A couple of carbide insert lathe chisels I made, 1 10” straight shaft round cutter 1/2 stainless shaft with 18” walnut handle. 1 stainless steel hollowing chisel with 9” blade and 15” curly oak handle. the hollower is very smooth and sanded through the grits to 600, almost looks polished.

This was my second attempt at secmented turning, the first time I have ever bought wood for a project, purchased the blood wood. Other woods are maple and ash, finish is wipe on oil poly. Size is aprox 9” x 6”

This was a learning project, made entirely from scrap wood, Lid is from cut offs from a cutting board that I made, the finial is purple heart given to me by a friend. Other woods are walnut, maple, and ash. There is a major mistake in it, can you see it. I hope I don’t make that mistake again!

An early turning, first lidded bowl. about 10” across. Wood is catalpa, finish is wipe on oil poly. At the time I made this I didn’t have many turning chisels so I couldn’t do much detail work, I would have mad the knob handle thingy a little smaller, but I still think it looks cool. This piece has a chatoyance that is just amazing and the camera can’t capture.

This is the largest bowl I have turned to date, 13” across. I milled a walnut log and this was from the butt end of the first slab, hence the sapwood. The rim is curled down, a little trickey to do without a catch. Finish is wipe on oil poly.

More firewood saves. One is finished with wipe on water base poly, One with wipe on oil base poly. Natures art work is so cool. I didn’t create the beauty, just exposed it.

Both are saves from a friends firewood pile. The first one is my first attempt at endgrain turning, The second one has the most amazing curly figure I have ever seen in ash. The rim on the second one extends both inside and outside. Both are finished with wipe on oil poly.

Another early turning, this ones a little thinner. Saved it from a friends firewood pile. Finish is wiped on water base poly. Lots of figure in this piece of wood.

This was only the second turning I had done. Wood is box elder burl that I save from a tree company before it went into the chipper. Finish is wiped on water base poly. I call it the honey pot because that’s what it reminds me of.

This is my most ambitious scroll project yet, It is aprox 21” wide. My scrollsaw is only 18”, didn’t relize that untill I started the project and then realized that I would not be able to complete it. One of our members who I have become friends with, slicksquegee, has a dewalt scrollsaw and he let me borrow it to complete the project Woods are maple sides and walnut bottom and handle. finish is minwax polycrylic in a rattle can. The wife claimed this one.

I saw this on the front cover of scrollsaw magazine and said I want to make one. Well I made three, 1 for a sister in ny and 1 for a sister in va and 1 for myself. Wood is soft maple that i milled, finish is minwax polycrylic sprayed on with a rattle can. I did these a couple of years ago.

This was a learning project, much more detail. I did this project after a back surgery, it was my therapy, no lifting, bending or twisting, I was most comfortable sitting while I healed. I could scroll for about 20 min or so and then take a break and come back to it. Wood is baltic birch ply, finish is a thinned oil poly dipped.

These are my early scrollsaw learning projects, I did these about 4 years ago. Wood is poplar that I milled, no finish.

This is our kitchen table, I made it about 6 yrs. ago, It’s about6 1/2’ x 4’. walnut top with sapwood and breadboard ends 1” thick, Slab red oak live edge legs 1 1/2” thick x aprox 18” wide. through morticed stretcher with a functional wedge, knock out the wedges and it all comes apart to move. This table is heavy, If you walk into it, it doesn’t move you bruse your hip! I csm all of the lumber and air dried. I milled the tree for a friend and he insisted that I take some of the lumber so I took the boards with sapwood and left the better boards for him. the finish is all wipe on and many coats, 1/3 of each, pure tung oil, blo, satin poly and thined with mineral spirits for wipeing. It has served us well, seats 8 comfortably and its rock solid. I call this table the hygrometer as the breadboard ends really swell and shrink with seasonal changes.