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The American Association of Woodturners
 

1998 AAW Symposium


 Akron, Ohio
 The 1998 Symposium of the AAW - Akron, Ohio

The 12th Annual National AAW Symposium
June 12-14, 1998
John S. Knight Convention Center
Akron, Ohio


The Instant Gallery was Located in the Front Atrium of the Knight Center
 Special Events During the Symposium
  • Instant Gallery, pieces from the Akron 1998 attendees.
  • The Pathways '98 Exhibition at Cleveland State University Art Gallery, a juried show in ten categories, at Cleveland State U. Art Gallery. There are also snapshots from opening night.
  • Chapters Exhibition, Public Library
  • Featured Demonstrator Exhibition, at the Akron Art Museum
  • Chapter Collaborative Challenge
  • Collectors Weekend with Fleur Bresler, Arthur & Jane Mason, and Steve Loar
  • Christmas Ornament Benefit
 Trade Show

Trade Show: Leading manufacturers and suppliers displayed tools, equipment, and supplies of particular interest to woodturners. The trade show was one of the best ever with a large space on the second floor of the Knight Center..

 Featured Demonstrators
The Akron 1998 Demonstrators Grid (Adobe pdf file)
  • Sigi Angerer, Switzerland, Old World techniques, including inside-out turning and drum-mounted spindles to produce angular cross sections.
  • Roger Austin, The Internet for Woodturners.
  • Willard Baxter, Georgia, taqua nut ornaments; green wood blanks.
  • Trent and Betty Bell, Virginia, segmented bowls and lamps.
  • Trent Bosch, Colorado, vessel within a vessel; surface treatments: carving, bleaching, dyeing, and sandblasting.
  • Christian Burchard, Oregon, turning spheres; developing ideas; turning green madrone.
  • Ernie Conover, Ohio, sharpening spindle tools; shop-built chucks and jigs.
  • Myron Curtis, Virginia, repetitive turning tools and techniques; cabriole legs; shop-made turning tools.
  • Judy Ditmer, Ohio, earrings, attaching small work to the lathe.
  • Jerry Fant, Texas, Keebler (end-grain) pot; finial box; all about chucks.
  • Paul Fennell, Arizona, thin-wall turning with fiber optics; tool making; decorative surface treatments.
  • Ron Fleming, Oklahoma, carving turnings; airbrush decoration.
  • Dick Gerard, Indiana, hands-on session; beginning turning; turning staffs.
  • Daniel Guilloux, Woodturning in France.
  • Ron Hampton, Texas, woodcarving for beginners.
  • Bruce Hoadley, Massachusetts, introduction to wood; green and dry wood; machining wood; gluing; Q&A forum.
  • Michelle Holzapfel, Vermont, slide introduction to her work; twenty-year survey: the influences on her work; writing workhop: developing a personal statement.
  • Dave Hout, Ohio, metal spinning.
  • Todd Hoyer, Arizona, wood and its relationship to the vessel; understanding burls; turning winged forms.
  • Rus Hurt, Wisconsin, getting started in turning: safety, sharpening, tool choices; turning a traditional bowl.
  • Lyle Jamieson, Michigan, Green Wood Techniques, hollow form turning, bowls without chucks.
  • Arthur Jones, Florida, slide presentation of his work.
  • Gene Kangas, Ohio, slide show on Pathways ¹98 and Peaseware collection; panel discussion on how ideas develop; critique of attendee slides (bring your own); comparative analysis of glass and ceramics with woodturning.
  • Alan Lacer, Minnesota, introduction to finishing; oil finishes; film finishes.
  • Dave Lancaster, Maine, vacuum chucking; bowl turning.
  • Alain Mailland, turning a woodflower.
  • Lary Mart, Texas, photographing work.
  • John Mascoll, Florida, hollow lidded form; lacquer finishing.
  • Pat Matranga, Tennessee, platters; marketing.
  • Jerry McKay, Michigan, how to market your turnings retail and wholesale; maple burl vases.
  • Rolly Munro, New Zealand, cut and rejoined bowls; sculptural turnings with multiple elements; sculptural turings with additional media.
  • Don Olsen, North Carolina, hollowing from the bottom; natural-edge vases.
  • Richard Raffan, Australia, bowls; lidded boxes.
  • Johannes Rieber, Norway, bowls; spindles.
  • Robert Rosand, Pennsylvania, Christmas tree ornaments; lidded boxes; hodge podge: oil lamps, mushroom boxes, weed pots, eggs.
  • Gary Sanders, Texas, space station boxes; balancing boxes (round-bottom boxes that stand upright).
  • Jon Siegel, New Hampshire, spindle turning for furniture; turning a Dutch-foot leg.
  • Dick Sing, Illinois, pens, clocks and pocket watches, weed pots and bottle stoppers.
  • Jack Slentz.
  • Mark St. Leger, Virgina, turning to inspire students; turning a segmented frisbee; large tops; walking stick.
  • Robert Vaughn, Virginia, lathe tune-up; bandsaw tune-up.
  • Jack Vesery, Maine, alternative materials in segmented turning; down & dirty, quick & simple segmented turning, .
  • Judy Williams, Texas, lace bobbins; spirals on turned work.

 Instant Gallery
Instant Gallery: this wonderful tradition of past symposiums was open to all attendees. Each attendee could bring up to three pieces of their own creation for all to see.

Shot of Instant Gallery

 Christmas Tree Ornament Benefit

Christmas Tree Ornament Benefit The attendees were requested to contribute to the tree ornament project by bringing an ornament to the Akron Symposium. This was a fund raising event for a local charity.


Bob Rosand demostrating Christmas Tree Ornaments