About
Hello. I'm Nick Rosato. I'm the hands behind Vermont Peppermill. I'm a professional woodturner living in Vermont. I've been carving trees since 2007. I mainly focus on kitchenware and home goods. I love carving freshly cut trees into huge bowls I call cauldrons. I also like making pepper mills because it utilizes smaller chunks of tree and is a way to express grain patterns in a completely different form.
The carving process is a relationship between the tree and my gouges. I'm always searching for decorative grain patterns, scar marks, bark inclusions, knots, or just plain straight grain wood. For instance, ash is dynamite if you want reliable straight grain. On the other hand, the cross-section of a large black locust tree is as amorphous as a puddle.
I also turn projects for the building trades such as balusters, newel posts, column bases, porch posts, and other random projects. I've been selling my work at the Burlington Farmer's Market for the past 10 years or so. And I also attend art and craft shows through the year.
For five years I was president of the Woodchuck Woodturners, a Vermont chapter of the American Association of Woodturners. I also was an instructor at Shelburne Craft School, CVU ACCESS program, and Vermont Woodworking School. I also teach lessons privately at my shop.
Below is an awesome video created by Cameron Bushey from Six Five Films in Essex Junction, VT. He follow me through the process from chainsaw to chisel. It's such a good video.
Rosato Woodturning from Six Five Films on Vimeo.