Mountain Cedar Display Bowl

Mountain cedar is a really nice looking wood, and some folks prefer it over red cedar.  Myself included.  Just something about the tan and brownish color of the wood gives off kind of a warm feeling.  This wood still have the cedar aroma that so many folks do like.  And, as in any cedar you should prevent any direct food contact with it.  The powers to be say that it changes the taste of the food and that it might be harmful in some manner or the other.  So make sure whatever you put in this bowl has shells or peels on it.  This bowl measures 9” in diameter with a height of 1 ¾” and a depth of 1”.  The estimated volume up to the brim is 2 cups.  The wood was sealed with food grade walnut oil and then finished with a walnut oil/shellac mixture.  Using this combination gives the bowl a nice hard long lasting natural finish.  The knots and sunken stomas (gaps) in the wood add a extremely great looking rustic appeal.  25Jul17  BLMC6 For more info see:

https://www.artfire.com/ext/shop/product_view/13807303

Luscious Pecan Candy/Nut Jar

Now if you had this jar sitting on your desk, with the lid on of course, folks are gonna want to know what’s in it.  Natural human curiosity.  Right?  Don’t tell them; make ‘em be sneaky!  You might even torture them by taking the lid off and showing them your personal stash of M&M’s or pistachios.  Dare them!  Then put the lid back on.  Pure torture.  This great looking jar turned from pecan will hold about 1 cup of your favorite stuff.  There were some minor cracks in the wood that I filled with pecan dust and then sealed with clear glue.  You will find some rings I burned on the base and the lid for decorative purposes only. The diameter of the jar is 4 ½” with a total height of 4 ¼”.  You will find the vessel height to be 2 ¾” with a depth of 1 ¾”.  The wood was sealed and finished with a walnut oil based friction polish.  Now if you so desired you might also used this jar for holding other things such as herbs, spices, salts, and even teas.  Go for it!  19Jul17  BXP82 For more info see:

https://www.etsy.com/listing/545009925/luscous-pecan-candynut-jar

Fabulous Live Oak Cookie Jar

In my opinion, anything turned from Live Oak just shouts the word rustic.  When you look at this wonderful cookie jar I think you will agree.  As you consider the natural colors it has as well as the typical stress cracking you end up with a great looking jar.  Now I am not going to tell you that you can only put cookies in this.  You may put anything you want in it except something liquid.  I did not seal all of the cracks on purpose to keep the rustic effect.  After all it was not intended but for dry items, like the Pecan Sandies pictured.  This jar held an entire 12 oz. package of them with some room to spare.  Also the volume measured at about ½ gallon.  That ain’t bad no matter where you are from!  The outer diameter is 8” and the inside lip measures at 4 ¼”.  The total height is 6 ½” and the vessel height is 4 ½”.   The depth of the vessel is 4”.  All of the wood was sealed with food grade walnut oil and the outside was finished with a mixture of walnut oil and shellac.  The inside received a second coat of walnut oil only.  Using these natural components gives the jar a nice long lasting finish.  Certainly one of a kind so don’t pass this up.  17Jul17  BXO2 For more info see:

https://www.etsy.com/listing/530620332/fabulous-live-oak-cookie-jar

Yummy Little Red Oak Bowl

Alright, I might have gotten a little carried away calling it a yummy little red oak bowl but that’s okay.  It is smallish in size and what you might put in it could very well be yummy.  After all it does hold 2 ¼ cups measured up to the brim.  This bowl will not hold liquids as I did not fill and seal off all of the old bug holes in it.  So, it is great for nuts, small fruits, candies and even potpourri.  I did some decorative lines and such on the bottom and outside.  The diameter is 8 ¼” with a height of 1 ¾” and a depth of 1”.  The wood was sealed with food grade walnut oil and the finished with a walnut oil/shellac mix.  This combination gives the bowl a nice hard long lasting natural finish.  There are some small natural flaws in the wood which I left for a rustic appeal.  12Jul17  BLRO67  If you want more info see:

https://www.etsy.com/listing/542306065/yummy-little-red-oak-bowl

Elegant Pecan Herb Box

Storyline:  I have a pile of medium to small diameter logs that has been accumulating over a decent period of time.  The bark has come off of most of them so sometimes I am not always sure just what kind of wood it is.  This great looking rustic herb box came from that pile.  When I first started turning it I thought it was Red Oak.  Then as I went along with it I decided it probably was pecan.  Now I am using the word probably because I cannot say without a shadow of a doubt that it is pecan but it does look like it.  So, for titling purposes it will be called pecan.  Next thing is no you cannot have the basil I used for the photos.  You gotta get your own.  When dealing with older wood like this there will be flaws in it that just won’t come out but that is Mamma Nature at her best to me.  The diameter is 5 ½” with a total height of 4 ¼”.  The vessel height is 2” and depth is 1 ½”.  The volume measured at 1 cup.  Not bad at all.  The wood was sealed with food grade walnut oil and then finished with a walnut oil/shellac mix that was heavy on the shellac.  Using this combination gives the box a nice hard long lasting natural finish.  10Jul17  BXP17  For more info see:

https://www.etsy.com/listing/541725187/elegant-pecan-herb-box