SNG WoodworkEstd. New Hampshire

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A studio tableau of five turned pieces lined up on a black reflective surface against a soft grey backdrop — a pedestal cup, a natural-opening cross-section, a heart-figure square dish, a second pedestal vessel, and a small footed bowl. — Fig. 0 · Five from the bench · Studio tableau

Chapter V.The Gallery

Past work from
the bench.

An archive of pieces turned in the seasons before this one. Bowls, vessels, lidded forms. None of these are for sale. They are kept here as a record of the workshop, and as a way of showing what the lathe has done before.

Edition: 1 of 1, always
Source: Storm-fall · Salvage · Live-edge
Origin: Sanbornton, N.H.
For sale: No · archive only

A lidded canister with the bark of the trunk left intact down one side, finished with a small turned acorn for a finial. — Fig. I
Lidded Canister · Acorn Finial

The Archival Record

Every piece carries
its own history.

Each hand-turned vessel includes a digital Certificate of Provenance — a printable archival record signed by the maker and verified with a tamper-evident QR code that links back to the workshop's record of the piece.

The bench, before15 pieces

A faceted shallow bowl from spalted stock, the fungal ink lines running clean across the facets. — Fig. II
Faceted Bowl · Spalted Maple
Form
Faceted bowl
Note
A faceted shallow bowl from spalted stock, the fungal ink lines running clean across the facets.

A cross-section of a tree, kept whole. The bark stayed; the heart became a window. — Fig. III
Natural Opening · A Cross-Section
Form
Sculpture
Note
A cross-section of a tree, kept whole. The bark stayed; the heart became a window.

A footed vessel turned in light, figured wood, the bark left intact at the foot to ground the piece on the trunk it came from. — Fig. IV
Footed Vessel · Bark-Edge Base
Form
Footed vessel
Note
A footed vessel turned in light, figured wood, the bark left intact at the foot to ground the piece on the trunk it came from.

A two-part vessel from spalted stock, the dark fungal lines and cream wood meeting at the lip. — Fig. V
Pedestal Vessel · Spalted Maple
Form
Pedestal vessel
Note
A two-part vessel from spalted stock, the dark fungal lines and cream wood meeting at the lip.

A faceted bowl turned across the sapwood line, where the wood changes color in a single stroke. — Fig. VI
Faceted Bowl · Sapwood Line
Form
Faceted bowl
Note
A faceted bowl turned across the sapwood line, where the wood changes color in a single stroke.

A small square dish lifted from a single block of figured maple, the heartwood reading like two hearts in the well. — Fig. VII
Square Dish · Heart Figure
Form
Dish
Note
A small square dish lifted from a single block of figured maple, the heartwood reading like two hearts in the well.

A square bowl in cherry, the corners of the block left and the inside lifted out by hand at the lathe. — Fig. VIII
Square Bowl · Cherry
Form
Square bowl
Note
A square bowl in cherry, the corners of the block left and the inside lifted out by hand at the lathe.

A mortar and pestle in light hardwood, turned to feel familiar in the hand. — Fig. IX
Mortar & Pestle
Form
Mortar and pestle
Note
A mortar and pestle in light hardwood, turned to feel familiar in the hand.

A pedestal cup, the lathe holding a knot at center as a small dark eye in the figure. — Fig. X
Pedestal Cup · Knot at Center
Form
Pedestal cup
Note
A pedestal cup, the lathe holding a knot at center as a small dark eye in the figure.

A pedestal cup photographed from above, the turning rings still visible at the bottom of the bowl. — Fig. XI
Pedestal Cup · From Above
Form
Pedestal cup
Note
A pedestal cup photographed from above, the turning rings still visible at the bottom of the bowl.

A waisted mug, the band turned to find a quieter line through the figure of the wood. — Fig. XII
Waisted Mug
Form
Mug
Note
A waisted mug, the band turned to find a quieter line through the figure of the wood.

A small bark-edge dish lifted from a cherry round, the dark furrowed bark left intact around a deep amber well. — Fig. XIII
Bark-Edge Ring Dish · Cherry
Form
Ring dish
Note
A small bark-edge dish lifted from a cherry round, the dark furrowed bark left intact around a deep amber well.

Two shallow cherry dishes resting on the end-grain slab they came from, machinist's rules laid alongside for scale. — Fig. XIV
Shallow Dishes · Cherry, Across the Ring
Form
Shallow dishes
Note
Two shallow cherry dishes resting on the end-grain slab they came from, machinist's rules laid alongside for scale.

A staged tableau of bark-edge pedestal rounds holding turned vessels, faceted cups, and small bowls. — Fig. XV
Tableau · Bark-Round Pedestals
Form
Tableau
Note
A staged tableau of bark-edge pedestal rounds holding turned vessels, faceted cups, and small bowls.

The Archival Record

Every piece carries
its own history.

Each hand-turned vessel includes a digital Certificate of Provenance — a printable archival record signed by the maker and verified with a tamper-evident QR code that links back to the workshop's record of the piece.

A wide group of bowls, cups, lidded forms, and a tiered display from the workshop, arranged on hemlock boughs and pine needles at the base of a tree trunk. — Fig. ∞ · The bench, on hemlock boughs · Sanbornton, N.H.

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