SHOW AND TELL Troy Guise- Spalted Magnolia, buffed oil finish.
Thursday, January 22, 2009
Friday, January 16, 2009
The President"s Turn
I hope everyone who can will attend the meeting on the 21st as we have some important Club business to attend to.
The Florida Symposium was the largest ever! All the workshops were filled, all the demonstrations were filled and everyone seemed to have a good time; and we raised money for our education projects. Next year should be equally as good and our own Paul Pouliot well be one of the Florida turners on the program.
Last nights "How-To" session on sharpening was a great one; 18 people attended and though all did not participate in the instructional part of the session those who did learned a lot about sharpening their tools. A big THANKS to Paul for a good job well done!
We received the use of a Jet 1242 lathe from Chris Costello. The lathe weill be on loan to us for quite a while and it will be kept at the church for our use as either a demo lathe and during during "How-To" seesions. I will write a letter expressing our appreciation to Chris in the next few days.
Good Turning!, and I'll see you on the 21st.
Jack Gregory
President
The Florida Symposium was the largest ever! All the workshops were filled, all the demonstrations were filled and everyone seemed to have a good time; and we raised money for our education projects. Next year should be equally as good and our own Paul Pouliot well be one of the Florida turners on the program.
Last nights "How-To" session on sharpening was a great one; 18 people attended and though all did not participate in the instructional part of the session those who did learned a lot about sharpening their tools. A big THANKS to Paul for a good job well done!
We received the use of a Jet 1242 lathe from Chris Costello. The lathe weill be on loan to us for quite a while and it will be kept at the church for our use as either a demo lathe and during during "How-To" seesions. I will write a letter expressing our appreciation to Chris in the next few days.
Good Turning!, and I'll see you on the 21st.
Jack Gregory
President
Sunday, January 11, 2009
BREVARD WOODTURNERS' NEWS
November 2009 Meeting Minutes:
President: Meeting was called to order on December 17th, 2008 by Club President
Jack Gregory, at 7 pm
Vice President: A "How To" Sharpening Demonstration will be presented by Paul Pouliot on January 14, 2009 at 7 pm, prior to our next regular meeting.
Jack Gregory gave details on Name Tags for club members. The Club will purchase the initial tags, replacements and magnetic clips will be paid for by the Club members. Chuck Billings has handled the purchase of Name Tags for Space Coast Club. The Vendor is in Georgia.
Two pieces of high tech equipment were showed briefly by Bruce Swinea and Robert Brown. Bruce brought in a ventilated battery powered helmet that looked like a development of the space program. Bruce had bought several before finding one with enough battery stamina to do the job of filtering for a resonable time length. Battery was worn at waist line, making the helmet light weight.
Robert Brown brought in a Clark Steady Rest. The rest with deep hollowing system is large and a fairly complex system for doing hollowing operations, almost impossible without similar equipment. His model was large enough for almost any project. Now we know how some of his past projects were accomplished.
There is so much to this beautiful piece of machinery, it cries out to be demonstrated at one of our meetings. Models to fit most lathes are available from the maker.
SHOW and TELL:
Jim Ragusa Showed 2 projects, one of Magnolia, he described as arrowheads. The other was Cherry. Some of the written descriptions are so brief/modest that your secretary cannot remember any details after a week or so. Wish we had pictures for our projects for the newsletter. Any volunteers?
Bruce Swinea brought in a huge salad bowl of beautifully spalted maple and a nice vase or Norfolk Island Pine.
Vernon Burgess showed a large walnut potpourri dish with pewter top. The tree was full of shotgun pellets creating a nice bowl. A commercial segmented blank and 4" thick by 5" square costing $20, was made into a smaller potpourri dish with the aid of about $10 worth of super glue and several toothpicks to fill poorly fitted segments.
Made our Club blanks, seem much more of a bargain.
Robert Brown briefly explained about how the Clark Steady/Rest could be used for deep hollowing. His exhibits are proof that it works. The system description and types available were left on the exhibit table. I spent an hour or so reading the rather detailed information. Again, I think a club demo would be great if a lathe were available to mount the system, it can be made (with adapters) to fit most anything but a mini lathe.
Robert's display was vases and natural edge bowl and hollow forms or spalted citrus and Norfold Island Pine.
Bernie MacDonald's brief description "pens" was accurate but incomplete. The display case was filled with beautifully finished pens, most turned from brilliant marbled materials.
Troy Guise brought a camphor bowl with buffed oil finish. Troy has information about a wood dealer in Geneva Florida. Call Troy if interested.
Russ Bolton made his vase from sourwood. It was finished with 5 coats of wipe on poly.
Frank Worrall used waterlox to finish 2 peppermills turned from wormy chestnut. 1 Cedar peppermill was finished with mylands. This months displays did look a lot like Christmas
Charlie Schrum's vase was titled NIP for type of wood. Hope that means Norfold Island Pine. Charlie your big jewel box was a hit with the person who received it. Chris Costello had done a great job of Laser Engraving a lighthouse on the top and listing craftsmen who contributed on the inside, shadow font was outstanding.
Charlie Driver two nice bowls, one of ash and the other of pagota. Both were finished flawlessly with danish oil and buffing.
