Author: Jeff

This along with #350 was sold to the same person. I consider this to be one of my favorites for 2009. It resides just down the road a piece and I need to contact the owner and find out the number of this bow. Anyway the spalting is outstanding.

This bowl came from a dying tree that was located in an office complex in Dunwoody. This was a massive project that took along time to complete. It was large and had a small opening. Worse of all it kept removing itself from the lathe and I had to continually reinforce it. This was also the last project of the year and just in time to dry enough to be purchased for a Christmas Present. This project was a fitting end to a year of tremendous growth for me as a turner.

These Spalted Red Bud bowls are small and perfect for serving Tapas. Imagine them holding small black or green olives, or some perfectly grilled bit size pieces of beef or pork. They make me hungry and wishing to be in Spain!

This Knoxville Walnut bowl is Allison’s “Keeper” for the year. She really loved the holes and insect damage as well as the shape, especially the rim design. Remember the other Walnut bowl with insect damage….it would be the “sister” to this bowl, meaning they faced each other on opposite sides of the tree.

This is probably my favorite from the Knoxville Walnut. The reason is that the shape really shows off some of the best grain I found in the wood. I wish the picture was able to capture it better.

Another of the Roswell Red Maple bowls. This bowl was not sanded all the way to clean wood. It shows why Red Maple has its name. I also Turned grooves and then burned them for additional effect. There is also bark enclusion and if you look into the opening you will see a second bowl rim. Something I have been wanting to do and this is a first try and still a long way to where I want to get this concept.

This is a Big Heavy Bowl ffrom the Walnut wood of Knoxville. Its very rustic and looks like it has been around awhile. This could be a great salad bowl, bread kneading bowl, or just a perfect center piece on a table in you cabin in the N.C. Mountains to hold fruit. In fact this bowl was purchased just for that duty. Its measurements are 13×6.

This is again Walnut from Knoxville. This is more a tray than a bowl and the edges warped nicely during drying.

Another of the Red Maple Bowls from Roswell. This was a new design with the horizontal rim. I also dyed the inside a darkish Red color. I plan on making more of this design in the future.

This bowl is from exotic wood purchased from a store that is a prevayor to woodworkers of all types. This piece is Cocobolo and was a Christmas gift from my sister Ann.

It is perfect as a salt cellar and I am not sure whether this one will make it to market of it will end up in Allison’s kitchen.