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7 Dale Nish & Eudorah Moore Passings 13 2013 ‘Design in Wood’ Winners Pictorial 19 Oklahoma Forest Heritage Center’s 27 AWFS Fair Returns to Las Vegas

News & Happenings Woodworking Observations WoodCentral.com Opportunities & Happenings On Exhibit Organizational News From David Marks Studio Tools & Techniques Turning Topics Education Craftsman Profile Calendar & Event Index Advertiser Index Subscription Form The Market Place Shavings & Sawdust

‘Woodworking Artist of the Year’ From David Marks Studio

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Tools & Techniques

Turning Topics

Craftsman Profile

Sawdust & Shavings

Arizona Fine Woodworkers Show

on the cover Ken Richards Ken Richard of Maple Valley, WA designed his Lakeside Dining Set to bring the overlooking view of the lake into the clients home, by using intarsia designs of water iris, cattails, and geese. The table (30" h, 108" l, 36" w) and chairs (43" h, 19" w, 21" d) are made of figured Narra, with other woods for details and inlays. Learn more about Ken in a Profile on Pages 54-55.

Answering Readers’ Questions

Kickstarting Your Business or Getting a Project Off the Ground

Safety Lessons: 20 Ways Not to Turn a Bowl by Nick Cook

Ken Richards, furnituremaker

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Moser Chairs at Bush Library Music with a Wood Tone

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The 2013 AWFS®Vegas Fair—July 24-27 at the Convention Center in Las Vegas, NV—reflects the industry’s growing optimism, in the recovering economy. Past exhibitors are returning to this 53rd biennial show, and registrations are running 20% ahead of 2011, all indicating the prospects for a fabulous show. Of course, the major focus of the AWFS Fair is the exhibit hall filled with more than 500 companies, displaying their product offerings of woodworking hardware, tools, and machinery; board and panel products; upholstery material; wood components; supplies; services; and new technologies for the hobbyist shop through large manufacturing concerns. Here, you will see everything from scrollsaws to huge machinery that simply output furniture—all in operation with knowledgeable representatives to answer questions. Many exhibitors will be conducting demonstrations and workshops on the exhibit floor. Others offer SMART (Special Machinery and Relevant Technology) seminars at their booths—early each morning before the show opening—for more in-depth discussions of their products. More formal education opportunities are provided through the College of Woodworking Knowledge. These 50 sessions follow along eight tracks: Handcrafted Furniture, Techniques, Cabinet/ Millwork, Management, Technology, Small Shops, Safety, and Teachers. Among the handcrafted furniture instructors are Tim Celeski, Roland

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Johnson, Darrell Peart, and Paul Schürch (see pages 49-50). The smartSHOP provides experience with a fully operational cabinet shop, demonstrating how automated woodworking equipment can increase small shop efficiency. And the Woodwork Career Alliance will conduct Accredited Skill Evaluator training for documenting woodworking proficiencies. An always-popular feature is the exhibition of the finalists in the Fresh Wood: Student Design Competition. Top high school and college furnituremakers from across North America compete in various categories, and Fair attendees can vote for their favorite pieces. Awards will be announced at a ceremony on Friday, July 26. Also, the Fair hosts the 2013 WorldSkills Cabinetmaking Qualifying Trial, in which the winning high school student will progress to represent the United States in the World Competition. For the fourth year, AWFS presents the Belt Sander Racing Association’s National Championship Races—as well as a Crash and Smash Demolition Derby on Thursday, July 25. Fair attendees can watch belt sanders racing down a 75-foot long, 12" wide wooden track or fighting to their death. On-line and on-site registration is available for $50, with discounts for teachers and students. For more info and seminar registrations, visit the web site: www.awfsfair.org or call (800) 946AWFS (2937).

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July-August 2013 Vol. 26, No. 4 WOODWORKER WEST (ISSN 1080-0042) is published bi-monthly to promote craftsmanship in woodworking throughout the Western U.S. The information contained within has been collected in cooperation with external sources and is believed to be accurate. The views expressed are not necessarily the views of Woodworker West. Copyright, Woodworker West, 2013.

RONALD J. GOLDMAN – Publisher PAM GOLDMAN – Editor Mailing address: P.O. Box 452058 Los Angeles, CA 90045 Telephone: (310) 216-9265 Fax: (310) 216-9274 E-Mail: editor@woodwest.com Web Site: http://www.woodwest.com Subscriptions: Mail subscriptions are $12 a year, $20 for two years, or $27 for 3 years. For Canada, subscriptions are $20 per year; contact for other countries. Advertising: Call for rates. Submission of unsolicited articles and correspondence is encouraged and may be edited for publication. Submissions must be accompanied by a self-addressed, stamped envelope.

Woodworking Observations My wife Pam has always been artistic, both in her vocations and avocations. We met on a blind date in Chicago, and I realized that she was mate material when she readily agreed to accompany me to the American Woodworker Show as our second date. After we married, she discovered my woodworking tools and laid claim. Do you have a wife that says—when you bring home a 14" bandsaw—“couldn’t you have gotten the 18"?” To preserve her digits, she began taking woodworking classes and proceeded to build out the shop with cabinets, benches, tables, and stands, replacing my makeshift crates. She also has crafted numerous pieces for the house, from bathroom counters and fireplace mantles to furniture for the bedrooms, dining room, and den. Often, visitors ask if I show her work in the magazine, and I reply “I will when she wins a First Place in an exhibition” (not totally true, since I bragged about her Second Place ribbon at the Orange County Fair in 2010 for her nightstands). Now, she has called my bluff. She entered a solid Sipo and Mahogany Media Cabinet in San Diego’s Design in Wood exhibition. When I arrived to judge Best of Show, it became apparent that she had won a category prize, and the piece was attracting interest among the jurors of the industry awards. All I knew at the time was that it was not among the list of First Place winners from which I was to choose. Her category prize was a Fourth Place in Contemporary Furniture, but her industry award was a First Place in Excellence in Finishing. This is most appropriate, rewarding her for hours and hours of sanding and applying coats of oil finish to dramatically bring forth the chatoyance of the grain (not truly reflected in the picture). So Pam has rightfully earned her place in the Design in Wood pictorial (pages 19-23). And to the male entrant who asked “That was done by a girl?” on delivery day, I can only reply: “And how many prizes did you win?”

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“I would inlay the black strip, slightly oversized, into the edging, then flush-trim it to create a precise glue surface. Spline or biscuits are called for, including in the miters. If you use biscuits, position them below the center of the ply to prevent telegraphing up to the veneer surface.”

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“It should be fine to glue the edging directly to the plywood, since there is long-grain-to-long-grain contact, but I would likely add a tongue and groove for added strength and security.”

by Ellis Walentine

WoodCentral’s specialty is its forums, where visitors exchange ideas and timely advice on all sorts of topics. The unique value of forum discussions is that you’re not relying on one person’s say-so when seeking advice. Participants reinforce and help clarify each other’s points of view, resulting in a broader understanding of the issue at hand, and often, going off on tangents that further illuminate the topic. Even advanced woodworkers benefit from the collected knowledge and experience of other members. Recently, one of our more experienced regulars asked how best to construct this table top (right). It consists of a plywood panel, veneered in shop-made Curly Ash, edged in solid Curly Ash, and inlaid with a narrow African Blackwood feature strip. The replies ran from construction advice to a discussion of veneer substrates...

“I would stay away from plywood and use MDF instead. Even the best plywood is far from flat, and that will drive you nuts when you try to get the edging both flush and straight. If you’re resawing your own thick veneer, you might be able to plane out the wavy surface. As for the feature strip, I would make a small rabbet on the inner edge of the edging, glue in the strip, and flush trim it.”

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“I am not fond of MDF, but unfortunately, I am even less fond of what passes for plywood these days. If you can get some Apple Ply or high quality Baltic Birch and it checks out as flat enough, I would go with that.” “I would make the frame up and let the black strip into it, creating a flat interior edge. You can glue it directly to the MDF, but out of an abundance of caution, I would use a spline. I probably would

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put a small biscuit in the miter in the frame.” “I would use MDF for the substrate and glue the solid wood edging directly to the veneered panel, after sealing the edge of the substrate with glue. Splines are a lot of work compared to biscuits. Don’t put glue in the biscuit slots, if you’re worried about telegraphing. After the edging is glued on and flattened, rout a 1 /8"-deep groove over the joint line for your feature strip. Use pieces of masking tape as your clamp to hold it in while the glue dries, then scrape it flush with the table top.” “Anytime you edge-glue MDF, you should size the porous edge of the MDF first. I wet the edge with yellow glue and rub it in. Also, MDF is very dusty, so be prepared when you rout or saw it. It is also very heavy and comes in oversize sheets, because the edges are tender and often need trimming.” “Definitely, size the edges of MDF before glue-up; because, otherwise, they wick the glue away from the joint, leaving it weak. You can also use dewaxed shellac to seal the edges to control glue absorption. And, I use a spline instead of biscuits, as they can telegraph through to the top surface.” “I’m just not a fan of MDF for fine furniture. Apple Ply would be my choice.” “Chippendale did not use MDF, and I tend to agree with those who are reluctant to use it in fine furniture. You build some really nice stuff, and I just don’t think I could bring myself to use MDF on anything that fine.”

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“Most of the criticisms of MDF, such as how it performs in wet conditions, hold true for any plywood. And Chippendale didn’t use plywood, either.” “I don’t think you need use a spline for this application, as today’s glues are better than ever.” “My advice is to not use plywood for your substrate. Your thick veneer and your glue line may be fine, but you will be trusting the face veneer of the plywood to be glued on better than it probably is. If you do use plywood, I would test the actual plywood that you are going to use first to make sure the face veneer is bonded well. If the edges chip badly when sawing it, that’s an indication that the face veneer is flaky or not well bonded to the underlying layers. Industrial particleboard is another good substrate, if you want a flat panel. It is harder and stiffer, but even heavier than MDF.” You decide what you would do in the face of these recommendations. Let us know on the messageboards at WoodCentral.com.

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The Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES) has proposed to add Cocobolo (Dalbergia retusa) to its list of species that are not necessarily threatened with extinction, but may become so unless trade is subject to strict regulations. The demand for Cocobolo, has dramatically increased in the past few years, especially from China, and logging, both legal and illegal, has become extensive. If this proposed listing does take place on June 12th, specific export/import permits will be required for international shipments of the raw materials and products made of the wood. To beat the deadline, there has been a rush to build up inventories, and it will likely be a while before a permit process is implemented to allow future shipments of this desirable exotic. As a result, don’t be surprised to find Cocobolo price increases, until new trade procedures are implemented.

AGAZZANI TO RESUME SHIPPING SAWS With the recent purchase and move of facilities, there has been a disruption in the availability of the Italian-made Agazzani bandsaws, one of Europe’s premier woodworking machines. Manufacturing is resuming in Germany, utilizing the same materials and personnel from the factory in Italy to insure continuity of the same standard of quality. Eagle Tools in Los Angeles reports that the first machines from the new factory will be arriving in late summer. For info, contact Eagle Tools, (323) 999-2909.

COLLECTOR’S SPECIALTY WOODS Collector’s Specialty Woods has opened a new showroom and 16,000 sq. ft. warehouse in Denver, CO, in addition to its woodyard and shop in Gardner in Southern Colorado. They specialize in dry, live edge slabs, as well as furniture grade lumber. They also carry native mountain states lumber (including Douglas Fir and Beetle Kill Pine), as well as other domestics and exotics. Also available is plantation grown EcoTeak in marine, FEQ, and tight knot grades. For info, visit www.cswoods.com, visit the retail location at 4355 Monaco St., Unit A in Denver, or call: (303) 355-0302.

FAR WEST WOOD PRODUCTS Far West Forest Products is a family owned and operated business, promoting the use of local native species. They offer boards, slabs, turning blocks, and craft blanks in a variety of species, including Claro Walnut and Giant Sequoia Redwood. They are also the Wood-Mizer distributor for California and Nevada, providing sales and service. Far West has two locations: 6980 Camp Far West Rd., Sheridan, CA and 2620 El Camino Real, Prunedale, CA. For info, visit the website: www.farwestforest.com or call: (530) 633-4316 or (831) 663-0220.

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TEXAS WOODCRAFTs ON THE MOVE Two of the Woodcraft stores in Texas have moved to bigger and better locations. The Fort Worth-area store is now located at 754 Grapevine Hwy., Hurst, TX, while the Dallas-area store will be moving to 601 W. Plano Pkwy., Plano, TX in mid-July. For info, call: (682) 334-1025 for Fort Worth and (972) 241-0701 for Dallas.

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Dale Nish was the patriarch of contemporary turned wood, greatly responsible for the growth of woodturning to what we see today. He published the first true instructional book on lathe turning—Creative Woodturning (1975)—which was based on his teaching materials at Brigham Young University (where he taught for more than 30 years). His second book—Artistic Woodturning (1980)—addressed the decorative potential of the craft, while his third book—Master Woodturners (1985) gave exposure of the featured artists to the greater community. Dale was primarily an educator, conducting more than 200 lectures and demonstrations across the country and around the world. In 1979, he organized the first Utah Woodturning Symposium, which has become the longest running conference of its kind featuring a star-studded list of demonstrators every year. And his sons have been supplying tools and supplies to the turning and carving communities through Crafts Supplies USA and Treeline. Furthermore, he was also a recognized artist, mostly known for his natural-edge, sand-blasted Wormy Ash vessels. Only last year, Woodworker West profiled Dale, in celebration of his 80th birthday (May-June, 2012). We lost Dale in May, doing what he loved. According to his son Darrell, he was turning in his shop, when he began to feel ill. He was taken to the hospital with a blood clot, where he passed away that evening. Eudorah Moore was not as well-known as Dale, but she certainly impacted the emergence of studio craft. As Curator of Design for the old Pasadena Art Museum, she brought contemporary craft into the museum environment. Through the series of California Design shows, wood and other craft artists (including Sam Maloof and Bob Stocksdale) had a vehicle for exposure to the greater art community, and the shows became an essential marketing avenues for their careers. When the Pasadena Art Museum became the Norton Simon Museum (1974), she tried to keep California Design alive, but it ended with the 1976 show at the newly opened Pacific Design Center. Sam Maloof said of Eudorah, “Somehow her eyes see things that other eyes may not. But it's her enthusiasm that matters most.” Eudorah was 94.

Many people felt it was a slight that James Krenov’s work was not represented in the collection of the Smithsonian Institute’s Renwick Gallery in Washington, D.C. Besides being known as a Master Craftsman for his iconic cabinetry work, he became the voice for aspiring furnituremakers working alone in their shops, through his series of books beginning in the mid70s. He then established College of the Redwoods Fine Woodworking (CRFW) in Fort Bragg, CA in 1981, where he shared his craft with students for more than 20 years. In Oscar Fitzgerald’s 2008 book Studio Furniture of the Renwick Gallery, he cited the lack of a Krenov cabinet in the Gallery’s collection as an oversight. As a result, he began a search for a rightful piece and found it with CRFW graduate Roger Moore, who wanted “others to enjoy the company of Krenov’s work.” With donations from Oscar and more than 60 CFRW graduates and friends, the Ash cabinet (1986) was acquired by the Renwick and installed on display in an informal ceremony in Krenov Ash Cabinet March.

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OPPORTUNITIES HAWAII’s WOODSHOW 2013

SONOMA’S ARTISTRY IN WOOD

The 21st annual Hawaii’s Woodshow will be held at the Honolulu Academy of Arts, Aug. 31-Sept. 15. Sponsored by the Hawai’i Forest Industry Association, this exhibition showcases the finest workmanship, utilizing Hawaiian grown tree species. Work is sought in the categories of Furniture, Turning, Musical Instruments, Sculpture, Open, Novice, and Student. The entry deadline is July 17. This year’s juror is Paul Schürch, who will be conducting workshops on Oahu and the Big Island (page 49). For info, visit the web site: www.hawaiiforest.org or call: (808) 933-9411.

The Sonoma County Museum in Santa Rosa, CA hosts its 25th annual Artistry in Wood exhibition, Aug. 31-Sept. 29. Organized by the Sonoma County Woodworkers, this show features competition in such categories as Furniture, Turning, Art, and Miscellaneous. Open to California woodworkers, notice of intent to enter is appreciated by July 26, delivery on Aug. 21. For info, visit the website: www.sonomawoodworkers.com or contact Bill Taft: wgtaft@aol. com, (707) 794-8025.

pop wood excellent awards Popular Woodworking magazine seeks entries for its inaugural Popular Woodworking Magazine Excellence Awards. Categories are Casework, Cabinets & Bookcases; Seating; Tables; Boxes & Small Turnings; and Carvings & Objet d’Art. Category winners will be featured in Popular Woodworking and receive a $100 gift certificate to ShopWoodworking.com; the Grand Prize winner will receive an all-expenses paid trip to Woodworking in America 2014. Entry deadline is July 7. For info, visit the website: www.popularwoodworking. com/popular-woodworking-magazine-reader-excellence-awards.

artistic time pieces The National Watch and Clock Museum in Columbia, PA hosts A Matter of Time, Oct. 25-May 1. This exhibition explores the concept of timekeeping and how artists represent it today. Entry deadline is Aug. 30. For info, visit the website: www.museumoftime.org.

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The Larson Gallery in Yakima, WA seeks entries for its 58th annual Central Washington Artists’ Exhibition, Nov. 2-Dec. 7. Open to various media including wood, artists must reside in Central Washington. In 2011, three wood artists participated in the exhibition—Jon Barany, of Yakima, WA, Ron Gerton of Richland, WA, and Jerry Johnson of Kennewick, WA—each with a pair of pieces. Entry deadline for the 2013 exhibition is Sept. 29. For info, visit the web site: www.larsongallery.org or call: (509) 574-4875.

MINWAX CRAFTSMAN AWARDS Finishing products manufacturer Minwax has renamed its annual Community Craftsman Award to the Do Good with Wood Award. This prize recognizes individuals and organizations that use woodworking and wood finishing to improve their community. The entry deadline is Dec. 31. Awards include cash prizes and Minwax products. For info, visit the website: www.minwax.com.

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ANDREU DESIGN COMPETITION Spanish furniture manufacturer Andreu World sponsors the 13th annual Andreu World International Design Competition. Open to both students and professionals, the challenge is to design an innovative chair and/or table. There are two cash prizes, and the entry deadline is Nov. 22. For info, visit the web site: contest. andreuworld.com.

INTERNATIONAL TURNING EXCHANGE The Center for Art in Wood (formerly the Wood Turning Center) in Philadelphia, PA seeks applications for its 8-week 2015 & 2016 summer lathe-turning residency programs. Openings are available for four lathe artists, one scholar, one furnituremaker/ educator, and one photojournalist. Honorarium, transportation, housing, and shop space are provided. Application deadline is Dec. 15. For info, visit the website: www.woodturningcenter.org or call: (215) 923-8000.

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OPPORTUNITIES NICHE CRAFTSMANSHIP AWARDS

MATERIALS HARD & SOFT

Niche magazine seeks entries for its 2014 Niche Awards, a national competition to recognize quality work by craftsmen showing in galleries and retail stores. There are 31 professional categories and 18 student categories, including Furniture (Cabinetry, Tables & Seating), Turning/Carved, Traditionally-Joined Wood, Paint/Color Wood, Recycled, Teapots, Holiday Ornaments, and Decorative Accessories. Entry deadline is Sept. 16. For info, visit the website: www.nicheawards.com, or call: (410) 889-2933 x206.

The Greater Denton Arts Council hosts its 26th annual Materials: Hard & Soft exhibition, Feb. 7-Apr. 4, 2014, at its Center for the Visual Arts in Denton, TX. This national juried competition features work in all craft media, including metal, fiber, clay, glass, paper, and wood. Pieces are selected in terms of craftsmanship and innovation. The entry deadline is Sept. 6. For info, visit the web site: www.dentonarts.com or call: (940) 382-2787.

GRANTS FOR PRESERVATIONISTS

The Honolulu Japanese Chamber of Commerce seeks entries in all media for Commitment to Excellence, Aug. 13-22. This 35th annual art exhibit features work in all media by Hawaiian residents. Entries are being accepted on Aug. 6-7. Over $2,000 in prize money will be awarded. For info, visit the web site: www. honolulujapanesechamber.org or call: (808) 949-5531 x3.

