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1 North East Florida Woodturners Volume 18 Issue 3 March 2018 An Affiliate of the American Association of Woodturners Club Number jaxturners.org PRESIDENT S MESSAGE In a couple of weeks I will be spending the day with a fellow woodturner in my workshop. He was the winner of the Day in the Shop at the Florida Woodturning Symposium. On the face of it, he will be there to learn some of the techniques that I use in my work and will leave at the end of the day with new information and hopefully some inspiration to further his woodturning endeavors. I ve hosted a number of these Day in the Shops and know by now that there is actually a lot more involved than just the transfer of knowledge. First of all, it s a fun and enjoyable day. A couple of people sharing a common passion, stuck in a workshop talking about wood, woodturning, tools and technique. What more could you ask for? I also know how much I will learn from the day. Having to teach something helps to consolidate things in my mind in order for me to be able to explain it. Lastly, we will get to know each other and when we meet at the next symposium it will be good to chat and catch up with each other. Why I am writing about my upcoming Day in the Shop? Well, I ve noticed that we have a number of new members in the club as well as a number of members who are new to woodturning. So I want to make you aware of the mentoring program the club has. A number of the more experienced club members have volunteered as mentors. If you would like to learn more about a particular aspect of woodturning, or just woodturning in general, I encourage you to seek out one of these mentors and make arrangements to meet with them and spend some time with them. Each mentor can offer guidance in a certain aspect of woodturning, from basic bowls to spindle turning to hollow forms. I m sure the experience will be invaluable to both you and the mentor. You can find a list of mentors on the website under Members Area > Mentor Program. If you are having trouble finding the list then please speak to me at one of our meetings and I will get a list to you. The AAW Symposium is in June and we plan on continuing our support of two of their fundraisers, Empty Bowls and Beads of Courage. If you have a bowl or a box you would like to donate for either of these causes, bring it to the next meeting. We will start collecting them and arrange for them to be shipped out to the Symposium. If you need information on the guidelines for making a box for Beads of Courage you can find it at this link: ers.html While on the subject of donated bowls and a bit closer to home, a reminder that Woodcraft will be holding their Mother's Day fundraiser. If you

2 have a bowl or hollow form or any turned item you would like to donate for this please bring it to the meeting as well. Finally, a reminder that the Michael Mocho demonstration is fast approaching. I for one am really looking forward to this demonstration. Michael will be demonstrating for us on April 7th from 9am to 4pm and then will run a hands on workshop the following day, Sunday April 8th, from 9am to 3pm. If you would like to sign up for the hands on workshop please speak to Ed Malesky. You can see examples of Michaels work as well as an outline of his demonstration and workshop on the club website at I will see you all at the meeting on Monday March 12th. Don t forget to bring some of your work to show at the Instant Gallery and if you have some extra wood bring it for the Wood Raffle! Regards Keith Larrett Committee Reports Treasurer Kathy McCall Remember dues are due and they are now $35 per year. See Kat if you haven t paid yet. Left and bottom right - Michael Mocho demo. Above - The Spire Box is one of his signature pieces. National Demonstrations Ed Malesky - Michael Mocho's demo is coming up on April 7th. You can expect Michael to show box making with his texturing tricks. He loves to do chatterwork, using the Sorby spiral tool, freehand sanding and a number of other techniques. If you want to see the kind of work

