burl

This piece is 19" at it's widest point. The bowl is 10" across and about 2" deep. The wood is Big Leaf maple Burl. Finished with Tung Oil and Beale Buffed. Lots of fun with this one. To see and hear it spinning got to http://www.aturningdesire.com

Madrone Root burl top view

Madrone Root burl bowl bottom view

NICE SHAPE SMALL RED MALLE' BURL, BEUTIFUL FIGURE, PICTURE DOESN'T DO IT JUSTICE.

Alternate view of end-grain box with snap-fit lid. Made from Black Walnut with Black Ash Burl accents. 4.5" high X 3.5" diameter.

My youngest daughter and her husband like oriental things. I thought Ray Key's piece on the woodturners catalog would be something they would like. My rendition is maple burl (spalted and punky) with a walnut base and a claro walnut lid. The base is about 6 1/2" wide and 2 1/2" tall...

This is an F# five holed native American flute made from Madrone root burl injected with blue dye. This flute plays and sounds well, besides being a fine piece of highly figured wood.

6"x9" Madrone burl vessel with lacquer finish.

5"x9" Elm burl with ebony rim, lacquer finish

5"x10" Eucalyptus burl vessel with a lacquer finish.

This bowl is a very old maple burl that was very dry. I had to stabalize the entire piece with thin CA. It was like a sponge!

This burl was found on the Gulf Coast after Hurricane Katrina and was given to me by a contractor who found it on the beach and has no idea where it came from and no one has any idea what this wood is. There was a kind of pine smell, more when sanding than turning though, friction, I guess. Any...

7" Dyed Maple burl vessel

Swietenia mahogani - West Indies Mahogany (Florida grown - thanks Ed McDonnell) 9d x 3, BLO then Crystal Clear wax

Swietenia mahogani - West Indies Mahogany (Florida grown - thanks Ed McDonnell) 9d x 3, BLO then Crystal Clear wax See next photo for "sweet" figure

Music box model made using "Woodturning with SketchUp" See www.turnedoutright.com

A finialed hollow form in redwood burl with an African blackwood pedestal and lid, and a Bolivian rosewood finial. The underside of the surface that the lid rests on has been pyrographed to add a bit of lift to the top of the globe. This commissioned piece was named for the dune-like...

I've been looking for a while for some suitable pieces of wood for a series of wall hangings. This is the first off the lathe and shop table. This is big leaf maple burl, about 1 1/2" thick. The original theme is based on the idea of a stone tossed into a pool with ripples spreading...

See my site for more/better photos and info. I call this "Neighbors" because my stupid neighbor decided that every tree on his property had to go. I heard the chainsaws and paid off the landscapers to bring me the trunk with the burl and the main crotch. The burl is easily...

mallee burl ,this is what I do with the off cuts . After a days turning of these I just have fun making them into sets .Amazing how pieces change when placed in a differnt set