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Wall Street II profile pens are crafted of acrylic — turned just as wood.
and make it happen:' says Amy of his
ability to create everything from fire-
places to decks to flooring with ease,
she decided to have him teach her how
to use the lathe that a friend was getting
rid of.
Soon after the lessons began, Ted
began work on a consulting project
in South Carolina, and by the time he
returned, Amy had created a business
model, a website and business cards.
Together, the couple launched Turning
Young in 2009. "Because we are not
turning old:' Amy says. "We are simply
segwaying into the next phase of our
lives:'
The couple creates sumptuous yet
functional works of art — French roll-
ing pins, whose ends gently taper rather
than cut flat to hold beveled handles,
professional-grade pizza cutters, bowls,
chunky slab cutting boards, bracelets
and exquisitely inlaid pens.
"Life is too short to live in the color
beige all the time Amy says. "I want
dimension and color and for things to
make me smile. I don't want the rolling
pins stuck away in a drawer — so we
offer stands so they can be displayed on
the counter:'
Once settled in their new home in
South Carolina where they built a work-
shop, Amy realized that the Greenville
Woodworkers Guild was the largest
in the country, and both Amy and
Ted became active in it — she taking
classes, and he volunteering as a super-
visor. Together, they continue to grow
and build.
Though the craftsmanship of their
work is impeccable in design and sym-
metry, no two pieces are the same in
that each piece of wood is unique.
Using both domestic and exotic woods,
all with food-friendly finishes, the cou-
ple also orders blocks of wood that are
injected with a resin that allows deeply
hued colors to follow the grains.
"I like certain colors together; Amy
says. "I try to contrast light and dark
colors or reverse grains:'
She also is a fan of spited wood,
where black lines created from bug resi-
due become visible in the grain. "You
have to get it before it rots, but if you
do, it's really beautiful:'
Another formation, called ambro-
sia, is created by beetles in the wood,
resulting in a uniquely intricate design.
Olive wood, native to Israel, is another
favorite.
Although custom orders are wel-
come, Amy tries to keep a variety of
offerings on hand at any given time
to showcase what types of woods and
designs are available.
"You never know exactly what kind
of grains and patterns you're going to
get once you start turning wood. Nature
is pretty magnificent:' Amy says. "But
we also want the pieces to be useful." *
To order or for information, call (248)
568-1135 or visit turningyoung.com .