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- Jan 11, 2019
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- Location
- Lubbock, Texas
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- www.southplainswoodturners.org
Hello,
I recently retired from a 30 year career teaching mostly woodworking (Tech Ed) to 7 - 10th graders in a couple of Texas Schools districts. The kids favorite activity was pen manufacturing. On two occasions my 9th graders contracted with the HR department to make 150 mesquite pens for the 10 year employee awards. WE used the proceeds to pay for several wood related trips.
I was a member of the Comanche Trails Woodtuners in Midland for many years and now am in Lubbock with the South Plains Woodturners. In 1997 I attended the AAW Symposium in San Antonio and the things that I remember the most were the demos making bells and cowboy hats. The next year I took a bus load of kids to the Texas Turn or Two and the Texas Mesquite Association Festival. We brought our mini lathes and I can remember the kids gluing the brass into the blanks going down the road to Fredricksburg. The Texas Technology Student Association used to have our annual contest in Waco at the Civic Center. This is same venue as the Southwest Association of Turners has their Symposium in late August.
I have invested some time into making our club a new website - southplainswoodturners.weebly.com… . This is a free site for now. Take a look and if you find a mistake, send me a note through the Web Page editors contact box. Weebly.com is used by first graders to make web pages so I thought I could handle it.
LIke many retirees, I have a small business. At Crowell's Creations my guests can create an instant spin art masterpiece to take home. Read more about it at kentcrowell.weebly.com . I plan to ride a bicycle from Houston to Austin in May to raise money for the National MS Society.
Some day I hope to move up from my mini lathe.
I recently retired from a 30 year career teaching mostly woodworking (Tech Ed) to 7 - 10th graders in a couple of Texas Schools districts. The kids favorite activity was pen manufacturing. On two occasions my 9th graders contracted with the HR department to make 150 mesquite pens for the 10 year employee awards. WE used the proceeds to pay for several wood related trips.
I was a member of the Comanche Trails Woodtuners in Midland for many years and now am in Lubbock with the South Plains Woodturners. In 1997 I attended the AAW Symposium in San Antonio and the things that I remember the most were the demos making bells and cowboy hats. The next year I took a bus load of kids to the Texas Turn or Two and the Texas Mesquite Association Festival. We brought our mini lathes and I can remember the kids gluing the brass into the blanks going down the road to Fredricksburg. The Texas Technology Student Association used to have our annual contest in Waco at the Civic Center. This is same venue as the Southwest Association of Turners has their Symposium in late August.
I have invested some time into making our club a new website - southplainswoodturners.weebly.com… . This is a free site for now. Take a look and if you find a mistake, send me a note through the Web Page editors contact box. Weebly.com is used by first graders to make web pages so I thought I could handle it.
LIke many retirees, I have a small business. At Crowell's Creations my guests can create an instant spin art masterpiece to take home. Read more about it at kentcrowell.weebly.com . I plan to ride a bicycle from Houston to Austin in May to raise money for the National MS Society.
Some day I hope to move up from my mini lathe.
