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Norfolk Island Pine Vases always display an amazing range of colors and patterns. The red dotes are branch locations. This is one of my favorite Woods. It grows in Florida and Hawaii. I became aware of this wood and turning in a NY gallery. In the rear of the store was this beautiful wooden bowl on a stand. While admiring it, a sales representative appeared. He explained that the bowl was a Ron Kent piece. This bowl would be an excellent investment opportunity as Ron was

Norfolk Island Pine Species Crazy Face Vase in Norfolk Island Pine wood.  This vase is approximately 6 inches in diameter by 4.5 inches high.  This wood has so much personality.  The red spots are tree knots where the branches came off the tree trunk. Very often these red spots will look like eyes staring out of the wood. Branches grow in concentric layers.  It think this is the only tree that does this. Other trees grow branches randomly. I am totally in love with this wood

Where It Started Vase began my woodturning journey. I love this wood and it is the reason I am a wood artist today. Each piece is full of surprises with crazy color variations from light to dark. The six red spots are where the branches radiate. It is the only tree where branches grow in concentric layers. Other trees grow branches in a random order. This bowl size 10 inch diameter by 4.5 inches tall. Where It Started Vase sold within the first hour of viewing. Thank yo

This Large Norfolk Island Pine Bowl has five red branch knots. The NIP tree grows in Florida and Hawaii.  It is a rather bland wood until it receives the proper oil treatment to bring out the colors.  The process is to soak the finished piece in linseed oil for several weeks.  The wood cells absorb the oil and when the oil dries the wood is polymerized.  It becomes translucent under a bright light with a tortoise shell appearance. The red branch knots become highlighted and a

Black Bowl Red Spots is a Norfolk Island Pine Bowl. The size is 11 inch diameter by 6 inches tall. There are four red spots are from where the branches radiate. The NIP tree grows in Florida and Hawaii.  It is a rather bland wood until it gets a proper oil treatment by an artist to bring out the spectacular colors.  The finished bowl or vase is submerged in linseed oil for several weeks.  The oil is absorbed into the wood cells and as the oil dries the wood is polymerized.  P

Flared Norfolk Island Bowl features stunning colors and five red spots are from where the branches radiate. I love working with this wood for its great coloring and variations. The Norfolk tree grows in Florida and Hawaii.  It is a pale beige until it gets a special  treatment of linseed oil by the artist to unveil the spectacular colors.  The turned bowl soaks in linseed oil for several weeks.  Oil absorbs into the wood fibers and when it dries the wood is polymerized.. A th

Faux Tortoise Shell Bowl is from the Norfolk Island Pine species.  This is an unusual tree in that the branches grow out like spokes on a bike wheel in concentric layers.  Other trees grow  branches randomly. The tree is native to Hawaii and Florida. When the branch is cut at the tree trunk the knot appears as a red dot. This wood will absorb Linseed oil and becomes translucent as the cells absorb the oils and the oil hardens. This piece looks like tortoise shell. The process

I discovered turning when I came across a Ron Kent Norfolk Island Display Bowl in a gallery. I debated making the purchase or committing to learning the craft so that I could hopefully make something like that.  The size of this bowl is 9.5 inches in diameter by 5.5 inches tall with eight knots. Norfolk wood has so much character.  The red dots are tree knots from the branches. Often these red spots look like eyes staring out of the wood.  I am totally captivated by this wood