Designing Patterns on Laminated Bowls
I wanted to turn some bowls, but I couldn’t afford a large slab of hardwood. So, I turned to pieces of glued-up wood. Here are my results.
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Doug Gordy Woodturning Studios – A History
Doug Gordy was introduced to woodturning by his father, Vernon, a master woodturner. Doug recalls going with his father to Highland Hardware (now Highland Woodworking) for the first time in 1985, when he was a teenager. It was a much anticipated and frequent destination as he grew up. When Doug moved away from Savannah, whenever […]
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Adding texture, design, and color to turned bowls
Read moreTurning the Corner: Unexpected Porch Post
With an historic preservation grant and vision for a return to the past elegance, the new owners of the Pentagöet Inn in Castine, Maine asked me to create and turn the four new newel posts they needed for the renovated main entrance from the street. Their contractors did an impressive job, and the newel posts […]
Read moreTurning the Corner: Pentagöet Inn Newel Posts
Fresh from New York City, the new, young owners of the Pentagöet Inn in Castine, Maine arrived two summers ago to embrace the long history of the Town and especially their beautiful building in a way that is both impressive and sustainable. Their vision and energy as owner/operators/hosts of this magnificent old-time, 130 year old […]
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