Remote Demonstration By Cindy Drozda

Our Motto: “All The News That Fits . Gets Printed”February 2020Volume 33, Number 2Next Meeting: Thursday, February 27th, 2020Meeting Start: 6:30 PMHandley-Meadowbrook Lions Club 6013 Craig Street Fort Worth, TXRemote Demonstrationby Cindy DrozdaCindy Drozda of Boulder,Colorado has worked with woodprofessionally since her first“real” job at age 19, where shetaught herself to work withwood. The need to make a pairof chairs brought her towoodturning, but it was thepictures of bowls, vessels, andboxes in the back of Dale Nish’sbook that really got her hooked.Before settling on woodturningas a career Cindy worked as acabinet maker, rebuilt airplanes,machined metal, and made hanggliding equipment.Today, her pieces areexhibited at the finest art shows and galleries. Her elegant lidded vessels1

and boxes with delicate finials bring a contemporary flair to classic forms.A jewel hidden under the lid symbolizes the treasure that life revealswhen we make the effort to look deeper. Her trademarks are precisetechniques, fine details, and pleasing forms.Cindy shares her knowledge and passion as an internationaldemonstrator and teacher, as well as through her instructionalDVD/videos. She is a member of the American Association of Woodturners,the American Craft Council, and two AAW chapters, and sees the sharingof ideas in the woodturning community as vital to the health and growthof individuals, the community, and “Wood Art” in today’s world. She haswritten several articles for the AAW Journal, including one on “FinialDesign”. Cindy will coach you to new levels of excellence in yourwoodturning!In 1988, Cindy participated in the first successful west-to–east crossingof the US by non-powered hang glider, and in 1998 she flew anexperimental airplane to Oshkosh for the world’s largest airshow.Woodturning is her latest exciting adventure!The Woodturners of North Texas newsletter ispublished monthly. Inputs are due to the editor by thetenth of each month for inclusion in that month’snewsletter.WNT gives permission to all other AAW woodturning chapters,woodworking magazines, and newspapers to use any textmaterial and accompanying photos or drawings containedherein for the benefit of woodturners everywhere. We askthat credit be given to the source of the material. WNT logosand graphics may not be copied without permission.Copyright 2020, Woodturners of North TexasBoard of DirectorsPresidentVice PresidentPast retaryAudio-VisualLogisticsMember-at-LargeWNT WEB SITE: http://www.wntx.org/2Bill CollinsKen CardinGlynn CoxJames HaynesDavid BaulchBob WigginsRon SchillerBrian BeginaDavid WalkerBob ClarkJim LegrandCell 817-797-6715Cell 817-692-5641Home 817-337-0210Cell 214-801-1775Cell 817-729-7600Cell 817-690-7131Home 214-518-6142Cell 817-829-6106Cell 972-345-1738Cell 817-304-3318Cell 228-342-3391

Calendar of EventsFebruary 27th - Regular Monthly meeting 6:30 PM, Lions Club,Remote Demonstrator: Cindy DrozdaSubject: Woodturning TechniquesWe are fortunate to have Cindy Drozda present a remote demo at ourclub. This will be an interactive demo where we will be able to ask Cindyquestions and talk to her in real time. Cindy is an excellent teacher and aworld class turner. The meeting will be a short meeting with the demofrom Cindy starting at 7:00pm and lasting until approximately 9:00pm.You don’t want to miss this one.March 26th - Open Shop3PMMarch 26th - Regular Monthly meeting 6:30 PM, Lions Club,Demonstrator: Tana SaulSubject: Turning JewelryThe demonstrator for this regular meeting will be Tana Saul. She is afairly new turner that has developed a skill in turning jewelry, specificallyrings. This should be a good demo showing something new for our club.April 30th - Regular Monthly meeting 6:30 PM, Lions Club,Demonstrator: TBASubject: TBA3

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by Cindy Drozda Cindy Drozda of Boulder, Colorado has worked with wood professionally since her first “real” job at age 19, where she taught herself to work with wood. The need to make a pair of chairs brought her to woodturning, but it was the pictures of bowls, vessels, and boxes in