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Please see other web addresses: http://westwood2.blogspot.com/ My Employment for 27 years in The Calif. Dept. of Corrections; 31 ½ years in the U.S. Army; Vietnam story, pictures; Prison story, picture http://lcweb2.loc.gov/diglib/vhp/bib/24135 : Library of Congress: my military history

Best of Show San Bernardino County Fair 2011

Best of Show San Bernardino County Fair 2011

spalted wood vase

spalted wood vase

suspended vessel, candlesticks

suspended vessel, candlesticks

Blog Archive

Tuesday, May 24, 2016


I just finished these three boxes.  Linda wanted them green.  They are labor intensive.  May 24, 2016.

Sunday, May 15, 2016




The bowl is made from American Maple wood.  It is 9 inches by 7 inches.  The wood was like steel to cut and I had thrown it into the garbage twice and each time retrieved it.  Linda for some reason wanted it and liked it.  The platter stand was made from a picture I saw in the American Wood Turners magazine, February issue.  It works.

Thursday, May 5, 2016


I made two finials to go on top of Linda’s lamp. One ended up being too large and now is an ornament onto itself. The smaller one is now in use. Linda did a very good job of painting the latter one. She combined colors. The lamp shade is very important to Linda that goes with this finial. linda’s Brother now deceased make the lamp shade. He also was a very talented artist that worked with many mediums.