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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.
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Fine craftsmanship
The phrase evokes images of something better, something different, something special.
When you come across fine craftsmanship, you get so much more than a simple product. You’re getting something that can only be made possible by human hands. Something created with thousands of hours of love, passion, vision, and experience.
My story is just one of many who have taken the journey into giving the world something better. I’ve always been fascinated with how other craftsmen found their start and devotion to their craft. What is their mission? How does it show itself uniquely in their amazing creations?
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A bit about our world
Our Process
Healthy forestry only
Wood Sourcing
All of the stock we use (mainly Cherry 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. We have built many great connections with local foresters, landowners and logging companies which allows us to purchase/source only from people/businesses that practice healthy forestry. Some woods are rare for us to get, but we love working with them. For instance, white oak is sourced from local landowners that have a tree blow down in a storm- we love that we can make use of trees that would otherwise go to waste.
Our Process
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.
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RULE OF THIRDS BOWL IN BLACK WALNUT 14" x 5"
7 colors available
Let customers speak for us
Scott’s work is incredible! I own multiple pieces and this Oblique Walnut Bowl continues to impress! What an incredible piece of functional craftsmanship.
ROUGHED OUT BOWL BLANKS IN RED MAPLE
Taking care of my bowls is a high priority & I wouldn't do it with anything less than the best care products! Love this stuff! Easy to use & works amazing. Keeps my bowls in perfect condition.
ROUGHED OUT BOWL BLANKS IN CURLY RED MAPLE
I’ve been following the work of Alexander Designs for over 3 years now and I continue to be impressed with the breadth and quality of Scott’s work. He’s a master woodturner and he applies that breadth of skills in a number of ways: designing and making beautiful bowls and vessels; providing free educational content and selling exceptional quality roughed out wood blanks. I’m happy to have purchased several piece to date, of which the walnut bowl blank is the most recent. Am sure to buy more in the future!
Scott engraved the message exactly as I'd asked with two separate purchases. In both instances, each item was of the absolute highest quality and shipping was very quick. I recommend buying from Scott if you want a unique, impeccably made and designed piece of art. -Aaron Hudacky
I’ve made multiple purchases from here. They ship very fast. Products are great and packaged great.
The salad bowl and serving paddles were beautiful. The service was timely. The gift was much appreciated. The engraving was a very nice touch.
They are perfect. They’re so nice I have keep reminding myself they are handmade. Excellent work
Received order promptly and it’s nicely figured wood as stated👍
Scott gets quality trees and processes them very well! He ships out quickly and the box arrived in good condition. This was my second time ordering and I will definitely order again.
I had to find a special gift for our wonderful Realtor. Scott helped me find a beautiful wood bowl set with the sweetest engraved message! Nothing but the best from Scott! I highly recommend
I got 3 more black walnut rough-turns in 8, 9, and 10-inch sizes. Beautiful figure in the quarter-sawn orientation. Scott's rough-turns are always solid, dry and ready to turn. I can't wait to get at these!
Care at every stage
These are top notch. Dry as a bone and ready to go. Couldn’t be happier with them. Thanks again!
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