Lathe-turned gifts

Gifts that were shaped, not ordered.

Bottle stoppers, duck calls and turned keepsakes. Small pieces, made one at a time, that carry a name or a date without shouting about it.

Design Your Piece

What Paul turns

Start with the person.

For the person who opens the wineBottle stoppers: A turned handle over a food-safe stainless base. Small, useful and easy to personalize for a wedding, a housewarming or a thank-you.
For the person in the blind before sunriseDuck calls: Turned, tuned and finished by hand in dense woods that hold detail. Names and dates can be added to the barrel.
For restless handsFidget spinners: Balanced wooden or resin bodies with a smooth bearing and a hand-rubbed finish.
For everything elseOther turned pieces: Keepsake boxes, handles, ornaments and one-off projects. If it can be held between centers, Paul can probably turn it.

Featured creations

On and off the bench.

Anything marked Previously Created can be remade in your own choice of wood or resin.

Available
Other Lathe Items
Resin Kaleidoscope
A resin kaleidoscope with a red, green, or blue wand. It is made with assorted resin patterns and shapes.
Material
Assorted resin, Lens and mirrors
Price
$50
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Available
Other Lathe Items
Wood Kaleidoscope
A wood kaleidoscope with a red, green, or blue wand. It is made with assorted woods and shapes.
Material
Assorted hardwoods, Lens and mirrors
Price
$50
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Temporarily Unavailable
Other Lathe Items
Resin Duck Call
These calls are made from assorted resin blanks with a hand-tuned double reed insert. Currently sold out; more will return.
Material
Assorted resin, Double reed insert
Price
$60
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Available
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Wood Duck Call
These calls are made from assorted wood blanks and a copper ring, finished with CA to waterproof the outside.
Material
Assorted hardwoods, Copper ring, Double reed insert
Price
$60
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Available
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Purpleheart Corkscrew
This T-handle corkscrew is made with purpleheart wood.
Material
Purpleheart
Price
$25
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Available
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T-Handle Corkscrew
This T-handle corkscrew is made with an unknown wood.
Material
Unknown hardwood
Price
$25
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Available
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T-Handle Corkscrew
This T-handle corkscrew is made with an unknown wood.
Material
Unknown hardwood
Price
$25
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Available
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Red / Pink Bottle Stopper
This bottle stopper has a red base and an embedded larger pink porcelain rose.
Material
Red resin base, Porcelain rose
Price
$35
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Available
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Blue / Blue Bottle Stopper
This bottle stopper has a blue base and an embedded smaller blue porcelain rose.
Material
Blue resin base, Porcelain rose
Price
$35
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Available
Other Lathe Items
Green / Pink Bottle Stopper
This bottle stopper has a green base and an embedded larger pink porcelain rose.
Material
Green resin base, Porcelain rose
Price
$35
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Available
Other Lathe Items
Gold / Pink Bottle Stopper
This bottle stopper has a gold base and an embedded larger pink porcelain rose.
Material
Gold base, Porcelain rose
Price
$35
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Available
Other Lathe Items
Silver / Blue Bottle Stopper
This bottle stopper has a silver base and an embedded smaller blue porcelain rose.
Material
Silver base, Porcelain rose
Price
$35
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Occasions

Where these tend to land.

Turned gifts suit the moments where a card is not quite enough and something extravagant would be too much.

Retirement
Anniversary
Housewarming
Graduation
Holiday
Recognition
Memorial
Just because

What can be personalized

The wood or resin, including material you supply yourself where it is safe to turn.
The profile — taller, rounder, plainer, more detailed.
A name, a date or a short message, engraved where there is room.
The finish, from a soft satin to a full polish.

Some woods will not hold fine engraving. Paul will tell you before you commit.

Start a request

Materials

What it can be made from.

Wood

Black Walnut

Appearance: Deep chocolate brown with occasional purple and gold streaks.
Natural variation: Color lightens toward the sapwood; every board differs.
Suits: Pens · Bottle stoppers · Signs · Carvings
Example creation: Bolt-Action Pen in Black Walnut

Materials come and go with what Paul can source. Ask Paul about current availability before settling on one.

Start a conversation

Describe the person, and Paul will suggest the piece.

You do not need to know every material or technical detail. Tell Paul who the piece is for and what you are imagining, and he will help you explore the possibilities.

Tell Paul What You Have in Mind Email Paul directly

Prefer to talk it through? (870) 273-2140