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February 2008
Meeting Gallery
Pictures of the multiple
concurrent turning demonstrations held at North Deer Park
High School and "Faces in the Crowd"
pictures are
at the bottom of this page
Best of Show
(The best of the best of the best . . . )
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Best of Show
Jim Keller
Mesquite Free
Form
22"W x 35"H |
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Jim Keller and his
Best of Show Free Form |
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Advanced Category
(Items made from one piece of wood
by advanced turners)
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Honorable Mention
Tom Orton
Mesquite Hollow Form
6-1/2"W x 8"H
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Segmented Category
(Items made from more than one
piece of wood by turners of all levels)
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1st Place
Eddie James
Maple/Purpleheart
Hollow Form
12"W x 9"H |
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2nd Place
Ronnie Hubbel
Bloodwood/Walnut
Pepper Mill
2-1/2"W x 12"H |
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3rd Place
John King
Bubinga/Cherry
Bowl
8-1/2"W x 2"H |
Enhanced Category
(Items that incorporate
embellishment of the item by turners of all levels)
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Honorable Mention
Kendall Westbrook
Maple Toothpick Holderi
3"W x 3-1/2"H |
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Intermediate Category
(Items made by intermediate turners)
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1st Place
Doug Olesen
Ash Hollow Form
8"W x 5"H |
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2nd Place
Doug Olesen
Pecan Bowl
11"W x 2-1/2"H |
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3rd Place
Tom Hamilton
"Found Wood" Bowl
7"W x 3-1/2"H |
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Honorable Mention
Frank Campbell
Mesquite Hollow Form
4-1/2"W x 9-1/2"H |
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Beginner Category
(Items made by beginning turners)
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1st Place
Shannon Grizzell
Mesquite Bowl
6-1/2"W x 2"H |
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2nd Place
Warren Miller
Mesquite Hollow
Form
3"W x 4"H |
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3rd Place
Carolyn Morley
Walnut Platter
7"W x 1-1/2"H |
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Honorable Mention
Martha Lawrence
Walnut Walking Cane
1-1/2"W x 34"H |
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President's Challenge
(A monthly challenge to promote creativity)
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1st Place
Luna Ford
Plywood Platter
6"W x 1/2"H |
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2nd Place
Bill Tilson
Walnut Platter
7"W x 1/2"H |
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3rd Place
John Van Domelen
Satinwood Platter
3"W x 1"H |
gallery photography by
Paul Millo
Judges
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Gene Bradley (l) and Ed Spicer (r) were
assisted by North Deer Park High School student Colin Irwin (c)
in judging February's Show & Tell entries. |
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February Demonstration: Multiple Concurrent
Demonstrations
February's meeting was held at the
North Deer Park High School and hosted by club member David
Berry, Industrial Arts teacher at the school. Students
were invited to participate in the meeting and club members
demonstrated different turning techniques.
Bill Berry demonstrated how to turn a natural edge bowl. |
Stacy Grange demonstrated how to make her fantastic pens. |
Bill Tilson held the crowd's
interest by turning one of his perfect boxes. |
Jim Keller showed a NDPHS student how to remove wood from the
inside of a bowl blank. |
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Bill Lewis showed interested students how
to make tops. |
By Reed showed
his skill at turning a bowl. |
Marty Kaminsky demonstrated how to turn a
platter. |
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Faces In the Crowd and Other Pictures
Kendall Westbrook's toothpick holder received a lot of interest and even
more questions about how he made it. |
There's always time to relax and enjoy friendships at GCWA meetings, as
well as a good cup of coffee, too! |
Bill Metzger asks Dennis Weber "How much time did
this take?!" |
Inspecting well turner items can be a real learning experience. |
Freely sharing our talents with each other is a defining
hallmark of woodturners. |
Entries by Category
The Advanced Category |
The Segmented Category |
The Enhanced Category |
The Intermediate Category |
The Beginner Category |
The President's Challenge Category |
Here are several of the many turnings that were presented for
consideration. On any other occasion, they might have been
recognized for awards, but the competition was hot and heavy at
February's meeting.
candid photography by
Ric Taylor, Dale Barrack and Luna Ford
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