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Golden Triangle Woodturners Club Denton Texas THE WOODTURNER www.goldentrianglewoodturners.

In 96 a few of us started the Dallas club and for several years I was active in both clubs.

1 Golden Triangle Woodturners Club Denton Texas THE WOODTURNER Ken Rogers We moved to Richardson in 1976 and I started turning in 91 after seeing some hollow vessels at a gallery in Wimberly, TX. I joined Ft Worth club almost immediately and learned a lot from the members there. In 96 a few of us started the Dallas club and for several years I was active in both clubs. I have done demos at all four area clubs and SWAT. You can see samples of my turnings in my gallery on the DAW Website: tabid/91/albumid/471-12/default.aspx Natural-edge/rectangular-edge bowl

2 President s Platter Sam Slovak It is always entertaining when Graham Priddle demonstrates his techniques and last month was no exception. But we don't come to meetings to be entertained but to learn and expand our skill sets as a woodturner. Again Graham performed masterfully as a teacher. His techniques pushed me outside my conservative turning practices and introduced me to new finishing materials. I stopped by the Visual Arts Center this week and ask what kind of public reaction to the exhibition of your works. I was informed that the DCAC felt the responses were positive with some patrons spending considerable time viewing the works. SWAT is rapidly approaching and another opportunity to attend and learn something else. For those of you who have never attended, I encourage you to go and to those who regularly attend I look forward to seeing you there. So go out to your "studios" this month and learn, turn and create something new to share with us at our next meeting. Turn safely 2

3 Miscellaneous Club Information Up Coming Activities at GTW Future Demonstrations August: Glynn Cox September: TBA Bring Back Winners from June James Johnson Sam Slovak Peter Tkacs Kevin Felderhoff Jeff Whitcomb John Beasley Please bring your bring backs to the next meeting. There will be a separate table for FOG (Found on Ground) Woodturning: Traditional to Modern 2015 Visual Arts Center thru the Greater Denton Arts Council. June 12 thru July 24. On the Horizon: SWAT New GTW Member: Shirley Williams 3

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10 SWAT 2015 Register before August 1st and save 20-25% over the onsite registration. Registration is now open for SWAT 2015 with two convenient ways to register, either online or by mail. We have tried to make it as easy as possible for you to register this year, online using Pay Pal or with the old snail mail. Either way gets you in the door for the second biggest Turning Symposium in the world. Our goal is to give you the best demonstrators, vendors, Instant Art Gallery and learning experience for your buck, and still include lunch every day in a relaxed informal atmosphere. Where else could you find: 54 turning classes (Rotations as we call them) electronically delivered Handbook great lunch the biggest Instant Art Gallery of all the symposiums Special Interest Groups (SIG) more (Tool, Art and Wood) door prizes 3 lathe give away over 45 vendors in 80+ booths along with Internationally known turners such as Jimmy Clewes (Wood World of TX), Stewart Batty (Woodworkers Emporium), Molly Winton (Wood World of TX) demonstrating in the vendor area all for $140 We have also added the sale of Door Prize Tickets (Formerly Raffle Tickets) to our registration forms to make it easy for you to order more tickets ahead of time. You will be able to pick them up at the Registration Window and add them to the bin when you arrive. We will also have people roaming the floor selling tickets all during SWAT and at the Banquet. Because of State regulations on non-profit organizations holding raffles we have reclassified these as door prizes. This year we will not be printing the Demonstrator Handbook. Instead we will be delivering it by to everyone around August 1st to give you the chance to: 1. Look through and decide what Rotations you would like to attend. 2. Print out a portion or the entire Handbook to take with you to the Symposium. 3. Transfer it to your laptop, tablet or phone to take with you. 4. Formulate and write down any questions you have for the demonstrator a head of time. This also allows for printing and viewing in color, something we have previously been unable to afford. You can also bind it the way you prefer, spiral, 3 ring binder, staple etc. For those who do not have an we will have printed copies at registration. We will also have a few for sale at the window for $3 while they last. Early registration ends August 1st after which you will need to register onsite for a 20-25% higher registration fee. 10

11 SWAT Rotation Schedule now online. Besides the attached 2015 Rotations Schedule you can now view it on or website, to make it easier here is the link. Go through and get all of those great demonstrations highlighted so you won t miss the ones you really want to see. Things like: Sphereology, Digital Photography for the Woodturner, Surface Enhancement, Design and Turn Delicate Wooden Ornament, Segmented Sculpture, just to name a few of the 54 Rotations scheduled for this year. Visit our webpage of Lead Demonstrators and Regional Demonstrators or visit their websites below for more information. Don t forget our great lineup of Special Interest Groups (SIG s) either and to help you make it on time we will be having an Italian Dinner night 6-7:30, Caesar Salad, Lasagna, Chicken Spaghetti, Italian Veggies, Garlic Rolls, Dessert and Tea. It is being setup by Joe Blanek this year so it is sure to be good. Tickets for this great dinner are on sale on the website for $12. Tickets need to be purchased in advance for this dinner so we have the correct number of servings to get ready. As always if you have special dietary needs for any meals, please contact Joe Blanek at blanekscc@yahoo.com. Lead Demonstrators websites Dick Gerard - Website Kurt Hertzog - Website Malcolm Tibbetts - Website Joe Herrmann - Website Ed Kelle - Website Derek Weidman - Website 11

