Weekly inspiration

**volleyheads** · 04-04-2002, 09:16 AM

Greetings to all,

To help to get the juices flowing for turning, I usually look around the web for some inspiration. I thought it may help others as well. Well, in an effort to start off this on the right foot, I'd thought I'd start with a link to one of the best wood turners that I have ever seen. I am still trying to get my schedule down to where I can take a course with him. Anyway, the turner is truly an artist and his work is legendary. I hope everyone enjoys taking a look at some of his work. His name is David Ellsworth and some of his pieces are within the following links to his site's galleries.

http://www.ellsworthstudios.com/david/gallery.html

Best Regards,

Bill

"If it is worth doing, it's worth overdoing"

**WoodMangler** · 04-04-2002, 12:35 PM

Hey man?...that stuff all has holes in it!

http://www.ellsworthstudios.com/davi...ges/vessel.jpg

Shoot... *I* can do that! :)

(awesome work btw...hard to imagine being able to do that..)

Bump, set, spike!

**carl civi** · 04-04-2002, 02:55 PM

Bill,it just so happens that his hometown is about 20 minutes from where i live in fact its the next town to me,i live in a small village and thats where we do most of our shopping.I e-mailed him to inquire about when his next classes will be.I`ve heard of him but never knew he was so close by.I`ll let you know what happens.Regards,Carl

**volleyheads** · 04-05-2002, 09:00 AM

Carl,

Now you really have me jealous. His classes are usually booked up pretty far in advance, but sometimes you can get lucky and he has a quick opening. A few of my friends have taken the course and it couldn't get any higher recomendations from all of them. Anyway, I live only about 1.5 hours away and am anxiously looking to get into the classes. If you ever have a reason to be nearby (DE) or feel like coming down, guests are one of my best excuses to get a day in the shop. Feel free to come on down.

Best Regards,

Bill

"If it is worth doing, it's worth overdoing"