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Keith P. Tompkins Woodturning Studio
![]() "Tall Box"This box is turned from Chestnut Oak. | ![]() Spiral formSteam bend buckthorn wood, airbrushed finish. Form sits upon a Fibonacci based rectangular form. | ![]() into white 2 |
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![]() into whiteLinenfold piece turned from Bradford Pear, end grain turned, steam bend and carved. Acrylic finish. | ![]() "The Pharoah"Alternate view | ![]() "The Pharoah"Black Walnut, base poplar, ebonized and textured. |
![]() bowl blankrough cut bowl blank ready to turn. | ![]() Sugar Maple bowl | ![]() bowl blank 2 |
![]() bowl base with signature | ![]() "Salad Bowl"The completed salad bowl. | ![]() Maple blank |
![]() Maple bowlAmbrosia Maple bowl, 8" diameter. | ![]() hollow form progress | ![]() twisted finial wip |
![]() Hollow form with finialTurned from maple, various dyes and pigments. | ![]() "Pink ornament"Turned from Buckeye burl and Holly. | ![]() "Yellow Ornament"turned from Buckeye burl and dyed maple. |
![]() "Ray Key Tribute" | ![]() "The Story of my Life"The "candle" is turned from maple, the base is ash, and the flames are spalted oak. Acrylic finish. The candle is hollow. | ![]() "birdhouse ornament"Turned from maple burl and ebony, transparent airbrush tint. |
![]() "Yellow Ornament 2"Turned from Buckeye burl and African Blackwood, yellow and black transparent airbrush paint for the globe. | ![]() steam bending | ![]() "Forever Autumn"turned from Pear, steam bent, carved, finished with acrylics. Terry Scott collection. |
![]() "Forever Autumn", alternate view | ![]() Alternate view | ![]() "Primordial Life Form"Bradford Pear, turned green and steam bent. Metal flake interior, acrylic finish. |
![]() "Poet's Walk"Turned and carved from Black Walnut, Private collection. | ![]() "Poet's Walk", alternate view | ![]() "Steppin' Out"Turned and carved from Holly, Niche Award finalist, Dave Long collection. |
![]() "Rolling in Deep Time"Turned from black walnut, oil finish. Private collection. | ![]() "Rolling in Deep Time"Alternate view. | ![]() "Eye of the Storm"Black walnut, turned and carved, oil finish. Private collection. |
![]() "Winged bowl"Walnut burl, oil finish, gold leaf and acrylics. Private collection. | ![]() "Winged Bowl"Alternate view | ![]() "Dawn"Turned and carved from big-leaf maple, oil finish. Bowl is gold leaf and acrylics. |
![]() "untitled winged bowl"Maple, bowl is gold leaf with acrylic rim. Oil finish. | ![]() "Stardust"Black Walnut with metal leaf bowl interior. | ![]() "Merengue"I titled this piece "Merengue"; it reminded me of two dancers appearing as one on the dancefloor. Niche Award winner, 2005. |
![]() "Tango"Holly and ebony, lacquer finish. Raymond Wong collection. | ![]() "Snow Clouds"Spalted Maple and ebony, oil finish. Private collection. | ![]() "Skippin' School"Maple, holly, ebony, acrylic finish. Private collection, Hong Kong |
![]() "Playin' Hooky"Turned from maple, holly, and ebony. This piece required 16 individual turned components. Airbrushed with acrylics, Niche Award Finalist. Permanent public display. | ![]() "Playing Hooky" #1Turned and carved from cherry, holly, and ebony. Part of Del Mano Gallery's "Small Treasures" exhibition. Inset shows turned eyes with tenon. | ![]() multi-axis formTurned from Red Oak, first turned as a cube on three axis points, then hollowed and turned on the same axis points. |
![]() "Bottoms Up"A whimsical box turned from cherry, maple base. Acrylic finish. | ![]() "A Winter Rose"Holly, ebony, cherry burl, thorns. All parts are turned. Niche Award finalist, Private collection. | ![]() "A Winter Rose" detail |
![]() "Twisted Sisters"The base is Buckeye burl, the stem is Purpleheart, the flowers are Holly with Pink Ivory details. Turned on several axis points, then carved to create the spiral effect. | ![]() "Crescendo"Spalted maple, ebony, holly, and pink ivory, guitar string. Private collection. | ![]() Untitled hollow formTurned from a spalted Maple crotch piece, Rosewood finial. Private collection. |
![]() Untitled hollow formCherry burl with ebony collar, rosewood finial. | ![]() "Hollowform in G"Masur birch, ebony, guitar string, oil finish. This piece combines two passions; woodturning and playing guitar. Private collection. | ![]() A long-stemmed bottle stopper |
![]() holly box with blackwood knob | ![]() "Holly box"Holly box, refinished after a shop paint spill! | ![]() Lidded boxTurned from figured maple, burnt and textured details |
![]() Lidded boxBox Elder form with burnt and textured rim | ![]() Untitled boxTurned from Maple Burl, oil finish | ![]() red boxFooted box turned from Box Elder, red dye finish. |
![]() Black Walnut boxTurned from a crotch piece, about 3" diameter | ![]() box turned from Bay Laurel | ![]() "Fat Man"box, turned from Peach wood. |
