CENTRAL OHIO WOODTURNERS February 2003 PRESIDENT S MESSAGE February 2003

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1 CENTRAL OHIO WOODTURNERS February 2003 PRESIDENT S MESSAGE February 2003 Message From the President Groundhog s day has come and gone without any sign of a shadow, at least where I was, so I guess that means we re in for an early spring. I have mixed feelings about that, being both a snow skier and a wood turner. I ll regret putting the skis away with until next year, but getting out the chain saws for another season of harvesting turning stock will more than make up for it. I began harvesting my own blanks shortly after I started turning, because I wanted to be able to experiment and practice techniques without worrying about ruining expensive pieces of wood. Since then I ve developed a preference for bringing a piece all the way from the tree to its final form. I really enjoy the time spent out in the woods or in someone s back yard, usually in the company of other turners, sawing up a tree and imagining what we will make from it. It s the perfect complement to the hours I spend indoors, working alone in the shop. All this is by way of an introduction to this month s meeting demonstration. Harvesting your own blanks is great, but how do you know what you ve got? At some point, you pass the practice stage, and have so much wood in the garage that the spouse can t get to car without barked shins. Then you have to become more selective. Enter Bob Klips, professor at The Ohio State University, Marion campus. Bob will be teaching us about wood identification, so that we will be able to identify what we are harvesting and make more informed decisions about whether or not to approach a neighbor with a downed tree. Even if you don t harvest your own blanks, being able to identify wood in finished pieces and purchased materials is a very useful skill for a turner, or for any wood worker. I hope you are able to attend this very interesting and useful presentation. Tip Barb Crockett entered her Baltic Birch Duck (far right) in the Ohio Valley Woodturner s Guild Contest. Barb Crockett COW February 2003 Page 1

2 Secretary s Report- January 14, 2003 What a turnout this month Ron Damon counted 108 people at the meeting this month. It s great to see all of the new faces as well as those that are so familiar. It s really easy to spend time talking to your old friend but at the next meeting take some time to introduce yourself to someone you don t know. Speaking of new faces we had several at this meeting Ron Donaldson, Ronald Dick, Joan Whited, Claudia Taylor, Corky Taylor, George Whited, Bob Ross, Sheena Ross, and Mark McCarty. Tip opened by announcing that we will again be turning at the Woodworking Show at the fairgrounds on the 17 th -19 th. This was a great event with a lot of fun had by all. Chuck Kemp was scheduled to turn at Rockler on the 25 th. Rockler was offering discounts on tools in conjunction with this. On the Yahoo group some members asked about mentoring, after discussing this at the steering committee meeting the officers have agreed to give this a try. Andi Wolfe is cocoordinating this effort and will help to match mentors to wanting mentoring. It is important to remember that mentors are there to help and not for free lessons. Andi will be demonstrating at the AAW symposium in Pasadena this year. The steering committee also tried to do some budgeting for the following year. We are buying some new tapes (these will be available at the February meeting). We want to buy a club grinder, and a mobile base for the General Lathe. Bob Rosand will be demonstrating Saturday March 8 th. There will be a $30 per person charge and this will include lunch. There will also be a Sunday hands on at Barb s shop for $75. Show and Tell Craig Martin brought in two hollow forms, one made from carved ash and another of apple with some burl. Blair Davis brought in two natural edged forms that he had treated with a 4-1 solution of detergent to help minimize movement and stop checking. Bennet Wise brought in some interesting plates with sterling silver inlay. Fred Kimes brought in a bowl made of layers of Baltic Birch plywood. Fred used a variable speed router to cut 32 flutes into the bowl. He had to use the variable speed router to prevent burning. This was for a competition at the Ohio Valley Woodturners Guild January meeting. Dave Bowers brought in a small bowl of IPE and Maple burl. Jim Eliopulos brought in a Pecan bowl with a nice lip treatment. Andi Wolfe brought in several nicely decorated pieces four of which are going to the Del Mano gallery. Ron Grady brought in an interesting natural edge walnut piece with very thick bark and a flat bottom. Tip had an interesting bowl turned from square stock. He also had a hollow form of Ambrosia Maple with a natural rim. Walt Berchak brought in a very nice pepper grinder. Mike Burgess brought in a salad set with a nutcracker. Kurt Waninger brought in a fantastic bulldozer that was a combination of woodturning and woodworking. This project got Kurt started in woodturning. Kurt also brought in his first green turned walnut bowl and a mahogany goblet with an aniline dyed stem. Jim Kiourtsis bought in a small camphor bowl and a small ambrosia maple bowl. Joel Bossley brought in a flat top hollow form with a textured top; Joel has been doing some interesting texturing take some time to check out his work. Ron Fisher brought in a small ash bowl that was very well done. Jerry Hubschman brought in Bedouin turned piece that was used to smash coffee beans. Chuck Kemp had a small poplar bowl with a thin bottom and an open form from poplar. Barb Crockett had her piece for the OVWG competition a large off axis Baltic Birch duck. Jon Calland brought in a rock maple bowl. Al Schmidt brought in some scoops and a mortar and pestle in a nice holder. The three scoops were 1 ½, 2 ½ and 3 ½. Joel had a natural edge piece. Respectfully Submitted, Scott Hogsten COW February 2003 Page 2

