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Uncle Leo Doyle (grandson of John Albert Doyle and brother to Eileen Doyle Barbarisi) was recently invited to participate in the Lancaster Weekly Coffee Hour (via Zoom) to talk about his Wood Turning expertise—he offered a few tips, and showed some of his prized wood turning creations.
Ten Fast Facts on Uncle Leo & Wood Turnings
1) As a college student, Uncle Leo was studying architecture and realized that instead of drawing at the drafting board, he'd rather be creating.
2) Upon graduation at R.I.T., he was invited to start a wood program at California State University—San Bernardino. This ultimately led to the creation of a Fine Arts program at the University!
3) Uncle Leo found the best part of teaching to be the 37 years of teaching woodworking and working with the students.
4) He found committee meetings to be the worst part of teaching woodworking.
5) His favorite kind of wood is Honduras Mahogany.
6) Uncle Leo took a sabbatical in Nova Scotia on Folk Art, which inspired him to create colorful hand-crafted wooden birds to work into some of his art pieces.
7) His dual-function pieces typically got the most attention at shows; for example: see the Sugar-Bowl-With-Spoon at 19:15 minutes.
8) His almost-hidden drawers in some of his Wood Turning projects are awesome.
9) He established a woodworking shop in 1,000 Islands, NY, but he sold his place there and is creating a new workshop in California—where he plans to do hand-crafted pieces only.
10) Despite hitting the big 80 this year, his enthusiasm and love for the art is still clearly evident.
My Favorite Wood Turning Piece Crafted by Uncle Leo Displayed in the Video:
The Cheese & Olive Table 🧀
(a.k.a the Hors D'Oeuvre Table)
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| The Hors D'Oeuvre Table (See 11:25 minutes in the video.) |
Truly, each project displayed such creativity and heart ... it was a treat to have a mini tour of his stunning Wood Turning work!
Vicki-The-Lovely-Assistant ...
Smart move to prevent the wood oil from getting on your pretty tablecloth! And Ruby was so cute!💗
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| A Young Leo Doyle Sitting on a Chair With His Father, John Gordon Doyle A Detective Father with a Future Wood Artist Son! |
The Lancaster Weekly Coffee Hour Write-Up on Uncle Leo:
Leo Doyle is a founding member of the AAW and a master craftsmen and teacher. Back in the 1970s and 80s, Leo invented methods of stack-laminating a drawer into a turned object, a technical unique never seen before and very rarely since. In this video Leo joins the Lancaster weekly coffee hour to show us his groundbreaking work, and take questions about it.
Coffee Hour Host: John Kelsey
lancasterareawoodturners.org
Leo Doyle's Website:
Leo Doyle taking a break and getting some inspiration for his woodworking projects in the Thousand Islands ...
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| Leo & Vicki Doyle |
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