It’s remarkable how one powerful storm can bring down a magnificent tree. The same limbs that once cast a cool, green refuge can, with a single untimely gust, become a splintered tangle of debris. In the aftermath, that once-majestic tree is often seen only as a hazard to be cleared away.

But the Hart brothers see something different. Where others see ruin, Jason and Russ see possibility — the vibrant life that still lies within.

For them, woodturning is more than craft. It’s a reflection of life itself — beauty shaped through trial, renewal born from what’s been weathered.

Their love for woodworking began with their late father, who spent countless hours teaching his sons to express themselves through art and carpentry. After his passing, it was only a matter of time before they felt the pull to leave their secure manufacturing careers and honor his legacy through woodturning.

Today, they work from their father’s old shop, surrounded by memories and the echo of his lessons, turning what was once discarded into something extraordinary. It’s important to them to begin with the overlooked — the rough, the weathered, the scarred — and reveal the hidden beauty within, just as they believe it exists in all of us.

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-Turned and Burned