Hollow Forms
Turnings which are hollowed out through holes much smaller than their maximum diameter are called hollow forms. Special tools are required to remove the wood from inside these turnings. They are more difficult to make than bowls, but the results are well worth the effort.
All the wood used for my hollow forms comes from trees that were already dead and would otherwise have naturally returned to the earth. Some of the wood shows distinctive patterns called "spalting" that occur as molds and fungus consume the dead wood. When this decay is stopped in a timely fashion, it gives the wood beautiful color and lines not found in "healthy" wood.
For hollow forms, I use woods native to or naturally occuring in the North Texas area such as Ash, Walnut, Pecan, Cedar, Chinaberry, Sugarberry and Oak.
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