We help woodworkers significantly reduce the amount of time it takes to dry their freshly sawn lumber, so that they can spend less time waiting and more time making.
OUR SERVICES
VACUUM KILN DRYING
- Use Our Cost Calculator to Get a Quick Time & Cost Estimate
- Cut Your Drying Time From 2 Years to 2 Weeks
- Keep the Color & Grain of Your Wood
- Schedule Kiln Time
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PRODUCTION WOODTURNING
Craftsman Andrew Nicholls hand turns a variety of goods on a production level. Beautifully hand crafted with unique shapes and always with a polished finish that is soft to the touch.
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OUR PRINCIPLES
ACCESSIBILITY
We believe that woodworking is for everyone. Full stop. To that end, woodworking products and services shouldn’t be intimidating or difficult to access. No “gate-keeping” here! We all started somewhere, and it took other people to help get us where we are today. You are welcome to join our community!
SUSTAINABILITY
We only have one planet, let’s not waste it. We use locally sourced urban timber (that would normally go into the chipper) for our products. Trees in urban environments absorb and sequester huge volumes of carbon from our environment. Reusing this wood in producing usable items like bowls and tables helps to keep that carbon sequestered for generations to come instead of being released back into the environment through decomposition in a landfill.
GROWTH
Woodworking is a team sport. We love to share our resources and what we know, and in turn, we value learning from our clients and contacts. Always learning, always growing!
RESOURCES & NEWS
Find out what’s new at the shop or browse some of our many resource videos and articles about all things wood.
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VIDEO – THE WOODWORKING PROBLEM SOLVER
One of our favorite YouTube Woodworkers, The Wood Whisperer, shares his recommendations on CA Glue: CA (cyanoacrylate) glue is a handy thing
- July
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VIDEO – 10 Things I Wish I Knew When I Started Woodworking
One of Urban Log’s favorite YouTubers is The Wood Whisperer and he offers some sage advice on getting started as a woodworker: “I
- July
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VIDEO – WOODTURNING: APPLEWOOD RING DISH
AJ Nicholls, Urban Logs’ head woodturner, turns a beautiful little live edged bowl out of applewood. Live edge ring bowl turned on the
- June
- June
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VIDEO – GREEN TURNING A LIVE-EDGED PLUM BOWL
Urban Logs’ AJ Nicholls turns a live edged bowl out of plumwood. He says: “Turned this little live edge plum bowl from a tree that
- June
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VIDEO – WOODTURNING: BOWLOFORM 2020
Urban Logs head woodturner, AJ Nicholls turns a truly unique piece. He says: “Is it a bowl or a hollowform?? BOTH! Playing with some new
- June
- June
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VIDEO – NOVA ORION WALK-THROUGH (WITH TIME STAMPS!)
Urban Log’s head woodturner, AJ Nicholls, walks through and reviews the Nova Orion 18″ DVR lathe. Time stamps to skip ahead to what
- June
- June
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VIDEO – NO JIG GREEN MAPLE SPHERE TURNING
Urban Log’s AJ Nicholls creates a sphere on the lathe for a collaborative student – instructor project in one of his woodturning
- June
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VIDEO – COLOR & TEXTURE IN WOODTURNING
Urban Log’s head woodturner, AJ Nicholls, is a woodturning instructor for classes for US Veterans through a program called Path With Art.
- June
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VIDEO – WOODTURNING: MONSTER YEW BOWL
Easily the smelliest, most out of balance piece of wood I have turned to date, but ended up being absolutely gorgeous!
- June
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