Demos
Michele Parsons
Michele Parsons, the founder of Parsons Wood Artistry, has been passionate about art and nature her whole life. She spent her childhood drawing and exploring the woods, connecting with nature. Her love for art and nature led her to focus on creating art using wood, specifically woodcarving and pyrography. These art forms allow Michele to feel connected to trees through the peaceful sound of carving wood and the primal smell of burning wood.
Michele has a natural talent for teaching and has dedicated years to conducting workshop-based pyrography classes and contributing articles to Pyrography Magazine. She finds personal satisfaction in seeing her students learn and develop a passion for pyrography. To support students, especially those in remote areas, Michele began offering pyrography equipment and accessories at discounted prices, ultimately leading to the creation of The Pyrography Store™ by Parsons Wood Artistry.
Demos daily in booth – Learn the Art of Pyrography
Brent Cook
Brent Cook began woodworking at Klingspor’s Woodworking Extravaganza around 20 years ago. His interest was piqued by woodturning, and he made many friends through this craft. He also discovered Klingspor’s woodworking shop classes and learned about the North Carolina Wood Turners. Brent eventually became a board member and, with his business partner Jason Annas of Carolina Woodcarver, has produced and sold nearly 20,000 pieces. Three years ago, he also started chainsaw carving and has completed several on-site carvings, from golf courses to housing developments, all of which were consignment pieces. Brent considers himself an avid woodworker and believes that woodworking has no limits. According to him, as long as you have a vision, you can bring out the natural beauty of God’s work. He believes that he has already done the hard part, and now it’s up to artists to help develop his vision.
Brent is collecting donations for those impacted by Hurricane Helene in the NC Mountains. They need sleeping bags, food essentials, cold-weather heaters, and cash.
Kutzall Power Carving Workshop
Making a Swedish Spreading Knife – Join the Kutzall team at the Klingspor Woodworking Extravaganza for an exciting introduction to power carving. This session offers a unique blend of modern technology and traditional craftsmanship, featuring Kutzall tools. You’ll also get a hands-on carving experience, creating your Swedish butter knife in the classic Slöjd style. Whether you’re new to power carving or looking to elevate your woodworking skills, this workshop is perfect for enthusiasts and beginners. Stop by to learn, create, and take your craftsmanship to the next level!
Jeffrey Hornung
Jeff began his woodturning journey in 2012 after sustaining a minor concussion in a car accident. It was nothing too serious, but he did experience “post-concussion syndrome.” Finding a hobby helped me get through that, and he became passionate about woodturning. After a few years, he started selling pens and small finished turnings. That experience led to bigger and better craft fairs. It helped him start to understand how to make better woodturning and develop some expertise with tools, products, and techniques.
By 2016, he was also an international demonstrator and woodturning teacher. Woodturning education is very important to him, and he’s happy to offer it in addition to product information and demonstration.
Check out @jeffreyhornung demonstrating in the @novawoodworking booth Oct 25th and 26th
Gary Streigler
Gary Striegler has accumulated over 50 years of home-building experience in Northwest Arkansas. He has authored more than forty articles in Fine Homebuilding magazine and over forty in the Journal of Light Construction and serves as a contributing editor.
Gary has been an instructor at the Marc Adams School of Woodworking, the largest hands-on woodworking school in the Northern Hemisphere, for fourteen years. He conducts trim carpentry clinics at the JLC Live trade shows and has given presentations on trim carpentry and woodworking at various industry events such as the International Builders Show, The IWF and AWFS shows, the Remodeling show, the Midwest Builders show, and The Kitchen and Bath show.
Furthermore, Gary has been featured in videos for DeWalt, Kreg Tools, and Woodmaster Tools and showcased in Fine Homebuilding’s online trim carpentry clinics. He regularly conducts trim carpentry clinics at the LMB, Cape Cod Lumber Company, and Kuiken Brother Lumber Expo.
Building a Honduran Rocking Chair.
Gary will host three sessions to build this project: two on Friday from 9:30 to 11:30 a.m. and 4 to 6 p.m., and the final session on Saturday from 11:30 to 1 p.m.
Gary will build a Classic Step-Back Storage Cabinet over two sessions: Friday from 12:30 to 3:30 p.m. and Saturday from 9 to 11 a.m. He will also build the Garden Bench pictured above on Saturday from 1 to 4 p.m.
Gary's Demo Schedule
Friday
9:30-11:30 am – Session One: Building a Honduran Rocking Chair.
This session will involve one strip laminating curved seat and backrest parts and cutting perfect parts with a band saw and flush trim router bit.
12:30 -3:30 pm – Session One: Building a Classic Step-Back Storage Cabinet.
Building cabinet boxes and face frames using a pocket hole joiner and three router bits and then drilling 5mm holes for adjustable shelves with a Kreg shelf pin jig.
4:00- 6:00 pm – Session Two: Building a Honduran Rocking Chair
Using a pattern to cut rocking chair parts precisely, assembling the side frames with a Festool Domino, and employing clamping strategies using pipe clamps and the correct glue.
