Bowl 13 in my 100 bowls in 100 days challenge
This is bowl #13 in my 100 bowl challenge. This is a shallow Curly Maple wood bowl that has a rim that has been dyed green and then I’ve added a little carving to it. The bowl is 10 1/2 inches x 1 1/2 inches high. This wooden bowls rim is 1 1/2 inches …
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Collaboration with Becca Bowl 7 of 100 bowls in 100 days
I have long admired the woodturning artists who add pyrography (fancy word for wood burning) to their pieces and I’ve wanted to try something with pyrography on some of my pieces for a while now. The inspiration for this piece came from a challenge from the President of our local woodturning club, Peter Walen. …
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Which would you choose?
If you were looking for a unique piece to put into your home and the two pieces above were all that you could choose from, which one of these would you choose and why? Incidentally both pieces are ones that were donated …
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Ash Burl Urn
I thought that I would show you one of my latest creations. Pictured here is a keepsake urn that I just finished up for someone who has been part of our family for at least the last 10 years. Pauline lost her battle with cancer on February 22nd, 2012. Pauline was my brothers girlfriend, …
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Piece in the "Turning 25 – A Celebration" exhibit at the AAW.
Oak Burl Vessel View 1 Quite a while ago I did a post about a piece that I was making for the “Turning 25 – A Celebration” exhibit that is starting this Friday, 6/24, at the yearly symposium of the American Association of Woodturners (AAW) in St. Paul, Minnesota. Turning 25 – A Celebration came about …
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