Bud Rogers

Clarke County

Turned Wood and Furniture

For nearly forty years, Bud Rogers has been creating beautiful art from wood. A self-taught master of the wood lathe, Bud takes pleasure in crafting the usual and unusual. Gun cases, cabinets, and beds are among his many creations along with his ornaments and ceiling fan pulls.

To fashion these unusual pieces, Bud laminates domestic and exotic woods together resulting in a multicolored block of wood. From that block, Bud carefully maneuvers the wood lathe to produce amazing hand-turned Christmas ornaments and decorative ceiling fan pulls. The satisfaction of taking a piece of wood and making an item that is delightful and intriguing to the eye is reward enough for Bud.

Bud’s art was featured as the cover story in the December 2009 edition of Alabama Living Magazine.