Les Johnson (aka Grandpa) is a woodworker + woodturner. Les cannot remember a time when he wasn’t fascinated by working with wood. After his retirement, over 20 years ago, he was able to make woodworking a fulltime reality. He enjoys that no two pieces of wood are alike and it's not until he starts turning a piece that the wood reveals its hidden beauty.

He creates many types of items including bowls, bird feeders, bird houses, pens, and decorative reindeer… but his focus is pepper mills. His most famous pepper mill is of the iconic Seattle Space Needle. He currently reside in Milton, Washington (just south of Seattle) with his lovely wife of 69 years.