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All crafts are handcrafted and made here locally in Shrewsbury, Pennsylvania. We now have Pepper mills in 50 states, Canada, Mexico and Spain. Mr.

Everything I turn (make) is done right here in Shrewsbury Pa 17361
A gentleman from San Angelo Tx. Ray Haines taught me the basics and I went on from there, Ray is gone now and I hope he is looking down to see how I progressed ...

07/24/2025

Hello Friends,to the people that did not hear about Pat and I closing up the shop and there will be no more pieces made by me. to those of you that would like to purchase one of the remaining items that I made, and we do have a few pieces left and there are bowls, peppermills, and smaller pieces to hold candy, pencil holders for your desk, and other odds and ends.
Just so you know we do accept most credit cards, and again we thank you from the bottoms of our hearts for your friendship and caring over so many years.
We are located at 2 S. Hill St. Shrewsbury Pa 17361, you can call 717-542-3313 or 717-487-1851

07/20/2025

Hello Friends,
Well it is with deep regret that Pat and I have decided to retire from all woodwork, bowl turning, making peppermills and all other pieces that we made over the years, my eyesight has failed me to the point that it is no longer safe; we are selling everything, including tools and what remaining finished pieces that are left, if anyone is interested in anything, stop by, we are here most of the time, except for doctors appointments, we are looking to move to a more manageable place to live, at 87 and 85 the house we live in has become a bit to big to manage, as of Friday we found out that Pat has 3 fractures in her spine and has to go for surgery.
Pat and I would love to thank you all from the bottom of our hearts, for your friendship and love over these past years, we will be remaining here till things work out, so if you want to stop by and just say hello, that would be super.
Again we thank each and everone of you
may God bless you all
Gay & Pat Hostetter ( Wood Specialities )

07/15/2025

To my wife of 67 years, today, I love you more than I did the day we were married. the love that has grown between you and I was given by God and my eternal being. I love you, Patty Hostetter with all of my self being. It has been a wonderful period in the time of my life.

07/13/2025

Well Hello again dear friends, Pat and and I would like to say a special thank you to our good friend Mike Thomas, who has allowed us to say thank you to all of the people that came to the different shows and purchased some of our items and just came by to say hello, your friendship over the years has been deeply cherished, and to those of you that came by today and purchased some of the items that we still have and some of the tools and pieces from a large collection that I have accumaleted over the years, Pat and I have to down size quiet a bit, so all the tools and materials are for sale, from jigs that I made to make the segmented bowls turning a little easier to the biggest machine's,and Peppermills, we now have our credit card machine up and running after a really bad day of clidches, we have quiet e few pieces (Bowls) and other items up for final sale. again we are located at 2 South Hill St. Shrewsbury Pa. 17361 we will be here everyday that we do not have doctor appointments, if the garage doors are open, we our here , 7 days a week, prefer if you call ahead at 717-542-3313 or 717-487-1851.

07/10/2025

Well Dear Friends, it seems like the good lord has choosen another path for me and my wife, over the last 2 years I have lost sight in one eye,broke my left hip and now I can't stand to long and need to set down, I have lost the use of my left arm due to nerve damage and now I have had two toes on my right foot amputated and all of this with my failing heart, at 87 I and my wife Pat of 67 years anniversary on the 15th of this month (July) are calling a end to my wood turning, to those of you that bought different wood pieces from us, we thank you so very much and from the bottom of our hearts God bless you all, I still have some pieces left (bowls) and we have about 30 peppermills left, to all of you folks that might be interested in all or part of the many tools and equitment that I used to turn the pieces that I made, everything is for sale, if you need any .other information please call or stop by, we are located at
2 South Hill St. Shrewsbury Pennsylvania 17361 or you can call 717-487-1851 0r 717-542-3313
For the people that want to learn somehing on how to turn a bowl, or need to know a few tricks from a old bow turner, stop by and I will do my best to show you a few things that might help you, and just how I got that great finish on my work

05/04/2025

Hello Friends, well with all that goes on in my life, a new chapter, about a month ago I woke up with not being able to see much out of my left eye, I called the eye Dr, and she told me to go out to the Retina center as fast as I could, when I arrived there after a special emanation I was told that I had a torn retina and needed to have emergency eye surgery right away, so they sent me to Pennsylvania Retina Specialist,PC Camp Hill, Hershey, State College, York. where they did the surgery,the surgery went well, I am slowly getting my eyesight back, thanks to the Doctor and the help of God, I was told that I should have about 90+ percent of my vision back in my left eye when fully healed, which could take about a year, let me tell you the first two weeks after surgery were a real challenge, having to look at the floor night and day, but you do what you have to do to keep your sight. it is a very slow process but worth it to have your sight.
Here is a picture of one of three bowls that I finished today using my good eye.

