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2023/07/13 - Guild Meeting - Therming with Art Liestman

More Beyond Round - Therming with Art Liestman
  • Thursday July 13th
  • Zoom call opens a 6:15 for socializing
  • Meeting begins at 6:45 PM
  • Demonstration begins at 7 PM
"Therming, is a woodturning technique dating back to the 1700s, that allows the turner to produce multiple-sided spindles with each side turned."  Art's  interest in therming comes, in part, from a curiosity about making objects on the lathe that are not obviously turned. He enjoys exploring realms beyond round.  

In this demonstration, Art will show how he approaches turning multiple curved surfaces on wood blanks to create beautiful turnings that captivate the eye and the imagination.  His process is a variation on multi-axis turning where the axis of rotation does not lie with in the blank being turned. 

More details can be found in the American Woodturner article "Beyond Round: Therming" (April 2010) by clicking here.

The demonstration will explore: 

  ●wood selection

  ●jigs

  ●grain alignment

  ●the turning process

  ●disassembly and reassembly of the pieces

  ●finishing ideas

We hope you will join us for this unique demonstration.

About our Demonstrator:

Art Liestman is a wood artist living in Coquitlam, British Columbia. His work has been seen in numerous exhibitions and galleries across North America and has demonstrated at many national and regional symposia, as well as for dozens of local woodturning clubs.

Art has taught week-long courses at the John C. Campbell Folk School, the Arrowmont School of Arts and Crafts, and Ecole Escoulen, as well as numerous single day classes for local clubs.

For more on Art visit his web site and Instagram pages.

Website:  click here
Instagram: click here

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