Some Box Elder Bowls (additions made on 9/13/21)
A customer in St Paul (MN) commissioned me to make bowls from a large box elder tree that grew very close her home. I selected what...
Latest Images of Bowls in my Gallery
The following images show my bowl inventory on June 2 (2021) This bowl is a large cedar burl bowl and is unusual because it shows the...
Spooky Figure Inside a Sugar Maple Burl
Who would suspect that a ghostly figure was hiding inside this large sugar maple burl. The full 17" diameter burl is shown to the left...
Hovland Arts Festival 2021 Poster
The Hovland Arts Festival will happen this year. Last year's festival was cancelled due to the pandemic so we are happy to return to a...
A Load of Box Elder Logs
I often get contacted by a person with a load of wood for turning. These calls seem to come at perfect times when I need new wood,...
Large Aspen Crotch, a poor woodturner's burl
I have not had any aspen burls for over a year. These are my favorite burls to turn and unfortunately the pandemic has made it difficult...
Stunning Black Walnut Crotch
I turn a lot of bowls and have been lucky to have access to great wood and burls. Some of the wood I use arrives unexpectedly from former...
My Approach to Turning a Large Cedar Burl
In a previous blog post I described turning a large cedar burl and showed the first bowl turned from this amazing white cedar burl. I...
Happy Valentines Day Newsletter
It is time for my Wood Turning/Bowl Newsletter. I decided to post this on my web site rather than sending out a large file to everyone....
Another Beautiful Black Walnut Crotch
The following image shows a black walnut crotch. The larger branch is about 10" in diameter. The metal spike on the top of this crotch...
