George Geissler Demo

BUTTON BOTTLE STOPPER   Mounting blank between centers.                                                                Drill chuck used to hold large wood worm screw as drive center,                                                                                                                  screw placed in previously drilled hole.   Blank rounded.                                                                                           Stopper shape completed.   Stopper embellished with cove, groves and sanded.                                      Handled burning wire used to highlight previously placed groves.   Grooves highlighted and final sanding completed.                                          Forstner bit sharpened.   Bit placed in tailstock and recess for button created.                                     Recess deepened with detail gouge.   Button fit checked, will be attached with epoxy glue after turning completed.   Additional pyrographic enhancement at base.   Final sanding, 400 grit and wax applied.                                                       Glue placed into hole for dowel, previously used for screw chuck.   Dowel placed through cork and inserted into hole in end of stopper.   Button glued into place with epoxy.

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Rick Pixley Large Norfolk island pine hollow form .         Rick Pixley Buckeye hollow form with palm root lid insert.    Harry Pye, Maple lidded box, decorated with Sorby texturing tool.    Rob Reinhart Elm, walnut and mahogany bowl     Pat Cronin, Walnut bowl.                                                             Pat Cronin, Maple bowl.    Bill Schleif, Cherry crotch winged form.             Bill Schleif, Butternut hollow form.              Alva Pixley, Pyrographically decorated Florida mahogany vase.  Elwood Borger, Turned boxes using jig to hold wood during turning process.   Neil Brow, Large maple plate.   Alva Pixley                                                           Pat Cronin   Rick Pixley                                                                     Rob Reinhart   Bill Schleif                                                          Elwood Borger, box jig Greg Schultz, Yellow poplar bowl