This is the best site on the web for
woodturning. Your link site are very useful. I
especially like Kevin's Woodturning on segmented turning. Everyday I
go by your site.
Thanks,
Art - Pomona, N.Y.
I think it is wonderful that all
woodturners are willing to share their ideas and talents with
others. You
surely do fit this to a "T". Thanks for all the great
information and inspiration.
George - Knoxville TN.
Thank you! The best site, bar none.
But for the urge your site created in me to get back to my shop as
quickly as possible, I could have spent all day enjoying everything
that you are sharing.
Jack - Placervile, CA
Two
woodturners in this household and we enjoy this web very much, also
helps that it is located in IDAHO.
Bob - Nampa, ID.
Best woodturning site on the net.
You have it all. I'll be back again and again to see what is
new. Thanks and keep it up.
Ron Gerton
I'm very impressed with the
work I see on your net page. Also the other items, reviews etc. are
well worth reading and the item on a fluting jig is marvelous!
Nice to see so many different styles of vessels being turned,
decorated and carved. So many trees and so little time!
Doug - Coquitlam, B.C
Am an aspiring woodturner/artist.
Attended the Utah W. T. symposium last yr. Learned a great deal as
well as from wonderful sites such as yours.
Thanks,
Larry - Dolores, CO. USA
This site contains some very nice
work. My favourite is the work featuring fossils. I call them
dinosaur eggs.
Chris Green - Savona, B.C.
Wow...what a wonderful site...how
fortunate I am to have stumbled upon it. As a beginning woodturner,
I'm looking forward to spending a lot of time here learning and
being inspired. Thanks for taking the time to make it
something truly unique and special among all the woodturning sites
out there.
Dick - Wilmette (Chicago area), IL
I have never seen such a complete
site for those of us us who are interested in woodturning. Great!!!
Åsmund - Stavanger, Norway
Your site was a late night surprise.
I'm not an fellow artist in wood. I was trying to locate a
source for making walking canes. Having tried every key word
under the sun, I just typed in "wood" something or other,
and your site crossed my sight at about 11 pm.
I am so glad. The artistry took my breath away, made me smile,
and elicited Ooohhhhs and Aaaaahhhhs. Nice to know that such
talented artists are out there creating. Thank you.
Lyn - Coventry, RI
I enjoy anything that has to do with
art works, so this page is great! It's worth checking all of
it. Any way, I don't know if Ben remembers me, but I studied
with him in elementary with Mrs. Kenyon... And I'm checking this
from Venezuela. I'm impressed with you work, I mean, it's great, I
don't see that kind of work around here, so.
Yudith - Caracas Venezuela.
Really enjoyed your entries in the gallery at AAW.
Had hoped to meet you, however, the crowd was large. Thanks for the
continuing inspiration via your web site.
Jim - Atlanta, GA
I really enjoyed your website. This
was my first time to visit it and it was great. I am a beginner
woodturner myself. Keep up the good work.
Thanks,
Preston - Texarkana, AR
As always a super site and
great turnings... I come back often to see and get inspired to go do
more turning. Working on carving a turning... keep up the great site
and keep turning.
Ed - Ocean Springs Ms
A brilliant website. List of woods is very useful but would be even
better if the wood's weight per cubic foot was included as well as Latin
names I am a 15 year old woodturner and agree with your feature.
I also had an experienced mentor who allowed me to use his shop.
Nick - UK
Very inspirational. Photo gallery raises the bar for most of
us. A site well worth visiting often.
Bill - Massena, N.Y.
Excellent site, very informative, keep up the good work.
Giulian - D.D.O. Qc., Canada
As a potter, I'm always interested in
how objects occupy their space. Everything about kestrelcreek.com
occupies it's space well; the turned wood pieces in a literal sense,
and the entire site in a "virtual" sense. Well done.
Tom - Seagrove, NC - Potter (space filler upper), for 25
years.
Just wanted to say thanks for being so open about
your ideas. What a great idea, and how refreshing to see
someone happy to just share what they know/do. I don't do much in
the hollow forms way myself being more interested in spindle turning
and chairs but I am very impressed with the open approach you have
shown!
Good luck with it.
Dave
Great site. Sorry it took me so long to
find it. You're doing a great service to new turners like me who enjoy
both the craft and art of turning.
Allan Glass
Excellent
information and effort. Keep up the good work.
George, Australia
Delighted to find your site and to read
about you, having experienced a similar introduction and exploration
of woodturning over fifty years ago. Different story to-day: The
Ulster Chapter of the Irish Woodturners Guild has about one hundred
and forty members and expert instruction is available all the time. I
look forward to exploring your gallery at the first opportunity.
With best wishes from Gilbert, Limavady, Northern Ireland
Hi from New Zealand - the home of Nova Lathes, chucks
etc. made by Teknatool NZ. Let me introduce myself. My name is Rick Taylor, professional
woodturner and woodturning demonstrator. I have been woodturning for
the last 26years - working on the lathe almost every day. I now own my
own Gallery/working Studio on the Kauri Coast in Northland New
Zealand. We sell turned items made by myself at the Studio as well as
lathes, turning accessories and we also offer one to one woodturning
tuition to beginners, intermediate and advanced turners.
