by LongGrainFurniture | Sep 18, 2019
Painted Platters, 2019 Mixed media on wood Various dimensions up to 20″ diameter $285 each I believe in making things as well as I can, unless there is a reason not to. Within the craft of woodturning, this can lead to very precise, very elegant forms with...
by LongGrainFurniture | Jun 20, 2018
Flaming Sapwood Walnut Bowl A careful arrangement of the pale sapwood from a board of American black walnut....
by LongGrainFurniture | Aug 8, 2016
Almost 90 Degrees (for Gerry and Bob) This bowl is almost a...
by LongGrainFurniture | Aug 8, 2016
Bowl in walnut and walnut burl A burl is a tree’s reaction to an injury, such as an insect infestation fended off, or damage from an impact. It’s essentially scar tissue. On a living tree, it looks like a knob or a tumor, usually on the trunk near the...
by LongGrainFurniture | Aug 8, 2016
Red Gum and...
by LongGrainFurniture | Aug 8, 2016
Pecan bowl with walnut wedge It’s just about 7″ in diameter, but I think this is one of the finest bowls I’ve ever made. It was purchased as a gift by a collector from Bellevue,...
by LongGrainFurniture | Aug 8, 2016
Triangle Bowl #6:...
by LongGrainFurniture | Aug 8, 2016
Lighted Bowl #2: Leopardwood with Yellow Points The phrase “lighted bowl” comes from the use of the word “light” in architecture to mean “window,” as in “a six-light door” that has six panes of glass in it. This one was...
by LongGrainFurniture | Aug 8, 2016
Lighted Bowl #1: elm with blue ring This bowl, my first to include a colored resin inlay, has a blue ring off-center in the bottom. This technique (my invention as far as I know) produces lovely colored shadows on the surface under the bowl. This one became a gift for...
by LongGrainFurniture | Aug 8, 2016
Reclaimed Pine Bowl This Reclaimed Pine Bowl was made from wood that used to be a joist in a New York City warehouse. The old-growth pine is much denser and richer in color than today’s pine, and there are artifacts of the earlier use, including nail holes and...