Turning....Round and ..............

..........round.  New bowl on the lathe finally - black walnut.  And is going well at this stage.

Burl bowl...............

....emerges from a chunk of wood. Uploaded three views since the grain changes with slight rotation of the bowl. I'm pretty happy with how this came out - it's the best one so far this year. I'm not positive, but I think this is Pacific Madrone. Bowl is roughly 7-inches in diameter and 4-inches high.

Swimming............

upstream....new Fish Totem. Cedar & metal. 3-feet tall.

Fish Totems.....

continue to spawn.....cedar & metal. 3-feet tall.

And tomorrow is the opening of the HBL Gallery -- the first Monday of each month at 2970 Phipps Lane NE, Salem OR 97305. Phone (503)581-8697. Hours 9AM to 6PM.

Proof of................

concept....cedar fish totem prototype. 3-feet tall.

Dogwood.......

bowl. 8-inches x 3-inches. Finished with linseed oil/turpentine and wax.

Ah......Rapidly Revolving Wood....

I managed to escape to the shop this weekend and began roughing out a Cherry bowl. The wood is from a neighbor's tree that came down in one of our winter storms.