Here is my Woodturning!

by Ira Penn
Bellingham, WA

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Two years ago, after eight years of building furniture, I decided to try turning wood on a lathe. I first bought a small Jet just to see if I liked it. I did, but all-too-quickly I discovered that pens and the like were not my thing. I turned a few small bowls and had the itch to go bigger. After much research and discussion with other woodturners I sold the Jet and purchased a NOVA DVR XP complete with outrigger. About my only limitation now is how much I can lift! I love turning and seeing what can be done with different woods.

Walnut Bowl

Redheart Spalted Maple Bowl

Pizza Cutter and Ice Cream Scoop Set made from a Maple Wound Wood

Spalted Big Leaf Maple Bowl (14" diameter at rim)

Walnut Tray

Tiger Maple Bowl

Spalted Oak Bowl

Spalted Oak Bowl with Ring Handles

Black Locust Bowl

Spalted Maple with Live Edge Rim Bowl

Olive Bowl

Maple Inverted Hat Bowl

Fir Log Vase

Deep Tiger Maple Bowl

Deep Spalted Maple Bowl

Cedar Bowl

Cascara Bowl

Spalted Big Leaf Maple with Asymmetrical Live Rim

Spalted Big Leaf Maple with Concave Rim

Spalted Arizona Sycamore

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