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Yarn Bowl

Yarn Bowl for Barbara Crouchley Dec 2022 Started with a log of unknwn species. Bark inclusion left for interest A curl cut with a coping saw to accommodate the yarn Nice grain inside Finished after cutting off the tenon on … Continue reading

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Locust Vase

​I nipped a small locust log from John Kauer and turned an end grain vase out of it using a stainless steel insert.   Shaped the outside a little, and drilled a hole, and turned out the inside in a … Continue reading

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Poplar Table

This table is poplar from the wood harvested from the tree that totaled the car back in 2013.   Pieces were hand planed for thicknesss and jointing. The legs were each cut (see below) from a 1 1/2" by 1 … Continue reading

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Cherry Table

This cherry end table was made from boards milled with a Woodmizer saw mill of John Kauer's from logs given to me by Preston Hensley. (H: 19" Top: ~12 x 13") The boards were cut to size and then hand … Continue reading

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Apple Bowl

Apple Bowl: A joint effort with Bill Lahey. This was started by Bill in 2020 in our joint shop and I finished this up in March of 2021.   Finished with high build friction polish   Turn off the tenon … Continue reading

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Small Locust Bowl

Small Locust Bowl for Reid: From two peices of locust fence post (4" x 4") glued up together:  

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Birch Bowl

Birch Bowl          

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Plum Burl Bowl

Plum burl from Lang Smith's Ancient plum tree. This was rough turned some time ago: see Plum Burl Bowl Cracks filled with coffe grounds and CA glue This piece broke out when rough turning it and was replced and bedded in expoxy … Continue reading

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Birch Bowl

This birch bowl (10" x 3 1/2") was rought turned a couple of years ago and abandoned. I pulled out of the burn pile and repaired a ring check with CA glue and finished turning it. Wet sanded with walnut … Continue reading

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Cedar bowl

Cedar bowl (9" x 5 1/2") from a billet of old grow cedar from Roger Heinen: This was going to be a yarn bowl but i couldn't bring myself to cut the channel for the yarn- the wood is so pretty. … Continue reading

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Red Oak Bowl

Red oak bowl (11 1/4" x 4 1/2") – also rescued form the burn pile. This bowl was partially turned and then abondoned for a couple of years because of lage cracks that appeared as it dried. I filled them … Continue reading

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Oak Bowl (Jet 1220) [COVID-19 Bowl 4]

Oak Bowl from a log from Toby Nagurney (7" x 2") This log was from the other end of the crotch used in Bowl 3 See Oak Bowl (Jet 1220) [COVID-19 Bowl 3]    

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Carbide Cutter Gouge Handle (Jet 1220)

Handle for Carbide Cutter From a piece of firewood (species unknown) Using a copper pipe fitting for the ferrule: Finished with two coats of Watco Danish Oil After I was done, I decided to add some detail to the handle. … Continue reading

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Oak Bowl (Jet 1220) [COVID-19 Bowl 3]

Oak Bowl from a crotch (8" X 2 5/8") (Log was a gift from Toby Nagurney) After turning the outside, had to deal with this split knot; the holes went all the way through and these cracks throughout: The knot and … Continue reading

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Spalted Oak Bowl (Jet 1220) [COVID-19 Bowl 2]

Spalted Oak Bowl:  (6 1/2" X 2 7/8") From an oak log from Toby Nagurney.  Finished with 1. Wet sanding with Abranet 2" discs 80-320 grit and walnut oil. 2. MinWax water based sanding sealer (Two coats, sanding after each) … Continue reading

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Apple Bowl (Jet 1220) [COVID-19 Bowl 1]

Apple bowl turned on the Jet 1220 lathe (7 1/4" x 2 3/4")   Finished with Minwax water based sanding sealer, Mahoney's walnut oil, Watco Danish Oil, and Mylands High Build Friction polish.      

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Plum Burl Bowl

Plum burl from Lang Smith's ancient plum tree: A big piece of a knot flew off and had to be epoxied back in with West Systems G5  5 min epoxy with Transtint dye added. after turning After applying walnut oil … Continue reading

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Spalted Apple Hollow Form

Hollow Form from Lang Smith's apple tree. (7" x 3 1/2") Started out between centers, shaped the sides and turned a tenon on the bottom. Then reverse mounted it in the four jaw scroll chuck. Drilled out the center with a … Continue reading

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Poplar desk from downed tree

On Septecber 11, 2013, a huge storm hit Islesboro and brought down over 2000 trees on the island. We lost several including a large poplar tree that totalled our 1998 Honda. What was left of the Honda. (It was salvaged with … Continue reading

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Yarn Bowl

The log for this bowl came from Brandon and Sharon's Japaese Maple tree that was cut down in 2012. This yarn bowl is a gift for Sandy Oliver. Here's how I did this. Mounted in the 4-jaw chuck after shaping between … Continue reading

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Carver’s Mallet from firewood

Small carver's mallet – could also function as a garlic smasher. Haven't decided yet.

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Small Bowl from Firewood

Another small bowl from firewood. Shallow bowl for holding small things at the sink. Very stable and very wide bottom section:

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Small Bowl from Firewood

One of the first turings of mine on the new Cambridge MA joint shop set up with Bill Lahey. Jet 1221 Lathe and Laguna 14/Twelve bandsaw. This small bowl was turned from fire wood. Don't know which species but it … Continue reading

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Bill Lahey’s First Cherry Bowl

The cherry log was a gift from Preston Hensley. Trurned on the Jet Lathe.  

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Joint Shop In Cambridge, MA

The Joint Cambridge Shop so far comprises the Jet 1221 Lathe and the Laguna 14/Twelve BAndsaw and a 8" slow speed grinder with CBN wheel and Wolverine Vari-Grind sharpening jig, and several carbide, bowl, and spindle gouges.  

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