This category holds items that have no functional purpose, they are meant as decorative items only.
I had this lying rough-turned in the workshop for several months before I figured out what to do with it. I think it was worth the wait. The shape is somewhat reminiscent of pottery made by Native Americans, but I don't recall seeing similar c [...]
This hollow form is made from a piece of laburnum in side grain. The creamy yellow bit at the top is actually the sapwood of the laburnum, that's the bit that is right underneath the bark. This piece was turned and hollowed out, and then carve [...]
This is a moderately large wall hanging piece, approx. 400mm diameter. When I first started using my new, much larger, workshop, I turned this piece in celebration of the new found space, without any idea where it was going to end up. The basi [...]
This hollow form is made from Leylandii, a wood that is not very popular with turners for good reason: it does not want to cut cleanly and needs a lot of sanding. In this case, the shape was deliberately chosen to reveal the inside of the holl [...]
This is a a dragon's egg, right at the moment before the beast springs into life. Already it's cracking and the dragons golden fire shines through the green egg. Can you see it? A piece of cedar, transformed into a thing of beauty, through car [...]
This is a large hollow form from rippled sycamore. The outer surface has been burnished to a glass-like finish. A proper statement piece for an entrance hall.
About ten years ago I cut down a plum tree in my backyard, and decided to keep the pieces from the trunk. I didn't take care of them particularly well, and this piece was almost falling apart, so I had to stabilise it with a lot of epoxy. But [...]
