Colin
Delory
Artist’s Bio
Colin was born in England and
immigrated to Canada as a pre-teen. He was educated in Winnipeg and
after 38 years as a project engineer and manager in the telephone
industry in both Manitoba and BC, retired in 1997 and took up
woodturning. He is currently on the executive of the Fraser Valley
Woodturners’ Guild and a member of the Greater Vancouver
Woodturners’ Guild.
There are four distinct steps
to making his open segmented turnings. The design phase encompasses
defining the shape and pattern, determining the number of rows and the
number of segments per row, calculating the segment lengths and angles
for each row and determining the wood requirements. This is followed by
the material preparation phase, which includes selecting the wood
species to satisfy the pattern, colour and textural requirements plus
cutting all the segments. The third phase is the actual assembly of the
piece using special jigs to accurately locate each segment. And finally
the vessel is turned using standard woodturning techniques and a finish
is applied.
There are four distinct steps to making his open segmented turnings.
The design phase encompasses defining the shape and pattern,
determining the number of rows and the number of segments per row,
calculating the segment lengths and angles for each row and determining
the wood requirements. This is followed by the material preparation
phase, which includes selecting the wood species to satisfy the
pattern, colour and textural requirements plus cutting all the
segments. The third phase is the actual assembly of the piece using
special jigs to accurately locate each segment. And finally the vessel
is turned using standard woodturning techniques and a finish is
applied.“As a lover of wood I enjoy reclaiming prunings of
various tree species and other so-called waste woods and turning them
into bowls etc. or combining them to take advantage of their colour
and/or textural characteristics to produce these award winning
creations.”
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