12 Regional Demonstrators The line-up is in, check out the great list of turners and projects below: Doug Baldwin Photography for Wood Turners Photoshop for Wood Turners Paul Coppinger Scab Bowls Jim Burt Heart Bowls Heart Boxes and More Glynn Cox Piercing On The Cheap Kirk DeHeer Surface Enhancement Delbert Dowdy Endgrain Box with Insert Kevin Felderhoff Transforming a Crotch into A Flying Winged Vase Dennis Ford Turning Small Hollow Forms John Holderman Effective Use of the Skew Lyle Jamieson Hollowing Janice Levi Jewelry Made Easy Larry Roberts Natural Edge Vessels Ken Morton Sharpening Interactive Instant Gallery Critique Jim Tanksley Turning Big Natural Edge Mesquite Bowls Craig Timmerman Turning a Sphere The Old World Way 12

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16 Mentor Program GTW has a list of Mentors willing to help you with any project or woodturning issue you may have. These are really awesome people who volunteer their time to help us. Mentor Area Expertise Sharon Ayres Dallas Pens with deer antlers, Platters with different embellishments, Woodburning, etc John Beasley Denton General, Bowls, Spindles, Boxes Neal Brand Denton Basic turning, Boxes, Bowls, Tops (regular and tippe tops), Finials, Spindle turning in general, and hand chased threads. Glynn Cox Keller Hollow forms, Piercing, Tool fabrication Don Hawkins Gainesville Bowl, Hollow forms of any kind, Finials, Christmas ornaments. and lot of pens John Horn N. Richland Fundamentals, Spindles, Bowls, Pens, Sharpening Hills John Solberg Denton Bowls, Spindles, Tops, Pens, Ducks, Sharpen- Chip Sutherland Little Elm Bowls, Platters, Hollow Forms / Hollowing, Design, Pyrography, Carving, Surface decoration - Inlace, painting, dying Peter Tkacs Denton Bowls, Pens, Bottle Stoppers Joel Rubin Flower Mound General, Bowls, Spindles, Hollow forms, Surface decoration 16

GTW Mentoring Program DO YOU NEED HELP WITH A TURNING PROJECT? JUST ASK! The members listed below have offered their time and expertise and are willing to be a mentor to other members.

17 GTW Mentoring Program DO YOU NEED HELP WITH A TURNING PROJECT? JUST ASK! The members listed below have offered their time and expertise and are willing to be a mentor to other members. Please contact the mentor directly. For More information check the GTW web site. Sharon Ayres Dallas ladywithlathe@gmail.com John Beasley Denton rbeasley15@verizon.net Neal Brand Denton neal@unt.edu Glynn Cox Roanoke thumb9@verizon.net Don Hawkins Gainesville ddhawkins@sbcglobal.net John Horn N. Richland Hills johnhorn@flash.net John Solberg Denton betweencenters@gmail.com Chip Sutherland Little Elm woodchipper518@gmail.com Peter Tkacs Denton petertkacs@gmail.com Joel Rubin Flower Mound jh.rubin@verizon.net Thank You for Volunteering your Time and Expertise!! If you are interested in becoming a mentor please let one of the board members know. GTW is on facebook Find us at: Golden Triangle Woodturner Follow us for up to date club information. Look for our past demo s on youtube. They really are great. 17

Golden Triangle Woodturners CLUB INFORMATION AND CONTACTS 2015 Club Officers President Sam Slovak 940-484-0805 sslovak7@msn.com Vice President Jim Sexton 214-908-1418 jim@jimsextonhomes.

com Membership Mike Nelson 214-387-9077 nelson6753@sbcglobal.net Librarian Peter Tkacs 214-662-2200 petertkacs@gmail.

18 Golden Triangle Woodturners CLUB INFORMATION AND CONTACTS 2015 Club Officers President Sam Slovak Vice President Jim Sexton Secretary Mike Nelson Treasurer David Hoenig Newsletter Mike Zunkowski Membership Mike Nelson Librarian Peter Tkacs Activities and Past President Neal Brand Past President John Beasley Our thanks for all the hard work and time they put into making this a great club. Don t forget to support the vendors who support us! 18

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THE WOODTURNER. Graeme Priddle

THE WOODTURNER. Graeme Priddle Golden Triangle Woodturners Club Denton Texas THE WOODTURNER www.goldentrianglewoodturners.org Graeme Priddle Graeme Priddle has over 20 years experience in the woodworking field, best known for his sculptural