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"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 ..

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..

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 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..

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..

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..

"El Cucuy" is a live edge black walnut closed-form bowl.  Turned in St. Anne, the black walnut was sourced from Mokena, IL.  This bowl was a little scary to hollow, sand and finish at high speeds due to the tapered opening and natural bark....which is why I thought it would be appropriatel..