WOOD ON WEDNESDAY!

I finally got out to the lathe again!  The heat wave, among other things, has made it intolerable in the garage where my shop is set up.  The cooler day, an A/C unit on pointing right at me and some black walnut wood to play with all tempted me out to play!  I must admit, I am a bit rusty but with only a few mistakes,

 I enjoyed myself and no injuries ensued! 

I sanded and applied the first coat of shellac before I called it quits.  You can easily see how rich and dark the black walnut wood is!  It is a hardwood and required sharpening of the bowl gouge often.

After the second coat of finish dries this morning, I will begin the work of hollowing it out!

WOOD AND STONE

This bowl is from the other half of the little log. 

 It is so nice to work with the Black Walnut; 

 the grain is gorgeous and sands up so smoothly.

It was fun to make this one

 and the bark stayed on in every inch of the rim

 so that worked up beautifully 

with the finish to bring out the rich color!

Right now it is sitting on the table with a piece of green Jasper 

that I had found in  Washington.  

They make a great pair!

 

WOOD AND FLOWERS

This little bowl (4" wide and 3" high) is almost finished, I will be removing the tenon on the bottom and sign it first.

I do love the beautiful grain and deep color of this wood;  it is from a little chunk from a tree my sister cut down at her home in NY and I rescued it from the firewood stack!  

This is going to her for a thank you!

And the 'odd' flying saucer bowl I made last week has had a bit of work done on it;  I cut off the flange 

and  I like the way it looks a lot better.

A bit chipped off the side where there was a knot and I just smoothed off the dip and like what it adds to the look! 

I took a little tour after filling the bird feeders and enjoyed the flowers--your hibiscus,

blackberry lilies,

Passion fruit vines,

and even a fruit from the vine, 

Crinem, 

and one of the many pagoda plants!!!!