curly

Black Walnut, 6”d x 9”h

5.25”d x 3.75”h

9in. x 6in. x 1/8in. thin curly Redwood platter

9in x 6in. x 1/8in. thin curly Redwood platter

Curly Maple Hollow Form with spalting. One of my first hollow forms. About 7 inches in diameter and 3.5 inches tall. Finished with Danish Oil and Beall Buffing System.

Here is a box 3 1/2" tall and 4" in diameter in some highly figured maple with lots of curl in varying sizes. Perhaps this would qualify as quilted maple.

More of the Light Sculpture - see view 1 for details. Oh, and by the way... The original neon was the pale gold you see and a pale apple green, but while I was cleaning the glass tube the green snapped and so the tube was replaced and while I appreciate the effort, I wasn't exactly going for the...

A shot of the pieces prior to final assembly last evening. This shows the thickness of the vase portion and my ultra high-tech rig. Don't be too jealous. Trying to finish off another piece prior to a show in Blowing Rock, NC on Saturday. Never enough time. I'll post more photos tomorrow...

This piece has a rosewood pinstripe and ebony finial. It's about 10" tall and 4" at the widest. I just finished it this evening and so will take better photos in the next day or so. Comments always welcome.

curly maple turned on two axes, carved, and dyed - 15 to 21 inches high - each 'figure' independently rotates at random intervals, a random fraction of one revolution, and in random direction (really need a movie here!).

This is a piece of wood I got from a buddy on a woodworking forum I frequent. I think it pretty much qualifies as "curly" maple. :-) It finished up at about 18" x 14" x 3 1/4". The walls are about 1/2" thick. Finish is Antique Oil and lacquer, 3-wheel buffed. The...

Beautiful grain in both Maple and Walnut - wood salvaged from some of the furniture companies I've worked with. About 4.5" D x 7.5" dia. Any comments welcome.

Thin walled Maple and walnut w/ lots of figure.

This piece of booked matched curly maple didn't need much to enhance it, so I thought some subtle piercing would work. This piece is a bit deeper and more "bowl-like" than the platter I did with a similar look. About 2" h x 10.5" dia

Another shot based on input from Clemens to better show the walnut and the form. Thanks Clemens!

My first box in curly koa. The box finished up at 2 1/8" tall and 3 1/4" in diameter.

This guy is about 7" dia. with a pierced rim. The edge of the rim is friction burned.

This piece has a snug fitting box type lid and is made from some curly box elder that finished up at 4 1/2" tall and 4" in diameter.

A slightly different take on a snap lid box as the lid has a tenon that allows it to fit snugly into the body of the box. In curly big leaf maple this box is 2 1/4" in diameter and 2 3/4" tall.

Another piece in the "Directions" series. The name was taken from the concept of two layers around the curly portions of the maple.