Definitions
& Elucidations
This gallery is unlike
any other in creation, in that it is wholly
mine. Therefore, you will only see one-of-a-kind
items here. You can expect that it will
be in a constant state of change, update,
expansion and/or exchange. If something
you see here gets your “creative juices”
flowing, and it gives you an idea for something
that you’d like to see here, just
let me know. Maybe I already have something
in stock, or perhaps we could collaborate
on a brand new creation.
Pens
Most of my pens are in the $30 to $50 range, and generally have either Parker style or Cross style inserts.
Southwest Pen - Pewter & turquoise with Bocote wood. Also available in Brass or Copper. Parker style refill.
Southwest Mesa Pen - Pewter & turquoise with Manzanita wood. Also available in Brass or Copper. Parker style refill.
Steampunk Pen - Pewter & Copper with Black Walnut wood. Bolt action operation. Parker style refill.
Steampump Pen - Pewter with Bocote wood. The pump handle operates the pen. Parker style refill.
Vessels:
This
category is generally the potpourri
family. The turned wood vessels are
usually six inches or less in diameter,
and usually two to four inches high.
The lids can be pewter, brass, filigree,
embroidered, ceramic, cloisonne, or
Staffordshire bone china, among others.
The lidless vessels are candy dishes
and the like, or simply conversational
pieces. They are usually turned of
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Box
Elder Bowl
This
four inch by eleven and a quarter
inch bowl is an excellent example
of the fiery red coloration often
found in Box Elder.
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Cocobolo
Bowl
This
Cocobolo (a Mexican Rosewood) Bowl
is 2 inches high, and 10 1/2 inches
in diameter.
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English
Boxwood
This
is the same kind of English Boxwood
that generally grows shrub size,
except when it ages by about four
centuries, which this one did. That
accounts for its size, which is
six inches high, and five inches
in diameter at the natural-edge
rim.
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Holly
Vessel
This
eclectic piece is turned from Holly.
It is 2 1/2 inches high, and 12
1/2 inches in diameter. It includes
a turned acrylic marble, which is
as close to real pearl as acrylic
can get. Use it to practice your
roulette moves.
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Small
Cherry Bowl
This
highly polished Cherry Burl Bowl
measures 3 7/8 inches high and 4
7/8 inches in diameter.
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Ikebana:
(a Japanese term meaning flower arrangement)
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Cat
Tails Ikebana
This
arrangement is a Cherry Burl vase,
decorated with turned Black Walnut
Cat Tails on 1/8 inch dowels. It
is 38 1/2 inches high. The base
alone is five inches high and six
inches in diameter
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| This is a picture of the entire piece, which would be a stunningly attractive conversation piece in your foyer. |
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Cherry
Ikebana
This
Cherry vessel measures 3 inches
high, and 6 inches in diameter.
With the arrangement pictured, it
stands 40 inches high.
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Live Oak Burl
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Cedar Vase |
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Tactile
Art:
Poison Ivy!!!
Yes, pictured here is indeed a poison ivy vine. It is nine inches tall and six inches wide, and has a flanged glass tube in the center, in which you may arrange live flowers. It is guaranteed to stimulate, if not dominate conversation. Its $600 price tag is based not so much on craftsmanship (though impeccably outstanding), as on its obviously unique stature in the turned wood kingdom.
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Bradford
Pear
A
pear of pear,
a single pear,
and not a pair,
of Bradford Pear.
It's
six inches in diameter, and nine
inches high.
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Bradford
Pears (Smaller Version)
Some
pears of pear,
no single pear,
and not one pair,
of Bradford Pear.
They're about three inches in diameter, and about four
inches in length.
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Lazy
Susan
Lazy
Susan, turned from Box Elder. It
is 1 3/4 inches high, including
the turn table, and 14 1/4 inches
in diameter.
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Holly
Lamp
This
is a lamp turned from Holly. The
base is turned and is highly polished.
The body is natural root stock.
It has a 3-way switch. It is 21
1/2 inches high. The shade is not
included, as you'll probably want
your own.
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This is a 19 inch bowl turned from a Hickory Burl. It obviously has not been designed by The Creator to hold liquids for any extended period of time, but will hold solids of every sort visual pleasure, as well as culinary delight.
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