John K Jordan
12-09-2017, 2:06 PM
Good friend John Lucas is featured in the December '17 issue of the AAW journal American Woodturner, both with an article and on the coveted back cover. The piece on the back cover, entitled "I Carried You", is touching. I saw it in person at a Cumberland woodturners club meeting. This piece once again shows John's level of creativity.
Here is part of what John wrote and photo:
This piece took about 18 years to make. It's called I carried you. I came up with the idea after my friend found his wife comatose and picked her up while calling the ambulance. Fortunately she survived after having an emergency heart transplant. Anyway I couldn't imagine how that would feel carrying a loved one that was dying. ... the goblet feet and cup were turned out of spalted woods because I wanted it to look like older people. The Ash comp wood however wasn't. So I spalted it myself with dyes, paint, and India ink using a quill pen. ... It's about 7" tall.
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The article starting on page 28 shows how to turn another of Sir Lucas's creative ideas - a square ornament. He turns six little bowls in a cube of wood such that each bowl intersects its neighbors. I am honored to have these in my collection, one which is pictured both in the Journal index and in the article:
http://www.sawmillcreek.org/attachment.php?attachmentid=373316&d=1512845171
If you don't know John Lucas, here is a photo from a turning symposium few years back, with Doug Thompson, the other John Jordan, John Lucas, and myself:
http://www.sawmillcreek.org/attachment.php?attachmentid=352303&d=1485022028
This is not an ad for John (he doesn't need it) but a head's up for turning clubs: John does wonderful club demos (and is not afraid to travel). He demos a lot at the two clubs I attend regularly and I learn something each time. He doesn't post here, but on some other forums. (Busy guy, can't do everything!)
BTW, if you like turning wood and don't belong to the AAW and get the journal, you're missing out! (My Humble Opinion)
JKJ
Here is part of what John wrote and photo:
This piece took about 18 years to make. It's called I carried you. I came up with the idea after my friend found his wife comatose and picked her up while calling the ambulance. Fortunately she survived after having an emergency heart transplant. Anyway I couldn't imagine how that would feel carrying a loved one that was dying. ... the goblet feet and cup were turned out of spalted woods because I wanted it to look like older people. The Ash comp wood however wasn't. So I spalted it myself with dyes, paint, and India ink using a quill pen. ... It's about 7" tall.
373324
The article starting on page 28 shows how to turn another of Sir Lucas's creative ideas - a square ornament. He turns six little bowls in a cube of wood such that each bowl intersects its neighbors. I am honored to have these in my collection, one which is pictured both in the Journal index and in the article:
http://www.sawmillcreek.org/attachment.php?attachmentid=373316&d=1512845171
If you don't know John Lucas, here is a photo from a turning symposium few years back, with Doug Thompson, the other John Jordan, John Lucas, and myself:
http://www.sawmillcreek.org/attachment.php?attachmentid=352303&d=1485022028
This is not an ad for John (he doesn't need it) but a head's up for turning clubs: John does wonderful club demos (and is not afraid to travel). He demos a lot at the two clubs I attend regularly and I learn something each time. He doesn't post here, but on some other forums. (Busy guy, can't do everything!)
BTW, if you like turning wood and don't belong to the AAW and get the journal, you're missing out! (My Humble Opinion)
JKJ