Another off-centre turning, from an 8-inch sycamore bowl blank, inspired by Martin’s excellent demo. Coloured with HS Intrinsic Flame, Honey and Burnt Orange, with a bit of subtle texturing. Colours…
Author: Tom Dullage
Wall clock
A natural edge, offset turning from a nice piece of yew, which came from Warton Crag, a Lancashire Wildlife Trust nature reserve where I volunteer.
Wet Cherry branch
I was just given a few pieces of cherry branch, cut down just few days ago, just along the road. I was aiming for a thinner bowl on this little…
More wet Leylandii
Another piece of the Leylandii. This time I did some wet sanding on the outside, but, once the inside was turned, it seemed a bit too delicate to do any…
Wet Leylandii pot
The only wet wood I have at the moment is the 4-foot stump of a Leylandii I cut down for our son a while back. We had left the stump…
Second try Calabash
Still not sure if the shape is right! This one is from an ash log, quite a few splits and a rather large branch inclusion in the bottom, so I…
Tom’s Calabash
My attempt at a Calabash, from a rather punky sycamore log. 165mm diameter, 75mm tall.
Second chance
My second 3x3x3 turning, but also the second time I turned this piece, as the original textured cube didn’t work out, so I put it back on the lathe and…
3x3x3 T-Light
3 cornered T-Light holder from a 3-inch cube of sycamore, coloured with Jo Sonja iridescent paints
Gonk in a box in a box
Yew gonk, 20mm tall, in a yew box in another yew box
Hussif
A Hussif, or Housewife, is a traditional sewing repair kit, more often made as a fabric pouch. The wooden version here can hold sewing needles in the centre section and…
TeaLight
A simple TeaLight holder, from laminated beech and mahogany.
Drips
Dish from oak, reclaimed from a kitchen worktop, candle from a scrap of laburnum, coloured with HS Intrinsic Flame, dripping wax is 30 minute epoxy, also coloured with HS Flame.
Candle & candlestick
Multi-axis candlestick from laburnum, with cherry base, candle from spalted birch, with HS Intrinsic Flame, Ruby & Honey.
Their world
My take on craftivism, using wood turning. Hopefully, it conveys a conservation message!
Snowflake Box
My attempt to combine the challenges, Sapele box, inlaid with snowflakes in epoxy and glitter.
Clean shaven gnome
A bit of a last-minute entry, I finally had a go at turning a gnome, after Rebecca’s excellent demo, but had nothing to make a beard from, so i decided…
Tom’s Touchy Feely bowl
A small chestnut bowl, 125mm diameter, 50mm high, with some texturing applied to the base and rim and beading applied to the bottom, in a continuous cut, inspired by Les…
Olive Chalice
A small (75mm high, 75mm diameter) chalice in some rather nice olive wood. It feels really nice, too, so. bit touchy feely!
Alder pumpkin
My largest hollow vessel so far, from an alder log cut down last year at the local nature reserve.
It’s magic!
Mahogany wand, with some brass powder inlay. I couldn’t find a Phoenix feather though!
Last Minute Mixup
I thought I would be too late with this hanging ornament, made up of lots of bits and pieces!
Tom’s round bowl
Small bowl from a Jatobe blank, for the September challenge.
Less is more!
I wasn’t happy with my textured goblet, as originally entered, having put too much colour on the stem, so I put it back on the lathe and re-turned the stem…
Flatter, squarer, platter!
Turned from a bit of very dry beech, reclaimed from an old bookcase, there is some odd grain in this one. Intrinsic colours and gold embellishing wax on the bottom,…
Textured goblet
I got a bit carried away with the Intrinsic colours on this one, but it’s all experience! The bowl was textured with a small carving gouge.
Rice bowl & chopsticks
My wife requested a small bowl, with Jo Sonja iridescent paints, which was just what I needed for the “taste of Asia” the chopsticks were surprisingly interesting to turn!
Tom’s honey dipper
I popped a bit of scrap ash on the lathe today and turned my first honey dipper, a simple design, made up as I went along. Finished with Hampshire Sheen…
My yoyo challenge
A composite blank left over from another project, mahogany and basswood.
Composite spinning top
A small top made from some laminated scraps