What I've Been Up To

Beyond excited, and honored, to be presenting at MATE this year. It’s very professionally run and full of great demo and vendors. From Mid-Atlantic Turners Expo: 🎉 Woodturners, Gear Up for Turning Magic at the Mid-Atlantic Turners Expo with our demonstrator from the Old Dominion: Steve Wohlgemuth of WoogWorks! 🔬 🔨 📸 🪚✨ March 13-15, 2026, in the heart of Virginia – where shavings fly and inspiration sparks! 🚀🔬 📸 Steve is a retired surgeon-turned-master-turner crafts

I would like to apologize in advance for the lengthy post and shameless boast but now that I'm 70 I can do whatever I want. I've been retired for almost 7 years now and I just had an epiphany as to why I'm so content. Being happily married to a wonderful woman for 43 years as well as having my 2 children and 5 grandchildren living within 15 minutes is a big part of it but that's not the entire answer. One of life's greatest challenges is mastering a skill. The problem is once

Custom set of premium pens for Dave Koz cruise auction, signed by each artist. From Rita: This is such a fabulous way to summarize our 50 plus years together! Ron and I fell in love with "Let's Stay Together (Al Greene) in 1972. Dave Koz and team exceeded all expectations.... There is one last detail that will seal this covenant celebration. With the mastery of Steve Wohlgemuth  our dreams from 1975-2025 will be exceeded.

What do you give to your favorite orthopedic surgeon to celebrate his 65th birthday. The answer is simple, a pizza cutter with a femur handle. Disclaimer:No people were killed in the making of this project, the femur is plastic.

On March 10th, I'll be giving a talk at the 2024 Mid-Atlantic Turners Expo called "The Best Finish for Your Pens: Subjective Observations (Fake News) vs. Objective Data (Real Science)". If you ask 100 pen turners how to finish a pen you will get 250 answers. It’s time to apply real science to answer the question. Using proven scientific methodology along with photo microscopy, I will hopefully be able to prove what really gives us that magical finish we are all striving for.

Courtney works at the WAWA where I get oatmeal 2-3 times a week. She is always kind, friendly, efficient and seems to know everyone who comes in. To show my appreciation, I created a special pen for her. As one of my mentors once said”It’s nice to be nice to the nice”

From Judy: Honey, will you get me some rosemary? Five degrees out. Sweetheart said he saw a reel that used a pizza cutter to mince herbs. We are fortunate to have ourselves a beautifully handcrafted one made by @woogworks . Gifted to us by @beckyruffin . Thanks @wohlgemuth.steve — only a retired surgeon would appreciate and build a fine cutting tool like this. We love it!