Rockler Woodworking is conducting a contest through their Facebook page. All you have to do is upload a picture of a turned bowl or carved bowl through their FB page. There is a People’s Choice award and a Judge’s Pick award. You can find out more on the Rockler FB page.
March Demonstrator – Paul Crabtree
Paul began woodturning January 2003, in Fort Lauderdale, FL. He was not interested in turning anything but hollow forms. Though both his mentors strongly suggested he start with something easier, all he wanted to do, really, was hollow forms. The problem was, there were no hollowing tools he liked. George and Lee, his mentors, invented the out rigger idea for a hollowing tool.
That very crude hollowing tool became popular in his club. After about a year, George began to pursue development of the tool. After much R&D the tool came to be what it is today. Paul has had two very interesting challenges since he started turning, hollow forms and the tool to make them.
Bangle Bracelets
I came across the website of Eric Goertz, a turner who has designed and is producing hardware for creating bracelets. These are made out of machined stainless steel and copper and make the resulting bracelet have a very finished, professional look.
Eric has created a series of videos which are available on You Tube that shows the process from start to end. His website is bangleguy.com.
I found several people on the woodturning/woodworking forums who have used Eric’s hardware to make bracelets and all have very good reviews. So if you are looking for something different as a gift or to add to your craft show items, check out bangleguy.com.
Here is the first video in his series.
httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zax4jIjScrM
What’s Happening at Other Chapters
The Inland Northwest Woodturners in Spokane Valley are meeting on March 1st. The date was changed to accommodate Ashley Harwood who will also be the INW demonstrator this month. There will also be one or two hands-on classes.
The Southwest Idaho Woodturners will be meeting on March 12th. The program has not yet been announced.
The Seattle Woodturners next meeting is on March 14th. Mike Meredith, Doctor’s Woodshop will be demonstrating spheres and finishes.
The Fraser Valley Woodturners Guild in Abbotsford, B.C. will be meeting on March 14th with a demonstration from Michael Werner on multi-axis turning.
The Willamette Valley Woodturners in Salem, Oregon will be meeting on March 14th. The program for the evening will be Jon Magill who will demonstrate rose engine turning. The WVW are also participation in the Freedom Pen Project and have already handed out 100 kits to members to turn.
The Cascade Woodturners are meeting on February 21st and are also hosting a demonstration by Ashley Harwood.
The Island Woodturners Guild on Vancouver Island will be meeting on March 23rd. Donald Porter will demonstrate “inside out” turning.
The Greater Vancouver Woodturners Guild in Vancouver, B.C. is meeting on March 16th and are also hosting a demonstration by Ashley Harwood with a hands-on class on the 17th.
The Olympic Peninsula Woodturners will be meeting on March 27th and will hear from Dan Marler on photographic techniques to get the most out of displaying our art.
The Woodturners of Olympia are meeting on March 28th. The demonstrator will be Mark Hunter who will be showing how to turn onion dome hollow forms.
2013 WoO Symposium
The Woodturners of Olympia have planned their 2013 symposium. This year’s symposium features SPSW member Jack Wayne and internationally known turner John Jordan. This year’s symposium is July 27th followed by four workshops July 28th – 31st. See the flyer below or visit the Woodturners of Olympia website.
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February Demonstrator – Larry Hauch
Larry has been turning since 2007, when, by chance, a wooden ship model needed a turned mast and some balusters. Never having turned, he picked up a small lathe, a couple of books, and a few DVD’s on woodturning. He attended a Woodturners of Olympia meeting and got hooked on the instant gratification of throwing a log on a lathe and completing a bowl within an hour. Soon after, he took some lessons from Larry Miller, Don Derry, and Jimmy Clewes. Inspired by the works of Binh Pho, he attended the Turn-On Chicago Symposium in 2010 and spent four sessions becoming familiar with Binh’s technique.
As a member of the Woodturners of Olympia, where he has given demos annually at their Turn & Learn Sessions, providing mentoring for other members, he currently is focusing on thin walled bowls and vases that are pierced, airbrushed and wood burned, focusing on natural subjects and wood spirits.
“Most of my turnings are thin walled, to convey light and airy, floating above the chaos of our everyday existence. The form and images of the turnings try to convey the peace of the North woods to the power of the oceans to the tranquility of the garden. I want my images to bring back memories of the smell of the forest, crisp and tangy ocean sprays, the cry of the eagle as it soars through the vast blue sky. The roughness of the bark on natural edge pieces and the smoothness after finishing should stimulate not only the eyes, but the sense of touch.”
