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Author Archives: Ed Pretty
A very satisfied customer
Patti Houston of Fluff Rentals and Fluff for Keeps commissioned a piece a while ago and we delivered it to her office/warehouse last week. Several gals work for her there, interior designers all. Patti was very happy with “Debutante” (by … Continue reading
Supersized hollow form
Many years ago I watched a deep hollowing demonstration by the late Frank Sudol. Sudols’ forte was very large, very thin pierced hollow forms. I took a class using his boring tools and found it quite easy. I started down … Continue reading
Posted in Lathes and Tools, Woodturning Tech Talk
Tagged deep hollowing, Frank Sudol, hollowing rig
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Bee tea. My first tea pot.
Our guild president offered a challenge to turn a tea pot after Art Liestman did a demo on the pots made by woodturners. This is my effort. The body is birch burl, the spout and top/dipper are birch, the legs … Continue reading
Posted in Colouring wood, General, Hollow Forms
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Art as utility
Today a potter-friend posted some pictures of some pottery that he had fired in a campfire while he was on holidays. My first thought was how great the pieces looked and how they conveyed a message of ancient wonders. In … Continue reading
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Turned box for surprise gift requires a profile gauge
I won’t say what the surprise is going to be because the recipient might read this. All I’ll say is that the request came from someone wanting to have a turned box shaped like an egg to hold a very … Continue reading
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Tagged profile gauge, turned box
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A Day with Doug Fisher
Recently our guild hosted Doug Fisher for a one day demo and one day workshop. For those of you who are not aware of Doug’s distinctive style, I have included a couple of pictures of his signature pieces. Typically he turns wall … Continue reading
Posted in Colouring wood, General, Woodturning Tech Talk
Tagged Doug Fisher, off center turning
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Another “cover” shot!
I guess I’m fluffing my own feathers here a bit, but then why have a blog if you can’t do that. 🙂 Recently I started posting shots of my work on the WoW site (Woodturners on the Web). I have been … Continue reading
Stand-Alone Tool Carousel
At one time my lathe was against a wall so storing my tools was a simple matter of providing a rack on the wall. When I got serious about turning I moved things around to get the lathe out in … Continue reading
New Gallery Opening
Last night I attended the opening of Fluff Rentals’ new gallery, Fluff For Keeps. As galleries go this one is a bit different. Fluff Rentals offers interior design services and up until now only rented the necessary furnishings. Their target market for … Continue reading
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Tagged Ed Pretty, Fluff for Keeps, Fluff rentals, Granville Island, Patti Houston
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