3 Michael does, click on the link to his website and then select Boxes, Containers, etc. There will be a hands on demo on Sunday April 8 th for an additional cost of $100 (for a limited number of students). He's a great teacher and you can learn a lot about tool control and use of some embellishment tools. Here are the wood and tools required for the class: Each participant should have the following: 1. For basic spindle turning exercises, skew use, and other foundation skill practice we can use any available hard or softwood that is straight-grained, free of knots or cracks, dry or wet. Blank sizes can be from 1 ¾ to 3 diameter and 8 to 12 long 3 blanks per student 2. For chatter-work, embossing, spiral work, box making, and threading we will need dry HARD (northern) maple at least 2 thick (or thicker) Blank sizes can be from 1 ¾ to 3 diameter and 4 to 6 long 4 blanks per student Students are encouraged to bring their personal tools. A good basic set will include: 3/8 & ½ spindle gouges 1/8 parting tool ½ & 1 skew HSS- flat or oval assorted round nose and straight edge scrapers Smaller tools for doing boxes, miniatures, and detail work. honing stones or small diamond hones (such as the EZE-LAP) Optional items: Apron or turning smock Sorby Spiral and Texturing tool Hollowing tools A few supplemental tools will be provided by the instructor for students to try. I am working with Woodcraft to put together a "Hands-On set" of the hard maple needed for chatterwork, boxmaking, etc. Demonstrators Tina Minahan Ed Malesky is doing our March demo on long stems goblets and flowers. New Member Coordinator Paul Rushton A huge turnout at the February meeting. Almost 50 people!! Welcome to new members Steve Dmetruk Craig Hartwig? Hochreiter Will Lombard Wood Raffle Barbara Hahn Take a minute and gather up a log or two to bring to the raffle! It cleans up your pile and makes a few dollars for the club! Secretary Paul Rushton We could use volunteers to step into some of our leadership roles. We have some members doing multiple roles and it would be great if we could get some new people involved in leadership positions in the club. Here are a few roles that could be filled by a new volunteer. Talk to Paul or Keith if you want to get involved. Safety Coordinator Membership Coordinator

4 Florida Woodturning Symposium February Meeting Show and Tell Lots of pieces brought in this month Northeast Florida Woodturners were well represented at the Symposium Award winning woodturner Barb Hahn shows off some of her latest creations. The bird s eye maple piece on the right earned an award at the symposium. Way to go Barb! Our very own Don Penny won a $250 shopping spree. Let s hope he got a little something for Kathy! Norbert Ploetz shows off his chip carved clock.

5 Ed Malesky shows off his artistic side with this rocket. Way cool Ed! Gill Harding brought a bat, a segmented bowl, a pen stand and a nice bowl he made. When do you have time to study? Daniel Callahan shows a lidded bowl he made for Beads of Courage.

6 Another beautiful chip carved and painted piece by Norbert. Kay Seivert does her best Michael Hosaluk impresseion with this very thin walled pear bowl. Tim Thomas brought a goblet with loose rings, nice work Tim. Wow, nice chandelier (even if your wife wants it out of the house).

7 Ricky Crews wowed us with this unique piece of wood. Keith did his own Hosaluk/Sfirri impression with this off axis turned piece of camphor. That was quick! Did you stay up all night? Nancy O Donnell holding a couple of Gene s recent accomplishments. Very nice segmented work.

8 Our WIT Outreach Grants program, funded in part by the EOG auction sales of the WIT Collaborative projects the last several years, is intended to help fund events that target women turners. We encourage your chapter to apply for a grant at page=witgrants. WIT also offers a limited number of one-year AAW memberships to new women turners. These are only available through the WIT chapter liaison. For more information and application please click here. If you are interested in being the liaison, one of the club officers know. UPCOMING EVENTS Tina shows an off axis platter, nicely colored. Well done Tina! Women in Turning AAW seeking a chapter liaison - From AAW: March Meeting Monday March 12th 6PM WoodCraft Beach Blvd #121, Jacksonville, FL Upcoming Demo: Ed Malesky is doing our March demo on long stems goblets and flowers. AAW is seeking a member of your chapter (either a woman or a man) to be your chapter's liaison with the AAW Women in Turning (WIT) committee. Our goal is to work with chapters to increase the number of women members in chapters and AAW. There is a large, untapped group of people that we can reach out to and spread the joy of woodturning. There are several chapters that have already implemented programs to help mentor and teach women to turn in comfortable learning settings. We would like to see that number grow. By building these contacts with individual chapters and gathering information about ways chapters are organizing their efforts to expand outreach to women, we will be able to create a Best Practices document that all chapters can use in their outreach efforts. If you or one of your chapter members is willing to serve your chapter as the WIT liaison, please contact wit@woodturner.org.