The Fitch Foundation offers research grants, up to $25,000, to mid-career professionals in historic preservation or related fields, including architecture, decorative arts, landscape architecture, urban design, and more. Applicants must have an advanced or professional degree and at least 10 years experience. Deadline is Sept. 15. For info, visit the website: www.fitchfoundation.org or call: (212) 252-6809.

humor me The Annmarie Sculpture Garden & Arts Center in Dowell, MD presents Humor Me, Oct. 18-Jan. 12. In association with the Smithsonian Institute, this show presents work that explores humor through materials, composition, style, message, presentation, or anything that produces a giggle or chuckle. Open to all media, cash awards will be presented. Entry deadline is July 31. For info, visit the website: www.annmariegarden.org or call: (410) 326-4640.

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MESA CONTEMPORARY CRAFTS Mesa Contemporary Arts in Mesa, AZ hosts its 35th annual Contemporary Crafts exhibition, Feb. 14-Apr. 13. Open to craft in all media, cash awards of $2,000 will be presented. Entry deadline is Oct 18. For info, visit the web site: www.mesaartscenter.com or call: (480) 644-6560.

wood-mizer personal best contest The 2013 Personal Best Contest recognizes Wood-Mizer sawmill owners who have fulfilled their dream projects by sawing their own lumber. Entry deadline is July 31, and $20,000+ in prize credits will be awarded. For info, visit the website: www.woodmizer.com/pbest.

woodworking at state fairs Many state and county fairs offer woodworking competitions/ exhibitions in a hobby division, if not in fine art. Below are some of the upcoming Call for Entries: The Oregon State Fair in Salem, OR—Aug. 23-Sept. 2— conducts wood competitions in Furniture, Carving, Marquetry, Turning, Intarsia, Fretwork, and Woodburning. Fine wood art may also be entered in the Oregon Art Annual. Entry deadline is Aug. 2. For info: www.oregonstatefair.org or call: (503) 947-3247. The Colorado State Fair in Pueblo, CO—Aug. 23-Sept. 2—has wood competitions in Turning, Furniture, Scrollsaw, Carving, Toys, and Clocks. Entry deadline is Aug. 2. For info, visit the web site: www. coloradostatefair.com or call: (719) 404-2080. The New Mexico State Fair in Albuquerque, NM—Sept. 11-22—offers competitions in Woodworking, Woodcarving, Woodturning, and Fine Craft. Delivery date is Aug. 2-3. For info: www. exponm.com/state-fair or call: (505) 265-1791. The Washington State Fair—Sept. 6-22—offers competitions in various Woodworking (including Furniture, Turning, Marquetry & Scrolling) Woodcarving, and Sculpture categories. Entry deadline is Aug. 22. For info: www.thefair.com or call: (253) 841-5074. The Oklahoma State Fair—Sept. 12-22–hosts competitions in Woodworking, Woodcarving, and Woodturning. Delivery dates are Sept. 7-8. For info: www.okstatefair.com or call: 405) 948-6700. The Texas State Fair in Dallas, TX—Sept. 27-Oct. 20—provides woodworking competitions in Turning, Carving, Inlay, Chests & Boxes, Sculpture, Birdhouses, Fretwork, and Other. Entry deadline is July 26. For info: www.bigtex.com or call: (214) 565-9931. The Arizona State Fair in Phoenix, AZ—Oct. 11-Nov. 3— presents Woodworking, Turning, Carving, and Inlay. For info: www. azstatefair.com or call: (602) 257-7142. Page 16

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OPPORTUNITIES NW gallery BOX & CONTAINer SHOW

PORT TOWNSEND WOOD SHOW

Northwest Woodworker’s Gallery (formerly the Northwest Fine Woodworking) in Seattle, WA hosts its 34th annual Box and Container Show, in November-December. This national show features functional and decorative wood objects, which can be opened and closed. Entry deadline is Sept. 30. Cash prizes will be awarded, and pieces will be available for sale, during the holiday season. For info, visit the web site: www.nwwoodgallery.com or call: (206) 625-0542.

The Splinter Group of Port Townsend hosts its 5th annual Port Townsend Woodworkers’ Show, Nov. 2-3, at the American Legion Hall in Port Townsend, WA. Work is being solicited from local furniture and cabinetmakers, instrument and bow makers, boatbuilders, lamp makers, turners, and carvers. Entry deadline is Oct. 1. For info, visit the website: www.splintergroup.org or call: Tim Lawson, (360) 344-4455.

LINES INTO SHAPES The Art Center of Estes Park in Estes Park, CO hosts its 17th annual Lines Into Shape exhibition, Oct. 25-Nov. 10. This multi-media show consists of “Online” and “Gallery” exhibitions, and wood submissions are acceptable in the Sculpture category. In 2012, Cory Johnson of Estes Park, CO won the Sculpture and the People’s Choice Award for his Asymmetric coffee table. The 2013 entry deadline is Aug. 30, and $5,000 in prizes will be awarded. For a prospectus, visit the web site: www.artcenterofestes.com or call: (970) 586-5882.

2013 national marquetry Show The American Marquetry Society will hold a 2013 National Marquetry Show, Sept. 9-Oct. 4, at the Lakewood Arts Council’s Art Center and Gallery in Lakewood, CO. Open to AMS members, the entry is Aug. 1. For membership and show info, visit the website: www.americanmarquetrysociety.com.

GONE TO THE DOGS Niza Knoll Gallery in Denver, CO presents Gone to the Dogs, Aug. 16-Sept. 28. This 5th annual juried show features work in all media, depicting a dog(s). Delivery date is Aug. 11. For info, visit the website: www.nizaknollgallery.com or call: (303) 953-1789.

ART BUZZ—THE BOOK Art Buzz, a full-color “coffee table book,” is accepting submissions for its 2014 edition, featuring visual art in all media. Entry deadline is Sept. 30. For info, visit the website: www.artbuzz.org/ competition.html.

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OPPORTUNITIES TEXAS FURNITURE MAKERS SHOW

ESHERICK ‘birdhouse’ COMPETITION

The 14th annual Texas Furniture Makers Show will be held Oct. 31-Nov. 30 at the Kerr Arts & Cultural Center, in Kerrville, TX. The exhibition showcases approximately 70 furniture pieces by Texas craftspersons in a formal gallery setting, with over $9,000 in prize money awarded. The entry deadline is Sept. 1. Entry forms and additional info will be available in July on the web site: www. kacckerrville.com or call: (830) 895-2911.

The Wharton Esherick Museum in Paoli, PA hosts its 20th annual thematic Woodworking Competition/Exhibition. This year’s theme is Birdhouses, with the only requirement being that the piece be made of wood. Juried finalists will be exhibited at the museum (with the opportunity for sale), and cash awards will be presented. Entry deadline is July 1. For info, visit the website: www. whartonesherickmuseum.org, or call: (610) 644-5822.

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The Hawai’i Craftsmen host their 43rd annual Statewide Juried Exhibition, Oct. 10-Nov. 2, at the Honolulu Museum of Art School. The exhibit is open to all craft media by artists living on the islands. Jurying takes place in October. For info, visit the website: www. hawaiicraftsmen.org or call: (808) 521-3282.

The Wayne Art Center in Wayne, PA is soliciting submissions for its 19th annual Craft Forms exhibition, Dec. 6-Jan. 25. This international juried event showcases American craft in all media, including wood, and over $4,000 in prizes and exhibition opportunities will be awarded. Entry deadline is Sept. 30. For info, visit the web site: www.craftforms.org/ or call: (610) 688-3553.

exploring language The Sebastopol Center for the Arts in Sebastopol, CA presents ABZ etcetera, Sept. 12-Oct. 19. Open to all media, this juried show explores language—the use of letters, numbers, symbols, characters, text, books, and calligraphy, as well as images of graffiti, murals, and letter envelopes (Vermeer). Delivery date is Aug. 26. For info, visit the web site: www.sebarts.org or call: (707) 829-4797.

WORKS IN WOOD The New Hope Arts Center in New Hope, PA hosts its annual Works in Wood, Nov. 9-Dec. 8. This annual exhibit features functional works, studio furniture, turnings, constructions, sculpture, and vessels. Entry deadline is Sept. 1. For info, visit the web site: www.newhopearts.org or call: (215) 862-9606.

national art competition The Delta Center for the Arts in Stockton, CA hosts its 2D3D Works National Art Competition, Oct. 10-Nov. 7. The exhibition features work in all forms and media. Entry deadline is July 8, and cash awards will be presented. For info, visit the website: www. deltacollege.edu/div/finearts/dept/dca/gallery/call.htm.

GREEN FURNITURE AWARDS The 6th annual Green Furniture Awards recognize achievement in sustainable design, incorporating choice and sourcing of materials, production methods, efficient use of materials, and ways of disassembling and recycling. Over $13,000 in prize money will be awarded, with possibility for production. Entry deadline is Sept. 15. For info, visit the website: www.greenfurniture.se.

NORTHWEST DESIGNER CRAFTSMEN Northwest Designer Craftsmen is an organization promoting fine craftsmanship in a variety of craft media by artists residing in the Pacific Northwest. NWDC is accepting applications for new members through Oct. 1, with jurying taking place in November. For info, visit the website: www.nwdc-online.org.

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Design in Wood Exhibition

David Blackburn (Ventura, CA) Rhapsody—Art Deco Jewelry Box Birch, Walnut burl, Figured Maple, Cherry, Wenge (28 1/2" h, 22" w, 16" d)

Boris Khechoyan (Anaheim, CA) Unfinished Table with Tablecloth African Mahogany, Basswood (29" h, 49" w, 29" d)

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The International Design in Wood Exhibition, held in conjunction with the San Diego County Fair, continues to gain national prominence as a showcase of fine wood craftsmanship. Sponsored by the San Diego Fine Woodworkers, this 32nd annual competition received over 320 entries by more than 170 woodworkers from 12 states and Mexico. Boris Khechoyan of Anaheim, CA was the big winner for his Unfinished Table with Tablecloth, winning the $1,000 Best of Show award and First Place in Art Furniture. But “unfinished” is a misnomer, as the Trompe l’oeil sculpture, carved mostly from one piece of wood, is very complete, with the viewer treated to a carved spider web hidden beneath the realistic-looking draped cloth. And Boris was not done with awards, picking up First and Second in the Open carving category. Other top prizes were awarded to Brian Carnett (Escondido, CA), Workmanship; David Marr (San Diego, CA), Design; Pamela Goldman (Los Angeles, CA), Finishing; Tyler Stokes (El Cajon, CA), Furniture Design; Tom Arbour (Gladstone, MI), Traditional Techniques; Todd Condon (Pagosa Springs, CO) Period Furniture; David Blackburn (Ventura, CA), Sponsor’s Choice; and Thomas Stockton (Montgomery Creek, CA), Master Trophy. The exhibition continues thru July 4, as well as voting for the Woodworker West People’s Choice Awards. For info, visit the website: www.sdfair.com or call: (858) 755-1161.

Rico Carll Steve Park (Bonners Ferry, ID) (Victorville, CA) Windswept Bluff—Lion Floor Lamp Walnut, Maple, Elm Walnut (19" h, 43" w, 3" d) (52" h, 19" w, 15" d) July-August, 2013

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Design in Wood Exhibition Hugh Elliott (Cardiff by the Sea, CA) Wizard’s Wedding Chest Bubinga, Cocobolo, Figured Maple (24" h, 42" w, 22" d)

Ken Cowell (Yorba Linda, CA) La Vue Segmented Vessel Curly Maple, Ebony, Bloodwood, Peruvian Walnut, Kaffir Plum, Carolina Cherry burl (12" h, 9" dia.)

The winners (from California unless otherwise stated) are: CONTEMPORARY FURNITURE—(1) Hugh Elliott (Cardiff by the Sea), Wizard’s Wedding Chest; (2) Michael Murphy (Jamul), Double Rocker; (3) William J. Bardick (Temecula), Free-Standing Mirror. CONTEMPORARY ACCESSORIES—(1) Steve Park (Victorville), Floor Lamp; (2 & 3) Tom Thornton (Oceanside), Segmented Jewelry Boxes. TRADITIONAL FURNITURE—(1 & 3) Todd Condon (Pagosa Springs, CO), Off the Mayflower Chest & Simply Queen Anne Chair; (2) Chip Burwell (La Jolla), Slab Top Sideboard. TRADITIONAL ACCESSORIES—(1) David Blackburn (Ventura), Rhapsody Art Deco Jewelry Box; (2) Reid Henry Bowman (Ojai), Vanity Light; (3) Louis J. Plante (El Cajon), Memory Box. ART FURNITURE—(1) Boris Khechoyan (Anaheim), Unfinished Table with Tablecloth; (2) David Blackburn (Ventura), Oak Tree Chest Jewelry Case; (3) Manual Bolanos (Victorville), Eclipse Coffee Table. Furniture Designed & Executed by COMPUTER, LASER and/or CNC—(1) Brooke Davis (Austin, TX), Intertwined Series Wall Surface; (2) Beston Barnett (San Diego), Arab Spring #2 Cabinet; (3) Sean Canning (San Diego), The DIY Coffee Table. VENEERING/ MARQUETRY: Furniture—(1) Ken Cowell (Yorba Linda), Anniversary Rose Table; (2) Thomas Stockton (Montgomery Creek), Iris Cabinet; (3) Matthew Hensley (El Cajon), Ottoman Tray. VENEERING/MARQUETRY: Art—(1 & 2) Daryoush Ababaf (Plano, TX), Cougar & A Kiss; (3) Anthony S. Wheeler (El Cajon), Point Loma Hollow Wood Surfboard. WOODTURNING: FACE WORK—(1) Pete Campbell (Temecula), Elder; (2) Mike Jackofsky (Escondido), Hollow Vessel; (3) Barry A. Rockwell (Cascade, MT), Natural Edge Hollow Form. CENTER WORK—(1) Pete Campbell (Temecula), Pine; (2) Philip Stivers (Escondido), Whirlwind; (3) Jack Boggio (Fallbrook), Christmas Ornaments. EMBELLISHED/MIXED MEDIA—(1) James Berger (Ramona), Hollow Form with 2 Carved Trees; (2) James Rinde (Camarillo), Red Earth Hollow Form; (3) Karen Freitas (Vista), Holy Moly Hollow Form. LAMINATED/SEGMENTED—(1) Ken Cowell (Yorba Linda), La Vue; (2) David O. Wade (Orange), Basket Bowl; (3) Douglas Buddenhagen (Escondido), Cyclone.

Pete Campbell (Temecula, CA) Pine Norfolk Island Pine (20" h, 40" dia.)

Brooke Davis (Austin, TX) Intertwined Series Wall Surface African Mahogany (16" h, 72" w, 2" d)

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Design in Wood Exhibition Todd Condon (Pagosa Springs, CO) Off the Mayflower White Oak (29 1/2" h, 49" w, 22" d)

Daryoush Ababaf (Plano, TX) Cougar Walnut, Ash, Cedar, Poplar, Redwood, Yellowwood (24" h, 28" w, 4" d)

CLOCKS—(1) Bob Marnul (San Diego), Pendulum Clock; (2) Ed Wrench (San Diego), Y Frame Wall Clock; (3) Jerry Franich (La Puente), Cuckoo Clock. MADE FOR CHILDREN— (1) James Heimbach (Hidden Valley Lake), An Enchanted Cradle; (2 & 3) Gabriel Ramirez (Chatsworth), Sunburst Crib & Sweet Dreams Crib. MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS—(1) Gustavo Cardenas (Encinitas), OM Acoustic Guitar; (2) Derek Ott (Oceanside), Calvera Steel String Hybrid Guitar; (3) George Schiffman (Laguna Beach), Venetian Cutaway OM Guitar. MODEL: SCALE—(1 & 2) Robert T. Hewitt (San Diego), HMS Elephant & Scratch Back Boat; (3) Joe Bompensiero (San Diego), Mataro. MODEL: NOT TO SCALE—(1) Dean A. Willis (Seal Beach), Douglas Aircraft DC-3; (2 & 3) Russell W. Lougy (Lakeside), 1940 Ford Station Wagon Woodie & 1923 Buick Woodie w/surfboard Trailer. WOODCARVING: ANIMALS—(1) Rico Carll (Bonners Ferry, ID), Windswept Bluff; (2) Lorenzo Foncerrada (San Diego), Gothic Dragon; (3) William M. Churchill, Jr. (Anaheim), Snow Summit Look-Out. BIRDS—(1, 2 & 3) Dale A. Steffen (Rancho Santa Fe), Northern Mockingbird, Where’s Wil E., & Common Yellowthroat. MARINE—(1) Jack LaMare (Bonsall), Sea Turtle; (2) Richard Howell (San Diego), Blue Water Hunters; (3) Randall Stoner (Orange), Mother & Offspring. OPEN—(1 & 2) Boris Khechoyan (Anaheim), Hachkar & Life; (3) Maigurs Knets (Lake Geneva, WI), Tomato Smoking Pipe. SCROLLSAW: INTARSIA—(1 & 2) Kathy Wise (Emmett, MI), Born to Hunt & Flying Opsrey; (3) Tim Mahoney (Canyon Lake), The Protector. FRETWORK—(1) Larry S. Olson (Orange), Fretwork Cross; (2) Leo Kilian (Santee), Wild Pride; (3) Richard A. Nelson (Fallbrook), Pride.

James E. Berger (Ramona, CA) Hollow Form with Two Trees Carved Maple burl (9" h, 6 1/2" dia.)

James Heimbach (Hidden Valley Lake, CA) An Enchanted Cradle Claro Walnut, Lignum Vitae, Maple, Cherry (53" h, 60" w, 36" d)

Brian Carnett (Escondido, CA) Seven Drawer Jewelry Chest Walnut, Curly Maple, Ebony (42" h, 14" w, 11" d) July-August, 2013

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Design in Wood Exhibition Pamela Goldman (Los Angeles, CA) Media Cabinet Sipo, Mahogany, Sapele, Cocobolo (29" h, 51" w, 21" d)

Dale Steffen (Rancho Santa Fe, CA) Northern Mocking Bird Jelutong, Basswood (18" h, 12" w, 12" d) AMERICAN WOODWORKER/WOODWORK Best of Show—Boris Khechoyan (Anaheim), Unfinished Table. MASTER WOODWORKERS TROPHY—Thomas Stockton (Montgomery Creek) Iris Cabinet. WOOD MAGAZINE Excellence in Workmanship—Brian Carnett (Escondido), Jewelry Stand. WOODCRAFT MAGAZINE Excellence in Design—David Marr (San Diego), Oval Coffee Table. POPULAR WOODWORKING Best Use of Traditional Woodworking Techniques—Tom Arbour (Gladstone, MI), Allegory Stool. FINE WOODWORKING Furniture Design Award—Tyler Stokes (El Cajon), Small Dovetailed Jewelry Chest. APOLLO SPRAYERS Excellence in Finishing—(1) Pamela Goldman (Los Angeles), Media Cabinet; (2) Hugh Elliot (Cardiff by the Sea) Wizard’s Wedding Chest; (3) Bob Marnul (San Diego), The King Floor Lamp. SPONSOR’S CHOICE PERPETUAL TROPHY (Tool Depot)—David Blackburn (Ventura), Rhapsody Jewelry Box. SOCIETY OF AMERICAN PERIOD FURNITURE MAKERS—Todd Condon (Pagosa Springs, CO), Queen Anne Chair & Chest of Drawers. AMERICAN FURNITURE DESIGN COMPANY AWARD—David Marr (San Diego), Buffet. URBAN FOREST PRODUCTS AWARD—Benjamin M. Russell (Yuma, AZ), Deadman’s Chest. THEME AWARD—Josh Stotler (El Cajon), Monopoly Guitar.

