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Great to see everyone in Saratoga

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Great to see everyone in Saratoga

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Ellis Walentine

Great to see everyone in Saratoga

Ellis Walentine

I look forward to my annual pilgrimage to Saratoga Springs, and this year's trip was particularly memorable for having the chance to see a lot of old friends, meet new ones and marvel at the quality of work, both in the turning gallery and the furniture side. Thanks to Brad Vietje for organizing a nice buffet dinner for 20 of us on Saturday night, and to everyone who joined us there. Needless to say I was flattered to hear some of the glowing reviews of this very forum and all the friends and good information that we've all shared here over the years. I wish I could venture out to all the mini-symposiums around the country. Maybe someday.

Best to all of you who attended the show in one capacity or another, and to NWA and the Totally Turning staff for mounting one of the top woodworking shows in the country. I've been to a lot of them, and this one is right up there in terms of attendance, quality of work and appropriateness of the surroundings for a super weekend. Let's do it again next year.

Ellis Walentine, Host

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Alan Zenreich

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Alan Zenreich

Agreed, great seeing old friends, and getting to meet people for the first time... Getting to match faces with the keystrokes.

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Don Orr

And great to see you and all the others as well. Wish I had more time to catch up with everyone. Another show come and gone. Looking forward to next year already!

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matt overton

Thank you Brad for putting the dinner together. It was nice to see all of you again. And THANK YOU Ellis, for keeping this site up for all of us.

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Keith Tompkins

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Keith Tompkins

Thanks Ellis, Great to see you and many turning friends! It's amazing how quickly the show comes and goes. It's already time to start preparing for next year.

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Brad Vietje

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Brad Vietje

Very nice to meet you and others, Ellis, and to visit with old friends, too. I'm with Matt -- a huge THANK YOU, Ellis, for keeping such a great on-line community going!

Next time, I'll have a better idea of the layout, and I'll get there early enough to make a meet-up go a bit smoother.

Best wishes and safe spinning to all,

Brad Vietje

Newbury, VT

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Joe Fleming

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Joe Fleming

I had a great time too seeing again or meeting all of you!

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Steven Antonucci

I have no idea how people go to sessions

Steven Antonucci

You'd never have enough time to reconnect with all the people you know. Great seeing everyone.

S

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Michael Kratky

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Michael Kratky

And many thanks to Brad Vietje for arraigning the Saturday evening dinner at Gaffney's , working both Totally Turning and Showcase simultaneously leaves such precious little time for the most important reason why we turn.