Hi all, here is my short story… After a long career in ski area management at Heavenly Ski Resort, I transitioned to a semi-successful second career as a full-time segmented woodturning artist. But it didn’t happen overnight. It actually started about 66 years ago in my granddad’s woodshop in northern New Hampshire; I was fortunate […]
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My interest in woodworking started in high school where we had no power tools, not even handheld ones. I made a record album cabinet with sliding doors for my parents in my senior year with all hand tools. The shop “teacher” was a great artist who could draw as well as anyone I know but […]
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Woodworking: Started in the mid 1980s. All flat work ie: furniture, boxes, humidors, etc. In 1999 read an article on Ray Allen. There was a photo of Ray sitting inside a huge, segmented bowl on the lathe. I had to try this. I had some experience with metal lathe work so it wasn’t a large […]
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I started woodworking in High School where I turned my first bowl in shop class. I have always had an interest in working with wood. During my working life, I didn’t have much time to pursue my hobby but on occasion, I was able to do some home remodeling which kept my skills honed in […]
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Originally from Brooklyn NY, currently living in Calera Alabama about 25 miles south of Birmingham. Retired from the automotive manufacturing industry. I have been a woodturner for over 25 years and became a segmented enthusiast about ten years ago. This includes standard segmented pieces as well as open segmenting and twister style pieces. My current […]
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While in the sixth grade I bought a hammer to bang some nails for a neighborhood hideout behind our garage. It is still my go-to hammer. Then, in the eighth grade, I made a knic-knac shelf in shop class. It is still in use today at home. I next had a craftsman jigsaw and plane […]
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Hi all, I’m John Nikakis, I live with my wife of 38 years in Gardnerville Nevada, just south of Carson City and east of Lake Tahoe. Along with woodturning and wood working I also dabble in photography and I love to play music. I was one of those kids in high school who took wood […]
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I has been a long time resident of the Windsor Lakeshore area. I has been working with wood for over 30 years as a wood carver and turner, selling my art at local artist shows in the southern Ontario area and have shown my work in Tucson Arizona. I have demonstrated both wood turning and carving […]
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Hello to all my fellow turners. My name is Terry Reeves from the state of Illinois. I started segmented woodturning in 2013. I knew I had finally discovered what I was meant to do. My inspiration came from Ray Allen, who was a real master segmented woodturning. The elegant forms and intricate designs presented me […]
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I have been turning since 2001. As a member of the Lexington Arts and Crafts society, I participated in their gallery displays and shows. I also have sold through a number of Boston area galleries, including Handworks in Acton, the Cambridge Artists Co-op and the Christmas sale at DeCordova Sculpture and Art Museum in Lincoln. […]
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