Click on a gallery, then click on a pic, and then ‘<<‘ & ‘>>’ buttons to navigate. Thanks again to all of the organizers and demonstrators of this event!
Archives for October 2009
CCW Meeting Oct 26, 2009
Monday night was our monthly meeting of the Classic City Woodturners. Bill G. started the meeting off with some business including executive committee nominations. Also included was the appointment of Shep as the treasurer through the rest of this year. This month, instead of a hands-on demo, Abraham Tesser showed […]
North Carolina Woodturning Symposium Day 3 — Stuart, Jim, and Ray
Yesterday finished up attending the NC Woodturning Symposium, and I’ve got to say it was worth the time and money.
North Carolina Woodturning Symposium Day 2 — Jimmy and Nick
And here I thought yesterday was a long day…. Four 1.5 hour sessions today, lunch was provided, more wishful thinking at the vendor area, another glance at the instant gallery, dinner banquet, auction, a quick g’night call with the wife and kid and all of a sudden it is 11pm! Given the long drive […]
North Carolina Woodturning Symposium Day 1 — Stuart and Stuart
Wow, busy day! After a 5-hour drive, I made it in the nick of time to the North Carolina Woodturning Symposium located at the Greensboro Coliseum. The first session started mere seconds before I walked in the door.
Christmas Tree Ornaments From Last Year
Last year I made several Christmas tree ornaments for family and friends. Not pictured here are three angel tree-toppers that I turned after Nick Cook’s visit to CCW last November. He has a great write-up on how to turn them. The globe style ornaments are the most complex of the ones shown because they are […]
Fishing Pole Stand
This past Father’s Day, my wife asked me to make a fishing pole stand for her stepdad. She thought it was a 20-minute deal, but I of course made it more complicated.
New Camera — Canon Rebel XSi
The camera I had been using was a Canon Powershot S30… a PHD (Push Here, Dummy). It had a few problems…
Sad News
Last night I received the sad new that David Luthi has passed away yesterday. As one of the Classic City Woodturners members and treasurer — and an all-around nice guy, he will be sorely missed. Please keep his wife in your thoughts and prayers during this difficult time.
Tru-stone pen
This weekend I worked on a couple of pens made from a material called ‘tru-stone’. It is pulverized stone mixed with resin. It is much harder than wood, and resulted in 2 pens becoming 1 pen when the 2nd blank blew apart while turning. 🙁 Here are a couple of pics.