vessel

This is another piece (10"w x 6"h) from the Benicia Camphor harvested in August 2004. The aroma from the camphor is captured within through the used of the collar. Great piece to pick up and sniff.

This 8"w x 6"h vessel was made from an Oakland, CA. walnut tree that was removed. After turning and finishing, the outer surface was pyrographically embellished. The finishing detail was an ebony collar.

This is the largest hollow piece I have done so far. It's 15" D (381mm) x 9.25" H (234.95mm). This a carob crotch, dry and hard! It took me eight hours to hollow and another eight to sand and finish. I had to sharpen my cutting bit every minute or so because it was so hard. The...

Some very special camphor trees were removed from 1st Street in Benicia, California. We rescued the trunks and this is one of many pieces in the works from the wood. This is a great shape for camphor; the very aromatic fragrance is captured with the vessel.

This 10"w x 5.5"h hollow vessel is from the very special camphor trees removed from 1st in Benicia, CA. The collar is of Ipe, with the designed burned in. (by the way, i was really hungry turninig this piece and it shows...it's shape is exactly like a loaf of french bread)

8"D x 5"H. This piece has great spider shaped cracks at the pith. It was given as a 50th wedding anniversary gift to a relative from who's property I got the wood. The cracks are filled with ebony sanding dust and CA.

this piece is 8.25"D x 4"H. If you ever have a chance to get some of this wood, do it!

This piece is 9.5"D x 6.75"H. This piece will change color to a beautiful red/brown as it ages.

This piece is 6.75"D x 4.25"H. It has a double collar with Desert Ironwood sap wood and heart wood.

This piece of wood came from the Hassayampa River bed north of Wickenberg, AZ. 9.5 in D x 9 in H

I'd like to find more of this wood. 7 in D x 3.5 in H

6.75 in D x 4 in H

More curly carob. 7.5 d x 5.25 h

This piece is 10 inches tall and 8 inches in diameter. I had some professional photos shot of some of these pieces.

More Curly Carob pieces. The shallow bowl is 12" in diameter. The larger piece on the left is 10" inches tall. I have never seen another carob tree with this figure. This wood has been very popular in the galleries.

This piece is 6.5 in. tall and 9.5 in. in diameter. I texured the collar after watching several demonstrators texturing at the Utah Woodturning Symposium.

Here's a photo to show size relationship of the previous uploaded photos. These are the pieces I had in the Utah symposium instant gallery.

This piece is 5 in. tall and 9 in. in diameter.

This piece is 6.25 in. tall and 11 in. in diameter. African Sumac tree are grown around here (Phoenix) as landscape trees. The fresh turned wood is a light gray-pink color and changes to a beautiful red-brown with age.