![]() "Asian style box", turned from Argentine Osage | ![]() "Pedestal Box"Globe is Buckeye burl, finial is turned from African Blackwood. | ![]() "Pedestal Box"turned from Osage Orange and Ebony. 7" tall. |
![]() "Woodturning Fundamentals"Rear cover image, AAW "Woodturning Fundamentals" magazine. | ![]() untitled ornamentTurned from maple burl and African Blackwood, hollowed. | ![]() "Sea Urchin" ornament, holly turnings. |
![]() "Green Ornament"Willow Burl globe, hollowed and airbrushed green, African Blackwood finial. The globe diameter is 2". | ![]() "Red Ornament"Willow burl with transparent airbrush work, African Blackwood finial. | ![]() Christmas ornamentTurned from Purpleheart and various veneers. Globe is hollow. |
![]() "demo ornament" | ![]() "White Ornament"Turned from Buckeye burl and Holly. | ![]() "Ornament"Turned from Willow burn and African Blackwood. 7" overall length |
![]() "Yellow Ornament"Buckeye burl with Ebony finial. | ![]() "Green Ornament"Buckeye burl and Holly, globe is airbrushed transparent green. | ![]() "birdhouse ornament"turned from black walnut and pin oak. |
![]() birdhouse 3 | ![]() "Leap of Faith"Mahogany, This piece appeared in "500 Wood Bowls". Joe Hermann collection. | ![]() "Suspended bowl"Turned from big-leaf maple. |
![]() "Jar form"Mark Mandell and I having a bit of fun, turned from Box Elder | ![]() "When Good Tubes go Bad"Holly, rose thorns, acrylics. Black walnut base. | ![]() "Dance"Turned and carved from holly and ebony. |
![]() "U.F.O."Cherry burl, ebony collar, suspended hollow form. | ![]() linenfold 12.jpg | ![]() "To the Nines"Turned and carved from Holly, John Hill collection. |
![]() "To the Nines" alternate view | ![]() "Untitled linenfold form"Turned and carved from Butternut, private collection | ![]() Alternate view |
![]() "Linenfold Study in Black"Turned and carved from mahogany, ebonized. Private collection. | ![]() "Andromeda"Holly, acrylic and metal leaf. Pete Kekel collection. | ![]() "Sketch of Andromeda"I make sketches of most of my pieces before I begin. This is the sketch I created for "Andromeda". |
![]() "Adrift"This piece was part of the "Currents" exhibit, AAW National Symposium. | ![]() Progress shot, "adrift". | ![]() "Diamonds"This piece is turned from Yellowheart, Wenge, Padauk, and various veneers. "Diamonds was featured on the rear cover of "Best of Fine Woodworking" magazine. |
![]() Detail of "Diamonds" | ![]() "Diamonds #2"This piece is turned from maple and dyed veneers. A demo piece I decided to finish. | ![]() "Southwestern form"Bloodwood, ziracote, bigleaf maple. |
![]() "Fish" necklaceTurned and carved from holly, pink ivory, and ebony. Strung with glass beads. | ![]() StoppersThese are the steps involved in turning a "martini glass" stopper. All stoppers are turned from one blank. | ![]() "Drunken Bottle Stoppers"Pieces include maple, holly, pink ivory, ebony, yellowheart, wire, epoxy, and acrylics. The "corks" and "martini glasses" are all one piece of holly. |
![]() "Drunken Stopper"The corks and the martini glass with captive ring are turned from one piece of Holly. | ![]() strawberry stopper | ![]() "Drunken Mouse" bottlestopperHolly, ebony, pink ivory, wire, epoxy, with acrylic finish. "Cheese" and "martini glass" are one piece, turned on four axis points. |
![]() Detail of "mouse"Body is turned from holly, then airbrushed. Eyes are turned from holly and ebony, nose is pink ivory. | ![]() "Choir Boys"Turned green just for fun from apple, hackberry, and highbush cranberry branches, and allowed to warp. | ![]() "Fun with Stoppers" |
![]() "Bottle Stopper"This piece is one of a pair, turned from a block of maple wood given to me by John and Vicki Jordan, to be turned as part of their "Voice of the Beloved Tree" project. | ![]() "My First Turnings"These were turned from Black Walnut in my Junior year of High School, c. 1970 | ![]() "Dancing Box"toy spin top, inset shows top while spinning, made to resemble a dancer in motion. Maple, Redheart, ebony, veneers. |
![]() "Dancing Box"toy spin-top, maple, holly and veneers. Inset shows top in motion. | ![]() "Dancing Box #1"This was the first of a series of toy spin-tops; the top resembled a dancer with flared skirt while in motion. This piece was purchased by Ray Leier of Del Mano Gallery. | ![]() "Dancing Box, #1"Detail |
![]() "Dancing Box"Box is ebonized Maple, the top is Ebony and various veneers. Inset shows top in motion. | ![]() "Black Walnut bowl" | ![]() "Green Bowl" |
![]() Simple bowl formTurned from Red Oak. | ![]() Silver Maple bowlTurned from heavily spalted Silver Maple. | ![]() " Calabash Bowl"Turned from California Bay Laurel (Oregon Myrtle) oil and wax finish |
![]() Alternate view | ![]() "Untitled bowl form"Calabash style bowl, turned from Mango. This was turned as part of a woodturning demonstration | ![]() "Ambrosia bread bowl"Maple, oil finish. Turned from a discarded stump I found alongside the road. |
![]() Cherry natural edge bowl | ![]() Red Oak bowl16 1/2" diameter Red Oak bowl. |
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