Spalted Maple Box

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This is a footed spalted Maple box turned on my lathe. It is 2.5 inches in diameter and 4.25 inches high. There were some voids inside this piece of wood which I filled with black Milliput epoxy. Here, I'm challenging myself with more difficult things to turn. I'd call this one a success.

Small Pear Bowl

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This is a small footed bowl turned on my lathe. It is Pear wood. The dimensions are 1.75 inches high and 3.25 inches in diameter. The dark spot is a bit of bark, giving this bowl a unique bit of character. Up until now, it's been too cold in my shop to do this kind of work. Expect to see more soon.

Rolling Guitar Rack

I made a guitar rack because it takes up less space in my studio than a bunch of single guitar stands. This one holds 6 to 10 guitars depending on what kind I put on it. This stand takes up the space of 3 single guitar stands. It has wheels and the neck yokes on the top bar can slide along that bar to line up with whatever guitar I decide to but on it. This cost next to nothing to make . . . made from scrap wood and carpet, the wheels came off an office chair that broke . . . threw out the chair and saved the wheels.

Scrap wood bowl #2

This bowl is about 3.5 inches tall and a little over 4 inches wide. It is made from (top to bottom) white pine, mahogany, oak, mahogany, oak, mahogany, ponderosa pine, mahogany, and cabinet grade, maple veneer plywood. The bottom is recessed with 3 "feet" cut into it.

Glass Canister

Here is another canister I made from glued-together blocks of scrap wood from my shop. The canister is 9.5 inches tall and about 3 inches wide. The bottom is two pieces of 3/4 inch pine boards glued together and turned. It has a groove in the top side to accept the bottom of the glass cylinder. The bottom side of the base is hollowed out. The glass cylinder was made by cutting off the top and bottom of a wine bottle, keeping just the straight part. The lid was made from a block off layered scraps, top to bottom: Oak (knob), two 1/8 inch layers of Redwood, cabinet grade plywood, and Redwood at the bottom of the lid. The glass was glued into the groove.

A Small Spalted Maple Bowl

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Here is a nice little spalted Maple bowl I turned. It measures 2 inches high by 3.5 in diameter. I had this nice piece of spalted Maple that wasn't too far gone. There's a bit of bark left near the base on opposite sides of the bowl. I finished the bowl with sanding sealer and a couple of light coats of high speed polish. There is a "foot" around the base of the bowl. A very beautiful little piece of wood is now a beautiful, functional object.

Very Small Walnut Canister

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I made this Walnut wood canister from what was left of the spindle from which I turned the last canister I made. This one's only about 1.75 inches long but the same width as the last one I turned, 1 and 3/16's in diameter. This one's finished with a light coat of high speed polish and carnuba wax, unfinished inside.

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