Ambrosia Maple Backside
This photo shows the backside of the ambrosia maple bowl. The little beetles have been at their creative work again.
Ash Burl Bowl with style
This beautiful ash burl bowl was turned from a cored piece of the #1 burl. By coring large pieces I am able to get maybe 3 to 5 various size bowls and thus save a lot of shaving going to the recycling depot. This bowl is 14 1/2″ by 4″ and it has great figure…
Natural Edge Ambrosia Maple
This bowl is a large piece of Ambrosia Maple from the Camden East area. Turning the bowl this way gives the bowl the natural edge and also the oval shape. Wood that is cut during the winter has a better chance of keeping the bark on. I may have to use some super glue to…
Maple & Brass Flower Holder
This decorative maple flower dish features three bands of inlaid brass. The inset black metal container has a kenzan ( frog) attached to make flower arranging easy.
Black Walnut Beauty
This beautiful black walnut bowl was made from a great chunk of wood reclaimed from a construction site. It is 14 1/2 by 6 1/2 and can be viewed at Delvalle’s Art Corner.
PotPourri Dish
A piece of big leag curly maple was turned into this 4 1/2 inch by 2 inch pot porri dish. The openwork metal top is a calla lily. Other styles of lids are available.
Ash Burl Bowl # 1
This beautiful Ash Burl (16 1/2″ by 6″) was made from a huge burl piece that I got a wood auction in Setpember of 2008. It was cored into 4 variuos size bowls and stored away for 6 months.
Banksia Pod Mushroom
This mushroom was created from a Banksia Pod, which comes to us all the way from Australia. The unusual seed pod was fun to turn. The final outcome looks more like a tree than a mushroom, the next ones will have a more mushroom shape as my skill develop. It stands about 5? tall and…
Tiger Maple Dish
This piece of tiger maple shows Mother Nature working at her best. The grain pattern is outstanding and needs to be held and rotated to see its true beauty. I got the piece of wood at the Kingston Woodturners meeting in October when Bill Neddow came to do a demo at our guild meeting. Lionel…
Cherry Burl Bowl
This very unique piece of wood comes from the Perth Andover area of New Brunswick. I got this and several others when I paid a visit to Maurice Gamblin. If you are ever down that way stop in to his gallery and shop. The cherry burl was turned for a friend to give to her…
Cherry Burl Mushroom
This lidded mushroom was created from an end piece of a cherry burl. I had about 6″ on either side of the burl and this was one section of the branch. I managed to keep the moss intacked and hopefully it will stay that way. I learned that once you have the lid fitting very…
Sugar Maple Burl
This very attractive sugar maple burl salad bowl comes from the forests around the Mazinaw Lake area near Highway 41. The bowl has a small foot to give the appreance of floating off the table. It is sanded to 2000 grit and then two coats of tung oil. After these coats have dried, it is…
Really Red Mallee Burl
This piece really shows how the red mallee got its name. The wood has many spikes and looks quite nice. When you turn the wood and get through the outer layer , then you can begin to see the great red colour and beautiful texture of this unique Australian wood. Again this is a piece…
Red Mallee Dish
This special Red Mallee Burl comes from Australia. I picked this one up from Woodchucker’s in Weston Ontario. This piece has some of the red colouring but not a great deal. You must be careful when working with this wood as the little pointed spikes can do a real job on the fingers, if one…
Yellow Birch Burl Bowl
This yellow birch burl comes to us from the Mazinaw area north of Kingston. It is 10″ by 3″ and has a very spectactular grain. As you turn the bowl the colours appear to change. Burls are those weird growths you see on some trees. The grain can be quite interesting and burls can prove to be…
Black Walnut Salad Bowl
This black walnut bowl measures 10 1/4″ by 4 1/4″. The wood was acquired at a wood auction in Kemptville last September. The white colouring is the sap wood.