Strouse Woodworking

12/15/2022

Looking for stocking stuffers?
Stop by Creekside at the Gamble Mill Friday evening from 5-9.

I just finished a beautiful batch of Spurtles made from figured sugar maple, which was salvaged from trees removed in Park Forest.

Will also have along a variety of elm utensils made utilizing elm logs salvaged from the University Park campus.

We will be on the mezzanine at the top of the steps, just above The Republic and at the entrance to Creekside.

I also stocked the Creekside with live edge pendulum clocks.

Stop by for a drink at either bar, or a fantastic meal in Creekside.

Creekside at the Gamble Mill
Gamble Mill

12/12/2022

We will be set up at the top of the stairs on the mezzanine. Great drinks and fabulous food at Creekside.

12/02/2022

Holiday Market at the Gallery Shop in Lemont is today and tomorrow. Brought a variety of pieces from my traditional Shaker boxes, live edge clocks, and live edge tables.

11/30/2022

Gallery Shop in Lemont welcomes you to our Holiday Market.

December 2nd 11 AM - 6 PM
December 3rd 10 AM - 5 PM

Paintings, hand-bound books, woodworking, weavings, jewelry, pottery, and more…all from our local artists.

09/30/2022

Crafted from History: Steve Strouse’s artwork begins with wood salvaged from memorable trees

Crafted from History: Steve Strouse’s artwork begins with wood salvaged from memorable trees

By Hannah Po***ck Where a homeowner may see a mess to clean up, Steve Strouse sees an opportunity to create meaningful art. He finds his canvases in what

08/26/2022

Grange Fair and family. Not even sure what else to say. Well maybe, How cute are those grandkids!!

08/23/2022

Had lots of requests for a Centre County Grange Encampment and Fair fridge magnet,so here you go. Stop by building 31 to check them out, along with lots of other pieces made from trees salvaged from here on the fairgrounds.

08/22/2022

The 2022 Grange Fair ornament is a Christmas bell. They are made utilizing an ash tree salvaged from the South 1 tent row, near the recreation building.
I also have some of each ornament from the previous five years.
Building 31, just up from Helen’s Perogie Stand.

08/20/2022

New for this year’s Grange Fair Keepsakes. Halma game, which is Greek for “jump”. Made from three different fairground trees that were taken down earlier this year, due to disease and insect damage.
Stop by Building 31, which is just one building up from Helen’s Perogie Stand.

08/06/2022

The Centre County Grange Encampment and Fair is coming up fast. Thought I would give you a quick look at the trees that we will be featuring in Building 31 for the Grange Fair Keepsakes. A sugar maple, a red oak, and several more silver maples which had to be removed for safety reasons.

08/01/2022

Wow its August 1st already. Had a few people asking about the ornament for 2022 at Centre County Grange Encampment and Fair . So here they are, the Christmas bells. They are made utilizing one of the first trees that I salvaged from the fairgrounds back in 2014. This large white ash tree was removed from the South 1 tent row, near the Recreation Building, due to damage by the emerald ash borer.

I'll be posting some other interesting items and some new trees that I will be working with for this year. So keep checking back and see you soon in building 31 along the Midway.

07/15/2022

Feels great to be back at Artsfest!!

Lots of Shaker boxes made from the University Park Elms as always.

New for this year are the pendants and keychains also made utilizing salvaged elm from campus. They are a collaboration with local artist Cindy Hassler, who created the “Tree of Life” from a photo of the massive elm in front of Old Main. The image is then laser engraved on salvaged pieces of elm.

My booth is M-36 beside Old Main.

$15 each

05/04/2022

May Atrium Exhibit at the Gallery Shop. Mary Beth Wiseman, Steve Strouse

May Atrium Exhibit at the Gallery Shop. Mary Beth Wiseman, Steve Strouse

Mary Beth Wiseman attributes her artistic inspiration to the beauty she finds in nature. She haunts the trails along Spring Creek near Bellefonte, capturing her observations with her camera. Once home, she translates the photos into portraits by hand carving her subjects into rough wooden planks...

