Knowledge You Can Build On — Est. 1998
my Burchard
Mike Schwing from Md.
>I mentioned earlier attending the ACC crafts show this past week. Despite my promise to Mrs. Schwing, I bought something anyway - a Christian Burchard madrone basket. I just couldn't leave there without one. Look at this thing - is that not amazing? It is only about 3" tall but thats as big as I could afford.
Re: my Burchard
oscar
>Good stuff Mike.
Re: my Burchard
Earl
>I took a class from him about a year ago. Best thing I've ever done. His mind is amazing and he has a talent in stimulating original thinking and work.
We all got to make a couple of those baskets. Mine sit proudly on the mantle--even if they weren't made by him.
You're lucky to be able to buy one.
Earl
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Jennifer@Indy.USA
>Very nice Mike....after seeing this one and Raffan's new posts over on WOW, I have got to try some flat out, soaking wet, start to finish turning. After I took my class at Arrowmont with Mic O'Donell on Turning Green Wood....I never really took off with it. These looks so fun. Last week I was at a lecture that Michael Hosaluk gave and he had some of his work there that we could pick up and look at and he was doing some of this same stuff. I loved it! I just need to find a fresh hunk of timber!
Thanks for the inspiring photo!
Jen
Got Madrone?
Bob Hackett
>If not try oak stumps.The root ball of a small(less than 8" at the base) tree will distort while drying in as wild a way as the madrone on some of his crazier pieces.
My son is in charge of the "nuke and name" department.His favorite so far is an urn that turned into a reasonable facismile of a human heart.He finished it with cordovan shoe polish,truly scary.
Mainely,Bob
