The fourteenth annual Hovland Arts Festival will be held on July 5 and 6, and I will have a lot of new bowls displayed there. Below is a...

I often check the analytics for my web site. Over 50 people visit the site every day (the good news) but most bounce away within a few...

I got this large old oak burl from a customer who wanted a bowl. The burl was oddly shaped with a large depression in the top and it was...

Thanks to everyone who entered the bowl give away raffle. The winning number is 298 and only one person guessed that exact number....

The process of turning a burl into a bowl is really one of alchemy. It involves changing (transmutation) an ordinary looking chunk of...

I seem to be getting several commissioned projects turning mesquite burls. This is the first year I have turned mesquite burl so it is...

I just got a large birch burl shown in the first two images below. The burl measured 20" at the widest and about 8" deep after it was cut...

I turned two mesquite burl bowls a few days ago. The burls were provided by a customer for commissioned bowls. These had interesting and...

This post shows another beautiful birch burl bowl with lots of chatoyance. The photos below show the burl and the bowl. Here is a large...

A customer brought me a large birch burl that is shown in the first photo below. He wanted me to turn a bowl for him since the birch tree...