Ken Cowell (Yorba Linda, CA) Anniversary Rose Table Mahogany, Ebony, Curly Maple, Holly, Makore (31" h, 42" dia.) Thomas Stockton (Montgomery Creek, CA) Iris Cabinet Claro Walnut, Koa, Ebony (33" h, 26" w, 16" d)

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Jack LeMare (Bonsall, CA) Sea Turtle Walnut (9 1/2" h, 15" w, 15" d)

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Design in Wood Exhibition Tyler Stokes (El Cajon, CA) Jewelry Chest Cherry, Maple, Ebony 8" h, 12" w, 7" d)

David Marr (San Diego, CA) Buffet with Three Drawers Carpathian Elm burl, Cherry (32" h, 40" w, 18" d)

Terry Sullivan (San Marco, CA) Cherry Rocker Cherry (45" h, 26" w, 45" d)

SAN DIEGO FINE WOODWORKERS ASSOCIATION AWARDS: Advanced—(1) David Marr (San Diego), Buffet; (2) David O. Wade (Orange), Sideboard; (3) William J. Bardick (Temecula), Mirror. Novice—(1) Terry Sullivan (San Marco), Cherry Rocker; (2) Albert M. Tamayo (San Diego), Stereo Cabinet; (3) Jose A. Alcantar-Gaxiola (Mexico), Blackfeet Indians. S.D. WOOD TURNING ASSOCIATION AWARDS: FACE WORK—Tom Edwards (San Diego), Cherry Platter. CENTER—R. Allen Driver (Escondido), Mushrooms. EMBELLISHED/MIXED MEDIA—Mike McElhiney (San Diego), Nature’s Game. LAMINATED/SEGMENTED—Douglas Buddenhagen (Escondido), Cyclone. S.D. MARITIME MUSEUM Best Scale Model Ship—Robert Hewitt (San Diego), HMS Elephant. CAROLYN R. BERES MEMORIAL AWARD— Leo Kilian (Santee) Wild Pride. S.D. SCROLLSAW: Fretwork—(1, 2) Richard A. Nelson (Fallbrook) Mirror & Jewelry Box; (3) Steven Eggerman (Poway), Jewelry Box. CALIFORNIA CARVERS GUILD AWARDS: Excellence — Mike McElhiney (San Diego), Nature’s Game. Originality—Richard M. Howell (San Diego), Kinilau Protector of Fishes. WOODWORKER WEST PEOPLE’S CHOICE AWARD—To be announced.

Kathy Wise (Emmett, MI) Born to Hunt Birch, Black Walnut, Wenge, Ebony, Cherry, Ash, Bocate, Spalted Maple, Zebrawood (30" h, 40" w, 4" d) Gustavo Cardenas (Encinitas, CA) OM Acoustic Gitar Quilted Mahogany, Honduran Mahogany, Ebony (19 1/2" h, 15" w, 4" d) July-August, 2013

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News WHAT’S & Exhibits HAPPENING Heads FINE ART WOODWORKING AT OC FAIR

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The 14th annual Fine Art Woodworking exhibition will be held at the Orange County Fair, July 13-Aug. 12, in Costa Mesa, CA. Sponsored by the Orange County Woodworkers, 212 entries have been received from 94 California woodworkers. This year’s Featured Artist is furnituremaker and wood sculptor Osvaldo Orellana, who will be showing work and demonstrating carving techniques throughout the show. In addition, local turners, carvers and scrollers will be on-hand, showcasing their skills. For info, visit the website: www.ocfair.com or call: (714) 708-1500.

The 37th annual Lake Union Wooden Boat Festival will be held July 4-7 at South Lake Union Park in Seattle, WA. Various types of vessels will be on display, and a variety of maritime and boatbuilding skills will be demonstrated. There also will be toy boatbuilding, family boatbuilding, model boat sailing on the pond, boat rides, and races. For info, contact the Center for Wooden Boats, (206) 382-2628 or visit the web site: www.cwb.org. The 37th annual Wooden Boat Festival in Port Townsend, WA takes place Sept. 6-8. Nearly 200 finely-crafted wooden boats will be displayed, as well as demos of boatbuilding and woodworking. In addition, family boatbuilding workshops will be held. For info, visit the website: www.woodenboat.org or call: (360) 385-3628.

LIE-NIELSEN open House/workshops Lie-Nielsen Toolworks hosts its annual Summer Open House at its showroom and factory, July 13-14, in Warren, ME. In addition, hand tool technique workshops continue thru August, with instructors Matt Bickford, Garrett Hack, Philip Lowe, Mary May, and Roy Underhill. Lie-Nielsen also will begin its Fall Tool Events, Sept. 6-8, at the Wooden Boat Show in Port Townsend, WA. For specific details, visit the website: www.lie-nielsen.com or call: (800) 327-2520.

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Registration continues for the summer program at College of the Redwoods’ Fine Woodworking Program in Fort Bragg, CA. Remaining workshops include Tools and Techniques with Jim Budlong (July 8–26), Plane Making with Jim Budlong (July 8-12), and Techniques with Jim Budlong (July 15–26). For info, visit the web site: www. crfinefurniture.com or call: (707) 964-7056.

HILLS TO MILLS LOGGING SHOW The 14th annual Hills to Mills Woodworking & Crafts Show takes place July 12-13 at the Deming Log Show Grounds, just outside Deming, WA. This event features woodcarving, chainsaw carving, bowl turning, blacksmithing, and bird house building, as well as a variety of craft booths. For info: visit the website: www.demingloggingshow. com/woodcrafters.html or call: (360) 599-2408.

BAMBOO FESTIVAL The 21st annual Texas Bamboo Festival will take place Sept. 1415, at the Zilker Botanical Garden in Austin, TX. This event celebrates the wonders of bamboo with presentations, demos, and workshops including bamboo bow and arrow making and bamboo flute making. For info, visit the website: www.texasbamboosociety.org.

forest festival The 7th annual Forest Festival will be held, Sept. 28, in Port Gamble, WA. This event consists of lumberjack contests, turning demos, chainsaw carving, and a craft show. For info, visit the website: www. orm.com/Timberlands/ForestFestival.aspx or call: (360) 297-0570.

TOOL SWAP MEETS Rocky Mountain Tool Collectors, Loveland, CO. For info: Mark Koons, (307) 322-2127. July 7 Rocky Mountain Tool Collectors, Albuquerque, NM. For info: Connie Fessler, (505) 243-4905. July 13 Tool Swap Meet at Laguna Tools, Irvine, CA. For info: Drew Shellenberger, (714) 450-2365. July 13 Hotter’n’ Hell Antique Tool Auction at Harvester Lions Club, St. Charles, MO. For info: Mike Urness, (314) 4977884. Aug. 10 Pacific Northwest Tool Collectors at Alki Masonic Hall, Seattle, WA. For info: Bill Racine, (503) 628-1488. Aug. 17 Tool Swap Meet at Anderson Plywood, Culver City, CA. For info: John Arenson, (310) 397-8229. Aug. 17 P.A.ST. Summer Show at Veteran’s Building, Sonoma, CA. For info: Bob Valich, (707) 545-8812. Aug. 31-9/1 Rocky Mountain Tool Collectors at MCM Elegante, Albuquerque, NM. For info: Mark Koons, (307) 3222127. Sept. 14 Old Tool Swap Meet at Arroyo Hardwoods, Pasadena, CA. For info: Bob Wilbur, (626) 447-5466. Sept. 21 Pacific Northwest Tool Collectors at Hillsboro, OR. For info: Bill Racine, (503) 628-1488. Sept. 25-28 MWTCA 2013 National Fall Meet at Ramada Oasis, Springfield, MO. For info: Larry Thorson, (608) 7790966. July 7

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HAPPENINGS SAN DIEGO FALL SEMINAR The San Diego Fine Woodworkers will feature master craftsman Frank Klausz at its 2013 Fall Seminar, Sept. 20-22. Held this year in the auditorium of San Diego’s Francis Parker School, Frank will give an overview of his work on Friday and, on Saturday and Sunday, demonstrate such techniques as mortise & tenon joinery, tapering legs, building and fitting a drawer, cutting and fitting a rule joint, and hand cutting dovetails. Non-member registration is $150, including breakfasts and lunches (Saturday and Sunday), drinks throughout the seminar, door prizes, and SDFWA membership. For info, visit the web site: www.sdfwa.org or call Ed Gladney, (858) 484-4366.

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The American Marquetry Society’s 2013 Symposium will be held Sept. 12-14 in Lakewood, CO. This event includes an Opening Reception for the National Marquetry Show at the Lakewood Arts Council Gallery on Sept. 12, marquetry demonstrations at Red Rock Community College on Sept. 13, and a symposium program and dinner on Sept. 14. Keynote speaker will be Silas Kopf, with other featured presentations by Dave Peck, Rich Gady, and Chris Laschinger. Registration is $25, with a extra $50 for a special Silas Kopf seminar. For info, visit the website: www.comarquetry.org or contact Dave Kisker, (303) 862-6866.

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carving & craft shows July 13-14 Pacific Flyway Decoy Wildfowl Art Show at Doubletree Hotel, Sacramento, CA. For info: Fritz Zanker (530) 894-5951. July 19-21 Olympic Driftwood Sculptors Art Show at the Sequim Middle School. Sequim, WA. For info: Barbara Ralph, (360) 681-2535. Aug. 3-11 Woodcarving Expo at Sioux Empire Fair Art Center, Sioux Falls, SD. For info: (605) 359-7067. Aug. 10-11 Santa Anita Wood Carvers at Senior Citizens Building, Arcadia, CA. For info: Bob Young (626) 571-1079. Sept 14-15 Central Coast Carvers at Veteran’s Hall, Cayucos, CA. For info: Ed Zirbel (805)927-3951. Sept. 14-15 Columbia Flyway Wildfowl Show, Vancouver, WA. For info: Don Baiar, (360) 892-6738.

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MORE HAPPENINGS SWAT WOODTURNING SYMPOSIUM

OLYMPIA WOODTURNING SYMPOSIUM

The Texas woodturning clubs host their 22nd annual SWAT Woodturning Symposium, Aug. 23-25, in Waco, TX. The second largest woodturning symposium in the U.S., this event features demos, vendors, an instant gallery, raffles, and a banquet. Lead demonstrators include Jimmy Clewes, Ashley Harwood, Marilyn Campbell, Brian McEvoy, J. Paul Fennell, and Dixie Biggs. For info, visit the web site: www.swaturners.org or call Wayne Furr: (405) 364-7278.

The Woodturners of Olympia (WA) host their 2013 Creativity in Woodturning Symposium, July 27, in Lacey, WA. Featured demonstrators are John Jordan and Jack Wayne. Registration fee is $100. For more info, visit the web site: www.woodturnersofolympia. org or call: Al Price, (360) 791-0396.

rocky mountain SYMPOSIUM The Rocky Mountain Woodturners will hold their 15th Annual Rocky Mountain Woodturning Symposium, Sept. 13-15, at the Ranch/ Larimer County Fairgrounds in Loveland, CO. Participants can select from over 42 rotations, with featured demonstrators David Ellsworth, Binh Pho, Kip Christensen, Kirk DeHeer, Jason Schneider, Michael Blankenship, Rick Orr, John Giem, Ashley Harwood, and Dale Bonertz. There will also be vendors and a hands-on woodturning area. For info, visit the website: www.rmwoodturningsymposium.com or contact Allen Jensen, (970) 663-1868.

FROGWOOD 2013 The Pacific Northwest Woodturning Guild hosts its 6th annual Frogwood, 2013, Aug. 8-11, in Gresham, OR. This collaborative event explores the fusion of woodturning with metalwork, textiles, and other art media and is geared to artisans with solid skills and a good sense of design. For info, visit the website: www.woodturningguild.com or call: Jerry Harris, (503) 244-6921.

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YELLOWSTONE TURNING SYMPOSIUM The Yellowstone Woodturners hold their 8th annual Woodturning Symposium, Sept. 28-29, in Billings, MT. Featured demonstrator is Rex Burningham. For more info, visit the website: www. yellowstoneturners.org or call Stan Lambert, (406) 348-3499.

WOODFEST 2013 The Amana Arts Guild in Amana, IA sponsors Woodfest 2013, Aug. 23-25, at the Amana Colonies RV Park’s Event Center. This is a festival of wood and everything made of wood. On hand will be handcrafted wooden items for sale, tools and equipment, and a full slate of demos and seminars. For info, visit the website: www.amanaartsguild.com/ woodfest.html or call R.C. Eichacker at (319) 622-3908.

KALEIDOSCOPE WEEKEND The annual Nellie Bly Kaleidoscope Weekend will be held Oct. 17-20 in Jerome, AZ. This event consists of 20 different kaleidoscope workshops, several consisting of wood crafted bodies. In addition, there will be meals and social events, including a costume party. For info, visit the website: www.nbscopes.com or call: (928) 634-0255.

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News MORE & Exhibits HAPPENINGS Heads woodworking artist of the year For the second year, the Forest Heritage Center in Broken Bow, OK selected its Master Woodworking Artist of the Year. The Center, designated as the Wood Art Capital of Oklahoma, is mandated by the state legislature to annually award the Master Artist title, as a means of promoting the field of wood art. This year’s finalists were Oklahoma residents Tommy Allen, Ben Berryman, Jim Cate, Dewayne Colwell, Ron Engel-Wilson, Idabel, Didier Jegaden, and Butch Lindsey, as well as Ray McAdams (AR), Allen Phillips (TX), Miguel Rivera (AZ), and Kenneth Vonk (AR). Each artist presented work in an exhibition at the Center, last March-April. And the 2013 winner was Kenneth Vonk of Mena, AR for his turned sculptural work Wellspring James 5:18. Miguel Rivera of Nogales, AZ was runner-up, with his carved pieces Shaman #3 and My Fallen Angel taking Second and Third. In the Fall, the Center hosts its annual Fall Wood Art Exhibition. Work from five selected woodturning clubs is displayed, and representatives compete in a turnoff. For info on the Forest Heritage Center, visit the website: www. forestry.ok.gov/fhc, or call: (580) 494-6497. Kenneth Vonk (Mena, AR) Wellspring James 5:18 Maple Burl Vase & Claro Walnut Half Moon (11" h, 16" w)

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75 5th St. W., St. Paul, MN (651) 484-9094 The Gallery of the American Association of Woodturners presents Art from the Lathe, thru Aug. 31. This summer exhibition features selections from the AAW permanent collection.

Bainbridge Island, WA (206) 842-0504 Artists on Bainbridge Island open their studios to visitors, Aug. 9-11. Among the multi-media artists are woodworkers Todd & Elizabeth Butler, Tim Celeski, David Harris, Lishu & Leo Rodriguez, Sue Skelly, Robert Spangler, and Marguerite Wagner.

ART in the high desert The Old Mill, Bend, OR (541) 322-6272 The annual Art in the High Desert will be held Aug. 23-25. This showcase features 110 multi-media artists, including woodworkers Michael Hamilton, Greg Klassen, Steve Lawler, Vernon Leibrant , Richard Norman, Mark Reynolds, and Tom Saydah.

ART in the Pearl Pearl District, Portland, OR (503) 722-9017 The 17th annual Art in the Pearl takes place Aug. 31-Sept. 2 in the center of the noted Portland art district. This juried outdoor craft show consists of 130 artist booths, including woodworkers James Cole, Robert & Tor Erickson, Greg Klassen, Souphong Manikhong, Mark Reynolds, Tom Saydah, and Dan Tilden.

ARTWOOD 1000 Harris Ave., Bellingham, WA (360) 647-1628 Artwood continues to showcase new work by gallery artists thru July. The featured show in July is Music is in the Air, including a variety of musical instruments. In August, turnings will be on display—functional, decorative, and in all sizes.

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Beatrice wood center 8560 Ojai-Santa Paula Rd., Ojai, CA (805) 646-3381 The Beatrice Wood Center for the Arts features sculpture by lathe artist Satoshi Fujinuma, thru July 27.

BELLevue art museum Bellevue Square, Bellevue, WA (425) 519-0770 The Bellevue Art Museum hosts its 67th ArtsFair, July 26-28. Among the 300 multimedia artists are 38 woodworkers.

benson sculpture garden 2908 Aspen Dr., Loveland, CO (970) 663-2940 The Loveland High Plains Art Council presents its 29th annual Sculpture in the Park, Aug. 10-11. This show features multi-media work by more than 200 artists, including a dozen wood artists.

bowers museum of cultural art 2002 N. Main St., Santa Ana, CA (714) 567-3600 The Bowers Museum presents Scrimshaw: The Art and Craft of the American Whaler, thru July 7. On display are whale teeth and bone, carved with images of Victorian ladies, female pirates, and scenes from the sea, by sailors from the golden age of American Whaling.

Cantor art center Stanford University, Stanford, CA (650) 723-4177 The Cantor Arts Center presents Wood, Metal, Paint, thru Oct. 13. This exhibit features sculpture from the Fisher Collection, including work by Martin Puryear.

center for the visual arts 400 E. Hickory, Denton, TX (940) 382-2787 The Greater Denton Art Council presents Paper+Wood, July 7-Aug. 23. This collaborative exhibit features sculptural work by wood artist Shelley Scott and paper artist Delaney Smith.

cherry creek arts festival Cherry Creek North, Denver, CO (303) 355-ARTS The Cherry Creek Arts Festival, one of the nation’s most competitive outdoor juried arts festivals, takes place July 5-7, featuring 236 artists working in various media, including nearly 20 woodworkers.

cONFLUENCE GALLERY 104 Glover St., Twisp, WA (509) 997-ARTS The Confluence Gallery presents Inside Out, Aug. 3-Sept. 21. This celebration of designed interior and exterior spaces features a variety of wood pieces, both functional and decorative.

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216 O St., Sacramento, CA (916) 808-7000 The Crocker Art Museum presents Super Bowls: The Art of Turned Wood, thru July 7. The 32 exquisitely turned bowls and other objects in this exhibition combine the beauty of wood with designs that accentuate wood’s unique properties.

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www.delmano.com (800) 335-6266 del Mano Gallery presents a Christian Burchard retrospective thru July 19. The annual Hot Tea! Show—featuring tea pots in various media including wood—runs July 20-Aug. 23.

328 Main St., Half Moon Bay, CA (650) 726-7167 Gallery M presents contemporary furniture pieces by Russian artist Vadim Kogan in July, and in August, Roberto Gastelumendi will display sculptural work.

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Dolphin gallery 39225 Highway One, Gualala, CA (707) 884-3896 The Dolphin Gallery features driftwood sculptures by Miriam Owen, Aug. 3-Sept. 4.

ERICKSON FINE ART GALLERY 324 Healdsburg Ave. , Healdsburg, CA (707) 431-7073 Erickson Fine Art Gallery’s featured artist for July is Steve Brown, who creates large sculptural pieces out of Redwood.

FALKIRK CULTURAL CENTER 1408 Mission Ave., San Rafael, CA (415) 485-3328 The Falkirk Cultural Center presents Splendid Objects, thru Aug. 17. Curated by Kathleen Hanna, this exhibit features new work by Bay Area artists, including woodworkers Carly Borman, Tripp Carpenter, Mateo Hao, Barbara Holmes, Alison McLennan, and Leslie Podell.

FOrT MASON CENTER San Francisco, CA (800) 836-3470 The American Craft Council holds its annual American Craft Show, Aug. 2-4. This juried exhibition features over 250 craftspersons working in various craft media, including 26 wood artists.

