GAW Newsletter October 2010

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1 Inside This Issue President s Message 1 Tips & Hints 2 Demonstrations, Events 3 Instant Gallery Photos 3 Unicoi Symposium 5 Ga National Fair 11 Video Tape Library 13 Woodturning Instructors 13 Woodturning Schools 13 Contact Information 14 This month s demonstrator is Jim Duxbury and he will demonstrate how to make kaleidoscopes. Jim has an inquisitive mind and his interests tend toward the mechanical and invention. This led him into the sheet metal and HVAC trades. He now resides in Graham, North Carolina and makes a variety of turned objects from small bottle stoppers to bowls, bud vases, trays, furniture, kaleidoscopes, turned wooden hats, and even a working Foucault pendulum (and maybe he ll explain what this is). Jim is the inventor of the Resp-O- Rator, the first mouthpiece respirator ever designed to function on a full time basis. He retired in 1996 and has since obtained two US Patents with a third one in progress. This should be a very interesting demonstration, so be sure to be there. President s Message record the association s history and recount the role of the AAW and its members in the evolution of woodturning as an art form, the growth of turning as an amateur activity, and the place of woodturning in the context of American and international craft and culture. The book will emphasize personal stories by diverse voices and be illustrated throughout with photographs of turned work, woodturners, and turning events. It will be an amazing collector s item for every AAW member. If you re interested in a copy, please visit the AAW web site. The AAW s 25th anniversary symposium will be held in Saint Paul, MN. There is an outstanding slate of demonstrators and panelists and it is expected to be very well attended, so if you are a member, please consider attending and make your reservations early. Points of Interest Upcoming Demonstrators 2010 Georgia National Fair December Holiday Meeting In AAW news, the search for a new Executive Director is nearing completion the board should be making their selection very soon. In addition, the committee established to revise the AAW bylaws is making progress and plans to complete their revisions soon. Once the bylaws have been revised, they will be submitted to the membership for approval. So if you have suggestions regarding revisions please them to aawbylaws@gmail.com. To celebrate its anniversary, the AAW is creating a 25th anniversary book, Woodturning Today: A Dramatic Evolution. The book will The club picnic at Danny McCravy s house was a big success again this year. The 40 plus people who attended all had a great time. There were three mini-lathes for those that wanted to turn, door prizes for everyone and lots of BBQ with all the fixings. This year s woodturning display at the 2010 Georgia National Fair was very popular. You ll find photos of the display later in this newsletter. The photos will give you some idea of the crowd on Saturday, October 16th. According to fair officials, fair attendance was up about 17% over last year. We certainly noticed an

2 Page 2 Presidents Letter Cont. increase in the number of people passing by the turning exhibit as well as throughout the grounds. The quality of the work increases every year and this year was no exception. The GAW was well represented in the number of pieces our members contributed as well as in the ribbons awarded. Several pieces sold, among them pieces by: Peggy Schmid, Daryl Ruekert and Jim Hutchinson. For the turning demonstrations the Columbus club supplied a Oneway SD lathe and Bibb Tool and Cutter of Macon supplied a Powermatic 3520 thanks to the efforts of Terry Smith. The display attracted attention and a large array of pieces from tops to bowls were produced. In addition, Terry spent considerable time at the fair demonstrating and overseeing the lathes. Thanks Terry! Thanks to those that acted as docents. The participating clubs had many if not most of the slots filled. Those with pieces at the fair should plan to pick them up Tuesday and Wednesday, October 19th and 20th. Last, but not least, December is our holiday social and we re planning on a gift exchange again, so be thinking of something you can contribute. We suggest a small turned item that will fit in a small brown paper bag. That way others, when they make their choice for a gift will not know whose work they are selecting. If you bring a guest, please bring an item for them so they can participate. That s all for this month. See you Thursday! Holders for Small Woodturning Tools The smaller sized Woodturning Tools often present a problem for storing when not in use, the solution I have adopted uses short lengths (to suit the Tool being stored) of 22 mm diameter Plastic Pipe (available from any DIY Store) held in the Plastic Snap in Support Clips designed for use with the Pipe. With these Clips screwed to a backboard (or any convenient surface), at a suitable distance apart all my smaller Turning Tools are readily to hand and neatly stored. The use of the Plastic Piping also ensures that no damage can occur to the Tools when removing and replacing them from the holder. Tips & Hints On-line Wood Turning Articles There are many many articles out on the web that you can read to help almost any aspect of your wood turning, your tools, or your shop. Check out the following link to Woodturning Online for a number of good articles. Good articles here. I also found a lot of good tips, organized by category e.g. General, tools, equipment, finishes, etc. on Steven D. Russell s site here. If you have a tip that will make turning easier, more fun, safer, or make our pieces turn out better why not share it. Just send it to me the newsletter editor at editor@gawoodturner.org By having the length of Pipe of a sufficient length, 6 to 8 cm depending on the type of Tool, the business end of each Tool will be visible and therefore make identification and selection that much easier. Newsletter input request We are always soliciting members input (Articles, News items, suggestions, etc.) to make this newsletter better serve GAW members. Woodturning articles, tips, product reviews and any other content that you have to share. Send ideas / content to editor@gawoodturner.org

