James Leach | October 3, 2009
Okay, so it has been a long time since I have added anything to my web site. Here is the reason - I am a grandpa. I visited the mainland from my home in Hawaii at the end of February and beginning of March. I went to see my daughter and family in Virginia and [...]
James Leach | May 23, 2009
[ May 30, 2009; 8:00 am to 3:00 pm. ] I will be hosting a booth at the King Kamehameha Day Celebration on the Historic County Building lawn in Lihue, Hi on the island of Kauai. I would love to meet you in person and show you what I’ve been working on lately. For more information about all the festivities, see the festival homepage.
A legendary [...]
James Leach | May 20, 2009
I collected some large Norfolk Pine logs about nine months ago. I have just started turning some of it. One of the logs had a large growth called a burl on it. Burls are known for having very interesting grain. I was into turning lamp bases and decided to try turning a lamp shade out [...]
James Leach | May 6, 2009
This was a fun festival. I met a lot of great people.
I know I have been gone for a while in terms of posting to this blog. That’s because … well there are several reasons. I visited the mainland and kids/grandkids, worked on kids homes, planned on posting when I got back to Hawaii in [...]
James Leach | January 15, 2009
I rescued a new type of wood recently from the yard belonging to a friend of my brother-in-law. It was soon
Shattered Plate
to be on its way to the rubbish heap. It’s called santol, and I am told it is used as a lumber in the Philippines. I’ll try turning anything so I cut a blank and [...]
James Leach | January 6, 2009
live sculpture
I want to write a quick post just to thank those who have written encouraging comments on some of my posts and the blog in general. I am new to blogging and so am unfamiliar with all of the termenology - someone “pinged” me, what’s that? As those who have done itknow, if you [...]
James Leach | December 31, 2008
Christmas is a great time of year. I love the lights, the ornaments and decorations, the food. the fellowship with loved ones. It is also a busy time of year which isn’t a bad thing. As they say, staying busy keeps one out of trouble — mostly. This year I got especially busy doing Santa [...]
James Leach | December 5, 2008
I have been busy lately so I haven’t been able to share in any new posts. I’ve been putting in ten hour days getting ready for the craft fair this weekend. I’ll take some pics and share some of it with you.
My nephew suggested to me - he is always coming up with good ideas [...]
James Leach | November 19, 2008
Sometimes you have to put things away for a while. It is just a fact of life you learn as you age. Yesterday I starated this post with enthusiasm. I had planned to upload, for your viewing pleasure, a short video snippet of one of my snorkling outings. I tried and tried to upload the [...]
James Leach | November 12, 2008
I had some errands to run this AM and the sky was clear. No question, I took the Road Star. Might as well get a little vitamin B or is it D (I can never remember, but it is supposed to be good for the soul) while I am at it. I got gas in [...]
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