The guest demonstrator for the Carolina Mountain Woodturner’s February meeting will be one of our own, Don Rose from Simpsonville, SC.

Don is a native of Marietta, Ohio and a graduate of Ohio University. He has resided in South Carolina since 1969 and retired from the Fluor Corporation in 1997. Don is a former member of the Palmetto Woodturners and has been a member of the Carolina Mountain Woodturners since 2001. He is also a member of the American Association of Woodturners and the National Wood Carvers Association. Don has been involved in some form of woodwork for over 50 years.

Don does not turn full time, but sells enough of his work to make it a self-supporting and very enjoyable hobby. He enjoys a variety of woodworking including scroll-saw, intarsia and turning which is the most challenging as there are so many forms that you can develop.

Don teaches and demonstrates at woodworking shows, the Woodcraft store in Greenville, SC, and tutors in his own shop.

At the February meeting Don will be demonstrating several small woodturning projects such as tree ornaments, fan pulls, bottle stoppers and small bowls and vases while showing some ways that he has found to make them quickly and easily.