Yesterday we had the February meeting of the New Bern lunch bunch at Charlie Stickney's shop in Raleigh. Sandy and I got there at 10:00 and I was like a kid in a candy store. What a fabulous, well thought out shop. Charlie has to import dust from other shops as he never has any lying around. From great machinery to incredible dust collection, this was as good as it gets. We went from the shop to the main house where we saw a collection of Charlie's segmented bowls - each one better than the next. As many of you know, Charlie is unbelievably talented and his bowls have to be seen to be believed. Sandy and I went home with one and I'm thrilled to have it in our home. Thank you, Charlie!
From there, all ten of us went to Leon Harkin's house. For those of you who don't know Leon, he is a wood sculptor whose work rivals Charlie's in precision and beauty. In fact, they have done some projects together - Charlie making the segmented bowls and Leon adding amazing chip carvings around their perimeter. Just incredible. Leon gave some of us a quick demonstration of chip carving. He makes it look so easy - it's not!
From Leon's, we went to Macgregor's for lunch - conveniently located across the street from Klingspor. After a great lunch and a chance to spend some cash at Klingspor, our day at Charlie's came to an end. Thanks to Charlie and Leon for a great time with great people. We really enjoyed it!
Ernie
From there, all ten of us went to Leon Harkin's house. For those of you who don't know Leon, he is a wood sculptor whose work rivals Charlie's in precision and beauty. In fact, they have done some projects together - Charlie making the segmented bowls and Leon adding amazing chip carvings around their perimeter. Just incredible. Leon gave some of us a quick demonstration of chip carving. He makes it look so easy - it's not!
From Leon's, we went to Macgregor's for lunch - conveniently located across the street from Klingspor. After a great lunch and a chance to spend some cash at Klingspor, our day at Charlie's came to an end. Thanks to Charlie and Leon for a great time with great people. We really enjoyed it!
Ernie
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