All Items (sorted by material)

Yew bowl 7 x 2This is a beautiful bowl, with rich color, interesting grain, and a lustrous finish. The small eye in the bottom is an infill of malachite; the green is a perfect complement to the color of the wood.given as gift
Yew Natural-edge bowl 6.5 x 4This bowl exemplifies the beauty of yew, with it's rich, fine-grained heartwood contrasting with the creamy sapwood. Some knots on the bottom add additional interest to the grain.sold$50
Yew bowl 6 x 2.5To my mind, yew is one of the most beautiful woods. This elegant little bowl is full of character, with dark heartwood, creamy sapwood, some spalting, a knot, a knothole, and some slight cracks.given as gift
Yew bowl 8 x 2More of a dish than a bowl, this is a beautiful piece with a lot of character.given as gift
Yew Natural-edge bowl 7 x 2A handsome bowl in my favorite wood. I turned it with a natural edge to preserve the creamy sapwood, making a nice contrast to the warm tan of the heartwood.sold$45
Yew bowl 6 x 2A lovely little bowl in my favorite wood.given as gift
Yew bowl 5 x 2.5A beautiful small bowl with a pleasing shape, and nice character from the wood.given as gift
Yew box 4 x 5A simple box with beautiful grain; some small cracks and voids were filled with malachite.given as gift
Yew bowl 4 x 1.5A small, delicate bowlgiven as gift
Yew bowl 6 x 2A simple small bowl in a wood that speaks for itself.given as gift
Yew bowl 4.5 x 1.5A delicate and simple small bowlgiven as gift
Yew bowl 6.5 x 3A basic bowl in a pretty wood, with a little of the creamy sapwoodgiven as gift
Yew bowl with malachite highlights12 x 4A salad bowl turned from beautiful yew wood. However, I just learned that yew wood may be toxic. Better use as a fruit bowl for peelable fruit!given as gift
Oval Walnut Natural-edge bowl 8.5 x 2.5An interesting bowl, deliberately turned oval - good for bananas! It is shallower than it looks in the picture.given as gift
Walnut bowl 7 x 4A small bowl of subtle beautygiven as gift
(This one got away too soon) Walnut bowl 6 x 2A simple, elegant little bowl, with soft, subtle, but beautiful grain.given as gift
Walnut hollow form 5 x 7A large weed-pot with dramatic contrast between the dark heartwood and the light sapwoodgiven as gift
Walnut bowl 11 x 4.5A classic walnut bowl, displaying the striking contrast between the dark heartwood and the light sapwood.given as gift
Walnut bowl 11 x 4A classic two-tone walnut salad bowldonated
Walnut bowl 10 x 3A straightforward bowl in a naturally beautiful wood. This one was cored from a larger bowl, as the wood was too nice to turn into shavings.given as gift
walnut bowl 12 x 4This is a beautiful piece of wood, the pictures don't do it justice. The bowl is enhanced with small malachite inclusionsgiven as gift
Sycamore bowl with calcite11 x 4This bowl exhibits beautiful ripple-grain patterns and colors An area of bark inclusion was filled with calcite, a soft stone, which creates an interesting effect. donated
Sequoia bowl 12 x 5A large bowl with beautiful colors! I initially resisted turning this wood because it is soft and requires a lot of sanding, but I think it was worth it.sold$75
Sequoia bowl 10 x 3This was cored out of the 16" bowl, giving it the vase shape. The colors of the wood are very pretty, accented by a glossy finish on the outside.given as gift
Sequoia bowl 10 x 3A simple bowl with pretty colors, cored out of the 12" bowlgiven as gift
Sequoia bowl 16 x 6A large bowl from a large tree, with the pretty reddish colors characteristic of Sequoia.sold$100
Russian Olive bowl with malachite15 x 5Prominent, beautiful grain pattern; section of soft wood was filled with malachite/calcite for a dramatic appearance.sold$100
Red Cedar bowl 14 x 6Nice grain pattern with a soft patina; you could make a pretty big salad in this one!given as gift
Red Cedar bowl 14 x 5The other half of the log round that the above bowl came from.given as gift
Poplar vase 5 x 7Lightweight and translucent, with subtle colors. donated
Plum Natural-edge bowl 6 x 3Plum is one of the most beautiful woods, with rich colors. However, it is difficult to turn, as internal stresses often cause it to self-destruct as it dries. This one came out very nice; one small crack was filled with deep blue azurite. sold$45
