Entries - Natural

Any single piece of wood which retains a part of the natural surface of the wood as it was found.

 

Plum Bowl
Catalogue Number: 1087

Wet turned plum bowl, finished with beeswax.  160mm wide x 75mm high.

Prune Bowl
Catalogue Number: 1125

Plum wood, natural edge, alcohol dyes and Beall buff. 155 mm (D) 85 mm (H)

Ruby Burl of Life
Catalogue Number: 1080

A beautiful ruby coloured red gum burl, inspired by the colours and textures of life.   Finished with sanding sealer and Beall buffed.  W 300mm x H 65mm.

Scorched Survivor
Catalogue Number: 1008

Salvaged native red beech plate with natural burnt remnants.  Finished with tung oil and citrus thinners. Plate is 30cm in diameter x 5cm high.

Small Three-legged Bowl
Catalogue Number: 941

Small silky oak bowl with silly long legs.  Danish oil, acrylic paint and polyurethane.  150 mm high, 80 mm dia.

Highly Commended in Natural
Swamp Kauri Coffee Table
Catalogue Number: 932

Three pieces spliced together with negative joints held by jarrah bow ties. Hand cast alloy legs. Natural live edge maintained where possible. 108cm L x 85cm W x 54cm H. Finished in 2 pot clear to 10 % gloss.

Tango
Catalogue Number: 940

Turned and carved from a single piece of rescued cherry firewood.  Finished with Danish oil and polyurethane.  Length  230 mm. Width  150 mm. Height  140 mm.

The Ancient Kauri of Borg!
Catalogue Number: 1120

A natural edge kauri bowl, featuring a smooth, rounded shape with a contrasting textured surface highlighting its organic design.  Base cut with a 2 1/4" Forstner bit and pine insert with my logo added for constancy.  Width: 16cm Height: 9.5cm.

Timeless
Catalogue Number: 1074

Totara natural edge with a hint of bronze shading inside. 260 dia x 70. Five coats sprayed lacquer, Yorkshire grit finish.

Winging It
Catalogue Number: 992

Natural carved shallow platter in recycled New Zealand native beech.  Freestyle carved from a piece of driftwood off the Waimakariri River estuary. Sanded to high level on carving then finished with Tung Oil.  820mm x 230mm wide x 35mm high.