Services

Woodturning


Handcrafted chess pawns by Alan Dorsey Custom Woodworking

-Staircase balusters and newel posts, repairs and duplication

-Interior and exterior architectural elements

-Furniture and lighting parts to spec and tight tolerances

-Positives/patterns for casting metals, ceramics and concrete

-Bowls and hollowforms

-Art fabrication and sculpture

Prototyping


Tools of the trade

Can build product prototypes from drawings and aid in wood species selection, build processes and work flow, finishing choices, scaling, etc.

Education


Alan Dorsey at the Brooklyn Navy Yard

I teach woodturning at Makeville Studios in Brooklyn, NY. See their website for details. I have taught at SUNY/Purchase, and give private lessons.

Woodturning clubs can also contact me for live demonstrations at your meetings.