https://riverduckdesigns.com/home daily 1.0 2021-02-05 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5fe1a5c121f8730529b1cc9c/1608692763264-VVRMXNI42QHLDJFVUR9Z/IMG_1598+-+2019-11-30+at+23-24-53.jpg Riverduck Designs - in Wood; Bill Hunt, Woodturner, Harvie Heights and Canmore - Riverduck Designs - in wood One-of-a-kind wooden masterpieces hand-turned in the heart of the Canadian Rockies https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5fe1a5c121f8730529b1cc9c/1608693770329-KJC692MJ1SWO61ZCZT5U/1802+Bowl+Oak.jpg Riverduck Designs - in Wood; Bill Hunt, Woodturner, Harvie Heights and Canmore - Bowls https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5fe1a5c121f8730529b1cc9c/1608693706606-EC7Y8VXOR0FPMVI52Z7S/1821+vase+maple+nfs.jpg Riverduck Designs - in Wood; Bill Hunt, Woodturner, Harvie Heights and Canmore - Cremation Urns and Vases https://riverduckdesigns.com/about daily 0.75 2024-11-30 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5fe1a5c121f8730529b1cc9c/1608865721390-6LEVGOPLERHHC8J27D6M/GOPR0186%252B-%252BVersion%252B2.jpg About - Bill Hunt - Woodturner… … and occasional wild pheasant whisperer. My day job, for more than 30 years, was as a Park Warden, Ecologist, and for the past decade as the Natural Resources Conservation Manager for Banff National Park. Working in Canada’s oldest and busiest national park was quite demanding, so I needed a way to “unwind”… I began woodturning in 1996, when I salvaged an old second-hand lathe from an elderly gentleman’s basement in Calgary. It was a big cast-iron beast (> 500 lbs), and only had three speeds: fast, too fast, and way too fast! But ever since I turned my first bowl, and discovered the thrill of revealing the beauty within a piece of rough wood - I've been a slave to the lathe! Since that time, I've upgraded my lathe to a state-of-the-art, variable speed, Vicmarc, purchased and fabricated a multitude of tools and accessories needed to turn wood effectively, received training from world renowned masters like Richard Raffan and Michael Hosaluk, and spent countless hours mastering the endless art of woodturning. I get inspiration from the natural beauty of the Rocky Mountains - which are all around us, and strive to produce beautiful bespoke works of art . I hope you’ll enjoy viewing these pages. Although happy to respond to requests, I rarely accepted commissions, as I feel you have to see the piece before you 'fall in love with it’ as each turning is so unique that it's difficult to promise anything until the work has made its final trip around the lathe! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5fe1a5c121f8730529b1cc9c/1608695830086-HSS5DP8AZNYT2Y4UQ61J/Birch+from+Golden.JPG About Lawfully harvested green wood https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5fe1a5c121f8730529b1cc9c/1608865945916-8CJTL6843D5SQPJTG6W2/G0014512.JPG About https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5fe1a5c121f8730529b1cc9c/1608695815014-4C5KPU4XZW2H4ZS2QE3H/G0014505.JPG About Milled beams are then cut into large circular blanks on the bandsaw. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5fe1a5c121f8730529b1cc9c/1608695972943-5KM4PBJT9KBR63XG1HPR/Bighorn%252BNo.%252B8-20131210-00564.jpg About Blanks are rough-turned and then painted with a clear sealer, to allow them to dry more slowly so they don't check (crack) as the wood moves. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5fe1a5c121f8730529b1cc9c/1608695788279-QMUN6KVK3K11FHIXEHTA/IMG_20171217_190621.jpg About With larger blanks a coring tool is used to save the centre for a smaller bowl. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5fe1a5c121f8730529b1cc9c/1608695775516-E6QTOPZXTI5FIYL9BKKO/IMG_20171217_114921.jpg About https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5fe1a5c121f8730529b1cc9c/1608773554059-G2WTZPNLZFW7NBNYTDUI/IMG_20171217_192111.jpg About https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5fe1a5c121f8730529b1cc9c/1608695818840-ID86GGEEVCUJB57M99B6/IMG_20180810_155107.jpg About https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5fe1a5c121f8730529b1cc9c/1608695818034-LAQSQ5XFHBZZMGNPO873/IMG_20180810_155058.jpg About https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5fe1a5c121f8730529b1cc9c/1608866010757-YU091LLWHUBX09I2DZIF/bill+holding+big+maple+bowl+-++super+nova.jpg About https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5fe1a5c121f8730529b1cc9c/1609823512822-AE4PSLUD79GEMQ8ASR3K/IMG_20201201_171436_576.jpg About https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5fe1a5c121f8730529b1cc9c/1609823834687-DTS271BXX7X4XW8C2O2B/20201102_123122.jpg About https://riverduckdesigns.com/contact daily 0.75 2024-11-30 https://riverduckdesigns.com/shop daily 0.75 2024-11-30 https://riverduckdesigns.com/shop/bowls monthly 0.5 2020-12-30 https://riverduckdesigns.com/shop/lidded-boxes monthly 0.5 2020-12-31 https://riverduckdesigns.com/shop/urns monthly 0.5 2020-12-30 https://riverduckdesigns.com/shop/vases monthly 0.5 2020-12-30 https://riverduckdesigns.com/shop/p/alzsa4jpisz51jx0qa57cde2g23mlo monthly 0.5 2021-02-07 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5fe1a5c121f8730529b1cc9c/1609379610319-R8V89KOH7SV1F8MUKCAC/raffan+faceplate+box.jpg Shop - 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Urns & Hollow Forms https://riverduckdesigns.com/portfolio-1/project-four-96ags monthly 0.5 2021-01-03 