Category: Turnings 2009

This was one of my very early bowls. Started in 2007 on the old Shop Smith. As I began turning the piece of wood I realized that:

1. I had no clue how to do what needed to be done.

2. The equipment was not going to be of any assistance.

3. My tools were inadequate.

4. My knowledge, above all else, was extremely lacking.

Eventually in 2009 the light bulb came on and I was able to slightly alter my original idea and came up with something even better. This bowl now resides in a lake home over the mantel as the center piece. To me this was a milestone vase. It also taught me early that nasty stuff still can live in dead trees…..but we will not go there.

Another great bowl with wonderful grain from the Mimosa tree taken from the community lake. This bowl still resides in the neighborhood and like many I still get to visit on occassion.

Found this fallen tree near Roswell Road in an undeveloped development. Many of the upper limbs had already been cut to perfect size to throw in the trunk. It had fallen across a road. Don’t now what it is about this shape but men think its OK but women just love it.

I love this one. Very comtemporary. The inside of this was Ebonized as well as the grooves cut into the side of the bowl. About 11 inches wide by 8 tall. The wood came from the neighborhood and was from a large batch.

Not the best photo but this was a very nice shallow bowl. I t hought the spalting looked like an Indian blanket. About 10 inches across.wish I had kept this one.

White Pine is the only good pine to turn here in the south. The primary reason is when it grows, instead of putting out limbs wherever, it only puts out limbs every few feet and then does so 360 degrees around the trunk. So you turn the limb sections of the tree and use the knots to enhance the otherwise lackluster grain.

When turning it green it is like turning a bowl in a rain storm it has so much moisture and the aroma is outstanding.

This vase is about13 inches high and 8 inches across. It was truly pushing the limits of the Jet 12/36 lathe.

This wood came from Forsyth County. A man had just cut down numberous White Pines he had planted 30 years ago and were now a hazard to his home.

They completely surrounded his home and provided allot of shade but at their current size they were very much a concern.

This is about a 9 inch plate that has allot of Spalted characture.

I rarely do a lidded bowl as for the most part I turn green wood and they tend to go a little out of round during drying. In the case of this urn I was able to bring it back to round by re-turning it and then building a lid. As our dog Zulu is now 15 years and near her end, I have decided this will be her resting place after cremation. I hope she finds this an acceptable.

Again, a neighbor was cleaning up their yard and installing a stone walkway so this messy old oak had to go. This was the worst smelling wood I have ever had the opportunity to get involved with. Its smell permeated my sense of smell for days. I did however grow to love the grains and put up with the smell. Unlike allot of Oak, I would turn this again. About 11 inches wide by 5 deep.

This came from a dying Plum Tree from a friends neighbors home in Carterville, GA. I call this the Tulip Bowl. Each Petal of the Tulip is actually a limb coming out of the top of what was the tree;s trunk. The dark edges are actually cambria and bark. Notice the natural bark edge of this bowl. Aprrocimately 8×8 inches.