This is an oval hollow form made from one of my favorite woods, Mahogany. It is 6 inches tall, sanded to 1200 grit, coated with paste wax, and buffed to a satin finish.

This art piece is one in a series. One of my favorite woodturners, Curt Theobald, said to me "The only way to get good is to make a series." Now, a series can be a minimum of 3 pieces and no maximum - just keep makin' 'em!

This art piece is completely over-engineered.
My father-in-law, Glenn Ziegle, once told me there comes a time in every project where it's necessary to shoot the engineer and make the damn thing!

Woodburning the image inside the art piece is the most exciting and enjoyable step in the process, but don't make any mistakes - you can't erase woodburning!

Each time I make an oval hollow form with pyrography for someone, I get to design an image that is special to them. Woodturning does not get any better than this!