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  • Cherry Hollow Form
    Beautiful shape, and the muted finish really shows off the grain. Very nice indeed!
  • Siberian elm
    Phil, nice! I recently got a trailer load of Siberian elm. I have turned several things from that pile. So far I’ve found it very easy to turn, perhaps a bit hairy. It was still very green though. Was your very dry?
    Yes. Dry and powdery.
  • Honduras Rosewood Burl Round Bottom Box
    Hi Gabriel, fantastic work - as usual! I understand what you described about the density of this type of wood - while I haven't turned anything from it, I did do some decorative hand carving with a piece of it in the past. I remember it as being very difficult to carve & extremely hard on...
  • Spalted maple hollow form
    Thanks, Nino!

    Yeah, if I come across some timber I think might be worth turning someday, I’ll use a chainsaw to break it down into turnable chunks. If the log is larger than about 8” diameter, I’ll remove the pith to avoid major splits. Then I dunk the end grain sides into a tub of anchor...
  • Honduras Rosewood Burl Round Bottom Box
    Hi Gabriel, fantastic work - as usual! I understand what you described about the density of this type of wood - while I haven't turned anything from it, I did do some decorative hand carving with a piece of it in the past. I remember it as being very difficult to carve & extremely hard on the...

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Detail of the scorched bloodwood and curly maple hair stick

Detail of the scorched bloodwood and curly maple hair stick

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Hair stick from scorched bloodwood and curly maple

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Aged platter Bottom

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Desert Ironwood

Desert Ironwood

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Beauty or the Beast?

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Cocobolo H/F #2 in a series

Cocobolo H/F #2 in a series

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Hair Stick of Bloodwood and Wenge

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Am I Coming or Going? (backside view)

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Am I Coming or Going?

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At The beach

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Hair Stick of Gabon Ebony and Pink Ivory

Hair Stick of Gabon Ebony and Pink Ivory

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Hair Stick of Gabon Ebony and Pink Ivory Detail

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Shawl Pin and Ring from Rosewood, Pink Ivory, and Gabon Ebony

Shawl Pin and Ring from Rosewood, Pink Ivory, and Gabon Ebony

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Dusk is the Opposite of Dawn Side 2

Dusk is the Opposite of Dawn Side 2

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Dusk is the Opposite of Dawn Side 1

Dusk is the Opposite of Dawn Side 1

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Cherry Bowl

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Natural edge cherry crotch

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Spalted Ash hollow form

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Carob Natural Edge with Carved Legs

Carob Natural Edge with Carved Legs

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