Rick O'Ryan
@rick-oshay.bsky.social
I turn wood into things, sometimes goofy or useful. Profile pic is a bottle opening model of a Birdsill Holly fire hydrant. #www.woodsongs.net, divinewestgallery.com, online gallery www.SterlingNM.com, and The Natural Edge in Long Lake, NY. @bsky.art
Back in the 1970s I was contacted by a wood collector, who, in his travels, would buy any species he did not yet have in his collection. He asked me to panel a wall in his basement pool room, with his collection. This is in DeForest, WI.
#art #woodturning
#art #woodturning
June 7, 2025 at 3:18 PM
Back in the 1970s I was contacted by a wood collector, who, in his travels, would buy any species he did not yet have in his collection. He asked me to panel a wall in his basement pool room, with his collection. This is in DeForest, WI.
#art #woodturning
#art #woodturning
My pieces at the Grant County Art Guild show, first two weekends in April, 2025.
April 5, 2025 at 9:22 PM
My pieces at the Grant County Art Guild show, first two weekends in April, 2025.
Just finished this epoxy cast (to fill voids) emory oak piece based loosely on the high pressure Olympic Foundry model in use on the west coast. It is hollowed out and the bonnet is a lid held in place with magnets. On the bottom is a bottle opener kit.
#art #woodturning #hydrant #olympic #fire
#art #woodturning #hydrant #olympic #fire
March 10, 2025 at 11:35 AM
Just finished this epoxy cast (to fill voids) emory oak piece based loosely on the high pressure Olympic Foundry model in use on the west coast. It is hollowed out and the bonnet is a lid held in place with magnets. On the bottom is a bottle opener kit.
#art #woodturning #hydrant #olympic #fire
#art #woodturning #hydrant #olympic #fire
A fantasy hydrant, with Partial Recall of other images.. it required securing the piece in an eccentric position. Mesquite, 3-7/8 x 8". It has a bottle opener kit on the bottom.
#art #woodturning #hydrant #bottleopener #mesquite #offcenterturning
#art #woodturning #hydrant #bottleopener #mesquite #offcenterturning
March 7, 2025 at 3:21 PM
A fantasy hydrant, with Partial Recall of other images.. it required securing the piece in an eccentric position. Mesquite, 3-7/8 x 8". It has a bottle opener kit on the bottom.
#art #woodturning #hydrant #bottleopener #mesquite #offcenterturning
#art #woodturning #hydrant #bottleopener #mesquite #offcenterturning
Gray oak burl. Most of these have had mistletoe in them. The roots of the mistletoe grow into the cambial layer where cells divide and distort, with the inner one becoming xylem, or wood, and the outer one becoming bark. The tree sends tannin to the injury.
#art #vessel #hollowform #woodturning
#art #vessel #hollowform #woodturning
March 6, 2025 at 7:00 PM
Gray oak burl. Most of these have had mistletoe in them. The roots of the mistletoe grow into the cambial layer where cells divide and distort, with the inner one becoming xylem, or wood, and the outer one becoming bark. The tree sends tannin to the injury.
#art #vessel #hollowform #woodturning
#art #vessel #hollowform #woodturning
A tall faulty apricot crotch vessel, with azurite filling the cracks.
#art #woodturning #vessel #hollowform #apricot #azurite
#art #woodturning #vessel #hollowform #apricot #azurite
March 2, 2025 at 3:23 PM
A tall faulty apricot crotch vessel, with azurite filling the cracks.
#art #woodturning #vessel #hollowform #apricot #azurite
#art #woodturning #vessel #hollowform #apricot #azurite
Oak, likely emory oak based on where this was found. Dead and down, and quite dry except where the branch was on the ground, so no leaves to help id. No. 1293.
#art #woodturning #vessel #hollowform
#art #woodturning #vessel #hollowform
March 1, 2025 at 3:40 PM
Oak, likely emory oak based on where this was found. Dead and down, and quite dry except where the branch was on the ground, so no leaves to help id. No. 1293.
#art #woodturning #vessel #hollowform
#art #woodturning #vessel #hollowform
One of my favorites from the 90s. This is box elder burl, around 12-3/4" diameter. I entered this in the 1994 Poudre Valley Art League show in Ft. Collins.
February 24, 2025 at 4:00 PM
One of my favorites from the 90s. This is box elder burl, around 12-3/4" diameter. I entered this in the 1994 Poudre Valley Art League show in Ft. Collins.
Another box elder burl piece from a tree that blew down in 1989 in Loveland, CO.
#art #woodturning #hollowform #vessel
#art #woodturning #hollowform #vessel
February 24, 2025 at 3:01 PM
Another box elder burl piece from a tree that blew down in 1989 in Loveland, CO.
#art #woodturning #hollowform #vessel
#art #woodturning #hollowform #vessel
To get my mind off the distressing national scene, for hope I look back to things I made long ago, and things I make today. This is from 1991. Box elder burl, from a windfall in 1989 in Loveland, CO.
#art #woodturning #hollowform #vessel
#art #woodturning #hollowform #vessel
February 23, 2025 at 1:20 PM
To get my mind off the distressing national scene, for hope I look back to things I made long ago, and things I make today. This is from 1991. Box elder burl, from a windfall in 1989 in Loveland, CO.
#art #woodturning #hollowform #vessel
#art #woodturning #hollowform #vessel
TBT, this is from back in the early 80s, forty+ years ago. I made this quilted maple bowl, and gave it to my brother, who kept it on the table next to his bed. When he left us in 1989, I passed the bowl on to my sister. It's top quality quilt. It's around 8" across.
