Great Wood Turnings

I stumbled across this video the other day, it still blows me away how big these sculptures are. It's definitely worth your time to watch.

Big Wooden Ball Project from Mike Leuis on Vimeo.

Portland Woodcarvers Association

As most of you know, I have recently made the move to Hillsboro OR to work for Intel for the summer. While I'm here I decided that it was a good idea to check in with the Portland Woodcarvers Association to do some networking in the case that we find ourselves living here later on. I'll be honest, I was a little nervous after I checked out their website but I decided to give them a chance even though it looked like it was designed in the mid 90's. (Which is was) When I got there I was fairly surprised...

Something for myself

Now that I'm finished with existing orders, I have some time to work on something for me. This sign has been sitting around for a while, as some of you remember. I started, but got caught up in school and other orders which left this piece sitting inside the tool chest. I had some good time working on it last night, and it's turning out well, even if the butternut isn't as easy to work with as the basswood.

I'm still searching for a place where I can find some materials, but once I do I'll be able to start up the order process again. Until then, I'll keep pictures of this one coming.