June Talvitie-Siple

[June Talvitie-Siple]

Hello, My name is June Siple and I am returning to turning. I started turning before the pandemic and then stopped, so I am very rusty. I was a beginner even before so I am learning even more now. I love dogs and I am a retired STEM teacher. My husband and I moved from New England to North Carolina in 2015, and we are enjoying the warmer weather. My interest is in carving the objects that I turn. I am also interested in learning off-center turning.

 

[Pat Patterson]

Hello, My name is June Siple and I am returning to turning. I started turning before the pandemic and then stopped, so I am very rusty. I was a beginner even before so I am learning even more now. I love dogs and I am a retired STEM teacher. My husband and I moved from New England to North Carolina in 2015, and we are enjoying the warmer weather. My interest is in carving the objects that I turn. I am also interested in learning off-center turning.

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Beautiful Work
Pat

 

[Vincent Vogel]

very nice carving

 

[Michael Anderson]

Welcome back June! Great looking piece—excited to see more from you.

 

[Monty Ivy]

Howdy and welcome from Texas!!! Very nice work!

 

[Gerald Lawrence]

Welcome aboard . That is some very nice carving work.

 

[Tony Trigg]

Welcome, Lovely work.

PS You are not a beginner!

 

[June Talvitie-Siple]

Thanks everyone!

 

[Jim Reynolds]

Welcome and good luck. Kudos on your piece. Your use of ginkgo leaves reminded me of pieces by Dixie Biggs Website. Dixie is also a woodturner and carver. I enjoyed the class I took from her and learned a lot in a week.

 

[June Talvitie-Siple]

Welcome and good luck. Kudos on your piece. Your use of ginkgo leaves reminded me of pieces by Dixie Biggs Website. Dixie is also a woodturner and carver. I enjoyed the class I took from her and learned a lot in a week.

Dixie is my muse.

 

[Wally Turbeville]

Dixie is my muse.

Gorgeous, I think you have moved beyond novice.

 

[Karl Loeblein]

Much closer to an expert carver than a novice turner. Nicely carved bowl.Thanks for sharing the pics.

 

[June Talvitie-Siple]

Much closer to an expert carver than a novice turner. Nicely carved bowl.Thanks for sharing the pics.

Wow! Thanks for that. It made my day.

 

[David Martin]

Your carving is very impressive! That's a talent I definately do not have.

 

[hughie]

You might be returning, but you sure didnt forget much, well done and welcome

 

[Bryan Field]

Wow! What a beautiful piece of work. I love the Ginko leaves. Impressive work for someone who has been at it that long.

 

[Bill Boehme]

Welcome to the AAW forum, June. That's a beautiful Ginkgo bas-relief embellishment.

 

[June Talvitie-Siple]

Wow! What a beautiful piece of work. I love the Ginko leaves. Impressive work for someone who has been at it that long.

Thanks! It took me some time to finish because I needed to review the technique at each step just to make sure I didn’t flub it up.
My very first carving was a folk spoon Carved out of hickory.

 

[June Talvitie-Siple]

Your carving is very impressive! That's a talent I definately do not have.

I think anyone can carve if there is motivation. I really like embellishments on turned objects.

 

[Bryan Field]

Thanks! It took me some time to finish because I needed to review the technique at each step just to make sure I didn’t flub it up.
My very first carving was a folk spoon Carved out of hickory.

What are you using for carving tools? Knives, chisels or a rotary tool?

 

[June Talvitie-Siple]

What are you using for carving tools? Knives, chisels or a rotary tool?

Mostly power carving, but I also use knives and chisels. I started with knives but I’m not strong enough so I switched to power carving.

 

[Tim Kelly]

Nice carving skills! One day, I'll have the patience to try that...

Welcome!