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1 Dedicated To Doing Good Turns A CHAPTER OF THE AMERICAN ASSOCIATION OF WOODTURNERS 1992 FRONT RANGE WOODTURNERS November, 2011, Volume 11 - Number 11 Inside this Issue Inside this Issue... 1 Upcoming Events, Classes, Shop Tours, and Symposiums... 1 Upcoming Events... 1 This Month s Featured Demonstrator: Chris Hoehle... 1 David Nittmann Demonstration... 1 Woodworking Show at Red Rocks 1 Upcoming Shop Tour!... 2 Upcoming Classes... 2 Upcoming Symposiums... 2 Tips, Twists, and... 2 Turns... 2 Pen Turners Hand Made Pen Press... 2 Perpetual Turning... 2 Events of October... 2 October s Demo... 2 News FRW Officer Nominations:... 4 FRW Pete Holtus Educational Opportunity Grant... 4 Librarian s Corner... 4 Instant Gallery... 5 Resources Rockler Web Stuff Classifieds Suppliers: Wood Suppliers: Tool and Steel Suppliers: Misc. Suppliers: Internet Suppliers: Upcoming Events, Classes, Shop Tours, and Symposiums Upcoming Events Monthly meeting times: Social Hour is 5:30-6:30, Club Business, Gallery, and Wood Raffle is 6:30-7:15, Demonstration is 7:30-9:00. Important Note: Even though a turning challenge is announced for a meeting, this does not mean that other items can t be brought for the show & tell. Feel free to bring in what you ve created and don t feel you have to be a master turner to show off your work. Everyone has to start as a novice. The Turning Challenge for November s meeting is Something Holiday in Nature. This Month s Featured Demonstrator: Chris Hoehle Chris Hoehle is a relatively new member of Front Range Woodturners and has been turning wood for about three years. He received his first instruction in woodturning at Red Rocks Community College and since then he has studied with Christian Burchard and Jacques Vesery at Anderson Ranch Arts Center. Chris will demonstrate the process he used to create the series of end grain vases he has been working on lately. While the main topic of the demo will be various methods of end grain hollowing, including the use of scrapers, gouges, and hook tools, he will also discuss some of the basics of using milk paint and a fairly low-cost "no power tools required" approach to getting started with carving on turned pieces. Segmenting Shop Talk Discussion Meeting Saturday, October 29 th from Noon to 4pm. In Rockler s Basement. Okay, we re doing it! The segmenting shop talk discussion meeting is on! All persons interested in segmenting are invited to come and share, from those wanting to start segmenting to those who have been doing it to whatever degree. Let s meet and share what we know. The forum is open. Ken Miller FRW Newsletter Editor David Nittmann Demonstration David Nittmann will be demonstrating basket illusion at the RMWT meeting Nov 3 at the McKee 4H building Larimer County Fair Grounds The Ranch. Meeting 630 PM. The meeting is the same building as the RMWT Symposium. Woodworking Show at Red Rocks Red Rocks Community College s Department of Fine Woodworking will be holding their end of the semester woodworking show on Saturday Dec. 10th from 10:00 A.M. - 1:00 P.M. in the lobby of the main building on the RRCC campus, located at W. 6th Ave. in Lakewood, Colorado. Please come and visit for a fun-filled afternoon of woodworking. Staff and students will be displaying their furniture, guitars, cabinets, woodturnings and much more. Please visit the Fine Woodworking Department s website at Page 1

