Rochester Woodworkers Society


Betty Scarpino was the featured guest at the October RWS workshop	We had a good turnout with about 30 members in attendance	Betty is famous for her aftertreatments on turned work	She started out prepping a piece of walnut for bleaching

Many of her famous works have been turned and then bleached	She launches right into the demonstration	The level of bleaching depends on the number of applications	With her indispensable toothbrushes, Betty adds some color to the work

A printers roller is used for larger flat surfaces	A little red, over the green after the grooves are cleaned up	An Automach is used to create some grooves for effect...	which are then highlighted by burning them

Don't just use the the burner tip as usual	Use the points, sides, back, etc.	An egg with bleached turnings, grooves, and burn features	Fabric paints are very versatile in creating 3d effects
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Photos by Kurt Hertzog

Betty Scarpino Workshop