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46501 Old State Hwy., Gualala, CA (707) 884-1138 The Gualala Arts Center presents its 52nd annual Art in the Redwoods, Aug. 15-Sept. 1. On display will be over 400 works in all media by local artists, including a dozen woodworkers.

harbor gallery 61-3642 Kawaihae Rd., Kamuela, HI (808) 882-1510 The Harbor Gallery hosts its 2013 Summer Wood Show, thru July 27. This show features functional and decorative wood pieces by local makers.

honolulu museum art school 1111 Victoria St., Honolulu, HI (808) 532-8741 The Honolulu Japanese Chamber of Commerce sponsors its 35th annual Commitment to Excellence, Aug. 13-22. This art exhibit features works in all media by Hawaiian residents.

houston center for Craft 4848 Main St., Houston TX (713) 529-4848 The Houston Center for Contemporary Craft (HCCC) presents The Tool at Hand, thru Sept. 8. This exhibit features work by 16

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News & ON Exhibits EXHIBITHeads artists in all media, made using one tool, including woodworkers Chad Curtis, David Gates, Mark Lindquist, Gord Peteran, and Jonathan Prown. Videos of artists working can be seen at: www. philartalliance.org/exhibition/the-tool-at-hand/.

japanese friendship Garden Balboa Park, San Diego, CA (619) 232-2721 The Japanese Friendship Garden presents Handcrafted Journeys: Japanese American Woodworkers in San Diego, thru July 28. This exhibit chronicles Japanese American woodworking from the functional objects made in the pre-WWII era, through their internment camp experience, to post-war woodworks that reflect the aesthetically motivated use of traditional skills. Handmade tools made by the woodworkers also will be displayed.

laguna arts festivals Laguna Canyon Rd., Laguna Beach, CA The Western end of Laguna Canyon will again be bustling with the three annual summer arts festivals. The 78th annual Festival of the Arts is a juried exhibition of over 140 Laguna-area artists in the 6-acre park-like setting, thru Aug. 31. Woodworkers include furnituremakers Randy Bader, Richard Evans, Frank Irving, Barry Robin, and Will Paul Silverman; woodturners Stephen Lazarus and Larry Marley; and sculptors Casey Parlette, Troy Poeschl, and Tim Shockley. In the evenings, the popular Pageant of the Masters is performed, at which great works of art are recreated using real people. For info: (949) 494-1145. The 47th annual Sawdust Festival and the Art-A-Fair continue to

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run thru Sept.1. The Sawdust Festival features craft by artists living in the Laguna area, including woodworkers Randy Bader, James Lashley, Jon Parks, Roberto Romano, and David Sullenger. The Art-A-Fair shows primarily wall art, with some wood furniture and decorative objects, including woodwork by Michael Crook, Leonard Duarte, and Jon Parks. For info: Sawdust: (949) 494-3030, and Art-AFair: (949) 494-4514.

long beach museum of art 2300 E. Ocean Blvd., Long Beach, CA (562) 439-2119 The Long Beach Museum of Art presents Architecture for Dogs, thru Sept. 1. The exhibition was a collaboration of world-renowned architects and designers who examined the relationships between dogs and humans to design and build habitats for man’s best friend. Tree, which runs thru Jan. 12, includes a selection of paintings, works on paper, and wood art from the Museum’s permanent collection.

longmont museum 400 Quail Rd., Longmont, CO (303) 651-8969 The Longmont Museum & Cultural Center presents Build! The Amazing World of LEGO, thru Sept. 8. This exhibition displays remarkable creations from LEGO bricks and allows visitors to dig in and create their own masterpiece.

MALOOF HISTORIC RESIDENCE 5131 Carnelian St., Alta Loma, CA (909) 980-0412 The Sam and Alfreda Maloof Foundation for Arts and Crafts presents With Strings Attached, thru Oct. 31. This exhibit features wood instruments, along with Maloof music stands. The exhibit, as well as docent tours of the Maloof home, are available on Thursdays and Saturdays.

marigold arts 424 Canyon Rd., Santa Fe, NM (505) 982-4142 Marigold Arts presents the turned wood vessels of Jim McLain, Aug. 30- Sept. 25.

marin county fair San Rafael, CA (415) 499-7048 The Marin County Fair presents its 65th annual Fine Art/Fine Craft Juried Exhibition, July 3-7 in San Rafael, CA. This show features fine art and craft in all media by California artists, as well as a special competition for Art Chairs, both original design and embellished.

mingei international museum 1439 El Prado, San Diego, CA (619) 239-0003 Mingei International Museum presents The Art of Musical Instruments, thru July 28. This exhibit explores the art of music making, sharing the beautiful form and design details of musical instruments from cultures across the world. In addition, Artful Animals will be displayed thru Sept. 8. This multi-media exhibit is a menagerie of animals from cultures across the globe. Allied Craftsman Today, thru Jan. 5, features current work in all media by members of the San Diego Allied Craftsmen organization.

Mulvane art MUSEUM Washburn University, Topeka, KS (785) 670-1124 The Mulvane Art Museum at Washburn University hosts Tools in Motion, thru Aug. 18. This is an exhibit of 47 witty, light-hearted works of everyday tools and hardware from the Hechinger Collection.

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ON EXHIBIT MUSEUM OF CONTEMPORARY CRAFT 724 NW. Davis St. , Portland, OR (503) 223-2654 The Museum of Contemporary Craft (MoCC) continues Object Focus: The Bowl, thru Sept. 21. This multi-media exhibit features the bowl form, including turned wood works by Bob Stocksdale and Ed Moulthrop. MoCC presents Quality is Contagious, Aug. 16-Jan. 18. This exhibit features the beautifully-crafted and precision woodworking tools by John Economaki and Bridge City Tool Works.

mara: A Mid-Century Dream House, thru Sept. 3. This exhibit features 117 works—including furnishings, photographs, drawings, family memorabilia, video, banners, and interactives—from his “ideal family home,” built in Indiana.

salem art fair Bush’s Barn, 890 Mission St. SE., Salem, OR (503) 581-2228 The 62nd Salem Art Fair & Festival is being held July 19-21. This fair features more than 200 artists, including 16 woodworkers.

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5790 Armada Dr., Carlsbad, CA (760) 438-5996 The Museum of Making Music presents The Harp, thru Sept. 30. This exhibit examines the harp’s indelible place in history.

S.F. International Airport, San Francisco, CA (650) 652-2272 The San Francisco Airport Museum presents Inspired Design, thru Aug. 30, in the International Terminal (Main Hall). The show features Shaker furniture from the Benjamin Rose Collection.

nohea gallery 1050 Ala Moana Blvd, Honolulu, HI (808) 596-0074 Nohea Gallery hosts the 11th annual Nohea Woodturning Show, Aug. 10-31. On display will be work by members of the Honolulu Woodturners. Turning demos will be conducted on Aug. 10.

Northwinds art center 2409 Jefferson St., Port Townsend, WA (360) 379-1086 The Northwinds Art Center hosts the 15th annual Art Port Townsend exhibition, Aug. 2-25. Studio Tours will be held, Aug. 24-25.

norton simon museum 411 W. Colorado Blvd., Pasadena, CA (626) 449-6840 The Norton Simon Museum presents Beyond Brancusi: The Space of Sculpture, thru Jan. 6. This exhibition examines how the great sculptors of the 20th century were influenced by Constantin Brancusi and his ground-breaking use of space and material. Among the 19 works are wood pieces by Guy Dill, Gabriel Kohn, Charles Mattox, John Harvey McCracken, and Louise Nevelson.

s.f. museum of craft+design 2569 Third St., San Francisco, CA (415) 773-0303 The San Francisco Museum of Craft+Design presents Good Design: Stories from Herman Miller, July 13-Sept. 22. The exhibition explores the behind-the-scenes process in designing for form and function. On display are drawings, models, prototypes, photographs, oral histories, and original designed objects by leading 20th Century furniture artists.

santa barbara museum of art 1130 State St., Santa Barbara, CA (805) 963- 4364 The Santa Barbara Museum of Art presents Labour and Wait, July 2–Sept. 29. This exhibition features artists who bring 21st-century urgency to 19th-century principles of virtue through work and craftsmanship, including woodworkers Tim Hawkinson and Allison Smith.

NW WOODWORKers’ gallery 2111 1st Ave., Seattle, WA (206) 625-0542 The Northwest Woodworkers Gallery (formerly Northwest Fine Woodworking) presents Lost & Found, July 1-Aug. 31. This 2013 Annual Member Show features current work by gallery members.

odd fellows hall 10480 Kasten St., Mendocino, CA (707) 937-2486 The Odd Fellows Hall hosts the Mendocino Coast Furnituremakers’ 15th annual Fine Woodworking Show, July 3-28.

pacific standard time Los Angeles, CA www.pacificstandardtimepresents.org A follow-up to the 2011-12 Getty initiative, 17 arts organizations will participate in Pacific Standard Time Presents: Modern Architecture in L.A., thru July. Each institution will offer exhibits and programs related to Los Angeles architecture (full list available at website).

park city arts festival Park City, UT (435) 649-8882 The 44th annual Park City Kimball Arts Festival, Aug. 2-4, features 230 fine artists from across North America, including 20 woodworkers.

price tower art center 510 Dewey Ave., Bartlesville, OK (918) 336-4949 The Price Tower Art Center hosts Frank Lloyd Wright’s SaJuly-August, 2013

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News & ON Exhibits EXHIBITHeads sausalito art festival

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Marinship Park, Sausalito, CA (415) 331-3757 The 61st annual Sausalito Art Festival takes place Aug. 31-Sept. 2, showcasing the work of 275 artists in various media.

7366 N. Paseo del Norte, Tucson, AZ (520) 742-6455 Tohono Chul Park presents Metal, Stone & Wood, thru Sept. 1. This show features fine art, furniture, and functional ware by Tucson-area artists, including wood artists Kerstin Dale, Chris Eggers, William Lesch, and James Schmid.

sonoma county Museum 425 7th St., Santa Rosa, CA (707) 579-1500 The Sonoma County Museum hosts the 25th annual exhibition Artistry in Wood, Aug. 31-Sept. 29. Sponsored by the Sonoma County Woodworkers, this juried exhibit showcases quality work by regional woodworkers in Furniture, Turning, Art, and Miscellaneous.

stonington gallery 125 S. Jackson St., Seattle, WA (206) 405-4040 The Stonington Gallery showcases the latest sculptural work of Barry Herem, July 5-27.

sun valley arts & crafts Atkinson Park, Ketchum, ID (208) 726-9491 The Sun Valley Center Arts & Crafts Festival, Aug. 9-11, features 130 artists, including a dozen woodworkers.

tomé gallery 2930 State Hwy. 47, Los Lunas, NM (505) 565-0556 The Tomé Gallery presents The Wood Show, thru July 14. This show features Robert Fink (colonial furniture), Dennis Pritchard (intarsia), Phil Norton (turned bowls and vases), and Irling Smith (carving and wood turning).

ucla hammer museum 10899 Wilshire Blvd., Los Angeles, CA (310) 443-7000 The Armand Hammer Museum of Art and Culture Center at UCLA presents Richard Artschwager!, thru Sept. 1. Organized by the Whitney Museum of American Art, this exhibit features 150 works, surveying the career of this furnituremaker turned contemporary art icon (see Woodworker West, May-June 2013).

walker fine art 300 W. 11th Ave. #A, Denver, CO (303) 355-8955 Walker Fine Art features the latest wood sculptures by Norman Epp, thru July 12.

whidbey island arts center 565 Camano Ave., Langley, WA (360) 221-8262 The Whidbey Island Center for the Arts hosts Woodpalooza, Aug. 31-Sept. 2. This is the 10th annual show featuring work by the Whidbey Island Woodworkers Guild, including furniture, cabinetry, architectural woodwork, turnings, carvings, musical instruments, and boats.

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ORGANIZATIONAL NEWS A complete list of woodworking clubs in the West can be found at the Woodworker West website: www.woodwest.com. Carving events are also listed on page 25. Clubs can e-mail listing information to: editor@woodwest.com. ARIZONA The Peaks Woodturners will demo and sell work at the Coconino County Fair, Aug. 31, in Fort Tuthill. For info: Don Baker, (928) 779-2326. The Prescott Woodturners will have a sale and perform demos on the Courthouse Square in Prescott, Aug. 10-11. For info: Jim Muehleisen, (928) 771-0125. CALIFORNIA The Bay Area Woodturners will have a demo by Mike Mahoney, Sept. 14. For info: Bill Mellberg, (925) 484-0316. The Bay Area Woodworkers will have a presentation by Heather Trosdahl, Aug. 15. For info: Frank Ramsay, (408) 823-2382. The Gold Country Woodturners will have a demo by Mike Mahoney, Aug. 28. For info: Bill Juhl, (530) 265-0203. The Los Angeles Woodworkers are a new club, meeting at the Community Woodshop LA. For info: (626) 755-4202. The Orange County Woodworkers will have a demo and workshop with Graeme Priddle, July 27-30. For info: James Santhon, (949) 481-2821. The Orange County wood clubs will demo at the Orange County Fair’s 14th annual Fine Art Woodworking exhibition, July 13-Aug. 12. For info: (714) 708-1500. The Mendocino Coast Furnituremakers present their 15th annual Fine Woodworking Show, July 3-28, at the Odd Fellows Hall in Mendocino. For info: (707) 937-2486. The San Diego Woodturners will have a demo by Graeme Priddle, July 20-22. For info: Sally Ault, (619) 225-1120. The San Diego Fine Woodworkers will hold their annual Fall Symposium, featuring Frank Klausz, Sept. 20-22. For info: Ed Gladney, (858) 484-4366. The Sonoma County Woodworkers are organizing the Artistry in Wood exhibition at the Sonoma County Museum, Aug. 31-Sept. 29. For info: (707) 579-1500. San Diego woodworking clubs are demonstrating at the Design in Wood show in Del Mar, thru July 4. For info: (858) 755-1161. COLORADO The Colorado Marquetry Society hosts the American Marquety Symposium, Sept. 12-14, in Lakewood. For info: Dave Kisker, (303) 862-6866. The Front Range and Rocky Mountain Woodturners will have a demo and workshop with Sally Ault, Aug. 6-8. For info: Peter Herman, (970) 663-1951. The Rocky Mountain Woodturners will hold their 15th Annual Rocky Mountain Woodturning Symposium, Sept. 13-15, in Loveland, CO. For info: Allen Jensen, (970) 663-1868. HAWAII The Honolulu Woodturners will be showing work at Nohea Gallery in Honolulu, Aug. 10-31. For info: (808) 596-0074. MONTANA The Yellowstone Woodturners hold their 8th annual Woodturning Symposium, Sept. 28-29, featuring Rex Burningham. For info: Stan Lambert, (406) 348-3499. NORTH DAKOTA The Dakota Woodturners are showing members’ work at the Public Library in Bismarck, thru July. For info: Ron Day, (701) 223-6756. July-August, 2013

OKLAHOMA The Northeastern OK Woodturners will have a demo and workshop with Rex Burningham, July 20-23. For info: Almeta Robertson, (918) 640-5031. OREGON The Cascade Woodturners will have demos by Jimmy Clewes, Aug. 15, and Ron Gerton, Sept. 19. For info: Ken Kirkman, (360) 687-9866. The Pacific Northwest Woodturning Guild hosts its 6th annual Frogwood, 2013, Aug. 8-11, in Gresham, OR. For info: Jerry Harris, (503) 244-6921. TEXAS The Brazos Woodturners will have a demo by Lyle Jamieson, Aug. 26. For info: Ken Mays, (257) 749-5818. The Gulf Coast Woodturners will have classes with Jimmy Clewes, Sept. 20-24. For info: Doug Grissom, (281) 844-4397. The Texas woodturning clubs host their 22nd annual SWAT Woodturning Symposium, Aug. 23-25, in Waco, TX. For info: Wayne Furr, (405) 364-7278. WASHINGTON The Seattle Woodturners will have a Mini-Symposium, July 11. For info: Rick Terney, (425) 213-4353. The Whidbey Island Woodworkers Guild presents its 10th annual Woodpalooza exhibit, Aug. 31-Sept, 2, at the Whidbey Island Center for the Arts. For info: Gary A. Leake, (360) 678-1347. The Woodturners of Olympia host their 2012 Creativity in Woodturning Symposium, July 27, with featured demonstrators John Jordan and Jack Wayne. For info: Al Price, (360) 791-0396.

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ORGANIZATIONAL NEWS

Tom Kosin (Glendale, AZ) Coffee Table

arizona fine woodworkers Mary Berti (Tempe, AZ) Rustic Cherry Clothes Hamper

The Arizona Association of Fine Woodworkers hosted their 9th annual Excellence in Woodworking member show last February, in conjunction with the 23rd annual Desert Woodcarving Show & Sale. Both events attracted a paid attendance of 2,000. Best of Show was presented to Tom Kosin of Glendale for his Coffee Table, and Karel Armstrong of Prescott Valley was voted People’s Choice for his Turned Carved Bowl. Best Finish went to Mary Berti of Tempe for her Rustic Cherry Clothes Hamper. First Place winners were: Master Division—Mike Berkshire (Furniture), Chuck Fultz (Scrollsaw), Rick Reiss (Art), and Loren Wittman (Turning); Professional—Jill Walterbach (Scrollsaw) and Leland Neufeld (Toys); Advanced—Doug Neff (Furniture) and Vern Oleksyn (Turning); and Novice—John Corrado (Turning) and Eugene Salazar (Furniture). John Corrado (Prescott Valley, AZ) Segmented Vase with Glass Insert

Doug Neff (Morristown, AZ) Tiger Maple Blanket Chest

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Rick Reiss (Glendale, AZ) Square Variety

Mike Berkshire (Gilbert, AZ) Hall Table

Chuck Fultz (Mesa, AZ) Chess Set

Vern Oleksyn (Mesa, AZ) Segmented Vessel Eugene Salazar (Glendale, AZ) Sam Maloof Rocking Chair

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Jill Walterbach (Surprise, AZ) Chess Board Puzzle

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From David Marks Studio

Answering Reader’s Questions by David Marks

1. Preserving an Antique Finish: I bought this very old Chinese tray with half the lacquer worn off. I want to preserve what is left and use it to work on. Can I paint or spray some kind of clear finish on it? Barbara. David's Answer: Shellac is your best bet, as shellac will stick to almost anything and almost any finish will bond to shellac. You can purchase shellac flakes and mix your own 2 lb. cut with denatured alcohol, or the shellac by Bulls Eye works really well and is very convenient to use. The most important part of application is temperature and humidity conditions. Make sure you work with a scrap piece of wood and do some test samples before applying it to your antique Chinese tray.

