Keepsakes & Pet Urns
About five years ago Warwickshire had a cold snap, the temperature dropped to -22c for three days which killed all the eucalyptus trees in the area. It's not a wood that I would normally use because it is difficult to season due to its high moisture content and very rapid growth rate and massive shrinkage when it is cut green. This piece of wood came from a tree on our garden which we had left…
This piece was inspired by a trip to New Zealand where I had been invited to participate in a Woodturning symposium. It it a very popular decorative material there and I brought some back with me. The vessel is made from Oak which has been fumed with ammonia giving the surface it's green/grey colour. The fuming is a chemical reaction with the natural tannins in the wood but it only affects the surface so i…
As burrs dry voids open up in the wood, these have been filled with powdered brass in epoxy to make a feature of them. The threaded lid is in Ebony with a corresponding Boxwood insert.
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