2 Upcoming Shop Tour! Saturday, November 5 th at 11am. Debbie Gove has volunteered to open up her shop for a shop tour this month. So let s honor her gracious invitation by making our way to her shop at 586 Wolff St., Denver which is right off 6 th and Sheridan. Her shop is in the detached garage in back and she says to just come through the gate. If you need further assistance, her number is Thanks so much for volunteering! November The Wood Working Shows Upcoming Classes See FRW for details of upcoming classes listed below. May thru November: Arrowmont School of Arts and Crafts November 1-3: Stocking Stuffers and Small Projects for Christmas/Craft Fairs November 15-17: Christmas Tree Ornaments November 19: Introduction To Woodturning 101 November 20: Christmas Ornaments with Ron Ainge November 29-December1: Basic Woodturning December 3: IKntroduction To Woodturning 101 December 4: Hollow Form Turning/Finial Turning Upcoming Symposiums May 17-19, 2012 Utah Woodturning Symposium October 18-21, rd Segmenting Symposium Page 2 Tips, Twists, and Turns Pen Turners Hand Made Pen Press Ron Howard found plans for the above pen press online at: ml The plan set is 23 pages long and complete for what turns out to be a very nicely constructed pen press out of curly maple and brass. Marley sells the plans for under 3 bucks or he ll make you one too. Check out the website for other turning items of interest as well! Thanks Ron. Perpetual Turning John Chart Brought in this bowl out of Figured Maple w/danish Oil and Renaissance wax finish for the Perpetual Turning. Events of October October s Demo Cindy Drozda's October 2011 Demonstration Related by Katherine Kowalski Cindy Drozda presented "Urchin Ornaments" at October's meeting. The most commonly used urchins are "Phyllacanthus Imperialis," also known as "Sputnik" urchins (in the catalogs), or "Lance" urchins online. They can be purchased from a variety of sources, including woodturning catalogs (most convenient), or Googled online, which may afford the best price, provided you are willing to purchase a quantity. This type of urchin is sturdy enough to use as is, and does not require foam filling or an inserted dowel to prevent breakage. While machining, the urchin has a tendency to split at the seams. To prevent this, coat the inside with a thick layer of Mod Podge. (If gilding the outside, coat it with Mod Podge too. Otherwise, you can seal the outside with clear acrylic spray lacquer. The natural holes in the urchins are pentagonal to make them round, machine them with a specially-made mandrel for the purpose: a cone shaped bit of wood that ends in a flat, coated with high-quality sandpaper. (Make several sizes to fit the different size holes in the urchins). Machine the urchin at SLOW speed to prevent catches. This will make a round, parallel-sided hole into which you can adhere a woodturned finial. Make another mandrel, cone shaped. This one will create a chamfer on the bumps near the main hole. (The bumps must be shaped so that they will not interfere with the wooden finials). After machining, clean the edges with a wire-bristled brush. Decide which end of the urchin is "up. Cindy generally prefers that the larger hole be on the top, for aesthetic purposes, so that it creates an implied line, gracefully linking the top and bottom finials. Wood selection should be a tightgrained wood that will hold detail. A "plain" colored wood will work best with

