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AAW Symposium Continuedfrom Previous PageWe received a wonderful bookletcompiled and edited by Sharon Biermanof Columbus, Ohio and wassponsored by The Sanding Glove,who had booth #211. This was oneof the best symposium booklets thatI’ve ever seen. Thanks Sharon foryour efforts.We explored the ConventionCenter to try to fix in our mindswhere everything was located andthen about 5:00 pm we found theGallery Reception for the Spirit ofthe Southwest, Spindles, and Twirlingby Garry Knox Bennett. Unfortunately,neither of us had brought ourcamera along and never did return tophotograph these beautiful pieces.“The Spirit of the Southwest”was a juried exhibit that broughtout a diversity of relevant ideas andthemes about the Southwest, focusingon the geography, history, andculture of the area. Mildred was especiallyimpressed by the drums.“The Spindle” was a specialexhibit, international in nature andan invitational show featuring workby more than 40 artists. Each 12”or smaller spindle was a singularstatement of artistry, inventiveness,and vision. The proceeds from theauction of these pieces went to supportfuture POP events, functions,and awards.The Garry Knox Bennett Exhibit,“Twirling”, was hard to conceiveas a woodturning exhibit,because he is not a woodturner buta furniture maker. Although someof the stuff was turned by peoplesuch as Michael Hosaluk, DavidEllsworth, and Mark Sfirri and thenpossibly reworked by Garry, perhapsit could be called a woodturningexhibition.At 7:30 pm, we attended a specialpresentation by Jacques Veseryand Terry Martin. The presentationwas a bit of a put-on or perhaps aput-down. I felt that we might havebeen better off to spend the eveningin our room studying the beautifullydone booklet.I felt that we mighthave been better offto spend the eveningin our room studyingthe beautifully donebooklet.Friday morning, we arose toattend the Opening Ceremonies,which I believe was worth attending.Tom Joyce, a blacksmith that I knewmany years ago, gave a nice talkabout his career as a blacksmith andhad slides to show some of his workand the progression from simplehardware for doors and windows tocomplex projects including gatesand artwork of various sorts.After the Opening Ceremonies,Mildred and I split. She wentto watch some demonstrations andI visited the Trade Show area, theInstant Gallery, and Jean-FrancoisEscoulen (Resident Artist).Resident ArtistI checked in on Jean-FrancoisEscoulen several times during thesymposium. For most of the Symposium,he worked on a piece that wasthen auctioned off after the greatfeed that we were given on Saturdaynight. Figures 1 and 2 show theprogression of the piece. And Figure3 shows some of the pieces that hehad on display.Figure 1. Jean-FrancoisEscoulen, Resident Artist,working on the piece that wouldbe auctioned at the banquet.Figure 2. Escoulen nearlyfinished with the piece.Since we didn’t stay for theauction, I’m not sure what this orany of the other pieces sold for, butI understand that the pricing wasdown from the past because of theeconomy.Page 24 More Woodturning August 2009
I purchased a few items includingthe 60 degree Raptor fromCraft Supplies and a piece of OsageOrange for possible Chinese Ballsin the future.Figure 3. Some of Escoulen’spieces that were on display at theresident artist’s work area.After watching Jean-Francoisfor awhile, I then visited the TradeShow area. This was a large eventin itself. One could have spent allthree days just looking at tools andbuying them.Trade ShowI spent some time handing outcopies of the July 2009 issue tovendors along with a new brochuredesigned for both subscriptions andfor advertising with the advertisingrates and requirements beingdescribed.I’m going to talk a bit about theTrade Show with a number of picturesof products that were new to me.Figure 4. Bill Rubenstein’sspecial drive center withremoveable bits to make it a twospur drive or a four spur drive.One heavy duty drive center.Figure 6. Mini-Monsterhollowing set up on a Jet MiniLathe.Figure 7. New Tormek Set up toallow the use of Tormek jigs ona dry grinder. I had to have oneof these and hope to get it set upand checked out for a review inthe September-October issue.Figure 4. Bill Rubensteinwith a Stubby Lathe and hishollowing system. He gave mea demonstration of it and itscapabilities.Figure 5. Don Derry HollowingRig, which fits into the toolrest and provides stabilizedhollowing. Don does his cuttingon the far side of the hollowform.Figure 8. Robert Sorby toolhandle overall view. RobertSorby has started sellingunhandled tools and a specialtool handle to hold the tools.The handle comes with inserts tomake the handle fit three sizes ofshaft.[Continued on Next Page]More Woodturning August 2009 Page 25
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Page 9 and 10: “Turner’s Choice”Professional
Page 11 and 12: The Making of an Old Butternut Bowl
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