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About the Artist
Our Products
At Johnson Turning we take pride in our custom handmade woodcrafts. We make a wide variety of products from wooden bowls and rolling pins, to decorative and artistic pieces. We have the skills ability to turn custom pieces according to your needs. Please contact us if you are interested in a custom order.
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If you click the shop now button you will be directed to my Etsy page were you can buy many of the items here. If you don't see something here that you want feel free to contact me at johnsonturning@gmail.com to discuss your special order.
Bio
My passion is woodturning.
I started woodturning in my grandfathers shop years ago. He was a carpenter and there was always a distinct smell of sawdust in the shop. To this day I still enjoy turning on the lathe and turning a handmade item from a square block of timber.
Woodturning is branch of woodworking that involves using a lathe to spin a piece of wood and make an item. Unlike most of the other aspects of woodworking, in woodturning, the tool stays in one place and the wood moves.
I have honed my skills as a woodturner tremendously since those days in my grandfathers shop. Today I pursue the craft with the goal of every item being handed to the next generation. A salad bowl can last generations if the proper care is maintained. Rolling pins can be passed from mother to daughter.
I am a member of the American Association of woodturners and the Current president of the Southern Maine Woodturners. I am happy to demonstrate for your club on a range of techniques or elaborating on the basics. Teaching new turners is what I am most passionate about.
Feel free to use the contact me form to request a special order or ask about a demonstration. Happy to hear from you.