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Roper Woodturning

Name: Roper Woodturning
Address: 5944 McIntyre Street, Golden, CO, 80403, US
Telephone: +19708466537
Price range: $$
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built-in furniture, he has a diverse range of experiences working in the medium of wood. This diversity has only expanded during his years of studying at Red Rocks, where he has earned his Craftsman Certificate in Spring 2010. Along with learning how to spin wood on the lathe, he has learned how to lay out and cut joinery by hand, how to take a standing tree down to useable material, and the crucial elements of design that interact with the way he approaches wood. Roper lives in the mountains above Denver, where the forests, mountains, and animals inspire him to leave his pieces as natural as possible, to focus on the inner beauty of the wood. He uses local and sustainable wood and all natural finishes whenever possible. Because many people have never seen wood turned before, Roper takes a portable lathe with him to craft shows and farmer’s markets. He finds people are fascinated by the simplicity of the process of transformation that wood goes through. His toys, pens, bowls, and furniture can be viewed at www.coloradocustomworks.com. His pens are also for sale at Express Yourself in Evergreen, and all of his products are available at various farmer’s markets and craft shows around Colorado. He just graduated from Red Rocks Community College with an Associates Degree in Finewoodworking and will be teaching woodturning in the fall of 2011 at Red Rocks and is the chairperson for the Mentoring Program for the Front Range Woodturners. Winner of the 2010 EOG Grant from the Front Range Woodturners, April 2011 Turning Challenge winner from the Front Range Woodturners, 2011 Collegian Excellence Award winner from the American Association of Woodturners,1st Place Art Sculpture at the Denver County Fair 2011. 2012 Pete Holtus EOG winner from the Front Range Woodturners.3rd Place Art Sculpture at the Denver County Fair 2012.

12/16/2024

Big olde moon hangin over the rocks at Three Sisters this morning.

12/14/2024

I’m always getting into some craziness over here at Environmental Tree Care LLC. Yesterday i cut up a Douglas fir into 1” thick slabs. These slabs are so thin and wet that you could see light coming through the knot sections.

These will be used to for the interior of the new shed we are building at the yard.

Never a dull day on the mill.

Have a great weekend y’all.

12/12/2024

Good morning everyone, it’s Thursday so here are some of the new slabs and blocks i cut up this week.

Today i have Birdseye elm slabs and bowl blanks. This tree was standing died and is dry and ready to go. I have 5 slabs about 14” wide by 8’ long $75 a piece or $250 for the whole stack. I also have 6 14” bowl blanks $ 20 a piece or $80 for all of them.

I also have some apricot bowl blanks that are very wet. They have been end grain sealed to prevent cracking. They are $15 a piece.

Swing on by Environmental Tree Care LLC and check out what we have in stock.

12/11/2024

12/08/2024

Finished up a few turning this week. The bigger one is a piece of apple Burl that was turned wet and put off to the side to dry and warp. The second is a great piece of figured redwood.

Had a lot of fun making these.

The apple Burl piece is straight off the tool and never saw a piece of sandpaper.

Hope y’all are havin a great weekend.

12/06/2024

It’s Fat Log Friday and look at this amazing piece of burled Birdseye elm we cut up today at Environmental Tree Care LLC. This slabs have it all, Burl, Birdseye, figure and crotch feathering.

These pieces are going to make some stunning projects.

Hope y’all had a fabulous Friday. Now bring on the weekend.

12/04/2024

I’m currently finishing up a table with some thin tapered legs and all the leveling feet i could find are to big. So what do you do as a maker, you improvise. I bought a set of regular size feet and used my collet chuck to turn them down to the size i need them. I bought this collect chuck about a decade ago and by the look of it you can see it doesn’t get a lot of use but when you do need it, you need it.

12/01/2024

Although i did refrain from spending any money Friday just to stick it to the man.

11/30/2024

Here something we don’t see often in Colorado, it’s a big oak log.

This thing is very dense, it’s so heavy i had to push it into place because the machine wouldn’t pick it up.

This log has some spectacular colors and will make awesome projects one day.

11/28/2024

Happy Thanksgiving y’all. Have a wonderful day and get that bird cooking soon.

11/23/2024

I got so busy yesterday afternoon that i forgot to post my Fat Log Friday pics, so here they are a little late.

This is a great piece of Silver Maple that showed up a few days ago. It’s 12’ long. About 48” on the crotch side and about 40 on the butt side.

The crotch on this piece has some great figure and feathering. Can’t wait to see these when they are dry in a few years.

There’s never a dull day over at Environmental Tree Care LLC.

11/23/2024

Hey, hey all, question for all my record heads out there.

I got this copy of Bob Marley Catch a Fire from my in laws a long time ago and have listened to it a 100 times. But tonight was the first time i noticed it has two B side labels on it.

Anyone else seen this on this album.

11/22/2024

I hope all my maker friends are doing better than me this year.

It’s been very slow this season selling both finished product and raw wood.

Where y’all at?

11/21/2024

Good morning y’all, it’s a lovely Thursday morning so you know what that means, i have wood.

Today’s special is Elm coffee table size slabs. These slabs are 48” long and range from 25” to 35” wide.