3 Page 3 Upcoming GAW Demonstrators: All meetings are the 3rd Thursday of each month at 6:30.pm. See Contact page for location information. Demonstrations, Events consider attending and make your reservations early. Oct 21st, 2010 Jim Duxbury, Kaleidoscope Nov 18th 2010 David Datwyler, Banksia Pod Dec 16th 2010 Club Holiday Party AAW 25th Anniversary Symposium The AAW s 25th anniversary symposium will be held in Saint Paul, MN. There is an outstanding slate of demonstrators and panelists and it is expected to be very well attended, so if you are a member, please Instant Gallery Photos, September Meeting September Instant Gallery As usual we had many outstanding examples of work brought in by our members. See the photos below for your enjoyment. Jack Morse Purple winged natural edge bowl, dyed sweet gum Wes Jones Large Ambrosia Maple bowl with relief carved words on rim John Rudert Cherry segmented bowl, maple insets, dyed marquetry veneers Jack morse large stained flower on pedestal Turk Alliston Large Tulip Popler vessel with black finial and burned design George Daughtry 3 small goblets White Pine, Dogwood, Dogwood (left to right) Joel Mosteller Guariuba and Rosewood base platter Jack Morse Cherry burl bowl, double sided

4 Page 4 Instant Gallery Photos, September Meeting Cont. Shot working on the outside with hat mounted to stepped expansion chuck and light inside (on a rod through head stock) Doug McCulloch Spalted Pecan salad bowl. Doug McCulloch Dyed Hackberry vessel with black lacquer finial Joel Mosteller Small Cherry Bowl Almost done and ready to be put on the rack for shaping. Johannes Michelsen Turned Hat Demo A couple of really nice finished hats (above), and mini-hats (right). Rough turning the shape from an Ambrosia Maple blank; refining the outside shape. Checking thickness with a back light and calipers. Shooting for 3/32 thickness for a light finished product.

5 Page 5 Instant Gallery Photos, Turning Southern Style XVI, Unicoi Once again our club put on an excellent event at Unicoi this year. Thanks to the continued leadership of Harvey Meyer, Steve Pritchard, their spouses, Nick Cook, John Rudert and many other volunteers it was a great event. The pieces submitted to the instant gallery were fantastic and the featured turners were full of great information to help us grow our skills. A sampling of the many fine pieces and of the sessions follow.

6 Page 6 Instant Gallery Photos, Turning Southern Style XVI, Unicoi

7 Page 7 Instant Gallery Photos, Turning Southern Style XVI, Unicoi

8 Page 8 Instant Gallery Photos, Turning Southern Style XVI, Unicoi

9 Page 9 Session Photos, Turning Southern Style XVI, Unicoi J Paul Fennell discussing the design of a pleasing form Richard Hatcher demonstrating how he makes his interesting footed bowls and how he uses mineral inlays. Alan Lacer discussing and demonstrating how to get comfortable with the skew.

