I turned this Aromatic Eastern Red Cedar hollow form / box / urn out of locally salvaged wood in July 2024. I made the lid for the box as a finial out of some amazing 200 year old Yew I was given last month. The Yew is yellowish in color so I ebonized the finial so it would contrast the beautiful ce..
This stunning apple wood Hollow form was handmade last week out of locally salvaged apple wood. I used Copper Leaf to embellish the inside of the hollow form. The end result is that this item's inside glows if there is any source of light at all in a room. Truly a one of a kin..
THIS LISTING IS FOR PRE-ORDERING ONLY. YOUR ORDER WILL BE MADE AND SHIPPED IN THE ORDER IT IS RECEIVED. CURRENT EXPECTED SHIP TIME IS MID-FEBRUARY. PLEASE DO NOT ORDER IF YOU NEED IT DELIVERED BY CHRISTMAS. (The price was increased to $88 on this site to help cover shipping c..
THIS LISTING IS FOR PRE-ORDERING ONLY. YOUR ORDER WILL BE MADE AND SHIPPED IN THE ORDER IT IS RECEIVED. CURRENT EXPECTED SHIP TIME IS MID-FEBRUARY. PLEASE DO NOT ORDER IF YOU NEED IT DELIVERED BY CHRISTMAS. (The price was increased to $88 on this site to help cover shipping c..
This stunning hollow form was handmade out of a piece of maple I was given from our church in Kankakee, IL. The log had a natural hole through the pith (center). I turned it on its side so I could feature the natural hole going all the way through my vessel.The technique used to ebonize,..
I made this mystery wood vase (I believe it is ash) in July 2024 from a section of a very large piece of mystery wood I bought in Kankakee this summer.The vase measures 12.4" tall and 5.3" in diameter. **PLEASE NOTE: this vase is only hollowed about 1/2 the way down so it's more of an ar..
I turned this Pretty Good (but not great) Live Edge Black Walnut Bowl in November 2024. The wood is from some nice folks in Mokena IL. The bowl measures 8.75" diameter x 3.75" tall. The bowl blank had been drying for the last year and had a few cracks that i filled with light color..
I turned this beautiful little apple wood bowl out of wood from a locally salvaged apple tree that came down in a storm this summer just south of Watseka, IL. The wood started as one limb growing around another one, which resulted in a bark inclusion running through the bowl and all kinds of u..
I turned this Pretty Good Live Edge Black Walnut Bowl in November 2024. The wood is from some nice folks in Mokena IL. The bowl measures 10" diameter x 4" tall. The bowl blank had been drying for the last year and had a few cracks that i filled with black CA glue. The bowl wa..
This is the first pair of nunchaku (nunchucks) the Beard ever turned. Each side of the nunchaku set was turned from a segmented glue-up of beautiful locally sourced black walnut and strips of maple accents. The process was fun and exciting to do and serves as a part of the history of Sen..
This live edge mulberry vase was turned in October by local wood turner Shane Boland out of Saint Anne, IL. It stands at nearly 13" tall and has a diameter of 7" at the top. This vase will hold a 2" plastic or glass vase insert (not included but sold on amazon).
Sealed with sanding sealer, polish..
Meet "The Jacaré Vase". This Live Edge Black Locust Vase from Crotchwood with Chatoyancy is part of the Beard's Signature Series items that are absolutely unique and one-of-a-kind works of art. The Jacaré Vase from Crotchwood with Chatoyancy was turned while wet and finished with mineral..
This large fruit bowl (13" x 4.5") was made this week by St. Anne woodturner, Shane Boland out of some red oak from his childhood home in Carlinville, IL.The wavy grain patterns and pencil spalting make this large bowl a one of a kind treasure. Happy to deliver in Kankakee county...
This stunning large black walnut bowl was handcrafted from a piece of salvaged wood from my childhood home in Carlinville, IL. It contains beautiful chatoyancy both inside and out as well as a couple of natural bark inclusion features which makes this bowl an absolute one-of-a-kind beauty.It m..
This stunning black walnut bowl was handcrafted from a piece of salvaged wood from my childhood home in Carlinville, IL. It contains beautiful chatoyancy both inside and out as well as a natural bark inclusion in a unique feature in the front opening of the bowl.It measures 10.75" diameter x 4..
I turned this hollow form/vase/sculpture out of locally salvaged crab apple (flowering crab) wood from just south of St. Anne, IL on 5/13/2024.Named after MMA legend Fedor "The Last Emperor" Emelianko, this stunning sculpture stands 10" tall x 6.25" wide. It features a natural void which was i..
Meet "The Killa Gorilla" - named after UFC middleweight, Jared Cannonier. As all of my Signature Series wood turnings, this one is named after an MMA fighter, specifically after Jared Cannonier because like him - this vase started out as a heavyweight and slimmed down to it's final form as a m..
You can pre order a soccer ball here. These take approximately 2 weeks to make. If you want them make of different wood than oak and walnut, please let me know when placing order. This may add additional cost and time. Approximate diameter is 8 inches...
"Mitsuharu" is the flagship of the Beard's Signature Series of one-of-a-kind pieces of hand made art. This stunning segmented black walnut salad bowl has two maple accents to give it some added flair. "Mitsuharu" in Japanese means "Light" or "Radiance". We thought this was fitting ..
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 ..