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This category contains portfolios and sites of individual woodturners.

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• Ornamental Turning
• Pole & Treadle Lathe Turning
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• Aivars Logins

  http://www.sookewoodart.com/
  Turner and carver using reclaimed local timber. Includes pictures of very large 800-year old burl. In Canada.

• Alexopulos, Allen

  http://www.lathescapes.com/
  Produces custom woodturning art in Annapolis, Maryland. He strives to create unique turned objects from many tree species, "harvested" from trees that have already been cut down and are usually destined for disposal.

• Alonso, Antonio

  http://www.alonsowoodturning.com/
  Large turned and carved bowls, hollow forms and platters. Salt Spring, Canada

• Antanas

  http://greenforest.20m.com/
  Artistic, collectible items from Lithuania, a combination of modern and traditional Lithuanian folk- art.

• Apostolidis, Vasily

  http://www.woodturner.gr/
  Bowls, goblets, boxes, and artistic items mainly turned in olive and other local Greek woods. [English and Greek]

• Ashton, Mary

  http://www.maryashton-woodturner.co.uk/
  Biography and gallery of turned items.

• Bagley, Robert (Bob)

  http://www.bagendstudio.com/
  Hollow forms, bowls and details of the design and layout of his workshop. Also includes computer art and photography.

• Bailey, Dan

  http://www.roughoutbowls.com/
  Turns bowls of different shapes and sizes, includes pages on the process and illustrations of finished bowls. Offers roughed out bowls for sale.

• Beck, Andy

  http://www.andy-beck.org/
  Bowls,hollow forms,and other creations,some left natural but most have been textured, carved and/or coloured.

• Bloch, Peter

  http://www.woodshades.com/
  Turned wood lampshades made of quaking aspen, and other small items. New Hampshire, USA.

• Bosch, Trent

  http://www.trentbosch.com/
  Turned and sculpted works in wood, offers tuition and own-designed tools.

• Bosco, Robert

  http://robert.bosco.pagesperso-orange.fr/modeleen.htm
  Eccentric, segmented, and decorative work from this French turner, including tremblers. Specialist in variations on the standard Chinese ball

• Brolly, Michael

  http://www.michaelbrolly.com/
  Unique and sometimes humorous turned and sculpted work.

• Brooks, James

  http://www.bowlsbybrooks.com/
  Bowls and hollow vessels. Uncludes illustration of home-made sawmill.

• Brooks, Paul

  http://www.paulbrooks.co.uk/
  Shows mainly turned wood, but also carved, pyrography, paintings, and sculpture, all home produced in Bristol, UK.

• Bryhan, Anthony

  http://www.abryhan.com/sb/
  Architectural bowls, including end-grain, crotch and wet-turning. Some carving and multi-axis turning to give "bowl in bowl" appearance. California, USA

• Buchner, Tom

  http://www.tombuchner.com/
  Hollow forms and bowls.

• Burke, Tony

  http://www.kilconly.com/castlegrovecrafts/
  Bowls produced on a home-made lathe in the West of Ireland from woods such as tulipwood, burr elm and bog oak.

• Byle, Eilam

  http://www.eilambyle.com/
  Hollow forms and bowls, often dyed. Custom furniture and baroque flutes.

• Caldwell, Errol

  http://www.theturningpoint.ca/
  Bowls, platters, closed and hollow forms, bottlestoppers,and candle holders. Also candles made by Helene Caldwell.

• Campbell, Marilyn

  http://www.marilyncampbell.ca/
  Illustrating turned, sculptural vessels, using cutting and reassembly with the application of epoxy; showing the black and white series.

• Cannon, Tom

  http://www.tomcannonbowls.com/
  Gallery and pictorial pages showing the process of turning salvaged Michigan hardwoods into bowls, vases, and hollow forms.

• Cassidy, Seamus

  http://homepage.eircom.net/~woodturn2002/default.htm
  Bowls and vases, embellished with gold leaf and burning, some with bog-oak legs. Also furniture traditionally constructed. In Ireland.

