Manzanita/Walnut Scoop

Manzanita handle, Walnut scoop, 4.5 inches long, 1.75 inches in diameter. Sanded up to 320 grit, dry-rubbed finish.
 

Wildly Warped Walnut

 Walnut, roughly 6 inches long, 1.75 inches high. This was very green Walnut wood and, as you can see, it's mostly sap wood which, on this wood, means it's going to warp like crazy. I do like this kind of thing. You never know what you're going to end up with. 

It's too wet to sand when freshly turned. Sandpaper just won't cut it; the fibers just lay down. Once the wood is try it can be sanded but, as in this case, it can be difficult to do. I sanded this one up to 320 grit and then use some fine steel wool. I finished it with a couple of applications of orange oil, then hand buffed.

Here it is with orange oil applied:

 

5 Inch Walnut Bowl

 Walnut, 5 inch diameter, 1.25 inches high. This was turned from very green Walnut. Slowly dried over a week. Hand-sanded up to 320, oiled with orange oil. Mild warping, still almost round, lovely tactile, dimensional grain, feels like satin, sits stable.

 

6 Inch Oak Bowl

 Oak, 6 inch diameter, 3 inches high. I got some nice pieces of this Oak. Some interesting figuring in the grain. This wood cuts and finishes nicely. Though somewhat green, this wood didn't warp much at all.

 

Oak Bowl

Oak, 4.5 inch diameter, 3 inches high. I got some nice oak logs that had been drying in the shade for some months. It was still a bit green. The walls of this bowl are a bit thick, so that now that it's dry, there's no warping. Only True Grit polish on this.

3 Inch Birch Pot

 Birch, 3 inch diameter, 4 inches tall. Green-turned. No warping No finish. 

 

Birch Bell Vase

 Birch, 3x3 inches. This was turned green and, when dried, almost no warpage. This is turned from vertical grain: running bottom to top in this photo. That odd bit of grain seen here is the heart-wood from a small branch growing out of this branch. No finish on this.