Mr.+Stirt

Isaac and Josh

We went to interveiw Mr. Stirt, one of our country's best woodturners. He makes wooden bowls. They sell for a high price ranging from $200 to $1,000 or more. He makes about 300 bowls a year, and they all take a while to make. He also goes on many adventurous canoe trips all over the country.

This is how he makes his bowls.First, Al finds a tree that he likes. he cuts it down, then he cuts it into big chunks. Then he brings it into his workshop, and puts it onto his lade. the lade spins the wood at a high speed, then Al uses a tool shaped like a U and starts to cut the spinning wood. Once he is finished, he puts the wood away for a couple months, before finishing it. he must do this to let the grains in the wood settle. Next he adds cool designs to the bowls. This can take him any where from a few hours to a few days. He uses cutting utensils to add little marks on the wood. Sometimes he also dyes the wood to give it a better color. He once found a wood that looked like it was on fire. It was amazing looking. There is a wood that he only used once. It was called snake wood.

Carlie,

I went to go interveiw AL Stirt. He uses the forest by usesing the wood to carve bowls.