Vancouver bowl

 

 

this one went with my sister to Vancouver B.C.

Bowls and more Bowls

 

 

 

I had a clothes basket filled with walnut bowl blanks.  I got starteded on some.  This is showing the process on one.  Its not finished yet.

First Santa carving

Start

 

 

 

New pen pictures

check out all my new pens on my facebook page:  rosez penz

Long Time

Wow! I cant believe its been so long since I've been on.  That's what I get for not being able to do this off my  iPhone.  hehe
Well I am now unemployed so I am pushing my penz...gotta sell them so there are some new ones coming up.  first I have a scroll saw project to show you.
A couple weeks ago a couple from church celebrated their 63rd Wedding anniversary.  I got an idea...had them pose for a picture, then contacted a friend of mine and had her convert it to a pattern.  Then I got to work.  Now the problem is Lew was on hospice and going down hill quick.  I had the project done just not the finish done the day he left this earth.

Thank you to Cherie at CE Woodworks in helping me so quickly with crating this pattern.

Bragging rights

So back in April this past year I was able to attend the 2012 Midwest Penturners Gathering.  It was my fist time and so worth my time.  I was really hesitant but I entered a pen into the beginers class and wow! I won first place.  I was really thrilled.  Hear is a picture of my winnings, the plaque and my pen that I entered.  Technically it was a pencil.   the material is dymondwood, giving me an excellant finish. 

Bowls

The pictures are out of order and I failed to get a picture before I cut the log up.  Here is a van full of cherry logs
 The next three are of a small bowl I turned look at the 'eyes' in the wood.  the wood was still very wet so I dried the bowel in the microwave.  so far 3 months later no cracking.


 one half of the cedar mounted and rounded up on the lathe.
turned  down to a shallow bowl. I left is natural so the cedar aroma could be enjoyed.
this is what it looked like inside.  I then turned one half.
go back up 2 pictures.
 This should be the first picture for the pervious 3 or 4,  this is a piece of cedar sawed in two.  now back up one picture.
 Remember that van load of cherry wood?  well here I am working my way thru turning them into bowl blanks.
 A nice chunck of cedar and a pen made from poylmer clay for my neice.  she like to draw so I made a pencil holder to hold a bunch of her markers and colored pencils and a clock so she wont lose track of time.