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March 16, 2023 – Monthly Meeting with Michael Gibson IRD

March 16, 2023 – Monthly Meeting with Michael Gibson IRD

The March, 16 meeting will be a Remote Demonstration with Michael Gibson. Viewing will be available at St. Michael's Woodshop and remotely via Zoom.  Doors and Zoom will open at 6:45 pm for informal discussions, and the meeting will begin at 7:15.
 
Folks attending at St Michael's Woodshop should plan to arrive no earlier than 6:45, to insure that the student program has finished for the day. Participants enter through the main entrance to sign in with building security.
 
Zoom information will be emailed to current FLWT members a few days in advance of the meeting for members who are not able to meet in person.
 

Michael Gibson, our featured demonstrator for the March 2023 club meeting, makes fabulous wooden teapots turned on a lathe. Although he doesn’t recommend making tea in them, he does say, “if you are willing to spend $5,000 on one, you can do what you want with it.”

Michael grew up in England working on sailing yachts and has been working with wood all his life.  Michael was always interested in woodturning and studied for many years to perfect his craft. What began as a hobby blossomed into a passion. He has gained international recognition for his teapots, and has demonstrated at numerous chapters of the AAW, regional and national symposiums, and outside the US in Canada, Norway, England, Turkey, and New Zealand. A single teapot will take many days to complete, and on this IRD, you will be able to see all of the steps, ask questions, and perhaps build one of your own afterward.