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I should have mentioned this back in May (or at least June), but it had slipped my mind. The letter I received this weekend reminded me that the Lyndon House Arts Center Full House 2010 is currently underway. It will run until September 18, 2010. Fifteen organizations contribute to the Full House exhibition, displaying their works in mediums such as wood, photography, quilts, etc. The display is open to all ages, although children must of course have an adult with them. The best part is that it is free. The hours of operation are Tuesday and Thursday; Noon-9:00 p.m.; Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday; 9:00 a.m.-5:00 p.m. Drop by and take a look at some Athens artists’ works if you get a chance. More information about the Lyndon House can be found here, and information about the Full House can be found on their Exhibits page.
Last year I took my family to the exhibit and they had no idea where we were going or what we were doing there. Once inside, I explained that I wanted to see some of the woodturning that some buddies of mine in the club had put on display. It is always cool to be able to point at a piece of art and be able to say that you know the artist. I recognized several of the names as members of the Classic City Woodturners. Eventually, they saw the bottle stopper and pen that I had submitted for display. Not having the name recognition of Stuart Batty, Mike Mahoney, and Jimmy Clewes, it was nice to see some of my own work on display. The wife and kid enjoyed it as well.
When it came time to submit a work for this year’s Full House, I decided that I didn’t have the time to turn something new for display. At the time, I was too busy getting the workroom together and working on a Father’s Day present for my pop. I had given up on entering something into this year’s Full House. 
A couple of CCW buddies had asked me about it, and eventually wore down my defenses enough to look around the house. I did have a couple of bottle stoppers that I could put on display this year. (Thanks Don, Jim U., and Jim T. for pushing me!) I submitted my Sacagawea dollar stopper and one with a Corian insert in the top. You can see the Sacagawea article here, but sadly the pic I have of the insert stopper isn’t all that great. It is the stopper on the right. Now back to that letter I mentioned…. The Lyndon House has informed me that both bottle stoppers have SOLD and they need to write me a check! 
I assume that they stay on display for the duration of the Full House, but they no longer belong to me. Hopefully, this will be the motivating kick in the pants that I need to get the store portion of this website up and running in the not-too-distant future.
The first presenter that I saw at the Southern States Symposium X was Mike Mahoney. I had never seen him in person before, although I had seen him present via a DVD that I purchased from his arch-nemesis Stuart Batty. The two of them made a great team in the video. His presentation was on making family heirlooms. He turned a beautiful platter for the demo out of dried cottonwood. Actually, it was shaped more like an offering plate, and he intended to pass it around at the end of the session! Read the rest of this entry »
I received the following email from the GA Association of Woodturners, announcing the symposium in September.
Heads up, folks! The Southern States Symposium is in Gainesville, GA on April 23, 24, & 25. There will be lots of great turners there. This year, the featured demonstrators include Dixie Biggs, George Hatfield, Mike Mahoney and Michael Mocho. For more information and registration, go to their website: http://www.southernstatessymposium.org/
For the January meeting of the Classic City Woodturners we had a bandsaw demo. Some would think that unusual for a woodturning group, but you’ve got to make usable blanks somehow. More often than not, that ‘somehow’ includes a bandsaw. Alex Snodgrass was our demonstrator, and he is a true expert on the bandsaw. He made a point to tell us that he’s not a woodworker, he’s a bandsaw-guy…. Read the rest of this entry »
Jan 29,2010 – Jan 31—
Just an FYI in case anyone in the Atlanta area is interested…
http://cms.thewoodworkingshows.com/cms/Home/AtlantaGA129131/tabid/60/Default.aspx
I’m going to try to drop by on Sunday to ask the Earlex folks a question or three.
Here are the pics from our Christmas party last Monday, December 14th. The turnout was not as big as last year, but there was plenty of great folks and good food! The weather was horrible (cold, very foggy, rainy) and probably contributed to the light attendance. A good time was had by all, and thank you to everyone that made it a great night!
I’ve done some turning in the past few weeks, but I can’t post pics! I’ve worked on a couple of Christmas gifts, and I can’t risk the recipients finding them. Other holiday activities (Thanksgiving) have also cut into my turning time (in a good way).
Kaitlin and I did get a chance to go to the Oconee Cultural Arts Foundation (OCAF) Holiday Market this past weekend. There we saw my buddy Jim Talley and his wife Phyllis. There was also one other turner there, although I can’t recall his name. Kaitlin and I had a good time looking at all the art. I think she enjoyed the colored glass of Annette Paskiewicz more than any other booth. Several of the artists have agreed to extend the festival for this Saturday, December 12th from 10am to 5pm. It is only $3 for 16 and older, and parking is free. If you get a chance to drop by, make sure to visit Jim and Phyllis’ booth and tell them hello for me!
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!
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 us a powerpoint demonstration of how he built a custom pool cue stand. Please click on his link for pictures as well as his word document further describing this piece of fine furniture. It was interesting seeing how he was able to incorporate turnings into the work. His stand has been in two pool-related magazines, and will also be featured in a woodturning magazine in the near future.
Afterwards, Don Fournier followed up with a demonstration of how he recent built some shaker style chairs, as well as the steady-rest that he made in order to deal with wobble of the long back pieces. Nice chair!