Bob is a long-time member of and contributor to Southern Piedmont Woodturners. But Bob’s contributions to woodturning extend far beyond our club. He has supported and helped multiple woodturning clubs throughout North Carolina and has taught woodturning at an arts school near his High Point home. And for many years, Bob has been a woodturning instructor at the prestigious John C. Campbell School in Brasstown, NC.
This Tuesday (September 16) Bob is going to demonstrate the basics of turning a platter. In medieval times, most folks had their meal severed on a bread platter. The wood-turned platter became a much-improved alternative. And eventually that was replaced by clay and pewter. But in this century, thanks to woodturners like ourselves, the wood-turned platter has again become a decorative and practical way to serve food at special occasions. Bob is going to show us the basics of how to turn a platter – so make sure to show up for this Tuesday’s meeting or attend through our Zoom connection.
