The
2009 Symposium was held on April 3, 4 and 5th, 2009 at the Bismarck State College Vo-Tech
building at 1200 College Drive, Bismarck, ND. Featured professional
woodturners were Don Wattenhofer, Greg Haugen and Tom Larson.
Information on each demonstrator follows. Photos from the symposium are posted below. Click on the following for "Demonstrations"
and the "Instant Gallery".
Details on the symposium: "Registration
Brochure"
Participants:
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Don
Wattenhofer:
Don
Wattenhofer is formerly of the Minneapolis St. Paul area and a member
and past president of the Minnesota Woodturners Association from 1989 to 2006.
Don is now residing in the Park Rapids, MN area and is a founding
member and treasurer of the "MN Lakes Woodturners" as well as
membership in the "MinnDak
Woodturners" and the Minnesota Woodworkers Guild. He will be demonstrating
his signature Thin Walled Goblets. Don demonstrated at the Fargo Chapter in
May 2008. The following link will give you a preview of what you can
expect from Don - http://minndakwoodturners.com/articles/2007-2008/2008-05/2008-05.html
Don won the Best Turning Award for a pedestal
bowl at the 2003 Northern Woods Exhibition hosted by the Minnesota Woodworkers
Guild. See the following links - http://mnwoodturners.com/newsletters/June2003.pdf
and http://www.flickr.com/photos/mnwwg/2787131298/in/set-72157606889210793/
In addition to woodturning, Don also does fine
woodworking. You can see examples of Don's pieces at the following web
site. www.minnesotawoodworkersguild.com
- Click on the "gallery" and "Northern Woods > 2003"
links.
The following two photos are examples of Don's
creations.
Greg
Haugen:
Greg comes to us from LaCrosse, WI and will be demonstrating lidded boxes.
Greg is a member of the AAW and is currently the President of the Coulee Region
Woodturners. Greg has been an active woodworker since
graduating from technical college and in 2005 he opened his woodturning
shop. More information on Greg, including examples of his boxes, can be seen on his web site - http://www.greghaugenwoodturning.com/Home_Page.php
(See the Gallery page)
Greg was invited to participate in the
"Restful Places" exhibit through the AAW and has three pieces on
display at the AAW Gallery at the Landmark Center in St. Paul, MN. See
photos of the pieces at the following link: http://www.galleryofwoodart.org/Restful%20Places/Haugen.html
Very nice work!
Tom
Larson:
Tom Larson from Brainerd, MN
will be demonstrating square bowls. Tom began woodturning in 1993 and has studied under
such notable woodturners as Stuart Batty, Richard Raffan and Mike Mahoney.
Tom's work includes turned platters, hollow form vases and a variety of bowls
and boxes. He enhances some of his pieces with wood burning, texturing,
inlays and carving. You can visit Tom's web site for more details. Http://www.turningtrail.com/about.htm
The photo shows the project Tom demonstrated at the
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| Don
Wattenhofer shows the group the goblets he will be demonstrating |
Hollowing
the inside of the goblet |
Light
used to gauge thickness of the goblet wall |
Don
explains where gouge contacts the wood |
Finishing
the base of the goblet |
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| Don
assists Ken Ness with his project |
Bob
Folske and Jerry Jaeger working on the project |
First
time student turner DyAnn Carlson gets assistance from Don |
Bob
Folske turning goblet |
Group
listening to Don's demonstration |
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| Don
demonstrates his homemade threading machine on Sunday afternoon |
Don
hollowing thin-walled goblet |
Don
uses a light to gauge thickness of the wall of the goblet |
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