Walnut Wood Canister

 

This is a Walnut wood canister measuring 4 high by 2 inches in diameter. Wet sanded with mineral oil up to a 400 grit gives it a satin finish. I formed a bead at the base, and a texture ring near the rim of the lid. Also a texture ring on the bottom. There's a slightly amber glass sphere as a knob at the top. The canister has a slight taper from top to bottom. 

 

Spalted Maple Canister

 Here's a nice spalted Maple canister. It measures 2 inches in diameter and 4.25 inches high. The grain matches nicely between the lid and the canister. A bead was formed at the base of the canister and the rim of the lid. There's a glass sphere as a knob at the top. Wet sanded with mineral oil up to a grit of 400 gives this piece a beautiful satin finish, which actually feels like satin to the touch. 

Walnut Shot Glass

 I turned a Walnut wood shot glass, just for jollies. Did a little texture ring on the bottom. 

Spalted Maple and Walnut Bowl

 Here's a spalted Maple and Walnut wood bowl. Made up of a stack of 12-segmented rings. It measures 5.25 inches in diameter and 2.5 inches high. Wet sanded with mineral oil up to a grit of 400. Also added a textured ring detail on the bottom outside made with a home made (by me) texturing tool.

 

9 Inch Spalted Maple Bowl

 

This is a 9 inch diameter bowl, 4.25 inches tall. I have some large chunks of Spalted Maple that I need to turn into something before they get too dry. This one is heavily spalted. This is the deepest bowl I've made so far. Unfortunately, there's a small crack on the rim, though not bad. This was wet sanded up to 400 grit with mineral oil. I added a coat of boiled linseed oil. I may wax it in a few days. Nicely shaped bowl with a cove under-cut at the base, which forms the foot of the bowl. I also added a textured center detail on the underside of the bowl.

Scrap Wood Bowl

 

This is a 7 inch bowl, 1.5 inches high. Segmented Poplar sides, and the base is solid woods, Spalted Maple in the center and a mystery wood on either side (Rosewood, Mahogany, Cherry?). This was, as usual, wet sanded with mineral oil up to a grit of 400, then finished off with a couple coats of Museum Wax,  buffed. I did a little textured center detail on the bottom side of the bowl, made with a home-made texturing tool I built myself. 

Small Cherry/Poplar Bowl

 

This is a six inch diameter bowl, 1.5 inches high, with segmented Poplar sides and a Cherry wood base. It was wet sanded with mineral oil up to a grit of 400. A coat of Museum Wax was applied as a final treatment. I'm not sure that's Cherry wood. It was really hard stuff. I thought it might be Mahogany but the grain is too tight, wood too hard, doesn't smell like Mahogany. Rosewood? Not sure.