Jolie Woodard
PRO Member
HI Ya'll My name is Jolie. I guess i have been turning for about a year and a half now. I unfortunately had to quit my job last August due to health reasons. I worked at a local hospital here in Waco since I graduated high school age 18 till age 44 (26 years). Had a lot of good times at work, met many friends as well as meeting my husband of 21 years. It was one of the hardest things , because I essentially grew up there. But it was finally time to take care of myself. So that is what I am doing. I have always loved building things with wood, I guess it started with my dad being a contractor and I was always out on a job with him, I would have free access to the "scrap pile" to build my own things. Then when I got a little older I got a task I absolutely hated: straightening nails! UGH! But where my creative side really came out was when I would go to my grandfathers house and he would always be building something, so I got to help. After we were done working on the days project then we would sit outside and whittle. My grandad was much better at it than I was. I was mainly good at getting the bark off the stick. HAHA! I still have my knife I used so long ago, it has the tips of all the blades broken off so I wouldn't stab myself I suppose.
So to the present day, I've made mostly pens, a few bowls, a lidded box, and a few segmented pens. I'm sure there is somewhere I can post my segmented pens on here for tips/tricks/critiques. I can definitely tell I've gotten better at it, but still way away from being satisfied with the finished product. Every thing I do with my woodwork I consider a learning experience. I don't really get frustrated, I just try & learn how & why whatever mistake happened and try and learn the correct process. I have recently jumped down another rabbit hole and am so intrigued with segmented vessels. I am here to learn, try, and ask for any suggestions as well as receive constructive criticism. Sorry this is so long. But its my intro. Hope to meet Ya'll on here. Blessings! Jolie
So to the present day, I've made mostly pens, a few bowls, a lidded box, and a few segmented pens. I'm sure there is somewhere I can post my segmented pens on here for tips/tricks/critiques. I can definitely tell I've gotten better at it, but still way away from being satisfied with the finished product. Every thing I do with my woodwork I consider a learning experience. I don't really get frustrated, I just try & learn how & why whatever mistake happened and try and learn the correct process. I have recently jumped down another rabbit hole and am so intrigued with segmented vessels. I am here to learn, try, and ask for any suggestions as well as receive constructive criticism. Sorry this is so long. But its my intro. Hope to meet Ya'll on here. Blessings! Jolie