8 Inch Spalted Maple Bowl

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Here's another 8 inch heavily spalted Maple wood bowl. It measures 8 inches in diameter and 2.75 inches high. There are some small knots and a little bit of figuring in the grain, though difficult to see through the spalted areas. This was wet sanded with mineral oil up to 400 grit, then burnished with it's own shavings to give it a satin finish.

Spalted Maple Bowl

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 Here is yet another spalted Maple wood bowl. This is from a tree that was in my backyard. I've several more bowl blanks of this wood, so you'll be seeing more of these bowls in the coming year. This one measures 2.5 inches high and 8 inches in diameter. It was wet sanded with mineral oil up to 400 grit sandpaper. The bowl was then burnished with its own shavings to polish it. This one has a knot in the bottom of the bowl, with some nice figuring in the grain around the dense knot wood. More photos below.

Small Footed Walnut Box

 

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Here's a Walnut wood box measuring 2 inches in diameter and 3.5 inches high. The knob is a amber glass sphere on the loose fitting lid. It has a 3-footed base. The wood was wet-sanded with mineral oil. 

Small Walnut Wood Canister

 

This is a Walnut wood canister with a glass knob on the lid. It measures 2.25 inches in diameter and 4 inches high. It was wet sanded with mineral oil and finished with the same oil. Unfortunately I've some marks left by the jaws of the lathe chuck on the edge of the lid and near the top of the canister. This was due to my inexperience and mistake in the sequencing of the wood turning process. They're too deep to sand out. Lesson learned. Move on. Still, a nice little walnut box. Thanks Ned Lycett for the wood. I've more from him so there will be more items made from this wood.