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Fine Turnings Seattle Chapter, American Association of Woodturners July 2017 www.seattlewoodturners.org The July meeting will be the Annual Mini-Symposium.

John Shrader will demonstrate how to make metal tools using materials and tools most of us already have in our shops. Jack Wayne will demonstrate making goblets.

David Lutrick will make tops using several different tools, warming up to beat AJ and all other challengers in a speed contest at the end of the evening.

tools. July Sawdust Session: Top Turning Frenzy July 15 Sawdust Session is a top-making marathon at AJ s shop. This is a chance to dedicate all or part of the day turning tops for the KIDSfair.

1 Fine Turnings Seattle Chapter, American Association of Woodturners July The July meeting will be the Annual Mini-Symposium. There will be multiple demonstration stations showing different woodturning techniques and jigs. John Shrader will demonstrate how to make metal tools using materials and tools most of us already have in our shops. Jack Wayne will demonstrate making goblets. Dan Johnson will use tools he makes for a deep hollowing demonstration. David Lutrick will make tops using several different tools, warming up to beat AJ and all other challengers in a speed contest at the end of the evening. Les Dawson will be coordinating the showing of jigs and fixtures used by members, including Burt s sphere turner, Phil s segment wedge cutter, and David s ceiling-mounted rotating rack for lathe tools. July Sawdust Session: Top Turning Frenzy July 15 Sawdust Session is a top-making marathon at AJ s shop. This is a chance to dedicate all or part of the day turning tops for the KIDSfair. Wood and lathe chucks will be provided. You must bring your own turning tools and a light if you need it. Sign-up Thursday night with your pledge of how many tops you ll make for the kids at the Bellevue Art Museum event. This is our last chance to make our 1200 tops goal for BAM. Inside this Issue: President s Message 2 Volunteers Needed 2 BAM KIDSfair & Tops 3 Woodturner BAF 3 Glenn Lucas Recap 4 Sawdust Session 5 Name Badges 5 Bonnie s Downsizing 5 Olympia: Michael Mocho 6 Show and Tell 7 Mentors 11 Want Ads & Sponsors 12 Calendar 13 Officers & Volunteers 14 Glenn Lucas Recap It has been a while since the Seattle club has hosted a woodturner of Glenn s stature. We had 24 people attend the 3 Hands-On Workshops and 55 people at the Saturday All Day demonstration. Visiting attendees came from most of the Western Washington clubs along with those who travelled from Eastern Washington, Oregon, British Columbia, and Idaho. Many commented on his ability to pass on information without being pretentious or fixed on one way of doing things. a brilliant presenter and teacher. Up there among the best I've seen (Jimmy Clewes, Stuart Batty, etc) Glenn's guidance was well balanced No dogma about having to follow one set route (see Glenn Lucas on page 4)

2 President s Message Glenn Lucas event was great success! For those of you that missed the all day on Saturday, Glenn presented a number of turning tricks that were not covered at the club meeting on Thursday night. The workshops were also satisfying for the people that took them; many techniques for sharpening and tool control were learned. I wish to thank all the club members that helped out make our 30th year, Glenn Lucas event, a great success! This month will be the mini symposium and timed top turning frenzy. Jack Wayne will be showing us how to make goblets, Vern Tator will be demonstrating jam chucks for larger boxes, John Shrader explains to us metal tools you can make at home, Dan Johnson shows deep hallowing skills, and Les Dawson will host a table of members jigs We now need tops for the kids fair in July at the Bellevue Arts Museum. Last year we were able to pre-turn 1000 tops and since we ran out again during the fair, this years goal is Jim Kief and I will have wood at the meeting for the tops. We have been keeping track in the club newsletter on how we are doing towards our goal. There will be a sign-up sheet for the demonstrators, hand lathe coloring and the other activities on July 28-30th. We need to get these spots filled at the meeting. PLEASE HELP OUT and SIGN UP! Our July Saw Dust Session will be Turning Top Frenzy. We are seriously short on tops so far this year and need to get more completed ahead of time to help the members that have volunteering their time at BAM. Bellevue Arts Museum is looking for 40 to 60 pieces of exceptional turned objects for display from early October to mid January. There will be more on this later. There have been discussions about having a booth at the Sept 16th and 17th Makers Fair at the EMP. Beads of Courage Boxes are always needed and we will need another batch to go shortly. The hospitals in the area need at least 30 boxes a year to keep up with the children going through cancer treatments. Be safe out there! Volunteers Needed Club Vice President Due to health issues Jose has stepped down as Vice President. If you are willing to step in and replace him for the remainder of his term contact a board member Assistant Editor/Co-Editor Newsletter We are in need of a person to assist with the monthly newsletter. Help compile articles, assist with layout, and identify additional content and eventually take over the newsletter. Page 2