• Chapman, Bob

  http://www.bobchapman.co.uk/
  A gallery of recent work, and a little about his approach to designing and making.

• Clyne, Angus

  http://www.angusclyne.co.uk/
  Bowls and hollow forms, using both wet and dry turning techniques, from local wind-blown timber. Scottish based.

• Coates, Andy

  http://www.cobwebcrafts.co.uk/
  Bowls and platters, hollowforms, vases, boxes and lamps, and artistic, sculptural pieces. Commissions undertaken. Includes a biography, history of woodturning, FAQ and a weblog.

• Conlen, Bill

  http://www.bowls.bconlen.com/
  Bowls, boxes, vases, hollow forms, platters, peppermills and pens. USA

• Cook. Nick

  http://www.nickcookwoodturner.com/
  Illustrations of one-off items, such as hollow forms and bowls, gift items and architectural pieces. Includes articles on various aspects of turning and also offers some supplies for sale.

• Cronje, Beyers

  http://www.kantkraft.co.za/beyers_cronje.htm
  Using local woods to produce bowls, natural-edge bowls, hollow forms and lace bobbins. Page on laser-guided hollowing. South African.

• Cutler, Robert

  http://www.rjcutler.com/
  Shows bowls and boxes with intricate inlays of different woods, silver, copper and brass; also jewelry and knives. Information on special finish.

• de Vos, Jack

  http://jackdevos.com/
  Jack de Vos - hollow forms and artistic turning inspired by nature, including seed-pod series and grass tree vessels.

• de Vries, Herman

  http://www.hdv.net/
  Galleries and comments on turnings back to 1997, and a page on tools and tips.

• Dedrick, Jim

  http://www3.sympatico.ca/jdedrick/
  Illustrations of bowls and spindle work, some for sale. Ontario, Candada.

• Denis, Jean Dominique

  http://www.jeandominiquedenis.com/
  Lamps, anamorphosis, dishes, plates, turned sculptures. Offers courses in France.

• Dewick, Keverne

  http://www.kdewick.co.uk/
  Gallery of turnings and furniture, as well as courses and furniture repair.

• Dickey, Joe

  http://www.joedickey.com/
  Makes vessels which say something about hardship, character and beauty.

• Donaldson, Jamie

  http://www.jamiedonaldsonwoodturner.com/
  Bowls and hollow vessels, embellished with carving and sculpture.

• Doughtie, Sharon

  http://www.sharondoughtie.com/
  Turned bowls, boxes and vessels with texturing, carving and color, incorporating Celtic knot designs. Hawaii, USA.

• Drozda, Cindy

  http://www.cindydrozda.com/
  Lidded vessels, containers and boxes, all with fine finials. Connecticut, USA.

• Edwards, Martin

  http://www.woodturns.co.nz/
  Wooden bowls, square bowls, platters, pens, goblets, and candlesticks Pages on finishing and care; and techniques and tips with download PDF versions.

• Elliott, Dennis

  http://www.denniselliott.com/
  Large one-of-a-kind vessels, wall sculptures and abstract sculptures, accented with carving to give a tactile feel.

• Ellsworth, David

  http://www.ellsworthstudios.com/
  Bowls, pots, vessels, "Solstice", "Homage",and "Sphere" series and spirit vessels. Also Wendy Ellsworth jewellery.

• Escoulen, Jean Francois

  http://www.escoulen.com/
  Creates eccentric, seemingly off-balance, artistic pieces. Offers courses and specialist tools. In France.

• Fennell, J. Paul

  http://www.jpaulfennell.com/
  Thin-wall turning and piercing, designs based on leaf and sea patterns and Chinese lattice work and a description of the process. Arizona, USA.

• Ferrell, Paul

  http://brushyforkcreek.com/
  Using burls and spalted wood, specializes in hollow-form vessels, bowls of all sizes, as well as oil lamps, decorative wooden wine tops, and ikebanas. Also Patricia Ferrell's stoneware pottery.

