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Custom features of this remodel includes a Cherry mantle, speaker cabinets and media storage. Custom Cherry Coffee Table also pictured.
A picture of all participants during the Build a Box class at TX/RX Labs. Full story @ wp.me/p1ew1W-yl
This is one of the prettiest pieces of curly maple I have seen. It is positively iridescent. The bowl is approximately 5" wide by 2.5" tall. I finished this piece with two coats of Tung Oil followed by a coat of Carnuba wax using the Beall buffing system.
This is one of the prettiest pieces of curly maple I have seen. It is positively iridescent. The bowl is approximately 5" wide by 2.5" tall. I finished this piece with two coats of Tung Oil followed by a coat of Carnuba wax using the Beal buffing system.
I completed this piece on November 1st, 2012.
This is a small (roughly 6" x 3") enclosed form that I turned out of Manzanita Burl. Manzanita (Arctostaphylos sp.) is an evergreen shrub or small tree that grows throughout western North America. The root of many species of Manzanita can occasionally form what is known as a burl. Burls are irregular growths that appear as a large rounded wart or boil on the tree (or in the case of the manzanita, at the root). These burls usually contain an incredible grain and figure, sometimes apearing like eyes or faces, other times apearing like large irregular swirls or contours.
Burls can be hard to form into bowls, and the Manzanita burl is especially tough to work as it is rarely a uniform shape, often has inclusions of bark, or even dirt or rocks, and it tends to split while drying. Add to these issues the fact that Manzanita burl wood can be quite expensive (pieces that are roughly the size of a basketball can fetch over $150 USD), and you will find that Manzanita burl bowls are not terribly common.
This piece was hand turned, left to dry for three months, and then finished turned. It was coated in one coat of Watco Dutch Oil, and then buffed to a high gloss. The color you see is 100% natural. I did my best to work down any check marks or cracks, but some persisted. I think they add to the character of the piece.
This is a small (roughly 6" x 3") enclosed form that I turned out of Manzanita Burl. Manzanita (Arctostaphylos sp.) is an evergreen shrub or small tree that grows throughout western North America. The root of many species of Manzanita can occasionally form what is known as a burl. Burls are irregular growths that appear as a large rounded wart or boil on the tree (or in the case of the manzanita, at the root). These burls usually contain an incredible grain and figure, sometimes apearing like eyes or faces, other times apearing like large irregular swirls or contours.
Burls can be hard to form into bowls, and the Manzanita burl is especially tough to work as it is rarely a uniform shape, often has inclusions of bark, or even dirt or rocks, and it tends to split while drying. Add to these issues the fact that Manzanita burl wood can be quite expensive (pieces that are roughly the size of a basketball can fetch over $150 USD), and you will find that Manzanita burl bowls are not terribly common.
This piece was hand turned, left to dry for three months, and then finished turned. It was coated in one coat of Watco Dutch Oil, and then buffed to a high gloss. The color you see is 100% natural. I did my best to work down any check marks or cracks, but some persisted. I think they add to the character of the piece.
Customer owns a Stickley Brand Formal Dining Room Table and Chairs. The customer requested a custom designed granite top china buffet to complete their formal dining room set.
My kids are really into Harry Potter right now (they were too young to watch them when the movies first came out, so they are really digging on the DVDs!). I set out to practice my spindle turning skills by turning some "magic wands." They absolutely love them.
From Left to Right - Cocobolo, Lingum Vitae, Cherry, Honduran Rosewood
I cut the cherry from a tree that fell in a storm. It is really cool wood.
Now my kids run around the house yelling "Expeliaramus!"
This is a small (roughly 6" x 3") enclosed form that I turned out of Manzanita Burl. Manzanita (Arctostaphylos sp.) is an evergreen shrub or small tree that grows throughout western North America. The root of many species of Manzanita can occasionally form what is known as a burl. Burls are irregular growths that appear as a large rounded wart or boil on the tree (or in the case of the manzanita, at the root). These burls usually contain an incredible grain and figure, sometimes apearing like eyes or faces, other times apearing like large irregular swirls or contours.
Burls can be hard to form into bowls, and the Manzanita burl is especially tough to work as it is rarely a uniform shape, often has inclusions of bark, or even dirt or rocks, and it tends to split while drying. Add to these issues the fact that Manzanita burl wood can be quite expensive (pieces that are roughly the size of a basketball can fetch over $150 USD), and you will find that Manzanita burl bowls are not terribly common.
This piece was hand turned, left to dry for three months, and then finished turned. It was coated in one coat of Watco Dutch Oil, and then buffed to a high gloss. The color you see is 100% natural. I did my best to work down any check marks or cracks, but some persisted. I think they add to the character of the piece.
This hand-crafted Maple/ Walnut bench and matching mirror was featured in the MnWWG's 2010 Northern Woods Exhibition.
I cut up a tree I found in the forest and dragged a few chunks back to my cabin where I used a chainsaw and a chisel to shape this log chair. It has a very unique grain pattern with a very cool hook at the back that I tried to bring out in the form of the chair. This is my first attempt at crafting furniture with a chainsaw, so I'm pretty proud!
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