Eucalyptus Bowl

This bowl is turned from Eucalyptus wood. The grain and coloration looks almost identical to the Pear wood bowl I turned in the last blog post. This bowl measures 5.5 inches in diameter and 2.5 inches high. It was wet sanded with mineral oil. The finish is a high-speed wax polish.

Pear Wood Bowl

This bowl is turned from Pear wood. It is 5.5 inches in diameter and 2.5 inches high. It is wet sanded with mineral oil, and a hand rubbed boiled linseed oil finish. The finish feels like satin to the touch. Beautiful wood.

Small Spalted Maple Bowl

This is a small spalted Maple bowl. The dimensions are 4 inches in diameter and 1.75 inches high. It was wet sanded with mineral oil. The finish feels like satin. No tear-out in the spalted areas this time. I'm getting better at this with each new bowl I turn.

Small Maple Bowl

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Here's a small Maple wood bowl from a nice piece of wood from my own back yard. This bowl measures 4 inches in diameter, 1.25 inches high. Wet sanded with oil to 320 grit. Finish is mineral oil only.

Maple Wood Box

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It's nice that I have so much wood literally falling into my yard. I have a pile of this Maple wood from a big tree that we had removed. This piece of wood has some fiddle-back grain, a little bit of Birds-Eye grain, and otherwise nice clean grain. Beautiful piece of wood. The box is 6 inches in diameter, 3 inches high (4, with the knob). Loose-fitting lid. Wet sanded with oil to 400 grit. The finish is mineral oil only. Feels like satin.