• Fleet, Bob

  http://myweb.tiscali.co.uk/onegoodturn/
  Bowls, platters, candlesticks and small items, such as fruit and mushrooms. Scotland.

• Goodyear, John

  http://johngoodyear.ca/
  Specializes in one-off sculptural and classic forms. Integration of piercing, sandblasting, router work, carving and other texturing techniques.

• Gorrow, Marshall

  http://mgorrow.tripod.com/
  Many things that can be turned from wood are shown in the gallery pages, includes over three hundred woodturning links and article on microwave drying.

• Gosden, Colin

  http://www.colingosden.co.uk/
  A designer with graphical influences combining form and texture with multi axis techniques, and an emphasis on clocks.

• Graham, Robbie

  http://www.wildwoodgallery.co.nz/woodturning.htm
  Using native New Zealand woods, creates off-center and multi-center pieces, including musical instruments.

• Grunke, Ken

  http://www.token.crwoodturner.com/
  Bowls and vases from local hardwoods (Wisconsin), includes some technical information, including turning metal on a wood lathe.

• Hales, Dennis

  http://www.d.hales.clara.net/
  A range of work based on fruit displays,dishes and bowls, enhancing the wood by using dyes on "green " wood to create natural movement in bowl and dish forms.

• Hall, Billy

  http://www.glowingwoodsculptures.com/
  Wooden lamps, lampshades and lighted sculpture, which are finished to 1/32-3/32 inch thickness. North Carolina, USA.

• Hampel, Michael

  http://www.splintergarden.com/
  Turned and sculpted shell forms, with texturing and coloring.

• Hancock, Larry

  http://www.turnedtreasures.com/
  Project tutorials - hats, baseball cap, crochet hook, and bowls; tips and techniques and descriptions of different gouges.

• Hannaby, Paul

  http://www.creative-woodturning.com/
  Produces individual items (bowls, vases, goblets, pens etc.) for practical and decorative purposes. Located in the Forest of Dean, UK.

• Hare, Scott

  http://www.hawaii-koa-naturals.com/
  Features turned bowls, calabashes, natural edges, sculpted turnings, and full relief sculpture all crafted out of exotic Hawaiian woods.

• Harris, Anthony

  http://acmepipes.com/
  Boxes, 'eggspired' boxes, and finial boxes, all including chased threads; also bowls, closed forms, and pipes. Kansas City, USA

• Haskell, Bill

  http://www.billhaskell.com/
  Carved and pierced hollow forms, natural-edge bowls and classic forms. USA

• Helfant, Steve

  http://naturalturnings.tripod.com/
  Bowls, vases, platters, boxes, wands, and tops. Includes a biography, gallery of artwork, and a list of upcoming shows.

• Heryet, Julie

  http://www.jayheryet.co.uk/
  Gallery of bowls, boxes, lobed and hollow forms. Descriptive list of timbers and brief biography.

• Hill, Fred

  http://www.sumit-uk.co.uk/joomlabeta/
  Bowls, boxes, balustrades, fruit, and clock sets.

• Hodgson, John

  http://www.john-hodgson.co.uk/
  Various woodturnings in Morvern, Scotland.

• Hofius, Michael Tracy

  http://ahaubalam.tripod.com/mike/
  Architectural turnings,balusters, porch columns, chalices. communion sets, cremation urns. Includes comprehensive article on sharpening tools.

• Howlett, Steve

  http://www.stevehowlett.com/
  Abstract sculptural forms turned green, technical notes, FAQs, how-to turn trumpet form.

• Irvine, Scott

  http://www.harmonies-in-wood.co.uk/
  Challenging the function of the basic form of a bowl has led him to unite wood with different materials such as metals, fused glass and stone.

• Jackofsky, Mike

  http://www.mikejackofsky.com/
  Specializing in hollow forms, mainly natural edge vessels turned from burls, and off-balance, asymmetrical pieces. California, USA.

