Expressions in Wood Terms

wood turning  dates to  c. 1,000 B.C.
lathe - (vertical, treadle and boom, horizontal
burl
spalting
crotch wood
ripple
sapwood, heartwood

Dewey Thompson, Sugarloaf Hollow, Kentucky, chairmaker

James Prestini - father of the fine art wood turning movement, MoMA Exhibition 1949

Rude Osolnik (1915-2001)

    Vase, c. 1965, unidentified wood
    candlesticks, designed in the late 1950s
    Bowl, c. 1986, maderia ebony
    Vase, 1985, salt cedar

Stoney Lamar (North Carolina)
    Torso, madrone wood
    Muse, madrone wood
    No Looking Back, bleached madrone wood

John Jordan (Tennessee)
    Ebonized Vase, dyed and carved maple
    Untitled V
ase, maple
    Untitled Vase, cherry

Ray Jones (North Carolina)
    Jewelry Box, laminated birch

David Sengel (North Carolina)
    Fish Bowl, western cedar, box elder, rose and locust thorns
    Zen Moon, maple burl, laurel root, hercules club thorns
    Lidded Container, buckeye burl, rose thorns
    Lidded Container, holly, rose thorns, black laquer

Brian Boggs (Berea)chairmaker, handmade furniture

Warren May (Carroll Co., KY, Berea) furniture and dulcimers

Homer Ledford (Winchester) musical instruments, Cabin Creek Band