Alaska Turners?

Re: Alaska Turners?

Lyle Jamieson

Bob Espen is listed in the AAW directory from Washington state

Re: Alaska Turners?

Ken Vaughan

Ralph Karling was in Ketchikan, and passed away in the mid-90s.

He must have been in his late 70s or so.

(I live in Juneau)

ACWA Wood Shop *LINK*

john kaner

Alaska Woodturners Association (AWA) and Alaska Creative Woodworkers Association (ACWA) have a Wood Shop at Northway Mall in Anchorage. You can find a wide variety of turned, flat, scroll sawed and carved art. Some bowls are utilitarian and some bowls and all hollow forms are art level. The attached link is one of the local channels doing a news clip on Bowls for Beans (Cafe). This year we turned in 429 bowls! You received a bowl of your choice for a higher admission fee. Additionally, the art level bowls were auctioned. All cash went to Beans Cafe. We've started rough turning sessions for the 2018 bowls.

In the background is our wood shop for selling to the public. When you make it back to Alaska, check out the wood shop and club!


http://www.ktva.com/wood-workers-make-hundreds-bowls-beans-cafe-fundraiser-369/

Re: ACWA Wood Shop

John McGaw

I used to be a member. We had some good weekends at Woodworker's Dream with loads of outside turners giving demos and classes. Don't know when or if I'll ever make it back up that way as the years pile up.

Re: Alaska Turners?

John McGaw

Thanks. I am no longer a member of AAW and don't know where my old lists went to.

Re: Alaska Turners?

John McGaw

I figure that he must be gone. I bought his pieces at a gallery while on business trips down to the southland. I lived and worked in Anchorage for the Alaska Court System and got pretty much everywhere in the state at one time or another -- at least anyplace big enough to have at least a magistrate.

Re: Alaska Turners?

john kaner

John closed his store in late 1995 or so. Amy and Terry own Hardware Specialities and host the club meetings and AAW Symposiums. We've had Glen Lucas and Mike Mahoney, Molly Winton, Jimmy Clewes, Bonnie Klein and so many more truly talented turners at our symposiums.

You wouldn't believe the changes in the Alaska Court System and the Nesbitt Court house.

Oh! Judge Grey Motyka was President of the ACWA for about 6 years!

Re: Alaska Turners?

John McGaw

Thanks for the updates. I sat at dinner with Bonnie when she was up for one our weekends. Nice lady.

I left Alaska in October of 1997 (story of my trip out is on my website) so I went through the whole new courthouse thing. My office was on 4th right across from it in the old newspaper building, now called the administration building. Being at street level on 4th you get to see interesting things. I knew about John shutting down the store -- a great loss for the community. I still have a number of outstanding turning blocks I bought from him at about that time.