• Jamieson, Lyle

  http://www.lylejamieson.com/
  Sculptural turner, designer of the Jamieson hollowing tool, and instructor.

• Jeeves, Keith

  http://members.ozemail.com.au/~kjeeves/
  Gallery of work - bowls, boxes, and hollow forms; includes article on lathe drilling jig. Based in Sydney, Australia.

• Johnson, John

  http://www.johnjohnsonwoodturning.co.uk/
  Fruit, clocks, barometers, pens, light pulls, and bottle stoppers; also turned posts for kitchen manufacturers, newels and spindles for stairs and spindles for furniture.

• Kaplan, Mike

  http://www.mikekaplandesign.com/
  Bowls, vessels and platters from indigenous timbers which are embellished with carving and scorching; includes gallery of work. Based in South Africa.

• Kennard, Steven

  http://www.stevenkennard.com/
  Unusual carved boxes, candlesticks and candelabra.

• Kent, Ron

  http://www.ronkent.com/
  Thin oil-soaked, uplifted translucent vessels turned from Norfolk pine.

• Kephart, Jim

  http://www.jimkephartwoodturning.com/
  Architectural and furniture parts, specialty and artistic woodturnings. Connecticut, USA.

• Kermode , Jerry

  http://www.jerrykermode.com/
  Natural edge bowls and vessels, sometimes incorporating stitching using biscuit-jointer Offers tuition. In Sonoma County, CA.

• Key, Ray

  http://www.wgdc.org.uk/designers/furniture/ray-key.html
  Information, biography and description of his work.

• King, Stuart

  http://www.stuartking.co.uk/
  Pots, plaques, goblets, bowls, spoons and the use of pyrography. Several articles on woodturning, bodging, Tunbridge ware and details of his lectures. He writes regularly for the Woodturning magazine.

• Kolb, Armin

  http://www.spinningtop.de/
  Spinning tops of all shapes and sizes made out of different selected materials - wood, bone, silver and emerald.

• Lacer, Alan

  http://woodturninglearn.net/
  Boxes, goblets and flared-rim vessels. Many interesting articles on techniques and sharpening. Skew chisels and videos for sale. Wisconsin.

• Leadbetter, Bruce

  http://members.ozemail.com.au/~kjeeves/leady/leady1.html
  Woodturner and inventor - designed and makes a ring cutting tool, eccentric cup chuck, the Leady lathe and a ball turning jig. Based in New South Wales, Australia.

• Leech, Jonathan

  http://www.jonathanleech.co.uk/
  Woodturner specialising in natural edge and burr wood fruit bowls. Jonathan works with local, sustainably sourced timber. The site includes a blog about woodturning and an online shop.

• Leland, Alan

  http://alanleland.com/
  Leland Studios - architectural turnings, laminated candlesticks, miniature stools and ornaments with delicate spindles. Offers instruction. North Carolina.

• Lewin, Howard

  http://www.customwooddesign.com/
  Experiments in turning with dyed dowels, veneers and shavings. A selection of tools, articles and a glossary of woodworking terminology.

• Liestman, Art

  http://www.artliestman.com/
  Hollow vessels with surface enhancements, such as carving or incising lines, jig-saw patterns and coloring with dyes, inks or paint.

• Lindquist, Melvin and Mark

  http://www.marklindquist.com/
  American pioneer turners, woodturnings and sculpture from burls and spalted wood.

• Lowe, Peter

  http://members.iinet.net.au/~peterlow/wood.html
  Turner and sculptor using indigenous Western Australian timbers; enclosed forms, vases, bowls, platters and boxes.

• Luce, Bill

  http://www.billluce.com/
  From functional pieces to purely decorative bowls and hollow vessels, especially using green wood.

• Lussier, Pierre

  http://www.pierrelussier.com/
  Bowls, funeral urns, boxes and peppermills using German grinding mechanism. Based in Quebec. [French and English]

• Mailland, Alain

  http://www.mailland.fr/
  French woodturner specializing in greenwood turning; produces vegetable and marine sculptured pieces.