3 a "wild" patterned gilding sheet. Holly, African Blackwood, pink ivory, cherry, or maple are recommended as choices for finials. Begin with the top "cap" of the ornament. Measure the opening of the hole, and transfer this dimension to the wood. Remember a shorter tenon, (especially when undercut), makes for a lighter-weight ornament. Be sure to match the angle of the chamfer on the machined urchin bumps to the chamfer you are turning in the wood. After reverse-chucking to finish the piece, sand, then create a flat spot, and drill a hole for the ornament hanger/eye screw. Choose a hanger that will complement the grandeur of your ornament, not cheapen it. Next, turn the finial. Be careful to adjust your proportions to enhance the piece. Cindy has found that many different proportions will work, with the exception of the finial being the exact height of the urchin, or the finial length being equal to the diameter of the urchin: those choices "don't look right." Remember to use Cindy's "Four Guidelines to Finial Success" 1. No Tailstock. 2. Support the cutting force with equal pressure from the other side of center. 3. Always work on well-supported material. 4. Use a light touch and a careful aim. 5. (And this one snuck in!) Good light & vision. Aesthetically, Cindy prefers a tapered look to the "core" and also to the outside of the piece. After finishing the finial, part off and set aside. The gilding process begins with application of the size. Because the entire outside of the urchin needs to be coated, Cindy has developed a "high tech" adjustable mandrel to hold the urchin. She uses a dowel with masking tape wrapped around the top. If it's too thick, take off a piece of tape. Don't forget the proprietary stand a bit of wood with a hole drilled to fit the dowel. Wunda Size is the adhesive recommended for sticking metal leaf it is "aggressively tacky. Apply the Page 3 size to the urchin make it wet, but there should be no puddles. Wait 15 minutes for it to come to tack before applying the metal leaf. Cindy demonstrated with Mona Lisa Variegated Red Leaf. Place a piece of stretch wrap on the table, then two leaves of the variegated metal, with the "best side" down. Then, with the urchin still on the mandrel, place it in the center of the leaf. Lift the sides of the shrink-wrap all around the urchin, then use soft foam to press it in and around the irregular surface of the urchin. Use stiff, flatended stippling brush to get into all the details. After the size dries completely, (after several hours, ideally), use a soft mop brush to skew off the excess leaf. Make a finer "brush" from a cotton ball wrapped in a small square of real velvet; (imitation, crushed velvet, or velveteen will NOT do). The long, soft fibers will help brush away any excess bits of metal leaf. If needed, handle the urchin with the stretch wrap to avoid scratching the surface. For all the gluing, epoxy is recommended. (5-minute is OK for regular ornaments, use a higher quality for high-end pieces). Cyanoacrylate (CA) Glue is NOT advised. First, glue the metal ornament hanger into the cap. The top cap will be adhered first, since it will bear the most weight of either joint. Apply the epoxy to the top of the urchin around the hole. Insert cap. Now, invert the urchin, globbing some more epoxy over the joint, allowing the adhesive to flow into the joint aided by gravity. To hold the ornament level, place it over a foam "washer" (the kind that come in stacks of blank CDs/DVDs), placed over a tube. After the epoxy has dried, then glue in the finial by globbing the epoxy on and inserting the tenon into the urchin. This time, place the ornament so that the finial goes through the washer, allowing the epoxy to flow over the joint. Gilding supplies, including metal leaf, size, gilding knives, etc. can be found at various sources online, and in local art/craft supply shops. And now for something a little different check out Cindy Drozda's latest YouTube Video: Turning a Salad Bowl: qao57yu

4 News Executive Board Meeting Executive board meeting is scheduled for Saturday, October 29 th at 9am in Rockler s basement FRW Officer Nominations: At the November FRW meeting, we will be accepting nominations for the following 2012 Front Range Woodturners Officers and Chairpersons positions: President Vice President/Program Director Treasurer Secretary Ladies of the Lathe Chairperson Librarian Newsletter Editor Membership Chairperson Publicity Chairperson Raffle/Wood Director Videographer Group Buy Coordinator Shop Tour Chairperson Mentor Program Chairperson Internet Chairperson Coffee Coordinator If you are interested in running for any of the above positions or know someone who is, please attend the November FRW meeting. FRW Pete Holtus Educational Opportunity Grant Applications for a FRW Pete Holtus Educational Opportunity Grant (PHEOG) are due February 15, Application forms are available on the FRW website and are included with the December and January Newsletters. There are no age restrictions; applicants may request money for anything woodturning related: classes, symposium fees, tools, etc. The FRW EOG Committee consists of one board member and 2 FRW club members. The FRW EOG Committee will select award recipients based on available funds and merit of the application, and will brief the results to the FRW executive committee for final approval. Grant winners will be notified individually and announced at the April club meeting. Librarian s Corner November should be a busy month for the Library since items borrowed in November may be retained for two months (due at the January 2012 meeting). Some interesting additions this month include Douglas Fisher s fascinating Moments in Time book and Derek Hayes s Woodturning Design book. For other items added both DVDs and books - see the down-loadable PDF file. On behalf of our many Librarians, I would like to thank you for your patronage this year it has been a pleasure to serve you. Dave Hawley - FRW Librarian Page 4

5 Instant Gallery Note: Don t forget to download the Instant Gallery information cards from the website. Click on Odds 'n' Ends and look under the Misc Forms section for the Show and Tell Information Cards. These cards help tell others pertinent information about your work. Please use them. There should still be cards at the meeting. Raise a stink if there aren t any around. Beginner Challenge Winner: None this time around. Allan Tucker Walnut Lidded Box w/sanding Sealer finish. Advanced Challenge Winner: Larry Cook. Allan Tucker Mesquite Vessel w/sanding Sealer Intermediate Challenge Winner: Don Jacobs. Allan Tucker Mesquite Bowl w/sanding Sealer finish. Page 5

6 Allan Tucker Cherry Lidded Vessel and Stand w/sanding Sealer finish. Allan Tucker Walnut and Ash Lidded Vessel w/sanding Sealer finish. David Nittmann Signature piece. Bruce Perry Hollow Form. No info provided. Allan Tucker Aspen and Mahogany Lidded Vessel w/sanding Sealer. Page 6 Fred Muzechenko Fishing Reel out of American Elm w/early American Stain finish. Don Jacobs Compassion Hollow form out of Honey Locust w/lacquer and Cherry Gel Stain finish and Gold Paint Acrylics.

