Dave's Wood Art- All American, All Texan!

By the name of the page I figger you all know what's going to be listed here.  Right?  Yes, turned wood stands for you to put your luscious cakes and pastries on.  You might even put a pie on it.  Enjoy!!!
 

This is the first stand I have turned from white oak.  It brought back old lessons learned.  Be prepared for a fight if you let the white oak get really dry before turning.  Which is exactly what I did.  All of my white oak is really dry, therefore rather on the cantankerous side for turning.  This stand shows some of the typically natural defects in this wood.  You will see cracks and knot holes throughout.  But there is no worry with those.  They add to the rustic appeal of the stand.  Any cracks that were going to possibly cause any problems in the next several years were reinforced with clear glue and natural dust.  The knot holes I left alone.  The diameter on the top is 8 ¼” with a base diameter of 3 ½”, just right for stability.  The height of the stand is 3 ¼”.  The wood was sealed with food grade walnut oil and then finished with a walnut oil/shellac mix.  This combination gives the stand a nice hard long lasting finish.  13Mar19  SDWO2  $30.00  Free shipping within Continental United States.

https://www.etsy.com/listing/690390325/8-14-white-oak-dessert-stand

This wonderfully shaped stand turned from beautiful pecan wood will really stand out on your table.  With diameter of the top being 10” it will work for you standard 9” cakes or cupcakes, sticky buns or whatever else you want to put on it.  The natural beauty of the wood makes it a real treasure.  The height of the stand is 4” and the base diameter is 4 ¾” so there are no issues with stability.  The wood was sealed with food grade walnut oil and then finished with a walnut oil/shellac mixture.  Using this combination of ingredients gives the stand a nice hard long lasting natural finish.  23Feb19  SDP58  38.50  and free shipping within Continental United States

https://www.etsy.com/listing/685612317/10-pecan-wood-cakepastry-stand

This will be a wonderful addition to anybody’s home.   As most cooks and bakers know it’s all about presentation.  Now picture this stand with 4 or 5 cupcakes on it.  Or some other tasty morsel!  I was able to leave a little bit of natural edge on it.  Also I burned 3 lines into the base for decorative purposes only.  The diameter of the top is 8 ½” and the base measures at 3 ¾”.  The height of the stand is 2 ¾”.  I thought about getting some cupcakes and using them in the photos but the only problem with doing that is nothing would get done in the shop until I ate them all.  Sorry.  The wood was sealed with food grade walnut oil and then finished with a walnut oil based wax.  This combination gives the stand a nice hard long lasting natural finish.  20Nov17  SDP50  $30.00 and $12.00 S&H

https://www.etsy.com/listing/573726237/pecan-cupcakedisplay-stand

Pecan wood is an absolutely beautiful wood whose natural colors do not need any help from us.  After you take a look at the light and darker colors you will agree with me.  Though I am calling it a cupcake or pasty stand, you just go ahead and put whatever you want on it.  You will find I burned a line in the rim area for decoration as well as a couple in the base area.  Though they were reinforced with clear glue there is some minor cracks that are going no where.  Just kinda helps with the rustic appeal of the piece.  The diameter is 8 ½” with a height of 2 ¼” and a base diameter of 3 ¼”.  The wood was sealed with food grade walnut oil and then finished with a walnut oil based wax.  This gives the stand a nice hard long lasting natural finish.  It also allows you to still feel the grain in the wood.  22Nov17  SDP51  $30.00 and $12.00 S&H

https://www.etsy.com/listing/574273793/8-12-pecan-cupcakepastry-stand

This stand is certainly beautiful and useful at the same time.  Now how can you beat that?  I don’t think you can.  There is a small amount of natural edge on the lip that adds some rustic appeal to the piece.  The line that I burned into the base area is decorative only.  The wood has a little bit of the usual natural flaws that I prefer to leave as I think that makes the stand even more desirable.  The wood was first sealed with food grade walnut oil and then finished with a mixture of walnut oil and shellac.  Using a combination such as this gives the stand a nice hard long lasting natural finish.  The diameter is 9 ¼” with a base diameter of 5” and a height of 3 ¼”.  Don’t pass this one up!  3Jun18  SDP54  $30.00 and $12.00 S&H

https://www.etsy.com/listing/618631433/9-14-pecan-pastrycupcake-stand

This delightful looking cupcake/pastry stand is really good looking.  There was a crack that occurred during drying that I decided to do something with other than ditching the piece of wood.  So, I first filled it with coffee grounds and clear glue, then added crushed turquoise on top of that.  To me that made it even more attractive and certainly utilized a piece of wood that some would have tossed.  After the filling was done and then all the sanding, the wood was sealed with food grade walnut oil.  After that the finishing was done with a walnut oil based wax.  This gives the stand a nice hard long lasting natural finish.  And, it is totally renewable with olive oil when needed.  Care instructions are included.  The diameter is 8 ¼” with a height of 2 ½”.  The base diameter is 4”.  5Jun18  SDP55  $30.00 and $11.00 S&H

https://www.etsy.com/listing/619095545/pecan-cupcakepastry-stand-wturquoise