Our Woodturning Studio

Locally and Veteran Owned

Meet Scott Maddox, Woodturner

Scott Maddox became fascinated with woodturning while watching a woodturner at Silver Dollar City in Branson, MO during the summer of 2013. A seed was planted and the adventure began. His passion for woodturning grew as well as his skill over the few years.

(His first lathe was purchased from Claudell R., Wiggins, Mississippi.)

His Faith and Woodturning Are in Harmony

Scott enjoys working with wood that is distressed, damaged and ready to be thrown away. He turns the piece of firewood into a beautiful heirloom that begins life anew.

Scott finds a parallel in woodturning to what God does with each of us; taking the sinful, the damaged, the distressed and making us whole and new again with a renewed purpose of life.

Creating Heirloom Woodturnings

The process of creating an heirloom treasure may take up to 15 months. Although Scott can finish a bowl within just a few days using other methods of finish, he prefers to finish his bowls by saturating them in pure Tung Oil and allowing them to cure for 90 to 180 days. The bowl is then polished with a couple of abrasives and wax for a finish that lasts a lifetime.

Scott's bowls are truly heirloom creations that will last for generations to come.

Southern Turnings has been in the woodturning business for over 10 years.