BEST Wishes for a Happy Thanksgiving Day. Jottings for the November Meeting

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BEST Wishes for a Happy Thanksgiving Day The news letter for this month was held off until we had our Jerry Kermode Demonstration, however due to an unfortunate medical problem it was canceled and

1 BEST Wishes for a Happy Thanksgiving Day The news letter for this month was held off until we had our Jerry Kermode Demonstration, however due to an unfortunate medical problem it was canceled and hopefully Jerry will get back in the future. Jottings for the November Meeting First topic of discussion was the of possible participation and opportunity for members to maybe work in shifts turning small projects. Chance to show how items like pepper mills, Wine Bottle Stopper, Small bowls etc. Several members have offered to put on a demonstration. Crystal Harvey of Golden Hills Center will be contacted and dates will be set up. AAW has announced that the election of new board members has been completed and results will be published in an upcoming Journal. Several turners have submitted works to the Morro Bay Art Center, open house will be Sunday November 16th from 2 to 4 PM Page 1

2 Jottings Continued More bowls have been collected and there is a wish for more, Dennis Ivans who has coordinated the shipping will do so again after a sufficient amount is collected. A discussion was held on the continuance of the Challenge project as participation was getting very low. Gordon Rowland Suggested that a topic should be open to the group each month on various topics. To start off the December meeting will cover SANDPAPER and it s uses A suggestion from Dennis Ivans was made and will be brought up for a plan that will open members shops for a 2 to 3 hour visit perhaps once a month, possibly on the 2nd Saturday after our regular meeting. At this time the host member could show a new TOOL IDEA, WAY OF FINISHING or what ever requests are made. Contact has been made from Channel Island Woodturners regarding a hook up line to coordinate demonstrators schedule, this would give each chapter a chance to have or forego demos. After the new year more will be put in process. This brings up the subject of hosting. Hosting a demonstrator means to house him or her for possibly 1 to 2 nights. It doesn t not mean that the host would use his or her shop due to small capacity.. There are some shops which can accommodate the demo. I was told by several members that they would entertain the turner with the idea that the actual demonstration would be elsewhere If you feel you and your spouse is willing to host, please let me know and a list will be set up. Page 2

SHOW & TELL Bob Gleason has taken his talents to a different level. Bob has done some research on Vacuum Forming. He has fabricated a vacuum chamber from PVC pipe and hooked it up to a pump.

3 SHOW & TELL Bob Gleason has taken his talents to a different level. Bob has done some research on Vacuum Forming. He has fabricated a vacuum chamber from PVC pipe and hooked it up to a pump. This will enable him to form Pen blanks using just about any material available. He told of a blank that he made using Epoxy and seed from a neighbors tree and turned a pen and gave it to the neighbor. Be aware that this type of vacuum forming can be applied to other materials. Mike Rude reminded some of us on the work of Mike Shuler, using Pine Cones, Artichoke buds, and others items. Jim Rinde of the Channel Islands chapter has done a lot of work with Epoxies and will be contacted to see if he would do a demo for us. Photos of the work of Mike Shuler and Jim Rinde can be found on the internet Page 3

Rick Hasseman Got some turning hints from Jimmy Clews in fabricating a

internet. Mike can be contacted for info on securing the patterns.

4 Rick Hasseman Got some turning hints from Jimmy Clews in fabricating a Saucer like form and added a Ball made of Goncarlo Alves and is now 10 months ready for the 2015 picnic. Mike Rude showed us a Chisel grinding Jig that he was able to get off the internet. Mike can be contacted for info on securing the patterns. Dan Ross, Bill Peterson and George Paes offered several shapes and patterns for pepper mills, some still in the unfinished category Page 4

Dennis Ivans proudly showed his latest REDWOOD BURL bowl finished with food safe oil and

He stressed the point on how he used a steady rest to make turning thinner walls.

Holiday Luncheon will be held at the Pear Valley Winery on Sunday January 25th.

5 Dennis Ivans proudly showed his latest REDWOOD BURL bowl finished with food safe oil and now it s a salad bowl Dave Burns gave us a show of two items recently turned. He stressed the point on how he used a steady rest to make turning thinner walls. His materials were Myrtle Closing announcements Will Hanneman has affirmed that our Holiday Luncheon will be held at the Pear Valley Winery on Sunday January 25th. This date does not conflict with Foot ball play offs nor the Super Bowl More info will be available in the days to come. Page 5

Announcements from the January Meeting

Announcements from the January Meeting The meeting started off with a Hardy HAPPY NEW YEAR Back in December Dennis Ivans offered a suggestion in having non regular meetings, some call it Sawdust Sessions.