35” tall
Tulipwood and ebonyInspired by, “A Man Adrift on a Slim Spar,” a poem by Stephen Crane (first lines):
A man adrift on a slim spar
A horizon smaller than the rim of a bottle.
Tented waves rearing lashy dark points
The near whine of forth in circles.
God is cold.
15” tall
Carob, birdseye maple, redheart
This is a thin-walled vessel with pierced carvings.
11” tall
Maple, ebony and banksia pod material
Banksia pod is a very difficult material, but provides a lot of interest.
22” tall
English walnut, pink ivory, and others
Inspired by the song lyrics, “diamonds are a girl’s best friend.”
Largest about 7”
Mostly dyed veneers
This shows some of the many effects that can be achieved with laminated material.
41” tall
Flamewood, bloodwood, maple, and ebony
Inspired by the tomb of Tutankhamun.
3 .5” tall
Gabon ebony, holly, and Banksia pod
This was done as part of an article written by my friend Linda Ferber. She gets the credit for the concept of creating a box that doubles as a storage/display item. The article can be founding the Dec 2010 issue of American Woodturner.
32” tall
Argentinean mesquite and many others
The faces are mosaic designs, embedded into the segments, which were turned prior to assembly. This vessel is featured on the cover of my book, “The Art of Segmented Woodturning.”
11” tall
Blue mahoe and many others
Donated to a fund raiser for CASA (Court Appointed Special Advocates).
17” tall
Myrtlewood, canarywood, and ebony
A celebration of life using an egg shape. Very thin wall thickness to allow the pierced designs.
6” diameters
Assorted woods
Constructed by inserting round plugs
6” tallest
Maple and walnut
Done as a commission for a business executive needed gifts to take to Japan.
19” tall
Redwood, Douglas fir, carob, and dyed veneer
The animal tracks are burnt.
11” tall
Holly and many others
This was a graduation gift for my son, an engineer, artist, welder, and machinist. The feature ring designs are welding blueprint symbols.
12” tall
Caretto, blue mahoe, maple, ebony, purpleheart, and bloodwood
Another donation for a CASA fund raiser.
38” tall
Mesquite and many others
Features heart-shaped portholes.
13” diameter
Bubinga, bloodwood, ebony, and holly
From chapter seven in my book, “The Art of Segmented Woodturning.”
9” tall
Maple and dyed veneers
This related to the “bowl from a board” technique.
14” tall
Curly maple, Texas ebony, and Gabon ebony
The Jackson Browne song, “Lives in the Balance”, inspired this piece, specifically these lyrics:
“I want to know who the men in the shadows are
I want to hear somebody asking them why”
17” wide
Mesquite, ebony, yellowheart pink ivory, rosewood
This is a single deep bowl, cut into halves, and rejoined at their top rims.
17” tall
Maple and dyed veneers
An example of “lamination trickery”
9” tall
Mesquite, ebony, and maple
An example of lamination trickery.
16” tall
Carob, maple, and ebony
This was a collaboration with Michael Murillo, a very accomplished painter and donated to an auction to support a local college scholarship fund. The inspiration was the song by Joni Mitchell, “The Circle Game.”
15” tall
Myrtlewood, maple, purpleheart, and ebony
This was a trade with a very skilled quilter, a friend. I picked the pattern from a quilting book and my wife picked the fabrics. It’s a beautiful quilt.
8” tall
Maple, ziricote, dyed veneer
This is stave-constructed and the staves were shaped on the lathe before assembly. The technique is shown in my DVD #3.
9” tall
Brazilian tulipwood, bloodwood, ebony, and pink ivory
This was done as a college video editing class assignment. The vessel was a donation to the American Cancer Society.
8” tallest
Assorted woods
An example of lamination trickery and the reassembly of band saw cut layers. The rings were individually shaped before final assembly.
18” tall
Myrtlewood, walnut, maple, and stone
Porthole windows with malachite and jasper stone cabochons
9” tall
Spalted maple and walnut
An example of wood coloration caused by fungi.
16” diameter
Holly, ebony, and many others
Many techniques were used.
15” diameter
Horse Chestnut planted by George Washington, cherry from his boyhood home, walnut from his whiskey distillery, and sycamore from his grist mill.
Woodburnings by Don Worden
16” tall
Gabon ebony and holly
This was done to commemorate the 25th anniversary of a miracle snowstorm that saved Heavenly Ski Resort (my employer) from financial ruin. It was donated to a fund raising auction and generated $50,000.
See the newspaper article here.
