Gulf Coast Woodturners Association

June 2009 Meeting Gallery

Pictures of Thomas Irven's demo on turning finials with an eccentric chuck
and other meeting pictures are at the bottom of this page

Advanced Category (Items made from one piece of wood by advanced turners)

1st Place Ed Peine White Oak Burl  Hollow Form 9"W x 10-1/2"H

2nd Place Gene Bradley Osage Orange  Lidded Box 4-1/2"W x 7-1/2"H

3rd Place Eddie James Sycamore Box 7"W x 12"H

Honorable Mention Sam Canatella Mesquite Box 3-1/2"W x 9"H

Segmented Category (Items made from more than one piece of wood by turners of all levels)

1st Place Bob Brown Baltic Birch  Goblet 4-1/2"W x 9-3/4"H

2nd Place Jerry Collins Lidded Box 2-1/2"W x 4-3/4"H

3rd Place Eddie James Lidded Bowl 11"W x 7-1/2"H

Honorable Mention Eddie James Walnut Submarine 53"W x 12-1/2"H

Enhanced Category (Items that incorporate embellishment of the item by turners of all levels)

1st Place Doug Davis Maple Burl Hollow  Form 7-1/2"W x 7"H

2nd Place Ed Peine Spalted Walnut  Kaleidoscope 5"W x 12"H

3rd Place Eddie James Hackberry Box 4"W x 8-1/2"H

Honorable Mention Bill Pottorf Cedar & Black Walnut Sculpture 23-1/2W x 12-1/2"H

Intermediate Category (Items made by intermediate turners)

1st Place John Gay Raised Eucalyptus  Bowl 6"W x 1-1/2"H

2nd Place Ron Day Mesquite Bowl 3-1/4"W x 2"H

3rd Place Frank Campbell Spalted Maple Bowl &  5 boxes 11-1/4"W x 3-1/2"H

Beginner Category (Items made by beginning turners)

1st Place Dayton Dickey Red Oak & Walnut  Christmas  Ornament 1-1/2"W x 4-1/2"H

2nd Place John Gay Bowl w/ Inlay 5-1/2"W x 2-1/2"H

3rd Place (by a non-member) Bowl 6-1/2"W x 4-1/2"H

gallery photography by Paul Millo

Judges

Tom Orton and Don Smith were the judges for June's Show & Tell.

Demonstration: Turning finials with an eccentric chuck by Thomas Irven

Long time member and past GCWA president Thomas Irven demonstrated the art of turning finials using an eccentric chuck for June's demonstration.

June's meeting was held at the City of  Houston's Bayland Community Center.  The facility is one of many venues used by GCWA for its monthly meetings. The club extends its thanks to the City for permitting the club to use the complex.

Tom is a skilled craftsman and did an excellent job of explaining the steps required, the tools used and the techniques  involved to create his unique finials.

Considering the Houston Summer heat (near 100 degrees) there was a good turn out for June's meeting.

Tom's rapid execution belies the difficulty of the process.

The finished demonstration piece.

A closer view.

A completed finial on one of Tom's small boxes.

..An upside down use of finials on a hollow form.

Another well executed example of a finial on a box.

Faces in the Crowd

June marks the official change over of elected officers.  Here new club president, Steve LeGrue, addresses June's meeting participants. You can learn more about our club's new officers here.

Despite the heat, our members have been busy in their shops and on their lathes.  June's meeting yielded an excellent and diverse crop of turned items for the judges to consider..

One of the highlights of our monthly meetings is the opportunity to view others work and discuss them with fellow club members.

Gulf Coast Woodturners' member are highly creative and every meeting is a "feast for the eyes" at the judging tables.

All in all---another great meeting!

Other Interesting Pieces

 candid photography by Ric Taylor and Dale Barrack