Dear Jim -Re your page on the new Nova Mercury Mini Lathe. I would
like to say that I agree with all you are saying. I to have a Mercury
lathe that we added to our workshop two weeks ago. This will be used
for producing small turned items and I feel anyone who owns one of
these lathe should not expect it to do what it's big brothers do. We
will be using the lathe for little apples, pears, candle holders and
miniature bowls made from ancient kauri wood - some of which has been carbon dated
at 30850 years old! We place the small items in paper boxes made from
Manchurian Rice Grass that grows along the river just across the road
from our Studio/Gallery. We may start and make pens. I feel that this
is what this lathe was made for. I have had a lot to do with Nova
lathes, chucks etc. made by Teknatool NZ and I have owned the first
lathe they produced, the TL 1000 and also the TL 1500 and the TL 3000
which is their latest big lathe. I demonstrated on the TL3000 in
Canada at Surrey Wood show a few years ago when it first came on
the market. I would say this lathe is for turners who wish to do
larger works. I also use the Teknatool Nova Chuck and now have five of
them in the workshop with different jaws on each one. I do like using
Teknatool products. They are very well made and at the best price
around.
Bill Johnston artist in Residence - I find him to be a fine Artist and
his work of a very high standard, nice balance and flowing curves.
Great pieces of Art (slide show). Great show and I like the
work, it looks like high standard of craftsmanship.
Ben Carpenter- from Rick Taylor NZ - great works of Art - you are a
man after my own heart. I love making hollow and burl free-form pieces
and have done so for many years. I like your flowing curves and the
colours and grains you use and of course you are a great craftsman!
Keep up the good work. I should have started woodturning at 14 instead
of at 25years of age but I have been turning now for 26years and enjoy
every minute on the lathe.
Happy turnings!
Rick - The Woodturners Studio, Dargaville New Zealand.
Congratulations Ben! I was
impressed when I met you in Tacoma and am even more impressed while
viewing your work. I am excited for you and look forward to
following your success as you move forward in the coming years.
What a great team!
Bernie, Serious Lathe Co.
What a lovely philosophy.
Thank you.
Laurie, Colchester England.
What a fantastic site. The
sophistication of the turnings you are all producing is awe inspiring.
Ron - Bishop, Califorina
Found your site while agonizing over
which chuck to buy and was very close to brain burn-out. After a
long walk through your site and "inspirational links" my
mind snapped back in place and I was able to make a decision that I'm
happy with (at least for now - the chuck is ordered but hasn't
arrived). Thanks!
Larry L.
Thank you for such a well balanced and
fair review, I think you have caught the essence of what we were
trying to achieve with the machine. We will certainly be continuing to
improve the machine and you are right, even though the lathe is a true
mini the machine itself is so capable of larger work that a 1/2 Hp
version will be introduced over this year, the motor will fit the
current 1/4 HP Mercuries so is fully upgradeable.
Roger - Teknatool Manufacturing - New Zealand
I stumbled upon your site through your
wood identification page, and after reading through all pages have to
thank you for your masterpiece. Likewise, the creations produced by
your artists are incredible masterpieces that show the beauty of wood
and demonstrate your philosophy. The only suggestion that I could make
is to change the designation of "Mission Statement" to
"philosophy" or some other description. The over-used
"mission statement" phrase belongs to more to corporate
"Amerika" than to a site advocating an expression of
spiritual potential of art and wood. Thank you again.
Mike - Toronto, Canada
:... MARVELOUS
Joerg - Germany
Hi Guys I looked here when I first learned
of the site and saw much. Now I am returning to figure out
just what I have seen and how to use yours to improve mine.
Thanks
Steve S - Spokane Washington
Beautiful work!!! Keep it up.
Mike - Utah
Beautiful work---from delicate to
strong. Some pieces I personally don't like very much but the
workmanship is superb. I but wish I could handle the tools & had
the imagination to do this type of work.
Luther - E. Liverpool, Ohio
Your site always blows my mind,
what an inspiration !
Harold - Nanaimo BC. Canada
A few weeks ago I was at a show in Barbervill
FL and met a gentleman who was demonstrating the art of making buckets
from wood the same way I suspect that it was done a hundred years ago.
Anyway in the course of our discussion he told me that his instructor
told him to always try to MAKE THE TREE PROUD in looking at your work
I think you made the tree proud
Jim - Palm Bay, Florida
Best web site yet. Keep up the good
work and don't stop sending me the news letter as I look forward to
it. I AM AN "OLD WOOD TURNER" (81 years old) and have been
turning for about 20 years and have enjoyed every day that I have
spent at my lathe. Now since computers have entered our lives and I
have logged on to sites and wood turners life is even more enjoyable.
KEEP UP THE GOOD WORK AND THANKS FOR LISTENING TO ME.
George - Billings, Montana
I've been watching your website for a
while now. All of you - your work
is just getting better all the time. I really enjoy coming to
your site
to see what new gems you have developed.
Niel - Canada
After review of posted comments, little
I can say that has not already been said. Your site has been
added to the favorites list and will be visited accordingly.
