Mountain Mahogany Hollow Form #1

This small hollow form is 3.5 inches in diameter and 3.5 inches high. It is made from a section of crotch wood from a dead Mountain Mahogany tree. The wood was found along the Salmon River in Idaho. The wood is incredibly hard and dense and polishes up like marble. This piece has several bark inclusions, some of which have left holes that run completely through the wall of the vessel. It also has numerous worm holes that have been cleared and filled with turquoise inlay. It is finished with pure tung oil.

Plum Platter #1

This small platter is 7.5 inches in diameter and 1.5 inches deep. It is made from a piece of ornamental plum wood salvaged from a garden in Lake Oswego, Oregon, in 2013. The cut of the rim gives the impression of a pair of nested plates, but it is a single piece. It is finished using pure tung oil.

Black Locust Burl Bowl #1

This tiny bowl is 3.5 inches in diameter and 1.5 inches deep. It is made from a piece of burl wood from a Black Locust tree salvaged from a garden in Beaverton, Oregon in 2013. It has a back inclusion which is partially filled with red stone inlay. The picture below shows a close-up of the figures in the burl wood. This wood is very hard and dense and polishes to a fine finish, like marble. The piece is finished using pure tung oil.

Black Locust Burl Hollow Form #1

This hollow form bowl is 5.5 inches in diameter and 2.5 inches deep. It is made from burl wood from a Black Locust tree salvaged from a garden in Beaverton, Oregon in 2013. The stone inlay is made from crushed rock collected along the John Day river in central Oregon. This was my first experience using hollowing tools. The finish is pure tung oil. 

Netleaf Hackberry Bowl #1

This small bowl is 3.5 inches in diameter by 2.25 inches high. It is made from the trunk of a small Netleaf Hackberry tree salvaged from the John Day River in central Oregon in 2013. It has two interesting bark inclusions on opposite sides of the bowl. It is finished in pure tung oil.

Myrtle Platter #1

This large platter is 13.5 inches across and 1.5 inches thick. It is made from Myrtle wood salvaged from the Umqua River in Southern Oregon. Several voids in the wood have been filled with blue stone inlay (see the picture below for a close-up). It is finished using pure tung oil. 

Willow Bowl #1

This open bowl is 9.5 inches across and 2.5 inches deep. It is made from the wood of a large Willow tree. The wood was salvaged from a garden in Beaverton, Oregon in 2012. The wood has an amazing mix and variety of figure and chatoyance throughout. The wood has a fairly low density, making the bowl quite light for its size. The design is simple, and more than anything, the wood itself is the star of the show. This bowl is finished in pure tung oil.

English Walnut Bowl #3

This small bowl is 3.5 inches in diameter and 1.5 inches high. It is made from the dark brown heart wood of a large English Walnut tree. The wood was salvaged from a friend's garden in 2012. The rim of the bowl is undercut and has turquoise inlay. It is finished in pure tung oil.

Staghorn Sumac #2

This small natural edge bowl is 4 inches in diameter and 2 inches high. It is turned from the trunk of a small Staghorn Sumac tree. The wood was salvaged from a friend's garden in La Center, Washington in 2012. The bowl is finished in pure tung oil.

Staghorn Sumac Bowl #1

This tiny bowl is just 3.5 inches in diameter and 1.75 inches high. It is made from Staghorn Sumac wood salvaged from a friend's garden in La Center, Washington in 2012. The wood initially had a vivid green coloration, but has since transformed to a hazel brown. The grain of the wood is still very striking, giving the bowl a different look from different angles. It is finished using pure tung oil.

Cherry Bowl #1

This bowl is 5 inches in diameter and 3.5 inches high. It is made from the wood of an old Cherry tree. The wood was salvaged from a farm near Portland, Oregon in 2012. The wood grain swirls nicely around the bowl. This was my first attempt at undercutting the inside of a bowl to give more of a hollow-form style, and I like the fuller form.  I'm still experimenting with stone inlay.

Plum Bowl #1

This tiny plum bowl is only 3.25 inches in diameter and 1.25 inches high. It is made from a branch section of an old plum tree from a friend's garden in La Center, Washington. The wood had some small  cracks which I filled with stone inlay. It is finished in pure tung oil.

English Walnut Bowl #2

This bowl is 6 inches in diameter and 3.5 inches high. The wood came from an old English Walnut tree salvaged from a friend's garden in Vancouver, Washington. The wood is a crotch section with an interesting mix of dark heart wood and light sap wood. This was also my first experiment with stone inlay. The bowl is finished in 100% pure tung oil.

Here is another view of the bowl from above.

English Walnut Bowl #1

This bowl is one of the first things I made on my new wood turning lathe. It is 6 inches in diameter and 3.5 inches high. The wood was given to me by friends Shelly and Jenny. It came from an old English Walnut tree that was cut down in Vancouver, Washington in 2011. The finish on the bowl is pure tung oil. I particularly like the swirl of dark heart wood around the rim of the bowl.