Anyone who has been to my studio will attest to the fact that my workspace is littered with unfinished projects.
Jim Holzschuh & Ellen Thompson’s annual Trunk Show at the end of July was a good reason to do a little “Green up”! He even bills this event as a way for artists to open up their storage trunks and offer up old inventory to make space for the new. So that is what I did! The picture below shows what I assembled to take to the show. Truly a little bit
of everything from many years of “playing” in the shop.

The forecast for that weekend was good, and the weatherman did not disappoint, unlike in a couple of past
years! Jim always sets up a tent for woodworkers only, so it was a familiar cast of characters, four of whom
were Woodchucks. In photo #264

Andy Duling is enjoying a busy moment with a full booth of visitors. Barry Genzlinger is seen in photo #227 demonstrating to a father and son. They were there for well over a half hour , with the boy showing genuine
interest in turning as he visited all of us and peppered us with questions.

Photo #211 shows Edwards Smith in his booth, samples of his very diverse and finely executed turnings on display.
Other booths in our tent included a guy from Irasburg who carves

exquisite birds and fish, another who gathers driftwood from Lake Champlain and carves all manner of shapes
on it, and a carver doing flatware using only traditional knives and shavers.  As in years past, the camaraderie
and Woodchuck banter made for a fun weekend, and everyone there said it had been a good event for them
financially.

Russ Fellows
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Last modified: August 9, 2018