texas

Bois d'Arc (bodark) is definitely my native Texas wood of choice, even now more than ever!! The first picture is bodark from the (circa) 1880s!! These pieces have been unearthed from 1st St NE in Paris, TX while resurfacing the street for pedestrians only, for a public project. Cheri Bedford is...

Hey everyone! I'm a student at Baylor University. While I've been down here this semester, I've gotten a few requests. Unfortunately I wasn't able to transport my lathe this semester, and Baylor's wood lathe is reserved for sculpture majors. Is anyone in the Waco area willing to let me turn a...

I met a lady that lives in Houston at a Knowledge Management conference a few years back. We have become great friends and I recently found out that she and her husband have a vacation home down near Kingsville that they share with three other couples. They call the house the "4 Wives", haven't...

After two years of pen turning, I finally made one for the wife. It is dark walnut with Amboyna burl inlay....

Hey there, I've been turning pens for about a year, but only just found this forum... great information and discussion! I can see myself becoming a regular reader, and maybe eventually a contributor. For a bit about me -- a St. Louis, MO transplant to Pearland, TX (Houston suburb). I'm a...