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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

Monday, November 27, 2017



Just finished five new bowl (three elm and two liquid amber wood).  Linda wanted them all decorated and each one has a feature cut into it. 

Friday, November 17, 2017




Two More Sea Urchin Christmas Ornaments and a 8 1/2 by 2 1/4 inch bowl
Recently completed a  new bowl and two more Sea Urchin Ornaments.  The Sea Urchin Ornaments are time consuming to fashion.  The wood is made of Maple, bamboo skewers hold the pieces together, wall filler sprayed inside.

Wednesday, November 1, 2017


This is my first attempt at making a Sea Urchin Christmas Ornament.  I read a number of articles, bought a DVD, had a class at my Wood Turning group.  I ended up taking a little bit from each source and invented some techniques to do it.  Linda and I have bought a box of these Sea Urchins so there are more to come.  I hope I am as successful with the rest of them as this one.  Gary