Looking back at 2011

 2011 was quite a year for yours truly. We started out on a very high note in January by having the 34 Ford Woodie we worked on for so long place first in the Street Wagon class at the Grand National Roadster Show in Pomona. Quite an honor considering how many cars that there were in that show. Check out photo 222 in the 2011 indoor gallery on the Grand National Roadster Show's web site.

In March I hit a very low note in that my younger brother Richard passed away. I kind of lost interest in posting any blogs here, so that is why this blog sort of stagnated.
    In June I had another high note in that I was invited to host a discussion panel at the American Associaton of Woodturners symposium in St. Paul Minnesota. On that panel there were two other master turners speaking; Jerry Kermode of Santa Cruz California, and Mark Supik of Baltimore Maryland. Our subject was called the Unknown Woodturner, and it was basically about architectural woodturning. We had a great time.
    In that same month I also taught a woodturning class at William Ng's School for Fine Woodworking, and I also posted a woodturning video on Youtube.com. Be sure to check it out. It is called turning a goblet with James Santhon.
     I ended the year on a sour note, but I'm alive and well, and somewhat in my right mind. Hopefully, I'll have more to offer you in the way of projects in this coming year.
    Have a Happy New Year!