Name: tod evans

DOB: 7-13

Physical description
bald head, fuzzy face, beer belly, scars from a life of hard work-n-play

Location (for how long, previous locations, etc)
mt home, before that springfield mo.

Family information (brag on your spouse, kids, grandkids, dog, etc)
wife- emma, two step kids trevor-n-ashley and my son ian

Vocation
woodbutcher, started working at 10, caddying at a golf club, at 12 we moved to the sticks so i bucked hay and mucked stalls for cash,about 14-15 i started carrying hod for one of the neighbors joined the service at 17 fresh outta h.s. learned that i don`t play well with others so after serving my time started doing commercial carpentry, got sick of that and framed residential for a while then learned that trim carpenters made better money and the boards where lighter. started my first remodling business in my 20`s, that led to building sashes and specialty millwork for the local lumber yard which led to referals for high end trim work as my skills and tools grew furniture was the logical progression.....

Equipment Overview
yup!

Tell us about your lathe(s)
one now a minimax copy lathe

How many turning tools do you have?
?20+?

Tell us about your shop
4k foot block

How long turning?
started on a monkey wards lathe about 12?

What got you into turning?
i`ve always been a tool nut and dad brought home a lathe, sans motor..so with an old washing machine motor and some old reground chisels i started spinnin` stuff

What do you enjoy most about turning?
the same thing i enjoy about woodworking in general, being creative

What was your first completed turned project?
a candle holder

How do you manage to feed those wooly mammoths you call dogs? (Is that why there aren't many Amway sales ladies in Mountain Home?)
i work my butt off!

(Editor's note: them suckas are HUGE!!!!)

What is your favorite form that you turn?
huh? round?

How do you most enjoy incorporating turning into your flatwork projects?
nowadays turning is only for parts for sale, balasters, chair parts ect. i hope in a few years to do some of the artsy stuff, time permitting

What is your favorite form someone else turns/has turned?
i really like lots of the collered h.f. i see

What is your favorite wood to work with and why?
walnut or mahogany, tools by hand or power cleanly and pretty when finished

Have you met or hung out with any turnin' Creekers? Tell us about it.
you -n-dennis and frank came by for a bit

What is your favorite individual piece that you have turned, and why?
no favorites, the pleasure is in the journey

What if your favorite piece someone else has turned, and why?
i like lots of folks work depends on the day and phase of the moon

What do you not turn now that you want to - or plan to - in the future?
artsy stuff

How about some info on those old auto restore jobs you have done (and are doing)?
the wifes 39 is 85% complete, she`s using it for a daily driver(chevy p/u) my ol` panel is mechanically sound and i hope to get around to making it pretty in the next year or so? ashley is putting together a 48 chevy p/u for her 16th b-day, so far she`s stripped the front clip to bare metal and is hopping to pull the bed and cab this weekend... that`s all the old rigs for now......oh-yeah they`re all stock.

What brought you to SMC?
the sane-n-civil atmosphere

Got any nicknames? How'd you get it?
nope

(Editor's note: I don't think I believe you... but I'll let ya slide...)

Now let's get a little deep... If you were a tree, what tree would you
be and why?
bo-darc, prickly exterior, strong-n-flexable and not nearly as ugly on the inside.