Basic bowl turning.
I left the audio in. It’s an important part of the feedback loop.
When the visuals blur, the sound tells you when you’re cutting clean, a tool is dull, or if something’s about to go awry.
A huge thank you to @realcoolgal__________ for documenting me turning a bowl at Site 3.
Site 3 is one of the most meaningful places in my life — a volunteer-run makerspace built on skill-sharing, curiosity, and community. It’s a place where ideas and techniques constantly bounce off each other, where art and technology mix in unexpected ways, and where people show up ready to teach, learn, and explore.
Being part of this space has pushed me in ways I never expected. I’ve grown here — as a maker, as a teacher, and as a person — gaining skills and experiences I never would have accessed anywhere else.
📸 @realcoolgal__________
📍 @site3colab
“You can only get to Heaven with others, but you can go to hell all by yourself.”
— Introductory Placard, Communal Living, Hanover Shaker Village
For such a small community, the Shakers had an outsized influence on the craft movement.
Their furniture — clean, balanced, and unadorned — has become the public face of their faith. But it’s the means of production that really stands out to me: deeply communal, relentlessly pragmatic, and quietly inventive.
From the bandsaw and circular saw to the flat broom, washing machine, and round barn (shown in the reel above), efficiency wasn’t just a goal — it was a belief system.
Helping run two workshops, I couldn’t help but take notes on how they worked: how to organize better, clean smarter, and improve work through community.
Book Recs:
Shaker Design by June Sprigg
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Shaker: Life, Work and Art by June Sprigg and David Larkin
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From Shaker Lands and Shaker Hands: A Survey of the Industries by M. Stephen Miller
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The Shaker Legacy: Perspectives on an Enduring Furniture Style - Christian Becksvoort
