Eric Lofstrom: Blog

It's been awhile since my last entry. Here's a quick catch up on what's been going on in my turning life;

-On April 10th, I demonstrated (all-day) for the Mid-Columbia Woodturners in Kennewick, WA. This was my first time demonstrating for this club, and what an enjoyable weekend! I really had a great time with ALL of the members. A special thanks to several of the members; Jim Swift who organized and made the event possible, Don Gangl for opening up his shop for the demo, John Barany and wife Carol for hosting me and my Dad (who was visiting from Colorado), and Ron Gerton for the great visit after the meeting. I feel fortunate to demo for this group, thanks for the great experience!

-On April 15th, I demonstrated for the South Puget Sound Woodturners in Fife, WA. Many of the members have seen me "grow-up" from a beginning turner, so it was really nice to demonstrate for so many of my woodturning friends! I demonstrated skew basics (as this is my main spindle turning tool) and the "Triple-Axis Turning" technique I use to form my raindrops and flames. I also squeezed in a basic demo on coloring/dying to "pop" the grain and give the piece some WOW!

-I will be demonstrating for the Woodturners of Olympia on May 27th. I will be demonstrating skew techniques, "Triple-Axis Turning", and coloring. This club has always been a great group to interact with. They have invited me to demonstrate several times in the past; once in 2006 (I think) and again for both the 2008 and 2009 Creativity in Woodturning Symposiums put on during July. It has been awhile since I demonstrated for one of their regular club meetings- I am really looking forward to interacting with their club again!

Enough for now…Sincerest thanks for taking time to visit my site and read about what's happening in my life of turning. :)