7 Jill Rice Classic Vase out of Myrtle w/general Finish Arm-R-Seal finish. Jeff Turner Eccentrically turned Maple bowl w/walnut Oil finish. 9 dia. Jill Rice Hollow Vessel out of Walnut w/general Finishes Salad Bowl Finish. 6 H x 4 ¾ D. She will make a plug style top and use for dry food storage. Jill, you almost have a whole page to yourself. Way to get out there in the shop! Jill Rice Salad Bowl out of Cedar of Lebanon w/general Finishes Salad Bowl Finish. Jill Rice Hollow Form out of Red Palm w/fake Turquoise beads and Bri- Wax finish. Page 7

8 Katherine Kowalski Affirmation No. 1 platter out of Cherry and Pyrography w/waterlox finish. For Sale $125. Larry Cook Hollow Form out of Walnut. For Sale $100. John Chart Perpetual Turning Bowl out of Figured Maple w/danish Oil and Renaissance wax finish. Larry Cook Bowls out of Maple and Honey Locust w/o finish. Katherine Kowalski Cultural Imperative No. 1 platter out of Black Limba and Pyrography w/waterlox finish. For Sale $1350. John Montague Aspen and Bees Hollow Form w/lacquer finish. Ron Ainge Clock out of Cedar and Epoxy finish. For Sale $80. Kim Komitor Hollow Form out of Aspen w/french Polish and Carnauba Wax finish. Ron Kaemingk Segmented Vessel out of Mahogany, Walnut, and Maple w/poly finish. Ron Ainge Platter w/spray Lacquer finish. For Sale $200. Page 8

9 Les Stern Natural Edge Hollow Forms, large one out of Oak w/danish Oil finish, small one out of Desert Ironwood w/mineral Oil finish. Roper Hollow Form out of Box Elder Burl w/wipe on Poly finish. 3 D x 2 H. Ron Kaemingk Hollow form out of Mahogany w/poly finish. Suzanne Thompson Scotch Flask (according to Rick) out of Spalted Maple w/poly finish. Roper Natural Edge Box Elder Burl bowl w/wipe on Poly finish. 3 D x 2 H. Roper Piece that made it into AAW Magazine. Congrats! Page 9

