June Meeting - Greg Gallegos - Podlets - Turning Thin

Greg Gallegos - Creative and Production Turner

Greg is from Haslett, Michigan and is a creative turner at times, and a production turner at other times

These days, I have settled into a routine of being spontaneously creative at times and then prodigiously productive at other times. I am always trying to find a happy medium…not likely to happen but…I love wood with a passion which keeps me wondering what the next piece of wood I cut into will show me. I try not to limit myself to a particular set of skills. I have turned just about everything there is to turn. I love them all. Hollow forms, natural edge bowls, whimsical pieces, and decorative carving as well. I gravitate towards working with green wood to completion. I really feel that it gives the wood its most simplistic forms and keeps the organic quality of the wood intact

Demonstration

I"n this remote demonstration you will learn all about how to create a podlet. I will go through step-by-step instructions on how to turn this very delicate piece. This in-depth demonstration will teach you the cuts I use to achieve the thinness and the flowing curve that makes the podlet unique." 

On-Line Demo