Bowl turning as a trade dates back to well before the Viking Age (700-1000 AD). Early bowl turners used spring pole lathes to produce commonly used domestic “treenware”.
Eric Sloan Museum, Kent CT
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---Chris Tahti – Freestyle Productions, Minneapolis, MN – (Former Entertainment Director of the Minnesota State Fair
“This is the best thing I’ve seen at the Fair!” --- Minnesota State Fair Patron – 2006
Minnesota State Fair – St. Paul MN
South Carolina State Fair - Columbia SC
New Jersey State Fair - Branchville NJ
Erie County Fair – Hamburg NY
Dixie Classic Fair – Winston-Salem NC
Oklahoma State Fair – Oklahoma City OK
Washington County Fair - Greenwich NY
Delaware County Fair - Walton NY
Schoharie County Sunshine Fair - Cobleskill NY
Midwest Viking Festival - Moorhead MN
Eastern States Exposition – West Springfield MA
Aitkin County Fair - Aitkin MN
Norman County Fair - Ada MN
Norsk Hostfest - Minot ND
Anoka County Fair - Anoka MN
Freeborn County Fair - Albert Lea MN
Hennepin County Fair – Corcoran MN
East Ottertail County Fair - Perham MN
Arapahoe County Fair – Aurora CO
Madison County Fair – Madison NE
Scottsbluff County Fair – Mitchell NE
Lee County Fair - Ft Meyers FL
Collier County Fair – Naples FL
Osceola County Fair - Kissimmee, FL
Smithsonian Institute’s Viking Exhibition: 2002-2003
Vesterheim Norwegian-American Museum - Decorah, IA
Fauquier County Fair - Warrenton, VA
Dollywood -Pigeon Forge TN
Many other fairs, historic festivals and events.
---Chris Tahti – Freestyle Productions, Minneapolis, MN – (Former Entertainment Director of the Minnesota State Fair
“This is the best thing I’ve seen at the Fair!” --- Minnesota State Fair Patron – 2006
Minnesota State Fair – St. Paul MN
South Carolina State Fair - Columbia SC
New Jersey State Fair - Branchville NJ
Erie County Fair – Hamburg NY
Dixie Classic Fair – Winston-Salem NC
Oklahoma State Fair – Oklahoma City OK
Washington County Fair - Greenwich NY
Delaware County Fair - Walton NY
Schoharie County Sunshine Fair - Cobleskill NY
Midwest Viking Festival - Moorhead MN
Eastern States Exposition – West Springfield MA
Aitkin County Fair - Aitkin MN
Norman County Fair - Ada MN
Norsk Hostfest - Minot ND
Anoka County Fair - Anoka MN
Freeborn County Fair - Albert Lea MN
Hennepin County Fair – Corcoran MN
East Ottertail County Fair - Perham MN
Arapahoe County Fair – Aurora CO
Madison County Fair – Madison NE
Scottsbluff County Fair – Mitchell NE
Lee County Fair - Ft Meyers FL
Collier County Fair – Naples FL
Osceola County Fair - Kissimmee, FL
Smithsonian Institute’s Viking Exhibition: 2002-2003
Vesterheim Norwegian-American Museum - Decorah, IA
Fauquier County Fair - Warrenton, VA
Dollywood -Pigeon Forge TN
Many other fairs, historic festivals and events.
Roger Abrahamson, 5147 37th Avenue South, Minneapolis MN 55417 * 612-369-1399