WOODTURNER’S JOY
Find an appealing chunk of wood.
Fix securely onto a lathe.
Eye protection on? Check.
Dust collector ready? Check.
Tool rest in position? Check.
Gouge sharpened? Check.
Rev up the lathe.
Touch high speed steel to whirling wood.
Watch ribbons of cambium peel away,
Unveil secrets of the tree,
Tease out its stories.
Listen well.
Toyon Burl
Wood salvaged from a bonfire. 4″diameter, 1.25″ high
Blue oak bowl, live edge
Small but mighty, from large wind-thrown blue oak
Plum wood, shallow bowl
from fallen California Gold Rush era farmyard tree, 5″ x 1.25″
Blue oak live edge bowl, #2
4.5 inch diameter, 4″ high from fallen giant Quercus douglasii
Blue Oak branch burl, candleholder
Amazing grain in the stem of this “mushroom”
Oak, Round pedestal lidded box