I find that creating segmented wood objects involves more science, technology, engineering, artistry, and math (STEAM) than 20-odd years as a Bell Labs systems engineer. Exchanging ideas with- and learning from the smart and funny members of Segmented Woodturners is a real pleasure. Growing up in Royal Oak, Michigan, I played with electricity, chemicals, motors, […]
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I was raised in the Northeast, born in Brooklyn, moved to Long Island at 6 and High School in the Berkshire Mountains of Western Massachusetts. Back to Long Island to attend college . I have been married for 54 years to my wife whom I met on a blind date. I have two children and […]
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My woodturning experience started quite by accident. One of my grandsons (Mike) wanted to build a fishing rod so I did some research on the subject and bought the necessary parts, supplies and equipment and off we went. A problem arose when it came to the handle as we didn’t have any way to “form” it […]
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Leaving graduate school in the early 1970’s, I envied friends who had a cabinet shop. It resonated deep with me, that at the end of the day there was something created that did not exist before. After a short internship as a carpenters apprentice I was able to be trained by the State of Michigan […]
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Mark is an accomplished turner and active forum member who joined Segmented Woodturners in late 2018 looking to learn about the art of segmented turning. I have a confession to make. I am not a segmenter. It’s true, I haven’t made a single segmented piece yet, so I can’t claim that title. But in my […]
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My first woodworking project was a pair of speaker boxes shortly after I graduated from high school. I dabbled a bit for the next 6 years until I was married and owned by my first house. Then renovation after renovation followed for 20 years and numerous houses, mostly structural and installation work. Finally, all the […]
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Hi all, here is my short story… After a long career in ski area management at Heavenly Ski Resort, I transitioned to a semi-successful second career as a full-time segmented woodturning artist. But it didn’t happen overnight. It actually started about 66 years ago in my granddad’s woodshop in northern New Hampshire; I was fortunate […]
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My interest in woodworking started in high school where we had no power tools, not even handheld ones. I made a record album cabinet with sliding doors for my parents in my senior year with all hand tools. The shop “teacher” was a great artist who could draw as well as anyone I know but […]
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Woodworking: Started in the mid 1980s. All flat work ie: furniture, boxes, humidors, etc. In 1999 read an article on Ray Allen. There was a photo of Ray sitting inside a huge, segmented bowl on the lathe. I had to try this. I had some experience with metal lathe work so it wasn’t a large […]
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I started woodworking in High School where I turned my first bowl in shop class. I have always had an interest in working with wood. During my working life, I didn’t have much time to pursue my hobby but on occasion, I was able to do some home remodeling which kept my skills honed in […]
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