10" Black Oak Bowl

 

This is an 10 inch diameter Oak bowl made with stacked segmented rings of wood from an old piano. I think it's actually white oak but it's stained black with a very old method of staining oak. The stain is made from putting iron filings in vinegar and after a few days or weeks, strain out the metal and store the rest in a jar. Paint it on the Oak and it is almost instantly stained a deep black as the stain reacts with the tannin in the wood.

18" Oak Long Bowl

 

I've made a smaller one of these before. This one was about as big (lengthwise) as my lathe will handle. The finished bowl is 18.5 inches long by 8.5 inches wide by 4.25 inches high. It's made from 100 year old Oak from an old piano. I used a stack of 12-segment rings, with one of the rings being wider, from which I would cut the feet. I turned a cone made from those rings. Then I cut that cone in half and glued the bottoms together to get the shape you see above. The wider ring was cut away, all except the "feet". The rest was a lot of hand cutting, filing and sanding. This old wood had worm holes, nail holes, cracks and small voids in it, which I filled with black CA glue. This thing looks like it's been around for a long time.

Spalted Maple Scoop

 This is a spalted Maple scoop measuring 5.5 inches long by 2.25 inches in diameter. This is an object I'm learning to make. I get a little better each time I make one. This is my best so far, though the walls are still too thick. That has no effect on the function. No finish on this, just sanded up to 320 grit. 

Oak Box w/Finial

Here's an Oak wood canister (box) measuring 10 inches high by 3.75 inches in diameter. The Oak is from an old piano I helped my brother-in-law break up (so he could take it to the dump). I got all the ivory and ebony keys (that I will use in my restoration business), and I salvaged some of the better wood parts. I think this wood is about 100 years old. I use mostly repurposed materials in a lot of my art and crafting. I made this from a stack of 8-segment rings. I added a finial to the top. There is no finish on this except polishing with "True Grit" polishing compound.

Ash Bowl

 Here's a 7 inch diameter Ash bowl, a little over 3 inches high. Nice chunk of wood. Beautiful grain. I gave this to the fellow down the street who's tree this came from. It's a thank-you for giving me some of that wood from his Ash tree.

Liquid-Amber Bowl

This is a 5.5 inch diameter by 1.75 inch high Liquid-Amber wood bowl. It was turned while green, and sanded after drying. I was trying out some new color stains, and since this wood is very light colored, I thought I'd use it as a test. Often, as in this case, (before staining) I flattened the base so the bowl sits flat on this surface.

Live Edge Liquid-amber Bowls

 These are 6 and 7 inch bowls turned from green Liquid-amber tree wood (a lot like Maple). I expect them to warp and I'm OK with that. You can't sand the wood when it's green. When it was dry, I hand sanded them. No finish on these. The wood is almost white now but I expect it to turn a honey amber color with age.

Ironwood Scoop

 This is a 4 inch long Ironwood Eucalyptus scoop. This is my first attempt at scoops. This is turned on a lathe but the curved cut-away is shaped with a belt sander.

Ash Wood Knives

Here are a couple of 9 inch long Ash wood knives. Knurled handles. These are spreader knives. Turned on
the lathe, then blades shaped with a belt sander. These were further hand-sanded and oil/wax finished. 

Spreader Knives

 These 5.5 inch long spreaders are for soft spreads: butter, cream cheese, etc.. The blades are Maple wood and the handles are Walnut.

Tiny Scoop

 

Turned a tiny scoop . . . just to see if I could. Not very useful. Practice for my spindle gouge. 

Live Edge Ash Wood Bowl

 This is a 6 inch diameter Ash wood bowl. Live edge means the bark is left on. A neighbor down the street cut down an Ash tree in his yard. I offered to help him cut it up if I could have a few pieces of wood. 

Kitchen Tools in Wood

This is a Sycamore wood spatula, 13 inches long and almost 2 inches wide. The dark wood is Pear. 

 These "spoons" are 4 inches long, with bowls almost 1.5 inches wide. The wood is Pear. These were turned on the lathe. 

I want to make more of this kind of stuff in the future. Stay tuned for that.
 

Glass Canister

Here we have a 9.5 inch high canister made from a cut off wine bottle. The wood is Pine. The finial is Plum wood. The base is 3.75 inches in diameter. I've another cut off wine bottle for which I will make another of these with a different kind of wood.
 

Small Sycamore Cups

 These are Sycamore cups, roughly 2 inch diameter and almost 2 inches high. Buffed with "True Grit" buffing compound. I like this wood.

Wood Dye Testing

 I got some wood dye and wanted to try it out on some of my turnings. These are 2 inch diameter Ash wood cups. I have 5 colors that can be mixed to make different colors. Works better on some wood than others. 

Ash Wood Box

 This is a 4 inch diameter, 3 inch high Ash wood box with a blue glass knob. That's a knot on the side. One of my neighbors had an Ash tree cut down in their front yard. I got a couple of logs from that, from which I made some recent turnings. This is one of the better ones.

Shallow Ash Bowl

 Here is an 8 inch diameter Ash wood bowl, 1.5 inches high. It has a raised bead around the rim. Buffed with "True Grit" buffing compound. This was turned while green, which is why there is warping.

Ash Wood Bowl 2

This is an 8.5 inch diameter Ash wood bowl, 2.5 inches high. Buffed with "True Grit" buffing compound. No other finish. I used a Sorby texturing tool to make the raised border at the rim. This wood was turned while still a bit green, hence the warping . . . which I like. 

Ash Wood Bowl

 This is a 9 inch diameter Ash wood bowl. 2.5 inches high. Polished with "True Grit" buffing compound. No other finish.

Mahogany Scroll Saw Basket

 This Mahogany scroll saw basket is 4 inches high. Top sides are 7 inches long. Each layer is a little over 3/4 inch thick. Danish Oil finish.

Pear Wood Ash Tray

 This is a 4 inch Pear wood ash tray. Polished with "True Grit" buffing compound. No finish applied. These hold up better than one might expect, being made out of wood.

View of the bottom

Small Pear Wood Dish

 This is a 3.5 inch Pear wood dish.

Ash Wood Bowl

 This Ash bowl measures 2 inches tall and 4.5 inches in diameter. Turned while still green wood, hence the intended warpage. No finish.