Aspen Burl Hollow Form, 5.5″ dia x 3.25″, Osmo PolyX Finish
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R is for Rocket Box
This was fun and challenging to make.
It’s 11″ tall and about 3″ diameter.
Box is Big Leaf Maple Burl, and the legs, rings, and finials are dyed maple.
Finish is lacquer.
This piece was selected for inclusion in the 2024 AAW Member Exhibition, “Common Roots”.


Natural Edge Big Leaf Maple Burl Goblet
Goblet of Big Leaf Maple burl, about 7 1/2″ tall x 3 1/2″ diameter. Stem is dyed maple. Finish is lacquer.


Hollow Form on Stilts
Hollow form from a burl of unknown wood. Three legs or stilts of dyed walnut. It is about 4″ diameter and sits about 5″ high.

Small Natural Edge Goblet
Goblet of Big Leaf Maple burl (with dyed maple stem). About 4-1/4″ tall, bowl is about 2-1/4″ diameter. Spray lacquer finish.

Natural Burl Surface Goblet
Goblet with the natural burl surface on the outside of the goblet bowl, and top side of the base.
Big Leaf Maple burl with dyed maple stem. About 6-1/4″ tall. The bowl is about 3-1/4″ diameter. Finished with spray lacquer.


This piece was selected by the American Association of Woodturners Forum as Turning of the Week for June 6, 2022.
Big Leaf Maple Hollow Form
This natural-top hollow form is Big Leaf Maple. It is about 6″ diameter and 2″ tall.
It was made form a core removed from the center of this bowl.

Big Leaf Maple Burl Bowl
This natural-edge bowl from a Big Leaf Maple Burl is about 8-3/4″ diameter and 2-1/2″ high.
The walls of the bowl are almost 1/2″ thick, to show off the natural burl surface.

Black Ash Burl Goblet
This goblet’s bowl is a burl of Black Ash, about 3.75″ diameter. The stem is Walnut. The base is from the same piece of ash as the bowl.
The goblet is about 7″ tall.
Goblet – Black Ash Burl
This goblet’s bowl is a burl of Black Ash, about 3.75″ diameter. The stem is Ebony.
The goblet is about 7″ tall.