Most of us are accustom to using wood made from trees, but this months speaker, Gil Samreny, showed slides of his entry in the state fair. He made a tree from wood. It was quite a large tree weighting around 400#. He then carved leaves and a face in it. Because of the rules of the furniture competition he had to add a cabinet on top of it so it was considered furniture. He also showed slides of other projects he has made, and of him and Sam Maloof when he visited Sam at his shop before Sam died.
All pictures by Andy DiLorenzo.
Gil Samreny
This is the cabinet Gil Samreny made to sit on the tree in the state fair
Gil Samreny brought this box he made
We had 13 entries in show and tell this month.
Ed Colombo made this mirror frame form curly mapleMike Swart made this camp kitchen to take on his next back packing trip, just kidding! It’s made from 3 sheets of 1/2′ plywood.Denny turned this unusual segmented piece. Note how the light colored wood continues over the rimDenny turned this bowl which has a pattern on the inside but not on the outsideFred Damianos made these bowl turnings so his very spoiled dog could eat in luxuryJoe Mathis made this gorgeous scroll saw picture of a cat and two horsesJohn Philips bought this model kit of a flying machine at the Davinci exhibit in Bradenton and put it togeatherTerry Bair is getting ready for Christmas early.George Norton made a push pull switch for his table saw from a regular light switchSusan Darovec turned a pen
