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.
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.
Born in Australia, Phil is an Award winning woodturner best known for his coloured vessels and hollow forms.
He is a member of the AAW and the AWGB and a Registered Professional Turner.