Category: Turnings 2010

A nice Pueblo style bowl that I believe now resides in Colorado.

I was back in my hometown recently. My cousins took us for an Art Night on the Town which even included a brief stop at an open house at KYNO. We drove to the end of town to see a glass blower’s studio and we parked near this enterance sign that restored in 2004. Just a bit of my past, like Me and Eds Pizza.

This was suppose to be a platter, one of my earlier ones, however being cut from semi green wood, it warped so bad that it could not sit on a flat surface. So needing a clock in the kitchen, I added the workings of a clock, my Dad would have been proud of me as he was a watch maker, and that raised it out enough to hang nicely on the kitchen wall.

These two bowls are in many ways “Sisters”

I refer to any bowl that are turned from either side of a trunk as sisters, however these sisters are very special. A customer from the market asked if I could make a couple of bowls for her business partner. Turns out the partner lives in Italy and has two daughters getting married. Ah, the perfect challenge! I also consider it to be the perfect pair to end the season and achieve the 500th mark.

I truely hope the Sisters enjoy the Sisters for a very very long time!

Below is a series of photos of how the sisters came to be.

1. This is the section of log used to make the two bowls.

2. The log is split in half, each side will yield one bowl

3. One of the two bowls is now rough turned.

4. Both bowls are in the middle of the sanding process.

Another bowl from the trunk that was allowed to dry in the garage. This one was turned up the trunk.

These platters are about 12 inches and have a more direct upward edge. A market customer mentioned that this would be a better edge for offering cookies around a group as opposed to the “Pizza” edge that would allow the cookies to slide. Made sense to me so I made them.

This is the second largest bowl to date, honestly the biggest to date is still not finished. I love working with this wood and all the accents that can come out and surprise you. Suzanne I hope you enjoy this bowl very much.

Unlike many Maple bowls which I either turn very fresh or left outside for a few months, this particular bowl came from a log that I allowed to cure in the garage. The bark and cambria created a very nice effect

This is from a Black Palm. You would not think Black Palm or any Palm would be difficult to turn. let me tell you its like rock when dried. It is beautiful though.

I did a series of 4 platters of this wood. It was also the first time a did a more “Pizza” edge which rises slightly rather than more abrupt. This one is approximately 13 inches in dia.