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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

Saturday, August 31, 2019



Making beads on my lathe.  A time consuming activity.  Gary

Tuesday, August 20, 2019


Three new small bowls, wire brushed with mustard milk paint (cherry, acacia, maple).  I misspelled cherry on the bottom of that bowl as cheery and left it that way.  Gary

Sunday, August 11, 2019



Acquired this piece of ornate wood at our recent wood turner's group picnic.  Linda wants it to use to decorate with.  On the flat parts only, I sanded it, painted it with sanding sealer.  I then used steel wool, followed by liquid wax. 
Gary