WT #146, Hollow Form Vessel from Spalted Cottonwood with Malachite inlay. four 4” diameter x 9” tall

4” diameter x 9” tall with 1

75” diameter x 8

Hollow form vessel from tamarisk with lapis inlay

This piece is the most challenging hollow form I have turned thus far due to the large number of voids in the wall of the vessel combined with the burl having grown around 4 different large rocks that I had to dig out and remove from the interior of the piece during the hollowing process

A gift for my sister

WT #146, Hollow Form Vessel from Spalted Cottonwood with Malachite inlay. four 4” diameter x 9” tallWT #146, Hollow Form Vessel from Spalted Cottonwood with Malachite inlay, 14 diameter x 12 tall with 2. 25 opening, finished with cyanoacrylate and buffed to 50,000 grit polish. Many wood turners dont like cottonwood because it is relatively soft and difficult to turn, but it can be exceptionally beautiful. This was a really old piece that has been drying in our desert heat for years and had some very nice spalting. Spalting is a fungal process that