I am a wood turner and woodworker out of Raleigh, North Carolina professionally producing items for well over the last twelve years. This article delves into the types of wood finishes used for woodturning and general woodwork. Bob Flexner’s book “Understanding Wood Finishing” is the best book I have read on wood finishes. Its well worth picking up as it …
Pure North Carolina Honey – The Journey in Treatment Free Beekeeping
7.29.21 – Apiary Size – Mid/Late summer 2021 1.25.21 – End of Season 2020 9.18.20 – The Fall Nectar Flow 9.1.20 – Finishing out the Summer 6.15.20 – The start of the June dearth 4.22.20 – Tracking the Nectar Flow for NC Honey 3.27.20 – Double Deep Swarm Box 3.24.20 – Gearing up for Swarm Catching I started a …
Van Duyn Bees – Honey Order Form
If you are interested in placing an order for some local raw honey see the following details… Welcome and I am glad you made it here. Should you be interested in learning more about me/beekeeping take a look at this honey information page. Additionally, I am chronicling my journey as a treatment free apiary on my Pure North Carolina Honey …
Trinity Academy Senior Class 2020 Fundraiser – Clary Sage Honey
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. Currently, of the approximately 170lbs, 110 lbs of honey have been sold raising around $900 for the senior class. My wife and I …
Using a Wood Lathe with Chuck for Mounting Wood – 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 on a wood lathe with chuck. 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 …
Wood Gathering – Sourcing and Preparation of Wood Turning Blanks
This article covers the selection, gathering, and processing of wood turning blanks and turning stock. 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 …
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 …
