Woodturning - Bloodwood & Ambrosia Maple Cube

This started out as a simple woodturning project: I was just going to make a bowl out of this Bloodwood blank. I haven’t turned anything with Bloodwood, so I was going to keep it basic to get a feel for the wood, but then I thought, “Nah.” I glued a couple of pieces of Ambrosia Maple to the side, making a cube and then used traditional woodturning techniques to round it up into a hollowform vase.

Turns out Bloodwood is a really nice wood…tight grain, nice classic figuring, sands up real nice. I like the contrast it made with the Ambrosian Maple.

[msudawgma]

Oh, so beautiful! Makes for a nice Western motif. Thank you!

[norm]

Very nice, thank you for sharing your awesome project with us. Everyone stay safe, happy and healthy. From Henrico County Virginia 😊

[Le_Bimgus]

Awesome! Super satisfying! It’s awesome how you can be such a moving and inspirational pastor and find time for amazing creations like this!

[ellengraham]

Beautiful hollow form the world's you chose really work well together.😘😘

[GianbrunoPirona]

Bello ed elegante. Bravo all' autore.

[lindaroshdy]

It's like watching magic, no matter how close I watch I can't figure out how it works. From a block of wood joined by glue, to an amazingly smooth bowl.

[lindagoldberg]

Fabulous shape! I like the indent around the middle. Nice flair.