Photo of the Week

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Open Segment Basket Weave
By Tom Voegeli
An open segment bowl done in a basket weave pattern. Sepele and Wenge with a Danish oil finish. Roughly 9.5" diameter and 7" in height.

Tom Lohman said "Love it, great job with the basket weave pattern!"

Meet the Demonstrator

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Malcom Tibbetts
South Lake Tahoe, CA
Malcolm Tibbetts, of South Lake Tahoe, California is one of the founders of our chapter and a Lifetime Achievement award recipient. He has been a woodworker since his childhood when he built birdhouses in his grandfather’s shop. After a long career in ski area management, in the early 90’s, he pursued his passion for segmented woodturning. His work resides in many prestigious collections and museums around the world, and he has won numerous awards for his art. He shares his passion for this unique art form by conducting demonstrations at national symposiums, woodworking schools, and club meetings. As the author of the highly acclaimed book, The Art of Segmented Woodturning and as the producer of eight “How To” DVD’s which are now available on YouTube. Malcolm is recognized as one of the most innovative segmenters in the world.

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Malcoms 6 rotations will include:
This is how I do it
This is an overview from start to finish on how I design, cut, glue, turn, and finish a vessel. I will show several techniques that improve accuracy and save time.
Creating Designs Using Veneer Edges and Stabilized Wood
I'll show the actual process of building a photo and how it is incorporated into a vessel or a wall hanging. We with then cover the stabilizing process from start to finish. And I'll talk about the advantages of using stabilized wood.
Ribbon and Tube Construction
This will include a lesson on the compound-mitering of staves. It will also cover how to taper individual rings into usable tube components.

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