This page lists many of our professional members and the type of work they do.
This is not a complete list of our skilled members. If you are interested in discussing a project with one of these members, please use the contact information listed below to get in touch with them. To communicate with all of our members, go to the Contact Us page.
You can also find members’ work on the Virtual Show.
Musical Instrument Restoration and Conservation
Stephen Bacon came to Ashland, Oregon, in 1979 to perform with the Oregon Shakespeare Festival Green Show musicians. He fell in love with Southern Oregon and came back, making recorders for a number of years before his previous work in restoration came to fruition in the form of a string instrument repair business. He has owned Bellwood Violin for over twenty years with great joy and success.
In 1999, I moved to Etna, a small town in Northern California, and joined the Siskiyou Woodcraft Guild, where I have enjoyed the company of the other woodworkers and attended wood shows in Ashland, OR. In 2004, I entered some pieces in my first big show, Portland’s Best of the Northwest. To my amazement, I won the Best of Show and a Peer Award for my Demilune Table and received requests to teach classes for the Guild of Oregon Woodworkers.
Steve Isser designs and builds custom cabinets for residences. Kitchens, TV and Stereo cabinets bookcases and vanities. Detailed and careful work, problem solving and good communication.
Russell Beebe – Working in Wood
In the Summer of 2003, Russell Beebe was commissioned by Lloyd Matthew Haines to create a 20-foot sculpture from a standing dead White Oak Tree. “At first glance, the big tree gave me an indication of how my design would evolve, from the juncture of the first large branch down to the base. The very uniform trunk offered freedom to create while the divergence of the branch above would dictate form. This and Mr. Haines’ desire that the sculpture honor the Tree, our Wildlife and the Native Peoples who once lived in the area gave me the spectrum to create.”
These two sculptures are called Haudenosaunee Story Poles. Russell carved these sculptures over the course of 3 years. They were commissioned by the Haudenosaunee (Iroquois 6 Nations) and will reside in a town called Austerlitz in New York State. One depicts the story of creation and the other depicts the dance of the six nations. The tree trunks are Incense Cedar locally sourced close to Russell’s residence.
See videos of Pole 1 creation, Part 1 and Part 2, and also Pole 2 Dance of Six Nations.
Russell Beebee: 541-535-6822
email: russellbeebe@gmail.com
website: www.russellbeebe.com (note, this is a new site)
Sitting Duck Fine Furniture
Turn of the Century Fine ArtsAs a sculptor who taught himself to make furniture, I am inspired by the wood itself, and the Journey of finding it. Using native northwest lumber milled mostly by individuals, I build furniture and sculpture that best suits the material.
website: www.turnofthecenturyfinearts.com
Tony Scolaro
I specialize in wood furniture and accessories that work well in bungalows and other arts and crafts-era homes. Like many of my customers, I believe our purpose is to ennoble our lives and make our world better by creating and surrounding ourselves with things we know to be beautiful. I want to help you achieve your decorative arts goals faster than you would in the absence of my help. Please call and see if we can build something that is just right for you.
Let us care, celebrate beauty, and make a difference so that at the end of the day we can enter our house justified.
Tony Scolaro: 541- 582-2610
email: Tony@bungalow-furniture.com
website: bungalow-furniture.com
Wayne TarrisFeaturing custom-made wood designs for the home, made from locally sourced Oregon hardwoods. Popular gift items include custom-made playing card boxes, cribbage boards, rocking chairs, and wine bottle & glass caddies, to name a few. We also feature kitchen specialty items such as Sheffield Steak Knives with beautiful manzanita handles, kitchen step stools and the Alaskan ULU knife with chopping board or bowl. Are you a craftsman?… Would you like to build it yourself?… Woodworking plans are available for most items on our website. Thank you for your interest in our products.
Dev Klarer –Dances With Woods Woodcraft
I moved to Ashland in 2014 after a tour in the U.S. Peace Corps. I grew up in Kentucky learning woodcraft from a master woodworker who happened to be my dad. I have dabbled in many areas of woodwork including: bows and arrows, custom beehives, small furniture, and boxes.
website: www.danceswithwoods.com
Cloudnine Woodcraft LLC
Jeffrey Behrends is the owner of Cloudnine Woodcraft LLC, specializing in Traditional Style Gypsy Wagons and Custom Woodworking. His favorite projects are those that start with an inspired Dream, which he then figures out how to bring to Reality, and his specialization is blending the Practical and the Aesthetic. Traditional Style Gypsy Wagons are a great example of these qualities, creating transportable, artistically unique, and comfortable living structures, custom built according to a customer’s needs and dreams. He has been a licensed general contractor since 2006. For examples of projects and more information, see his website.
Richard Calhoun – Lathe Art
I retired 11 years ago. I make my wife happy by disappearing into my woodshop cave. I don’t think she liked me rearranging the kitchen cupboards? Anyway, my passion is creating round wood art using local Oregon madrone burl mostly. I attempt to let the wood tell me what it wants to become.
Richard Calhoun 541-261-3689
Email – Dicks2002@charter.net
website: exoticbowlart.com
Andrew Runge – Runge Construction
I am a licensed contractor specializing in residential remodels. As a finish carpenter and woodworker by trade, I strive to provide the highest quality custom work for the homeowner. I take pride in every part of the project from mechanicals hidden in the wall, to the finished cabinetry and woodwork that the homeowner sees every day.
website: www.rungeconstruction.com
CCB #217340
Jerry Pendzick
Jerry Pendzick is a third-generation woodworker residing in Jacksonville. A graduate of the Furniture curriculum at Palomar College, Jerry specialized in early American chair making, concentrating on American Windsor chairs and ladderback chairs. Jerry also does woodcarving and signmaking. He is a member of the Siskiyou Woodcraft Guild, and a sustaining member of San Diego Fine Woodworkers.
Jerry Pendzick
email: zekeh46@outlook.com
Morgan Strickland
My current focus is making furniture (both indoor and outdoor). I enjoy reproductions as well as original designs and have a soft spot for exposed joinery. If I were to describe my design style, it would be a blend of Arts & Crafts, Asian and Scandinavian. Examples of my latest work can be found on my website.
email: morganjstrickland@gmail.com
website: https://www.morganjstrickland.com/woodworking
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/morganjohnstrickland/
Tom Baker
I have been intimately involved in woodworking for nearly 50 years, designing/building custom homes, cabinetry, and woodturning. I retired in 2018 from a 30-year career with the National Park Service, and returned to woodturning almost exclusively. I strive to use wood species, grains, and figures
that are uniquely intriguing, resulting in rustic yet elegant finished pieces.
Tom Baker, Woodturner
phone: 360-660-5568
email: timeless.tom68@gmail.com
website: https://www.tmbaker-woodturner.me
Justin Laney
Established in Oregon’s Rogue River valley, I’ve designed and built homes, custom doors, windows, cabinetry and fine wood furniture since 1997.
Now focusing on CNC machining, this new direction is the artistic evolution of my lifetime appreciation for the intrinsic beauty of natural wood and stained glass, coupled with a true passion for working with hand tools and shop equipment.
Blending regional hardwoods, mirrors, and beautiful stained glass pieces, the models and art frames offered are truly unique and original. Each one is a singular combination of materials, design, finely tuned machinery, and meticulous hand work. New models and products are always in the works, including seasonal and holiday designs.
Justin Laney, Sundown Woodworks
phone: 541-941-4312
email: hppydg@gmail.com
Facebook: Sundown Woodworks
Instagram: justinll61
Etsy: SundownCNC: