Welcome To
Native Turnings
A California Based Family Company
About Us
Art And Creativity By Experience
After many years of studying and working in the botanical field I (Ron) was intrigued by stories I heard about a distant family member being an accomplished woodturner, and by 2003 I decided to try it myself. Over many years since those first attemps I decided it was time to start trying to sell what I was making.
Between working fulltime working as a botanist and traveling all over the state I was able to produce and sell a few art works.
By around January 2013 I had brought my father (Tom) and mother (Judy) on board with the concept as they were beginning their retirement plans, and we entered our first, small show.
Forging ahead and diversifying
After that first show, and the kingly sum of $340, we could see a market and demand for our products.
We continued with making writing pens, bowls and small cutting boards and entered more shows.
As our customer base and sales began to increase we also diversified. We began making much larger cutting boards made to suit the needs of the home gourmet or even the professional chef.
Using my skills as a botanist I also delved into the business of essential oil distillation and soap making in November, 2015 and we have now added that as the newest part of our inventory.
Looking Ahead
As our business has grown and diversified we continue looking for new concepts we can adapt to our products. If you have any ideas of what you might like to see, or even a special order we can custom make for you, please feel free to contact us.