WT #230, Tray from Afzelia with crushed Malachite and Cabochon inlay. two Made for and donated to

Made for and donated to the AA 2025 ColorDaze Convention as an item for their fundraising auction

This is the largest piece I have ever turned and the most challenging

Hollow Form Vessel from White Oak Root Burl with Malachite inlay

buffed cyanoacrylate finish

25” inch tall x 17

WT #230, Tray from Afzelia with crushed Malachite and Cabochon inlay. two Made for and donated toTray from Cambodian Afzelia Xylocarpa (locally called Beng Tree), 36 diameter with a buffed walnut oil, Osmo, and Nano N3 Ceramic coating finish. The tray has 51 semiprecious mineral cabochons inlaid around the perimeter. The cabochons include many varieties of jasper, agate, petrified woods, 130+ million year old dinosaur gem bone, and many other unusual mineral specimens. I purchased the Afzelia slab I used for this piece from someone locally who