Several very old elm trees in down town Grand Marais were cut down by the highway department this year due to work on highway 61 this...

It looks like we will be dealing with this Covid-19 virus for some time. I have been working in the wood turning shop nearly every day to...

A customer dropped of a large black ash burl a few days ago. I was commissioned to turn it into one large live edged bowl. The photos...

In late November, 2019, I set up my new S1000 (3 Hp) Stubby lathe. I got this lathe so I could turn larger bowls. I turned the first...

Everyone is stuck at home these days so there is a bit more time to write. I alternate my time between working in my shop turning and...

It is challenging to avoid the stress and anxiety of the isolation that distancing brings during the Corona virus pandemic. My cure is to...

A local logger brought me a beautiful birch burl a few weeks ago. I paid him well for it. It is good to help people in our rural...

This white cedar burl came from the UP of Michigan and has the most amazing thick and knobby bark. The burl and bowl (10.25" in diameter,...

I decided to turn an old birch burl that was obtained from a friend in Hovland, my home town. The burl weighed about 90 pounds (diameter...

In a previous blog post (January 20, 2020) I described turning a 23" diameter bowl from a 250 lb oak burl. You should look at that post...