David Marks has been a studio furniture maker in Santa Rosa, CA for nearly 40 years and was the host of the popular woodworking television program Wood Works on the DIY network. He also has been a contributor to Woodworker West, since 2004. Over seven seasons, David produced 91 episodes of WoodWorks, featuring step-by-step instructions for building contemporary studio furniture. He has recently secured a licensing agreement, re-edited them, and is making them available on his eStore: www.djmarks.com/ estore/. In addition to Season 1 and Season 2, Season 3 is now available, which can be purchased as a complete DVD of the full 13 episodes or episodes #301 thru #313 can be individually downloaded from the website. Also available are detailed production plans for each project from Seasons 1-4. David will be teaching the following hands-on classes at his studio in Santa Rosa, CA: Aug. 1-5 Finishing Aug. 16-18 Gilding & Chemical Patination Sept. 12-16 Intro to Wood Turning: Making Wooden Boxes Sept. 26-28 Intro to Bowl Turning Oct. 11-13 Curved Joinery Oct. 25-27 Marquetry & Inlay Nov. 9-11 Sharpening Scrapers/Handplanes Details on these and future classes at the David Marks Studio can be found at the website: www.djmarks.com/classes.asp. Page 36

The ideal conditions would be a sunny day with temperatures around 75° to 80°. If it is a rainy or overcast day, then do not spray shellac—wait for a dryer day. Shellac can absorb moisture from the air on a day with high humidity levels, and the result will be a “milky” color to the finish. If you can spray it indoors in your studio, then make certain that the room/space has a thermometer in it, and it reads 75° or warmer for best results. When I work on an antique, I lightly clean the surface first and try to remove any wax that has been applied over the years. I used to use Naphtha, but it has been removed from California’s hardware and paint stores for health reasons. Old Asian lacquers are Urushi lacquers which are natural resins from their Sumac trees. Shellac is a natural resin harvested from the Lac bugs in India and other Asian countries. Even if you are not able to lightly clean the surface with a mild solvent, I believe the shellac will still bond to it. Cleaning the surface first is still your best option. Since Naphtha is no longer available, I would try some mineral spirits instead. Before using the mineral spirits, start by lightly brushing the surface with a soft dry paint brush to see if the old finish flakes off or is still intact. Once you have lightly brushed the surface and removed any dust or loose material from it, then take an old tee shirt or clean cotton cloth and moisten it with some paint thinner (you can purchase the odorless type which is more user friendly) and gently rub the surface. Do not use any abrasive material like steel wool or Scotch-Brite, it can remove some of the finish. Let the surface dry. It might look dull as a result, but it should be cleaner. Shellac flows best when it is warm. When I spray it as a solution I have mixed or from a can, I always try to warm it first. On a sunny day, simply leave the can in the sun until the can feels warm to your hands. I have an oil filled radiator in my finishing room, and I place the can on it until it feels really warm or you can just place the can next to a light bulb as a heat source. Shake the can really well, and use long, light, uniformly even strokes across the surface overlapping each stroke. The goal is to apply a light, wet, uniformly thin coat over the entire surface. The Woodworker West

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surface should look glossy without any dry spots, but do not apply too much at a time to the point where it puddles or runs. The great thing about shellac is that in addition to protecting the surface, it also acts like a coat of glue bonding everything together. You might want to apply several coats depending upon how it looks. Apply a second coat of shellac before doing any sanding so as not to damage the original finish. After the second coat has dried, than lightly sand it with some 600 grit sand paper to smooth and blend the old and new surfaces. If you need to level or smooth the surface, then you could go as low as 320 grit. Try not to cut through the shellac into the original finish, but if you do, just apply another coat of shellac. After the last coat of shellac has dried overnight, you could lightly rub it with 0000 steel wool to further smooth and blend everything. I like to follow up with a light coat of Renaissance wax to bring up the soft sheen after it has been dulled by the steel wool. 2. Gluing Up a Tabletop with Unibond 800: I was reading about Unibond 800 and saw that it contains formaldehyde and that people recommend using a respirator when working with it. Is that what you do and how dangerous is it? Is there a non-formaldehyde glue that you would recommend that has similar results? We talked about bringing the table top to get it drum sanded. Is that done before any final scraping and sanding? Nick David's Answer: To protect myself from the formaldehyde in the Unibond 800 glue, I wear a charcoal respirator. 3M has a low-maintenance half-mask organic vapor P95 respirator assembly. I try to keep the doors open for ventilation and/or use a fan, but basically I rely on the charcoal respirator to protect my lungs. I have been using this type of glue for over 30 years, and the only “damage” I’ve noticed is that people tell me that I look “well preserved” for my age (61) ha ha ha ha. I don’t know of any other glue that works as well that is non-toxic. You could use yellow glue, but it won't be as strong as the Unibond, plus you will only have 10 minutes or less to get it clamped up. The polyurethane glues are good, but there is the foaming out situation that occurs, and they still simply are not as strong as the Urea resin glues. After the glue up of the table top, I would scrape off any squeeze out, then take it to a shop and have it drum sanded to as high a grit as they offer—which would most likely be 180 or possibly even 220 grit. After that, I would use a card scraper to remove any scratches left by the drum sander. If someone isn’t skilled or comfortable with the card scraper, then I recommend using a random orbit sander. Festool makes one of the best, which does a great job of removing the coarse scratches and smoothing and blending the surface. July-August, 2013

You need to keep checking the surface with a light to look for surface imperfections. This is referred to as observing the surface in the “raking light.” Translation: place a strong light source on the opposite side of you and the table top. As the light rakes across the surface of the wood and you move your head into position to examine each square inch of the surface, any imperfections will become exaggerated by the light reflecting off of it, thereby illuminating it. Take a piece of chalk and draw a circle around areas that need more sanding. I also like to use a block of wood that I have run over the jointer to create a dead flat surface and attach some sand paper to it and hand sand with the direction of the grain to make sure that the top is flat and doesn’t become slightly waving from power sanding. Most power sanders have rubber pads on their bases, and sometimes the end result is a surface where the faster (softer) summer growth wears away quicker than the slower (denser) winter growth. This results in a table top that is slightly distorted when observed in the raking light. Often times, you can see a slight waviness to the reflection of light on the surface. The goal is to have a glass flat table top, and usually this requires some “block sanding by hand.” 3. Amalgam for Inlay Projects: I was in several of your sessions in Arizona and really learned a lot, but have questions about the amalgam. I have been looking on eBay and found some, so I contacted the seller to make sure it was what I wanted. The seller told me that he wouldn’t use it for anything other than recovering the silver and mercury from it since it gets more toxic as it ages, and he thought it would also tarnish. He said he used to be a sculptor, so he understood what I was wanting to do. Have you had any issues with the toxicity? Do you put a finish over it to keep it from tarnishing? I love the idea of being able to do an inlay of silver that isn’t just a dot using wire, and this seemed like a great idea—but now I’m worried. Sally David's Answer: I encourage you to give it a try and experiment a bit. Micro mesh is something you might try using to polish the silver to a higher sheen. The seller on Ebay might have some really old amalgam, from what you described. I suggest talking to your Dentist and attempting to purchase some through he or she. You should expect to pay approximately one dollar per capsule. Also see if you can get capsules that are not green colored. My understanding is that the green colored capsules dry faster, reducing your working time to two minutes. Some of the other colors will give you three minutes of working time. As for mixing, I have used duct tape to hold the capsules to a jig saw blade and after 15 seconds at high speed, you can remove the capsule and twist off the cap and begin packing it into a groove. Make sure that you wear nitrile gloves to protect your hands.

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Tools & Techniques

Kickstarting Your Business or Getting a Project Off the Ground You have an idea for a business (or a side activity to generate an income stream), or simply want to undertake a specific project. Now, you need capital for equipment, materials, facilities, marketing, and distribution. Traditional sources for funds may not be available (savings, financial institutions, friends, your parents), but a new alternative has emerged called crowd funding, in which contributions are sought from the public over the Internet—sort of like “going public” without sharing ownership. The best known vehicle for this course of funding is Kickstarter (kickstarter.com). It has recently become the darling of independent filmmakers, as hundreds of projects have been financed in just the last 18 months. Most notable, the producers of Veronica Mars were able to raise $5.7 million from 91,585 backers in just 12 hours towards a movie version of the cult television series, and actor Zach Braff collected $3.1 million from 46,520 donors for a sequel to his movie Garden State. However, most Kickstarter projects are much more modest, and it even has become a source of funding for woodworking endeavors.

WHAT IS KICKSTARTER

Kickstarter is an Internet website which assists project creators in raising funds to develop their proposals. Projects are explained on the website in text, pictures, and videos, and a funding goal and deadline are set. People who like the project can pledge support by submitting an amount and credit card information to Kickstarter, who holds the funds in an escrow account. Helvey Design Studio’s production of its initial line of furniture was supported, in part, by funding provided by the website Kickstarter.com. The Coffee Table (18" h, 42" w, 32" d) above is available in Oak or Walnut with a black or white metal finish. The Dining Table (29" h, 66" w, 36" d) below is available in the same finishes.

This is an “all or nothing” affair. Projects must reach their funding goal in the allocated time period to receive the money, otherwise the credit cards will not be charged. The strategy for the proposer is to chose a funding level that comes close to meeting their needs, yet has a good potential for being met by contributors. Set too high, they may get nothing. This all or nothing approach encourages submitters to rally support, often using social media outlets, for their projects, and insures backers that their contributions will not be wasted on underfunded causes. Since its launch in 2009, more than 4.2 million people have pledged over $649 million, funding more than 42,000 creative endeavors. The website claims that 44% of requests have reached their funding goals. Since no ownership shares are involved in the investments, donors often receive premiums for their contributions (sort of like PBS pledge night tote bags). Benefits can range from being informed on the projects progress to samples, one of the final products, or—in the case of movies—a part in the production. In some cases, the Kickstarter appeal simply provides a way of securing pre-orders for the proposed product. On the other hand, some people contribute simply to foster a dream, want-

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ing nothing in return. As for Kickstarter, it takes a 5% fee of the funds distributed. The only negative is that the proposers are exposing their idea publicly, for all to see.

FUNDED WOODWORKING PROJECTS

Cameron Helvey of San Diego, CA turned to Kickstarter to get his Helvey Design Studio off the ground. The graduate of the San Diego State Furniture Design Program wished to make quality, handmade, sustainable residential furniture at a price similar to items made overseas. He created a series of prototypes for his wood and metal furnishings, but required financing to cover raw materials, labor, packaging, and distribution for his initial production. Last April, he began his Kickstarter campaign, setting a goal of $14,500. He offered such premiums as a key chain, business card holder, bottle opener, cheese board, lamps, end tables, chairs, coffee tables, bench, desk, and dining room table for different funding levels. During the 1-month period ending on May 28th, his project was funded with commitments of $14,675. You can follow the development of Cameron’s new career at www. helveydesignstudio.com.

John Leko stands behind the Mechanical Table (29" h, 29" w, 15" d) by Jean-François Oeben (circa 1750), in the permanent collection of the J. Paul Getty Museum. It is Oak veneered with various dyed woods, iron mechanism, and gilt-bronze mounts.

For furnituremaker John Leko of Huntsville, AL, his support request pertained to a single project. He has been taking classes at the Marc Adams School of Woodworking between jobs over the past several years, and to complete his Michael Fortune Fellowship, he needed to design and construct a significant piece of furniture. His chosen project is to replicate a 1750 French Mechanical Table by Jean-François Oeben, which converts from a dressing table to a writing desk with a turn of a key. Having been exposed to it in a YouTube video, he had the opportunity to see the piece in person at the J. Paul Getty Museum in Los Angeles last summer, where he was allowed to photograph it and take measurements. He has been able to develop shop drawings and templates, but the stumbling block was the over $6,000 in material costs. In January, he put his proposal on Kickstarter, with such donor benefits as recognition on the project’s website, photographs when the piece is completed, a hand-cut marquetry flower, personal instruction, and invitations to the debut of the finished piece. He also offered to sell the prototype table for $5,000, but there were no takers. But still, he was able to raise $8,000 in a 39-day window from 101 backers. You can follow his progress at the website: www.jleko.com/weblog.

David Rasmussen Lego Table Poplar, acryllic, steel (20" h, 20" dia)

David Rasmussen Plate Maple (7 3/4" sq)

David Rasmussen of Carbondale, CO is not a newcomer to the furniture business; he was profiled in Woodworker West in November 2010. The following year, his furniture studio burned down from unknown causes, and he lost over $100,000 in tools and completed handmade pieces. To get back into business, the local community conducted an art auction on his behalf, he has received some grants, and he solicited funding on Kickstarter to help replace his machinery. His plans are to produce a line of products, in addition to making more accessible custom furniture. His list of premiums included a sampling of his production items and furniture pieces, which attracted 106 backers to surpass his proposed goal of $15,000. Most Kickstarter-listed projects tend to fall in the craft category. Pens, bowls, boxes, lamps, tableware, and jewelry are traditional items seeking funding for materials or a new piece of equipment. These requests tend to fall in the $1,000-$5,000. July-August, 2013

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range. David Allred of Salt Lake City, UT funds each series of pens in separate requests. Last Fall, he set a goal of $500 for Handcrafted Pens Made from Exotic Woods and received $3,700 in support. In the Spring, he raised the goal to $1,500 for Handmade Pens Made from Australian Woods, and he received $6,485 in pledges. Since all these pledgers seem to have received pens as premiums, it looks like David uses Kickstarter as a retail outlet. Tom Casper of Kettering, OH seems to have done the best in this category, collecting $11,529 from 162 supporters for his pens made from Oak Barrels used to age Jack Daniels, Jim Beam, Makers Mark, or Wild Turkey. Tom Casper’s pens made from Oak Barrels used to age Jack Daniels, Jim Beam, Makers Mark, and Wild Turkey.

An item of growing interest from several producers are wood coverings for electronics, such as iPhones and iPads. There is also a studio out of Brooklyn, NY that received nearly $15,000 for MacBook and Apple computer keyboards with keys made from Rosewood and Bamboo. David Laituri of Framingham, MA accumulated 1,309 backers for $194,682 in support of 1Q, a compact, powerful Bluetooth sound system with a handcrafted, solid wood cabinet—perfect for iPhones and iPads. A San Diego company, Original Grain, sought $10,000 for production of its next generation of wood watches and received over $390,000. Similarly, NFNT of Laie, HI garnered $101,607 for its Big Face Woody Bamboo watch.

David Laituri’s 1Q Bluetooth sound system in crafted wood cases.

Original Grain’s Maple Wood Watch

Proof of Boise, ID is an eco-eyewear company that strives to make cool products from sustainable sources of wood. They use Kickstarter to add new products to their established line. In the summer of 2011, they proposed classically-designed Bamboo framed sunglasses, with springed hinges, using only panda bear-friendly bamboo. They raised $15,427, and most of the contributors received sunglasses.

NFNT’s Big Face Woody Bamboo Watch

Proof’s Bamboo Sunglasses (above) and Wood Wallet/Money Clip (left)

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In the summer of 2012, Proof returned with a proposal for a wood wallet. “It is made with a piece of sustainable wood which offers rigidity and protection for your stuff. A single recycled bicycle inner tube holds all your business cards, credit cards, cash, etc. in place. We've used two sustainable woods: quick growing Bamboo and clean-looking Birch to make the minimalist wood frame that acts as the backbone of all your cards and cash. Coming in at just 3mm thick, they are light, strong and good looking.” Though their goal was only $2,000, they received 768 responses for a total of $31,461. The incentive for most were receiving the product. Then, there is the fun and games. Matthew and Mark McLachlan of Denver, CO received $10,180 for a new board game made of solid woods called Storm the Gate; Bibelot Games of Phoenix, AZ received $27,879 for laser engraved wooden playing cards, $25,194 for The Reliquary Collection of games, and $9,915 for The Midnight Collection of eight Monsters & Mayhem games with wood pieces; and Daniel Young of Honolulu, HI received $43,217 for handcrafted longboard skateboards, made of premium exotic and Hawaiian woods. In addition, Charlie Brumfield of

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Mesquite, TX received $91,542 for Artisan Dice, crafted from various woods (including 50,000 year old ancient Kauri wood), and $291,920 for Polyhedral Sided Dice, made from a variety of exotic species. Michael Woods of Mountain View, CA attracted the greatest number of backers among the woodworkers with 1,876 people funding $96,248 for a snap-together model Trebuchet. This Middle Age catapult is billed as “perfect for office warfare or annoying your roommate!” and almost all the contributors wanted one.

Artisan Dice and Polyhedral Sided Dice by Charlie Brumfield

Kickstarter also has been used to raise money for educational ventures. Woodworkers’ Clubhouse in Buffalo, NY is an open access community wood shop that offers educational classes. This organization sought funding in 2012 to bring their space into building code compliance and purchase tools. The goal of $5,000 was met by 39 backers to total $6,448. Premiums included crafted gift items and club memberships. Grain Surfboards of Maine, the “most experienced builder of hollow wood boards,” sought $38,500 “to share the rewards and the fun of building wooden surfboards” to the West Coast. Their objective was to purchase, customize, and equip a truck into a mobile classroom to offer workshops, as they drove up Pacific Coast Highway, probably surfing the entire way. During their 30-day window, they did attract 474 backers to the tune of $43,184, with offers of various promotional items and instructional lessons. Finally, there is C.C. Boyce. She came to Los Angeles for an acting career, and now, she is getting a Fine Woodworking and Cabinet Maker certificate from El Camino College in Torrance, CA. Her concept is Would You Woodwork?; a comedic, instructional woodworking web series, giving very basic information about different equipment in the woodshop. Obviously, she’s already developed an audience for her show, since she surpassed her goal of $7,500 with contributions from 153 people. And within two months of funding, she shot video for four different programs, covering the band saw, planer, vertical belt sander, drill press, table saw, and the lathe. “I think some people on the crew became converts; the make-up artist turned her own pen on the lathe before she left! I think these videos are going to do what I wanted them to do, which is take the mystery out of the woodshop and show people than anyone can do it, and it’s fun!” Editting is almost complete, with a target of July for posting them on the Internet. You can follow C.C.’s adventures in woodworking on her blog: few-bits.com.

Michael Woods’ Trebuchet, 16" tall, made of 1/8" Baltic Birch plywood.

C.C. Boyce of Los Angeles utilized Kickstarter to underwrite a web video series Would You Woodwork?, a comedic, instructional look covering a variety of woodworking equipment.

NOT ALL ARE WINNERS

This is not to say Kickstarter is the home of free money, as there are plenty of proposals that did not achieve funding. However, it is a potential avenue to get a business or project going or a way to gain market visibility and gather pre-sale orders. There are also a number of websites emerging with strategies of how to best achieve success on this service. If you haven’t yet, its worth taking a look at www.kickstarter. com. July-August, 2013

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Turning Topics

An excerpt from AAW's ‘Safety for Woodturners’

Safety Lessons: Twenty Ways Not to Turn a Bowl by Nick Cook

I have been teaching woodturning for more than 20 years, and many of the classes have been basic, for beginners, or an introduction to woodturning. You can ask anyone who has been involved in one of these classes and they will tell you that my most frequently used direction is: “Stop, don’t do that!”

Anyone who teaches basics expects to have raw beginners in a class. We also expect novices with just a little experience and even expect a few who have been turning for a number of years.

The teacher’s challenge is getting all of the students on the same page in the same book at the same time. Adult learners seem to have their own ideas about how to turn, and some are not the least interested in how I want them to turn. Some are self-taught; some have attended other classes. Others have read woodturning books and watched videos. And others … must have been timetraveling to their eighth-grade shop classes when someone was attempting to instruct them. THE RIGHT STOCK One of the biggest problems teachers face is that many students are itching to turn a really large bowl the first time they step up to the lathe. Or, they lug in something that cost them big bucks. Since 1986, the American Association of Woodturners (AAW) has been publishing American Woodturner magazine, as an educational resource on woodturning techniques. AAW has begun to compile theme publications, extracting topical articles published over the past 26 years.

Stop! Don’t do that!

1. Too Big. You will learn a lot more about turning techniques by turning lots of small, shallow bowls than you ever will by turning one or two really large pieces.

The first is Getting Started in Woodturning, a 4-book series for the novice woodturner. The first title is Safety for Woodturners (64 pages, color), consisting of 17 articles on various aspects of woodturning safety. This selection from the book is by nationally-known woodturner and educator Nick Cook. Nick operates his own studio in Marietta, GA, where he produces gifts items (such as wine stoppers, baby rattles, rolling pins, spinning tops, and honey dippers) and one-of-a-kind bowls and vessels for retail outlets and galleries across the country. He is also wellknown as an a teacher and demonstrator, conducting workshops throughout the U.S., Australia, and New Zealand. Other titles in the Getting Started in Woodturning series (which will be available shortly) are: Lathes and Turning Tools, Learning at the Lathe, and Practical Woodturning Projects. Each book of the Getting Started in Woodturning series is available for $14.95 (printed); $9.95 downloaded from the website: www.woodturner.org/Shop/Products.asp. Page 42

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2. Too Valuable. Whatever you do, do not pay for practice wood. There is plenty of free wood out there— the stuff really does grow on trees. Ask around at your AAW chapter; you’ll find a resourceful group with plenty of practice pieces. 3. Too Hard. Green wood is a great way to start. Wood lots and local tree cutters are great sources for practice materials. 4. Too Deep. Start out with a small (8"-diameter) platter before attempting any type of bowl. When you are comfortable with that, transition to a shallow bowl— just slightly deeper, but still about 8" in diameter. Keep the form open rather than making the openings smaller. The smaller the opening, the harder it is to cut the interior.

5. Not Ready for Prime Time (or finish). Don’t worry about applying finish to anything—that will come later. Think practice pieces. I suggest that you use a screw chuck or faceplate and turn shapes that resemble bowl forms until you get to the point of becoming comfortable with the bowl gouge. When you get to where you do not have to think about what the tool is doing, you are ready to turn a bowl. Once you get a few decentlooking forms, turn the bowl around and begin hollowing the interior. Then, get out the finish. THE RIGHT SPEED Too often, novice woodturners go from turning spindles to turning bowls without adjusting the lathe speed. Too big and too fast is a deadly combination. Stop! Don’t do that!

6. Too Much Speed. Before mounting stock between centers or on a faceplate or chuck, switch on the lathe without anything mounted. This will give you the opportunity to see where the speed was set when the lathe was last used. Developing this habit will prevent an accident.

I encourage students to reduce the speed of their machines at the end of every turning session. This is easy on variable-speed lathes, but I meet resistance when students are learning on machines with step pulleys. Do it anyway; it’s never too early to develop good safety habits.

Here’s a good habit to develop: Before you turn on your lathe, always stand to the left or right of the chuck.

Here’s a safer plan: Start the lathe at a low speed or use the setscrew in the chuck to lock it onto the spindle. 8. Standing in the WrongPlace. You should always stand to one side of the workpiece (out of the path of the spinning blank) when you turn on your lathe, as shown in the photo above.

THE RIGHT TOOL Before anyone stands in front of a lathe, I review all of the tools, their uses, and how to sharpen each. I identify each tool, explain how it is used, show how to sharpen it, and also show the various cuts that can be made. I also explain what each tool is not designed to do. But sometimes, that’s not enough. Stop! Don’t do that!

