Bob Delio

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My display at a show during Christmas 2005 at the High Street gallery in Belfast.

Note the carved legs on the poplar bowl. Decided to try that technique after the Michael Hosaluk workshop.

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Here’s a burl I turned from a wonderful chunk of cherry.

Styled after an old Greek urn.

Finished with Urethane oil. 12 “ high by 5” wide

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And here’s another cherry burl.

Quite a challenge to keep this one from blowing up!

7” tall by 9” wide.

Finished with Danish oil and carnauba wax.

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More cherry. This one came from a crotch.

15” wide by 6” tall.

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Here’s a covered ash pot I did a while back.

Handle carved and mortised from walnut Loved the movement of the grain.

8” high by 5” wide

Finished with Danish Oil.

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Shallow pecan bowl.

12” across.

Finished with Danish Oil & Carnauba Wax

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Shallow Poplar bowl

Had a logger friend give me a 20” poplar log that was 36” wide and full of highly figured and stained wood.

Turned quite a few large bowls from this. 18” wide x 6” tall.

Finished with Carnauba Wax

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A nice deep bowl turned from spruce.

Bought a few large burls from a deceased turner’s collection.

This was one of two I turned from this magnificent Spruce Burl.

18” deep x 10” high.

Finished with urethane oil

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Here’s a walnut & birch cabinet I designed for a flat-screen TV.

My wife said I could put it in the living room as long as I hid it from view.

I turned the handle pegs from walnut and inserted apple twigs for the handles.

28” high x 24” wide x 7” deep.

Finished with Danish Oil & urethane oil.

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A Walnut hollow form I turned after taking a class with John Jordan

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A hollow Cherry vase from the same John Jordan class.

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Cherry Burl Lamp

25” high

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Box Elder Vase

December 2006

12” tall by 4½” wide

Poly & Carnauba Wax finish

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Cherry Vessel

March 2007

 2½” tall by 6” wide

Poly finish

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Pierced Cherry Bowl

March 2007

 3” tall by 8” wide

Danish Oil finish

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Pierced Cherry Box

January 2008

6” tall

Carnauba Wax

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Cherry & Walnut Box

February 2008

6” tall

Carnauba Wax

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“Poppy”
Box Elder Hollow Form

August 2007

?” wide by 8” tall

Acryllic paint and burned

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Page last updated on April 26, 2008


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