, Sad News
From:
"spsw_members" <webmaster@spswoodturners.org>
Date:
December 22nd 2020
I am very sorry to pass on the sad news that the South Puget Sound Woodturners has lost a member who was a dear friend and generous mentor to so many of us. Last evening, I received a message reporting that Harry Lincoln passed away on October 26th, due to complications from a heart condition. Harry was at home when he passed, and was surrounded by family.
Harry was an unusually giving person who befriended many of us. I spent many an hour sitting with Harry beside his wood stove enjoying his stories and guidance. Before this period of self-isolation, I used to try to stop by to see Harry almost every week. He always had all sorts of exotic wood cut-offs that he shared freely with those of us who would visit. Few left the shop without Harry sharing a treasured piece of exotic wood or bowl blank to take home with them.
Harry generously supported the SPSW in so many ways. He was the guy to ask when you had a piece of wood you couldn’t identify. Harry was the moving force behind our annual wood auction for many years. Harry would arrange for one of his many arborist friends to drop huge, highly figured logs at his house, or he and Roy Lane would go out and cut a lot of the wood that allowed us to run the club’s annual wood auction. In that process, Harry taught a lot of us how to properly process green wood from initial breakdown to maximize color and figure, through coring, sealing, and drying. Harry seemed to know about every tree within 20 miles that had come down! Harry would organize a work party to cut wood for the auction each year. Harry would get it all sealed, store it until the auction, and then deliver it to the auction for us. Harry was one of those that we often asked to demonstrate at our mini-symposiums where he would show us how to glue up multicolored segmented blanks for fantastic pepper mills and other projects.
Over the years, Harry took many beginning wood turners under his wing, and would invite them to his shop to teach them to turn. Many times, he loaned small starter lathes and tools to beginners. I will personally miss my weekly visits with Harry. We have all lost a great member and friend.
This morning, I called Harry’s wife to offer any assistance in dealing with the shop that she might need. As of now, they have a lot of family around, and do not need any assistance from us.
Rest in peace Harry! You will be missed!
John B. Howard, President
South Puget Sound Woodturners
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