Partners

Friends of the shop.

Some makers keep to themselves. Buzz is more the type to share the table — here are a few he's glad to introduce.

John Pruitt holding a long-handled wooden spoon at his craft show booth
Buzz's son

John Pruitt

Spoons & walking sticks

John works in spoons, spatulas, and walking sticks — all carved from wood he comes across. Salvaged limbs, fallen branches, scraps with a story.

No two pieces are quite alike. The wood decides the shape; John just finds the spoon that's already in there.

Stop by his table at the next show, or look for him at Buzz's booth.

Reach John directly: mneumisi@gmail.com
Hand-carved wooden spoons in cherry and walnut grouped on burgundy felt
Hand-carved walking sticks leaning against a pegboard
Cherry wood spatula held up against trees and sky
John arranging carved spoons on the table at his booth
Chuck Mallett standing at his craft show table with turned wood bowls
Neighbor

Chuck Mallett

Wood turning

Chuck Mallett lives down the street from the shop and turns wood on a lathe — bowls, vessels, the occasional vase, with live edges left intact where the bark wants to stay.

He works in a range of woods, from Oregon myrtle and mesquite to whatever interesting log finds its way to Austin. Each piece keeps something of the tree it came from.

Reach Chuck directly: cmallett3@yahoo.com
Overhead view of turned wood bowls, vessels, and a vase on red felt
Live-edge wood bowl with natural bark rim
Smooth maple turned bowl on red tablecloth
Dark walnut bowl with a small turned vase and yellow-edged vessel
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