10 Page 10 Session Photos, Turning Southern Style XVI, Unicoi J Paul Fennel, Richard Hatcher, and Alan Lacer critique some of the items in the instant gallery. As usual the banquet dinner was very good and auction was a big success, raising thousands for scholarships in the coming years. Tim Ryan our auctioneer kept the crowd entertained and enjoying themselves while they bid on the great items, helping the GAW. Sunday morning walk in the woods with Dave Barriger.

11 Page Georgia National Fair, Perry Georgia The Georgia National Fair was a great success again this year. Many of our members that entered pieces won awards. As you can see below everyone s work got a lot of good exposure with the crowds. This has become a great show. And it is getting better each year. If you have not entered any pieces yet, consider doing so next year. It is well worth it, and if you volunteer as a docent you will also receive free entry into the fair and a great parking place right in front of the building. It s a great deal all around.

12 Page Georgia National Fair, Perry Georgia Best in Show Wood Turning Charles Whittle

13 Page 13 DVD/Video Tape Library The Georgia Association of Woodturners (GAW) has instructional videos available for rental before each GAW meeting. A full list of the videos is shown on our website. Only members may rent tapes and DVDs. Rentals are $2.00 per month. Rentals are lim- Take advantage of this valuable and money saving resource. ited to 2 tapes or DVDs per month, and the items must be returned the following month. Late fees of $2.00 per month will be assessed for each item not returned on time. New titles are being added every month! The following schools in the Southeast offer classes in woodturning, as well as other arts and crafts. Check out their websites to see the scheduled course offerings. John C. Campbell Folk School Woodturning Schools Arrowmont School of Arts & Crafts Highland Woodworking Appalachian Center for Crafts Dogwood Institute School of Fine Woodworking Woodturning Instructors The following GAW club members give private woodturning instruction in their own shops. Contact them for more information. Frank Bowers fcbowrs@aol.com Phil Colson pcolson@mindspring.com Nick Cook nickcook@earthlink.net Take your skills to the next level. Have more fun. Jack Morse johnmorse@bellsouth.net Peggy Schmid schmidgodfrey@bellsouth.net Mark Sillay barmark@comcast.net Terry Smith woodtsmith@yahoo.com Wes Jones wwjones@comcast.net

14 Page 14 Highland Woodworking 1045 North Highland Avenue NE Atlanta, Georgia Phone: (404) The Georgia Association of Woodturners (GAW) is a chapter of the American Association of Woodturners (AAW), dedicated to providing education, information and organization to those interested in woodturning. The GAW services those in the metro-atlanta area. We meet on the third Thursday of each month at 6:30 P.M.at Highland Woodworking ( in Virginia Highlands. Meetings are open to all. Enter through the loading dock at the rear of the building and go upstairs. Highland Woodworking closes at 6:00 P.M. on Thursdays, so come early and shop. Name, Position Phone address Steve Pritchard, President president@gawoodturner.org Jimmy Lee, Vice President vp@gawoodturner.org Jane McCravy, Treasurer treasurer@gawoodturner.org Linda Britt, Secretary secretary@gawoodturner.org Jim Hardy, Member at Large board1@gawoodturner.org John Madajewski, Member at Large board2@gawoodturner.org Danny McCravy, Member at Large board3@gawoodturner.org Harvey Meyer, Symposium Chair symposium@gawoodturner.org Ron Britton, Program Chairman program_committee@gawoodturner.org Harvey Meyer, Publicity Chairman publicity@gawoodturner.org Harry Saunders, Scholarship Chairman scholarships@gawoodturner.org Steve Sandler, Librarian sandlersm@comcast.net Doug McCulloch, Newsletter Editor editor@gawoodturner.org Nick Cook, Advisor advisor@gawoodturner.org Steve Pritchard, Webmaster webmaster@gawoodturner.org

15 Page 15 Closing This newsletter is published monthly by the Georgia Association of Woodturners, (GAW). All opinions expressed by contributors do not necessarily reflect those of the Editor, Officers, or the GAW. Woodturning Schools and Instructors listed in this Newsletter are not recommended or endorsed by the GAW, but are made available to the GAW members and others as a convenience only. Your GAW questions, comments and suggestions are always welcome. You may contact any officer through the contact information in this newsletter, or our website's contact webpage: