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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 18, 2022

Linda decorated these three new pecan Christmas trees I made. Also these are two new iceclycles I made out of pecan wood and dark walnut.

Thursday, November 24, 2022

These two snowmen are made with a single log each of pecan wood. I spent 4 hours turning each one. Lots of work.

Monday, October 17, 2022

Here is two bowls and a large box made of mulberry wood. I threw away my remaining mulberry wood because I am getting too much tear out with it (old wood). Also, I have chopped up my remaining wood ready for turning.

Thursday, September 1, 2022

Tuesday, July 12, 2022

Wednesday, June 22, 2022

I just finished making six additional boxes made from Mulberry wood. These boxes are always a challenge to make. It is easy to make a mistake on any one and I made significant mistakes on two while turning them. I was able to correct one. The other is sitting on a work bench waiting for me to find a suitable piece of wood to replace the top piece which I destroyed. My plan is to take four of them on my upcoming trip to Thailand to give as gifts.

Wednesday, June 1, 2022

Just finished three new mulberry wood boxes. Used shinny finish. Gary

Saturday, May 14, 2022

Made the bowl from pinion wood and the vase from mulberry wood. I like the different design I made for the vase. Gary

Monday, May 2, 2022

This wood turning statue was made from a picture that Linda gave me to copy. My best attempt. Milk paint.

Friday, April 8, 2022

Linda will pick out a picture (s) of items she thinks I should try to copy on my lathe. It is a challenge. See the picture she picked out and then me working on copying it. I am many times successful. This is a work in progress. I started with a large log.

Wednesday, March 30, 2022

I just made this black box. I attempted to cover it's imperfections with black paint. Linda likes it in her room. Gary

Monday, February 28, 2022

These small vases are made using pecan wood. I intended to have them larger except I need to cut away the cracked wood. Part of wood turning. Gary

Friday, February 11, 2022

Just finished a new trivet and small bowl made of pecan wood. This is the hardest wood I have turned on my lath. Gary

Friday, January 28, 2022

The blue bowl is made from Pinion. The box is made from Mesquite. Linda plans put one of her miniature mice in the box.