02/17/2022

Added a few more live edge clocks to my display in Creekside at the Gamble Mill. Also available are several wood carved prints by local artist Cindy Hassler. They are spectacular prints with live edge wooden frames.

12/16/2021

The Creekside at the Gamble Mill is beautifully decorated for Christmas. I just added a few more live edge clocks which are available for purchase, along with a few Shaker boxes, live edge charcuterie boards and a live edge table made from a massive red elm tree. If you haven’t stopped in yet I guarantee you will have a wonderful meal, and be impressed by fanastic renovations done on the Gamble Mill. It is great to see the mill looking so beautiful and a great asset to the community back in use!!

Creekside at the Gamble Mill
Gamble Mill

12/12/2021

Stop by Creekside at the Gamble Mill today between 3:00 and 9:00 for a meet the Artists event. I will have extra live edge clocks with me along with spurtles, coffee scoops, bottle openers and live edge charcuterie boards.

Great time to check out the impressive restoration done on the Gamble Mill, and stay for a fabulous meal at Creekside.

From 3-5 Adam will be be serving up some special holiday drinks at the bar, and then starting at 5:00 Chef Michael will be serving up his always delicious dinners.

12/08/2021

I will be part of the Meet the Artists this Sunday at Creekside at the Gamble Mill. We will be there 3-9 but 3-5 just the bar is open and then you can stay for a fabulous dinner. I will have extra live edge clocks available along with some live edge charcuterie boards made from salvaged trees. For those stocking stuffers I will also have my spurtles, minimalist spatulas, bottle openers and coffee scoops all made from a salvaged sugar maple tree.

12/07/2021

Just finished more of the Centre County Grange Encampment and Fair ornaments for this year.
This Sunday from 3:00 till 9:00 I will be at Creekside at the Gamble Mill for a “Meet the Artist” event. I will have the ornaments available there if you would like to stop by and pick one up in person. I will also have added inventory of the live edge clocks, some utensils and live edge charcuterie boards available. Chef Michael is opening the bar two hours early for anyone to stop by for drinks and visit with artists, or just check out the fabulous renovations done on the Gamble Mill.

I have also listed the ornaments on my Etsy store which is StrouseWoodworking for anyone who would like them shipped to their door.

12/03/2021

Delivered a few more pieces to Penns Creek Pottery this warm afternoon. Sorry if anyone on route 45 was confused by the fast moving red vehicle with a large bag of goodies on the back, hoho. The pottery shop is on route 104 just south of Mifflinburg. Stop by to see their beautiful and functional pottery along with my woodworking and wood carved paintings by Mary Beth Wiseman. This beautifully restored mill is worth the trip just to see the inside.

11/23/2021

Delivery day to the Rusty Rail Brewing Company
I dropped off more of the bottle openers today which are available there at the Company Store.
They are made utilizing the charred white oak barrel staves, from barrels used to age beer right here at the Rusty Rail. This batch was from a bourbon barrel, and did my shop ever smell good for the several days that I was cutting and sanding this wood.
Each has two magnets. One for keeping it handy on the fridge and another to hold onto the cap when you open the bottle.
And speaking of barrel aged..While you are there be sure to try the Chonky Boi-Barrel Aged Imperial Milk Stout. It’s a really good beer!!

10/27/2021

It's now easier to send Strouse Woodworking a message.

It's now easier to send Strouse Woodworking a message.

10/21/2021

Shaker style sewing boxes at SAFF, Friday - Sunday near Asheville NC.

Stop by Aisling Yarns booth in the Expo Building, booths 9&10.

This will be our first year at the SouthEastern Animal Fiber Fair, near Asheville, NC. Stop by to see a wide variety of Shaker boxes designed for knitting and sewing, along with the hand-dyed luxury yarns by Aisling Yarns.

08/24/2021

Strouse Woodworking | Hand crafted Shaker boxes made from locally salvaged hardwoods

This year’s Grange Fair ornament is a stocking, made from a silver maple salvaged on Hartle Street near the goat barn. Stop by building 31, next to Doan’s Bones to take a look at the ornament and other wooden items made from fairground trees.

