These are items that are more decorative. Yet, boxes are meant for you to put things inside of them.
AVAILABLE PIECES
Cherry Votive
(not meant for candles)
Paint: acrylic red with acrylic gold mottlingPadauk Leaf Vessel Woods: padauk (base), walnut (rim), maple (leaves) Finish: General Finishes Arm-R-Seal (satin)Double-decker box
Woods: maple (base), walnut (lid and inner plate – not shown), bloodwood (finial)
Double-decker box with the lid off and the inner plate removed
Cherry Pierced Pot
Piercing follows grain pattern
Finish: shellacMadrone WindowCherry Lotus Vessel.
Vessel (cherry, sapele); Lotus flower (sapele, coffeetree)Cherry Lotus Vessel – Lid off
to reveal the hollow form
Same as the Lotus Flower vessel, but with a feather top. The feather is maple, carved and painted to look like the real thing.Cattails.
Woods: cherry (base and grass blades), partridgewood (collar and lid), walnut (cattails)Ash Brass Flame Materials: ash (base), jatoba (collar and lid), brass (flame) Finish: Arm-R-Seal (satin)
PAST WORKS
Sundial
Woods: walnut (base), maple (lid), jatoba (markings), walnut (shadow caster)
Finish: General Finishes Arm-R-Seal (satin)Tigerwood Pierced Leaf Bowl.
Pyro decoration around pierced sections.
Finish: General Finishes water-based polyurethane.Tigerwood Butterfly Vessel
Woods: tigerwood (base), walnut/maple (lid and butterfly)
Wings by marquetry
Finish: General Finishes water-based polyurethaneElm-Jatoba Flame Vessel Woods: elm (base), jatoba (collar and lid), birds eye maple (finial) Finish: General Finishes Arm-R-Seal (satin)
Ambrosia Spire Vessel
Woods: ambrosia maple and walnut (base), jatoba (lid), birds eye maple (finial)
Finish: satin polyurethaneMaple Leaf Platter
Wood: cherry (base), walnut and maple (centerpiece)
Paint: airbrushed acrylic; pyrography boundaries
Finish: satin polyurethane
Paint: arSmall Cherry Box
Woods: cherry (base), sapele (lid), walnut (finial)Cherry Turquoise Votive
Paint: Prussian blue and mottled turquoise acrylic
Top coat: satin polyurethaneCherry Abalone Platter
Ring: inlay of actual abalone shells
Finish: gloss polyurethaneMyrtle-Acacia Vessel
Woods: myrtle (base), acacia (lid), walnut (handle and bead)
Finish: satin polyurethanePadauk-Walnut Butterfly
Woods: padauk (base and wing details), walnut (lid and wing boundaries, leopardwood (pod)
Finish: satin polyurethaneMadrone Flame Vessel
Woods: madrone and jatoba (base), jatoba (lid and flame)Bird in Flight
Woods: cherry (base), partridgewood (lid), burled maple (bird)Ash Flame Vessel
Woods: ash (base), walnut (collar, lid and flame)
Finish: satin polyurethaneSouthwest Pierced Pot
Cherry
Paints: Burnt Sienna (pierced region), Turquoise (top band)
Finish: satin polyurethaneTigerwood Pierced Bowl
Mostly pierced. Band of deep red acrylic paint around top.