Category: Turnings 2011

This slab of Bradford Pear, about 4 feet long is used for a table center piece that you can use a a display base for a center piece or for serving food from, such as cheese and bread or even desert for that matter.

The legs are short branches of Cherry with the bark remaining on the wood.

The total length is about 4 feet and this is the second piece of furniture I have done. The first being Bench 525.

As you can see from this picture it was taken close to the outside of the tree and was roughed out using just a chain saw free hand.

Then the piece was ground smooth using a grinder and then sanded and oiled. I like the natural twist in the piece.

And finally a view of the bottom of the bench or what was the outer part of the tree trunk just under the bard.

Jane is a wonderful person and she runs Doberman Rescue of Atlanta. It was through her that we found Zazu the Wonder Dawg.

She new I had made an Urn for our previous buddy Zulu and seemed to really appreciate the idea.

Well not long after she needed to remove an old Pecan tree from her yard. She called me and I enlisted a friends help.

I will tell you Pecan is difficult to work with and I probably made 4 attempts, all but one failed, at creating an Urn that could someday be home to her two Dobies.

It took at least 1.5 years for the Pecan to calm down enough to turn and not rip itself apart.

The bowl is Pecan, the lid is Cherry with Zebra Wood, Spalted Maple and topped with a Paduk fenniel.

Jane, Thank you for Zazu and the tree!

 

Some more tops from this years batch, all of which are suitable for children and executives.

Here are a couple of new items I have developed during the year. The first are the display boards. I call them that rather than cutting boards are they are not level or square. A perfect place for a small round of cheese to stand above the other dishes about them. The boards pictured are Bradford Pear and the Cheese Knives are of various woods.

 

Here are two small dishes at about 5 inches round.

Another Tray of about 14 inches round.

Actually this is a tray about 14 inches round made from Ambrosia Maple. It is made out of 4/4 Kiln Dried Maple.

I refer to this bowl as Bubba. It is the largest to date measuring 12 inches high by 15 inches wide. Some said it reminded them of a Moulthrop Bowl. I am honored however it really is not the case. For one this is my largest and most Moulthrop’s just get started in this size. The maple came from trees removed near Northside Hospital. It remained on the ground exposed for about 1.5 years prior to turning.

I thought about using Bubba as a Halloween Costume however I “ran into” a few issues……

This group of Eucalyptus came from another neighbors yard. A very nice one in fact. You know it must be a nice yard if you can find a Eucalyptus Tree in it here in the state of Georgia. I assume our very long and very cold winter was to blame for its coming down. On the other hand I am please as they make great Tapas dishes.

Typical of this time of year, I produce a fair amount of wooden tops suitable for children and executives. Kids know how to have fun with these and executives find them useful when sitting behind their desks on long drawn out phone conversations.