Wood Archive

  • The Spindles

    New Spindles

    Here are the latest spindles to come off the lathe. I used some nicely figured maple I came across. The one at left is 24grams. The whorl has a diameter of 3 1/2″ and the spindle is 9″ long at 1/4″. The two...

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  • All Done!

    A Paduak Turned Bowl Part 2

    Here is part two of the the paduak turned bowl. After the original foot broke, here is the rescue foot. I turned some scrap plywood and glued it to the bottom of the bowl. This one was a real challenge. After breaking the original foot...

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    A Paduak Turned Bowl

    I am being commissioned to turn a bowl for a fellow artist, knitter and neighbor Shaku. I thought I would take this opportunity to document the process. Turning wood puts you into a near timeless zen state. Not unlike developing photographs in a darkroom. Where you...

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