Will recommend your site to the computer owners in the South Kansas
Woodturner's group, a local chapter of AAW. Thanks much for the
articles posted for all to review. Got here from rec.crafts.woodturning
chat line. Keep up to good work & thanks,
Royce, Wichita, Kansas--Air capital of
the world.
Great Website!! A full time
woodturner myself but never too confident to learn new tricks.
Keep up the good work.
Tim - Hillsburgh Ontario Canada
I also am pretty new to woodturning. I learned
about your site from Lyle Jamieson that told me about the boring bar
extension story on this site. Very, very helpful article.
You surely have one of the best woodturning site I have seen on the
net. Keep up the good work.
Rusty - Tye, Texas
I am brand new to woodturning.. This is a great site...
Made me even more exciting about the wonderful world of
woodturning....
Roger - Pinson, Alabama
I am new to woodturning and this site
is the best I have seen yet, and I spent over one year researching
before entering into this fantastic hobby. I only wish that in time I
will create beautiful pieces like you have here. This is really an
inspiration to see and admire. thank you for sharing this with the
world.
Gordon - Columbia, Connecticut
I just want to comment on the Central
Project Critique. I am really enjoying that, and appreciate the
effort you have made to create that forum on your website.
It is really awesome to realize that individuals from Canada,
California, Florida, Wisconsin, Louisiana, Pennsylvania, Virginia and
even Ireland are all viewing the same piece of art in Idaho from the
comfort of their own home. Then on top of that they can comment
and "hear" the comments of all the others from all over the
world. Art and artists never had it so good, and neither did art
lovers.
Your links page is wonderful. Thank you so much. For a
novice like myself, it is great to be able to look at other's work so
conveniently and quickly. I still haven't gone through all of
the sites. You have the best links page I have found anywhere,
especially for woodturners.
Thanks again. Keep up the good work. It really is a
tremendous contribution to the world of woodturning!
Danny - Natchitoches, LA
Excellent site. Really enjoyed-
and can use - the tips. Whenever I see pictures in a shop I
always look behind to see how the shop is set up - Would like some
tips along this theme.
Jim - Penn Yan, New York
We are putting together a woodshop here
at our monastery on Kauai, and your assistance in the area of lathes
is very helpful. We enjoyed visiting your website and admiring the
beautiful pieces you and your associates have created. Quite
inspiring. We have a couple of young monks who are looking forward to
being able to turn bowls and other items.
Acharya Kumarswami - Kauai, Hawaii
Ben-friend, this is my first ever
sortie into the net, wowo, and you are the first recipient. Your
website and your wares are fantastic, hooray for you and the web.
Nana Frances
Your site is an absolute delight, I'm
building my own site so I can appreciate how much time has gone into
this awesome site, congratulations!!. Thanks for the link to my site
too, (that's how I found you). All the best for the future, I believe
that this is one of the best woodturning site on the web.
Regards Graeme - Fyshwick Act Australia
Congrats on the website and the
displays of work, here! These are lovely pieces of art! I
especially like the carved root vessels; exquisite shapes and detail;
they look quite alive. Hope you folks find the market side, and get
your asking prices. And more market awareness of your work. The
slide show is very clever, well done. The enlarged photos,
though, could be a little larger, esp. on your detailed pieces; they
only take a small portion of the monitor. If I were a turner/artist,
I'd be strongly attracted to post my work here, and aid in your
virtual marketing. This is definitely the wave of the future -
connecting great wood artists directly with purchasing aficionados. I
suggest a members-only section, for turners to share ideas and
knowledge. And more indexing and spider work on websites -
Yahoo, Excite, Google and dozens more. Otherwise, people won't
find you among the thousands of new websites every day!
Finally, thanks for the clear privacy statement; a breath of fresh
air!
Stew - Manzanita, Oregon
Excellent website. Lots of good
designs. Only other comment is a personal preference. I do not like to
create wood turnings and dye or stain them "un-natural"
colors. Keep up the good work
Ken - Altadena California
The quality and clarity of your
site is only exceeded by the caliber of your work. The AAW could learn
from viewing this site. You, Jim, and Ben are true artists and invoke
my deepest admiration, with a side dish of envy at your creative
skills. Hope to see you at the next meeting at Ferris.
Cheers, Tom - Spokane Washington
Following your request on the
Alta-Vista NG I simply had to have a look and am impressed by the
quality of the work. Although we the surfers are often looking
for inspiration for our own work when we see the beautiful work on
this site it does make one wonder if it is worthwhile us newcomers
continuing! It is a shame that we are so often secretive because
I for one would love to know how some of the excellent results were
achieved not knowing where to start! Thanks for the feed back on
sanding discs, another alternative could be purchasing the pre-glued
Velcro backing and attaching it to a roll of abrasive.
Regards Peter - Isle of Wight, United Kingdom
I just discovered your site and I am very impressed. I
have just spent an hour browsing and have only scratched the surface
of what you have on offer. I am a full time turner based on the south
coast of
Ireland. Your site will be of great help in keeping up with
developments in woodturning.