9. No Roughing-Out Gouge for Bowl Work. For bowl turning, never turn with a roughing gouge. This should be a no-brainer, but I have seen it done. In my mind, this tool should be referred to as a spindle roughing gouge.

7. Too Much of a Hurry. Another problem that can ruin your day occurs when you have a large piece on the lathe and stop the machine too quickly. This happened to my friend Andy Marinos, who suggested adding this tip to the Don’t Do! list.

To turn the bottom of a bowl, Andy mounted his large flat jaws on his scroll chuck and mounted the rim of the bowl in the jaws. Without checking the speed, he turned on the lathe. It was going much too fast for the task at hand. Andy quickly hit the stop button on the machine, and the motor stopped. But, the chuck and the bowl had enough momentum to keep spinning—even with the lathe stopped. When it came off the spindle, the assembly caught his hand between it and the tool rest. Andy’s wound required numerous stitches. July-August, 2013

The bowl gouge, top, is the only one of the three lathe tools you should use for your bowl projects.

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Here’s a classic example. One student mounted a large, square blank on a lightweight lathe and turned it on at too high of a speed. Needless to say, I screamed from across the room, “Stop, don’t do that!” When I got to where he was working, I also discovered that he was about to attack the piece with a 1¼" spindle roughing gouge. Oh, and it wasn’t sharpened yet; it had just come out of the box. You should not use the skew on a bowl either!

10. Big Gap at Tool Rest. One of the most common problems is extending the tool too far out over the tool rest. Many times, students will continue cutting without moving the rest any closer to the blank. Once the tool extends more than 1" or so beyond the rest, stop the machine and move the tool rest closer. Lathe tools have been known to break over the tool rest—a very bad thing. The height of the tool rest is determined by the tool you are using and your height and stance. Always place the tool on the rest first, touch the back of the tool to the blank, then gently lift the tool handle until the bevel makes contact with the wood. This will ensure the bevel supports the cutting edge. You will be less likely to get catches this way.

11. Moving the Tool Rest with Lathe Running. Don’t even think about it! Never move the tool rest with the lathe running.

12. Not Following the Curve. It is not uncommon for a beginner to make straight cuts along the length of the tool rest, correctly move the rest closer but continue to cut in a straight line. To produce better profiles, move the tool rest around the shape of the bowl. The result is a cone-shaped bowl. This is where a curved tool rest can be helpful, although not a necessity. Work on a continuous curve—not thinness. 13. Wrong Direction. For face grain bowls, cut uphill or from bottom to top on the exterior of the bowl. On

As your bowl takes shape, stop the lathe frequently and move the tool rest to about 1” from the stock. Page 44

When turning the outside of a face-grain bowl, turn from the bottom to the top (sometimes described as uphill).

the interior of your bowl, cut downhill or from the rim to the center. 14. No Body Movement. You are not bolted to the floor. To produce better curves, use your body and move it through an arch. Learn that “woodturner’s sway.” Place the tool handle against your hip and hold the handle with your right hand near the shaft and your left hand on the tool rest. Keep your left hand on the tool rest throughout the cut to provide additional support. Remember, if you move your feet, you move the pivot and lose the curve. Learn to swing your body, but don’t move your feet.

15 . Dull Tools. Beginners also have a problem determining whether a tool is sharp or not. It takes experience to be able to tell. Different woods react differently to being cut. Most beginners merely increase pressure as the cutting edge gets dull. This can be dangerous.

When in doubt, sharpen the tool. And, the best way to sharpen a tool for beginners is with jigs and fixtures; they all work, and they all provide excellent results. Hand sharpening also works after you learn what you are doing, but the jigs and fixtures will provide consistent results each and every time.

When you remove stock from the interior of a face-grain bowl, always begin at the rim and work toward the center (also described as downhill).

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Be sure to touch up your edge on the grinder before making your final cut. A dull tool will pull or tear at the fibers, leaving a surface that you can’t sand smooth. This is especially true on end grain.

Each instructor will show you his or her favorite grind for the bowl gouge. They all work if you take the time to learn how to use them. It is more important that you learn to consistently reproduce the grind you are using than which profile you choose. Grinding by hand is important to learn, but for the beginner, jigs and fixtures are a great help. 16. Too Much Pressure. Another common problem is applying too much pressure when cutting the surface. This will force the heel of the tool into the surface and bruise the fibers, leaving lines that remain invisible until you apply finish. Yikes! These lines are almost impossible to sand away. You must recut the surface. Relax and let the cutting edge do the work rather than forcing it. THE RIGHT MOUNT A lot of bowl-turning problems begin with how the material is attached to the lathe. Because every new lathe is shipped with a faceplate, this is the obvious choice for the beginning woodturner. Stop! Don’t do that!

17. Wrong Screws. Trouble can begin at the first step when you screw the blank to the faceplate. Here, several problems can occur. It usually starts with drywall screws; they are too thin and too brittle. You exacerbate the problem when you draw up drywall screws with a power screwdriver, which pulls them up tight and snaps them.

If you want your bowl to stay in the chuck, you’ll learn the value of properly sizing the tenon. If the chuck loosens, the bowl will fly out off the lathe.

Sheet metal screws are a better choice to attach turning stock to a faceplate. These screws are casehardened and have deeper and sharper threads. Make sure you choose a length that is appropriate. Square-drive screws are also popular and are much easier to remove from hardwood. For securing turning stock, one size does not fit all. For an 8"-diameter blank that is up to about 2" thick, I recommend #8×¾" screws. For a 14×8" blank, secure with #14×1 1/2" hardened screws.

18. Difficult Grain. You must also consider the material you will be putting the screws into. End grain requires larger and longer screws. Beware of punky or spalted woods; once the wood has started to decay, it is extremely difficult to get a screw to hold. Sapwood does not hold screws as well as heartwood. To be on the safe side, bring up the tailstock with a live center for insurance. This will give additional support if the screws do not hold. Choose turning stock that offers a better chance for success. Dale Nish says it best: “Life is too short to turn crappy wood!”

19. Poor Grip. Once you get excited about turning, it probably won’t be long before you purchase a 4-jaw scroll chuck, which I think holds material better on the lathe. However, this chuck has its own set of challenges. I have had many instances where students have made tenons too small or the recesses too shallow. Either case can cause the blank to separate from the chuck. Punky wood and sapwood present the same challenges and grain problems as noted above. 20. Loose Fit. Green wood requires you to tighten the jaws of the chuck repeatedly as moisture is forced from the blank. Just as with the faceplate, remember to use the tailstock and center whenever possible.

Sheet-metal screws should be your only choice for mounting turning stock to faceplates. At right, you can see how a drywall screw can break off, which leads to huge safety issues. July-August, 2013

Turn safely and have fun. But by all means, think about what you are doing and consider the risks involved. If you are unsure, ask someone with more experience. If it looks dangerous, it probably is. “Stop, don’t do that!”

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1345 N. Dynamic St., Anaheim, CA (714) 993-4215 July 8-12 Wood Turning (Jimmy Clewes) July 13-14 Sharpening & Hand Tool Tune-Up (William Ng) July 15-19 Joinery Techniques (Ng) July 20-21 Finishing Techniques (Brian Miller) July 29-Aug. 2 Greene & Greene-Inspired Coffee Table (Ng) Aug. 3-4 Inlay Techniques (Ng) Aug. 5-9 Period Furniture Carving (Boris Khechoyan) Aug. 12-16 Making Custom Cabinets (Ng)

WOODCRAFT — Orange County 12781 Beach Blvd., Stanton, CA (714) 899-1422 July 6 July 13 July 14 July 20 July 21 July 25 July 27 July 28 Aug. 3 Aug. 4 Aug. 8 Aug. 11 Aug. 10 Aug. 17 Aug. 18 Aug. 24 Aug. 25 Aug. 29 Aug. 31 Aug. 31

ROCKLER WOODWORKING — Orange 1955 Tustin St., Orange, CA (714) 282-1157 July 6 July 13 July 20 July 27 Aug. 3 Aug. 10 Aug. 17 Aug. 24 Aug. 31

Festool Demos Turning an Ice Cream Scoop Rockler Router Tables Soy Gel Stripping SawStop Demos Turning a Pizza Cutter Rockler Dovetail Jig Festool Demos Turning a Screwdriver

ROCKLER WOODWORKING — Pasadena 83 S. Rosemead Blvd., Pasadena, CA (626) 356-9663 July 6 July 9 July 11 July 13 July 13 July 13 July 20 July 20 July 20 July 27 July 27 July 27 Aug. 3 Aug. 3 Aug. 6 Aug. 8 Aug. 10 Aug. 10 Aug. 17 Aug. 17 Aug. 24 Aug. 24 Aug. 31 Aug. 31

Festool Demos Turning Your Own Office Set–4 sessions Router Basics–2 sessions Turning a Bottle Opener Turning an Ice Cream Scoop Intro to Pen Turning Dust Collection & Air Purification Rockler Router Tables Basic Shop Safety & Intro to Power Tools Staining Basics Soy Gel Stripping Staining & Finishing SawStop Demos Sharpening Intro to the Lathe–3 sessions Making a Turned Lidded Box–2 sessions Turning a Pizza Cutter Intro to Bowl Turning Rockler Dovetail Jig Basic Shop Safety & Intro to Power Tools Festool Demos Staining & Finishing Turning a Screwdriver Intro to the Router Table

WOODCRAFT — Ventura 3860 E. Main St., Ventura, CA (805) 658-9663 July 6 July 6 July 12-14 July 18 July 20 July 27 Aug. 3 Aug. 8 Aug. 10 Aug. 15 Aug. 17-18 Aug. 22 Aug. 24 Aug. 29 Aug. 31

ANDERSON RANCH ARTS CENTER

8199 Clairemont Mesa Blvd., San Diego, CA (858) 268-1005 Festool Demos Turning an Ice Cream Scoop Rockler Router Tables Soy Gel Stripping SawStop Demos Turning a Pizza Cutter Rockler Dovetail Jig Festool Demos Turning a Screwdriver

ROCKLER WOODWORKING — Torrance 20725 Hawthorne Blvd., Torrance, CA (310) 542-1466 July 6 July 13 July 20 July 27 Aug. 3 Aug. 10 Aug. 17 Aug. 24 Aug. 31

Festool Demos Turning an Ice Cream Scoop Rockler Router Tables Soy Gel Stripping SawStop Demos Turning a Pizza Cutter Rockler Dovetail Jig Festool Demos Turning a Screwdriver

RUSS FILBECK CHAIRMAKER

Snowmass Village, CO (970) 923-3181 July 1-12 Veneer Workshop (Miguel Gómez-Ibáñez) July 1-5 Basic Bowl Turning (Allen Jensen) July 8-12 Multi-Axis Turning: Spindles & Other Things (Barbara Dill) July 15-26 Compound Bending (Brian Newell) July 15-19 Decorative Plates & Platters (Keith Gotschall) July 22-26 Turning Wood Out of Round (Art Liestman) July 29-Aug. 2 The Kinetic Box (Reagan Furqueron) July 29-Aug. 2 Turning Elegant & Decorative Hollow Forms (J. Paul Fennell) Aug. 5-9 Maloof Pedestal Table (David Wade, Larry White, Mike Johnson) Aug. 5-9 Woodturning Master Class (David Ellsworth) Aug. 12-23 Exploring Linear Structure in Chair Forms (Russell Baldon) Aug. 12-16 Woodturning: Open Bowls & Hollow Forms (Ellsworth) Aug. 26-30 Woodworking 101: Tables & Stools (Brad Reed Nelson)

COLORADO SCHOOL OF LUTHERIE 1457 S. Broadway, Denver, CO (303) 777-7411 Aug. 14

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Chair Making: 2-Slat Ladder Back (Russ Filbeck) Chair Making: 2-Slat Ladder Back (Filbeck)

Steel String Guitar Building–20 sessions (Edward Victor Dick)

O’BRIEN GUITARS

Parker, CO (720) 352-8647 July 15-23 Sept. 16-22

Classical Guitar Making Steel-String Guitar Making

RED ROCKS COMMUNITY COLLEGE

San Diego, CA (858) 566-9699 July 15-19 Aug. 6-10

Pen Turning: Wall St. II Acrylic (Gerry Wilson) Finishing 101 (Fred Cockrell) Build an Acoustic Guitar (Rich Smith) Carving a Whimsical Bark House—3 sessions (Al Plasch) Pen & Pencil Turning: Slim Style (Chad Ishikawa) Router Basics (Mark Chandler) Box Making: Bandsaw Box (David Blackburn) Picture Frame Making (Ishikawa) Small Bowl Turning (Chuck Stevenson) Wood Burning 101 (Smith) Power Carving & Wood Burning a Northern Cardinal (Cliff Cox) Box Joinery Techniques: Keyed Miter Joint (Ishikawa) Scroll Saw Workshop: In-Depth (Dan Gallo) Pen & Pencil Turning: Slim Style (Wilson) Tablesaw Basics (Chandler)

COLORADO

ROCKLER WOODWORKING — San Diego July 6 July 13 July 20 July 27 Aug. 3 Aug. 10 Aug. 17 Aug. 24 Aug. 31

Basic Lathe Turning Techniques (Harry Williams) Intro to Hand-Cut Dovetails (Mike Henderson) Turn a Pepper Mill Lathe Turned Bowls (Williams) Relief Carving: Flower (Henderson) Pen Turning (Jeanette Gonzales) Basic Lathe Turning Techniques (Bill Rogers) Crown Moulding (Jim McWilliam) Turning a Goblet (Art Fitzpatrick) Table Saw Basics (McWilliam) Sharpening Chisels & Plane Irons (Bill Blackburn) Intermediate Scrollsaw (Chuck Collins) Segmented Bowl Turning–2 sessions (Jim Driskell) Basic Router Techniques (Ron Higgins) Basic Veneering (Henderson) Basic Lathe Turning Techniques (Rogers) Lathe Turned Bowls (Williams) Pen Turning (Gonzales) Bandsaw 101 (Fred Wilmott) Scroll Saw Basics (Jim Steele)

13300 W. 6th Ave., Lakewood, CO (303) 914-6514 July 19

Woodworker West

Wooden Hand Plane Making

July-August, 2013

WORKSHOPS • DEMOS • CLASSES July 20-21

Wooden Hand Plane Making

Aug. 3 Aug. 5 Aug. 17 Aug. 22 Aug. 24 Aug. 29

ROCKLER WOODWORKING & HARDWARE 2553 S. Colorado Blvd., Denver, CO (303) 782-0588 July 6 July 13 July 13 July 14 July 20 July 20-21 July 27 July 27-28 Aug. 3 Aug. 10 Aug. 10 Aug. 11 Aug. 17 Aug. 17-18 Aug. 24 Aug. 31

Festool Demos Turning an Ice Cream Scoop Turning 101 (Bruce Perry) Handcut Dovetails (Rich Johnson) Rockler Router Tables Woodworking 101: Table (Tracy Gray) Soy Gel Stripping Patio Furniture Using the Kreg Jig (Phil Timberman) SawStop Demos Turning a Pizza Cutter Bowls from a Tree (Perry ) Router Workshop (Johnson) Rockler Dovetail Jig Woodworking 101: Bookshelf (Gray) Festool Demos Turning a Screwdriver

Building an Electric Guitar—4 sessions (Lousteau) Basic Carving–6 sessions (Angela Callow) Sharpening Hand Tools ( Lousteau) Finishing from A to Z (Dave Dowding) Intro to Wood Turning (Dunworth) Finishing: Wood Coloration (Dowding)

HAWAII DONKEY MILL ART CENTER 78-6670 Mamalahoa Hwy, Holualoa, HI 96725 (808) 322-3362 July 16

Ukulele Building–10 sessions (Sam Rosen)

HANA LIMA’IA 718 Puuhale Rd., Honolulu, HI (808) 847-1541 July 8-19 July 27

Ukulele Making Ukulele Making–10 sessions

HAWAI’I WOODS

ROCKY MOUNTAIN SCHOOL OF WOODTURNING

Oahu, HI (808) 778-7036 Kona, HI (808) 324-1598 Aug. 31-Sep. 2 Marquetry: Oahu (Paul Schürch) Sept. 6-8 Marquetry: Kona (Schürch)

WOODCRAFT

4625 Kiva Dr., Laporte, CO (970) 221-4382

1311 Kalani St., #1D, Honolulu, HI (808) 841-9876

Call for Classes

Aug. 3 Aug. 8

ROCKY MOUNTAIN WORKSHOPS Pingree Park, CO (970) 482-1366 Aug. 17-25

Beginning Bowl Turning (Andy Cole) Beginning Pen Turning (Bobby Yamauchi)

IDAHO

Cruck Framing (Jack Sobon & Neil Godden)

SEARS TROSTEL

WOODCRAFT

1500 Riverside Ave., Fort Collins, CO (970) 482-1928 Call for Classes

TRENT BOSCH WORKSHOPS Fort Collins, CO (970) 568-3299 Aug. 21-23 Sept. 25-27

Woodturning Woodturning

WOODCRAFT — Colorado Springs 750 Garden of the Gods Rd., Colorado Springs, CO (719) 266-9889 July 6 July 6 July 13 July 13 July 14 July 20 July 20 July 27 Aug. 3 Aug. 8 Aug. 10 Aug. 17 Aug. 18 Aug. 24-25 Aug. 31 Aug. 31

Bandsaw 101 Machine-Cut Dovetails (Ben Myers) Sharpening Hand Tools (Wayne Lousteau) Cabinet Scraper Basics (Brian Hubel) Wood Pen Making Basics (George Jungerman) Resawing on the Bandsaw (Lousteau) Sharpening Turning Tools (Dennis Merrifield) SawStop Table Saw Demo Cabinet Construction: Cabinet Series (Myers) Raised Panel Doors: Cabinet Series (Myers) Peppermill Turning (Mark Gisi) Turning Tool Basics (Merrifield) Wood Pen Making Basics (Jungerman) Dovetail Box (Myers) Sharpening Hand Tools (Myers) Finishing Basics (Hubel)

KANSAS 4415 Warwick Blvd., Kansas City, MO (816-802-3333 Call for Beginning Woodworking Classes

WOODCRAFT 8645 Bluejacket Rd., Lenexa KS (913) 599-2800

WOODCRAFT — Denver Woodworking 101–4 sessions (Eric Letzler) Intro to Woodturning: Spindles (Chuck Zwerdlinger) Knife & Sheath Making (Brendan Whitehead) Raised Panel Cabinet Door Construction (Joe Wright) Build a Hoosier Step Stool (Zwerdlinger) Turn a Pen (Letzler) Turn a Pizza Cutter (Letzler) Bandsaw 101 (Zwerdlinger) Sculpted Heirloom Rocking Chair—12 sessions (Andy Chidwick) Spirit Carving: Walking Stick (Whitehead) Build a Split-Mortise Bench (Zwerdlinger) Woodworking 101 Weekend (Doug Manter) Relief Carving–4 sessions (Charlie Milliser) Intro to Woodturning: Bowls (Zwerdlinger)

WOODCRAFT — Loveland 3718 Draft Horse Dr., Loveland, CO (970) 292-5940 July 9 July 11 July 13 July 17 July 20 July 21 July 27-28

Scroll Saw Animal Puzzles for Kids (Robin Talmhain) Adirondack Chair–3 sessions (Bob Millikan) Intro to Woodturning: Spindlework Intensive (Katherine Kowalski) Turning Acrylic Pens for Kids (Leanne Dunworth) Turning Wooden Pens (Jeff Lasoski) Intro to Woodturning: Bowls (Kowalski) Intro to Woodworking: Table (Wayne Lousteau)

July-August, 2013

Wall Street II Stylus: Acrylic (Steve Merrill) Bandsaw Tune-Up (Robert Haun) Milk Paint: Uses & Creative Combinations (Gary Mee) Turning a Goblet (Steve Young) Router 101 (Bob Rudkin) SketchUp (Michael Kingsley) Bowl Turning (Gary Smith) Candle Stick (Young) Turning the European Pen (Merrill) Carving Projects: Nativity Animal (Eric Owens) End Grain Multi-Colored Cutting Board–2 sessions (Merrill)

