Peter Asselyn - a spinster of the highest order - accepted a challenge to turn a chunk from start to stop in one evening without having the benefit of studying the piece previously.
He ended up using some very dry cherry burl donated by Bob Morrill.
Peter is the only guy I know who mounts the spinning tool on the lathe and then holds the wood in his bare hands.
The piece is mounted and ready for initial cuts.
It’s off to the dust bowl!
Getting the form “just right”
The OSHA inspectors in Vulture’s Row don’t seem to have too much to complain about.
That cherry burl sure was some noisy wood!
This was taken right after Peter gave the punch line to one of his jokes.
Mark Irving and Peter do some warm-up calisthenics prior to the wood auction.
Show and Tell
Sorry, just too many pieces to remember who turned what.
Another mystery turner at work.
Box Elder by somebody.
A Hollow Form by a different somebody.
Hey! This somebody guy has been busy!
Looks like a chunk of cherry by Peter Asselyn
Another Peter Asselyn piece. This one was turned from a rescued piece of birdwood.
Bob Delio’s cherry bowl.
Chuck Hargenradrer’s peppermills. The finish on these was exquisite!
Mark Irving schleps the same two rolling pins back to Show and Tell for what, the third or fourth time!
A huge once turned maple bowl by Dave Lancaster.
Al Mather has been experimenting with dyes.
Jim Mullin saved this cracked piece by removing the crack.
Another Jim Mullin piece, This one has to be held to fully appreciate.
Well Done!
Tom Raymond just loves to do segmented stuff.
Burt Truman said that this piece came from a chunk of wood that’s been lying in his back yard for the last forty years.
Donna talks
David listens
It was very quiet!
All Photos by Jorge Castaneda and Andy Hoyt
Page last updated on October 1, 2006
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