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Alaskan Birch burl and Hawaiian Bubinga, stoppered closed form.

This is a complex piece, made from Alaskan Birch harvested in the MatSu Valley of South Central Alaska and allowed to dry for several years. The individual birch pieces where turned separately, then glued together with bubinga wood and turned to final form.

Flaws in the birch where inlaid with copper and silver and the whole piece was finished in tung oil and clear glossy spar varnish.

18" tall x 10" in diameter.

Alaskan Birch burl and Hawaiian Bubinga, stoppered closed form.

This is a complex piece, made from Alaskan Birch harvested in the MatSu Valley of South Central Alaska and allowed to dry for several years. The individual birch pieces where turned separately, then glued together with bubinga wood and turned to final form.

Flaws in the birch where inlaid with copper and silver and the whole piece was finished in tung oil and clear glossy spar varnish.

18" tall x 10" in diameter.

Alaskan Birch burl and Hawaiian Bubinga, stoppered closed form.

This is a complex piece, made from Alaskan Birch harvested in the MatSu Valley of South Central Alaska and allowed to dry for several years. The individual birch pieces where turned separately, then glued together with bubinga wood and turned to final form.

Flaws in the birch where inlaid with copper and silver and the whole piece was finished in tung oil and clear glossy spar varnish.

18" tall x 10" in diameter.

This is a piece of Alaskan Birch heart wood, taken from a tree harvested in the Matenuska Susitna Valley of South Central Alaska.

The wood was turned green, allowed to dry for several months in my shop, then sculpted and carved to resemble foaming white water. Salmon carved from birch burl were added along the rim to give the overall impression of a spawning salmon run. The piece was finished with Danish Oil and old fashioned boiled spar varnish.

This piece won 1st Premium at the 2008 Alaska State Fair.

This is a piece of Alaskan Birch heart wood, taken from a tree harvested in the Matenuska Susitna Valley of South Central Alaska.

The wood was turned green, allowed to dry for several months in my shop, then sculpted and carved to resemble foaming white water. Salmon carved from birch burl were added along the rim to give the overall impression of a spawning salmon run. The piece was finished with Danish Oil and old fashioned boiled spar varnish.

This piece won 1st Premium at the 2008 Alaska State Fair.