I have been working with wood for over twenty years. I have always found wood turning intriguing so in 2013 I bought my first lathe and started to develop a new skill. I enjoy turning bowls mostly but turn other items as well.
I start with the hunt for interesting wood to work with from logs, firewood and burls. Using a chain saw, I will cut bowl blanks from found wood and rough turn the bowls. You never know what the wood will reveal until you turn it. It's like Christmas morning every time. The rough bowls are then sealed and set to dry for up to a year. After drying they will be finish turned, sanded and a finish applied. Lately, I've been incorporating resin in some of my work. The colors of the resin are a great accent to the wood. Sometimes a customer may have a tree taken down in their yard that is meaningful to them, and they will contact me to turn a bowl or salt and pepper mills for them as a keepsake.
Some of the logs I have milled to use for making tables and other projects that a customer may want. This milled lumber has unique and interesting character that wouldn't be found in a lumber yard.