Piano Wood Turning
Piano Wood Bowls, Boxes and Beyond
After a life-long career as a registered piano technician, I have begun to shift my focus to some artistic pursuits. By turning wood on my shop lathe, I can create a wide variety of items. My specialty is the salvage of discarded piano cabinet parts, to be recycled as attractive, usable items. Some of the solid wood parts of older pianos are milled from beautiful, certainly well seasoned, Mahogany or Walnut. Most of the core wood in piano manufacture of 100 years ago was either Poplar or the increasingly rare American Chestnut. Click here to learn more about the devastation of this traditional forest product: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/American_chestnut. Thin stripes on these turnings represent the surface veneers of the original instrument. These are typically Mahogany or Walnut. Most of this material would otherwise end up at the landfill.
The process actually starts with moving and dismantling pianos. It then goes on to involve physically (no chemicals) removing the piano’s original finish, planing flat all surfaces to be glued, designing and applying any art component, gluing up all the parts to form a pattern, and finally turning on my lathe. Each piece is a unique creation. I apply a clear lacquer finish to the non-food contact items. The bowls are all finished with a food safe combination of Carnauba wax, Bee’s wax, and Walnut oil.
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#118 American Chestnut and Poplar Pianowood Bowl. 12″ x 3.5″
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#130 American Chestnut and Poplar Pianowood Bowl. 12″ x 3.5″
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#131 Poplar Pianowood Bowl with Mahogany Medallion. 9.75″ x 3.5″
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#134 American Chestnut Pianowood Bowl with Keyboard design. 9.5″ x 3.5″
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#136 Poplar Pianowood Bowl 13.5″ x 3″
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#142 American Chestnut and Poplar Pianowood Bowl. 14″ x 4″
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#144 Poplar Pianowood Bowl. 10″ x 3.5″
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#145 Ebony, American Chestnut, Mahogany and Poplar Pianowood Bowl. 9″ x 4″
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#147 Ebony, American Chestnut, Mahogany and Oak Pianowood Bowl. 11.5″ x 3.25″
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#148 American Chestnut Pianowood Bowl. 10″ x 3.5″
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#150 American Chestnut Pianowood Bowl with Keyboard Medallion. 10″ x 3.5″
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#152 Mahogany and Poplar Pianowood Bowl. 10.75″ x 4″
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BX103 American Chestnut Pianowood Box 4″ x 3.75″
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BX146 American Chestnut Pianowood Box 4″ x 3.75″
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BX102 Poplar Pianowood Box 4″ x 4″
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#153 American Chestnut and Poplar Pianowood Bowl 14″ x 4″
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