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Demo

Jolie Karno turns a lidded box

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Jolie Karno has been turning for more than a decade. She is the founder and lead teacher at lower48.org.  Lower48 is a nonprofit woodturning school in Oakland and is the only nonprofit woodturning school in existence.  She is also the department head of Woodturning at The Crucible Industrial Arts Center in Oakland.

Previously, she taught at Tech Shop in San Francisco and ran the wood shop at NIMBY maker space.

Professionally, she makes furniture parts for designers and replacement pieces for Victorian home restoration and repair. As an artist, she uses a lathe and other tools to make sculptures. Her work has been in the Museum of Wood and she has won several design awards.

When  & Where

Our general body meeting is on Saturday, November 9th, from 10 AM - Noon. The demo will be during the second half of the meeting. Please come to the Santa Clara High School Woodshop.

Meeting agenda:

  1. Welcome & general topics of discussion

  2. Show and Tell

  3. Demo

Who are invited to attend

  • If you are a member of BCW, you are invited to attend this demo and meeting.

  • If you are a family or friend of any BCW member, you are invited to attend this demo and meeting.

  • If you have taken a wood turning or wood working class (or classes) through the Santa Clara Adult Education, you are invited and encouraged to attend this demo and meeting.

Is there a fee to attend?

No.

Directions to SCHS Woodshop

The address is 3000 Benton St., Santa Clara. The entrance to the woodshop is through the rightmost entrance (black gate) on Benton St. Once you enter the gate, drive all the way straight until you see the woodshop on the left. Please note that you will not be able to get to the woodshop if you enter through any other entrance to the school. Park anywhere near the woodshop.

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