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Meeting Notice – Feb. 17, 2010

Marty Libman, from Andrews, NC, will be our demonstrator. He will show us how to turn spheres by eye – with minimal measuring. For more info on Marty, visit http://www.nantahalacountry.com/ or http://www.woodbowls.net/.

(Click on this link to open Marty’s ”Down & Dirty” Instructions)

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Meeting Notice – January 20, 2010

Alan Lacer from River Falls, WI. will demo for us. For info on Alan, visit his web site at www.alanlacer.com.

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Meeting Notice – November 18, 2009

Warren Carpenter from Seneca, SC. will demo for us. For info on Warren, visit his web site at www.woodbywarren.com or read the article about Warren on www.oconeecountry.com/oconeestories.html#Warren.

Warren’s demo will be: Inserting a Walnut – In this demo I cover a lot of the basics of bowl turning followed by taking it more advanced and show how I insert the slice of a walnut shell in the edge of a bowl.   This demo requires just a little sanding.

 

 

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Meeting Notice – October 21, 2009

Chris Pouncy, of the Robert Sorby company will demo for us. Chris will demonstrate some of the unique tools in the Sorby line of woodturning tools and I’m sure he’ll be able to show us the new line of Sovereign handles and gouges that Sorby is now offering. Don’t miss the opportunity to share some good [...]

Meeting Notice – September 16, 2009

Phil Colson will be our demonstrator. Phil will focus on texturing. He’ll show us an amazing array of texturing methods that he uses to enhance his turned pieces.  Visit Phil’s web site at http://www.philcolsonwoodturner.com  for a gallery of his work.

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Meeting Notice – August 19, 2009

Matthew Hill will be our demonstrator. The topic for this session will be surface decoration using dye stains, glazes and top coats – looking at a variety of ways to enhance one’s work through color.  Visit Matthew’s web site at www.matthewhillstudio.com for a gallery of his work.

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