• Manabe, Tadatoshi

  http://homepage3.nifty.com/manasan/english/
  Start-to-finish process of turning items, includes DIY projects and informative pages on tools and machines.

• Mars, Rik

  http://www.rikmars.eu/
  Abstract objects using turned wood and other materials. Dutch site with English pages.

• Mather, Al

  http://www.almather.com/
  Specialises in inside-out turnings - see page of explanation. Maine.

• McCarthy, John

  http://www.woodturning-ireland.com/
  Artistic and functional pieces, handturned in native Irish timbers in Nohoval, Co. Cork, Ireland.

• Mclaughlin, Emory

  http://www.asthewoodturns.com/
  Site features PDF articles and gallery of turnings.

• McLellan, Ben

  http://www.inklingsinwood.com/
  Artful expressions in wood ranging from utilitarian bowls to artistic urns or vases, using woods found in Novia Scotia.

• Miller, Kevin

  http://www.alaska.net/~atftb/
  Closed forms, bowls, segmented canisters and some published articles.

• Mitchell, John

  http://www.le-artisan.com/
  Large bowls, vases and platters, artist's statement and biography. Sequence of pictures showing process.

• Nemetz, Allen

  http://www.featherworks.net/
  American craftsman turning bowls, natural edge vessels, salad bowl and utensils, hogs-hair brushes and bottle corkers. Some items in include carving.

• Nott-Us Wood Turning

  http://nott-us.co.uk/
  Bowls, pens,tall vases, including some engraving - based on the Black Isle in the Highlands of Scotland.

• O'Brien, Patrick M.

  http://www.ohbewood.com/
  Alexandria, Virginia - bowls and hollow forms with some carving.

• Orr, Mike

  http://members.shaw.ca/approachingart
  Salad bowls. hollow forms and decorative items. Includes some projects. British Columbia, Canadia.

• Oudet, Pascal

  http://www.lavieenbois.com/
  Artistic turning, including carving. Galleries showing development over the years and gallery of visiting artistic turners. Articles on tools and projects, including steady for trembler. Grenoble, France.

• Owen, Tracy

  http://www.tracyowen.com/
  Specialises in green (or wet) turning of bowls and hollow forms to produce one off pieces; gallery of work and information on woodturning courses.

• Parker, Robert

  http://www.dumponthehill.co.uk/
  Bowls, candles, clocks and fruit in English woods and reclaimed timbers.

• Pho, Binh

  http://www.angelfire.com/il2/binhpho/
  Distinctive works with coloring, piercing, and architectural elements; also book and how-to's dvds, tools and supplies. Illinois, USA.

• Piscitelli, Robin

  http://home.nctv.com/bigburl/
  Projects from hardwood burls, mainly natural-edged turned green.

• Porter, Paul

  http://paulporterwoodturning.com/
  Features hollow forms, bowls, billiard ball boxes and illustrates his hollowing tools and reverse chucking method.

• Potts, Steve

  http://mybranchingout.typepad.com/branching_out/
  Wooden bowls, vessels, and vases turned from exotic and domestic woods. Includes information about shows schedule.

• Sanger, Mark

  http://www.marksanger.co.uk/
  Turned work including bowls, hollow forms, platters, candles sticks and items for restoration, made using native woods. Based in North Dorset, England.

• Scarpino, Betty

  http://www.bettyscarpino.com/
  Turnings embellished with sculpting and carving, egg series and altered plate series. USA

• Signal, Roy

  http://san-gil.tripod.com/
  Roy Signal's gallery of a variety of forms.

• Siragas, Nikos

  http://www.siragas.gr/
  A Greek turner who demonstrates internationally. Uses local woods - olive, carob, walnut, eucalyptus and includes carving and off-centre work. Page on his own designed tools and articles he has written.

