The Trinity Academy Class of 2020 is raising funds for their senior trip to Italy. I have offered my support in their fundraising efforts by making the Clary Sage honey I produce available for sale through them. My wife and I (Meredith and Jason Van Duyn) are parents of Lillian Van Duyn who is in 1st grade at Trinity Academy …
The Methods of Mounting Wood on a Lathe Especially for Small Opening Vessels
In previous articles I have covered the cutting and preparing of wood for turning on a lathe. Now its time to move on, and this article covers mounting wood on a lathe. The mounting of wooden blanks for lathe turning seems a pretty rudimentary topic. Possibly so mundane its not worth mentioning. Ultimately what’s important, and where I want to …
Wood Gathering – Sourcing and Preparation of Wood Turning Blanks
This article covers the selection, gathering, and processing of wood turning blanks. I am a professional wood sculptor primarily in the creation of asymmetrical, irregular, and off-balance natural edge wood sculpture. I also make cremation urns and some functional wood bowls. The bulk of my experience is in bowl and hollow turning. I will also talk about where I find …
Affordable Cremation – a Guide on Direct Cremation
This is a guide on the most affordable cremation option – direct cremation. I write this as a wood sculptor making high quality turned wooden urns. Which is an adaptation of my sculpture, or urn artistry as I like to call it. Why do I write this? I have written several articles on cremation and I want the public to …
Cremation Art – Cremation Glass Art to Cremation Jewelry and Everything in Between
This article delves into all the various forms of cremation art. It really hits at home for me as I have made an adaptation of my turned wooden sculpture, that I refer as urn artistry. I, however, am not the only artisan that is producing finer quality works of cremation art. So… what is Cremation Art? Cremation Art – a …
What is Cremation Jewelry and what are all the options
I am a wood sculptor from Raleigh, NC making turned wooden urns similar to that of my wood sculpture. This variant is what I refer as urn artistry. Aside from the traditional vessel or cremation urn this article looks into some of the other nice options for a memorial of your loved ones. Specifically I am writing about cremation jewelry. What …
Van Duyn Bees – raw local honey in Raleigh, North Carolina
Looking for raw local honey near you? Believe it or not this page is about raw local honey/beekeeping and not woodwork, well at least most of it isn’t. I started keeping bees several years ago which makes for a nice compliment to my woodwork business. I have built all of my hive parts, and I even have started experimenting with …
2019 Checklist for Pet Cremation – Covering All Details and Top Questions
Wondering whether to cremate your pet and want to know more about it? I am putting together this comprehensive checklist to cover all the details of pet cremation. For the meantime its a work in progress to give really good and thorough details on all the major questions. I am a wood sculptor out of Raleigh, NC making nice turned …
Pet Cremation Costs – The Obvious and Additional Costs of Pet Cremation.
Cremation is not a subject that most people want to educate themselves on. So I wager you are now looking into pet cremation costs because you have to. If so, I am sorry for the loss of your pet, deciding what to do with the remains of your pet can be a difficult process. I am a maker of high …
Are you Concerned about whether to Cremate and wonder what does the bible say about Cremation?
Wondering what does the bible say about cremation? I admit I have been turning custom cremation vessels for many years now and I haven’t been solid on where the bible stands on cremation till now. Seems a bit funny right? This article covers all the verses that I came across regarding cremation and several of the leading concerns about cremation …
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