vase

Box Elder, 8.5 inches high

Two in cherry and one in spalted maple, all about 3 inches in diameter. For this photo I put a small led battery-powered lamp in the bottom. Can you figure out how I make them?

This is my first attempt to create something similar to Jim McLain's wonderful works. I have a long way to go to reach his level, but happy with the coloring of my "stone work". His works below: https://www.aawforum.org/community/media/horno-chaco.20129/

Vases turned for holiday gifts. The body is Maple, the slanted feature ring is Acacia and Birch. These are 5 inches tall and 2-1/2" in diameter. Inspired by the work of Sue Harker.

This vessel was turned from a piece of spalted hackberry and the ring is African blackwood. It is 7 1/2” in diameter and 6 1/4” tall. The finish is a flat acrylic spray.

Cherry, Maple, and Walnut Segmented Vase … 7-1/2” tall, 4” in diameter. Finish is wipe-on poly. The staves are compound miters about 4" long, glued into a ring. I used tongue & groove construction to join the staved ring to the maple rings.

It's crazy how Madrone burl would warp and crack in the open. Turned green with edge charring and some copper wiring.

It's crazy how Madrone burl would warp and crack in the open. Turned green with edge charring and some copper wiring.

You get the idea right?

These vases were conceived as a Passe' Passe' Set. That is, when used they give the appearance of one color ball "jumping" to the other vase. Of course, you can also use a single vase to produce one color ball or several balls of different colors.

As some know, most of the turning I've done in the past was for magicians. Here are the last pieces I've made for this purpose.

Lidded vase - 8" dia x 10" - Cherry burl with walnut lid - sure would be good full of homemade Toll House chocolate chip cookies.

Made from Pear, after turning, piercing, and carving, l tried bleaching the piece, but it just did not have that porcelain look. I sat there thinking about what to do and saw some Milk Paint on my shelf. I gave it a few coats, added a finish, and buffed it slightly, l was pleasantly surprised...

beech pieces surrounded by wenge veneer, top ring beech, wenge, azobe and merbau. 24 segments each ring

Osage Orange vase / hollow form. Burned and textured with faux ebony finial. 12" tall

Left to right: American Black Walnut, Spalted Maple and Cherry

Boxelder from a storm damaged tree in Bridgewater, MA. Finished with Tung oil.

Unknown spalted wood, 5 1/2" H, 5" D, maybe carob wood??

Spalted Box Elder vase with worm holes - 3 1/2" diameter and 5" tall