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Japanese Woodturning at the Portland Symposium

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Thought this might be of interest. Here is a slide show of the remarkable turning and methods of Ryozo Kawakita. A “National Treasure†in Japan. Ryozo is a fourth generation turner and one of the last of his craft. One of my favorite sessions. I prepared this for my club's last meeting.

http://picasaweb.google.com/Goldturnersweb/UrushiWareJapaneseTurner2007
 
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