KANSAS CITY ART INSTITUTE

6770 S. Peoria St., Centennial, CO (303) 209-0007 July 3 July 6 July 7 July 13 July 20-21 July 27 July 27 July 28 July 29 Aug. 11 Aug. 17-18 Aug. 24-25 Aug. 29 Aug. 31

6883 W. Overland Rd., Boise, ID (888) 453-0879 July 8 July 11 July 15-16 July 16 July 17 July 18 July 20 July 23 July 24 July 25 July 27

July 6-7 July 10 July 13 July 14 July 17 July 20 July 21 July 23 July 28 Aug. 3 Aug. 4 Aug. 8 Aug. 10 Aug. 17 Aug. 24 Aug. 28

Make a Kitchen Cabinet (Kevin Newman) Intermediate Router Techniques (Mike Cobb) Build a Summertime Adirondack Chair (Cobb) Learn to Turn a Gavel (Anthony Harris) Build a Long Bow–2 sessions (Gary Kepko) Get the Most Out of Your Planer Pen Turning for Beginners (Chris Teenor) Total Package Finishing–3 sessions (Kepko) Mushroom Box with a Friction Fitted Lid (Harris) Make a Raised Panel Door (Newman) Pen Turning for Beginners (Teenor) Basic Router Techniques (Cobb) Build a Wooden Hand Plane (Cobb) How to 4-Square a Board (Cobb) Razor Sharp Tools in Minutes Build a Long Bow–2 sessions (Kepko)

MONTANA CHIDWICK SCHOOL OF FINE WOODWORKING 146 Crooked Pine Rd., Stevensville, MT (406) 546-7130 July 8-14 Aug. 12-23 Aug. 26-31

Harmony Dining Room Chair (Chidwick) Heirloom Rocking Chair (Chidwick) Serenity Studio Chair

NEVADA AWFS WOODWORKING FAIR Convention Center, Las Vegas, NV (800) 946-2937 July 23-27 July 23

Woodworker West

50 Woodworking Seminars, including: Marquetry in the Modern Shop (Paul Schürch)

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WORKSHOPS • DEMOS • CLASSES July 24 July 24 July 24 July 24 July 24 July 25 July 26 July 26 July 26 July 27

Vacuum Forming & Pressing (Schürch) Intro to SketchUp for Woodworkers (Alan Harp) Dust Collection for the Small Shop (Robert Williamson) Design DNA with Arts & Crafts Flavor (Darrell Peart) CNC Routers & Their Capacities (Craig Sexton) Creative Methods to New Markets & Products (Tim Celeski) Design for the Classroom (Peter Boeckh & Kip Christensen) Mastering Hand Planes (Roland Johnson) Fixing Common Woodworking Mistakes (Johnson) Safety in the School Woodshop (Don Dupont)

THE WOODWORKING SOURCE 9744 S. Virginia St., Reno, NV (775) 624-9174 July 2 Scroll Saw Basics July 3, 18 Pen Making: Advanced Techniques July 5, 27 Woodturning III: Beginning Bowl Work July 8 Intermediate Pen Turning: Acrylics July 9 Woodturning II July 10 How to Sharpen Your Lathe Tools July 11 Kreg Pocket Hole Jig July 13 Cabinet Making I: Build a Bookcase July 16 Box Joints July 17, 19, 30 Woodturning I: Lathes, Tools & More July 17 Table Saw Basics July 23 Turning Bottle Stoppers

Drills & Drill Presses (Singletary) Knife Kit (Spalding) Laminated Pens (Exendine) Dovetailing with the PC Jig (Singletary) Pepper Mill (Chrismon) Scroll Saw Basics (Chrismon) Router Fundamentals (Singletary) Pen Turning (Spalding) Basic Router Table (Singletary) Basic Bowl Turning (Chrismon) Acrylic Pens (Spalding) Raised Panel Cabinet Doors (Singletary) Laminated Pens (Exendine) Sharpening Your Lathe Tools (Chrismon) Knife Kit (Spalding)

OREGON ADX 417 SE.11th Ave., Portland, OR (503) 915–4342 July 16 July 10 July 10

Intermediate Upholstering–5 sessions Intro to Woodworking Intro to the Metal Lathe–3 sessions

AMERICAN SCHOOL OF LUTHERIE

UNIVERSITY OF NEVADA

2745 SW. Scenic Dr., Portland, OR (503) 292-2307

Las Vegas, NV (702) 895-3394 July 8 July 9 Aug. 22 Aug. 27

July 25 July 30 July 31 Aug. 1 Aug. 3 Aug. 6 Aug. 8 Aug. 13 Aug. 15 Aug. 17 Aug. 20 Aug. 22 Aug. 24 Aug. 27 Aug. 29

Basic Woodworking–6 sessions (Jamie Yocono) Woodworking: Instant Gratification–6 sessions (Yocono) Cutting Boards: Advanced Techniques–6 sessions (Yocono) Basic Woodworking–6 sessions (Yocono)

WOOD IT IS North Las Vegas, NV (702) 631-1870 Call for Classes

WOODTURNING WITH JIMMY CLEWES Las Vegas, NV (702) 387-2033 Call for Turning Classes

NEW MEXICO SANTA FE COMMUNITY COLLEGE

July 14 –20 Aug. 26 –30

NORTHWEST WOODWORKING STUDIO 1002 SE. 8th Ave., Portland, OR (503) 284-1644 July 2-3 July 8-12 July 17-19 July 22 July 29-31 Aug. 2-4 Aug. 5-10 Aug. 12-17 Aug. 19 Sept. 16-20 Sept. 23-28

6401 Richards Ave., Santa Fe, NM (505) 428-1471 July 15 July 22-25

8245 SW. Barnes Rd., Portland, OR (503) 297-5544 July 15 July 23

OKLAHOMA

Advanced Topics: Projects–10 sessions (Amanda Wall-Graf ) An Exploration in Adaptive Reuse–10 sessions (Todd Isaacs)

OREGON STATE UNIVERSITY CRAFT CENTER

MOORE NORMAN TECHNOLOGY CENTER

10 Memorial Union East, Corvallis, OR (541) 737-2937

4701 12th Ave. NW., Norman, OK (405) 217-8229

Call for Classes

ROCKLER WOODWORKING & HARDWARE

WOODCRAFT—Oklahoma City 9301 N. May Ave., Oklahoma City, OK (405) 748-8844 Pen Turning (Adam Unsell) Tuning a Hand Plane (Jim Mercer) Make a Pizza Peal (Wayne Meiser) Beginning Carving (Dr. James Hooper) Turn a Rolling Pin (Unsell) Router 101 (Mike Clore) Sharpening with the Tormek & Wolverine Jig (Unsell) Turn an Acrylic Pen (Unsell) Beginning Carving (Hooper) Hand-Cut Dovetails (Mercer) Bowl Turning (Unsell) Peppermill Turning (Mike Forrest) Router 101 (Clore) Beginning Woodworking (Meiser) Sharpening with the Tormek & Wolverine Jig (Unsell)

WOODCRAFT—Tulsa 5511 E. 41st., Tulsa, OK (918) 384-0100 July 2 July 6 July 9 July 11 July 16 July 18 July 20 July 23

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Learn to Turn: Brand New to Turning (Paul Chrismon) Pepper Mill (Chrismon) Acrylic Pens (Jacob Spalding) Woodworking Fundamentals (Steve Singletary) Beginning Scroll Saw (Chrismon) The Bandsaw (Singletary) Basic Bowl Turning (Larry Exendine) Pen Turning (Spalding)

Hand Planes, Spokeshaves & Scrapers (Gary Rogowski) A Strategy for Designing Furniture (Rogowski) Drawer Work (Rogowski) Tables of Content (Michael Fortune) Saber Leg Footstool Intro to Woodworking (Zach Malcolm) Greene & Greene Side Table (Rogowski) Continuous Arm Windsor Chair (Elia Bizzarri) Masterworks Joinery Concentration: Frames (Rogowski) The Rogowski Stool Restoration & Finishing (Roland Johnson)

OREGON COLLEGE OF ART & CRAFT

Intro to Woodturning—8 sessions (Alfred Mirman) Build a Router Table (Douglas Jones)

July 5 July 10 July 13 July 14 July 19 July 24 July 26 Aug. 2 Aug. 11 Aug. 14 Aug. 15 Aug. 17 Aug. 21 Aug. 24 Aug. 30

Set-Up, Maintenance & Basic Repair Advanced Design Features

11773 SW. Beaverton-Hillsdale Hwy., Beaverton, OR (503) 672-7266 July 6 July 13 July 20 July 27 Aug. 3 Aug. 10 Aug. 17 Aug. 24 Aug. 31

Festool Demos Turning an Ice Cream Scoop Rockler Router Tables Soy Gel Stripping SawStop Demos Turning a Pizza Cutter Rockler Dovetail Jig Festool Demos Turning a Screwdriver

SITKA CENTER FOR ART Otis, OR (541) 994-5485 Aug. 5-8

Carving & The World of Hardwoods (Monica Setziol-Phillips)

WOODCRAFT—Eugene 1530 Coburg Rd., Eugene, OR (541) 685-0677 July 1 July 6 July 11 July 13 July 13 July 18 July 20 July 25 July 27 Aug. 3 Aug. 10

Woodworker West

Sharpening Hand Planes & Chisels (Joe Essin) Turn for the Troops Hand Plane Sharpening (Essin) Wood Burning 101 Acrylic Pens (Marvin Pedersen) The Bullet Proof Finish: Done Fast, Done Right (Essin) Lathe Intensive: An Applied Course in Turning (Steve Woods) Spray Finishing with an HVLP System (Essin) Router I & II Kreg Jig Basics (Ray Salgado) Learn the Art of Intarsia (Marvin Benson)

July-August, 2013

WORKSHOPS • DEMOS • CLASSES Aug. 17 Aug. 24 Aug. 31 Aug. 31

Lathe Intensive: An Applied Course in Turning (Essin) Pens! Table Saw Techniques (Salgado) Wooden Whistle (Essin)

WOODCRAFT — Portland 12020 SW. Main St., Tigard, OR (503) 684-1428 July 6 July 6 July 6 July 7 July 10 July 11 July 13 July 13 July 14 July 20 July 20 July 21 July 25 Aug. 3 Aug. 3 Aug. 3 Aug. 4 Aug. 7 Aug. 8 Aug. 10 Aug. 10 Aug. 10 Aug. 17 Aug. 22 Aug. 24 Aug. 24 Aug. 31

Beginning Lathe Turning (Paul Rasmussen) What’s New at Woodcraft Rejuvenate Those Drab Oak Cabinets with Java Gel Stain Relief Carving (Jim Green) Pen Turning Get the Most Out of Your Router (John Whitehouse) Woodburning (Shirley Malar) Scroll Saws Intro to Finishing (Jarrod Murphree) Beginning Scroll Saw (LeRoy Nollette) Dust Collection Overview Intarsia: Build a Dolphin (Duane Taylor) Get the Most Out of Your Table Saw (Whitehouse) Basic Bowl Turning (Rasmussen) What’s New at Woodcraft Attaching Scales for Your Next Knife Project Make a Perfect Mitered Jewelry Box (Jim Green) Pen Turning (Allison Geary) Get the Most Out of Your Band Saw (Whitehouse) Hand-Cut Dovetails (Nollette) Beginning Scroll Saw (Nollette) Hand Sharpening vs. Power Sharpening Knife Making (Mike Shea) Intro to Epoxy (Whitehouse) Acrylic Pen Turning (Dave Ward) Hand Saws: Crosscut to Dovetail Sharpening Stones & Guides

WOODCRAFTERS 212 NE. 6th Ave., Portland, OR (503) 231-0226 July 13 July 13, 27 July 20 July 27 Aug. 3 Aug. 3, 17 Aug. 10 Aug. 17 Aug. 24

Woodburning (Dick Armstrong) SawStop Marionette (Geahk Burchill) Solid Body Electric Guitar (Daniel Bjorke) Building a Cedar Canoe (Don Hollerich) SawStop Woodburning (Armstrong) Rose Engine Lathe (Chad McInroy) Relief Carving (Debby Neely)

SOUTH DAKOTA BLACK HILLS SCHOOL OF WOODWORKING 606 6th Ave., Belle Fourche, SD (605) 591-2947

ROCKLER WOODWORKING & HARDWARE — Dallas West 4624 S. Cooper, Arlington, TX (817) 417-0070 July 6 July 13 July 20 July 27 Aug. 3 Aug. 10 Aug. 17 Aug. 24 Aug. 31

Festool Demos Turning an Ice Cream Scoop Rockler Router Tables Soy Gel Stripping SawStop Demos Turning a Pizza Cutter Rockler Dovetail Jig Festool Demos Turning a Screwdriver

ROCKLER WOODWORKING & HARDWARE — Dallas East 18661 Interstate Hwy. 635, Ste. 400, Richardson, TX (763) 478-8336 July 6 July 6 July 11 July 13 July 13 July 18 July 20 July 20 July 25 July 27 July 27 Aug. 1 Aug. 3 Aug. 3 Aug. 8 Aug. 10 Aug. 10 Aug. 15 Aug. 17 Aug. 17 Aug. 22 Aug. 24 Aug. 24 Aug. 31 Aug. 31

Rockler Box Joint Jig Festool Demos Pen Turning Rockler Dovetail Jig Turning an Ice Cream Scoop Dovetail Jig Rockler Fluting Jig Rockler Router Tables Turn an Ice Cream Paddle Rockler Sign Making Jig Soy Gel Stripping Carve a Spirit Face Pencil Rockler Box Joint Jig SawStop Demos Basic Finishing Rockler Dovetail Jig Turning a Pizza Cutter Router Table Rockler Fluting Jig Rockler Dovetail Jig Turn a Shaving Razor Rockler Sign Making Jig Festool Demos Turning a Duster Tuft Turning a Screwdriver

ROCKLER WOODWORKING & HARDWARE — Houston 3265 S.W. Fwy., Houston, TX (713) 622-6567 July 6 July 13 July 20 July 27 Aug. 3 Aug. 10 Aug. 17 Aug. 24 Aug. 31

Festool Demos Turning an Ice Cream Scoop Rockler Router Tables Soy Gel Stripping SawStop Demos Turning a Pizza Cutter Rockler Dovetail Jig Festool Demos Turning a Screwdriver

Call for Bowl Turning & Furniture Classes

THE SHOP

TEXAS

500 SW. 7th, Amarillo, TX 79101 (806) 373-5950 Call for Classes

THE OLD TEXAS WOODCARVERS SHOP

ARTISANS AT ROCKY HILL

234 W. Main St., Fredericksburg, TX (830) 990-8160 Call for Woodturning Classes

24802 Red Oak, Magnolia, TX (800) 752-9781 Wed.

Carving Classes

CANYON STUDIOS

WOODCRAFT — Austin

785 Estates Dr., Copper Canyon, TX (940) 455-2344

8904 Research Blvd., Austin, TX (512) 407-8787

Call for Woodturning Classes

FRED SANDOVAL WOODWORKING Houston, TX (281) 793-3502 July 20 Aug. 24

Woodworking–4 sessions Woodworking–4 sessions

HOMESTEAD HERITAGE Elm Mott, TX (254) 799-1480 July 5 The Art of Sharpening July 6 Hand-Carved Wooden Spoons July 8-13 End Tables with a Drawer July 20 Joinery I: Woodworking with Hand Tools July 29-Aug. 3 Foundational Joinery Course Aug. 1-3 Joinery III: Beginning Furniture Making Aug. 5-15 European-Style Work Bench Aug. 24 Joinery I: Woodworking with Hand Tools

MOHAWK FINISHING PRODUCTS Dallas, TX (800) 545-0047 Aug. 13-14

Wood Touch-Up & Repair

July-August, 2013

July 1 July 1 July 2 July 3, 5 July 3 July 5 July 6 July 6 July 7 July 8-9 July 10 July 11 July 12-14 July 13 July 13 July 15-16 July 17 July 18 July 19

Woodworker West

Turning Acrylic Pens (Paul Sauder) Turning a Wooden Pen (Sauder) Get a Handle on Knife Making (Keith Burns) Open Shop for Sharpening Chisels (Jerry Davis) Spray Your Finish! (Davis) Intro to Routers (Davis) Picture Framing Fundamentals (Sandy Sternadel) Free Hot Dogs & Demos Woodshop 101 (Burns) Woodworking Basics for Women (Ron Marcil) Scroll Saw Basics (Terrie Lynn Bach) Beginners Lathe (Sternadel) Cabinet Making (Marcil) Scroll Saws 101 Power Tool Safety Turning a Pepper Mill (Dwight Richardson) Cutting & Applying Crown Molding (Kenneth Lightle) Prep Your Wood: Measure Twice, Cut Once (Rick Chichester) Pick Your Lathe Project (David Dick)

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WORKSHOPS • DEMOS • CLASSES July 19 July 22 July 23 July 24 July 25 July 29-30 July 31 Aug. 3 Aug. 4 Aug. 5 Aug. 6-8 Aug. 9-11 Aug. 10 Aug. 12 Aug. 13 Aug. 14 Aug. 15 Aug. 16 Aug. 16-18 Aug. 19 Aug. 19 Aug. 20 Aug. 21-22 Aug. 22-25 Aug. 26 Aug. 27 Aug. 28 Aug. 29 Aug. 30

Build a Heirloom Jewelry Box–6 sessions (Davis) Table Saw Basics (Marcil) Bandsaw Boot Box (Mark Menefee) Intro to Hand Planes (Curtis Turner) Basic Figure Carving: Fish (Andy Grubb) Turned Mushroom Birdhouse (Chichester) Sharpening Your Woodshop Tools (Davis) Hand-Cut Dovetails (James Oliver) Woodshop 101 (Sternadel) Finish the Job: Selecting the Right Finish (Davis) End Grain Cutting Board (Sternadel) Cabinet Making for Women (Marcil) Sharpening Systems & Accessories Demos Intro to Routers (Davis) Beginner’s Lathe Class (Turner) Lecture Series: Shop Layout & Planning (Lightle) Get a Handle on Knife Making (Sauder) Pick Your Lathe Project (Dick) Build Your Own Guitar (Sammy Peters) Turning a Wooden Pen (Sauder) Turning Acrylic Pens (Sauder) Bandsaw Magic (Davis) Intarsia Series (Bach) 3-Legged Pedestal Table (Davis) Make Your Own Kitchen Utensils (Sauder) Sharpening Your Woodshop Tools (Davis) Table Saw Basics (Marcil) Basic Figure Carving: Turtle Box (Grubb) Build Your Texas Star–3 sessions (Pete O’Rourke)

July 13 July 14 July 18 July 20 July 20 July 21 July 25 July 28 Aug. 1 Aug. 3-4 Aug. 3 Aug. 8 Aug. 10 Aug. 10 Aug. 11 Aug. 15 Aug. 17 Aug. 17 Aug. 18 Aug. 22 Aug. 25 Aug. 29 Aug. 31

WOODCRAFT — Houston Southwest 11707 W. Sam Houston Pkwy. S., Houston, TX (281) 988-9449 July 6 July 6 July 7 July 7 July 11 July 13-14 July 13 July 14 July 18 July 20 July 21 July 25 July 27 July 28 Aug. 3 Aug. 10 Aug. 17 Aug. 31

WOODCRAFT — Dallas 14380 Marsh Ln., Addison, TX (972) 241-0701 601 W. Plano Pkwy., Plano, TX (moving mid-July) July 1 July 2 July 6 July 6 July 7 July 8 July 9-10 July 13 July 13 July 14 July 20 Aug. 10 Aug. 17 Aug. 31

Band Saw Basics (Howard Hale) Square Board Fundamentals (Hale) Cabinet Making for Beginners (Hale) Free Hot Dogs & Demos Router Basics (Hale) Woodcarving for Beginners (Paul DeMars) Hand Tool Basics & Sharpening (Hale) French Polish (Hale) Scroll Saws 101 Finishing for the Home Shop (Hale) Power Tool Safety Sharpening 101 Hand Sharpening Sharpening Accessories

WOODCRAFT — San Antonio

754 Grapevine Hwy., Hurst, TX (682) 334-1025 Woodcarving–8 sessions (Steve Schoolar) Dovetail Joints with Porter-Cable 4212 Jig (Lee Sutton) Free Hot Dogs & Demos Overview of Finishing (Sutton) Cabinet Making (John Lester) Scroll Saws 101 Sharpening Turning Tools (Chris Denson) Inlay (Mark Williams) Power Tool Safety Inlay Pen with CA Finish (Denson) Woodcarvin—8 sessions (Schoolar) Using the Leigh Dovetail Jig (Sutton) Tormek T-7 Sharpening System Intro to Power Tools (Lester) Turn an Acrylic Wallstreet II Pen (Denson) Cabinet Making (Lester) Sharpening 101 Band Saw Tuning & Resawing (Sutton) Bowl Turning 101 (Denson) Hand Sharpening Build a Krenov-Style Wooden Hand Plane (Williams) Carve a Texas Thoroughbred Registered Stick Horse (Schoolar) Sharpening Accessories

WOODCRAFT — Houston North 60 FM 1960 W., Houston, TX (281) 880-0045 July 6-7 July 6 July 11 July 13

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Intro to Cabinet Making (Stan Smith) Free Hot Dogs & Demos Natural-Edge Bowl Turning (Paul Kendall) Intro to Bowl Turning (Kendall)

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Profile:

Ken Richards

Ken Richards of Maple Valley, WA makes an art of fine furniture. His exquisite handcrafted detailed pieces feature classical elements, with a contemporary flare. Meet Ken, in his own words: Woodworking was a hobby that turned into a profession. I have been working with my hands for as long as I can remember—from building little Balsa wood airplanes to working with tools in my father’s modest shop. What I learned most from my father was attitude. He didn’t make a lot, but whatever he made was to the highest quality. In high school, I took a lot of drafting classes, which lead to a job at Boeing after graduation. In my early 20’s, I purchased a shop full of power and hand tools for a song from a friend of a friend moving away, and I started making little boxes, frames, spice racks, and other knick-knacks to give to people or sell at craft fairs. Though I enjoyed drafting by hand, I saw my position at Boeing transitioning to CAD, and I did not relish a future of sitting in front of a computer. I decided to try to make my living woodworking. I found construction work for 2-3 days a week to support myself and spent the rest of the week working in my shop. I had expected to be doing a lot of cabinets, but I was pleasantly surprise to find people trusting me with furniture projects from the beginning. As I got enough business, I was able to shift to full-time.

