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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

Wednesday, August 23, 2017

I am making bottle toppers for my Tai Chi Group for Christmas.  I have made ten of them.  I have them in special plastic containers with a description of the wood I am using.  I am using Bocote, Cocobolo, Zebrawood, Birdseye Maple and Bubinga.  I hope they like them.  I plan to make ten more of them.

Thursday, August 10, 2017



Just completed making a 10 1/2 platter and 9 inch bowl made of Liquid Amber.  Used Russ Fairfield finishing process involving 10 steps and two types of wax, brown steel wool and rottenstone.