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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, December 11, 2018


Just finished two boxes.  The lids fit nicely.  Linda wanted one stained aqua.  Gary

Wednesday, November 21, 2018


Just finished making a nice Oak serving plate and two boxes.  Linda does not like  me adding on the plastic to a box and I will discontinue doing it.   I agree with her that it detracts from the wood.  Gary

Monday, November 19, 2018

This tall vase is made from a large scrap of Carob wood.  I tried a variation in design I hope to good effect. 

Wednesday, November 7, 2018

I made two new bowls. The top Cypress bowl required special cuts with my gouges.  Gary

Friday, September 28, 2018

Just completed a new bowl made from raffle wood.  I colored the inside with green stain and the outside with yellow stain.  Linda likes enough to have filled it with items on the kitchen counter.  Gary

Saturday, September 22, 2018


My most recent boxes.  I try to make different designs for each on.  Gary

Friday, August 31, 2018

Newly turned loquat wooden bowl.  Linda comments that it has a yellow color to it. 
Gary

Saturday, July 28, 2018


Finished turnning and painting this large yellow bowl this week.  Linda picked the color and it goes with the color of the bananas.  Gary

Sunday, July 22, 2018


Just finished a new bowl with embillishment around the center. Gary

Sunday, July 15, 2018

Just made this bowl.  The stepped design are new to me.  Linda likes it being different. 

Saturday, July 7, 2018

I make two tops and a holder for them to spin in.  The top to the right spins the longest. 

Sunday, June 17, 2018




 This last week has been productive regarding wood turning. Finished turned a vase and bowl. The large item is a broad-rimmed platter 14 inches, acacia wood.  

Wednesday, June 6, 2018


Just finished this last week two bowls and a blue box.  The larger bowl is made of Sweet Gum. 

Sunday, June 3, 2018



Just finished todayd with a new coffee cup box with fumes added to the top.  Collabortive with Linda.  She bent the wire. 

Thursday, May 31, 2018


Just finished a new bowl made from a yoke of a tree where a branch joined the base of a tree.  Linda likes the base which I did in steps.  Stained brown.

Sunday, May 6, 2018


I just completed this set of five flower holders in different shapes, colors.  They are made of ash wood. Gary

Friday, April 27, 2018


New blue colored bowl.  I am trying to do more carving and figure painting.  Linda likes it. 

Wednesday, April 25, 2018

These Sweet Gum pieces did not want to cooperate to become flower holders.

Wednesday, April 11, 2018




Just finished a new bowl made of English Oak.  I like the way this bowl turned out.  Gary

Monday, April 9, 2018


Just finished making a walnut and sycamore box.  Linda has put debs on the green sycamore one.  Gary

Monday, March 26, 2018

Saturday, March 3, 2018


March 3, 2018.  The bowl to the right is made of liquid amber.  The two to the left are from Tipu Wood.  I stained all three. 

Friday, March 2, 2018


Just finished making a large bowl 5 3/4 by 11 1/2 inches made from TIPU.  Linda made a beautiful design around it. 

Wednesday, February 21, 2018

Linda Made 7 Gift Bags for Gary's Wood Turning


I made a new bowl from the very hard wood TPU.  I used a flower template and burnt the design in and colored them.  Gary

Thursday, February 1, 2018






I am enjoying experimenting with color stains on some of my turnings.  This bowl has three different colored stains on it.  
Newly turned items:  Redwood Vase 5 3/4 X7 1/2 inches; Blue Bowl 8 3/4 X 3 3/4 inches; Loquat Natural Edge Bowl 7 1/2 X 3 1/2 inches