This is a list of woodturners, they are notable people who are known for their woodturning by means of using a pole lathe or a wood lathe with hand-held tools to cut a shape that is symmetrical around the axis of rotation, resulting in a wooden figure or figurine, or in the sculptural ornamentation of a wooden object.

B Noeline Brokenshire (1925–2022) New Zealand woodturner, publisher, and sportswoman

J John Jordan (1950–2023) American woodturner

L George Lailey (1869–1958) British woodturner, noted for his traditional craft of bowl-turning using a pole lathe Mark Lindquist (born 1949) American woodturner, ceramicist, author, and photographer Mel Lindquist (1911–2000) American woodturner, and engineer

M William H. Macy (born 1950) American actor, known for his woodturning Bert Marsh (1932–2011) British woodturner Moulthrop family, American woodturning family of three generations

O Rude Osolnik (1915–2001) American woodturner, author, and educator

P Binh Pho (1955–2017) Vietnamese-born American artist known for woodturning

R Richard Raffan (born 1943) British-born Australian woodturner, author, and instructor Abe Rich (1926–2008) Lithuanian-born Israeli wood craftsman, woodturner, and Holocaust survivor

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Jakob Sandtner, 16th century Germany woodturner Merryll Saylan (born 1936) American woodturner, known for the application of color in wood art Bob Stocksdale (1913–2003) American woodturner

See also American studio woodturning movement List of sculptors List of woodcarvers List of people by occupation

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