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5fe1a5c121f8730529b1cc9c/1608868246447-SL9IJZ5JV2MT52R3AKYF/1812%2BBison%2BBowl%2BBirch.jpg Portfolio of Past Work - Other Shapes & Projects - Banff Bison Blessing Bowl This is a bowl I made for a very special smudging ceremony, used to welcome wild plains bison back to Banff National Park, after an absence of over 150 years. The bowl is made of birch – as a symbol of respect for the traditional knowledge of Canada’s Indigenous People. It was birch bark canoes that played such a significant role in the history of Canada’s fur trade. Hopefully we can continue to listen and learn, through sharing of traditional knowledge, by Canada’s Indigenous People. The base that “grounds” this bowl, is made from a twisted trident of rusty railroad spikes – to remind us of how close the bison came to becoming extinct, with westward march of the railway and European settlers. During the ceremony, the bowl was lifted from the base, leaving the past behind, as the buffalo people held it in their steady hands. You will note that the bowl has a round bottom (no foot) and tends to wobble without the supporting hands to guide it around the smudging circle – this reminds us of the inextricable relationship between bison and Canada’s Indigenous People, and the responsibility we all share in supporting the return of wild bison to Banff. The bison tracks on the rim of the bowl come full circle and represent the endless path of the bison, through the past, present and future… https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5fe1a5c121f8730529b1cc9c/1612667171940-TQE87W2RGDYZLIJUCBAH/1612666856011.png Portfolio of Past Work - Other Shapes & Projects - Yarn Bowl - for knitting https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5fe1a5c121f8730529b1cc9c/1609361562454-4UWE6FK5W4YYF6RTR5B5/IMG_20170831_065216.jpg Portfolio of Past Work - Other Shapes & Projects - Shorebird Mixed Media - Oak, historic square-nail, and maple burl plinth. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5fe1a5c121f8730529b1cc9c/1609348620138-1JSVYR7JO42JJQYO5J9F/Bills+metal+gate.jpeg Portfolio of Past Work - Other Shapes & Projects - Metalwork I also do a bit of metalwork. Here is an example of a mixed media piece in the form of a double-swing, iron, garden gate. It has copper cattails with turned and stained cedar cattail heads. One cattail extends through the bottom to lock the left side of the gate, while another in the centre springs across to act as the gate latch for the right side. https://riverduckdesigns.com/portfolio-1/project-three-p8sc2 monthly 0.5 2020-12-31 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5fe1a5c121f8730529b1cc9c/1609348310025-OLMLGWF2NXFXPPD87FXT/mushrooms+and+raffan+boxes.jpg Portfolio of Past Work - Lidded Boxes https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5fe1a5c121f8730529b1cc9c/1609362110582-E75O9REDUMEYI8WK02OS/raffan+faceplate+box.jpg Portfolio of Past Work - Lidded Boxes https://riverduckdesigns.com/portfolio-1/project-one-klphw monthly 0.5 2020-12-30 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5fe1a5c121f8730529b1cc9c/1608744893754-8BLWX3R4N00HZSDRS8TX/IMG_1618+-+2019-11-30+at+23-31-24.jpg Portfolio of Past Work - Bowls Ash Bowl - with undercut rim which is great for a nut-bowl. Approx 8" diameter. (sold) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5fe1a5c121f8730529b1cc9c/1608744986618-OVD5OA97M34VOE17CY7O/1801+Bowl+oak+stained.jpg Portfolio of Past Work - Bowls Salvaged Garry Oak Bowl - stained dark. Approx. 11" diameter. (sold) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5fe1a5c121f8730529b1cc9c/1608745062278-I9IF3B621VK3T49U1O38/1803+big+bowl+bigleaf+maple+2.jpg Portfolio of Past Work - Bowls Big Leaf Maple Bowl - with spectacular grain and spalting. Thin and light. Approx. 14" diameter (sold). https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5fe1a5c121f8730529b1cc9c/1608745060676-0I2GEU1LH8WJJHYNMXOC/1805+nutbowl+cedar+burl.jpg Portfolio of Past Work - Bowls Cedar Burl Bowl - small nut bowl. Live outer edge. Approx 7" diameter (sold). https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5fe1a5c121f8730529b1cc9c/1608867545842-U3AY3IR380H3LD0OKSTA/red%2Bcedar%2Bburl%2Bbowl%2Bv1.jpg Portfolio of Past Work - Bowls https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5fe1a5c121f8730529b1cc9c/1608745163985-PZLQJWXZBYNMCN6BGW34/1809+plate+sugar+maple.jpg Portfolio of Past Work - Bowls Silver Maple Plate - thin and light. Approx 12" diameter (sold). https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5fe1a5c121f8730529b1cc9c/1608745165091-BIB6FODCFPQUZFRPYNC8/1812+Bison+Bowl+Birch.jpg Portfolio of Past Work - Bowls Birch Bison Blessing Bowl - used for smudging at ceremony for bison reintroduction with bison tracks on rim and railway spike plinth (not for sale). https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5fe1a5c121f8730529b1cc9c/1608745161898-13K03W9OG2EIAELDT8TA/1817+salad+bowl+birch.jpg Portfolio of Past Work - Bowls Birch Salad Bowl - approx 13" diameter (sold). https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5fe1a5c121f8730529b1cc9c/1608745161178-FZ8BWAFUENORK7VMX6ZE/1818+bowl+natural+rim+birch.jpg Portfolio of Past Work - Bowls Birch Bowl with Live Edge Rim - approx 13" diameter (sold). https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5fe1a5c121f8730529b1cc9c/1609359431933-JR2JT839CSSP4O3JHRSY/IMG_3042+-+Version+2.jpg Portfolio of Past Work - Bowls Big-leaf Maple bowl with exceptional grain patterns.