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Guest Opinion: The Keystone XL pipeline — a quixotic objection ... Two missing Ashland teens planned to run away, police say ... Missing teen's mom hopes for safe return ... Guest Opinion: The Keystone XL pipeline — a quixotic objection ... Two missing Ashland teens planned to run away, police say ... CRAFTMANSHIP Siskiyou Woodcraft Guild showcases handmade furniture, toys, vases, bowls and more Siskiyou Woodcraft Guild creates heirloom-style furniture, toys, vases, bowls and more Being a woodworker is like being a chef, according to Ashland woodworker Willie Wolf. By Vickie Aldous for Revels DailyTidings.com By Vickie Aldous for Revels Posted Nov. 28, 2014 @ 12:01 am By Vickie Aldous for Revels Posted Nov. 28, 2014 @ 12:01 am » Social News Being a woodworker is like being a chef, according to Ashland woodworker Willie Wolf. "It's about creativity. All the basic ingredients are the same. It's about how you put them together and present them that's unique," he says. Wolf has been hard at work in his spacious woodworking studio on Dead Indian Memorial Road outside Ashland. Set off from the twisting, winding road among autumn leaves drifting down from oaks, his studio is filled with tools, wood and in-progress pieces bound for the Siskiyou Woodcraft Guild Annual Harvest Show of Fine Woodworking this weekend in Ashland. Woodworkers from Southern Oregon and Northern California will display toys, vases, bowls, boxes, shelves, chairs, beds, tables and other handmade pieces in the Oregon Shakespeare Festival's Great Hall at 70 E. Main St. on the corner of Main and Pioneer Streets. The guild show opens daily at 10 a.m. and runs until 7 p.m. Friday, Nov. 28; 6 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 29; and 4 p.m. Sunday, Nov. 30. Admission is free. This past week, people passing by the downtown OSF building — which normally showcases Elizabethan costumes and play posters in its windows — have been getting a sneak peak at woodworking pieces that will be in the show. The show will feature 18 woodworkers and their creations. The woodworkers will be on hand to talk with people and answer their questions about hand-crafted pieces. "A lot of it is made with domestic and even local woods by local woodworkers," says Siskiyou Woodcraft Guild member Jens Sehm. "The show was started by local woodworkers. It's become a staple for the holiday season." Sehm says many people have a tradition of attending Ashland's downtown Santa parade and illumination of holiday lights — scheduled for 5 p.m. on Friday this year — and also stopping by the woodcraft show, now in its 35th year. "They go to the show and think, 'Now the season has started,' " Sehm says. Musical groups performing at the show will help get people in a festive mood, he says. For people getting a start on holiday shopping, the woodcraft guild has items ranging from lower-cost toys and cutting boards to fine, handmade furniture. Among other pieces he has made, Wolf will display a kitchen island on castors made of maple finished to satin-smooth perfection. Wolf, who enjoys cooking, specializes in mobile kitchen islands. He made one for himself several years ago that he still uses every day. He also enjoys the challenge of creating pieces with wood inlay. An end table he crafted features a finely cut hummingbird in dark walnut sipping from a delicate flower made from light-colored maple. "Most woodworkers are looking to differentiate themselves," he notes. "Everyone can make a table. How do you make a table that stands out?" Wolf, who previously had a career in the high-tech industry, says he enjoys woodworking because he likes creative problem-solving, meeting with clients and the hands-on aspect of the work. "It's very tactile, very satisfying and very rewarding," he says. Woodworking is not without its dangers. Accidents with tools and power saws can lead to the loss of fingers, and Wolf has found rattlesnakes snuggling into his rural studio. American woodworkers also must compete with furniture manufacturers that use outsourcing, automation and inferior materials rather than solid wood. Local woodworkers can build items to exactly fit a customers needs. And the end product will be unique and of the highest quality, Wolf says. "It's the craftsmanship. It's the quality. It's supporting local artisans," Wolf says. "When you're buying a piece of furniture from a local woodworker, it's an heirloom piece that you will pass down. It's not a disposable piece of furniture. That's very important." For information about the Siskiyou Woodcraft Guild and its annual show, visit www.siskiyouguild.org. For information about Wolf and WolfWorks Fine Woodworking, visit www.wolfworksfurniture.com. Vickie Aldous  is a reporter for the Mail Tribune. Follow her at www.twitter.com/VickieAldous. 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