My good buddy, Terry, is in Afghanistan for the next several months as a liason officer to the French. Along with some movies and snacks, I decided to turn some pens for him and his troops. Not knowing how the wood would hold up to the conditions, I asked him to keep that one for […]
The Store is live!
Finally…. Instead of running my own software (and I looked at quite a few), I decided to run the store from Etsy. It costs to post items for sale, and they take a cut of the sale, but the store will get a much larger viewing audience than if it were self-contained within my blog. […]
Full House 2010
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 […]
Making Family Heirlooms with Mike Mahoney
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 […]
Announcing Turning Southern Style XVI
I received the following email from the GA Association of Woodturners, announcing the symposium in September.
Finished with the Workroom!
Wow, that was a lot of work! We finally finished the workroom. There’s still some touch-ups that need to be done, as well as one corner that needs re-mudding, sanding, and painting, but the room could be used as soon as I put tools back in, so we’ll call it done! No more insulation dropping […]
Southern States X Symposium 2010
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/
CCW Meeting January 25, 2010
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 […]
Bait, Switch, and Compromise (a review of Sears’ customer service)
On January 31st I decided to go ahead and order one of the Earlex Spray Stations. Sears (online) had them for the best price around. I also made the assumption that if I had any problems that I would be able to deal with my local Sears store. At this point, I have no […]
Woodworking Show this Weekend
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. 🙂