Category Archives: General

Keeping up… or, go big or go home as they say

Posted on October 22, 2011 by Ed Pretty

My little fridge works pretty well for drying blanks and rough turned pieces but doesn’t quite have the blast for large volumes of stock, so I decided to build a kiln. I had a bunch of thick styrofoam, a box … Continue reading →

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Trying to keep up

Posted on October 1, 2011 by Ed Pretty

Recently I came upon a new wood supplier – or rather he came upon me. The burls that were the subject of a recent post are an example. I have at my disposal an endless supply of figured maple of … Continue reading →

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Thinking Outside the Circle

Posted on September 21, 2011 by Ed Pretty

I was approved several months ago for a personal showing at the Circle Craft Gallery in November 2012. I never dreamed that I would be accepted but just in case, I made sure that I applied for a time slot … Continue reading →

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The wood junkie does it again.

Posted on September 18, 2011 by Ed Pretty

“You know what, Colin? I have literally tons of turning wood at home. I just don’t see myself getting any more. I don’t know where I’d put it”. Yes. These were my exact words to my friend Colin on our … Continue reading →

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Burning workshop at Art Liestman’s studio! Fire department late to scene.

Posted on July 16, 2011 by Ed Pretty

Last weekend was a special day in Art’s shop. Eight of us shared his space while he led us through a progressive approach to learning pyrography. We all had burners but had had little success in the past with the … Continue reading →

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A new technique for me.

Posted on July 14, 2011 by Ed Pretty

I have seen turnings done using combinations of centers much like the process I’ll describe here but not with this result. The final product is a combination of multi-center turning and hollow turning. I always check the “dollar bin” at … Continue reading →

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Arts at Darts art show

Posted on June 24, 2011 by Ed Pretty

  Last year we participated in the Mickelson Art Festival in  south Surrey. One of the many visitors to our booth was Linda Stanley Wilson, who is a volunteer at the Darts Hill garden in South Surrey. They are a … Continue reading →

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Managing wood movement in a built-up piece

Posted on February 9, 2011 by Ed Pretty

The other day I received an email from a person who visited this blog then contacted me about possibly repairing a turning. She described the problem as a wooden band coming unglued at the top of the bowl and wondered if … Continue reading →

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A very satisfied customer

Posted on January 31, 2011 by Ed Pretty

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 →

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Bee tea. My first tea pot.

Posted on January 26, 2011 by Ed Pretty

 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 →

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