Hi, I'm Marc
Turning wood on a lathe has always been a passion for me, and now that I have retired from my 45 year career making custom furniture and cabinets, I am thrilled to be able to concentrate on just that.
When in my shop I love figuring out how to bring out the beauty of a piece of wood using just my hands, my tools and my imagination.
Bowls
Turning bowls on a lathe offers challenges, opportunities, potential practicality, and more variety than can be imagined. There are two basic techniques for making wooden bowls: One, you can glue together smaller pieces of wood and then turn them to make a segmented turning or two, you can take one piece of solid wood and make a bowl out of it. 1 is more precise or technical, 2 can be more organic, especially if you leave the bark on for a live or natural edge.
Other Turnings
A lathe can be used to make things limited only by your imagination. What kind of turning would you like?
The spinning wheel was my first lathe project. I am still impressed with that 18 year old kid who could make this as his first project.
I had a branch of cork oak that had a noticeable bend in it. After lots of debate, I decided to leave the bend and make this "mushroom/flower."
The pool cues were made as Christmas presents for my family. There are several techniques that you have to learn in order to make the skinny and VERY straight sticks.
Before retiring as a furniture maker, one of my final projects was a 14' long solid walnut dining table. Designing and turning 4 of these legs was challenging, fun, and very satisfying.
Cork Oak
Yes, this is where corks come from! The bark of this tree can be removed to make corks. The tree then re-generates the bark so that 6 years later it can be removed once again. When a friend of mine said that he was having his cork oak tree cut down and asked if I wanted some of it, I was thrilled to say yes! I have a bunch of this fun and unique wood and would love make something from it just for you!
The Boundary Oak Project
When a 350 year old oak tree known as the Boundary Oak fell over a couple of years ago, a local art gallery invited artists to make something out of the wood from the tree. I was honored to have two of my pieces selected to be shown in the art show at the culmination of the project. These two - Emerging Bowl and Emerged Bowl are shown here along with a few other bowls turned out of wood from that tree.
