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Collaborative Team of Jenn Moller and Beth Ireland

DECEMBER 8, 2016

Posted on December 8, 2016 by turningaroundamerica

I am back in Boston after spending a month in Florida teaching my sister how to make a dulcimer guitar. Two years ago I talked her into taking a two- week furniture class at The Center for Furniture Craftsmanship while … Continue reading →

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November 23, 2016

Posted on November 23, 2016 by turningaroundamerica

Today is a very exciting day! I have been teaching my sister the techniques necessary to make the Strumpet  (a dulcimer guitar I developed over the winter). The magic happens when you string one of these instruments up for the … Continue reading →

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NOVEMBER 18, 2016

Posted on November 18, 2016 by turningaroundamerica

I have started conceiving of the way I will approach Tuning Around America. I taught with Peter Park this summer for the second time and we started discussing ways that we could teach weekend classes at different craft centers and woodworking … Continue reading →

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October 19,2016

Posted on October 19, 2016 by turningaroundamerica

One of the great topics of the summer was why are there not more women in woodturning and woodworking. I jumped in head first in June teaching multiple rotations in the Women’s Turning Room at the Atlanta Woodturning Symposium. I … Continue reading →

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OCTOBER 11, 2016

Posted on October 11, 2016 by turningaroundamerica

I purchased My new van in the spring and already have traveled 8000 miles. It has been a wonderful spring and summer. I taught 1 class at The Center For Furniture Craftsmanship, 2 classes at Peters Valley Craft School, and … Continue reading →

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JUNE 7 , 2016

Posted on June 7, 2016 by turningaroundamerica

Turning Around America will now be just me. I will continue empowering people through hand making and Jenn will do her art projects with ,Sanctuary. You can follow her on her Word Press Blog , Jenn Moller-Unbidden. I am On … Continue reading →

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APRIL 23, 2016

Posted on April 23, 2016 by turningaroundamerica

I have been spending the last couple of weeks working through prototypes of 3 and 6 string strum stick designs. I am getting closer and closer to, The One! I have also been completing some commissions, newel posts with twists … Continue reading →

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MARCH 27, 2016

Posted on March 28, 2016 by turningaroundamerica

This has been a very interesting winter for me. I have been in Maine at The Center For Furniture Craftsmanship teaching wood turning, carving, and box making, but mostly working on musical instruments. I started this exploration over a year … Continue reading →

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February 28, 2016

Posted on February 29, 2016 by turningaroundamerica

Last weekend I taught a wonderful group of adults at The Center For Furniture Craftsmanship how to make bandsaw boxes. It was really fun. With a little instruction the students were able to come up with some wonderful designs.  Here … Continue reading →

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FEBRUARY 15, 2016

Posted on February 16, 2016 by turningaroundamerica

On Wednesday I taught a group of 8th grade math students how to use geometry in turning. I introduced turning and they all made 5 cylinders. This was to get them used to the idea of putting things on and … Continue reading →

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