Uli Kirchler

I was born and raised in the German speaking part of Italy, called South Tyrol. For 10 years or so, I made a living playing music all around Europe. I was a “one-man-band”, guitar in hand, drums on my back, harmonica propped around my neck.

Always marching to the beat of my own drum, I found my way to the wonderful world of woodworking, the focus of my creative energies over the past 25 years. I had no formal training, relying instead on my imagination and my fascination with the beauty of wood as a means of honing my skills.

I use a chainsaw, bandsaw, scroll saw and a number of sanders to cut, shape and grind my wood. Sustainability is very important to me. As an artist, I feel best when I can add value to a piece of wood that in most circumstances would be discarded. I use the entire tree: the lumber to build and sculpt, the twigs and sawdust for inlays.

Most of the woods I use are from the West, Oregon and California.