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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

Sunday, December 29, 2019


These are nine mushrooms that I made out of tree limbs. They take a minimum of an hour a piece turning them and longer to finish sanding, painting, etc. Linda likes them. A new challenge that I enjoy. Gary

Sunday, December 22, 2019


I used a new method to dry these newly turned wet wood bowls.   I used a COSTCO dehydrator for 10 hours at 130 degrees.  Worked very good.  Otherwise I would have had to wait 4 months to finish turn them to allow natural drying.

Monday, December 9, 2019


Gary made two new vases and a walnut bowl.  One vase is made from apricot wood (highly figured) and the other painted with three paints.