I was born into a logging family in Northern Idaho; so, naturally, I grew up with a love of wood. After a career as a plant breeder and agricultural specialist, my wife and I retired to Sequim in 2015. My wife had bought an old craftsman lathe at a yard sale years before, thinking I might enjoy it. Wayne Boden, one of my first new friends, here, introduced me to wood turning, gave me a couple of lessons and a few tools, and took me to a Strait Turners meeting. I built a small woodshop for a growing collection of tools. The Craftsman was soon in the dumpster and I bought a decent lathe. Since then, I have turned hundreds of bowls and assorted other projects on the lathe.  I also do some furniture and other woodworking projects. My shop is my man cave, where I can be patient and creative.

(509) 536-6305
tedlund@olypen.com