Introducing
Unique wooden pieces made to last, to be used and loved for generations.
November Woodturning Challenge
Lidded Vessels
This month’s challenge is all about lidded vessels.
Turn your own version, make it your own, and send in photos of the finished piece along with a short video of your process.
At the end of the month, entries will be shared with the community for voting. The winner will be featured on Alexander Designs social channels and receive materials for the next monthly challenge free.
Use what you have. Make it your own. Have fun with it.
About our Craftsman
Scott Alexander
Alexander Designs bowls are handmade by master craftsman Scott Alexander in his Pennsylvania studio. Each heirloom quality piece is a celebration of life and togetherness, made to be used and loved for generations.
Introducing
Our Process
Healthy forestry only
Wood Sourcing
All of the stock we use (Cherry, Black Walnut, Ash, White Oak and Soft maple) to make our work travels less than 30 miles to get to us from the large hardwood forests here in NW Pennsylvania. Most of which comes from our own acreage in Scandia Pennsylvania just up the road from our workshop. We also have many great connections with local foresters, landowners and logging companies which allows us to purchase/source only from people/businesses that practice healthy forestry.
Working with Green Wood
The great majority are made in a process known as twice turned bowls where you take green (unseasoned still wet wood) and turn a very thick bowl, then let it air dry for several months. Once it’s completely dried, that thick bowl is then turned a second time to make it completely round and uniform, then sanded into the finished product. We have a unique working process where we take green (unseasoned still wet wood) and turn it to its final thickness. From there we sand it, tuck it away to dry, then we add the final touches including oiling the bowls for immediate use in the home.