Many of our residents know the city’s senior engineer, John Madajewski, but I bet few are aware that he’s a talented woodturner. At the Oct. 20 Commission Meeting John presented two beautiful bowls he made and dedicated to the Decatur fire stations. The bowls are made from trees that were located by the fire stations.
The larger bowl was made from an ash tree that was removed for the Fire Station 2 construction. The darker bowl is from a 100 year old dying oak that was located behind Fire Station 1. Each bowl will be placed in its respective fire station once construction is complete. In the mean time, they’ll be on display at City Hall.
John has been woodturning for ten years. On the weekends, you’ll most likely find him in his garage surrounded by his tools and piles of wood. The image below shows off some of his other work. Pretty impressive, eh?
Great Job John! You are truely an asset to the City of Decatur. Thanks for sharing with us a bit of your personal talents. The bowls are a great way of preserving the memories of our precious resources. Thanks.
As always, they are all just beautiful work! What a wonderful gift you gave to the fire houses. I’m so proud of you! 🙂
You are just like your wood works,strong and beautiful.
What a God given talent. I am so proud of my brother. It is so wonderful to give the community & the firehouse a gift that I am sure will be treasured. Your town is so lucky to have someone who loves his town so much and someone who is so thoughtful.
That’s my son!