Secretary Figured European Pear, Ebony, sterling silver (104" h, 44" w, 25" d) Ken Richards takes pleasure in the solitude of working with hand tools.

My initial work was along traditional lines, utilizing such domestic woods as Eastern Walnut, Cherry, and Oak. As I was able to make more contemporary spec pieces, I began showing work at Northwest Fine Woodworking (now the Northwest Woodworkers Gallery) in Seattle, which exposed me to a clientele with a broader spectrum of tastes. This allowed me to follow my heart and start experimenting with contemporary forms in exotic woods. I consider my current work to be classically-inspired contemporary, offering new interpretations to give a more modern presentation. My pieces are highly detailed, using fine accent woods, ridge lines, shaped surfaces, my own hand-created hardware, and recently, more extensive use of intarsia inlay work (as seen in the Lakeside Dining Set on the cover). Most of my work is one-of-a-kind, but for some speculative projects I’ve done small sets of 2-4 pieces of the same design. This helps to make the hands-on work more efficient and allows me to devote more time to design, as this investment is distributed over several pieces. For such sets, I usually make each piece out of a different wood. It’s amazing what distinct personalities can be achieved when the only difference is the woods. Most of my early technique lessons came from books and magazines, and being self taught, I learned by doing a number of things wrong. A benefit to this approach is that it teaches you how to problem solve, which has given me confidence over the years to tackle things that are above my head. I work with solid, thick stock; the thicker the better. Not all the spectacular trees end up in the veneer mills. I have a weakness for beautiful lumber, and I’m willing to devote considerable effort to finding

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Demilune Entry Table Figured Imbuya, Figured Maple (31" h, 42" w, 14" d)

Bombé Chest Figured Bubinga, Ebony (32" h, 42" w, 22" d)

it. Over the years, I’ve stashed away quite a collection. I love working with hand tools. From joinery to fine details to flowing curved surfaces. Hand tool work puts me in a place where I am completely focused and involved in the moment. The time flies by. I do a lot of work with spokeshaves, chisels, gouges, and rasps. There are many days that not a machine is turned on. As my skills with hand tools have grown, they have opened up exciting design directions that I would not otherwise have pursued. When I bought my 5-acres in Maple Valley, WA, I converted the barn into my woodshop. In 1991, I had a

fire and lost that building, my tools, and a big project that was just ready to deliver. It was a fairly traumatic thing to go through, but it gave me the opportunity to construct a building that was specifically-designed to be an efficient woodworking shop, which turned out to be a real blessing. I feel very spoiled. In the future, I look forward to finding more time to undertake speculative work. I want to explore creating more organic forms, and I’m exited about pursuing projects that are purely sculptural. You can see more of my work and details at my website: www. kenrichardsfurniture.com.

Breakfront Showcase Figured Ceylon Satinwood, Ebony, brass (74" h, 42" w, 17" d)

Collectors Stand Cocobolo, Holly, Ebony, sterling silver (92" h, 52" w, 46" d) July-August, 2013

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CALENDAR & EVENT INDEX JULY

thru Jan. 12 exhibit: Tree at the Long Beach Museum of Art, Long Beach, CA. (562) 439-2119. thru Jan. 6 EXHIBIT: Beyond Brancusi at the Norton Simon Museum, Pasadena, CA. (626) 449-6840. thru Jan. 5 exhibit: Allied Craftsman Today at the Mingei International Museum, San Diego, CA. (619) 239-0003. thru Oct. 31 EXHIBIT: With Strings Attached at the Maloof Foundation for Arts and Crafts, Alta Loma, CA. (909) 980-0412. thru Oct. 13 exhibit: Wood, Metal, Paint at the Cantor Arts Center, Stanford, CA. (650) 723-4177. thru Sept. 30 EXHIBIT: The Harp at the Museum of Making Music, Carlsbad, CA. (760) 438-5996. thru Sept. 21 E XHIBIT: Object Focus: The Bowl at the Museum of Contemporary Craft, Portland, OR. (503) 2232654. thru Sept. 14 E XHIBIT: With Our Hands at the Washington State Capitol, Olympia, WA. (360) 753-2580. thru Sept. 8 exhibit: Artful Animals at the Mingei International Museum, San Diego, CA. (619) 239-0003. thru Sept. 8 EXHIBIT: The Tool at Hand at the Houston Center for Contemporary Craft, Houston TX. (713) 529-4848. thru Sept. 8 EXHIBIT: Build! The Amazing World of LEGO at the Longmont Museum & Cultural Center, Longmont, CO. (303) 651-8969. thru Sept. 3 EXHIBIT: Frank Lloyd Wright’s Samara at the Price Tower Art Center, Bartlesville, OK. (918) 336-4949. thru Sept. 1 exhibit: Architecture for Dogs at the Long Beach Museum of Art, Long Beach, CA. (562) 439-2119. thru Sept. 1 EXHIBIT: Metal, Stone & Wood at Tohono Chul Park, Tucson, AZ. (520) 742-6455. thru Sept. 1 EXHIBIT: Richard Artschwager! at the UCLA Hammer Museum, Los Angeles, CA. (310) 443-7000. thru Sept. 1 F estival: Sawdust Festival and Art-A-Fair, Laguna Beach, CA. Sawdust: (949) 494-3030, Art-AFair: (949) 494-4514. thru Aug. 31 exhibit: Art from the Lathe at the AAW Gallery of Wood, St. Paul, MN. (651) 484-9094. thru Aug. 31 Festival: Festival of the Arts, Laguna Beach, CA. (949) 494-1145. thru Aug. 30 EXHIBIT: Inspired Design at the San Francisco Airport Museum,San Francisco, CA. (650) 652-2272. thru Aug. 18 E XHIBIT: Tools in Motion at the Mulvane Art Museum, Topeka, KS. (785) 670-1124. thru Aug. 17 exhibit: Splendid Objects at the Falkirk Cultural Center, San Rafael, CA. (415) 485-3328. thru July 31 EXHIBIT: Music is in the Air and Gallery Artists at Artwood, Bellingham, WA. (360) 647-1628. thru July 28 EXHIBIT: Handcrafted Journeys: Japanese American Woodworkers In San Diego at the Japanese Friend-

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ADVERTISER INDEX Advertisers Page Anderson International Imports 32 Anderson Plywood 62 Apollo Sprayers 7 Austin Hardwoods & Hardware 18 AWFS®Fair 15 Cabinets Quick 14 California Walnut Designs 25 Collector’s Specialty Woods 29 Dispoz-A-Blade 16 Eagle Tools 8 Edensaw Wood 12 Far West Forest Products 26 Frank’s Cane & Rush 24 Freud 63 General Finishes 11 General International 64 Gilmer Wood Company 30 ship Garden, San Diego, CA. (619) 232-2721. thru July 28 exhibit: The Art of Musical Instruments at the Mingei International Museum, San Diego, CA. (619) 239-0003. thru July 27 EXHIBIT: Satoshi Fujinuma at the Beatrice Wood Center for the Arts, Ojai, CA. (805) 646-3381. thru July 27 EXHIBIT: Summer Wood Show at the Harbor Gallery, Kamuela, HI. (808) 882-1510. thru July 14 EXHIBIT: The Wood Show at Tomé Gallery, Los Lunas, NM. (505) 5650556. thru July 12 EXHIBIT: Norman Epp at the Walker Fine Art, Denver, CO. (303) 3558955. thru July 7 EXHIBIT: Scrimshaw: The Art and Craft of the American Whaler at the Bowers Museum, Santa Ana, CA. (714) 567-3600. thru July 7 EXHIBIT: Super Bowls: The Art of Turned Wood at the Crocker Art Museum Sacramento, CA. (916) 808-7000. thru July 4 EXHIBIT: Design in Wood at the San Diego County Fair, Del Mar, CA. (858) 755-1161. 1-Aug. 31 EXHIBIT: Lost & Found at the Northwest Woodworkers Gallery, Seattle, WA. (206) 625-0542. 1-31 exhibit: Steve Brown at Erickson Fine Art Gallery, Healdsburg, CA. (707) 431-7073. 1-31 exhibit: Vadim Kogan at Gallery M, Half Moon Bay, CA. (650) 7267167. 2–Sept. 29 EXHIBIT: Labour and Wait at Santa Barbara Museum of Art, Santa Barbara, CA. (805) 963- 4364. 3-28 show: Fine Woodworking Show at The Odd Fellows Hall, Mendocino, CA. (707) 937-2486. 3-7 FAIR: Fine Art/Fine Craft at the Marin County Fair, San Rafael, CA. (415) 499-7048.

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1-30 E XHIBIT: Roberto Gastelumendi at Gallery M, Half Moon Bay, CA. (650) 726-7167. 1-30 E XHIBIT: Turnings at Artwood, Bellingham, WA. (360) 647-1628. 2-25 E XHIBIT: Art Port Townsend at the Northwinds Art Center, Port Townsend, WA. (360) 379-1086. 2-4 show: American Craft Show at Fort Mason Center, San Francisco, CA. (800) 836-3470. 2-4 F estival: Park City Kimball Arts Festival, Park City, UT. (435) 6498882. 3-Sept. 21 exhibit: Inside Out at the Confluence Gallery, Twisp, WA. (509) 997-ARTS. 3-Sept. 4 exhibit: Miriam Owen at the Dolphin Gallery, Gualala, CA. (707) 884-3896. 8-11 S ymposium: Frogwood 2013, Gresham, OR. (503) 244-6921. 9-11 Festival: The Sun Valley Center Arts & Crafts Festival at Atkinson Park, Ketchum, ID. (208) 726-9491. 9-11 open studios: Bainbridge Island, Bainbridge Island, WA. (206) 8420504. 10-31 show: Woodturning Show at the Nohea Gallery, Honolulu, HI. (808) 596-0074. 10-11 show: Sculpture in the Park at the Benson Sculpture Garden, Love-

land, CO. (970) 663-2940. 10 swap : Pacific Nor thwest Tool Collectors at Alki Masonic Hall, Seattle, WA. (503) 628-1488. 13-22 e xhibit: Commitment to Excellence at the Honolulu Museum Art School, Honolulu, HI. (808) 532-8741. 15-Sept. 1 exhibit: Art in the Redwoods at the Gualala Arts Center, Gualala, CA. (707) 884-1138. 16-Jan. 18 EXHIBIT: Quality is Contagious at Museum of Contemporary Craft, Portland, OR. (503) 223-2654. 17 swap: Tool Swap Meet at Anderson Plywood, Culver City, CA. (310) 397-8229. 17 swap : P.A.S.T. Summer Show at Veteran’s Building, Sonoma, CA. (707) 545-8812. 23-25 show: Art in the High Desert at the Old Mill, Bend, OR. (541) 322-6272. 23-25 Festival: Woodfest 2013, Amana Colonies RV Park’s Event Center, Amana, IA. (319) 622-3908. 23-25 Symposium: SWAT Woodturning Symposium, Waco, TX. (405) 3647278. 24-25 OPEN StudioS: Port Townsend, WA. (360) 379-1086. 30-Sept. 25 exhibit: Jim McLain at Marigold Arts, Santa Fe, NM. (505) 982-4142. 31-Sept. 29 EXHIBIT: Artistry in Wood at the Sonoma County Museum, Santa

Rosa, CA. (707) 579-1500. 31-Sept. 2 show: Woodpalooza at the Whidbey Island Center for the Arts, Langley, WA. (360) 221-8262. 31-Sept. 2 exhibit: Art in the Pearl in the Pearl District, Portland, OR. (503) 722-9017. 31-Sept. 2 Festival: Sausalito Art Festival at Marinship Park, Sausalito, CA. (415) 331-3757. 31-Sept. 1 swap: Rocky Mountain Tool Collectors at MCM Elegante, Albuquerque, NM. (307) 322-2127.

SEPTEMBER Sept. 6-8 Festival: Wooden Boat Festival, Port Townsend, WA. (360) 3853628. Sept. 13-15 S ymposium: Rocky Mountain Woodturning Symposium, Ranch/ Larimer County Fairgrounds, Loveland, CO. (970) 663-1868. Sept. 14 swap: Old Tool Swap Meet at Arroyo Hardwoods, Pasadena, CA. (626) 447-5466. Sept. 21 swap: Pacific Nor thwest Tool Collectors at Hillsboro, OR. (503) 628-1488. Sept. 25-28 swap: MWTCA 2013 National Fall Meet at Ramada Oasis, Springfield, MO. (608) 779-0966. Sept. 28-29 Symposium: Yellowstone Woodturning Symposium, Billings, MT. (406) 348-3499.

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Marketplace Battels Hardware & Tool Co.

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We Can Sell Your Tools on Consignment New and Used Woodworking Equipment Since 1943

13238 E Whittier Blvd, Whittier, CA 90602 • (562) 698-3714

Specializing in Custom Turning

Columns • Cylinders • Pedestals • Railings Boxes • Table Legs • Chair Parts • Balusters Ornamental Turnings • Ropes • Flutes

www.jevonstoolco.com SHOP SPACE: Looking in Downtown LA/ Silverlake/Echo Park area? Complete set-up with bandsaw, SawStop, planer, jointer, etc. Dedicated bench. $500 monthly. Call Laura: (310) 429-5611.

FOR SALE - PUBLICATIONS MAGAZINES: Fine Woodworking Magazine, issues #1-230. All near-perfect condition and in slipboxes. $500. (909) 435-5346.

WOOD PRODUCTS WOODTURNINGS: Functional & decorative by Walt Wager. Shop on-line at www. flickr.com/photos/wwager. Call 850-321-8816 for more information.

MISCELLANEOUS BOOK RACKS: 2 revolving book/literature racks. 16 wire holders. Rarely used. Still in boxes. $20 each / $30 for both. (310) 2169265.

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Marketplace INSTRUCTION PALOMAR COLLEGE: New facility opens in September. CHAIRMAKING: Schedule a class with Russ Filbeck and receive a free copy of his book Making Ladder Back Chairs with Russ Filbeck. Visit the website: www.russfilbeck.net or call: (858) 566-9699. CLASSES: Rocking chair & other classes. Hands-on experience. Learn to hand shape and sculpt, making your work stand out from the rest. Visit the website: www.shangrilawoodworks.com or call: (575) 937-5455.

RAINY DAY UKES: Build-your-own ukulele kits. www.rainydayukes.com.

PLANS & VIDEOS DVD: Working Wood, the Complete Artisan Course, 7-DVD’s plus a 320 page instructional book. Available from American Woodworker magazine at AWBookstore.com.

Center for Essential Education

School of Woodworking DISCOVER the ART of HAND TOOL WOODWORKING 1-12 day Courses to Advanced Levels Catalog of Workshops: (254) 799-1480

Includes machinery, tools, fixtures & inventory, Building lease also available

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Registration Opens in March for further information College of the Redwoods 440 Alger Street Fort Bragg, CA 95437 707.964.7036 www.crfinefurniture.com

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Visualize. Learn. Design. Create. Let our internationally renowned instructors mentor you into mastery. MSF offers 3, 6, and 9-month Professional Training programs, and shorter Projects & Skills Workshops. Enrollment is now open for Fall 2013. Class sizes are limited. www.masterpieceschool.com 425 5th St., Marysville, CA 95901 (530) 329 2478. Page 60

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OUR AWARD-WINNING AND Learn or improve fine hand carving skills from Master Carver Ian Agrell. Training videos also available. San Rafael, CA Call: 415-457-4422

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Registration starts mid-July Start the enrollment process now by submitting your free application at www.cerritos.edu

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Woodworking Classes with David Marks Private & Group Classes in his Personal Workshop Santa Rosa, CA Woodworking Woodturning Bentwood Lamination Bandsaw Veneers Double Bevel Marquetry Hand Tool Use & Sharpening Gilding & Chemical Patination

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UNIQUE PERSONAL INSTRUCTIONS YEAR-ROUND WEEKLY CLASSES 619-298-0864 www.WPatrickEdwards.com 3815 UTAH STREET, SAN DIEGO CA 92104

San Fernando Valley Woodworkers

Meets 3rd Thursday of the Month at 7 p.m. Balboa Rec. Center, 17015 Burbank Blvd., Encino, CA 91316 For more info, call Bill Peplow: (818) 242-9192 Upcoming Programs

July 18 — Pete Carta on Woodturning Aug. 15 — Marc Collins on Dyes & Water Stains

Jerry Kermode School of Woodturning

JerryKermode.com

• The art of non-violent woodturning • Beginning through advanced workshops 1 weekend per month • Club Demonstrations & Hands-on Workshops

“Thank you for another zen in the woodcurls . . . You are not only an awesome artist; you are a gentle, kind and inspiring teacher. That is a gift.” – Joann

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ShAVINGS & SAWDUST ‘good vibration’ revisited

moser chairs at the bush library

Here is a follow-up to the story in our last issue on the prehype buzz for Ferruccio Laviani’s Good Vibration cabinet that debuted at Spring’s Salone del Mobile design fair in Milan, Italy. The finished piece certainly has the vibe of the publicity picture.

The Harpswell Chair, by Thos. Moser Cabinetmakers was front stage at the opening of the George W. Bush Library and Museum, located in Dallas, TX. A set of the American Black Cherry chairs provided seating for the five living American Presidents and their spouses, at last April’s Dedication Ceremony. The furnituremaker in Auburn, ME was commissioned to make about 60 pieces for the complex, including 20 Harpswell chairs, 15 research desks, 12 benches, eight conference room tables, and a large proctor’s desk. Kittinger Furniture Co. of Buffalo, NY was given the task of recreating the furnishings for the Library’s replication of the Oval Office. They also were commissioned to create furnishings for the new movie White House Dawn.

music with a wood tone This is not likely to become a big seller, but Amanda Ghassaei of instructables.com has created the first laser-cut wooden record out of Maple (right). Using an Epilog 120 Watt Legend EXT, the laser cuts at approximately 120 dpi, and the sampling rate is 4.5 KHz. Since the grooves are 10 times the width of a vinyl LP, each side can hold only 3 minutes of recording. Songs are recognizable, but it might make a better decorative sculpture instead.

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