vessels

The Benthic Vessel

Benthic:  of, relating to, or occurring in the depths of the ocean (from Merriam-Webster).  So dubbed by my friend, Tom, this form is known as The Benthic Vessel (in red oak).  No one is sure whether they like it or not at first, including me.

Sister Hog, Brother Tree, and the Voice of Copper: a Celebration of Long Labor and Process

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Fumed White Oak

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The above are eight turned pieces from a single 24″ section of a 24″ diameter white oak from Boaz, Kansas. The tree fell over and across the Van Horn Branch Creek about 10 years ago- We finally pulled the log out 2 years ago, and it has laid in my log pile since then, although I did mill a portion of it. The heart wood is still green, so these bowls were turned green and allowed to warp as they dried. Ultimately all the pieces were exposed to ammonia vapors (fumed) which reacted to the tannins in the wood, darkening the surfaces.

Husbandry in Harvest

Sally In The Garden, traditional fiddle tune performed on banjo and fiddle
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Weitergehen “Go On”

winter’s lathe work

Red oak bowl with salting and beaver teeth-marks.

Red oak bowl with salting and beaver teeth-marks.

red oak
A beaver girded and killed the red oak tree form which this bowl was made. I endeavored to feature his his teeth marks in a few of the bowls.
red oak
communion plates
red bud
kentucky coffee tree
persimmon communion cups
black walnut platter
platter and cups
black walnut
black walnut
fumed and textured red oak bowl

fumed red oak
fumed red oak
fumed red oak
fumed red oak
black walnut
black walnut
black walnut
black walnut vessel
red oak
red oak
red oak detail
red oak
red oak detail
black walnut
black walnut
box wood
box wood

box wood

box wood

Many of these bowls are or will be for sale at our Etsy Store: BaumWerk.