Leather Laced Walnut Bowl

This unique Walnut bowl has holes drilled around the upper section. Through these holes I have laced red leather cord which brings out the beauty of the darker, almost chocolate colored walnut.  This bowl is 6.75 inches in diameter and is 2 inches tall.  It is available at www.etsy.com/shop/Bowlweevilwoodturnin

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Large Chinaberry Bowl with Bark edge

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This Chinaberry bowl was oriented so the opening was facing the outer edge of the tree leaving bark on the rim.  This bowl has beautiful colors and grain of orange-brownish with the newer rings (closer to the bark) being yellow greenish, sometimes almost translucent.  This bowl is 11.5 inches in diameter and stands 6.75 inches tall.

Large Hickory Salad Bowl

Unfinished Hickory Salad Bowl (Hk211)

This unsanded hickory bowl dried oval and has only been sanded.  Perfect for serving a large salad.  It is 15.5 and 14 inches in diameter and is 5.75 inches tall.  It is 8 lbs 5 oz of pure Hickory.  This bowl was in the making in the video featured on my home page at www.bowlweevilwoodturning.com

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A Hidden Beauty-Chinaberry

The Chinaberry tree.  It is native to Asia, but has been planted in the United states for years as a shade and ornamental tree.  It has freely escaped its cultivation and to some considered a nuisance tree.  Chinaberry is the only tree in North America that is in the Mahogany family.  These two bowls are about 5 inches in diameter.  They have been highlighted with a small torch which makes the beautiful grain more vivid.  At the right angle the wood is almost translucent.  I really like to work with chinaberry as the results are very rewarding.

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Gorgeous Cherry Vase

This beautiful cherry vase was turned with a wall thickness of 1/4 inch.  It is 6.75 inches tall and is 4.75 inches in diameter.  Cherry is a wonderful wood to work with.   The finish is glassy smooth.  It will make someone a great addition to any decor in a home or office.

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This Walnut vase has charm, elegance, and class.  It is 7.75 inches tall and 4.5 inches wide.  The inside was hollowed through a 1" hole. The inside mirrors the outside profile and the walls are about 3/8' inch thick.

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Eastern Red Cedar Bowl and Vase

Red Cedar!!  What can you say.  It has one of the more unique aromas that can be identified by almost anyone.  Its coloration is dazzling  and brilliant .  I am fortunate to have access to this wood on occasion.  I sometimes get the shavings and place them in bowls around my house.  These items (although finished) still have a hint of that glorious scent only red cedar can produce.  The bowl is 9.5 x 6.5 and the vase is 5.5 diameter by 6.75 inches tall.

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Walnut Bowls from southeast Arkansas

Here in southeast Arkansas some woods such as oak, cypress, cedar, hickory, pecan, black gum, and chinaberry, among others, are easily attainable as by-products of new construction or weather related issues.   Other trees grow here but are not as readily available.  I am fortunate to have friends and neighbors who keep a "watchful eye" for wood that I can turn into bowls.  I recently was offered a less procurable tree and quickly jumped at the opportunity.  These are my first few attempts to try to show the beauty God created when he made the Walnut tree.

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Natural Edge Hickory Bowl

This Bowl is 8" in Diameter.  Its bark has been removed leaving a very unique grain texture on the rim.  Finished with danish oil.www.bowlweevilwoodturning.com

Square edge wavy rim bowl

This Square edge wavy rim bowl is made from Black gum (tupelo) form Arkansas.  It is 7.5 inches across and stands 3 inches tall.  Three corners are curved down while the fourth rises upward. The coloration of the wood makes this bowl very attractive.

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The bark is still attached to the rim of this bowl. As the wood dried the  bowl took an oval shape.  It is made from blabk gum from Arkansas. www.bowlweevilwoodturning.com

This Black gum bowl is one my wifes favorites.  It is well balanced, handsomely constructed, and features a unique design that ccould be a nice addition to any home decor. Its walls are 1/2 in. thick and has a bit of bark still on the protruding rim. It is 9 inches in diameter and stands 3 inches tall.  bowlweevilwoodturning.com

Perfect Salad Bowl

I didn't make the salad but I did make the bowl.  It was turned from green water oak.  It is coated with mineral oil and bees wax.  I enjoyed the salad but not as much as making the bowl. 

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Wood turning in Arkansas

 I have always been interested in woodworking.  In 2001 a grandaughter clock I was building called for half spindles on the front.  I managed to turn it with a drill press and a crude homemade tool, then sawed it in half.  I bought a cheap lathe and tools and played.  My wife bought me a better set of turning tools and I began making pens from assorted woods and deer antler.  To me this was repetitious and after a spell my interest dwindled.  A couple of years ago I became interested in bowl turning.  I have better turning tools now (sorry, honey) and bigger and more precise lathes. I am having the time of my life creating beautiful wooden bowls from Oak, Pecan, Hickory, Maple, Cedar, Holly, Chinaberry and other species of wood.  It seems that almost every bowl is my "favorite"

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