Roper Woodturning

Roper Woodturning Custom woodturning, products and lessons in the beautiful Rocky Mountains. Please call 970-846-6537

Michael Roper is a third generation carpenter / woodworker who fell in love with wood turning while studying in the Fine Woodworking program at Red Rocks Community College. He has been practicing carpentry since he was a teenager, working with his grandfather and uncle. From exterior framing to installing hard wood floors, to custom interior beam work and timber framing, to building and installing

built-in furniture, he has a diverse range of experiences working in the medium of wood. This diversity has only expanded during his years of studying at Red Rocks, where he has earned his Craftsman Certificate in Spring 2010. Along with learning how to spin wood on the lathe, he has learned how to lay out and cut joinery by hand, how to take a standing tree down to useable material, and the crucial elements of design that interact with the way he approaches wood. Roper lives in the mountains above Denver, where the forests, mountains, and animals inspire him to leave his pieces as natural as possible, to focus on the inner beauty of the wood. He uses local and sustainable wood and all natural finishes whenever possible. Because many people have never seen wood turned before, Roper takes a portable lathe with him to craft shows and farmer’s markets. He finds people are fascinated by the simplicity of the process of transformation that wood goes through. His toys, pens, bowls, and furniture can be viewed at www.coloradocustomworks.com. His pens are also for sale at Express Yourself in Evergreen, and all of his products are available at various farmer’s markets and craft shows around Colorado. He just graduated from Red Rocks Community College with an Associates Degree in Finewoodworking and will be teaching woodturning in the fall of 2011 at Red Rocks and is the chairperson for the Mentoring Program for the Front Range Woodturners. Winner of the 2010 EOG Grant from the Front Range Woodturners, April 2011 Turning Challenge winner from the Front Range Woodturners, 2011 Collegian Excellence Award winner from the American Association of Woodturners,1st Place Art Sculpture at the Denver County Fair 2011. 2012 Pete Holtus EOG winner from the Front Range Woodturners.3rd Place Art Sculpture at the Denver County Fair 2012.

Score a RSD copy of Janes Addiction Nothing Shocking for $15. Now that’s a price i can afford. This record brings back l...
06/17/2026

Score a RSD copy of Janes Addiction Nothing Shocking for $15. Now that’s a price i can afford.

This record brings back lots of memories of my younger days as a skate punk.


Found some nice clear Box Elder at the yard this morning so i cut some bowl blanks and some slabs. These are going to ma...
06/16/2026

Found some nice clear Box Elder at the yard this morning so i cut some bowl blanks and some slabs. These are going to make some great projects.

If you’re in the Denver Front range area swing on by Environmental Tree Care LLC and check out what we have.

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Hahahahaha, it’s true.
06/15/2026

Hahahahaha, it’s true.

Getting into some old school sci-fi. Haven’t read Logans Run in years. I wish it would have gone more than 7 issues. Who...
06/12/2026

Getting into some old school sci-fi. Haven’t read Logans Run in years. I wish it would have gone more than 7 issues.

Who else read these as a kid?

TGIF


Hahahahahah, you got to click the pic to read the whole thing.
06/11/2026

Hahahahahah, you got to click the pic to read the whole thing.

My latest vinyl score is Captain Beefheart and his magical band, Trout Mask Replica. I know this record is weird and not...
06/07/2026

My latest vinyl score is Captain Beefheart and his magical band, Trout Mask Replica. I know this record is weird and not for everyone but i really dig it.

And what’s really funny is that’s not even a trout on the cover. 😝 😂 😆

Finished up this turned and carved sculpture today. Maple body on a claro walnut Burl cap with brass rod. I call this p...
06/07/2026

Finished up this turned and carved sculpture today. Maple body on a claro walnut Burl cap with brass rod.

I call this piece The Roughness of Water.

Comments and critique welcome.

Scored an OG copy of Betty Davis. The cover is a little rough but the vinyl is pristine. Really stoked on this one as it...
06/04/2026

Scored an OG copy of Betty Davis. The cover is a little rough but the vinyl is pristine. Really stoked on this one as it’s my first Japanese pressing in the collection. Got to love some 70’s funk.

Had a great adventure on the west coast this weekend. And was greeted home by a crazy hail storm. Can anyone guess where...
06/02/2026

Had a great adventure on the west coast this weekend. And was greeted home by a crazy hail storm.

Can anyone guess where we were?

Happy Pride month y’all.
06/01/2026

Happy Pride month y’all.

Address

5944 McIntyre Street
Golden, CO
80403

Opening Hours

Monday 9am - 5pm
Tuesday 9am - 5pm
Wednesday 9am - 5pm
Thursday 9am - 5pm
Friday 9am - 5pm

Telephone

+19708466537

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