Village Squire, 1979-08, Page 32not, is to provide a pleasant evening's
dining. We wanted to ask about the
marvellous bird, but she made it obvious
that we had detained her long enough. She
was also busily engaged in shouting what
sounded like plans for after work across the
room at her fellow workers.
The Avalon Voyager Il once earned an
honest living by Newfoundland standards,
(she was government owned) plying the
coastal waters all the way to Labrador. She
never had the slightest pretension to be
anything but barely sea worthy, and
functional. Even on the meanest little
cargo boat though, you always get a good
meal if you knew the cook or the captain
and could find an excuse for going on board
while she was loading at some outport.
Free! Now you can pay about fifteen
dollars a person (without drinks) to sit at
tables made out of her hatches and watch
the beautiful big bird. By the way, there
was nothing to suggest any involvement
with Newfoundland other than the history
of Avalon Voyager 11, and one of us was
very grateful for that.
Wood turner
Continued from page 28
weatherbeaten look complemented
painting.
Wood is
the
becoming expensive. The
amount of rosewood needed for a four inch
plate, for instance, would cost approxi-
mately $8.
To learn more about woodturning, Sam
reads books and says there are some
excellent ones on the market. One has been
particularly helpful to him. It illustrates
that early furniture designers used only
eight basic designs for spindles. By
varying the eight basic designs. Sam can
match almost any spindle pattern. He
prefers styles that are "clean."
Another of his favourite pastimes is
talking to fellow woodworkers. He met a
woodturner in Joliet, Quebec, a few years
ago and spent two days talking to him. The
fact that Sam didn't speak French, the
other man didn't speak English and the
other man's daughter 484. to act as
interpreter didn't stop them communicat-
ing about their common interest.
Sam hopes that eventually his hobby will
become a fulltime occupation, and then he i
won't have to say no to oddball,
challenging jobs.
One of his most enthusiastic supporters
is his wife, Diane. "I think Sam
underestimates himself and undersells
himself," she says. "It probably sounds
like I'm boasting, but it's just that I've
seen all the things he's done. There
doesn't seem to be anything he can't make
or repair, and there's nothing he won't
tackle."
30 Village Squire, August 1979
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decorating resource,
The Raintree is an attitude."
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