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:
Woodturners Retreat, November 2020 – present, founding member
Trinity River Woodturners Council, September 2018 – present, founding member, President, www.trinityriverwoodturners.net
Dallas Area Woodturners, March 2006 – present, currently President, past roles as VP, 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 – 2019, www.huntcountywoodturners.org
Public Art Committee, City of Allen, TX, September 2014 – present, Place No.1, www.cityofallen.org/1449/Public-Art
Demos:
Turn a Piston Box, Interactive Remote Demonstration, Hill Country Woodturners, May 2021
Turn a Bowl in a Bowl, Interactive Remote Demonstration, Silicon Valley Woodturners, May 2021
Turn a Piston Box, Interactive Remote Demonstration, East Texas Woodturners, May 2021
ATEM Mini Video Switcher: Advanced Tutorial, Personal Remote Demonstration (open paid attendance), April 2021
Hook Tool End Grain Hollowing, Interactive Remote Demonstration, Finger Lakes Woodturners, March 2021
Turn a Piston Box, Interactive Remote Demonstration, Atlanta Woodturners Guild, March 2021
Turn a Piston Box, Interactive Remote Demonstration, Kennet Valley Woodturners and Berkshire Woodturners Association (UK), March 2021
Oval Box, Woodturners Retreat – Across the Pond 1 Event (open paid attendance), February 2021
Follow Up Q&A Session: Basic Setup of the ATEM Mini Video Switcher, Personal Remote Demonstration (open paid attendance), February 2021
Easy Live Video Presentations: Basic Setup of the ATEM Mini Video Switcher, Personal Remote Demonstration (open paid attendance), February 2021
All Things Woodturning – Face Grain Series, Livestream to Facebook and YouTube, every Friday for eight weeks, January – March 2021
Fantastic Kitchen Utensils: Spatula & Spoon, Personal Remote Demonstration (open paid attendance), January 2021
Turn a Bowl in a Bowl, Interactive Remote Demonstration, Front Range Woodturners, February 2021
Fantastic Kitchen Utensils: Spatula & Spoon, Personal Remote Demonstration (open paid attendance), January 2021
Small Bud vase with Design Choices, Woodturners Retreat – Six Turners Event (open paid attendance), December 2020
Hook Tool End Grain Hollowing, Interactive Remote Demonstration, Catoctin Area Woodturners, December 2020
Turn a Bowl in a Bowl, Interactive Remote Demonstration, Woodturners of North Texas, November 2020
All Things Woodturning – Small Project Series, Livestream to Facebook and YouTube, every Friday for eight weeks, October – December 2020
Turn a Piston Box, Interactive Remote Demonstration, Carolina Mountain Woodturners, October 2020
Hook Tool End Grain Hollowing, Interactive Remote Demonstration, Hands On Woodturners, September 2020
Turning a Piston Box, Personal Remote Demonstration (open paid attendance), August 2020
Turn and Finish a Black & White Wine Glass, Personal Remote Demonstration (open paid attendance), August 2020
Hook Tool End Grain Hollowing, Interactive Remote Demonstration, Oregon Coast Woodturners, August 2020
Turn a Bowl in a Bowl, Personal Remote Demonstration (open paid attendance), July 2020
Turn a Piston Box, Interactive Remote Demonstration, Space Coast Woodturners, July 2020
Turn a Piston Box, Interactive Remote Demonstration, Woodturners of North Texas, June 2020
Hook Tool End Grain Hollowing, Personal Remote Demonstration (open paid attendance), June 2020
Turning a Piston Box, Interactive Remote Demonstration, Central Virginia Woodturners, Crimora, VA, June 2020
Bowl Turning – Orientations and Techniques, Interactive Remote Demonstration, Central Arkansas Woodturners, Hot Springs, AK, June 2020
Turning a Piston Box, Interactive Remote Demonstration, Baltimore Area Turners, Baltimore, MD, June 2020
Turning a Piston Box, Interactive Remote Demonstration, Woodturners of South West Missouri, Springfield, MO, May 2020
Turning a Piston Box, Personal Remote Demonstration (open paid attendance), May 2020
Turning a Piston Box, Interactive Remote Demonstration, Mid-Maryland Woodturners Club, Frederick, MD, May 2020
Turning a Piston Box, Interactive Remote Demonstration, Golden Triangle Woodturners, Denton, TX, May 2020
Turning a Piston Box, Interactive Remote Demonstration, Dallas Area Woodturners, Dallas, TX, April 2020
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