Turned Wooden Shorebirds
The Kachemak Bay Shorebird Festival is an annual event each May in Homer, Alaska. In keeping with the “birding festivities” Ted designed and turned a collection of wooden shorebirds. We are now offering these little birds in our store – maybe they will flock to your home? Selecting the Wood The first step is selecting […]
Cypress Sinker Log Pepper Mill
Who’s this guy, why is he standing knee-deep in the swamp in Louisiana’s Atchafalaya Basin, and what does that have to do with a cypress sinker log pepper mill? Alaska woodturner Ted Heuer, in an earlier life, conducted his graduate research in the Basin and happened upon a bald cypress tree so enormous it warranted […]
Spotlight on Ted Heuer
Recently Ted was interviewed by Alaska Home Magazine for an artist profile that appears in the 2018/19 winter issue. The article is available online and in print. Please check out the article here and, as always, check out our recent postings on our Facebook page. From our family to yours, have a Happy New Year.
Little Wooden Bowls
Ted had an idea for the upcoming tourist season and the Back Room Gallery show at Ptarmigan Arts, where he will be one of three local woodturners showcasing their work and talents for the month of July 2016. What about a collection of little wooden bowls, about six inches in diameter, with a food-safe finish so […]
Ambrosia Maple Natural Edge Bowl
Occasionally a piece of wood will reveal an element of surprise. Such was the case for an ambrosia maple natural edge bowl that Ted recently turned. He expected a lot of beautiful figuring and an interesting pattern at the base of the bowl. What he didn’t know was that this bowl would follow the theme […]
Coffee Scoops with Turned Wooden Handles
October ought to offer a brief respite following the end of the busy summer sales season but no … now we’re getting ready for two holiday bazaars that will take place in late November and early December. Our stock of turned wooden coffee scoops had been depleted over the summer so it was back to […]
Pizza Cutters with Turned Wooden Handles
How does an ordinary kitchen utensil become a work of art? Ted’s line of functional kitchen “art” includes utensils that can be used for everyday and special occasions. Pizza cutters with turned wooden handles and premium-quality stainless cutting wheels are one of our top sellers at holiday craft fairs, as they make great gifts and are also fun […]
Spalted Birch Salt and Peppermills
A few months ago friend and fellow woodturner George Overpeck, who specializes in bowls and hollow forms turned from local woods, gave Ted a spalted birch log. This is the story of that log’s transformation into salt and peppermills. After applying Pentacryl to the log and Anchorseal to the end grain, Ted let the log […]