Bellevue Arts Museum ARTSfair - July 28-30, 2017 Mark your calendars for the Bellevue Arts Museum ARTSfair - July 28-30, 2017. This is our biggest Community Outreach event each year.

Our goal is to turn enough tops in advance, so that the demonstrators can turn other small projects and engage with the parents and kids.

3 Bellevue Arts Museum ARTSfair - July 28-30, 2017 Mark your calendars for the Bellevue Arts Museum ARTSfair - July 28-30, This is our biggest Community Outreach event each year. We turn tops for the KIDSfair and the kids line up to decorate them. Our goal is to turn enough tops in advance, so that the demonstrators can turn other small projects and engage with the parents and kids. We staff five demonstration stations at the fair: One gives out tops; One helps the kids coloring tops using hand-powered lathes; and three mini-lathes demonstrate turning (and make tops as needed). Several members bring their spouses, or children, so it can be a nice family outing. Plus you can tour the ARTSfair, that gets bigger every year. There will be a sign-up sheet at the April meeting, so get this date on your calendar! BAM website: Even if you can't attend the ARTSfair, you can help by making tops. Wood for tops will be available at each meeting, donated by Dusty Strings. Our goal is 1200 tops! Making Tops for KIDSfair Between 2 & 3 tall Handle of the top about ⅔ Body of the top about ⅓ Low center of gravity helps to spin better Handle s/b approx. ¼ to fit ⅜ chuck and straight to fit in hand-powered lathes for coloring Be creative and have fun!!! Woodturners at Bellevue Arts Festival July A number of woodturners will be exhibiting during the festival. Before or after your top making shift at BAM on July 28-30, be sure to visit the concurrent art fairs nearby. The turners that are exhibiting are listed below. Matthew Hatala s work is of special interest for its beauty, craftsmanship, and design. The shows include many more artists featuring wood sculpture and furniture. BAM Arts Fair Wood Turners (Mall Garage) I-08 Robert Wilhelm Oregon N-23 Ron & Christine Sisco Arizona I-11 Sean Petersen Idaho O-09 Vernon & Karen Leibrant Wash G-01 Matthew Hatala Georgia S-24 Jonathan Glowacki Oregon S-15 TJ Anderson Washington K-12 David Earle Wash S-11 Robert Fehlau Idaho Bellevuefest Wood Turners (8 th NE) 15 Mark Rudolph Oregon 110 David Lutrick Wash Page 3

(Glenn Lucas from page 1) Bellevue College was a

Excellent venue, not a bad seat in the house Many

steroids worth the investment of my time and

I look forward to other such learning experiences

success due to the dedicated efforts of a number of

Mearns, Brian Flippin, Dan Robbins, George Hart,

Tucker, Les Dawson, Mark & Cheryl McNerney, Ross

4 (Glenn Lucas from page 1) Bellevue College was a great facility for the All Day demonstration. Excellent venue, not a bad seat in the house Many of the people attending the events had similar comments. the entire weekend was a learning experience on steroids worth the investment of my time and resources. I look forward to other such learning experiences Great! Absolutely terrific! the whole entire event was fantastic! Each part complimented the other This event was a success due to the dedicated efforts of a number of volunteers. We thank the following people for their contributions: David Lutrick, Ryan Pedersen, AJ Mearns, Brian Flippin, Dan Robbins, George Hart, Gordon Lowell, Jim Hogg, Jim Kief, Jim Steck, Jim Tucker, Les Dawson, Mark & Cheryl McNerney, Ross Nooney, and Tim Tibbetts. The board strives to bring in well known turners with a reputation for teaching and inspiring others for multi-day events. We hope more members will have the opportunity to attend All Day Demos and Hands-On classes in the future. Page 4

