Susanne Perry My great grandfather, the Reverend Elijah Forbes Beachum, served communities in North Carolina. He died in 1891. The deacons of the congregation built a bed for their beloved minister and his wife. The cherrywood bed, with intricate hand-carved detail, became a family heirloom. It was handed down to my grandmother, and then to…
Mike Consentino The woodshop was very busy during the month of October. We had quite a few people working on different projects. We held a basic lathe, handle, and bowl turning class attended by Rex Gittens and Keith Bradley. Rex created a very nice bowl for his first time out. A couple of very talented…
Mike Consentino Desiree Conwell came to the Ranch in June 2020 from Illinois and joined the Desert Woodcrafters in September with no experience working with wood. Desiree took our basic handle class, where members learned about the lathe and basic cutting tools, as well as our basic lathe and bowl turning class, which is a…
Mike Consentino Ann Bixby-Smith moved to the Ranch about five years ago. Ann has done a lot of glass fusion and crafting in the past and wanted to try something new. Ann joined the Desert Woodcrafters at the end of September, and she had little to no experience working with the lathe. She took the…