Beautiful bowl made from maple that has had an infestation of ambrosia beetles. The beetles tunnel in and bring a fungus that discolors the wood, leaving very attractive streaks
A pretty little white ash bowl made from a tree that fell over in Dundalk, MD in a hurricane.
18" wide bowl made from big leaf maple burl. Quite a centerpiece, looks even nicer now as it has darkened with age.
"The Devil's Bowling Ball" Aptly named by an admirer. Maple burl hollow form turned thin, scorched with a torch, then soaked in oil to reveal the beautiful flame patterns
The interesting texture on the rim of this maple burl bowl is what is naturally found underneath the bark of a burl. It is really sharp and great care must be taken to not get the knuckles near it while spinning around on the lathe.
16" black cherry bowl with a pyrographed pattern. Click the image for a more detailed shot of the pyrography.
Beautiful little slab of claro walnut, turned into a dish with some bark left intact on one side near the rim
Especially nice black cherry bowl. I try to turn my bowls with a continuous curve on the outside profile, avoiding any flat spots. Not the easiest thing to do, but well worth the effort.
"Continental Drift" One of my museum pieces on display in Hong Kong, this is a maple burl hollow form, hollowed through a natural void, then gold leafed on the interior. In the Raymond Wong collection
A platter made of a segmented design that I helped popularize. The subject of an article in "Woodturning Design" magazine in 2005
Glossy silver maple hollow form. This spectacular piece of wood was found at a local log dump! Finished with an ebony collar.
This beautiful piece of maple burl didn't need me to do anything special to display it, so I turned a simple platter form to show it off. One of the nicest pieces of wood I've ever seen.
I'm trying to replicate a 100 year old hunting horn for a friend. I can get it to look right but not sound right - but I will eventually.
17" wide maple burl platter, inlaid with bits of gold leaf here and there.
Little maple burl hollow form, maybe 3" tall, but with an almost perfect profile. In the Raymond Wong collection
20" maple burl wall hanging, titled "Unearthed". Owned by Raymond Wong.
maple burl wall hanging, 16" across
Simple spalted silver maple vase.
Round boxes made in the design of my friend Pam Reilly. These were turned to learn her technique but I won't make any for sale as they are her trademark design. Given as gifts to various people.
Yes, it is as hard as it looks!
A beautiful piece of tiger striped silver maple was used to make this thick walled bowl.
"Spike". I didn't notice the face in this piece till it was pointed out by an admirer. The spiky hairdo was intentional though.
A little round bowl with a lid that doubles as a spin top. It was given as a gift to a friend's daughter. It spins forever!
Tall cherry bowl, turned with an egg profile. Extremely hard to pull off, the tiniest error requires redoing of the entire profile.
"Christmas" (what else would you call it?). Maple burl platter, the winner of the American Association of Woodturner's first national platter contest.