03/27/2025

Hello Friends, Here is a fruit bowl that I finished last week, it is made up of Black Walnut and Maple and it has 133 pieces it took the better part of three weeks from start to finish. it is 14 inches wide and is 5 inches high.

03/15/2025

Hello Friends, I finally started making mixed woods Peppermills again, here are some of the different mixed woods peppermills, the first one is made up of Padauk wood from South Africa, Purple- Heart from South America and Maple. the Second one is made up of all local woods, Walnut, Cherry and Maple, the third Peppermill is made up of Eastern Red Cedar, a really beautiful wood.

03/06/2025

Hello Friends, Well it has been a while since I posted anything, with the broken hip and the really cold weather I was not feeling real good, but now I am starting to feel a lot better and have been working a few hours a day, I just don't have it in me to sit and watch the world go by, so I am taking it a little slower, I just finished these three bowls yesterday, they are all three about the same size, 4 inches high and 6 inches wide and are made up of ( Yellow Heart, Purplle Heart, Maple and Wenge wood, the yellow heart and the purple heart come from South America and the wenge comes from South Africa and the maple is local ( Shrewsbury) Oh and one of these bowls is the one that seized on my lathe, and when it came loose I fell backwards and landed on my left hip on the concreat floor, (Ouch)

12/16/2024

Hello Friends, Pat and I hope everyone is doing fine, and looking forward to spending time with family and friends for the coming Christmas Holiday, I know for sure that we are looking forward to seeing the grandkids and the great-grandkids, what a joy.
I got a call a few weeks back from a farmer friend of mine that said that he was cleaning up some deadfall in a patch of woodland and wanted to know if I was interested in some Ambrosia maple.
My answer was yes. Ambrosia maple has a cream-colored background with streaks of gray, brown, black, or tan. The streaks are caused by the fungus that the beetle carries into the wood on its feet. The result is a distinctive "wormy" pattern that resembles tiger stripes. the pieces were the right size to make some Peppermills, well I ended up with enough wood to make 8 peppermills and they came out beautiful, this tree was several hundred years old and spent its entire life in Southern York County, so now the Peppermills remain a part of History,

12/12/2024

Hello Friends, we would like to give a special thank you to all who came out and supported us this past weekend, we have now moved everything inside of our home to a private studio, we were asked if we could have something for those that could not be here for the weekend show because of their working times, so we set up everything in the studio and you are welcome to come any day, but just call ahead to let us know when you want to be here, you can call 717-542-3313 or 717-487-1851 we are located at the corner of West Forrest Ave and Hill St. 17361 at the brick rancher on the corner with the big brick garage, you are welcome to park in the driveway, and come to the front door, here are some pictures of some of the things on display, I am going to be working on some peppermills using spalted maple this week.

12/03/2024

Hello Friends, Pat and I hope everyone had a great Thanksgiving and everyone is doing well, Pat is almost back to her old self, but me, I fell out in the shop 3 weeks ago and broke my left hip, I have the darndest luck, but I am well on the road to recovery, we missed a few shows this year due to having a pacemaker and some heart issues, missing the shows like we did we missed seeing a lot of friends, so Pat and I talked about have a two-day show here at the house, the show will be on Friday the 6th and Saturday the 7th from 10:00 am till 3:00 pm both days if for some reason you are unable to be here at those times you are welcome to call us and we will try and find the time that you need. we are located at the corner of W. Forest Ave and Hill St. Shrewsbury Pa 17361 the red brick rancher with the large brick garage is our place, you can call either 717-542-3313 or 717-487-1851 if you and your friends are looking for something different and something made in Southern York County please stop by, even if you just stop by and say Hi will much appreciated, at our age friendship is so important.
Here is a Bowl that I call Indian Blanket, it is made up of Purpleheart wood from South America and Maple wood from Shrewsbury, the bowl stands about 12 inches tall and about 12 wide, there are 1111 pieces in this bowl,it took months to create.

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