The Turning Point Woodworking and Photography
47 Pumpkin Pt. Rd. East P0S 1C0 Echo Bay, ON, Canada

20% off regular prices for all remaining wood and photo products December 23 at Mill Market. I will be there from 6pm to 9 pm. There will also be some selected items like tea lights and oil lamps at 50% regular prices. There is also a selection of face masks at half price. This will likely be my last direct sales opportunity until after COVID-19 restrictions. On line sales, local delivery and pickup services are still available. www.theturningpoint.ca

Get 10% off your Etsy purchase from my store. https://www.etsy.com/ca/shop/Caldwellturnings?coupon=TP2021

I have some new boards that will soon be ready for a new home. You can buy these from me directly at Mill Market, at my shop location or on line.

I had a good day on St. Joseph Island. A red tailed hawk and two photos of a Great Grey owl.

This yellow birch burl is now available for purchase along with many more burl bowls. Check out my Etsy store.

Check out this virtual A Wabi Sabi exhibition and sale. Our show was cancelled this year due to COVID-19 so a few committee members put this on line show and sale together.

This yellow birch burl table is now at Mill Market and will be available at $100 off regular price. It has been epoxied, sanded and polished. Gorgeous tiger stripe grain in this piece. Now priced at $500. It would make an ideal accent to any home.

It was a good news, bad news day! I set out to St. Joseph Island, the Fort to be exact in search of the elusive (to me not anyone else) Barred owl. The gate to ...the historic site is closed this time of year so I made a long trek (about 12,000 steps return) to the fort hoping I would see a Barred owl along the way as others have done. Other than a few red polls and chickadees, the path was barren. I finally made it to the fort's location and lo and behold, an owl flies ahead of me into a distant tree. I could only get off one long range shot before the owl took off for some other location. Oh well I thought, at least I have one photo of a Barred owl to show for my efforts. I downloaded the file only to realize that this was NOT a Barred owl but a Great Horned owl (also on my bucket list). To make a long story short, those damn Barred owls have it in for me! I guess I am barred from taking photos of one! See more

Male Pine Grosbeak wondering when am I going to fill the feeders?

Culture Days behind the Sault Museum. Now until 7:30 @ Sault Ste. Marie Museum

Light up your Christmas! starting tomorrow and until Christmas order/purchase one oil lamp and get another one up to equal value for free! Check out my store at www.theturningpoint.ca or purchase directly at Mill Market Mill Market Sault Ste. Marie

Come out and support local arts and culture. I will have a variety of products available.

I brought a large spruce burl bowl to Mill Market today along with some new boards and other treasures. #turner #millmrkt #wood bowls #charcuterieboards @ Mill Market Sault Ste. Marie

Bread slicers anyone? Greatest thing since sliced bread. Available in right and left handed versions in maple and black cherry.

A batch of tree cookies with epoxy resin in the process. These will make great mini cutting/serving boards, trivets etc. Please check out my e-commerce site https://www.theturningpoint.ca. sign up for sale announcements and get a coupon for 10% off your next purchase.

One of a number of freshly minted boards that will be at Mill Market tomorrow #turner #charcuterieboard #cuttingboard #epoxyresin @ Mill Market Sault Ste. Marie

A maple burl bowl is a recent addition to my #etsy shop: Bowl, wood bowl, dining and serving, home and living, maple burl bowl, food bowl, tp348 https://etsy.me/3fxX36f #bowl #kitchenware #weddinggift #giftware #ontariowood #handmade #oneofakind #madeincanada

Sharing the latest addition to my #etsy shop: bowl, wood bowl, kitchen bowl, candy bowl, nut bowl, fruit bowl, salad bowl, Yellow birch bowl, burl bowl, tp339 https://etsy.me/2ITMgY0 #bowl #kitchenware #weddinggift #giftware #ontariowood #handmade #oneofakind .

My booth at Mill Market is overflowing with gifts for the season. Pop by to browse the one of a kind and functional items.

Check out the revised website www.theturningpoint.ca If you sign up for updates I will provide a code for 10% off your first purchase. More offers to come!

Virtual Fair November has been extended! Check it out for amazing handmade arts and other products. Fair November, normally held over 4 days each year at the U. Of Guelph is one of my favorite shows. #virtuallyfairnovember, @virtuallyfairnovember

In case some people might think my prices are a bit high, this is a great explanation.

The Turning Point has a new look and is fully set up for e-commerce. Sign up for news updates, see what wood products and photography I have available. Let me know what you think!

Check out Virtually Fair November. The Turning Point is there! @fairnovember @turningpoint47

Always something good and local at Mill Market!

#turner One more big walnut bowl. Now to flip it and core out 4 progressively smaller bowls from the centre. Then a coat of sealant and off to seclusion to dry for up to 2 years.

FAIR NOVEMBER CRAFT SHOW HAS GONE VIRTUAL FOR 2020! November 12th-November 15th browse and shop online for original, handmade, imaginative gifts for you, your family & friends. The Artisan Marketplace features fashion pieces, jewelry, pottery, glass, leather, knits, natural soaps & lotions, woodworking, delicious food and more. Support your past favourites and discover new ones! Subscribe to our newsletter for a chance to WIN a $200 VISA Gift Card. Shop using the link: http:...//fairnovember.ca The Turning Point is participating. #fairnovember University of Guelph See more

A few hours at Whitefish and St. Mary's Islands in the Sault today yielded a Great blue heron and its sushi lunch, a juvenile black crowned night heron, a belted kingfisher and a ring billed gull among others.

