With much gratitude to the Archibald Bush Foundation ~ Enduring Vision Award,
I had an intensive month in midwinter of 2009, and more days with him in midwinter 2010, of one-on-one tutoring
on using a woodturning lathe from Jim Sannerud, in Saint Paul, Minnesota.
I am using some of the lathe-turned pieces in combination with the carving that I have
been exploring and growing with over the past decades.

The First Turned Four completed pieces from the first training month are shown here,
and in detail on the following page. Other more recent pieces with carving are shown on the
Available Carvings page.

Click here to learn about the sizes and materials of the early pieces.

Ready to turn! Ready to carve! This studio has never seen such dust before! There is a
Jet Air Filteration unit suspended from the ceiling for the fine dust, and a large capture device
for on the spot collection while some tools are in use and for cleanup. There is also a band saw, a piece of
equipment that will be very handy, though I will miss the thoughtful hours of hand-sawing the dense,
hard, woods and mammoth tusk that I have been carving over the past many years.

The room is filling up with tools, benches, wood and much more.