Wooden bowls and plates can be turned from a very wide range of woods.
This one is made from a slice of wood taken from a log of Spalted Silver Birch.
The black lines are caused by a fungus in the wood.
This one which can hold a central candle surrounded by pot pourri is made from sycamore.
Below is a very simple bowl turned from Cherry
Another challenge for me was to produce a small lidded cup with a captive ring.
The one below was made from a piece of olive wood given to me in Crete.
I often use small off cuts of wood to make tea light holders. Here are two examples.
The first is made from Ash and the second stubby one from Oak.
Sometimes it is not necessary to turn the wood on the lathe.
This candle holder was made from a slice taken from a Spalted Silver Birch log.
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