John Crede displayed his
sewing kit which
consists of a custom turned thimble and a base
that encloses two needles.
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Warnie lore is
working with an art teacher at
the South Charleston High School in her attempt to
develop turning skills in her students. The particulars
of her program are here:
http://www.woodturner.org/community/youth/
Her funding for the program did not
materialize, and without some assistance, her
program won’t get off the ground. Here is a copy
of Warine’s communication with Karen, the art
instructor.
Karen,
I will contact the Mountaineer Woodturners (a
chapter of the American Association of
Woodturners, of which I am a member) to
see if someone can donate a lathe or sell one
cheaply. Ditto for a couple of turning tools.
We might be able to do this on the "cheap."
Do you have anything at all in your budget for
this project? Wood for turning should not be a
problem.
Please give me your idea about the amount
of class-room/shop time that I would be
participating in. As an alternative to me doing
the instruction, I could teach you the basics in
turning and finishing simple projects like a
"weedpot" here in my shop and you could
handle the shop instruction at school. It really
isn't difficult and I'm sure that you could
master it in a short time. If we were to go this
route, I could speak with the students in class
to give them an overview of artistic
woodturning in general and the tools of the
trade, "preach" a little about safety when
using a lathe, display some of my projects,
and answer questions. As I think about it, I
believe this would be my preference as to
how to go about this. Let me know what you
think.
Any help you can provide Warnie and
Karen will be greatly appreciated. Contact
John, Warnie, or myself if you have a
contribution or you can offer assistance. My
email is
wgs@wvonline.com
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Dough Kemp has been busy turning
shift knobs
for Holman/Moody.
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It has been confirmed.
At the October meeting, Tom Schottle will
have a presentation on his Wood Turning
ocean cruise across the Arctic Circle to
Norway. Tom will have interesting pictures
and stories to relate on his “trip of a
lifetime” where he was in the company of
many world renowned turners. |
Decision time
Ipower is the service provider
for the
Mountaineer Woodturner’s web site. Their annual
fee is due to be paid soon. Ipower provides many
services that we don’t use and consequently we
are paying more than may be necessary to
maintain our website.
The club may stay with Ipower, or we may
seek a provider who can supply our needs at a
lower rate. We need input from all who have
knowledge of web service providers so that we
may make an informed decision. We need to resolve
the issue soon. John will provide time for a
discussion at our October meeting. |
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Next
club meeting
Saturday, October 8th
10:00 at Cedar lakes |
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