Next SCWA Meeting: 

Who: Steve Forrest

What: Bleaching and Ebonizing Wood  

Where: Two Rock School of Woodworking (map)

When:  June 3, 2025, 7:00 pm - 9:00 pm

Steve Forrest is a retired teacher and nurse who has happily made woodturning his third act. A former hobbyist woodturner, he has been selling his work at Art Trails and Art at the Source for several years, has received Awards of Excellence at Artistry in Wood, and has been free-lance writing and editing for American Woodturner magazine since 2017. Steve relies primarily on local wood he has collected himself or from other woodturners, along with the occasional exotic here and there. His work emphasizes form, natural features and grain, and crisp, simple, but restrained ornamentation.

Steve's demonstration focuses on ebonizing and bleaching wood. There are lots of myths and misinformation out there, and Steve hopes to strip away some of the confusion and provide you with clear information and solid, useful techniques. We'll have many samples on hand, and will do some bleaching and ebonizing in real time.