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Tasmanian Oak CheeseBoard/ Biscuit and Dip platter
I finished this platter about 3 weeks ago, made from Tassy Oak (Eucalyptus obliqua). The blank has been sitting on my shelf for a couple of years waiting for some inspiration to strike. Eventually that...
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Red Fruited Mallee Burl Platter.
I purchased this burl cap at the beginning of July last year and it also sat waiting for inspiration. I almost decided to do something else with it, but fortunately procrastination paid off and I...
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Slightly Segmented bowls --Two of them
Both of these small bowls are roughly 6×3in and are made from broom handle, jarrah dowell and an unknown timber and the body is from Queensland Box. Q box was used for flooring in the past so is a...
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Irish Rolling Pin.
I post this IRISH ROLLING PIN with tongue in cheek. My Mother is of Irish descent, so I hope that any Irish members will not be offended with this piece. In Australia we like to make jokes about...
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Eucalyptus gungurru (Silver Princess) Burl Bowl.
A guy gave me this burl, then the following day he told me that whatever I made from it he wanted to buy. Damn, I wanted it for myself and it was too fracile to core out, so he won.The finished piece...
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Queensland Box with Jarrah and Broom Handle.
Finished this one today, it is No.4 of these type of bowls. I think the broom handle is Tasmanian Oak, but not sure. The blank has been sitting on the floor for several years, but obviously was not...
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Chisel Organiser
My poor workshop area is so disorganised and disgracefully messy I decided that I should do something about it. I have two wooden boxes with chisels in them, or should be in them, and several other...
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Salt & Pepper Mills and Egg Cups
I saw this coloured ply in a magazine and decided I just HAD to have some. It was supplied by Cousineau Wood Products (USA) and was available in a 10in x 35in x 2in sheet. I had it cut into 3 equal...
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Macrocarpa root natural edge bowl
This one was a bit of fun, it was my first natural edge piece. Mounting was the biggest problem, and I decided that the way to go was to attach a face plate to the back, which was smooth and flat which...
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Wall Plaques
Did a little experimenting with these two wall plaques.The first one is Native pine and quite a hard wood.The second one is one of the many Banksia species from here.Both plaques measure approx 12in X...
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Pine 3 Sided Bowl
Finished this one today. I had terrible trouble coming to grips with a “CUBE” being used to make a 3 sided bowl.Cubes have 4 sides right. Anyway, I proceeded as directed and low & behold, I...
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Bud Vase with Glass Tube.
This is a fun project, that can turn out very nice. On one end mark 1, 2, 3, and 4 in each corner, then cut the blank into equal quarters, lengthwise. Then position the 4 pieces with the numbers in the...
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3 Sided Bowls/Boxes, made from a cube
Finally got these finished last night. The first one I posted had a WOP finish but that refused to work on either of these, so now they have a “Krylon” clear varnish finish. The smallest Box is made...
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Rib Fruited Mallee Burl Cap - Platter.
Got this one finished just a few minutes ago, in fact the Krylon clear varnish is not quite dry yet.The platter measures 12×14 x 3 in.The burl cap was very dry and very hard. I broke 2 Carbide cutters...
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Jacaranda Root Bowl
In early August last year some people around the corner from us cut down a Jacaranda Tree. I salvaged a few pieces from the trunk and bigger limbs, but never thought about the root/stump. A few days...
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Natural Edge Jacaranda Branch.
This is from a Jacaranda branch. I’ve called it Natural edge but sadly broke a piece of bark at the last stage so had to resort to the next best thing.This is from the same tree as the bowl.Finished...
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Mother and Daughter Walnut Bowls.
These two bowls are from the same blank, Australian Walnut, I don’t know which species or variety. The smaller bowl (Daughter) is 7in x 1.5in and my first attempt at texturing, and that is painted...
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Laminated Plywood Vase.
I finally got this vase finished this afternoon. Started off with a 10in length of 3×3in ply and added three laminations of 1/2in ply on all sides so finished with a 6×6in blank. The finished object is...
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Purpleheart platter
After seeing the “Trestle Purpleheart Table” posted just a little while ago, I thought that I would post the Platter that I made a couple of years ago. It is approx 11.75in diameter, and was purchased...
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Spectraply Mini Vase
Made this little fella today from 20 pieces of Spectraply, which were leftover scraps. The same method of construction was used as the last one except the centre core is at 90* to the other ply’s. It...
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