Gary's Vietnam Battle Story 1967

In 1967, I participated in a large battle in Vietnam. I decided to describe this baattle recently in a video. It took three attempts to produce this vide because in the first two I became too emotional, crying, to want to share them with anyone. My wife of 54 years reports that I had not previously told her about this battle in Vietnam. https://youtu.be/CDqGDTh-9EE

This box is made from Sour Wood. The dust from it actually smells sour while I was turning it. Gary

Newly turned bud vase. I have been looking to find a place for this long glass tube for a long time. it does extend past the top of the vase and I think that this OK. Pecan wood. Gary

Tried a new technique with these bowls that did not work out well. I tried to do them in mass a step at a time. This resulted in excessive cracking. Also, had the chuck inside the back of the bowls while turning the front. This resulte in one bowl with a large separation which I repaired and yet does not look good. So, I like trying new wood turning techniques and will go back to proven success actions for bowls. Three of the bowls are going to the thrift shop. Gary

Linda decorated these three new pecan Ghristmas trees I turned on my lathe. Gary

The two ornaments are made from pecan wood and dark walnut wood. The ornaments are from a plan by Bill Bowers “twisted Icicles” in AAW article. Please note I also made the stands in years past. Each ormament has a captured ring which are a challenge to make. Gary

These two snowmen are made with a single log each of pecan wood. I spent 4 hours turning each one. Lots of work.