Eucalyptus Bowl

 

This is a Blue Gum Eucalyptus wood bowl 5 inches in diameter and 2 inches high. From a tree branch that came down in my yard in a storm. I added an incised line just below the rim. The bowl was finished with orange oil and bees wax polished at high speed. Eucalyptus has a beautiful delicate grain seen in the close ups below. (click on an image to see a larger version)

Two Small Maple Bowls

 

I turned a couple of small Maple bowls this week end. This one's about an inch high and 3 inches in diameter. Nice fiddle-back grain in both of these. 

Here's the other one slightly higher but the same diameter. I added a bead just below the rim. View of the inside below.

Small Sycamore Bowl

 

This Sycamore wood bowl measures 5 inches in diameter by 2.5 inches high. Here's a nice flawless bowl with its beautiful delicate grain. Feels like satin to touch. Nice wood to turn. 

Small Eucalyptus Bowl

 

This 5 inch diameter by1.75 inch high bowl was turned from slightly green Eucalyptus wood. That means I expect it to warp a little bit. Soon it won't be round any more, and the rim will drop on opposite sides of the bowl. You can see it happening already in the photos. I don't expect it to be a lot of warping though.

Small Sycamore Dish

 

I tried turning a small live edge dish but the bark wouldn't stay on. Better luck next time. Sycamore is a nice wood for turning; it cuts and finishes nicely, and it has a beautiful delicate grain texture. The dish measures 1.5 inches high and 4.5 inches in diameter.

Oak Letter Opener

 

Here's a letter opener I turned on my lathe. It measures 11.5 inches long by one inch in diameter. It's made from Oak (blade) and the handle is Mahogany over Oak. I tried making a spiral cut on the handle but it didn't come out right. The blade is surprisingly stiff and sharp. I put a orange oil finish on it.

Turned Letter Opener

 This was a test to work out the design and details for a wood turned letter opener. The piece shown here was made from a scrap of Poplar wood measuring 7 inches in length by 7/8 of an inch diameter. Essentially, I turned a knife handle with a long narrow cone where the blade would be. Then took it off the lathe and sanded the cone into the flat blade shape. So now I will turn one out of a better looking, very hard wood. This time I'll make the handle longer with maybe a spiral instead of knurling. I will make the blade longer by a couple of inches.