10 Resources &B Rare Woods is an online veneer source specializing in exceptional veneers. They are local, in Golden, CO. Check them out online at They have over half a million square feet of veneers of all kinds. Perhaps of interest to us segmenters is their stock of Italian Dyed veneers in a wide range of colors. These dyed veneers are first double bleached and then dyed using a vacuum process, which allows the veneer to be colored all the way through. Their veneer pricing seems to be quite reasonable. For instance: 0.96 cents per square foot, dyed veneers at $3.10 per square foot. I ll be bringing in a sample set of their dyed veneers to our next meeting. Jonathan Medina of Green Giant Your Tree & Turf Professionals has a variety of burls to choose from. His number is Rockler Patronizing their store is the best thank you we can give Rockler for their generosity in letting us use their facilities for our ever-growing membership. Keep in mind that they keep the register open late on meeting nights just for us. Just be sure to complete any purchases no later than the mid-meeting break so these poor guys can start shutting down and go home. As always all FRW members get 10% off all items, except electrical or sale items, all the time. Just present your FRW membership card at time of purchase. (Note: This offer is only good at the Denver retail location, and is not valid for any other location or for Internet purchases.) When making a purchase at Roclker s, be sure to show them your FRW membership card and have them mark your FRW member purchase in their logbook. The FRW gets gift cards for our raffle each month based on how many FRW member purchases are made and recorded. If you have suggestions for tools or materials that Rockler can carry, contact Rich Johnson, manager of the Denver store. Rockler web site: Web Stuff Interesting wood turnings and lathe gadgets web site. Woodcraft has a blog that seems to have good woodworking articles: Thanks to Richard Kuivila for these resources. The Front Range WoodTurners Web site address is: Get the latest information about upcoming events, meetings, and view the excellent photos of the instant gallery, along with a wealth of information and web links. Classifieds For Sale: 20 lb sandblaster, Like new. Comes with all attachments and instruction book. Asking $40 firm. Located in Denver Call Bonnie at For Sale: Exotic Lumber Charlie White of Denver Woodworking is selling approximately board feet of various exotic lumber from his stockpile. The lumber is a very respectable assortment in great condition including Zebrawood, Sapele, Bocote, Cocobolo, Peroba, Mahogany, Padauk, etc. all priced very reasonably. If anyone is interested, please have them call Charlie White at Denver Woodworking for more details. Phone: For Sale: Two compressors for sale. Sears Craftsman 5.5hp, 25 gallon, 130psi, plus 50ft of hose $250, and Porter Cable pancake type, 6 gallon, 150psi, with hose, $100, both like new. Call Arnold Silverman at For Sale: I am downsizing and have the following in great condition: 3520A Powermatic lathe - I am the original owner $2800. Enlon 20" bandsaw, wired 220v single phase, 2hp motor, foot brake, dust free thrust and guide bearings - will resaw up to 13" - large work table- one owner $750. Contact Steve DeJong at Machinery is currently in storage in Bennett. Please note: All advertising in the Classifieds is free, but please be sure to notify the newsletter editor if an item is no longer for sale. Ad Policy All ads that are older than 3 months will be deleted, unless you contact the newsletter editor. Page 10

11 Suppliers: Wood Suppliers: Austin Hardwoods of Denver, Inc. 975 W. Mississippi Ave. Denver, CO Phone: or Website: Centennial Wood Co, Inc West 7th Avenue Denver, CO Phone: Colorado Tree and Shrubbery Specialists, Inc Parfet St. Wheatridge, CO Phone: Website: Consolidated Hardwoods, Inc Vance Broomfield CO Phone: fax: Diverse Hardwoods 617 1st Ave. Longmont, CO Phone: Paxton Wood Source 4837 Jackson St. Denver, CO Phone: Website: Rockler Woodworking and Hardware 2553 S. Colorado Blvd. Denver CO WebSite: Swingle Tree Co E. Warren Ave. Denver, CO Phone: or Woodcraft Unlimited, Inc S. Delaware St. Denver CO Phone: Website: Woodcraft of Denver 6770 S. Peoria St. Centennial, CO Phone: Fax: Website: Tool and Steel Suppliers: Rocky Mountain Saw Blades 2936 South Zuni St. Englewood, CO Phone: Fax: Website: MSC Industrial Supply 6100 Stapleton Drive South, Unit A Denver, CO Phone: or Fax: Website: (branchden@mscdirect.com) Vexor Custom Woodworking Tools 7162 N. Washington St. Denver, CO Phone: Website: Info: Rockler provides free drop off and pickup service for Vexor Victor Machinery Exchange, Inc. 56 Bogart St Brooklyn, NY Phone: Fax: Website: Misc. Suppliers: Paint & Lacquer Company 2705 S Raritan St Englewood, CO Phone: Plasticare Inc South Natches Court, Unit K Englewood, CO Phone: Fax: Website: Internet Suppliers: Craft Supplies USA Web: Hartville Tool Website: Hut Products Website: Klingspor Website: Packard Woodworks Web: Penn State Industries Website: Robert Sorby Website: Rockler Website: The Sanding Glove Website: Turning Wood Website: WoodCraft Website: Note: Front Range Woodturners in no way endorses the above suppliers, but only provides them for your convenience. Note: Above suppliers list is reprinted from Front Range Woodturners website as maintained by Ron Howard, for the purpose of having a printed out copy for your use. Thanks Ron for maintaining this extensive list! Page 11

12 FRONT RANGE WOODTURNERS November 2011, Volume 11 - Number Front Range WoodTurners P.O. Box 714 Franktown, CO 80116