#art #woodturning #bowl #quilt
#art #woodturning #bowl #quilt
February 20, 2025 at 7:53 PM
TBT, this is from back in the early 80s, forty+ years ago. I made this quilted maple bowl, and gave it to my brother, who kept it on the table next to his bed. When he left us in 1989, I passed the bowl on to my sister. It's top quality quilt. It's around 8" across.
#art #woodturning #bowl #quilt
#art #woodturning #bowl #quilt
February 16, 2025 at 3:23 PM
I sent this bolo to Nick Zentner at CWU as thanks for this time and generosity in teaching geology of the Pacific Northwest.
February 15, 2025 at 3:16 PM
I sent this bolo to Nick Zentner at CWU as thanks for this time and generosity in teaching geology of the Pacific Northwest.
Trying out the magnet idea I learned from Cindy Drozda. The magnets are 1/8" diameter, 1/8" high. A few birds eyes in this maple from WI, and mesquite from AZ in the lid. Stainless steel bottle opener hardware by Niles Bottle Stoppers.
#art #woodturning #magnets #bottleopener #niles
#art #woodturning #magnets #bottleopener #niles
February 15, 2025 at 2:00 PM
Trying out the magnet idea I learned from Cindy Drozda. The magnets are 1/8" diameter, 1/8" high. A few birds eyes in this maple from WI, and mesquite from AZ in the lid. Stainless steel bottle opener hardware by Niles Bottle Stoppers.
#art #woodturning #magnets #bottleopener #niles
#art #woodturning #magnets #bottleopener #niles
Apricot burl with azurite inlay bolo tie. This involved oval milling with the oval turning chuck. It has stainless steel swage cable ends as bolo tips.
#art #wearableart #apricot #azurite #woodturning #bolo #bolotie
#art #wearableart #apricot #azurite #woodturning #bolo #bolotie
February 12, 2025 at 7:04 PM
Apricot burl with azurite inlay bolo tie. This involved oval milling with the oval turning chuck. It has stainless steel swage cable ends as bolo tips.
#art #wearableart #apricot #azurite #woodturning #bolo #bolotie
#art #wearableart #apricot #azurite #woodturning #bolo #bolotie
#Snakewood, maple bolo. It's a wet barrel hydrant bonnet, perfect for a fire professional.
#art #wearableart #bolo #bolotie #fire #hydrant
#art #wearableart #bolo #bolotie #fire #hydrant
February 11, 2025 at 3:15 PM
#Snakewood, maple bolo. It's a wet barrel hydrant bonnet, perfect for a fire professional.
#art #wearableart #bolo #bolotie #fire #hydrant
#art #wearableart #bolo #bolotie #fire #hydrant
February 11, 2025 at 3:01 PM
Most of these bottle openers and wine stoppers area available at The Natural Edge, in Long Lake, NY. They are made from pine cones.
#art #woodturner #woodturning #pinecone
#art #woodturner #woodturning #pinecone
February 10, 2025 at 7:29 PM
Most of these bottle openers and wine stoppers area available at The Natural Edge, in Long Lake, NY. They are made from pine cones.
#art #woodturner #woodturning #pinecone
#art #woodturner #woodturning #pinecone
A dozen years ago I cast several Coulter pine cones and made some vessels. If it is just a thin slice of the scale, the cast stays stable. If I cast the whole cone, it keeps moving. A vacuum kiln to dry the cone would sure help.
#art #vessel #hollowform #woodturning #pinecone #cone
#art #vessel #hollowform #woodturning #pinecone #cone
February 9, 2025 at 2:36 PM
A dozen years ago I cast several Coulter pine cones and made some vessels. If it is just a thin slice of the scale, the cast stays stable. If I cast the whole cone, it keeps moving. A vacuum kiln to dry the cone would sure help.
#art #vessel #hollowform #woodturning #pinecone #cone
#art #vessel #hollowform #woodturning #pinecone #cone
Over 30 years ago, I would cut the corners off lamp blanks, then glue the corners along with other shorts into pieces like this. I'd like to see this one again but it is long gone. Hickory, purpleheart, padauk, maple. Why those woods? The scraps were there.
#art #woodturning #box
#art #woodturning #box
February 7, 2025 at 12:04 PM
Over 30 years ago, I would cut the corners off lamp blanks, then glue the corners along with other shorts into pieces like this. I'd like to see this one again but it is long gone. Hickory, purpleheart, padauk, maple. Why those woods? The scraps were there.
#art #woodturning #box
#art #woodturning #box
For TBT, here's a favorite from back in the 1980s. Wood came from a pallet, I don't know the species.
#art #woodturning #box
#art #woodturning #box
February 6, 2025 at 4:25 PM
For TBT, here's a favorite from back in the 1980s. Wood came from a pallet, I don't know the species.
#art #woodturning #box
#art #woodturning #box
February 5, 2025 at 2:25 PM
Oval milling a mesquite bolo tie. It will also get an inlay. Next post will show the finished piece.
#art #woodturning #wearableart #bolo #mesquite
#art #woodturning #wearableart #bolo #mesquite
February 5, 2025 at 2:22 PM
Oval milling a mesquite bolo tie. It will also get an inlay. Next post will show the finished piece.
#art #woodturning #wearableart #bolo #mesquite
#art #woodturning #wearableart #bolo #mesquite