Plum bowl 6 x 2Another piece of plum with beautiful colors. This one actually did self-destruct as it dried. It was such a pretty piece that I salvaged it and glued up the cracks, which are now hard to see. I left a piece of the bark on the underside, which polishes up very beautifully. The top edge is irregular.sold$45
Plum Natural-edge bowl 6 x 2.5This bowl has nice contrast between the dark bark, the creamy sapwood and the tans, browns, and reds of the heartwood. Plum is a beautiful wood, but hard to work with because it is very unstable as it dries. This bowl came out well, with only 3 very small (1/2 x 1/32) openings in the sapwood.sold$40
Plum bowl with bamboo accents6.5 x 2Plum is a pretty wood with rich colors, but is very prone to warping, which is what happened to this bowl. I should have chucked it in the woodstove, but didn't have one, so it hung around until I got the idea of using bamboo to salvage it. I fit a bamboo ring to the base so it would sit flat, and added the bamboo twig to distract the eye from the warping. It kindof works!donated
(This one got away too soon) Pine bowl 9 x 5An intriguing design, with 7 knots arranged more or less symmetrically around the rim; one is much smaller. Unfortunately, this bowl has a number of technical flaws and some cracks. It was a learning experience, but I do have more of this woodgiven as gift
Pine Cradle3 x 5A swinging cradle, with mahogany trimgiven as gift
Pear bowl 9 x 4This bowl has a section of bark left on the outside to add interest, consequently it is thicker and heavier than usual. A small crack has been filled with calcite.sold$45
Pear Natural-edge bowl 5 x 3A small, attractive bowl with a different shapegiven as gift
MonkeyTree bowl 9 x 2A shallow bowl showing off the knot pattern (more evident on the bottom)given as gift
Monkey Tree bowl 9 x 4Monkey Trees are a kind of Pine, distinguished by long, curving branches that look like monkey tails. The branches intersect the trunk in a series of planes, making possible the unique knot patterns such as the one on this bowl.sold$80
Monkey Tree bowl 8 x 4A 4-knot pattern. This bowl has gone somewhat out-of-roundsold$65
Monkey Puzzle Tree bowl 12 x 4A salad bowl taking advantage of the symmetric knot pattern of this type of palm tree.given as gift
Mimosa bowl 9 x 3Mimosa is a soft white wood with dark heartwood, and finishes with a soft patina.given as gift
Maple/Honey Locust peppermill 3.5 x 6.5A peppermill disguised as a mushroom.
Spalted Maple bowl 7 x 3This bowl has interesting grain from spalting. It is very light, and has soft edges.sold$35
Segmented Maple bowl 7 x 3This bowl has beautiful ripple grain! The dark ring is African blackwood, segmented with translucent spacers. It's my favorite bowl. sold$65
Maple bowl 17 x 5Turned from a maple tree on my parking strip that the city took down; I dug 20 nails out of it while turningappropriated by Maureen
Maple Natural-edge bowl 8 x 9Turned from a maple tree on my parking strip that the city took down; no nails in this onedonated
Spalted Maple box 3 x 4This box has beautiful ripple grain, which combined with the spalting makes a very striking box.given as gift
Maple Natural-edge bowl with calcite13 x 5An large, shallow bowl with interesting grain highlights. A bark inclusion across the bottom was filled with calcite from the inside, but left open on the outside for a more natural look.donated
Maple bowl 10.5 x 4A beautiful bowl with large, irregular areas of dark brown spaltinggiven as gift
Maple bowl 11.5 x 4.5A beautiful bowl with very intriguing grain, including lots of ripple patterns; it has gone about 3/8" out of roundsold$70
Maple bowl 11 x 5This is a thin, lightweight, deep bowl with lovely colors and beautiful chatoyance (cats-eye effect, visible in the photos). A small knot-hole was filled with calcite, which makes a nice point of interest.sold$95
Maple bowl 8 x 2.5An elegant bowl with some ripple grain.appropriated by Maureen
Maple bowl with gold inlay17 x 7Well, not really gold. Several small defects and cracks were filled with brass for a striking contrast with the beautiful colors of the spalted wood; and it does seem to catch the light like gold. This is a very large bowl which would be suitable for entertaining. It is from the same tree as another bowl, from which I removed 20 embedded nails while turning. Happily, this piece had only two. given as gift
