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| DAVID J. MARKS DESIGNER/CRAFTSMAN Newsletter June 2016
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Message From A Woodworker's Wife
Now that it is June, it is light till almost 9:00 pm and getting warmer and warmer. Since we have an acre of land, this means a lot more work on the property gardening and trying to keep the weeds and unwanted growth at bay. Frankly, I was dreading the coming of the warm weather because my knee jerk reaction is "More chores!!!!".
After complaining in my head all day about it, I grudgingly dragged myself outside around 7:00 pm and started cleaning out the dead leaves & flowers and begin the nightly watering ritual.
After a few minutes, something happened....I actually started feeling really relaxed and peaceful. I did not pressure myself to clean the entire property, but just let myself flow with the task. I felt this wave of gratitude that we are able to have this beautiful acre of land to care for, and that we are so lucky to have our Woodworking School here on our land.
So once again I had to remind myself that attitude is everything, and so often what I think is a "bad thing" is actually something pretty wonderful if I give it a chance.
So, next time you are sanding or cleaning up the shop, or tending to a chore that at first seems tedious and an irritating time sink, relax a little and see what happens.
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David's Update on his Vessel for AAW
Marathon Man!
I've been working 6 to 7 days a week into the night for so many months now that coffee doesn't seem to do much anymore.
As the Thirtieth Annual American Association of Woodturners Symposium in Atlanta rapidly approaches, I feel like I'm climbing a mountain and I have to keep pushing on to make it to the top before sundown.
The excitement of exploring new techniques and seeing things come together, outweighs my sense of exhaustion.
Making spiral segmented rings is a new technique for me and I love the way I was able to tie in the pattern of the top rings with the spiral pattern for the rings that the bentwood laminated tapered legs will be joined to and hold up the vessel.
I love pushing the envelope and stretching my imagination to bring something into existence that utilizes all of my skills and 43 years as a woodworker.
I was 21 years old when I decided that woodworking was "it" for me. I'm 64 now and still haven't found anything more exciting then creating art objects from wood.
I want to extend a special "Thank You" to Dan Neff who has spent endless hours and many long nights helping me on this project.
David
PS more to follow!
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JUST IN TIME FOR FATHER'S DAY!!!!!!
TAKE ADVANTAGE OF THIS AMAZING FATHER'S DAY SALE
PLUS: WoodWorks Season 7 DVD & Digital Downloads
NOW AVAILABLE!!!!!
We are delighted to announce that our WoodWorks Season 7 DVD is now available! Season 7 is the final season of WoodWorks and contains some of David's best projects, plus extremely rare one-on-one interviews with two woodworking legends: James Krenov and Art Carpenter.
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David One of Featured Demonstrators at 30th AAW Symposium in Atlanta, GA
This year the American Association of Woodturners will be celebrating their 30th international woodturning symposium in Atlanta, GA on June 9 - 12. This is a fantastic opportunity to learn from woodturners from literally all over the world.
David will be one of the American woodturners teaching at this highly renown symposium. He will be doing demos on Gilding Vessels and Creating Unique Patinas.
The AAW has played a crucial role in the development of contemporary woodturning and wood art since 1986. They have led a dramatic transformation of the craft over the past three decades. Together at the AAW symposium, we'll be able to celebrate this milestone and the dedicated people who got us started.
The symposium offers three-and-a-half days of classroom-type demonstrations and panel discussions led by internationally known woodturners, veteran instructors, and top woodturning talent. No other event offers as many opportunities to learn from the world's best.
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2016 TEACHING SCHEDULE
Gilding & Chemical Patination: 2 Sessions Offered!
3 Days Hands On for Each Session
1) July 8 - 10,2016
**** JULY SESSION SOLD OUT*****
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2) December 2 - 4,2016
Class Size 5 - 10 Students Class Fee: $600.00 - All materials included. Skill Level: Beginning - Intermediate - Advanced
David has expanded this class to 3 days to provide more time to go over the gilding and patina processes. Even if you have taken this class previously, this newly expanded class will include the use of frisket and other techniques to expand your capabilities. The processes that you will learn can be applied to any surface that will accept paint. These include wood, metal, paper, ceramics, glass, even plastics. So no matter if you are a jeweler, ceramicist, sculptor, blacksmith, woodworker or woodturner, you will take home some very creative and innovative techniques to enhance your work and increase your marketability.
