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Eric, the foot was shaped from the same walnut burl and then glued on. I turned the outside and inside of the walnut halfmoon on my lathe. I don't have a good picture of the foot, but this view may...

I haven't posted anything in a long time. Here's a piece that I did this last December and entered in the Master Woodworkers Competition at the Beavers Bend State Park in Oklahoma. Maple Burl...

Here is a helmet I made out of Buckeye Burl. My Dad, Dick Vonk, gave me the inspiration for this piece from the helmets he has turned. This piece is approximately 18" tall, on it's stand, and 9" in...

Here is another Buckeye Burl piece that I turned back in January, 2012. This piece is 22" in diameter and 26.5" tall. It's about 1 1/2" thick and is mounted on a steel post with a steel base. I...

Thanks for the post Jim. I'm guessing you looked at my history? Yes, this piece is similar to the last piece I posted, last June. I have been so busy that I haven't posted any of my work since...

Here is another new piece that I took for Gallery Walk. This piece is 17" tall by approximately 5 1/2" wide and made from Walnut. The wall thickness goes from 1/32" for the top 4" or so and then...

This piece is made from Buckeye Burl and is 15" tall and 9 1/2" in diameter. It is approximately 3/16" thick and finished with WOP. A not so funny thing happened when I worked my way down to the...

I am privilaged to be the Artist of the Month at Gallery 726 in Hot Springs, Arkansas for the month of April. The Hot Springs Galleries have a "Gallery Walk" every first Friday of the month and the...

I recently purchased a hollowing system for deep hollowforms. This one is 18" tall, 9" in diameter and 1/8" thick right down to the bottom. It's made from Buckeye Burl. I'll try to do a review on...

A little (pre) tool gloat and a question. I finally decided to order a captured hollowing system. I want to do some taller / deeper forms. In a week or so I should be receiving the Deep Hollowing...

Ron,

Didn't know if you saw the "how to". I turned a bowl for the leaves and then when completely finished, I cut out the leaf shape. The same for the pedals except they were much more nerve...

I made this piece from a 6x6x3" block that I first cut in two. Approximately 1 3/4" for the bottom and 1 1/4" for the pedals. I glued a waste block onto the bottom (thicker) piece and cut a tenon...

Got a notice from the AAW about a juried contest to benifit the Lubeznik Center for the Arts. The challenge was to take two 6 x 6 x 3" blocks of the same wood. Leave one untouched / unfinished as a...

I got the diamond stone from Alan Lacer at a demonstration. It works great. I've had it for about a year and it doesn't show any signs of wear.

Ken

David, I already live in eastern Oklahoma....lol I'm just over the border into Arkansas!! You should see the BIG pieces I have left to turn :D:D:D

Ken

You sure are fast at the keyboard...lol Thanks John.

Ken

Several people have asked where I got the wood for this piece. I hope I'm not breaking an advertising rule or something. I am not affiliated with this company except that they have some of my...

Here is another piece I delivered to the Gallery this last weekend. This piece is 9 1/2" in diameter and 11" tall overall. The finial and inset collar are claro walnut. I used crushed turquoise...

Thanks for the kind words. Once again my photo skills and equipment didn't do this piece of wood justice. I started with an 18" diameter piece of maple to try out my new lathe. I had problems with...

The bottom of this hollow form is about 1" in diameter. My photo skills and equipment didn't do it justice. The red is the bright red inlace nugget from Craft Supplies USA. I'm not sure what it's...

I call this hollow form Tribulation because this Pecan tree had been through at least one fire or lightening strike early in life and then after growing over the burnt bark with fresh wood it was...

Here is another piece I finished recently. This piece is made from buckeye burl and is hollowed to approximately 3/16" thick. It measures 8" in diameter and 10 3/4" tall. Finished with several...

Steve, Yes there is a maple foot. I don't normally like to put a foot on hollow forms but thought it would balance the inset maple burl and the finial.
John, The form is hollowed. I recessed a...

It sounds like I made all of these recent posts this weekend. It really took me several weeks to do the 6 pieces I finished this weekend. I just happened to get them done this last weekend! This...

Here is another piece I finished this weekend. This bowl / platter is 13 1/2" across and 2 1/2" deep and is made from spalted maple that I helped to cut off of some people house here in Mena last...