Welcome to Pop's Woodshed!
About me
Experience & Creativity
Experience & Creativity
I'm currently turning wood as a hobby in Northeast Florida. But I'm on my way to Big Walker Mountain in Virginia to retire and turn wood for vendor events and fairs. Most of the wood I turn already comes from the great state of Virginia. Soon, you'll be able to visit me in Wytheville, Bland, Ceres, Virginia, and surrounding counties! I'm
I'm currently turning wood as a hobby in Northeast Florida. But I'm on my way to Big Walker Mountain in Virginia to retire and turn wood for vendor events and fairs. Most of the wood I turn already comes from the great state of Virginia. Soon, you'll be able to visit me in Wytheville, Bland, Ceres, Virginia, and surrounding counties! I'm looking forward to bringing my work to local events near you.
Experience & Creativity
Experience & Creativity
Experience & Creativity
What started out as a hobby in my woodshed quickly turned into a passion and a talent that I didn't know I had. Over the past several years I've made bowls, goblets, plates, shot glasses, and even biscuit cutters. Every piece I make is one of a kind and cannot be duplicated.
Process
Experience & Creativity
Process
Wood turning is the process of using tools to cut and mold shapes onto wood while it turns. It turns on a tool called a wood lathe. You use the lathe to turn the wood for such things as sanding, cutting, knurling, facing, turning, and drilling.
But first you need a piece of wood.
Then you need an idea of what you are going to make. But reme
Wood turning is the process of using tools to cut and mold shapes onto wood while it turns. It turns on a tool called a wood lathe. You use the lathe to turn the wood for such things as sanding, cutting, knurling, facing, turning, and drilling.
But first you need a piece of wood.
Then you need an idea of what you are going to make. But remember, the wood has a mind of its own and plays a big part in the design.