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I am a woodturning artisan creating functional art for your desk, your kitchen, and anyplace else. I create
I sign all the pieces I create. Smaller objects like pens, I apply my brand by literally burning it into the wood. |
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All the items I create are easily personalized by laser engraving. Please contact me directly to obtain a quote.
I created this click pen from Trustone Lapis Lazuli and Mammoth Ivory. Trustone Lapis is created from real lapis lazuli. The lab that creates it grinds real lapis lazuli into a fine powder, mixes it with resins and recasts it as it would appear in nature. The resulting product is more robust than real lapis lazuli. The accent bands and the finial button are genuine Mammoth ivory, more than 50,000 years old. The tusks of these now-extinct mammals is found in river banks in Siberia, Alaska and northern Canada.
Rosewood Burl has arrived!
The shipment of Honduran Rosewood burl has arrived and this stuff is gorgeous. Logging of rosewood has been banned for years because of over harvesting but recently governments such as Belize have allowed loggers to harvest the stumps - and that’s where the eye candy is. Check out the pictures and see if you don’t agree. The wood is still wet and must acclimate before I can begin to create pens and such.
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All the photographs of this site are the exclusive property of Richard Altenhofen LLC.
All reproductions are strictly prohibited without the consent of the author © Richard Altenhofen 2006.
This site was conceived and realized by Richard Altenhofen, woodturning artisan.
04/14/2008. My art is now displayed in the Practical-Art Gallery in downtown Phoenix. This gallery concentrates on art that can used for a practical purpose rather than hung on a wall.
Spring shows are finished. The Tempe show was my best show to date. Extremely well-run show. Tucson 4th Avenue Fair was like doing Mardi Gras. There will be a lull in my show schedule for the summer and then things will pick up for the Fall.
02/28/2008. The Fountain Hills Great Fair was a big success! Thanks to you who visited me at the Fair! Also, Rosewood burl shipment has arrived and this stuff is unbelievably beautifull!
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