• Sokolowski, Ted

  http://www.socantel.net/%7Esokol/
  Gallery of product lines including bowls, boxes, candlesticks and many treen items. Includes narrated slideshows - needs QuickTime.

• St.Leger, Mark

  http://www.markstleger.com/
  Unusual forms, turned and carved, often incorporating driftwood, sometimes turned on the bias. Lives in Southwest Virginia.

• Starbuck, Jennie

  http://www.artycraftywoodturning.com/
  Galleries of artistic woodturning using various craft techniques, including beadwork, to enhance and embellish - with associated hints pages explaining how each effect is achieved.

• Stevens, Gary

  http://artbowl.com/
  Lathe turned and sculpted large vessels, with names like 'Floating Tiger' and 'Emerging Flower'.

• Stirt, Al

  http://www.alstirt.com/
  Turned wooden bowls with added carving, decoration and fluting. Offers instruction. Vermont.

• Styer, John A.

  http://www.lathe-meister.com/
  All kinds of treen, from bookmarks to whistles. Includes a page on the philosophy of lathe art.

• Thorne, Les

  http://www.noturningback.co.uk/
  Production turner offering courses and demonstrations. Work includes furniture components, architectural work and one off specials.

• Thur, Don

  http://www.knotsburls.com/
  From knots and burls in salvaged Muskoka wood to bowls and hollowed vessels in Ontario.

• Tulip, Helen & Geoff

  http://www.tulipwoodcrafts.co.uk/
  Creators of large centrepiece bowls and platters, Celtic carving, and gifts for all occasions; made from local Irish timber

• Turner, Neil

  http://www.neilturner.biz/
  Using native timbers, he creates turned and organic sculptures many using pierced work. Based in the wheatbelt of South Western Australia

• Tursini, Ralph

  http://www.vermontwoodturning.com/
  Artistic and humble bowls, architectural turnings and instructions for bowl turning. Provides tuition.

• Valentine, Carole B.

  http://www.carolevalentine.com/
  Provides information about the artist,and a photo gallery of pieces, mainly hollow forms.

• van Ness, Gerritt

  http://www.gerritvanness.com/
  Turner and sculptor using mixed-media materials. Lives in Bayview, Washington.

• Walrath, Larry

  http://larrywalrath.com/
  Round Rock, Texas resident displays lathe work from local timbers.

• Webber , Andy

  http://andywebber.com/craft/woodturning.html
  Showing some examples of his work with descriptions and explanations. Also metal turning and ropework. Berkshire, UK.

• Whitman, Brad

  http://www.bradturnsgreen.com/
  Makes bowls, plates, and art objects from fallen trees; includes an article on greenwood turning.

• Williams, John

  http://www.woodisfun.ca/
  Bowls, plates and vessels. Also hints and techniques. Ontario, Canada.

• Wiman, Fred

  http://www.woodturningart.com/
  Uses sculptural art to transform ordinary vessels into new shapes eliciting visions of far-off times and places.

• Wolfe. Andi

  http://www.andiwolfe.com/woodturning/wolfe.html
  Platters, bowls, and vessels enhanced with carving and coloring on a botanical theme. Ohio, USA.

• Wood, Vic

  http://www.ubeaut.com.au/vicwood.html
  Square, flowing lidded-boxes, and 48'x 8' turned wall mural

• Worcester, Steve

  http://www.turningwood.com/maderais.htm
  Square turning, bowls and oil lamps.

• Yamaguchi, Lynne

  http://www.lynneyamaguchi.com/
  Illustrations of her work, hollow vessels, boxes, and one-off titled pieces. Also includes a weblog with photos of the International Turning Exchange.

• Yvonne Arlott, Yvonne

  http://www.yvonnearlott.com/
  Bowls, platters, boxes, goblets, vases and sculpture, often with piercing, and barley twists.

• Zander, Malcolm

  http://www.malcolmzander.com/
  Vases with pierced work, hollow forms, bowls and natural edge forms.

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