A Modest Gallery of My Turnings.

This is a very small start to what will eventually be a fairly large sampling of my woodturnings. Regrettably, however, I don’t have the discipline to photograph most of my work, and when I do it seems to be nothing more that a quick shot taken with my iPhone camera. You can click on any of these to view them full size. Feel free to comment or make a request.

“Bridlevail Falls” was a spectacular piece of figured maple with all sorts of bark inclusions. I added copper banding along the rim and base to enhance the look and strengthen a weak spot. Refer to the second image for a view of the inside.

Pure whimsy. With beer flowing, a group of us gathered around the lathe while I turned this paper-thin, hat-shaped piece of madrone. After a few zaps in the microwave, a corduroy pattern appeared. I call this one “Plaid Shirt.”

“Pocahontas” is another in the series of banksia feathered urns, this one with quilted maple. I don’t recall the exact dimensions (it was a gift for a sister) but it’s pretty darn big, perhaps 14 inches across.

This one, called “Turtle,” is an unusual combination of yew (the base), lacewood (the top) and taqua (the knob). About 8″ W x 7″H.

If I have a signature piece, it’s this one, “William Tell,” turned about six years ago from a large piece of fiddleback maple. The carved feather finial is solid ebony, and the overall height is about 22 inches. I’ve done, perhaps, a thousand since this first large format urn, but this one is my favorite.

These miniature goblets just make people smile. The smallest is about two inches tall, and some of the walls are so thin you can see through them when held up to the light.

More wet-turned madrone that has been allowed to warp. The feathers were carved and woodburned. About 9″D x 7″H.

Turning green madrone is a delight, especially this thin (about 1/8th inch along the rim). I usually throw it into the microwave a bit at a time and watch it change shape.

This matching pair of lidded “boxes” have brass shavings in the inlays. The wood is figured maple.

Called “Wormy” because it was completely riddled with termite holes, this bowl is HUGE — about 16 inches in diameter and 7 inches deep. I picked it up from a guy who bought it, forgot it, and when he stumbled into it years later the worms had gotten to it. Maple.

Pacific Yew is something that’s becoming quite rare, so I jumped at the chance to turn this 4″ D x 8″ H lidded jar. The laser cut Aztec calendar in the lid is done commercially.

Called “Strawberry Milkshake,” this piece of Amboyna burl is the single most expensive piece of wood I have ever purchased. The band and base accents are gold leaf.

Pretty small package. It’s a taqua nut “jar” that holds ten quarters. The lid, of course, is a prehistoric shark’s tooth.

When this piece of cherry cracked, what else was I do do?

There’s just enough bark remaining on this figured walnut to make it interesting. 7″ W x 6″ H.

Extremely thin, unfinished madrone bowl turned green and allowed to warp. Called “Meteor.”

Black locust is a favorite wood of mine. Here, I’ve created a medium-sized bowl (9″ W x 4″H) and added copper-colored lacquer accents. I don’t remember why, but it’s called “Two Beers.”

This flamed madrone bowl, which was a gift to my brother, is more delicate than it appears at first glance. The wide, textured rim gives way immediately, like a hollow form would, and the walls are fairly thin. It’s ten inches high and about nine inches at the widest point.

I don’t even remember what species wood this small coin bowl is — lignum vitae, perhaps — but it has beautiful grain.