Maple platter 14 x 1A beautiful platter with lots of ripple grain and chattoyance. A bark inclusion on the edge adds interestgiven as gift
Maple hollow form with mahogany lid4 x 4A nice little box, with thin wallsgiven as gift
Maple Natural-edge bowl 9 x 4.5This bowl has very interesting grain, highlighted by a glossy finish. A small void was filled with malachite for a spot of color.given as gift
Maple bowl with turquoise13 x 5This bowl came from a large maple tree that my neighbor took down, despite my wishes; it turned a spectacular yellow in autumn. He was, however, nice enought to offer me some of the wood. This piece has very nice ripple and birdseye patterns in the grain. A knot-hole in the bottom (which caused lots of problems!) was filled with turquoise for dramatic effect.given as gift
Maple bowl 12 x 4A handsome oval bowl with contrasting pith and sapwood colors, and a little malachite accent.given as gift
Magnolia Natural-edge box 4 x 5A rustic boxgiven as gift
Madrone bowl 12 x 2.5Madrone has a beautiful, somewhat subtle grain, which in this bowl was enhanced by some malachite fill in a soft knot. Madrona has a reputation for being very reactive; this piece was unusual in that it was very stable.given as gift
Honey Locust Natural-edge vase 5 x 6.5This vase has very pretty grain, topped with creamy sapwood and bark on the rim. A small crack in the base was filled with azurite.given as gift
Honey Locust Natural-edge vase 4 x 6A simple vase with some bark left around the rimgiven as gift
Honey Locust Natural-edge vase 4.5 x 6A pretty vase with attractive shape.given as gift
Honey Locust hollow form with azurite3 x 5.5Well, this was originally intended to be a winged box, but I shattered the wing (several times - it kept getting smaller), and so resorted to damage control. It became a nice small box with a dark finial for the lid. Some cracks were filled with azurite for striking effect.given as gift
Honey Locust goblet 3.5 x 6Turned at the Woodworkers Show as a demonstrationgiven as gift
Honey Locust box 4 x 5A simple round box in a beautiful woodgiven as gift
Honey Locust Natural-edge box 4 x 5A simple natural-edge box. A small divot on the top is filled with malachite.given as gift
Honey Locust Natural-edge box 4 x 5A simple natural-edge box.available$45
Douglas Fir table 25 x 19A sturdy log-round tablesold$100
Douglas Fir table 25 x 19Another log-round table in a nicer settingdonated
Chestnut Natural-edge bowl 13 x 7This bowl provoked a lot of admiration; the rather plain grain is counteracted by the natural edge, pleasing tumblehome shape, and glossy finish. It also has a small blemish which adds interest, and is filled with malachite on the inside.sold$100
Cherry Burl bowl with malachite6 x 3This bowl has the beautiful, irregular grain of a burl. It was originally much larger, as it had numerous voids which I was trying to turn away. Eventually, I gave up and filled the voids with green malachite, which created a very striking bowl.sold$50
Cherry & Maple box 3 x 4My interpretation of a Chinese style, with the corners of the 'eaves' risingdonated
Cherry bowl with calcite13 x 4.5A large bowl with pretty grain. Some small calcite inlays add intrigue. given as gift
Cherry bowl with calcite11 x 3This bowl has beautiful colors! There were some cracks in the wood, but it was too beautiful to waste, so I filled them with calcite, to nice effect. This bowl has gone somewhat oval.sold$50
Cherry bowl 10 x 4This bowl has some deep blue azurite inlaid around the knot, which creates a nice effect.given as gift
Cherry Natural-edge bowl 8 x 5A handsome bowl with bark contrasting nicely with the lighter woodappropriated by Maureen
Cherry Natural-edge bowl 9 x 6A nicely balanced natural edge bowl with a pleasing tumble-home shape.given as gift
Cherry hollow form with purpleheart cap and base3.5 x 7A beautiful weedpot, the lighter color of the cherry contrasting nicely with the purpleheart. It has gone slightly asymmetric at the top.given as gift
