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The last couple of months have been overwhelming. Between making a living at the day job, the holidays and household projects there has been very little time to spend in the shop. There was one commission to make a few religious pieces. Every hear of a butter lamp? But that is all I’ve [...]
The Wood Turning Center in Philadelphia PA is a gallery, store and education center that promotes the art and craft of wood turning. Last week, I had the opportunity to visit. I arrived on Monday at Philadelphia International Airport less than 10 minutes away. The closer I got, the more excited I became about this opportunity to get up close to pieces created by artists and masterpieces from around the world. As a hobbyist turner how can you measure your ability and skill? Some people have the opportunity to participate is social turning events, for the rest we are relegated to looking at magazines and books. Unfortunately publishers will always take the time to make these pictures look better than real life if possible. Check out Highland Hardware for all your woodturning tool and supply needs! Today’s woodcraft, minus all the fancy power equipment, is much the same as it was in the 1800’s. Individual’s working mostly alone through diverse challenges of how to turn chunks of wood into beautiful artwork, functional furniture or anything else. |
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