locust

Spring Bowls

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kentucky coffee tree

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white oak

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locust

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locust rim

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black walnut

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crabapple

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crabapple base

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cherry spoon

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cherry spoon

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kentucky coffee tree

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kentucky coffee tree

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kentucky coffee tree

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black walnut

Big Bear of a Locust Log

We cut this big dead Honey-Locust (Gleditsia triancanthos) at Boaz last fall.  I cut him in half out there free-hand, which took nearly 3 hours, then hauled him home.  After some flattening I cut the halves into 3.5″ slabs.  I still had to use the tractor to move them.

Locust Bowl

Locust bowl with textured rim

Detail of the rim

 

Carved Pear-wood spoon

 

These pieces and a few other spoons and bowls are available for purchase and will be on the works for sale page soon with dimensions and prices.