These are on special for the next 2 days at $75 apiece or $250 for the whole pallet.

Now these are not dry and will need to be stored or kiln dried before using them.

If you are looking for a great deal on awesome timber swing by Environmental Tree Care LLC in Lakewood and check out what we have.

11/20/2024

Today’s gig is spindles. Long 54” thin poplar spindles.

I don’t get as many of these gig now as i used to. Thanks a bunch Jim Drake for the work.

11/15/2024

That’s a big olde moon coming up tonight.

11/14/2024

It’s Thursday so you know what that means, new wood blanks for sale.

For this week i have a bunch of really nice elm bowl blanks for the turners. These blanks are 14” square or bigger and are 3” to 4” thick. Going for $15 to $20 each depending on size.

I also have some juniper boards which you don’t see often. They are 9’ long and 1” thick. $5 per board foot.

And lastly I have some nice ash boards 6” x 72” x3” also going for $5 per board foot.

So if your in the Denver area and need some materials for that last minute Christmas project let me know, i can help you out.

Swing by Environmental Tree Care LLC and have a look at what we have available.

11/11/2024

Just because the weather changes doesn’t mean the job does.

Mill life.

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5944 McIntyre Street
Golden, CO
80403

Opening Hours

Monday	9am - 5pm
Tuesday	9am - 5pm
Wednesday	9am - 5pm
Thursday	9am - 5pm
Friday	9am - 5pm

Telephone

+19708466537

Website

http://www.roperwoodturning.com/

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I love it when two of my passions come together. I was able to combine woodturning and vinyl records in making a batch of record weights this week. They are a lot of fun and look great while spinning around on the turntable. Have a great holiday weekend y’all. #roperadventuresinlife #shoplife #makersgonnamake #woodworking #woodworkersofinstagram #forsale #record

I like big saws and i can not lie. What do you do with slabs that are too twisted and cupped to be flattened, well you cut them up into turning stock of course. This silver maple slab will be bowl and peppermill blanks by the end of the day. #roperadventuresinlife #shoplife #environmentalslabsandtimber #wood #woodworking #logyard #woodworkersofinstagram #makersgonnamake

Milled up an amazing Box Elder log with both flame and bur in it yesterday over at Environmental Slabs and Timber. I got 5 slabs and 2 really nice cap cuts out of this log.Now it’s in the container beginning its journey of air drying.Can’t wait to see these again in about 16 to 24 months And side not watch how fast the shadows are moving on the bottom, this took me about 2 hrs to mill.#roperadventuresinlife #roperwoodturning #makersgonnamake #woodworkersofinstagram #wood #woodworker #lucasmill #millingwood #woodslab #environmentalslabandtimber

First day back at Environmental Slabs and Timber after an awesome and much needed holiday break and what did i come back to find but this super burled elm log and 6 other Burl pieces. I got the six log pieces cut up into turning blanks and got about 500 lbs from them. I will be slabbing this big piece up as soon as i can. If you’re in the Denver area and want some fresh Elm Burl hit me up. Hope y’all are doing well. #roperadventuresinlife #roperwoodturning #makersgonnamake #woodworking #videooftheday #woodturning #environmentalslabandtimber #elm #burl #freshcut

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Michael Roper is a third generation carpenter / woodworker who fell in love with wood turning while studying in the Fine Woodworking program at Red Rocks Community College. He has been practicing carpentry since he was a teenager, working with his grandfather and uncle. From exterior framing to installing hard wood floors, to custom interior beam work and timber framing, to building and installing built-in furniture, he has a diverse range of experiences working in the medium of wood. This diversity has only expanded during his years of studying at Red Rocks, where he has earned his Craftsman Certificate in Spring 2010. Along with learning how to spin wood on the lathe, he has learned how to lay out and cut joinery by hand, how to take a standing tree down to useable material, and the crucial elements of design that interact with the way he approaches wood. Roper lives in the mountains above Denver, where the forests, mountains, and animals inspire him to leave his pieces as natural as possible, to focus on the inner beauty of the wood. He uses local and sustainable wood and all natural finishes whenever possible. Because many people have never seen wood turned before, Roper takes a portable lathe with him to craft shows and farmer’s markets. He finds people are fascinated by the simplicity of the process of transformation that wood goes through. His toys, pens, bowls, and furniture can be viewed at www.roperwoodturning.com. His pens are also for sale at Express Yourself in Evergreen, and all of his products are available at various farmer’s markets and craft shows around Colorado. He just graduated from Red Rocks Community College with an Associates Degree in Finewoodworking and will be teaching woodturning in the fall of 2011 at Red Rocks and is the chairperson for the Mentoring Program for the Front Range Woodturners. Winner of the 2010 EOG Grant from the Front Range Woodturners, April 2011 Turning Challenge winner from the Front Range Woodturners, 2011 Collegian Excellence Award winner from the American Association of Woodturners,1st Place Art Sculpture at the Denver County Fair 2011. 2012 Pete Holtus EOG winner from the Front Range Woodturners.3rd Place Art Sculpture at the Denver County Fair 2012.

Roper Woodturning is dedicated to providing the highest quality product and service as well as in depth education in the field of woodturning.