5 July Sawdust Session Topic: Top Turning Frenzy Plan now to join us for a full day of turning tops for the KIDSfair. Whether you can be there for 1/2 hour or 6 hours you ll have fun and help reach our goal of 1200 tops for the KIDSfair. When: Saturday, July 15th at 9am Where: AJ s Big Yellow Shop, Filbert Road, Bothell, WA Parking: Along the sides of the driveway or in front on the street Do not park in the grass Bring: Safety equipment, Turning Tools, a Sack Lunch (beverages are provided) Additional Items to bring: A light (if needed) Padded mat (if needed) Name Badges Proudly display your name and club affiliation at all woodturning activities. Laser engraved wood name tags with Seattle Woodturners logo are available from Dan Johnson for only $5. Available in magnetic, clip-on, or pin-on style. Bring your order and money to the next club event. dan1931@frontier.com, (206) Bonnie and Robert s One Day Downsizing Event Clearing out years of turning supplies and equipment. A tremendous amount of wood, along with turning tools, supplies... priced to move... or free Date: Sunday July 16th Time: 9:00 am 6:00 pm Address: SE 110th Street Renton, WA Bonnie will have more information at the meeting. Page 5

Woodturners of Olympia Present Michael Mocho Michael Mocho, an award winning woodturner, will visit the Woodturners of Olympia in July.

He has completed residencies at the Arrowmont School of Craft, Anderson Ranch Arts Center, and the International Turning Exchange program.

Bring your own lunch Description All-day demonstration covering a variety of design strategies and techniques for creating and altering box and vessel forms.

6 Woodturners of Olympia Present Michael Mocho Michael Mocho, an award winning woodturner, will visit the Woodturners of Olympia in July. Michael has been a full-time craftsman since 1976 with extensive experience in furniture design, woodturning, pattern making, and stringed musical instruments. He has completed residencies at the Arrowmont School of Craft, Anderson Ranch Arts Center, and the International Turning Exchange program. He is known for his intricate containers that often combine bent wood with turned, carved, and textured components, which have won numerous awards and are in many private and public collections. All events are in Larry Miller s shop and space is limited. To sign up for any of the scheduled events below contact: George Macauley at or e mail: gcmacauley@comcast.net Date/Time # Openings Sunday July 16 8:30 to 3:30 Limited to 22 Bring your own lunch Monday, July 17 8:30 to 4:30 Limited to 10 Bring your own lunch Wednesday, July 19 8:30 to 4:30 Limited to 10 Bring your own lunch Description All-day demonstration covering a variety of design strategies and techniques for creating and altering box and vessel forms. He will demonstrate a variety of on-lathe textural techniques including chatter -work, indexed embossing, radial fluting, and spiral work. Fast and effective methods for cutting clean box interiors will be demonstrated, as well as simple tips for making accurate static and moveable connections between parts such as lids, finials, knobs, spires, inlays, feet, and other appendages. This demo will change the way you look at your turned forms and will inspire new explorations. Hands on workshop covering effective spindle turning, learning to love the skew, on-lathe textural techniques, and Multi-axis work. Focus will be on the development of a variety of skills, rather than the completion of a specific project. Hands on workshop covering the design and creation of boxes and lidded containers. This covers simple to complex piston fit, friction fit, snap fit, O ring fit, etc. This is a must workshop for those aspiring to take their boxes and containers to the next level. Fee $25 $150 $150 Below are a few samples of Michael s work, or for more information you can visit his web site: Page 6

7 Show and Tell from July Meeting Bob Aylya Molly Winton Victor Ilynkevich AJ Mearns Page 7

8 Show and Tell from July Meeting Steve Zielke Jack Frost Jim Mhyre Page 8

9 Show and Tell from July Meeting Steve Sergev Paul Jackson John Schrader Tim Knudson Unknown Ed French Page 9

10 Show and Tell from July Meeting Bob Sievers Bob Sievers Page 10

Mentors Below are the mentors for Seattle Woodturners. They want to help! They are excellent sources. If they can t answer a question, they will know how to find the answer.

