The vessel is Red Oak Burl and was a wedding present for my step daughter

I have been turning for 18 years. It is by far the most fun and addictive hobby I have ever had. Wood has always been a big part of my life starting in high school. Growing up in a small town in Texas my family had a good friend that was a housing contractor/carpenter. I always loved the things he would make for people and when he made things for me I felt very lucky. He had an old Craftsman lathe in his shop and that was the first time I can remember trying to turn things. With no experience or guidance I was not very successful in my attempts as a wood turner.

Fast forward to 1998 when I had my first wood turning lesson. It was like turning on a light switch. For the first time I actually made wood shavings instead of dust. Since then I have had a growing desire to learn more new things about turning. I have always liked making things as well as art items. It is my belief that if you don't try new things you will never grow, so I like trying to do things I have never done before.

I had a customer ask for a Vince Lombardi Trophy made from wood. Since I like to learn new things I said yes. For the first time I used a drawknife, a scorp and cabinet scrapers. I also did some carving for the first time.


Below are a few more pictures of my work:

The egg is Walnut and turquoise a gift for my sister.

My neighbor sells art supplies all over the United States and he ask me to make a 4' artist paint brush to be hung over the brush display in one of his customer's shops. They did the painting on it.

Kent can be reached directly via email at dktownsendkt@gmail.com .