July 22 - 24, 2016 Marquetry & Inlay 3 Days Hands On
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Student project in progress 2014 Marquetry & Inlay Class
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Student project from previous Marquetry & Inlay class
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Class Size: 3 - 10 students Class Fee $775.00 - All materials included. Skill Level: Beginning - Intermediate
In this hands-on class David will teach the challenging and artistic world of marquetry. He will explore several different methods of creating one of a kind inlays that will enhance your work and take it to the next level. David will show you how to do free hand inlay, router template inlay, double bevel marquetry (which is a veneering technique as opposed to an inlay technique), and colored epoxy inlay. He will show students how to do repeatable inlays by teaching you how to design and make your own templates.
October 6 - 10, 2016 Creative Bowl Turning 5 Days Hands On
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2015 Creative Bowl Turning Class
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Almost Sold Out! Register Now
Class Size: 3 - 10 students Class Fee: $875.00 - All materials included. Skill Level: Beginning to Intermediate All Skill Levels Welcome.
In this class students will get to experiment with different woods and different shapes to create their own individual designs. Students will turn bowls and small hollow vessels and decorate them with segmented rings made of ebony and other exotic woods. Students can also add gilding and chemical patination to embellish their bowls and vessels. David will teach sharpening techniques as well as design techniques.
November 10 - 13, 2016 Bentwood Lamination 4 Days Hands On
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Ebony Stand for Alchemist Vessel is an example of bent lamination
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Class Size: 3 - 10 students Class Fee: $875.00 - All materials included. Skill Level: Beginning to Intermediate
Bent lamination is one of woodworking's most exciting techniques. You can take any wood and slice it thin enough for it to bend. For example, David makes stands for his hollow vessels out of ebony and the legs are a tapered bentwood lamination utilizing 5 layers that are a 1/32 of an inch flaring to an 1/16 of an inch. By the time they are glued together, David has a curved leg that is 5/16 of an inch thick at the top, and a little over 1/8 inch thick at the foot.
In this class students will learn how to design & build their own bent lamination forms,
re-saw lumber, learn specific gluing techniques, and how to shape & use joinery for their completed laminations.
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David Answers Your Questions
Subject: Patination Problem
Hi David,
It's John Cobb from Bay Area Woodturners Association. We are working on patination test boards and have a quick question about copper leaf and sodium sulfide.
We are having difficulty stopping the reaction, we are blotting dry after 3 to 5 seconds when the red color is quite vivid which seems to stop the reaction but by the next day much of the red has vanished.
My guess the reaction is continuing slowly, so my question is: what is the best way to stop the reaction, potentially blot with water or non acid solution or seal with a top coat?
I definitely appreciate any sage advice.
Regards,
John
David's Answer:
Hi John,
It sounds like you are doing everything correctly and blotting the sodium
sulfide solution dry after 5 seconds. Since you have attained a rich vivid
red color, my recommendation would be to seal it right away with a light
coat of lacquer to lock in the color at the brilliant red stage.
I would agree with your assessment that by waiting overnight, the chemical reaction has continued and the vivid red color continued to oxidize to a washed out pale color by the next day.
I hope this helps, please send some photos when you get a chance.
Take care,
David
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| Phone Consults Available
Are you working on a project and have hit an impasse? Can't find the answer you are looking for in any book, magazine, DVD, or Online Forum? David has been a full time woodworker since 1972, which has given him a wealth of experience in problem solving to offer woodworkers with those challenging projects. You can email David your project question and then schedule a phone consult to go over David's recommendations.
$37.50 per 15 minutes please email david@djmarks.com
Here is feedback from a client who David recently consulted with on a project:
"Thanks so much for the consultation. You gave me tons of information I needed. I feel more confident now about starting the project."
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