Hey! I'm Scarlette Rouse.  I started refinishing furniture when I was a teenager and that is when I fell in love with wood.  When my first grandchild arrived in 2003, I made a toy box for her.  As the number of my grandchildren grew, so did my woodworking.  I took a woodworking class from a community college to learn some basics.  I started woodturning in 2007.  I took every workshop and class I could. I assisted a number of woodturners, learning all I could. I started teaching woodturning in 2019 and woodworking in 2024.  I teach beginning woodturning because I want to teach my students what they need to know before they need to know it.

I make, decorate and donate boxes to critically ill children.  I started making bandsaw boxes for them as well as turned and rectangle boxes.  Making the bandsaw boxes for the children opened up a new way of woodworking that I could take and make something really fun.  I started teaching making bandsaw boxes in 2024.  I also teach making charcuterie and cutting boards.  I love teaching!   

My husband and I have farmed all our lives.  We have slowed down a bit and I look forward to being able to teach all I can.