Jackknife, a 4-way rasp, chisel, sandpaper and a deer antler, having learned from the Makah women its value in burnishing wood. Upon her return to Seattle in 1958 Lucile developed and refined her method of working wood, calling it the LuRon method, taking the first two letters of her name and and the first three of her son, Ronald Lemire. (At Dr. Lemire’s behest the name was registered as a trademark in 1977.)

She began teaching YWCA driftwood sculpture classes. The first Driftwood Sculpture Show at the Red Barn in Bothell was a big success in 1963, leading to the formation of the Northwest Driftwood Artists later that year.