Saturday
9:00–11:00 am – Session Two: Building a Classic Step-Back Storage Cabinet.
Building sturdy, simple drawers using a 21-gauge pinner. Creating mitered corner cabinet doors with two router bits and a table saw. Installing drawers and doors with Kreg cabinet installation jigs. Adding moldings for the finishing touch.
11:30 am- 1:00 pm – Session Three: Building a Honduran Rocking Chair
Final assembly and installing the curved seat slats.
1:00 pm-4:00 pm – Building a Garden Bench.
We will use a table saw jig to cut bent legs, build the curved seat with a template and flush trim bit, then make strong, durable joints using the Kreg Pocket hole Jig XL and work with Grex stainless steel 18-gauge brads for all the final assembly.
NC Woodturners Association
Family Friendly – come learn to turn Honeydippers, Christmas Trees, a Snowman, or possibly make a screwdriver out of wood. Best part: take home your creation.
Scott Coley
Time: Friday, Oct 25th, from 11 am – 12:30 pm.
Location: Klingspor’s Woodworking Extravaganza – Main Floor
Scott Coley is an award-winning furniture designer based in Morganton, North Carolina. He graduated from Kendall College of Art and Design in 1992 with a BFA in furniture design and has since had a distinguished thirty-year career. Scott has designed for many of the largest U.S. furniture makers, collaborated with historical associations, and worked with celebrities. He holds sixty-four U.S. design patents and has a deep passion for furniture history, inherited from his family’s long-standing involvement in the home furnishings industry. Scott is a past president of the International Society of Furniture Designers (ISFD) and has been a long-time judge for student design competitions. As a furniture collector by North Carolina cabinetmaker Thomas Day, Scott’s love of historical craftsmanship continues to influence his work.
Book Description
“The Elements of Furniture Design” is a comprehensive guide based on insights from Scott’s thirty years as a professional furniture designer. This book provides an in-depth understanding of how furniture is conceived and built, making it a valuable resource for new and experienced designers.
John Pask
John is a local woodworking enthusiast who uses his skills to create incredibly detailed Boat Models. John will have several models on display where you can see the intricate craftsmanship in his work.
The Carolina Scrollers Club
The Carolina Scrollers Club from Winston Salem will be selling beautiful hand-cut Christmas ornaments and donate the proceeds to the Second Harvest Food Bank. Be sure to check out their ornaments. They worked hard to help out people who needed a helping hand.
Joël Urruty
Joël Urruty is a fine art sculptor based in Western North Carolina. He creates abstract sculpture, figurative sculpture, and minimalist wall art.
After graduating with a BS in Design from San Francisco State University, Joël earned an MFA from Rochester Institute of Technology with an emphasis in woodworking.
His sculptures have been exhibited internationally and are included in the permanent collections of the Asheville Art Museum, the Honolulu Museum of Art, and the Boston Museum of Fine Art.
Bull City Woodshop
The Bull City Woodshop is a nonprofit, youth-centered organization that promotes individual development, fosters community connections, and nurtures creativity through woodworking.
Jerry Measimer
Jerry Measimer of Richfield, NC, is a multi-talented individual. He is a master woodworker who creates exquisite urns, bowls, pens, guitars, toys, and his signature custom-fitting hats, which are only eight inches thick.
His hats have been displayed in fine art museums and worn by notable personalities, including former Miss America and country music legends like Charlie Daniels. Despite starting woodturning just six years ago, Jerry, who works as a drywall and tile specialist, can be described as a Renaissance man with a charming personality.
He is also an artisan, a teacher, a former marine, a father and grandfather, a philosopher, an engineer, a storyteller, a romantic, a humanitarian, and, as some may say, the luckiest man you’ll ever find.
North Carolina Woodworker Demos
Tyler
Dalton
Scroll Saw
Barry
Wood
General
Roberta Moreton
Scroll Saw
Charles
Moreton
Lathe
Light Sabers
David
Reynolds
Lathe
Light Sabers
Gene
Dixon
Lathe, Bowls and Christmas Trees
Sally
Dixon
Greeter
Richard
Moore
Hand Tool
Box Making
Hank
Merkle
Festool Table Saw Demo
Devin
Reynolds
Greeter
Ken
Serdar
Laser Cutting and Engraving
Cheryl
Serdar
Laser Cutting and Engraving
Anne
Holway
General
Matt
Holway
Director
Mike
Quan
Pyrography, Lathe
Light Sabers
Richard
Cox
Greeter
Marnie
Cox
Greeter
Phil
Soper
Inlays, Dovetails, Lathe
Roger
Whitaker
Lathe
Light Sabers
Michael
Mathews
Pyrography
Scott
Miller
Lathe
Light Sabers
NCWW Silent Auctions
4 silent auctions featuring NCWW artisan contributions. You must be present to win, and they will end at:
- 12:00 Noon on Friday
- 4:00 PM on Friday
- 11:00 AM on Saturday
- 2:00 PM on Saturday