IWCS - 2019-02-19 Winterfest Meeting at Lake Yale, Florida

A Dedicated Group of Wood Collectors and Crafters

FEBRUARY 18 – 22, 2019 Southeast Regional Winter Woodfest at Lake Yale Baptist Conference Center near Eustis, Florida, USA

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John and Gary discuss the best way to split a massive camphor crotch to allow it to be milled. Eric, the new Secretary-Treasurer (in colorful shirt in the background), sold lumber directly off of the sawmill at the 2019 Lake Yale, Florida meeting.

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Gary, the IWCS president cuts in to the crotch. Proceeds from the wood sales go directly into the IWCS operational budget.

SE MAY/JUNE 2019 MEET NEWS from WOW in PDF form Nevada Rye demonstrates how she makes her famous nut brittle
Nevada Rye displays the ingredients for making the nut brittle.	Nevada Rye demonstrates how she makes her famous nut brittle during the Lake Yale, FL southeast regional meeting. Attendees were treated to 6 different brittles during the demonstration. Gerri LaForge won a container of almond brittle. Nevada made several batches for the auction, which always brings "spirited" bidding. Nevada Rye displays her finished famous nut brittle.
Click on images to enlarge Chris Nothnagle provided Brick wall style cutting boards for 20+ attendees at Lake Yale.	Gary Green cuts slabs from a 3 foot diameter camphor stump.
Crotch-Red cedar plank freshly milled	Crotch-thick spalted sycamore slab marked for cutting into bowl blanks
Volunteers moving large blocks of camphor off of the sawmill.	Franck Johannese demonstrated how he turns a segmented "dizzy bowl," and a side grain hollow form from Norfolk Island pine at the SE Regional meeting at Lake Yale, FL. Franck donated several of his turned pieces for the craft auction.
Franck Johannese demonstration.	Lee Sky demonstrated turning a finial for a sea urchin ornament and donated some of his turnings to the craft auction at the Lake Yale meeting.
Lee Sky demonstrated turning a finial for a sea urchin ornament and donated some of his turnings to the craft auction at the Lake Yale meeting.

International Wood Collectors Society

FEBRUARY 18 – 22, 2019 Southeast Regional Winter Woodfest at Lake Yale Baptist Conference Center near Eustis, Florida, USA