High School turning demo

            Yesterday, November 17 the Glacier Woodturners Association from Kalispell put on a demo for the Flathead High School shop program. Over the course of 4 class periods many projects were demonstrated. Larry made custom file handles from a 1919 plan, Norm made mini tops, a Christmas Bell ornament and other small items, Joanne did finials (the small tops to boxes and ornaments that look like icicles), Al turned bowls from Box Elder and Elm, while I did plates from Maple. (see photos below).

            While this is going on Rich was playing MC, giving introductions, answering questions from the kids and generally directing them to look at the different projects happen. We have another demo planned for December at the Whitefish High School where we will do similar types of work. 

Do I continue posting?

            It seems that keeping a blog is no easier than keeping a journal. Something I did for many years, but have somehow lost the discipline to do so in the last few years. In an effort to rejuvenate both of those the blog and the journal, I’d like to ask for a hand from all of my readers. (do I have any readers?)

            If you are still here after that boring bit of “blogging” here is what I am asking. Post a comment to this blog and ask a question. I don’t care what the question is about, but make it something that I will have to write an answer to on this blog. That will give me the needed push to write and as most of you know; once I am started I’m hard to stop! One of my friends said it was kin to the old adage that shit rolls down hill…

            If I don’t get any responses to this than I’ll know that what I have to say is not considered worth reading or worth adding to most people’s busy schedules and stop taking up your time and take this blog off line.

            So, it’s all up to you my friends and readers… want to hear more of my drivel or not? Have specific things you would like to see photos of? Ask.       Oh, and I have dug out a clean/ blank journal pad and started filling it up with my day-to-day thoughts and ideas/ projects and follies.