This is my second wand. This particular wand is made of Hard Maple. It is a very solid and firm wood which I've been told is strong enough to puncture and go through human skin, especially if there was a sharp point on the end. (It is dulled for that reason.)
This little bowl is rather small. To date it is the smallest I have made. To give you an idea of proportion, the mouth of this bowl would allow a regular sized egg to fix perfectly on top. This is the final piece of Yates Cabin Pine that I had and turned.
This bowl is the first bowl I have made out of Elm. It is a very beautiful piece because you can see a stark contrast between the heart wood and sap wood. It is about the size of an average cereal bowl.
Like the previous bowl, this bowl is also made of Elm and approximately the size of a cereal bowl. You can see a little bit of heart wood and sap wood near the base. My Master Wood Turner, Lauren, had the idea for the wood burning inside the bowl. (I nicked it pretty badly with a bowl gouge and didn't want to damage further. This is called a "design opportunity" not a mistake! Thanks to Lauren I never look at anything I turn as a mistake if something gets messed up or doesn't turn out right. The next piece will show that.)
This piece is very unique. It is made of Elm and was originally suppose to be a nice bowl. After trying to remove some tear out that wouldn't come out (I was not using a tool effectively) I kept chiseling down more and more of the bowl until I became fed up and threw it in the "to burn" pile. After some calming down and thinking through I put the piece back on the lathe and it turned into my favorite turning I have done thus far...a small and tall cake platter. It sits about 3 1/2" from base to the platter rim. For a size comparison this platter would hold a donut with about a 1/2" of platter left on all sides. The pictures really do not do it justice.
Well, I hope you enjoyed April's wood turnings. If you see something you love, talk to me and we can negotiate a price. ;-)
