Show and Tell
compiled by Dave Armstrong, pictures by Chelsea Sander
KR has been experimenting with non-traditional techniques, she has printed on material that is applied to objects, wood, glass. She is now experimenting with CNC machines. KR showed us a laser cut pen holder of baltic birch and is unfinished
Trent Watts: Trent showed us four salt cellar boxes. One each, made of birch, maple, local apple tree and burr oak. He used a bit of brass rod for hinges. He starts with a rectangular block, turns the bottom part of the block, hollows out the inside and then removes one, two or three corners. The remaining corner becomes the hinge point, the second point would be used to hold a spoon and the third is a knob to open the lid.
Vic Schapansky: Vic showed us three items. The first is a segmented vase with 193 pieces of pear wood and finished with teak oil and lacquer and buffed with the Beal system. It has two 16 segment rings and one 32 segment ring..
The second item is a candle holder. It has a square walnut core with curly maple outside.
The third is selection of key rings form miscellaneous scraps of wood. The hardware was purchased from Willian Woodrite.
Trent Kulbida: Trent showed us a set of quilting clappers They are made of box elder and sapele. The inside is hollowed out filled with bb shot which is held in place by UV cured epoxy. They are finished with citrus oil and wax.
Mel Genge: Mel showed us a mirror. It was suppose to be a platter, however the bottom got too thin. So it was turned into a mirror. It is made of walnut and finished with oil.
Karen Ginther: Karen showed us a "Love Book Shelf". It is made of 1 x 6 spruce and stained with Minwax Early American stain.
George Brehon / Kevin Brehon: Kevin showed us a tongue drum built by his father. His father had given it to someone he knew, who has since returned it to Kevin. It is made of red oak and finished with polyurethane.
Chelsea Sander: Chelsea showed us four pieces of wood burned art.
The first was a Peterbilt truck. This was for a friend that is very proud of his Peterbilt!
The second was an owl on baltic birch. This was for her grandmother who has just passed away.
The third was a skull with fire on an unknown wood. This was a rendition of a drawing her friend had done in high school.
Lastly was a humming bird and floral design on an unknown wood.
None of these has any finish applied.
Demo
Jamie Russel presented a power point on his works.
