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  1. Garden Vase

    Garden Vase

    Garden Vase turned and carved from cherry. Embellished by a five-step process. Six inches tall Three inched diameter at base
  2. Spalted Maple Hollow Form

    Spalted Maple Hollow Form

    Another piece of wood that was on the edge. Some very soft and some very hard sections on this one. Turned long grain 10x4" and too thin on the bottom half. Can see light through it along the bottom! The top is around 3/16". I have been leaving around 1/2" thick at the base for stability. Any...
  3. Large Walnut Vase

    Large Walnut Vase

    Won a crotch Walnut chunk of wood at a local AAW meeting. There was a third branch, smaller and very dead in the bifurcation. That became the center of this Vase. 13 x 6".
  4. spalted pecan vase

    spalted pecan vase

    2nd of two spalted pecan turnings with ebony accent bands
  5. Yellow Flower Vase

    Yellow Flower Vase

    Aspen 5.5 x 10 inches
  6. Walnut crotch Vase

    Walnut crotch Vase

    Walnut Critch Vase
  7. Segmented large vase.

    Segmented large vase.

    51705 pieces of oak, chestnut, afzelia, padauk, wenge and meranti.
  8. Spalted Elm Burl Vase 13" x 4 1/2"

    Spalted Elm Burl Vase 13" x 4 1/2"

    This is another piece of the wood from the Arnold Arboretum in Jamaica Plain, MA
  9. "Flower Vase" Series #21

    "Flower Vase" Series #21

    Cottonwood 13.5 inches tall A slightly different band on this one and a few bees to find.
  10. Wave Dancer

    Wave Dancer

    Wave Dancer From the time I was child of single digit years, I have always been thrilled to see porpoises. That has not changed, so it seems natural to me that I would choose a porpoise as the subject of my first foray into the world of embellishing surfaces with carving. This one was done...
  11. Celebrate the Wood

    Celebrate the Wood

    A mesquite vase inspired by Native American pottery. Basket illusion embellishments under the rim and up from the base. The rim and base are both inked black. The Mesquite has nice color and a sapwood feature in the open wood. 6" x 6". Finished with original Waterlox.
  12. "Flower Vase" series #20

    "Flower Vase" series #20

    Cottonwood 12.75 x 6.75 inches #20!!! I am surprised I even made another, they really kick my butt...oof!
  13. Vase for SWAT Raffle

    Vase for SWAT Raffle

    A southwestern shape vase made from Texas Mesquite. Faux basket weave features using ink and acrylic paint. 11" tall and 10" diameter. Embellishments were sealed with acrylic spray and the open wood was finished with Tung oil finish. This was a donation to SWAT for their 2023 raffle. Celebrate...
  14. Chock Full of Nuggets

    Chock Full of Nuggets

    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...
  15. Mesquite with a Glow

    Mesquite with a Glow

    A Mesquite vase with a southwestern style. 10" wide by 9" tall. A branch junction with surrounding voids was filled with mineral inlay. A band of faux basket weave was colored with archival ink and acrylic paint in a Native American style pattern intended to complement the shape and inlay...
  16. Autumn Vase

    Autumn Vase

    Cottonwood, 11 inches tall
  17. Bigleaf Maple Pot/Vase

    Bigleaf Maple Pot/Vase

    7" x 5". Got alot of tearout when hollowing interior, had to do alot more sanding inside the vase than I would have liked. It was worth it in the end.
  18. Independence Day

    Independence Day

    Happy 4th July
  19. "Flower Vase" series, #13

    "Flower Vase" series, #13

    Aspen, 13 inches high.
  20. Tiny Bud Vase

    Tiny Bud Vase

    5" x 2.375". Polymerized Tung Oil finish. Beall Buffed. Not hollow. Wood species unknown by me, but maybe you?
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