vessel

This is a footed black walnut vessel. The texture in the bands was created with a woodburner. The finish is wipe on poly. It is roughly 8" tall and 7" in diameter.

White spruce vessel with walnut pewa (butterflies). 5.5"h X 5.5"w. This was my first attempt at pewa and was a fun yet challenging piece to turn.

Back in the day, actually a very early day in my life as a woodturner, I had much to learn. This photo of a natural edge vessel, cherry as I recall, (with bark and cracks and terriffic midday lighting on a wonderful backdrop) illustrates a number of lessons I thought I would share with newer...

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...

I turned this footed vessel from a piece of nicely spalted beech. It is 8.5" tall and 5.5" in diameter. I used a wood burner to create the texture on the banding. I like how the burned texture in the banding accentuates the spalting.

This footed vessel is turned and carved from black cherry. It is roughly 8" in diameter and 6 1/2" tall. The finish is oil based urethane. I named it The Drone because it looks like it is trying to lift off the surface and fly.

a hollowed vessel from a hurricane-felled live oak tree from a nearby neighborhood. Carved and textured. 7.5 in. x 8 in. high.

5.5in x 7in hollowed vessel from a spalted sycamore

5.5in x 7in hollowed vessel from a spalted sycamore

Maple, 8 inches tall

Basswood hollow form, carved from one piece with nothing added. Metal reactive paints in interior

Basswood hollow form, all carved from one piece, nothing added.

This vessel was turned from a piece of spalted hackberry and the ring is African blackwood. It is 7 1/2” in diameter and 6 1/4” tall. The finish is a flat acrylic spray.

I was inspired by the works of Avelino Samuel when I created this piece a year ago this month. Avelino visited our Richmond Woodturners club after the Raleigh AAW Symposium and I was fortunate to be one of the club members that was able to spend the day with him learning about his design and...

7x9 Earpod vessel

Hollowed walnut vessel with natural edge 6x5 in. small pointed bottom so it will lean. Unstained and unsanded.

Hollowed walnut vessel with natural edge 6x5 in. small pointed bottom so it will lean. Unstained and unsanded.

It's crazy how Madrone burl would warp and crack in the open. Turned green with edge charring and some copper wiring.

It's crazy how Madrone burl would warp and crack in the open. Turned green with edge charring and some copper wiring.

Ash Vessel 5X7 With Poly Finish