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Hilton Handcraft of the Ozarks
is a family run and operated business located deep in the heart of the Missouri
& Arkansas Ozarks hill country. Absolutely every craft, art and the
majority of our products are hand made by the family and some of our closest
relatives and friends. We incorporate woodworking, woodturning, painting,
sculpture, polymer clay, fiber and several other crafts into our pieces.
Some of our products include specialty wood (woodturning blanks of all sorts,
large slabs for tables/benches, thin slices for box makers, and more), gallery
woodturned pieces, craft show items, custom furniture (specializing in high-end
lodge furniture out of local woods) and production work (woodwork and
woodturning) for other companies.
You can be assured that your gift or piece of art is
made by real people, with real hands-on skill and time here in the heartland of
America. We think that is what makes the difference for you folks.
We take our time. Some people think we "take our own sweet time"
and that's fine with us! But the results are worth it every single time.
Look around and please hollar
if there's anything we can do for you.. You can start by clicking on
the above menu or go to the bottom of the page if you can't see the one above.
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News
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News -
Back by popular demand ... See our
Wood Codes, those codes that we put onto
our blanks to easily see the species and characteristics.
Our
Renaissance Faire page has been started. It's something new
we're getting into so that's where we'll cover all of that.
Check it out!
Look at our updated and expanded Catalog
page. If there's something you want that you don't see there,
just let us know. We're sure we can make it for you!
LatheCAM - Wood LatheCAM
See live woodturning being
done in a real shop here in Southwest Missouri / Northwest Arkansas
area. You can chat, ask questions, make
requests and see woodturning done so close that you'll feel like you
have to shake those shavings off of you! Click here
Woodturning Articles - We're always updating the
Woodturning Articles area. Sometimes we just get an idea for an
article; sometimes we keep getting asked the same questions over and
over again in classes, demonstrations or shows; and sometimes we get
requests from customers, readers and even woodturning clubs.
If you have something you'd like a bit more information on how to do
it, just let us know! We're here to help you.
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Latest Happenings
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Furniture
Archives
'07
Slab Coffee Table
This is a big slab coffee table we made for a friend in 2007.
Cantilevered design with a rustic look fits perfectly into the great
design of the lodge type home it was custom made for. Take a look
here.
General Stuff
Archives
Spring 2010
A Treadle Lathe at Branson
While visiting (and doing some scouting for quality traditional
craftspeople) a crafts faire in Branson this Spring, I found a booth
with a man working on his treadle lathe. In talking with him,
I found out that he was new to woodturning in general and very new
to working on a treadle lathe at that. He built it himself and it
works quite well. While it's certainly not a traditional /
authentic reproduction of a treadle lathe, it's a completely
workable modern version that I'm sure gets him some lookers (like
myself). I've built a few of these lathes myself so, soon,
I'll post an article on making and using treadle lathes. Just
a couple of pictures of this Branson lathe
here.
Demos & Classes
Archives
10/19/06
Bella Vista, AR -
Ozarks Bodging Demo
Cool, crisp Fall days in the Ozarks. Tourists from all
over the USA with tons of questions about bodging. Some wood,
a pole lathe and shave horse. What could be better? We
were at the crafts fair this year and gave quite a show!
Several thousand people came through and I think we chatted with
most of them. ha! Check out a few of the pictures
here.
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