11 Mentors Below are the mentors for Seattle Woodturners. They want to help! They are excellent sources. If they can t answer a question, they will know how to find the answer. Gary Clarke garyclarkewoodturner@hotmail.com (425) Segmented work Les Dawson lescdawson@aol.com (425) Beginning work Dan Johnson dan1931@frontier.com (206) Hal Johnson 1dognobird@comcast.net (425) David Lutrick lutrick2@comcast.net (425) Jack McDaniel jack@aocb.com (425) AJ Mearns aj-17@juno.com (425) John Moe janjmoe@msn.com (425) Jose Pantoja josepantoja@forceonetech.com (206) Allan Rumpf lkmargaret@aol.com (206) Beginning spindles Steve Sergev steve_sergev@yahoo.com (425) John Shrader shraderorder@hotmail.com (425) Bob Sievers woodchipper1@comcast.net (360) Off-center work Vern Tator vernt47@gmail.com (206) Jack Wayne captjack327@yahoo.com (425) Donations Several members have donated to the club. We thank those members for their donations. Many companies in the Seattle area match charitable donations. Some match the time spent on charity work with a generous hourly rate. As you participate in club charitable activities (Bead of Courage, Empty Bowls, Tops for the KIDSfair) and as a club volunteer (Web Site, Audio, Trailer Puller, etc) we encourage you to submit this time so the club has the resources to expose a wider audience to woodturning. SmileAmazon.com: Shopping at SmileAmazon.com, instead of Amazon.com, gives you the same products and prices. SmileAmazon.com will donate.5% of your qualifying purchases to Seattle Woodturners if you designate our Chapter as your charitable organization. The Seattle Woodturners encourages it s members to join the AAW The AAW has a rich library of content available to members. Content includes articles and videos on a variety of woodturning topics: Chucks, Sharpening, Shop Tips, and more. Members also have access to an archive of the American Woodturner (a bi-monthly printed publication) and Woodturning FUNdamentals (a bi-monthly digital publication aimed at foundational woodturning expertise). For information see the AAW s web site: Page 11

Want Ads For members to sell or purchase tools, wood, etc. For Sale: Bowl blanks, Furniture wood, Unbreakable aluminum tool handles, Chainsaw repair Contact AJ Mearns (425) 501-0020 or aj-17@juno.

Contact Rick Terney (425) 213-4353 For Sale: Norton SG grinding wheel 8" x 1" with a 5/8" bore 46 grit; asking price $55 Contact tlacucare@gmail.

Will only sell together Both $30 Contact Corey Markus (206) 734-5988 Sponsors We encourage members to shop at club sponsors. They provide the gift certificates and donate equipment to the club.

CraftSuppliesUSA will give a 10% discount on abrasive if you identify yourself as a member of the Seattle Chapter, AAW.

12 Want Ads For members to sell or purchase tools, wood, etc. For Sale: Bowl blanks, Furniture wood, Unbreakable aluminum tool handles, Chainsaw repair Contact AJ Mearns (425) or For Sale: Oneida Vacuum system, 80 gallon compressor w/ dryer. Contact Rick Terney (425) For Sale: Norton SG grinding wheel 8" x 1" with a 5/8" bore 46 grit; asking price $55 Contact tlacucare@gmail.com or (206) For Sale: 1 Aluminum Oxide 60 grit blue wheel (approx. 7.5") and 1 Pink 120 grit wheel both (approx. 7"). Purchased at Woodcraft and in excellent shape. Will only sell together Both $30 Contact Corey Markus (206) Sponsors We encourage members to shop at club sponsors. They provide the gift certificates and donate equipment to the club. The following sponsors give a discount when you show your membership card: WoodCraft, Rockler, and Crosscut Hardwoods. CraftSuppliesUSA will give a 10% discount on abrasive if you identify yourself as a member of the Seattle Chapter, AAW. Woodcraft Seattle features one of the largest inventories of turning tools & supplies in the NW. Club members get a 10% discount. Easy off and on I-5 at Exit 162 ( Corson/Michigan ) Corson Ave S, Seattle Rockler has two location in the Seattle area. Club members get a 10% discount. South Seattle Tukwila Parkway, Tukwila, WA North Seattle NE Northgate Way, Seattle WA Crosscut Hardwoods is one of the largest domestic and exotic hardwood suppliers in the Seattle area catering to DIYer s and building professionals First Ave S, Seattle WA Equipment Sales and Surplus provides from the warehouse surplus on JET, Powermatic, Wilton, Performax, and others as well as unmatched pricing on new items from these brands West Valley Highway N, Auburn, WA Page 12

