On March 22, 2003 we hosted John Lucas, the editor of the “Turners Tips” article that appears in each and every volume of “The American Woodturner.” John lives in Cookeville, TN and is a member of the Upper Cumberland Woodturners in Crossville, TN, Tennessee Association of Woodturners in Nashville, the AAW, and the Highland Rim Chapter of the Tennessee Association of Craft Artists. His articles have been featured in the “American Woodturner”, “Woodturner” out of England and “More Woodturning”. He has demonstrated at various AAW Chapter clubs in the South as well as the Appalachian Center of Crafts in Smithville, TN. John is best known for hand mirrors that feature many types of inlaying, texturing and coloring techniques and inside out turning.
John is a full time photographer working at Tennessee Technological University where he photographs a wide array of art work. We asked him to demonstrate his technique turning and decorating hand mirrors and end the day to present information on the techniques to photograph turned work. Many Guild members are getting digital cameras that allows easy steps to print photographs. Now our techniques of how to take high quality photographs has been strengthened.
Listed below are the techniques John uses to produce a hand mirror:
Mirror Holder 1. Use 3" square waste block. |
Handle 1. Start with 3/4" x 10" blank mounted
between centers. |
Assembly 1. Drill mirror blank with 3/8" drill using
a "V" shaped guide to center and hold mirror. |