Published on: October 23, 2026

September Blog

Show & Tell

Gordan Munn:

Gord showed a vessel made of Manitoba maple, walnut, carabunga and "lots of mistakes"

Ken Browning:

Ken showed a mallet with an ash handle and a desert ironwood head.

Kevin Brehon

Kevin showed a kumiko piece.

Vic Schapansky

Vic showed us three pieces.

the two tall vessels are made of plum, crab apple and walnut and finished with tung oil and poly. The bowl is dyed and finished with poly.

K-R Bellamy

K-R dabbles in an number or areas.

Here we have a work in process, a bird puppet completed with puppy chews.

K-R has tried her hand a turning, here is her first spin top.

Demo

Dan Ronis

Dan Ronis demonstrated making of picture frames

Ron uses a variety of joints in making these frames

The above joint is a half lap joint.

Here is another half lap joint.

Here is a box joint.

Ron uses different woods for his frames

Here are some veneers taken from small diameter lumber.

A view of the corner of the frame with veneers applied.

And the finished frame.

To hang a picture mounting hardware is required.

Here mounting hardware has been installed.

Ron has developed a set of dimensions for making frames.

Here is a gallery of some of his finished frames with pictures.

Thank you Ron.