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This has been the most challenging turning to date for me.  Measuring in at 10" tall , 7" diameter, this natural edge black walnut hollow form stretched my skills and tested my nerves.  This hollow form was turned from a crotch piece of beautiful salvaged black walnut I got from some ..

The Beard's wife wanted a path cut through the back woods to the forest preserve and the Beard got distracted by a black cherry tree that had gotten knocked down in a storm a couple of years ago.  This is a large winged bowl, measuring nearly a foot across.  Turned wet but sanded to 1000 g..

This is the Beard's first natural edge bowl.  It was supposed to be the Beard's first LIVE edge bowl....however the Beard turned the bark the wrong direction and it all flew off!  Live and learn...still turned out to be a pretty cool, thinly turned natural edge bowl.Check out the best part..

This spalted red oak winged bowl has no foot which makes the profile of this bowl super low and super cool!   Missing a little bark just ads a little more character to this unique piece.  Finished with linseed oil and beeswax...

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..

Meet "The General" - Live Edge Black Walnut Bowl.  Named after UFC legend Nick Diaz, this bowl is quite large and a true one-of-a-kind piece of art...

I turned this one of a kind Live Edge Black Walnut Pedestal Bowl on 1/9/2024 in Saint Anne, IL.  Measuring in at 5.25" tall and 7.5" in diameter, this beautiful live edge bowl was made from salvaged wood - acquired from some nice folks in Mokena, IL.  The unique shape of this bowl really s..

This is the first piece of American Elm the Beard has turned.  Mistakes were made, lessons were learned.  The bowl has been marked as flawed becuase at the top of the bowl on each side where the bowl curves inward, the live edge had to be taken out in order to finish the turning.  Som..

This bowl was turned last week while still green which has caused the bowl to warp a bit.  It may continue to warp a little more over time as the bowl equalizes moisture content to its environment...

This wood was given to me by a kind FB stranger who said it was black walnut and didn't want to see it burned.  It had been sitting for a couple of years and I was hoping it would be spalted because of this.  When I got the wood, it was spalted beyond what I normally would want and to the ..

This Extra Large Live Edge Bur Oak Bowl is the third piece of bur oak turned from a couple of truckloads of bur oak given to the Beard by someone in the neighborhood who had a very old oak tree taken down.  The base of this tree was 5-6' in diameter.  It must have been hundreds of yea..

I was given some mystery wood last week that had been in the attic of a local home since 1968 when the home was purchased from some folks in the Carnival (so we aren't sure where the wood is originally from). I believe it is Yew. It's growth rings are so small, there are around 130 of then in the ..

I turned this stunning highly figured black walnut vase out of a piece of wood from my childhood home in Carlinville, IL.  It was turned while still somewhat green and has fairly thick walls so it is at moderate risk of developing cracks as it finishes drying.The finishing process took several ..

This live edge black walnut bowl was turned in October by Saint Anne Wood Turner, Shane Boland.  The Wood was sourced from Mokena, IL.Sealed with sanding sealer and finished with two coats of high gloss polyurethane. This bowl was turned while wet (partially kiln dried) and may warp or cra..

I turned this one of a kind black walnut platter on 1/6/2024 in Saint Anne.  This is the largest item I've turned to date and was a real challenge as the wood has lots of character (cracks, insect tunnels and a little rot).This is perfect for holding fruit on an island or table and is a real co..

Meet "Mayhem" - A Large Beyond Spalted Butternut (White Walnut) Fruit Bowl Turned by local woodturner, our very own "The Beard", himself.Turned Dimensions:  13" Diameter x 4" HeightThe wood was salvaged from some super nice folks in Bourbonnais who reached out to see if The Beard wanted it as t..

This one of a kind fruit bowl features beautiful pencil spalting throughout the sapwood and beautiful grain.  It is 11.25" x 3" in size and perfect for holding fruit in style on your kitchen island or table.This Red oak was saved from becoming firewood and was sourced from right down the road i..

The Beard's wife wanted a path cut through the back woods to the forest preserve and the Beard got distracted by a black cherry tree that had gotten knocked down in a storm a couple of years ago.  The spalting really makes this bowl unique.    This bowl is turned very thin and it's pr..

This spalted red oak bowl was turned wet and is warping a bit as it dries.  Some may say it's now flawed...the Beard says it just is some added character...

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 ..