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

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.

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.

I recently finished turning these 4 Heavenly Angels from plan by Nick Cook in AAW Turning Holiday Ornaments project book. Linda painted them.  They were a challenge to turn because  I needed to use a small chisel on the lathe because it was held onto the lathe by the skirt of the angel alone.  Gary Bingham

Made three new bowls.  Two are made of walnut and one is made of cherry woods.

New Type Painting of Bowls
I just finished these three bowls with the specific purpose of doing a unusual decoration and painting.  I dripped acrylic paint on shaving cream and rolled the  bowls on the cream.  After the paint had briefly dried, I washed off the shaving cream.  This did not work out as well as I saw it in YouTube.  Also, I was suppose to do this process on wood that had not been hollowed.  Unfortunately the wood cracked.  I filled the cracks with a combination acrylic paint and epoxy.  Linda likes them and I do not.  So much for new techniques. 

I just finished turning, sanding, painting these three bowls. The two in the back are made of silver maple using milk paint to color them. The one in front is box elder. Gary

Four New Bowls: Carob, Acacia, Camphor by Gary

My roughed turned Acacia bowl blew apart on the lathe today. I have four other bowls whose tung oil finish is drying as a final step. Gary

Finished turning 50 beads.  Linda will make them into ornaments to be hung. 

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

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

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

I just finished these two maple bowls.  I embellished the sides with some groves.  

For August BAWA picnic Frisbee competition This competition depends more on a person's strength on throwing a piece of wood.  I participated.  Gary

Gary makes a new vase with a carob base.  Gary

Three small bowls.  The middle one has three limb intrusions.  Gary

  I worked hard on this piece and it cracked. I will wait a few months for more drying and return it on the lathe.  Gary

Trying to be innovative with additional features.  Gary

Inspired by youtube to make this large piece.  Took 5 1/2 hours of effort.  Hope it does not crack.  Gary

I hand carved the three legs on the maple bowl.  Different for me.  The Allanthus bowl has interesting features.  Gary

I just finished these three bowls.  These are part of a large group of bowls which I have had drying out since November, December of last year.

This is a Grecian Form vase I just finished.  It is based on a plan by Mark Baker in his book Woodturning projects on page 134.