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Coffee pot
4 commentsTurned and carved from figured maple. Form copied from 18th century silver piece.
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Cherry Ginger Jar
1 commentCherry Ginger jar with Spalted Maple and Ebony Inlay - open
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12 Woods Segmented Bowl
A bowl made for a friend. Made of small pieces left over from other projects.
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17 Woods Bowl
This bowl was constructed of 17 different woods. All of the materials were leftovers from other projects.
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Carved Vessel
3 commentsTurned and carved vessel of figured maple from a large dead tree in my yard. Completely hand carved and sanded. About 10" tall. Finished in 15 coats of lacquer and buffed to a glass finish
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Lamplight turned inside out
This project was made of four 4x4x50 inches Itaúba blanks, glued together, and than turned in two places and in the edge that will become the internal hole where I passed the wiring. After...
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Plant Stand
This was made using Purpleheart and Hard Maple. It is approximately 30 inches tall. There is an inside outside turning and a segmented style glue up in the column. It is finished with multiple coats...
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Catalpa Hollow Form
This piece is made from Northern Catalpa wood. It is approximately 5" tall and 6" in diameter. I used Ellsworth style hollowing tools to hollow the inside. The finish is several coats of...
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Custom Turned duck and goose calls
These are some of my custom turned duck and goose calls
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Silver Maple Vessel
Silver Maple crotch wood salvaged from a tree cutting service. Approximately 8 1/4" tall. I turned this from a green log and then allowed it to slowly dry in a plastic bag. The...
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Maple Bowl Vase
This is turned from a Silver Maple that I planted from a seed in 1958. I had to remove the tree before it would fall, & destroy my house.
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Rings of things
This is part of a series called rings of things. The bowl is maple, the ring is beech, and there are several different species in the marquetry.
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Roman Style Sword Handle
My son-in-law asked me to make a handle for an old blued short sword a friend had made for him. I fitted the tang to block of maple burl I had (it was worth it as he invites me over for dinner...
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Padauk platter
1 commentThe padauk platter is approximately 16" in diameter. Texturing detail was added and the platter is finished with oil and wax.
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Forms and Small Turned Box
I turned this small collection of forms and a box with lid from some chunks of redwood burl left over from bigger bowl projects
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Make Waves
1 commentThis cherry and steel wall sculpture is 5' by 9'. Three slabs were cut from one log. Each slab was cut into smaller pieces. The pieces were turned off center creating concentric...
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Pyramid supported vessel
2 commentsThis piece, with a terrible title, has a bit of an Art Deco feel to it, as well as a sort of faux-Aztec vibe. Or maybe "The Day the Earth Stood Still". It's made of rosewood (I think), tiger stripe...
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"Vuasa Rufia" Vase
This Egyptian vase was crafted in the likeness of an Egyptian young man standing on his tippy toes. The tall slender body and wide shoulders with feet positioned as if standing in...
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About this Contest
UPDATE: Congratulations to Bill Wyko (aka Sandtazam) of Tucson, Ariz. who wins this gallery challenge with his Monsoon turning.








