Black Locust

Meet "Joe B Wan Kenobi", a black locust Live edge bowl made by local woodturner, Shane Boland in Saint Anne, IL. This black locust bowl has a little bit of everything: live edge bark, a little moss on the bark, beautiful pencil spalting, some quilting or chatoyancy, a little bark inclusion and a c..

Fresh off the lathe - this large black locust bowl was salvaged by local woodturner, our very own - "The Beard" out of Saint Anne, IL this week.  The bowl was "twice turned" and the rough turned bowl had warped and cracked in the kiln so much it was barely able to be turned round again - which ..

"La Malvada" is a spectacular Black Locust LIVE Edge Burl Bowl in the Beard's Signature Series.  We call this a burl, but to be honest, we're not sure what it is.  It was a cutoff that was destined to go to the burn pit and looked like it had too much potential hiding in there to burn.&nbs..

"The Beefcake"  is a beautiful black locust live edge winged bowl with a pronounced V shape full of bark and character as the opening and is part of The Beard's Signature Series.   The pictures don't do this beauty justice.  To better see the glossiness of this fella, take a look..

"The Polish Experiment" is part of my Signature Series of one of a kind pieces of hand made art. The black locust was given to me by one of our neighbors in St Anne and is named after UFC veteran Krzysztof Soszynski.This large salad bowl measures 10-1/4" diameter by 6-3/8" tall. It features a..