Butternut Bowl, No. bn318 I turned this bowl on April 20, '09 and it had this great leathery smell. Unfortunately it dissipated after drying. The sapwood and heartwood have nearly the same color which is a bit unusual. Otherwise, Butternut is an attractive wood due to the annual rings which are quite distinct.  The finish is Tung Oil and spar-urethane to make a very smooth protective surface. The dimensions are 10.67" diameter x 4.5" height $109 Price includes shipping and insurance but not sales tax, where applicable.
Black Birch Bowl No. bb290 Black birch has a very tight grain and the more I use it to make bowls, the more surprised I become about the uniqueness of the designs within the wood.  Sometimes the color of the sapwood and heartwood contrast sharply and other times they do not.  There is also a redness to the darker heartwood. This bowl, turned on December 29, '08 has a nice knot in the bottom and a 0.5" rim around the top edge. It is extremely smooth and will stay this way after many washings.  Recently I put vinegar and oil in the bottom of a bowl with this type of finish and kept it there for one week. Washed with soap and water, it looked and felt before I had conducted this evaluation. This finish consists of Tung Oil, followed by numerous sprayings of spar urethane, sanded and polished with a cotton cloth.  Enjoy your salad in this bowl!! $96 Price includes shipping and insurance but not sales tax, where applicable.	Sold, 12/12/09
Sycamore Bowl, No. s289 Sycamore trees do not die very often around here.  They live more than 200years (in France they were planted in the villages after the revolution of 1789 and are know as 'freedom trees. I have seen many of them). The one bowl I made a couple of years ago was very bland in color and was not very interesting.  This one, and a few others that I have made from the same tree are quite nice.  I turned this on April 26, '09 and when I sanded it, I discovered an very warm tan color throughout the bowl.  It is extremely smooth and has a very fine grainy texture as in beech wood.  The finish is Tung Oil, followed by numerous sprayings of spar urethane. The dimenstions are 6.75" diameter by 4.25" height $71 Price includes shipping and insurance but not sales tax, where applicable.	Sold, 11/20/09
Black Birch Bowl, No. bb316 I see that I turned this bowl on that infamous IRS day, but don't let this bowl aggrevate you like our taxes do!  This bowl is so 'busy' with beautiful natural characteristics, especially for black birch, which can be rather plain.  There is the reddish brown color, unusual annual rings, a cross section of a branch and some dark material on the inside and outer surface.  Finished first with Tung Oil, it was then sprayed with many coats of spar urethane and is extremely smooth.  Because of this activity, this bowl weighs more than the usual bowls I make. It has dimensions of: 11.7" diameter by 5.4" height.  Be strong! $159 Price includes shipping and insurance but not tax, where applicable.	Sold, 11/22/09
Beech Bowl, No. b15 What's unique about this bowl is that it is so distorted that it has gone from round to oval. First turned on Jan 6,'07, it now has a dimension of 10.25" for the long width and 9" for the short width of an oval. The height is 4.25". This bowl became so distorted it would not fit back on the lathe chuck, so I had to finish it totally by hand. The finish is smooth and has Tung oil underneath a clear glossy lacquer. A really remarkable bowl with much character. $165                                                              Price includes shipping and insurance but not tax, where applicable.
Black Birch Bowl No. bb331 Birch wood has been used for cabinet frames as well as frames which require straight wood.  Never having turned a black birch before, I found that it has a nice look and feel, strong and somewhat heavy in weight and some nice contrasting harwood and sapwood.  I also observed that white birch does not turn well!  This black birch bowl was first turned on June 18, '09.   There is a small base(5.75" diameter), rising 0.4",with a good taper to the sides of the bowl.  The finish is 100% Tung Oil, followed by Spar-Urethane spraying.  The finish is very smooth to the touch.  The dimensions are: diameter, 12.75" by 5" height.  $161 Price includes shipping and insurance but not tax, where applicable.	Sold, 11/20
Apple Bowl, No. a348 Here is another moderately distorted apple bowl.  Crafted on April 19, '09, it has managed to twist itself mainly about the top of the bowl. The diameter is essentially the same, wherever measured but the height has varied by 0.3".  I will call the dimensions at 9" diameter by 3.25" height.  I made this bowl from a neighbors old unproductive tree that was asking to be cut down. The wood was first finished with Tung oil, sanded and then sprayed with spar urethane. The finish is smooth but it has been difficult to get the porous areas filled, consequently it is not as smooth as I am normally able to produce.  But then it is a uniqe piece of wood.     $118 Price includes shipping and insurance but not tax, where applicable.	Sold, 12/5/09
Beech Bowl, No. b344 Here we have a bowl made from the beech tree. Can't say whether it was American or European(Copper).  Regardless, it is a very unusual wood.  Both the sap and heartwood has these tiny horizonatal lines, about < 0.05" in length throughout the wood.  This is one way to know the identity of this wood without seeing the bark or leaf.  Intense sanding followed by rubbing with Tung Oil, brings out the fineness of the grain.  I then follow it up with numerous spraying of spar urethane to create a permanent finish.  The dimensions are:  11" diameter by 4.7" height.  The opening is 7-7.25" diameter and the base is @ 7.5" diameter. It is slightly distorted.  Great for many types of decorations or snack foods ! $187                                                                 Price includes shipping and insurance but not tax, where applicable.
Butternut Bowl, No. bn336 I turned this on May 28,'09 having received a few logs from a friend who sells split wood for fireplaces. The annual rings standout to make this bowl a unique item.  There are a couple of worm holes on the outside surface and most of the bowl is of one color of tan regardless of whether it is sapwood or heartwood.  The dimensions are 11.75" diameter by 5.25" height.  The sharp taper to 4.5" allows one to see the grain pattern both inside and out. The finish is Tung Oil, followed by numerous sprayings of spar urethane. The finished surface is very smooth. $138 Price includes shipping and insurance but not tax, where applicable.	Sold, 12/14/09