About Dunn To A Turn

The offered vessels are a variety of end turnings, burls and side turnings. End turnings provide the most natural shape. They look like a piece of standing tree with the bark removed. When looking into the vessel, the center of the tree and the center of the vessel will normally be close to each other. Burls are bumps on logs. What make them interesting is the rich and varied grain they often possess. They are visually stimulating. Side turnings, as the term suggests, are taken from the side of the tree. Salad bowls, typically, are side turnings. End turnings and burls will be featured most often. Each vessel description will contain information about the category to which it belongs.

I attempt to achieve excellence with my turnings. Care is taken with both the inside and outside finish. I normally sand to a minimum of 500 grit and then use several applications of tung oil with power buffing between each coat. A small amount of corrective filler is sometimes used for stabilizing and presentation purposes. If I am unsatisfied with a vessel, it does not get offered. Perfection, or its pursuit, I leave to others.

Hardwoods native to the Maritime Provinces of Canada constitute the bulk of my turnings. These include  maple, black ash, yellow birch, white ash, elm, red oak, hornbeam, beech and cherry. Others are occasionally used but the diversity among those mentioned take most of my time and regard.