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Roper Woodturning

Name: Roper Woodturning
Address: 5944 McIntyre Street, Golden, CO, 80403, US
Telephone: +19708466537
Price range: $$
Rating: 4.8

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Roper Woodturning Custom woodturning, products and lessons in the beautiful Rocky Mountains. Please call 970-846-6537

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.

04/05/2025

I just made the mistake of looking at my 401k this morning. It’s down 8.5% since January 1st.

I’m not so sure my plan of retiring in 10 years will still be possible.

I’m not sure who the greatness is helping but it sure ain’t us middle class workers.

04/02/2025

Got into a nice piece of cedar today. The outside was a little rough but inside had some great color and even a little figure.

What did y’all get into today? Happy hump day.

03/30/2025

If your a Gen X then you know this is true.

03/27/2025

I have found a lot of things in trees over the years but this is a first for me.

Found two arrow tips stuck in this piece of Locust.

Had to go find my trusty pry bar to pull them out before this log goes on the mill.

Wonder what else I’ll find inside it.

03/26/2025

What do you listen to after an amazing day of snowboard.

The Mothers of Invention Weasels Ripped My Flesh of course.

Happy hump day yall.

03/22/2025

Saw this on a page I follow and figured it describes me pretty well.

What are y’all listening to today?

I’m going to listen to my new Delton 3030

03/21/2025

Friday funny.

03/20/2025

Did a little vinyl hunting while i was down in Santa Fe. Hit up a place called Lost Padre Records, cool shop with a great variety of stuff. I walked away with

S*x Pistols Better Live Than Dead
Mose Allison Retrospective
Frank Zappa Studio Tan
Roberta Flack Killing Me Softly

The guy at the register looked at my funny for what i was buying but i didn’t care. Not a bad haul for 40 bucks.

Vinyl for life.

03/11/2025

When i got to the yard this morning i saw we had taken down an Apple tree on Friday, so i jumped into the log pile and started pulling it out.

This is some really nice stuff and it will probably be the last one we take down for a while since the trees are starting to bud down in Denver.

If any of my Colorado woodworking friends want some hit me up or swing by the yard this week and get some.

03/09/2025

This is how i feel every time we change the clocks. Why can’t we just pick one and stick with it.

You know the government does this on purpose to keep us confused and tired every 6 months.

They will never stop it.

02/28/2025

My Birdseye Elm bowl turned out great, it’s got some spectacular color and really cool grain with the Birdseye.

I got the finish on it last week and haven’t looked at it since. Today while checking on a few other piece i noticed something off about the bowl.

As you can see from the pic the bowl isn’t round anymore. It’s 13 1/4” in one direction and 12 5/8” in the other. Classic ovaling from the tense in the block.

I really like the oval effect, how about yall?

02/26/2025

Cut up some absolutely spectacular Aspen yesterday. Aspen gets kind of a bad rap as a woodworking wood. Yes it is a little on the soft side but it can have some amazing figure and color in the grain.

I had six giant logs yesterday and today i only have four bowl blanks left.

And heres my go to product to save the wood i’ve cut. Preservation Solutions green wood sealer is the best thing i have found to slowly dry and save my bowl blanks

Hit me up if you’re looking for any local Colorado woods.

02/21/2025

Got 12 to 14 inches of fresh pow in Evergreen this morning. Damn i wish i could make it up snowboarding today.

How much did everyone else get last night? Let see some pics.

02/20/2025

Check it out, i bought my wife a small Meyers lemon tree and it’s starting to flower. It smells so good and it really seems to like living by the orchids.

Between the lemon tree and my olive bush my plant window has started to look good.

02/19/2025

I have a couple of walnut slabs and some Spalted maple boards that showed up here at the shop on Monday.

If there is anyone in the Denver front range area looking for some spectacular material to work with hit me up.

02/15/2025

02/14/2025

My wife rocks and she totally wins the best Valentines present award.

What could be better then getting a copy of OutKast’s Speakerbo###/ Love Below.

Thank you Leah, love you.

02/13/2025

Good morning y’all, it’s Thursday so it’s time to sell some wood.

Today i have some spectacular Birdseye Elm and Ash bowl blanks for the turners out there.

And for the flat woodworkers i have some really nice Elm Burl cookies and Birdseye elm slabs.

All this material is dry and ready to use. So swing on by Environmental Tree Care LLC in Lakewood and check us out.

Address

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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Our Story

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.