Piece #458 - Chestnut Oak with Calcite, Obsidian Inlay - 8" by 2" - SOLD   This is the first piece in a series called "Fault Lines". The wood came to me as a result of a really bad thunderstorm in Knoxville, TN, Spring 2011. This huge Chestnut Oak was blown down...

Piece #457 - Ash with Bark Inclusion - 9" by 3" - SOLD    

Piece #456 - Elm with Calcite Inlay - 11.5" by 4" - SOLD The Chinese characters for Happiness, Longevity, Luck and Prosperity adorn this elm, square bowl. It presents a suggestion of a pagoda roof. The characters were carved 1/8th inch deep with a dental drill then...

Piece #453 - Cedar - 9.5" by 5" - SOLD  

Piece #452 - Elm with Calcite, Howlite Inlay - 8" by 3" - SOLD  

Piece #451 - Ash - 9" by 6" - SOLD  

Piece #450 - Ambrosia Maple & Silver Leaf - 5.5" by 2" - SOLD   I treated the inside with a solution of tannic acid and water. I let that cure overnight. Next iron water was brushed on over the tannin. Because of the capillary action of the wood fibers the...

Piece #449 - Walnut - 5" by 3" - SOLD  

Piece #448 - Buckeye Burl - 5" by 3" - SOLD   The character in this little rice bowl in nothing short of spectacular.    

Piece #446 - Ambrosia Maple and Calcite Inlay - 5.5" by 2.5" - SOLD    

Piece #445 - Oak & Dutch Metal Leaf - 8.5" by 2.5" - SOLD   This oak bowl was born plain and characterless. It cried out for some pizzazz. I treated the inside with a solution of tannic acid and water. I let that cure overnight. Next iron water was brushed on...

Piece #443 - Curly Ambrosia Maple - 5.5" by 2.5" - SOLD   The 3D curls running through this piece are quite striking. Roger Dale Scott Woodpops  

Piece #441 - Elm with Copper leaf - 8" by 3" 0 My neighbor from down the street gave me this elm last year (2013). This bowl has a very light orange tint on the inside. Then the wood was sealed with a 1 lb. cut of dewaxed shellac. The final finish on the inside is...

Piece #440 - Ash Burl with Calcite crystal inlay - 8" by 4" - SOLD   This spring I drove up to Baghdad Lumber to pick up the poplar for my new show display shelves. Cal found this ash burl in the back cut-off room. It's more of a wana-be burl than a full grown...

Piece #439 - Guanacaste, Elephant Ear Tree - 8" by 1.5" - May, SOLD   This piece of wood came from Florida. A storm took it down in 2009. I got a lot of it! At the time I thought it was a nasty species. It is almost caustic. I have to take special precautions...

Piece #100 - River Birch - 8" by 2.5" - SOLD   I turned this piece sometime in 2011. Because it had no grain or character I painted it with black lacquer. It sat on my office shelf until May, 2014 when I decided to spiff it up. I applied copper leaf and a...

Piece #435 - Ash - 10" by 6" - SOLD   I like natural edge bowls with lots of figure (character). However, this Ash bowl had lots of character but not the kind that looks good. OK. What to do. At the time I'm making new portable shelves for the art shows planned...