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I generally like to turn and work with natural materials. But I was intrigued by a problem I was having with a Spinning Top Kit I had purch...
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Now that my sculpture is getting some degree of critical attention. I wanted to start a series of sculptures that make a statement about the...
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I was surprised at how seriously people do take their honey dippers. But I have had a number of very specific requests lately- very specific...
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Today I worked on nine new spoons. Four are carved from spalted Maple branch wood, and five are carved from split trunk wood of a Silver ...
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Shellac is a resin secreted by the female lac bug. It was one of the most popular wood finishes in the 19th century, but still has uses toda...
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It's pretty simple to carve a spoon, right? It can be but it is actually a little complicated. The first decision is what are you going to s...
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I have heard woodworkers and woodturners say corny things like "I know there's a so-and-so inside this log- all I have to do is bring it out...
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Sometime only a year or so after we got the Walker Turner Lathe, my father told me that he got a deal on a different lathe. A better one, w...
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After I got married, my wife and I moved into a little 900 square foot house in Dearborn Heights. The good news was, it had a 1000 square fo...
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Around 1978 I got my first job as a wood turner. A local potter made honey pots and was unimpressed with the junky dippers that were availa...
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