Amy Earhart
Woodworking Biography:

I remember first watching my Grandfather turn in his basement when I was about four and then when he retired and my grandparents moved to Florida I used to sit out in the garage and watch him; that went on into my late teens. I think the seed was sown. My first turning was in college for an architectural design class, the project was a door knob. Then I had my Grandfather show me how to turn a bowl a few years later. After he passed away I finished turning a bowl that was on his lathe but then did not turn anything for about twenty years. I was shown how to turn a pen and the next thing I knew I was turning about twenty of them for Christmas gifts. All on a drill powered mini lathe! I took a couple of turning classes and then bought a Jet mini lathe. I have done mostly furniture building in the last ten years so I really think of myself as a woodworker who turns rather than a woodturner who does woodworking. I haven’t done much green wood turning and I think I like to turn smaller (less than 8 inches) things. My favorite wood to turn is Mahogany; just like my Grandfather.


Seam Rippers
September 2011

November 2010

Box Elder Burl, Cocobolo, Black Ash Burl Refrigerator Magnets
July 09
Curly Maple
February 10

Box Elder Burl
March 09
Yellowheart, French polish
June 09

Pear
February 08

Holly
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September 07

Walnut

last updated 02/08/2012