Mike was raised in a family sawmill in Stoney Creek where he always enjoyed sawing logs to view the treasured grain hidden inside. His interest in woodturning started when he was only 12 years old.  While walking past the firewood pile in his family backyard garage, his curiosity got the best of him… he just had to mount a piece of firewood on dad's Rockwell Beaver Lathe.

 “I was soon hooked after seeing the wood chips flying and a beautiful turning coming to life.”

 Having entered semi-retirement, Mike spends long days and nights making spindles, bowls, vases and segmented turnings for clients, art galleries and symposiums. Mike has recently won awards competing and exhibiting in Moncton, Dartmouth, Boston, Derry, and Raleigh just to name a few! His appreciation for quality and detail goes into every piece of work.