13 Seattle AAW Calendar January 2017 February 2017 March Board Meeting 1/31 Board Meeting 2/28 Board Meeting 12 Meeting: Nifty 50 Shop Tips 9 Meeting: Making and Selling 9 Meeting: Platters Olympic Woodturners Big Bowls Leibrant s Jack Wayne 14 Sawdust Session: 11 Sawdust Session: 11 Workshop: Sharpening Skills Bowlturning 101 for Bowlturning 101 for Eric Loftstrom (full) New Woodturners New Woodturners April 2017 May 2017 June Board Meeting 2 Board Meeting 5/30 Board Meeting 13 Meeting: Tool Sale and 11 Meeting: Beth Ireland 8 Meeting: Glenn Lucas Founder s Panel 15 Sawdust Session: 13 Sawdust Session: Tops 9 Workshop: Glenn Lucas (full) Platters and Plates Bert Hovander 10 All Day Demo: Glenn Lucas 29 Workshop: Edges to Shave 12 Workshop: Glenn Lucas (full) With Eric Lofstrom 13 Workshop: Glenn Lucas (full) July 2017 August 2017 September /27 Board Meeting 1 Board Meeting 5 Board Meeting 13 Meeting: Mini-Symposium 10 Meeting: Tagua Nuts/ 14 Meeting: club members Twisted Boxes Bob Epsen 15 Sawdust Session: 16 Sawdust Session: Beads of Top Turning Frenzy Courage Boxes D Lutrick BAM KIDSfair No Sawdust Session or Workshops October 2017 November 2017 December Board Meeting 10/31 Board Meeting 5 Board Meeting 12 Meeting: TBD Eric 9 Meeting: 14 Meeting: Holiday Party Lofstrom 14 Workshop: Skew Chisel tbd Workshop: Ornaments No Workshop or Sawdust Eric Loftstrom Session Page 13

14 Seattle Chapter Officers President A.J. Mearns Vice President (open) Secretary Brian Flippin Treasurer Gordon Lowell (206) Director of Programs David Lutrick Director of Membership Mike Hughes Director of Communications Ryan Pedersen (704) Member-at-Large #1 Vern Tator Member-at-Large #2 Community Outreach Seattle Chapter Volunteers Mike Hughes Jim Kief Videographers Andy Firpo Ryan Pedersen Dan Robbins Newsletter Editor Dan Robbins Audio Lawrence Brown Web Site Ryan Pedersen Photographer Ross Nooney Head Wood Rat Russ Prior Librarian George Baskett Sawdust Sessions David Lutrick Trailer Puller Jim Hogg (425) Hospitality Cheryl and Mark McNerney Safety Officer (open) New Members and Mentors Mike Hughes Sealer Steve Sergev Inventory Control (open) Facilities Setup Michael Crampon Next Club Meeting: July 13 th, :00 PM (social time) 6:30 (meeting time) VFW Hall, th Ave. NE, Redmond, WA Page 14

Fine Turnings. Seattle Chapter, American Association of Woodturners

Fine Turnings. Seattle Chapter, American Association of Woodturners Fine Turnings Seattle Chapter, American Association of Woodturners September 2017 www.seattlewoodturners.org Our demonstrator this month will be Bonnie Klein. She will be showing us the art of turning