Harvey Meyer

Originally from Brooklyn, NY, and now residing in the Atlanta, GA area, I’m retired from a 43+ year career as a telecommunications engineer. I’ve been a woodworker for most of my life. After building furniture for many years, I started woodturning in 2000. Most of the wood I turn is from the Atlanta area. This wood generally comes from trees downed in storms or from tree removals and would otherwise be headed to landfills or chippers. I also like to turn exotic woods and burls. No two pieces of wood are alike and it’s not until I start turning a piece when the wood reveals its hidden beauty.  I’ve turned many types of forms and objects including bowls, platters, hollow vessels, goblets, and  boxes, etc., but my main focus is on hollow vessels. I also like to embellish my turnings by piercing, burning, coloring, carving, and texturing. Since 2012, I’ve been focused almost exclusively on the “basket illusion”, where a turned piece attempts to resemble woven basketry. I enjoy demonstrating at woodturning clubs and symposia, as well as teaching. I work in my studio located in the basement of my home in Dunwoody, GA. I’m an active member of the Georgia Association of Woodturners, Atlanta Woodturners Guild, and the American Association of Woodturners.

Interactive Remote Demonstrations now available for woodturning clubs. Please use the contact form here to inquire about availability and cost.

Beginning in 2024, I will not be doing any demonstrations until further notice. Thank you for your interest.

Interactive Remote Demonstrations now available for woodturning clubs. Please use the contact form here to inquire about availability and cost.

2024

2023

March 4: Interactive Remote Demo for Flint Hills Woodturners, Manhattan, KS
March 11: Interactive Remote Demo for Artistic Woodturners of NW FL, & Emerald
Coast WTs
April 19: Live Demo for Atlanta Woodturners Guild, Roswell, GA
May 16: Live Demo for S. Metro Woodturners, Newnan, GA
Aug 8: Live Demo for Barnesville Woodturners, Barnesville, GA
Sept 9: Interactive Remote Demo for Bi City Woodturners, Columbus, GA
Sept 20: Interactive Remote Demo for Sarasota Woodturners, Sarasota, FL
Sept 21: Live Demo for GA Association of Woodturners, Decatur, GA

2022

January 13: Interactive Remote Demo for Catoctin and Mid Maryland Woodturners, VA, MD
January 19: Interactive Remote Demo for Atlanta Woodturners Guild, Roswell, GA
March 19-20: Meet the Woodturner Live: Featured demonstrator
May19: Interactive Remote Demo for Georgia Assoc. of Woodturners Guild, Atlanta, GA
July 20: Interactive Remote Demo for Atlanta Woodturners Guild, Roswell, GA
August 17: Interactive Remote Demo for Charlestowne Woodturners, Charleston, SC
November 17: Interactive Remote Demo for Diamond State Woodturners, AR