N. Tod Raines

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, Gulf Coast Woodturners Association, Houston, TX, Feb 2020

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, (all day class of 7) Gulf Coast Woodturners Association, Houston, TX, Feb 2020

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 2019

Small Bud Vase, Nave’s Hands on Retreat (2 rotations), Kingsvile, TX March 2019

Natural Edge End Grain Bowl with Hook Tool Hollowing, Campbell Hands on Retreat (2 rotations), Cedar Spring, MI, July 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

Sammy Long, Leaf Carving on Turned Forms, Hunt County Woodturners sponsored class, Feb 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