Mountaineer Woodturners Newsletter

 

May 2010

 

Our president, Joe Smith, conducted the meeting.

There were about 13 members signed in. We had two visitors: Shawn Lloyd, visiting from Virginia, and Gene Smith, a friend of Bill Sands. We are glad they could be there. There were also a number of other visitors and unfamiliar faces who preferred to remain anonymous.

 

NEXT MEETING

June 12th, 2010 at 10:00am

Program to be announced

Cedar Lakes

 

Business

Our treasurer, EJ, reports that we have $2,283 in the treasury.

Tom Schottle reported that the Virginia woodturning Group from Roanoke, VA, "Woodturners of the Virginias" has announced their 2010 symposium in Fishersville, VA, on October 23 & 24.

Tom brought some flyers for the up-coming Georgia Association of Woodturners’ annual symposium, "Turning Southern Style XVI".

Tom has a source of pewter spinning blanks

 

Joe Smith announced that the interactive woodturning booth at the fair would be next to the regular booth. He has 3 volunteers so far. Remember that you must be a member of the AAW in order to volunteer - for insurance purposes.

Byron Young and John Crede Are giving a demonstration at the West Side Old Fashion Ice Cream Social in Charleston as part of the FestivALL celebration on Sunday, June 20, 2010, 1:00 - 5:00 pm. This is expected to be an annual event, so others interested in participating as a club sponsored event, talk to John. Again, remember that you must be a member of the AAW in order to volunteer, for insurance purposes.

Do not forget about Joe Smith’s "wood Exchange".

Byron Young still has shirts with the club’s logo embroidered.

 

Show and Tell

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Byron Young brought a nest of 3 bowls from Gum. 

 

He had a very nice lidded natural edge bowl
He also had a small decorated dish from Bird's Eye Maple.
and a box elder box of the type to be made in the demonstration/woodshop.

Elvin Jones showed us a very nice natural edge bowl from Elm.

 

 

 

John Sheets had an attractive bowl from spaulted Maple.

James McQuaid had a pretty bowl from Bradford Pear.

 

Tom Scottle showed us a copy of an article he edited/authored for Woodcraft Magazine.

Dave Jones brought in a couple of attractive small vases, and asked if anyone could identify the material of construction. As it turned out they were turned from composite decking material.

Dave had a couple of really attractive finial lidded boxes. One was from Holly and Cedar,
while the other was from Maple.
He also brought an Apple vase
and beautiful Walnut platter.
Bob Lett brought in a nice Walnut bowl

and a wonderful natural edge Elm bowl.

 

 

Jim Morrison had a segmented hollowform bowl from Lacewood (Leopard Wood), Purpleheart, and Yellowheart. 

 

 

His wife did not like the shape, so he made another essentially turned upside down.
He one of his wonderful more standard segmented hollowforms

and a beautiful large spaulted Maple bowl.

 

Joe Smith brought in one of his remarkable turned ball caps and a chunk of resinous Eucalyptus burl. He said this wood was so difficult to turn that he did not have a tool that would cut it. He was trying to give it away.

Doug Kemp had an attractive Aspen and Walnut lidded box,

 

 

and a nice large Cherry bowl.
Bob Burford brought in a pretty Maple platter, 
a vase from Palo Guisadon (a South American wood),
and a vase from an Apple burl.

This Month’s Program

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Byron Young demonstrated

 

 
how he makes Middle Easter Style lidded boxes.
 

 After the demonstration / instruction, we had a hands-on workshop making boxes.

 

 

2010 Schedule

June 12 Outside demonstrator, to be announced
July 1-3 Mountain State Arts and Crafts Fair
Aug Annual Picnic
Sept 11 Annual Wood & Tool Auction

 

 

Jim Smith, Secretary,

Phone: 304-342-1755

e-Mail:mountain@mountaineerwoodturners.com

 


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