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This Month's Woodturners of Olympia Meeting...
March 10, 2020
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James Leary
Goblets and Piercing
In the first part of the demonstration Jim will turn a small goblet showing the process of turning a goblet as well as discussing some design considerations. Techniques for turning thin walled vessels and spindles will also be discussed. The second part of the demonstration will include a discussion of piercing as a means of embellishing wood turnings. This discussion will include showing and demonstrating the equipment he uses to accomplish his turnings. Examples of his pierced work will be on display. Piercing of the turned goblet will demonstrate piercing in action.
Jim was born in San Francisco. He attended the University of California, Berkeley, and holds advanced degrees in Architecture. He was a professor of architecture at U.C. Berkeley and at University College in London for several years. Jim is a licensed architect who retired from his own Architecture and Planning firm in San Diego, California after active practice for 35 years.
Jim’s long-time passion has been in woodworking, having been a woodcarver and furniture-maker for many years. He has been a woodturner for about 30 years. He enjoys woodturning because of the inherent beauty of wood and because of the discipline of the lathe. He turns a variety of objects, both faceplate and spindle. Form, proportion and understated decoration are consistent design considerations in his work. Each piece has its own unique history. A concept that has intrigued him is that of creating “transparency” in his turned objects.
His favorite wood is Apricot, but he is constantly exploring the qualities and challenges of working with almost any wood that he can procure. Much of his turning is for cabinet makers, furniture designers, clock makers, weaving companies, kitchen shops and contractors He tries to balance producing functional pieces and purely decorative pieces. Most of his “show” pieces are of a decorative or sculptural nature incorporating piercing, carving and/or router incising.
Jim is a member of the American Association of Woodturners and the Olympic Peninsula Woodturners Club. Although self-taught, he has attended numerous symposia including AAW national symposiums and the BYU Symposiums in Provo, Utah. He has won many awards and accolades at both the club level and in such shows as the Design in wood show in Del Mar, California. One of his pieces was featured on the cover of the Fine Woodworking Magazine.
Jim was born in San Francisco. He attended the University of California, Berkeley, and holds advanced degrees in Architecture. He was a professor of architecture at U.C. Berkeley and at University College in London for several years. Jim is a licensed architect who retired from his own Architecture and Planning firm in San Diego, California after active practice for 35 years.
Jim’s long-time passion has been in woodworking, having been a woodcarver and furniture-maker for many years. He has been a woodturner for about 30 years. He enjoys woodturning because of the inherent beauty of wood and because of the discipline of the lathe. He turns a variety of objects, both faceplate and spindle. Form, proportion and understated decoration are consistent design considerations in his work. Each piece has its own unique history. A concept that has intrigued him is that of creating “transparency” in his turned objects.
His favorite wood is Apricot, but he is constantly exploring the qualities and challenges of working with almost any wood that he can procure. Much of his turning is for cabinet makers, furniture designers, clock makers, weaving companies, kitchen shops and contractors He tries to balance producing functional pieces and purely decorative pieces. Most of his “show” pieces are of a decorative or sculptural nature incorporating piercing, carving and/or router incising.
Jim is a member of the American Association of Woodturners and the Olympic Peninsula Woodturners Club. Although self-taught, he has attended numerous symposia including AAW national symposiums and the BYU Symposiums in Provo, Utah. He has won many awards and accolades at both the club level and in such shows as the Design in wood show in Del Mar, California. One of his pieces was featured on the cover of the Fine Woodworking Magazine.
