Marcus Reid apprenticed with me right out of high school. I consider him a great friend and now a mentor.
He is an amazing artisan. Whether he building furniture, making string instruments or turning wood, he excels.
As a teacher he sets lofty goals for the students, but then builds you and inspires you so you can achieve great things. Five students with minimal or no turning experience came to the Joiners Bench this past week and built Windsor stools in three days.
The legs, rungs, stretcher and seat were all turned at the lathe. In addition, the components were drilled and dry assembled.
A big thanks to Marcus from all involved. Here are a few photos of the workshop:
Demo time.
Group instruction.
Practice makes (near) perfect!
Sandra making quick work on this spindle.
Nate working on his stool legs. He was known to say his legs looked “similar.”
The master teacher offering helpful advice to Anj.
Cory working on his rungs. You can see his legs and seat in the foreground.
To demonstrate efficiency, Marcus turned this leg — start to finish — in a little over eight minutes. Impressive!
Marcus demonstrating face plate turning of the seat.
Anj finishing her detail sanding of the seat.
A completed seat after sanding at the lathe. Notice the mess in my shop.
Boring a hole in a leg.
Boring a hole in the rungs.
Five proud students.