designing and executing the turning Mark not only was able to retain the...

My selection for the turning of the week beginning May 16, 2022, is "Spalted Myrtle Urn" by Jeff Jackson. This beautifully executed hollow form ticked all the right boxes for me when making my selection for this week's featured turning. The proportions and continuous curve without flat spots...