9 Woodworm Screws Mike Peace American Woodturner August 2013 Reprinted with permission Many turners do not take advantage of one of the easiest and quickest ways to mount some projects on a lathe the woodworm screw. This is basically a large screw chuck. While you can buy a dedicated screw chuck, most scroll chucks come with a woodworm screw. This is a machined screw held within the jaws (Photo 1). A woodworm screw is cylindrical rather than tapered like a typical wood screw and has sharp, deep threads. These threads are designed to bite into the workpiece with a minimum of damage to wood fibers. The screw has a base that fits beneath and against the underside of the jaws to prevent it from being pulled from the chuck. Woodworm screws also have four grooves or flat areas for the jaw slides or chuck jaws (or both) to fit against, to prevent the screw from twisting and coming loose. Some, like the one that came with my Super Nova 2, have a channel that the jaws close around. The woodworm can speed up the process of getting the exterior of small bowls formed and a tenon turned for a chuck to grab onto. Another advantage is that you can remove and remount the piece with a good chance of it running true. How to use Insert the screw into the #2 jaws and start to tighten the jaws. Pull the screw forward so the base fits against the back of the jaws, and then finish tightening. This will prevent any tendency for the screw to creep forward when it is being used. Ensure that the workpiece has a flat surface where it will touch the top of the chuck jaws. Pre-drill a hole into your workpiece slightly smaller in diameter than the screw size, and about ¾" (20mm) deep. Teknatool says drill a 5 16"- (8mm-) diameter hole for their woodworm screws. Oneway specifies a 9mm- or 11 32"-diameter hole for their Stronghold and Talon chucks. Check the instructions that came with your chuck for hole diameter. A woodworm screw has its best hold in face-work such as a platter or small bowl, but can do well with small endgrain projects. Most of the holding strength comes from the large jaw surface that is pulled against the wood. One way to strengthen the grip even more is to make a large-diameter hardwood washer of side-grain flat stock that fits around the jaws when closed and is even with the top of the jaws (Photo 2). Woodworm screws are not suit- able for hollowing projects or other work where the workpiece tends to project out from the chuck toward the tailstock more than about 4" (100mm). Longer projects tend to cause leverage problems that require a stronger holding method than a screw chuck. Tips Use tailstock support as long as possible. Keep the rpm at a safe speed for the size of the piece, but probably no more than 600 rpm. Do not use this chucking technique with punky or otherwise unsound wood.

10 When using on softer woods or green wood, you can strengthen the wood fibers by adding thin CA glue to the walls of the drilled hole. Do not leave green wood on a screw chuck overnight. Rust can make it extremely difficult to remove. If you cannot remove the piece with two hands, remove the screw from the chuck with the piece attached and try unthreading the screw with a wrench. After threading on the blank, try rocking it side to side to ensure there is no movement. Rub a little candle wax on the screw threads to make it easier to remove the work. Keep in mind that when turning, the workpiece can actually get tighter. Sometimes the standard hole is too deep for the wood. An example would be when turning a plate from ¾" (20mm) stock. Simply add a spacer made of MDF or plywood, ⅛" to ¼" (3mm to 6mm) thick, to shorten the amount of screw that is exposed (Photo 3). The woodworm for the Super Nova2 or Nova G3 projects about ⅝" (16mm) while the one for the larger Titan chuck projects ¾" (20mm) beyond the jaw surface. A hole only ⅜" (10mm) deep can securely hold a 12"- (300mm-) diameter platter. Photo 1 Photo 2 The screw in photo 1 projects ¾" (20mm) beyond the jaws. The one in photo 2 projects ⅝" (16mm). ===========Sidebar=========

11 Small projects Sometimes a woodworm screw is just too big or long for your project. You can easily make a screw chuck for small projects of a production nature. Mount a scrap of wood onto a faceplate (or use a threaded glue block screwed onto a woodworm screw). A #10 machine screw will hold well for small projects where you are only taking light cuts. With the faceplate and wood scrap mounted onto the lathe, drill a center hole for the screw. The hole should be small enough in diameter for the threads to hold the screw firmly in place. Remove from the lathe and screw the screw in from the back. Remount and turn a taper to match the bottom of the project. You can use this taper as a visual reference to size your project without the need for calipers. This is a great technique for small production-style projects like knobs or chessmen. A small amount of thin CA glue applied to the screw threads before screwing the workpiece onto the screw will provide additional holding, yet the piece can still be removed easily. Smaller-size shopmade screw chucks provide fast and easy mounting of small projects such as chessmen (right). Use a lag bolt if more support is needed, as shown in the example on the left that uses a faceplate and a scrap of plywood Mike Peace started turning shortly after retiring and enjoys a wide variety of turning from ornaments to hollow forms. He is active in three woodturning chapters in the Atlanta area. You can see pictures of Mike s work and read his published articles on his website, mikepeacewoodturning.blogspot.com.