Wizzard of Awes

Metal engraving · Wood & acrylic laser work · Handmade pieces

One-of-a-kind objects that reward a closer look.

I make color metal engravings, hand-turned pens, and beautiful wood objects. I also laser-engrave and cut wood and acrylic for projects of all kinds.

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What I make

Ways to make your idea real.

Have a particular person, occasion, or idea in mind? Tell me about it, and we can explore a custom piece together.

Decorative metal engravings

Business cards, birthday cards, luggage tags, and other engraved metal pieces made around your artwork or a new idea.

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Layered wooden Now Playing sign Laser engraved Welcome to WayWhack Village wooden sign

Wood & acrylic laser work

Need something cut or engraved for a project? I can make wood or acrylic components, signs, gifts, and finishing details from your design or an idea we develop together.

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Hand-turned blue acrylic rollerball pen

One-of-a-kind handmade pens

Hand-turned on my lathe from wood, acrylic resin, or a combination. Ask about a pen made especially for you or someone you love.

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Hand-turned segmented wooden vase Three hand-turned wooden bowls

Bowls & beautiful wood objects

Handmade bowls, plates, cups, trays, lamps, boxes, and other custom wood pieces whose purpose is to bring beauty into a space.

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Hand-turned pens

Made one at a time.

Exotic woods, locally sourced woods, acrylic color, and the details of each pen make every piece different. You can inquire about purchasing one of the pens displayed here, or contact me to work on a custom design together. No minimum purchase quantity is required.

Ornate hand-turned red wood pen with silver details
Ornate hand-turned orange wood pen
Orange handmade pen with dog-themed metal details
Dark wood mechanical-style handmade pen
Blue acrylic mechanical-style handmade pen
Blue and green acrylic rollerball pen
Natural wood rollerball pen with gold details
Red wood rollerball pen with silver details
White and blue medical-themed handmade pen
Hand-turned pen assembled from contrasting wood colors
Red and maple twist pen with gold details
Red wood bolt-action pen
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Woodwork

Made from local and exotic woods.

Hand-turned bowls, vessels, plates, small objects, segmented pieces, and laser-made signs—each shaped around the character of its material.

Layered Now Playing sign made from walnut, maple, and Padauk
Layered “Now Playing” sign in walnut, maple, and Padauk
Engraved village sign with resin-filled engraving on a handmade locally harvested camphor panel
Engraved village sign with resin-filled engraving on a handmade panel of locally harvested camphor
Segmented African mahogany and Padauk charcuterie board
Segmented African mahogany and Padauk charcuterie board
Segmented turned vase made from walnut, maple, and Padauk
Segmented turned vase of walnut, maple, and Padauk
Small Osage orange and maple mushrooms and bowls
Small Osage orange and maple mushrooms and bowls
Collection of turned bowls made from locally harvested maple
Turned local maple bowl collection
Natural- and clean-edged turned wooden bowls
Natural- and clean-edged bowls
Maple bowl and platter with an Australian brown mallee burl oil burner or tea candle holder
Maple bowl and platter with Australian brown mallee burl oil burner / tea candle holder
Turned wooden plates with an oil burner or tea candle holder
Plates and oil burner / tea candle holder
Heart-shaped natural-edge maple bowl
Heart-shaped natural-edge maple bowl
Hand-turned maple platter
Maple platter
Wide turned maple platter or catchall
Wide turned maple platter / catchall
Beautiful maple bowl and giant rustic bowl made from locally harvested oak
Beautiful maple bowl and giant rustic locally harvested oak bowl
Display of handmade woodwork including bowls, vessels, signs, and segmented forms
Bowls, vessels, signs, and forms
Center view of handmade wood pieces in varied woods and shapes
Varied woods and shapes
Detailed group of wooden bowls, plates, segmented vessels, and decorative work
Collection detail
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