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  1. No finer man than Bernie

    No finer man than Bernie

    This piece of Desert Ironwood was a gift to me from South Shore Woodturner Bernie Feinerman. It was turned in 2008 and will be included in the Lancaster Area Woodturners show at the Amtrak Station here in PA. I'm not sure how the texture was made (by fire or weather) but I sure wanted to keep as...
  2. Ironwood Bowl

    Ironwood Bowl

    So loved working with this unforgiving beauty
  3. Bottom using my vacuum headstock

    Bottom using my vacuum headstock

    Using the vacuum gripper I can work the bottoms really well.
  4. Hop-hornbeam (ironwood)

    Hop-hornbeam (ironwood)

    The most dense wood I have ever turned. This 4 1/2' jar was turned from a 5 1/2" diameter log that had 94 growth rings.
  5. My folks urns

    My folks urns

    I made these urns at the request of my parents. I lost my mom in December of 07 and my dad in January of this year. Both urns are made from mesquite with desert ironwood accents. The short fat urn is my dads with an carved ironwood bear attached to the lid. The bear has a fish in his...
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