We had a post on our Facebook page from our friend Constantinos Katseyeanis about a tool swap at the Seattle Central Community College on February 23rd. If you are interested please find the contact information on the flyer.
Day with David Ellsworth
Northwest Washington Woodturners will be presenting A Day With David Ellsworth on Saturday, March 23 in Anacortes, WA. David will spend the full day discussing and demonstrating the details of how he creates his unique turned hollow forms and natural edge bowls. He will also be discussing tools and sharpening as well as presenting a slide show of his work and inspirations. There will be lots of opportunity to have David answer your questions.
Advance registration is only $45 for the full day demo and includes snacks, beverages and a delicious hot lunch.
The Anacortes area is a wonderful place to spend a weekend. If you will be staying in the area overnight, a list of accommodations including hotel/motel, B&B and RV is available upon request.
Event brochure and registration information at this link.
See a World Class Turner
Looking to see a demonstration by one of the top artists in woodturning? How about an all-day hands-on workshop?
The Fraser Valley Woodturners Guild is hosting Binh Pho on April 12th, 13th, and 14th, 2013. This is a tremendous opportunity to meet a world class turner and to learn his innovative techniques and skills in the art of piercing, air brushing, carving, and thin turning.
The hands-on workshops are limited to 6 people but the all-day demo is not limited.
Get more info from the Fraser Valley Woodturners Guild website.
World Wood Day
The International Wood Culture Society (IWCS) has announced the 2013 World Wood Day on March 21st. This year’s symposium will be held in Tanzania with the theme “Wood in Africa: Cultural Distribution, Historical Utilization, and Future Sustainability”. The symposium aims to encourage the exchange of ideas and experiences concerning the wood research, strategy and practice, in the cultural, historical and social contexts and development. Focused topics are designed to raise awareness of current issues and to enhance multidisciplinary discussions for the crucial role of wood in a sustainable world.
Several events are planned including a woodcarving competition, an international woodcarving show and a woodturning show. Local and international woodcarvers and turners are expected to give presentations to share with judges and audiences their ideas for their creations at the end of the program, which will be a highlight of the event. The activities of the World Wood Day are intended to encourage the public to take a closer look at wood and sustainable conservation of forests and trees in farmland.
Other events planned for the World Wood Day 2013 include a drawing competition for local children to show their appreciation for wood with their imagination and talents, and a tour of specific wood culture spots around Tanzania.
More information is available on the World Wood Day website and on the World Wood Day Facebook page.
What’s Happening at Other Chapters
The Northwest Woodturners in Beaverton, Oregon will be meeting on February 7th. The program for the evening has not yet been announced.
The Inland Northwest Woodturners in Spokane Valley are meeting on February 7th. Bob Schmidt will be demonstrating a vacuum system.
The Southwest Idaho Woodturners will be meeting on February 12th. The program has not yet been announced.
The Seattle Woodturners next meeting is on February 14th. Jimmie Allen from the Olympic Peninsula Woodturners will be demonstrating a different take on boxes.
The Fraser Valley Woodturners Guild in Abbotsford, B.C. will be meeting on February 14th with a “hands-on night”. Bring a tool you are having difficulty with and a lathe captain will show its proper use and how to sharpen if necessary.
The Willamette Valley Woodturners in Salem, Oregon are scheduled to meet on February 14th. Nick Stagg will be demonstrating basic bowl turning.
The Northwest Washington Woodturners are meeting on February 21st. Dan Ackerman will demonstrate his techniques to create unique lidded boxes, including his way of turning finials by putting them under tension w/ the tailstock.
The Cascade Woodturners are meeting on February 21st. Steve Newberry will be demonstrating making hook tools.
The Island Woodturners Guild on Vancouver Island will be meeting on February 23rd. Tim Soutar, Rob Dunlop and Phil Cottell will be demonstrating 3 variations of “Bowl Savers”.
The Greater Vancouver Woodturners Guild in Vancouver, B.C. is meeting on February 27th. The program for the evening has not yet been announced.
The Olympic Peninsula Woodturners will be meeting on February 27th and will hear about Chain Saw Safety from JD Fernstrom of Sthil Northwest.
The Woodturners of Olympia are meeting on February 28th. This will be a turn and learn meeting.
Old Technology Meets New
Interesting story on designboom.com. This is one where old technology – a turned piece of wood – is used with new technology – a smart phone.
The use of smart phones as music players has increased significantly as the storage capacity, streaming ability and sound quality has evolved. But they still do not work very well with the built in speakers – not enough power to make them heard from a distance. Dutch designer Jeroen Bomers has come up with a way to amplify the sound without a powered device. His invention is Bomie’s Boom System, a passive acoustic amplifier turned from wood. It has a parabolic horn shape and a slot for a smart phone that fills a room with sound.
You can see it on Bomers’ website and on designboom.com