During Remembrance Day I will be donating 10% of my sales to my Royal Canadian Legion branch in Richards Landing. Bless those who served and those who continue to serve.

This black walnut is amazing. This bowl will be about 2 feet in diameter and 10 inches deep! It will take over a year to air dry however. Patience is a virtue!

A panorama composite taken at MacDonald Drive off Neebish Road, Laird Township today around noon. Fabulous weather.

Abandoned bridge near Rydal Bank. Processed in Lightroom, then Aurora HDR. Nov. 8 2020

Good morning folks! I have a lot of bowls at Mill Market today including this dyed yellow birch burl. I hope to see you here. #turner,#woodturning,#handmade,#gifts,#millmrkt ,#bowls,#charcuterie,#breadknife ,#photographer @ Mill Market Sault Ste. Marie

Wednesday night at Mill Market. 6pm to 9pm. Beautiful night to come out folks! @ Mill Market Sault Ste. Marie

Great opportunity for holiday gifting.

We are so excited to announce the return of Wednesday Markets! #MillMarketSSM will be open on Wednesdays from 6pm to 9pm with over a dozen vendors! Please stop by and see what we have in the evening markets! Stay tuned for more seasonal markets being announced shortly!

Mill Market today 9 until 2. New paint job in my booth! More shelves in future to hold more treasures. @ Mill Market Sault Ste. Marie

I will be there!

From October 29 near Echo Bay. I saw this mature bald eagle being harassed by several crows. They drew my attention to it and I just happened to have my equipment with me! (almost always carry it).

October 29 in Echo Bay. The Yellow legs were not as shy yesterday. Here I was able to capture both Greater and Lesser yellow legs together.

Ruffed Grouse. Beautiful!

Are you a crafter, canner, handmaker? We are still looking for some new Wednesday evening vendors! Please message the page for instructions on how to apply to b...e a vendor this season! ( ? ! !)

Hey everyone! Don't forget to sign up on my website for sales notices. Sign up at www.theturningpoint.ca and I will send you a 10% discount code for your first purchase.

Mill Market tomorrow from 9 until 2. I will have plenty of functional, artistic and gift items available as will other vendors. It is time to buy early and buy local!

A juvenile bald eagle photographed on October 22 near Desbarats. It was a dull dreary day, I used a shutter speed of 1/2000 f6.5 with my Nikon D850 and a Tamron 150-600mm fully extended. ISO was on auto and it was pushed pretty high. The RAW photo was first processed in Lightroom, then I played with Topaz Denoise AI to reduce the noise in the image. The photo is cropped as well. It is hear to get the amount of detail I prefer under these conditions. I will continue to play around with it though.

Mill Market today and I have lighting! Easier to find treasures among the wide selection of products avaliable. @ Mill Market Sault Ste. Marie

The road into Suddaby Park, October 9, 2020. Happy Thanksgiving everyone!

This maple tree caught my attention October 9 in Suddaby Park, Plummer Township. I liked the fall colours contrasted against a moody autumn sky. The original RAW file photo was processed using Lightroom and Aurora HDR. Shot using a Tokina 16-28mm f2.8 and my Nikon D850

From this afternoon in Laird Township, a Cooper's hawk likely waiting for an unsuspecting prey; two photos of a white crow that has become a local celebrity among bird watchers and photographers but is not well liked by its black cousins.

A new batch of boards. Waiting for oil to dry. Please note that every Tuesday in October there is free shipping in Canada for small businesses like mine. Check out my on line products https://www.theturningpoint.ca #turner #photography #woodturning #handmade

From Monday Sept 28 at Kinsmen Park. A rainy day but awesome colours along the Crystal Creek trail.

My calendars are in! I will have them at Mill Market Saturday or make an order. They are $25 each. @ The Turning Point Woodworking and Photography

Some epoxy work and new boards today at Mill Market. The table is from a yellow birch burl and it has an epoxy finish. #turner @ Mill Market Sault Ste. Marie

One more black walnut half log section roughed out ready for a protective wax coating and more than a year drying time before I can finish the turning. The largest bowl measures 21 inches across and 10 inches deep.

Last week I decided to go on a photo trip and tried out a variable neutral density filter I bought some time ago. This is one taken with my Nikon D850, 5 bracke...ts and processed using Aurora HDR. This was taken at Little Rapids. The filter enables longer shutter speeds to smooth out the water flow. See more

From one block of the black walnut log I recently acquired, I have 5 bowls. The largest is 19 inches across. Beautiful wood. It has now been coated with a sealant and will air dry slowly in a sheltered location for over a year. @ The Turning Point Woodworking and Photography

Get 10% off the price of any of my products on Etsy by using this coupon code. https://www.etsy.com/ca/shop/Caldwellturnings?coupon=TP2020

Mill Market 9 to 2 today. Small cutting boards on sale 50% off regular price. Also oil (confetti) lamps at 50% off. I have a new batch of bread knives, large and small spatulas and face masks in two sizes for children and two for adults. @ Mill Market Sault Ste. Marie

This week I obtained a massive 27 inch diameter, 10 foot long black walnut log from south western Ontario. It took some cutting, two trips and help from a Mennonite supplier but here is the work I have ahead of me! The second photo is one of the pieces being roughed out on the outside. One step at a time. Beautiful wood. @ The Turning Point Woodworking and Photography

I have a variety of spatulas now available. Note also that the 50% off sale for cutting boards will continue tomorrow at Mill Market.