[crw-talk] Lyle Jamieson demo- hollowing

[John & Donna Griffiths]

Thanks Bob, and the entire board played a part in bringing this to the 
club.  I too was impressed with the demo, and Bob's perspective as a 
retired educator makes his points particularly well taken.  He said that 
better then I could have.

And yes, Mike Peace will join us in May for another virtual event.  He 
is an excellent teacher as well.  I will say that several years ago I 
gave a demo on making Mike Peace's one piece (had to be careful to get 
the Peace and piece in their proper order) coffee scoop which was 
featured in the American Woodturner.

My mission as Program Director during the pandemic has been to bring the 
same quality events to the club membership even though we can't meet in 
person.  John

------ Original Message ------
From: "Bob R" <raaschb at charter.net>
To: "CRW talk" <crw-talk at crwoodturner.com>
Sent: 3/21/2021 6:17:04 PM
Subject: [crw-talk] Lyle Jamieson demo- hollowing

>Hello fellow turners. The Sat club's IRD was truly a wonderful 
>opportunity.
>To be honest, I thought the topic was going to be deep hollowing, which 
>it wasn't, so was planning only watch a wee bit. However, while his 
>technique is applied to his shallow hollow form as well as a deeper 
>form, it is universal. I watched with enthusiasm till the very end.
>
>I was impressed with Lyle's skill in turning, use  of tools & 
>video-sound as well a patient teacher. He was very deliberate in all 
>stages of the process, from planning the project  to turning. He 
>answered questions posed. Lyle did not rush any part of the demo. IMHO, 
>he is truly a skilled performer.
>I've participated in numerous IRD's, mostly thru the AAW, Lyle's right 
>up there with best. The IRD, if done properly with the appropriate 
>technology is as good or possibly better than bringing someone to the 
>clubhouse. And, ya can stay in your jammies if desired!
>As with most performers, they tout the stuff they sell and he was no 
>different. I do appreciate his advice on equipment simplicity. His use 
>of a laser for hollowing appeared to be straight forward & simple, 
>without the use of a computer, monitor, etc.
>That has some appeal to me.  Check out his website for info.  Lyle's 
>stressing the use of faceplate  for safety & simplicity struck a note 
>for me. His demo using it made it look so easy and using it would 
>reduce costs, especially for a new turner starting out. Will I give up 
>using my multiple 4 jaw chucks? Prob not! But, I will try to be more 
>judicious in their  use. I've had the experience of most; that flying 
>projectile coming hell-bent for me outta that chuck, seemingly without 
>warning!  Yup, after you've changed underwear,  then analyze the event, 
>you can usually see the cause(s).
>
>Member  participation was extremely small, 20-22? I'm sure the  
>Jamieson demo was not of low cost. So, it is too bad we didn't have 
>better turnout. I appreciate that John Griffiths & Jim Bloomer did a 
>good job in promoting this jewel.
>Maybe we as membership can be more proactive in promoting upcoming 
>IRD's within ourselves to take advantage of these opportunities. I 
>think a Mike Peace IRD is coming this spring/summer. If ya don't know 
>bout his work, check his YouTube site, Mike Peace Woodturning to whet 
>your appetite.
>
>As usual from me,  enough already!
>
>Keep turning my friends & Be Well!
>Bob Raasch
>
>Bob R, Sent from my Phone
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