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Wood is amazing! Underneath the bark of a tree hides breathtaking beauty. The bark itself is something to behold. When you factor in species, aging, branching, growth rings, heartwood, softwood, and biological processes (which produce Spalting), wood can become even more spectacular. On this page you will find sample of my wood, and resin turned bowls along with my other wood creations.
This page is still "under construction" so I have not included prices... yet. If you are interested in an item you can contact me by pressing the button at the bottom of the page and we can discuss a price. The person who taught me how to wood turn, Stuart Batty, provided me with some guidelines on pricing and told me a minimum price for the simplest of bowls. I have one of the bowls on this page in an art gallery which has been priced. I will include that price with the bowl.
When it comes to sizing I have included a 5 inch finial in my photos to provide some insight on size.
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Resin Bowls with LED lights inside.
I call this bowl Getting Together.
It is a live edge resin coated cottonwood bowl. Price: $495.
5 Inch finial to be used as a guide for approximating sizes.
Butterfly Pyrography Mushroom Bobblehead. Price: $85.
Not only are bowls attractive they are also functional.
Not all of my turnings are wood. I also include resin that can be altered with blended or layered colours.
I call this bowl Aurora because the combination of wood and coloured resin look fabulous either lit or unlit.
Price: $395.
I created this birch bowl to demonstrate how I mixed and applied resin in one of my YouTube videos listed at the bottom of this page.
This bowl is called Cherry Blossom. Not only can you decorate wood with resin you can also enhance it with wood burning and paint. Having a wife that is an artist is a real benefit. Price: $135.
With regard to wood there is just so much to appreciate. It is a renewable resource, has substantial structural strength, and can be used for all kinds of applications.
I have created a variety of different bobble head mushrooms. Each mushroom cap is on a spring. They all oscillate at different rates due to differences in spring strengths and length, and on the weight of the mushroom cap.
When it comes to my live edge bowls with bark I refer to them as either Grizzly or Buffalo bowls. I call Cottonwood, which has a very thick rough bark, Grizzly Bowls and Ash and Maple bowls, which have a more consistent bark, Buffalo bowls.
This bowl is called Amber.
it is a combination of resin and bark. One of the known characteristics of resin is that it takes on a yellowish colour over time. With light shining through, it is not so noticeable. Different resins are rated for how well they retain their clarity. Personally I appreciate the amber colour. Price: $285.
Lidded boxes can also be embellished with custom turned or commercial finials as seen in this Burgundy Box. Price: $135.
What Elizabeth and I enjoy most about wood is revealing its hidden beauty. My woodturning allows me to shape and reveal fantastic grain and beautiful "figure". The finishes that are applied can accentuate the wood's characteristics, and preserve and protect the wood. I sometimes enhance an item even more by applying pyrography to the bowls, vases, and platters that I turn.
This "Jelly Bean" bowl keeps an eye on your diet for you. Of course the jelly beans in the stem will always be there for you to “admire". Price: $275
Thanks to the use of resin I can create some unique designs. This mushroom incorporates cottonwood, pine cones, and individual pine cone scales. Price: $185.
The wood for this cottonwood bowl came from a town known as Matlock. The cambium and phloem on this bowl form a beautiful bead between the bark and the sapwood. Sold
Even simple bowls can be embellished with Lichtenberg patterns. The method of creating these patterns is sometimes referred to as fractal burning. Sold
The black wooden stripes in this bowl were burned into the wood while it was on the lathe using a wire. Turning the wood at a higher speed while stretching the wire across the wood generates enough heat to burn the wood.
We love gardening so I made these little garden guards to watch over our flowers and veggies. They aren't very good at keeping the critters away but they make up for it with "cuteness". Price: $45
I use food safe epoxy resin to coat most of my bowls. They are very colourful when filled with an assortment of fruit.
My "Flying Saucer" bowl takes advantage of exposing bark and sapwood in different layers thanks to its undulating shape. Price: $495.
This bowl has a Lichtenberg pattern burned into its surface. I made a YouTube video of how I created this vase. I used a very high voltage to burn the pattern into the wood.
Note: Because this procedure is so dangerous I also created a YouTube video on how I do it using safety methods I have applied over my career working with electronics and computers.
If you are not familiar with high voltage I do not recommend you try this.
Maple Spalting, natural shapes, combined with a resin pedestal can be very striking.
Typically I like to coat my bowls with epoxy resin but I coated this bowl with walnut oil. It took months for it to cure, and it has a satin finish.
This Rich Wood Charcuterie Board has a mineral oil finish on the top and a resin finish on the bottom. The little cutting board fits into the slot and is held in place with small magnets.
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Because of the large size of this bowl it exposed some beautiful grain. I made my first YouTube video when I made this bowl.
This maple Spalted vase was one of my first attempts at wood turning. Before I ever took lessons from Stuart Batty. This is the natural colour of the Spalting. Sold.
There is no limit to the creativity you can have when it comes to woodturning.
This Lichtenburg charcuterie board was the first wood piece we ever sold at a farmers market.
I always liked the look of resin and bark. This "Resin Bark Crown" called Coronet really makes a statement when highlighted with lights. Price: $595.
When I first turned this Maple vase I thought it would look nice but adding the resin coating made the colours pop.
Before I went on my course from Stuart Batty in Las Vegas I made this platter for him as a thank you for his teaching and mentorship. I used my sandcarving and lapidary skills to cut and etch the granite center and turned the cottonwood platter so the granite would fit into the wood. This was cut as a "cookie" so it did split but I was able to save it with resin. Of course I likely would have done a much better job after taking his course.