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Ash was dyed Transtint Bright Red, scorched, wire wheeled and re-dyed, two shared of gold gilding wax. Pear Off-Axis Tree cut on three axis with different skews, dyed green then some black dye. Silver and Green gilding wax dabbled on tree and ground to simulate snow. All topped with an acrylic...

Title describes it. Arms and mittens are “loose” and can be positioned as you want. Buttons, face and hat are inlay. One is Adler wood(?) and one is hickory wood. One hat walnut and other is sycamore dyed black.

Skis and arms are “loose” and can be positioned as you like. Buttons, face and hats are inlay. I believe the woods Adler. Hats are walnut. Skis are bent popsicle sticks.

I know it's becoming a theme, but here are my most recent ornaments. Comments and suggestions welcome. Thanks for looking!

The globe is hollow, made of Maple and Bloodwood accented with Black and White Veneer. The spindles are made of Cherry. 2.5 inches wide 8 inches long

Some ornaments I turned to donate to charity.

Star and Base both turned from Mahogany. 12" tall. 6" wide. Finished with walnut oil. Base is heavily undercut to get the total weight under 4 ounces.

By Larry Sefton & Joan Kelly: Don't miss the embellished, spiral finial inside the pierced sphere! Weight is 17 grams (.6 ounce) and dimensions are 1-1/2" (diameter) by 6-1/2". Holly, Black Walnut, & Maple.

Christmas Ornament for Kosair Children's Hospital collection. Cherry globe with holly finials. Overall Length: 8 1/2" Globe: 2 1/2" wide x 1 1/2" tall Weight: 1.1 oz Finish: Lacquer

Ash ornament, split then hollowed and rejoined. Grain filled with black patinating wax. "Add-ons" are of red palm. Sprayed spar varnish.

split, hollowed and halves rejoined. Another ornament for the Festival of Trees, Orlando Museum of Art.

Spalted Florida laurel oak hollow ornament. One of four ornaments donated to the Orlando Museum of Art, Annual Festival of Trees. This is the 3rd year Central Florida Woodturners have particpated in this event.

I enrolled in a turning course taught by Bob Rosand at the Maryland Hall for the Creative Arts last week. This course was sponsored by the Chesapeake Woodturners. Bob focused on turning small objects that require alot more finesse than anything that I had ever attempted. I turned this...