Shaker Style boxes and other wooden-ware made utilizing hardwoods salvaged from around Centre County, Pennsylvania. Each piece is handmade by local woodworker, Steve Strouse, and comes with a card telling the story of the tree in which the item was made from. Upcoming in 2021 Thank you to everyone t...

08/23/2021

Grange Fair Tree of Life.
A little different direction for new pieces this year. Stop by building 31 to see my necklace pendants, keychains, pins and earrings. Made utilizing salvaged trees from the fairgrounds. Tree of Life image is created from a tree which still shades Gunzey’s here at the fairgrounds. Centre County Grange Encampment and Fair

07/08/2021

Myself and other local artists will be here in Lemont showing our work this Friday and Sarurday

06/29/2021

Another project completed for Creekside at the Gamble Mill. I was a bit nervous when chef Michael asked me to tackle this one, but very happy with how it turned out. Made utilizing a massive sycamore tree that I salvaged from Shaker Heights, Ohio. I am honored to have a worked on pieces for this majestic building.

New week, new peek! Super happy with how nice the sign tuned out… inching closer to opening!!

05/22/2021

Moving/Delivery Day

Our son Thomas moved into his new home near Centre Hall yesterday. So this was delivery day for the live edge pieces I have been working on for him over the past couple of months. I am sure there will be many other pieces over the years, but it was nice to get pictures of the first items to be a part of his new home here in the USA, after ten years living overseas.

05/16/2021

I’m Vaccinated Pins
Available at the Gallery Shop in Lemont
1” diameter, laser engraved wooden pins with rubber back. $5 each.

The Gallery is open 10:30-5:30 Tuesday through Saturday

05/12/2021

Such a beautiful day I decided to work on an outdoor project today. A 54” x 66” live edge walnut desk. The slab was cut from a massive tree that grew near Mifflinburg. This will be an office desk for Thomas Strouse in his new USA home.

05/07/2021

Woodworking demo tomorrow at the Gallery Shop in Lemont from 10-4. Marybeth Wiseman will show her woodcarving technique and I will demonstrate how to bend wood for Shaker style boxes. Our feature show will be up through the end of May in the atrium of the Gallery Shop. Gallery Shop

04/28/2021

Photos from Gallery Shop's post

04/11/2021

Another interesting project finished up for Creekside at the Gamble Mill. These live edge check presenters are made from locally salvaged sugar maple. Can’t wait for you to see them in person, because that will mean you have just finished a wonderful meal prepared by Chef Michael, at Creekside at the Gamble Mill. Creekside at the Gamble Mill

03/12/2021

Just delivered the first of a list of items I am working on for Creekside at the Gamble Mill. Thanks so much Chef Michael for being all about local sourcing, right down to the local sugar maple this hostess table is made from. Creekside at the Gamble Mill

01/22/2021

Stop by Rusty Rail Brewing Co in Mifflinburg to check out my hand crafted bottle openers and flight trays, made from repurposed materials. I would like to thank them for reaching out to myself and other local artists for items that will be sold in their company store. Also for the opportunity to work with salvaged material from their historic building.

12/14/2020

There are few more days to order ornaments, and a few other Grange Fair Wooden Keepsakes. If you place an order by Wednesday evening at my Etsy store I can get it to you by Christmas.
Thanks so much to everyone who has shown support for myself and other local artists through this year. It is greatly appreciated!
Again Thank You So Much,
Steve

Don't miss out! Get your 2020 wooden Grange Fair ornament today! Order by Wednesday, December 16 to get your ornament in time to put it on your Christmas tree!

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12/12/2020

Sewing boxes and Yarn boxes
I brought along a variety of both in several woods to this weekend’s holiday show in Lemont.

12/11/2020

Support small businesses!

12/11/2020

Stop by the Gallery Shop in Lemont thru the 13th to see lots of wooden gift ideas from our five local artists. Myself, Robert Martin, Kevin Spotts, Bill Butler and Mary Beth Wiseman.

12/07/2020

Just in case you could not get to the show in person

Order by Wednesday, December 16 to get your order in time for Christmas!

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