WOOD AUCTION:
Handled by Harvey Driver. A lot of great wood, including ready to turn bowl blanks were sold. Glen Baxter brought in a large Eucalyptus piece. Thanks to all who furnished the wood. Our workshops and club treasury are enriched.
ADVERTISING:
Members who want to to advertise in the Club newsletter can call the secretary at 321-269-7459 or Paul Pouliot at 321-269-3140. Paul's wife Susan, puts out our newsletter.
BREAK
DEMONSTRATION:
Wooden Tulips by Jack Gregory
Jack learned from his wife that his finished tulips or any flower should be 1/3 vase 2/3's flower in any arrangement. Furthernore, flowers real or manufactured should be grouped in odd numbers 3, 5, 7. In the wooden tulips, stems are small dowels, down to sishkabob skewers, while not as complex as it sounds initially.
I will not try to describe the process, it is best to attend the Demo.
Thanks for the demonstration Jack.
Minutes submitted by
Vernon Burgess
Secretary
November 2009 Meeting Minutes:
President: Meeting was called to order on December 17th, 2008 by Club President
Jack Gregory, at 7 pm
Vice President: A "How To" Sharpening Demonstration will be presented by Paul Pouliot on January 14, 2009 at 7 pm, prior to our next regular meeting.
Jack Gregory gave details on Name Tags for club members. The Club will purchase the initial tags, replacements and magnetic clips will be paid for by the Club members. Chuck Billings has handled the purchase of Name Tags for Space Coast Club. The Vendor is in Georgia.
Two pieces of high tech equipment were showed briefly by Bruce Swinea and Robert Brown. Bruce brought in a ventilated battery powered helmet that looked like a development of the space program. Bruce had bought several before finding one with enough battery stamina to do the job of filtering for a resonable time length. Battery was worn at waist line, making the helmet light weight.
Robert Brown brought in a Clark Steady Rest. The rest with deep hollowing system is large and a fairly complex system for doing hollowing operations, almost impossible without similar equipment. His model was large enough for almost any project. Now we know how some of his past projects were accomplished.
There is so much to this beautiful piece of machinery, it cries out to be demonstrated at one of our meetings. Models to fit most lathes are available from the maker.
SHOW and TELL:
Jim Ragusa Showed 2 projects, one of Magnolia, he described as arrowheads. The other was Cherry. Some of the written descriptions are so brief/modest that your secretary cannot remember any details after a week or so. Wish we had pictures for our projects for the newsletter. Any volunteers?
Bruce Swinea brought in a huge salad bowl of beautifully spalted maple and a nice vase or Norfolk Island Pine.
Vernon Burgess showed a large walnut potpourri dish with pewter top. The tree was full of shotgun pellets creating a nice bowl. A commercial segmented blank and 4" thick by 5" square costing $20, was made into a smaller potpourri dish with the aid of about $10 worth of super glue and several toothpicks to fill poorly fitted segments.
Made our Club blanks, seem much more of a bargain.
Robert Brown briefly explained about how the Clark Steady/Rest could be used for deep hollowing. His exhibits are proof that it works. The system description and types available were left on the exhibit table. I spent an hour or so reading the rather detailed information. Again, I think a club demo would be great if a lathe were available to mount the system, it can be made (with adapters) to fit most anything but a mini lathe.
Robert's display was vases and natural edge bowl and hollow forms or spalted citrus and Norfold Island Pine.
Bernie MacDonald's brief description "pens" was accurate but incomplete. The display case was filled with beautifully finished pens, most turned from brilliant marbled materials.
Troy Guise brought a camphor bowl with buffed oil finish. Troy has information about a wood dealer in Geneva Florida. Call Troy if interested.
Russ Bolton made his vase from sourwood. It was finished with 5 coats of wipe on poly.
Frank Worrall used waterlox to finish 2 peppermills turned from wormy chestnut. 1 Cedar peppermill was finished with mylands. This months displays did look a lot like Christmas
Charlie Schrum's vase was titled NIP for type of wood. Hope that means Norfold Island Pine. Charlie your big jewel box was a hit with the person who received it. Chris Costello had done a great job of Laser Engraving a lighthouse on the top and listing craftsmen who contributed on the inside, shadow font was outstanding.
Charlie Driver two nice bowls, one of ash and the other of pagota. Both were finished flawlessly with danish oil and buffing.
WOOD AUCTION:
Handled by Harvey Driver. A lot of great wood, including ready to turn bowl blanks were sold. Glen Baxter brought in a large Eucalyptus piece. Thanks to all who furnished the wood. Our workshops and club treasury are enriched.
ADVERTISING:
Members who want to to advertise in the Club newsletter can call the secretary at 321-269-7459 or Paul Pouliot at 321-269-3140. Paul's wife Susan, puts out our newsletter.
BREAK
DEMONSTRATION:
Wooden Tulips by Jack Gregory
Jack learned from his wife that his finished tulips or any flower should be 1/3 vase 2/3's flower in any arrangement. Furthernore, flowers real or manufactured should be grouped in odd numbers 3, 5, 7. In the wooden tulips, stems are small dowels, down to sishkabob skewers, while not as complex as it sounds initially.
I will not try to describe the process, it is best to attend the Demo.
Thanks for the demonstration Jack.
Minutes submitted by
Vernon Burgess
Secretary
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