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woodezine - Volume
II - Issue VI - June 2004
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Club News
Every month, Woodezine visits woodworking clubs all over the
world and introduces them to our readers.
These clubs, guilds, associations and organizations are of every denomination
- carving, intarsia, chip-carving,
furniture building, woodturning, marquetry and more. Usually, our clubs either
have something new to announce,
or else they offer a great free online tutorial in their chosen field.
This month we are
visiting with ...
The Redbridge Marquetry Group
(UK)
The Grey-Bruce Woodturners Guild
(Canada)
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The Redbridge
Marquetry Group
This is a group of very talented marquetry practitioners
who meet every Wednesday during the school year at the Beal School in
Redbridge, Essex in the United Kingdom.
The scope of their skill is quite impressive,
as can be seen in the 3-page gallery of thumbnails on their Web site.
The image at right, "End of the Day" by member Dave Edwards,
is just one example of the way this Group works together to bring out
the very best in each member.
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Serenity By Bill Kober |
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"If you are new to the art of marquetry,"
the caption on one of their Web pages says, "let us give you a
basic guide to some of the techniques and the materials required to
get you on your way to producing your first marquetry picture."
They then go on to provide an exceptionally detailed, well-written tutorial
on a practice which melds the worlds of art and craft in such a unique
fashion.
Visit the Group online.
(http://www.redbridgemarquetrygroup.org)
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If you're interested in this art form, you should visit
the Marquetry Society online (http://www.marquetry.org)
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These pieces by Jeff Parsons are indicative of
the level of skill being achieved by members of the GBWG guild.
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The Grey-Bruce Woodturners Guild (GBWG) in Kincardine,
Ontario, are putting together a Web site which promises to be
a great venue for surfing turners. If you're trying to get a
geographical fix on the club's location, it's on the shores
of Lake Huron, north-northwest of a point halfway between Detroit
and Toronto. (Go on, grab the atlas and look it up. We'll wait
for you...)
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Their Web site is still under construction,
but you can already see photos from a demo given by Al Stirt
a few weeks ago at the Old Fire Hall Craft Centre in Kincardine.
A combination of thirty turners attended the highly successful
one-day demonstration and three day workshop. Mr. Stirt "amazed
and delighted participants with his unique style and personable
approach". His demonstration of turning, carving, texturing
and fluting techniques was a great source of learning and inspiration.
The club has posted several dozen photos to the site, including
the two shown here.
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Above is a detail from a piece which was turned
and decorated during the demo. For questions about the process
involved, e-mail Irwin
Seidman. We wish all of the members great success with
their new Web site.
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Visit the Guild online
(http://www.gbwg.ca)
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