Introduction:
Joe Fleming is a full-time engineer and part-time woodworker and woodturner. He has been an amateur woodworker for over 45 years and an amateur woodturner for more than 20 years. His skills are primarily self-taught with assists from various class work, from woodworking publications, and through participation in various woodworking clubs. He has studied with many noted wood artists including, Allan Batty, Stuart Batty, Christian Burchard, Jimmy Clewes, Don Derry, Michael Hosaluk, John Jordan, Binh Pho, Richard Raffan, Merryll Saylan, and Susan Working. He gives credit to his dad for instilling a passion for hand-made wood items.
While Joe is a jack of all woodworking trades, he considers himself to be, primarily, a woodturner. He completes artistic pieces as well as taking a number of woodworking commissions every year. Recent work includes a custom walking cane, a chess set, and assorted (turned) gift boxes.
Joe is also a Grex airbrush dealer including airbrushes, accessories, paint and some Grex air tools. He also is a SaburrTooth carving dealer. In addition to retail sales, he offers in-person and on-line classes and demonstrations for airbrushing and woodturning.

SDFWA Presentation:
Joe will be explaining airbrush equipment, and will be demonstrating basic airbrush skills. The demonstration will include:
• Show some examples of airbrushed wood projects.
• Explain the benefits of airbrushing over other finishing techniques.
• What equipment you need for airbrushing and what equipment is nice-to-have.
• Explain the various materials you can spray.
• Explain wood preparation for airbrushing (sanding, filling, bleaching).
• Demonstrate some basic airbrushing skills (close-quarter and wide dispersal drills).
• Explain and/or demonstrate some practical examples of airbrushing for woodworkers (shading, coloring, tinting, highlighting grain, top coat application).
• A chance to try out an airbrush for yourself. Come early to try before the meeting starts.

Joe's Artistic Statement:
Woodworking provides me with an outlet for my creativity. I enjoy finding a piece of wood, envisioning what it can become, and then transforming it into a beautiful art or craft piece. I make both art pieces and functional pieces, but I always strive for beauty. My woodturning consists all types of turning disciplines including bowls, hollow forms, platters, vases, boxes and furniture components. I use a variety of wood species in my work including local urban forested woods like eucalyptus, and other reclaimed wood. I also use wood from certified forestry projects in the Pacific Northwest, Mexico and Australia.

Memberships:
• The San Diego Woodturners
• The San Diego Fine Woodworkers Association
• American Association of Woodturners

You can find more information about Joe Fleming and his work at www.airbrushingwood.com