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I grew up on a small cotton farm in Louisiana where I spent my formative years chopping cotton in the spring and picking it by hand in the fall. I also had the good fortune of having a large hardwood forest nearby where I was able to spend a lot of time enjoying and learning about nature. This experience was a major influence on my decision to major in biology in college and in choosing an academic career in the biological sciences. After retiring from Northern Kentucky University, where I served as a faculty member and administrator for 30 years, I decided to get seriously involved in woodworking and this very quickly led to a concentration on woodturning. Having always been good with my hands, I found that I was able to learn the skills necessary very quickly. I accelerated my learning by taking classes from some of the best known woodturners in the country (see below). While I have placed considerable emphasis on turning natural edge bowls, I turn a wide variety of other items such as common bowls, hollow forms, vases, ornaments, etc. More recently I have become interested in multi-axis spindle turning and creating and applying surface enhancements to deep turned vessels. The beauty of tropical hardwoods is difficult to match, but I have limited my turning to the plentiful domestic hardwoods from Kentucky, Ohio, and Indiana. I find this wood is readily available from friends with forested land plots, local tree trimers, and from fallen trees around my neighborhood in Fort Thomas. I look for wood that has unique characteristics such as interesting grain patterns, spalting, insect damage, bark inclusions, etc. These often result in one-of-a-kind pieces that are impossible to duplicate. Woodturning Classes (Marc Adams School of Woodworking)
Professional Memberships
Higher Education
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Jerry Warner
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