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Charlie Knighton

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i really liked the back cover this month, the warpage really enhanced the turning
 
I don't believe it is warpage. Stoney uses the lathe as a carving tool and turns on many axis. I've always liked his work. I told someone the other day that we hadn't seen his work in a while so I was very pleasantly surprised to get this issue with his piece on the back cover.
 
Charlie, I took another look, and realized that's a madrone piece, and the cracks would have been there early on, but you are right-it does affect the feel of the piece. He likes the madrone burl a lot for that reason, and has used a lot of it. He no longer has a source for the large pieces he needs.
John is right-the wood moved before. That's older work, and its more than 90% turned more or less. Some of the work from this period had as many as 30 axis, and most of the centers/holding points are turned away during the next steps. Very complex thinking. I've watched him work a lot for nearly thirty years, and it still amazes me how far ahead he can visualize what he is doing.

I suspect Betty asked for the mostly turned work to fit the multi-axis theme of the journal. These days he does more off the lathe work, but has also been turning some large scale tall pieces, and most pieces incorporate metal.

He just installed a nice pair of bronzes about 10 feet tall at Robyn's, I'll post a picture when I get to the other computer.


Here's a link to some of his work at del Mano from last year.http://delmano.com/artists/wood/sLamar/portfolio01.htm

Stoney, Robyn, myself, along with 15 or so more wood/metal people will be spending a week making stuff at Penland in Feb. 🙂

John
 
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John Jordan said:
I suspect Betty asked for the mostly turned work to fit the multi-axis theme of the journal .... John
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You are correct, John: Stoney's multiaxis work fits the theme of this issue. I first saw his work in 1989 at the Seattle-area symposium and was amazed and intrigued. Stoney is an early explorer of multiaxis turning, and that's also something I wanted to let readers know, especially because Barbara Dill mentioned Stoney's influence on her work (and she also acknowledges others' influence in the Gallery section that follows her article).

Muse was made in 1994, but could be considered cutting-edge, had it been made this year.

For a newer Stoney sculpture (2004), see page 54, Slipping Off the Wire, from the Waterbury collection.

Betty Scarpino, Editor, AW
 
I saw Stoney turn a similar piece at a 1994 mini Symposium that Frank Amigo organized at Maryland hall for the creative arts.

It was a fantastic demo. Watching Stoney cut the deep vees in the piece leaving the sharp corners was amazing.
Sort of makes a square bowl look Ho Hum!!!

It was a terrific min symposium.
John Jordan was there too!
Small world

Another great journal
Al
 
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Stoney cut the deep vees
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ok i can sort of visualize that, just need some wedges, but the sharp edges are really good

i guess the oblong bowl (ear) you just move faceplate over a bit, huh?

what amazes me is that from what i understand now, he turned that after it warped and cracked, right?
 
between centers , whew. that is a large piece to spinning and changing axis with centers. i guess they do not sell the elaborate centers at craft supplies, no idea how to do oblong bowl inside of bowl between centers

i guess i got some extra oak i could sacrifice

very nice piece
 
john lucas said:
Bill I told your postman that you wouldn't mind if he read it first. 🙂
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But, now he wants to borrow my lathe and turning tools -- and then complains if some of the tools aren't sharp. 😀

It wouldn't be so bad if he would not insist on me changing the height of my Robust to suit his height.
 
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Hey we need lathes that change height like a barber's chair. Just step on the peddle a few times and jack it up and down.
 
I'm still waiting on my Dec. issue 🙁 Chicago mail is sloooooooow. I might get my issue for Christmas? Hydraulic assist on lathe for height would be wonderful!!!!
 
Thomas Stegall said:
Hydraulic assist on lathe for height would be wonderful!!!!
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It is nice! I have it for my Jet mini. I bought the lift from HF to lift heavy objects for loading onto my pickup truck, but ever since the Jet mini seized control of the lift, it has become a dedicated stand for the lathe.
 
JerrySambrook said:
Sorry to ask this, but when did the new issue go out?
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Jerry,
The December issue was mailed about three weeks ago. The mail is slow because of the increased volume of holiday shipping. We ask that you wait until about the 20th of the publication month (especially for December's issue) before requesting a replacement copy. There are always copies that get lost in the mail.

If you request a replacement copy, please email jane@woodturner.org. She is the person who determines if sufficient time has elapsed, and if so, she mails a first-class replacement copy.


Betty Scarpino, editor, AW
 
Not just Christmas mail. Mine is almost always 2 to 3 weeks after I see them in the bookstore. Just got mine today. I have subscribed to many publications through the years, they all arrived at least a week before the booksellers had them.
Don
 
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