N. Tod Raines
email: tod@ntrwoodturning.com
phone: US 214-924-3748
Statement:
Woodturning since 2003, I enjoy the process of turning and I use a mix of planning and serendipity as the creative process evolves. Since woodturning is a subtractive art form there needs to be some planning involved along with knowledge of the natural medium and its tendencies. It is the unknown and spontaneous nature of working wood that intrigues me but also the process of how to get to the final piece. I enjoy showing others this craft and igniting their wonder in what is hidden within the wood.
Affiliations:
Trinity River Woodturners Council, September 2018 – present, founding member, President, www.trinityriverwoodturners.net
Dallas Area Woodturners, March 2006 – present, currently Vice President, past roles as Treasurer/SWAT rep., www.dallaswoodturners.com
American Association of Woodturners, January 2008 – present, www.woodturner.org
Golden Triangle Woodturners, April 2017 – present, www.goldentrianglewoodturners.org
Hunt County Woodturners, April 2017 – present, www.huntcountywoodturners.org
Public Art Committee, City of Allen, TX, September 2014 – present, Place No.1, www.cityofallen.org/1449/Public-Art
Demos:
Natural Edge End Grain Bowl with Hook Tool Hollowing, Rocky Mountain Wood Turners Symposium, Loveland, CO, Sept 2019; two rotations
Natural Edge End Grain Bowl with Hook Tool Hollowing, Southwest Association of Turners Symposium, Waco, TX, Aug 2018; two rotations
Natural Edge End Grain Bowl with Hook Tool Hollowing, Golden Triangle Woodturners club monthly meeting, Denton, TX, May 2018
Natural Edge End Grain Bowl with Hook Tool Hollowing, Hunt County Woodturners club monthly meeting, Greenville, TX, April 2018
Bowl Turning – Orientations and Techniques, Woodturners of North Texas club monthly meeting, Ft. Worth, TX, January 2018
Small Bud Vase, Dallas Area Woodturners club monthly meeting, Dallas, TX, January 2018
Bowl Turning – Orientations and Techniques, Dallas Area Woodturners club monthly meeting, Dallas, TX, August 2017
Turning a Sphere (sans jig), Dallas Area Woodturners club monthly meeting, Dallas, TX, July 2016
Instruction:
Natural Edge End Grain Bowl with Hook Tool Hollowing, Trinity River Woodturners Council, Hands On Woodturning Retreat (2 rotations), Dallas, TX, October, 2019
Natural Edge End Grain Bowl with Hook Tool Hollowing, Nave’s Hands on Retreat (2 rotations), Kingsvile, TX March 15-17, 2019
Sphere Turning (Sans Jig), Nave’s Hands on Retreat (2 rotations), Kingsvile, TX March 15-17, 2019
Small Bud Vase, Nave’s Hands on Retreat (2 rotations), Kingsvile, TX March 15-17, 2019
Natural Edge End Grain Bowl with Hook Tool Hollowing, Campbell Hands on Retreat (2 rotations), Cedar Spring, MI, July 26-28, 2018
Bowl Turning. Dallas Area Woodturners Open Shop, Dallas, TX, various in 2016 and 2017
Piston Box, Dallas Area Woodturners Member Class, Dallas, TX, February 2016
Exhibitions:
52nd National Norwegian-American Folk Art Exhibition, Vesterheim, The National Norwegian-American Museum and Heritage Center, June 2018, – reference link
- Blue Ribbon winner (1st place), Woodworking for Budstikke replica
The Art of Wood, An Invitational, The ArtCentre of Plano, Plano, TX, 2013
Publications:
Turning Small Ash Bowls in Two Styles, More Woodturning Magazine, www.morewoodturningmagazine.com, September 2019
Woodturning Tool Handle with Jimmy Clewes adapter, More Woodturning Magazine, www.morewoodturningmagazine.com, October 2018
Off Center Box, More Woodturning Magazine, www.morewoodturningmagazine.com, September 2018
Ring Turned Flags, More Woodturning Magazine, www.morewoodturningmagazine.com, October 2017
The ArtCentre hosts The Art of Wood, PlanoProfile Magazine, Plano, TX, March 2013
Education:
Michael Hosaluk, Free Form Turning class, sponsored by Woodturners of North Texas, April, 2019
Rudy Lopez Hands on Turning, Dallas Area Woodturners sponsored, July, 2018
Hands On Turning by Craig Timmerman, Hunt County Woodturners sponsored, Greenville, TX, March 2017
Skew, Two Day Class by Alan Lacer, Dallas Area Woodturners sponsored, Dallas, TX, May 2016
Turning Round Two Day Class by Jimmy Clewes, WoodWorld, Dallas, TX, November, 2015
Shape and Form in Hollowing by Don Derry, Canyon Studios, Denton, TX, May 2010
Bowl Turning by Al Stirt, Canyon Studios, Denton, TX, May 2009