January’s presentation was by Steve Sherman, a micro-woodturning master. Steve used to be a flat boarder, but once he tried a lathe, he never went back. As he experimented with using the standard turning tools, he saw the value of some modifications. He worked with a tool and die maker to make some new tools, […]
January meeting – tinny turnings Read More »
2014 Holiday Feast and Fund Raiser on December 10 A lot went on at this meeting and hopefully this brief recount will bring back some warm memories to the attendees. To those unable to attend, we missed you and perhaps you can attend next time. Larry got us started on the food early, even though
December meeting – Christmas Party Read More »
November 12, 2014 General Meeting and impromptu Picnic The regular meeting room locks did not respond to any codes to unlock the doors so we sat at the picnic tables. Apologies in advance for any omissions, but working in the dark and changing locations made part of this report a bit disjointed. We had four
November meeting – jigs & fixtures Read More »
In spite of the up coming Thanksgiving holiday, and all the people who are out of town, 15 people showed up at Johns shop, and they weren’t disappointed. John had several hands on demonstrations for people to try. One of the most popular was the shaving horse. Only Denny and John tried Johns lathe which
November Shop Meet – John Philips Read More »
Commentary and photos provided by Andrew DiLorenzo For this meeting, Denny presented his own special tips and techniques for producing segmented turnings. As expected, segmented turnings can be quite complex, so Denny broke down his thinking into separate sections for this meeting. He began with recommending a favorite book of his, “Segmented Wood Turning,” by
October Turners meet – Open Segimented bowl Read More »
General Meeting October 8, 2014 Set Your Teeth on Handsaws by Larry Simmons Larry opened with some common definitions useful for the balance of his presentation. PITCH: Teeth per inch. RAKE Angle: Larry presented a chart showing the different rake angles based on whether a saw is a rip or cross cut saw, and also
October Meeting – Saw Sharpening Read More »
September 15, 2014 Woodturner’s Meeting at Denny Wetter’s shop. This meeting began with a brief presentation of the work of Malcolm Tibbitts, aka the Tahoe Turner. His web site is: http://www.tahoeturner.com/index.html . Take a peak there for some outstanding segmented turning and the inspiration for this night’s project, a melted bowl. Unlike previous segmented projects,
August 2014 Turners meeting – Melting bowl Read More »
By way of introduction, Douglas Fey harps on us about when he got laid off and decided to make something. He apprenticed to a cabinet maker and then moved on. He later found a connection to someone who wanted a harp made. There was a learning curve but many skills were a crossover from cabinets
September Meeting – Harps by Doug Fay Read More »
Denny Wetter once again proved himself the ring master as he demonstrated turning wooden bracelets using segmented pieces, in much the same method used to make wooden bowls. As usual he starts with a drawing. The purpose of the drawing is to firm up the original idea for a bowl or bracelet and to determine
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Joe Mathis was first and his method of choice is to finish project pieces individually before assembly. He uses Old Masters Gel Stain and pickling white applied with a foam brush and wiped off. He says usually three coats does it and he does not sand between coats. This product is thinned with mineral spirits,
August 2013 Meeting – finishing Read More »