Cherry hollow form with dark finial3.5 x 5My first attempt at a hollow form - to my surprise, it came out very nice, and I didn't break through the side!. The cherry turned out to have very pretty grain.sold$40
(This one got away too soon)Set of four: Cherry bowl 14 x 4These bowls were turned from the same piece of wood, nested within one anotherdonated
Cherry bowl with bark inclusion4.5 x 2.5A small bowl with a section of bark left on the surface for added interestgiven as gift
Cherry bowl 13 x 3A simple, elegant bowl with beautiful grain patterns.given as gift
Cherry bowl with bark inclusion13.5 x 4.5This piece of cherry has beautiful grain. The character of the bowl is enhanced by a bark inclusion. The bowl is heavier than typical, to avoid a hole where the bark inclusion lies. This bowl has warped considerably since turning, and could not be corrected without making the lip around the rim uneven; I guess we'll have to call it a 'feature' of the natural material.given as gift
Cherry bowl 13 x 4A large salad or fruit bowl with pretty colors and a shiny finishgiven as gift
Cherry hollow form 3 x 7A pretty weed-pot, with contrast provided by the disc at the top (turned from a piece of hardwood flooring I had in the shop, species unknown)sold$30
Cherry bowl 12 x 4A nice salad bowl with pretty graingiven as gift
Cherry bowl 12 x 4A simple salad bowl with some malachite enhancementsgiven as gift
Cherry bowl 12.5 x 5A large salad bowl; some voids are filled with malachitegiven as gift
Cedar bowl 12.5 x 5A deep bowl turned from a friend's treecommissioned
Cedar bowl 11 x 3The larger of these bowls was cored from the previous 12.5" bowl, and the smaller cored from the larger, saving a lot of nice wood from being turned into shavingscommissioned
Cedar bowl 12.5 x 4Another bowl turned from a friend's treecommissioned
Cedar bowl 12 x 4Another bowl turned from a friend's treecommissioned
Cedar bowl 12 x 2.5Yet another bowl turned from a friend's tree, with malachite filling the cracks in the knotscommissioned
Cedar bowl 12 x 5And another bowl turned from a friend's treecommissioned
Cedar bowl with malachite12 x 2.5A final bowl turned from my friend's tree. With this one, I was trying a new tool grind, and a different shape, and I managed to turn right through the bottom. So I glued on a new bottom, of a different material, and hid the joint with a ring of malachite.commissioned
Cascara bowl 5.5 x 3A thin, delicate bowl with subtle, beautiful colors.given as gift
Cascara bowl 7 x 2.5A nice little bowl with interesting grain and a soft patinagiven as gift
Blonde box 5 x 7A round box in a blonde wood, chosen so as not to conflict with the medalion in the lid. The medalion is a section of a limb that has a natural figure resembling a seal. A small divot was filled with malachite to give a green eye.given as gift
Black Locust bowl with calcite12 x 4An intriguing bowl, with interesting grain patterns. The soft wood in a couple of knots has been replaced with calcite, forming a striking contrast with the surrounding dark wood; the calcite itself is translucent. sold$85
Black Locust platter 14.5 x 2.5A large platter with wild grain and colors, and some significant voids. Some small voids were filled with calcite; others (on the outside) were left empty.given as gift
Birch bowl with azurite ring6 x 2.5This bowl has subtle but beautiful grain. It has gone noticably oval. Thinking it overly plain, I enhanced it with a ring of blue azurite in the bottom.sold$30
Birch goblet 3 x 7A thin-walled goblet with beautiful grain. given as gift
Spalted Birch bowl 11.5 x 9This bowl has interesting grain from spalting.sold$55
Spalted Birch bowl 12 x 5.5This bowl has interesting colors and patterns from the spalting. The end grain looks like a sunburst!given as gift
Birch Natural-edge bowl 8 x 8My first real bowl - took forever!given as gift
Birch bowl 10 x 5An attractive salad bowl with contrasting colorsgiven as gift
Ash bowl 8 x 3.5A very nice bowl with interesting grain patterns and colors, enhanced by a semi-gloss finish. A number of small "eyes" add character.given as gift
Bamboo Frame4 x 8A large, decorative frame to display rain chains for Jade Mountain Bamboo. Water is pumped from a resevoir at the base to the trough near the top, then runs down the chains for visual appeal. All joints are pinned with bamboo pegs.