Justin Stephen
12-15-2010, 4:24 PM
I'm sorry if this was mentioned here already but the only recent mention of Mr. Adams I could find did not mention his death about 3 months ago.
While re-watching one of the Youtube videos of him creating his massive hollow forms, I noticed a recent comment that said that he had passed away on September 14, 2010. A little Google searching appears to have confirmed it:
http://www.localhawaiinews.com/elmer-adams/
Elmer D. Adams, 76, of Keaau, died Sept. 14 at his residence. Born June 6, 1934, in Clovis, N.M., he was co-founder and member of Big Island Woodturners, member of American Association of Woodturners and Volcano Art Center.
His website is also no longer up.
If you have never seen the videos of his work before, I strongly encourage you to do so. If nothing else, it is about the biggest darn hollowing tool you will ever see:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tPSwy6wiDvI
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GslfEkuxpcY
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XGwa5TtXsdA
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GUNaHh_lvSk
While re-watching one of the Youtube videos of him creating his massive hollow forms, I noticed a recent comment that said that he had passed away on September 14, 2010. A little Google searching appears to have confirmed it:
http://www.localhawaiinews.com/elmer-adams/
Elmer D. Adams, 76, of Keaau, died Sept. 14 at his residence. Born June 6, 1934, in Clovis, N.M., he was co-founder and member of Big Island Woodturners, member of American Association of Woodturners and Volcano Art Center.
His website is also no longer up.
If you have never seen the videos of his work before, I strongly encourage you to do so. If nothing else, it is about the biggest darn hollowing tool you will ever see:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tPSwy6wiDvI
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GslfEkuxpcY
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XGwa5TtXsdA
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GUNaHh_lvSk