3 February Meeting Our meeting will be held The Ohio State University Industrial Technology Bldg., located at 1100 Kinnear Road, Columbus, Ohio on Tuesday, February 11 at 7:00 p.m. Wood Identification Bob Klips, professor at The Ohio State University, Marion campus, will be teaching us about wood identification. Resp-O-Rator Jim Duxbury will make a presentation of a dust-filtering product he developed called the Resp-O-Rator. FOR SALE DELTA Wood Lathe; 2 Years Old V.G.C. Original Cost $ For Sale at $ Complete with Stand and new live center. Made in U.S.A. (I think) Contact Gayla Burton or Joel Bossley 1049 Oberlin Dr. Columbus; Phone: This Newsletter is a Publication of the Central Ohio Woodturners c/o Scott Hogsten 1803 Upper Valley Dr. West Jefferson, OH President: Tip House, tip_house@oclc.org Vice President: Barbara Crockett, bcrocket@columbus.rr.com Secretary: Scott Hogsten, shogsten@compuserve.com Treasurer: Craig Wright, cjwright@insight.rr.com Editor: Gary Nettler gjn1999@columbus.rr.com Meetings are held monthly on the second Tuesday of September through May, from 7:00 p.m. 9:00 p.m. At The Ohio State University Industrial Technology Bldg., located at 1100 Kinnear Road, Columbus, Ohio Membership Dues for the Central Ohio Woodturners are $15.00 per Person or $20.00 per Couple or Family Mail Dues to: Craig Wright, Treasurer 7634 Whitneyway Dr. Worthington, OH Important Reminder! Remember, most memberships may have expired at the end of the year. If you have not already submitted your dues, please do so at the February meeting to keep your membership current. --Craig Correction to January Newsletter On Page 4 of last month s newsletter, I incorrectly credited Richard Ruehle with making two cups, which were actually turned by Walt Berchak. My apologies to Walt. Gary Nettler Web Sites of Interest Central Ohio Woodturners (COW) Woodworkers of Central Ohio (WOCO) American Association of Woodturners (AAW) Ron shows us the club bowl. We would like to thank the Ohio State University for letting us use their facilities for our meetings. COW February 2003 Page 3

4 CENTRAL OHIO WOODTURNERS PRESENTS GUEST ARTIST ROBERT ROSAND SATURDAY MARCH 8, :00AM 4:00PM OSU Industrial Technology Building 1100 Kinnear Rd. Columbus, Ohio Pre-register by March 1 st $30.00 (including lunch) Spouse or additional family member at same address..$15.00 Students $15.00 (including lunch) Registration after March 1 st or day of the event $40.00 (including lunch) Students $20.00 (including lunch) HANDS ON WORKSHOP WITH ROBERT ROSAND FRIDAY MARCH 7TH AND SUNDAY MARCH 9, :00am 4:00pm LIMITED TO 6 PARTICIPANTS $75.00 (includes lunch) Shop of Barbara Crockett 3857 Clearview Ave. Columbus, Ohio / To pre-register for the Robert Rosand seminar or hands-on workshop please send this form along with your check payable to Central Ohio Woodturners C/o Craig Wright, Treasurer 7634 Whitneyway Dr. Worthington, Ohio Name: Address Phone: I would like to register for: Robert Rosand Seminar $ student COW February 2003 Page 4

5 January Show-N-Tell Gallery of Projects Al Schmidt s scoops Fred Kimes fluted, Baltic Birch bowl Plate with sterling silver inlay by Bennett Wise Blair Davis natural edge form Dave Bowers bowl with interesting stand Chuck Kemp s poplar bowl with walnut collar Jerry Hubschman brought this Bedouin turning used to smash coffee beans Jim Eliopulos pecan bowl. Note the hole near the left edge Four of Andi Wolfe s decorated pieces COW February 2003 Page 5

6 January Show-N-Tell Gallery of Projects (Continued) Ron notes how nicely Jim Kiourtsis turned the bottom of this bowl Joel Bossley used a spiral tool on his flattop hollow form Jon Calland s rock maple bowl Mike Burgess made this nutcracker Tip House s ambrosia maple hollow form with natural rim Three bowls by Ron Fisher Walt Berchak s cocobolo pepper grinder Kurt Waninger s bulldozer Ron Grady s walnut bowl COW February 2003 Page 6

7 January Hollow Form Demonstrations Jim Burrows adjusts laser pointer on laser equipped Jamieson boring bar (above). Detail of laser indicating exact location of boring bar cutting tip. COW February 2003 Page 7

8 Central Ohio Woodturners Demonstrate Turning at the Columbus Woodworking Show Scott Hogsten (upper left), Chuck Kemp and Fred Kimes (lower left) provide demonstrations. Some of the club members projects on display (above). Jim Kiourtsis and Freddy Dutton pose with our club sign. COW February 2003 Page 8

9 C ALENDAR OF E VENTS Rockler is located at 2500 E. Main St. Rockler has an extensive inventory of tools, hardware, wood, books and accessories. Visit their store and let Eric or Tracy know you are with the Central Ohio Woodturners Woodcraft is located at 4562 Cemetery Road. Woodcraft has two turning classes scheduled in the coming months which still have openings & which might interest some of our members: Turning A Scoop with Gary Siegrist, Sunday, March 2, 10am - 5pm Turning Spheres with Lowell Converse, Saturday, April 5, 10am - 4pm Both classes are beginner/intermediate classes where some previous turning experience is required but which will help students further hone their turning techniques & skills. For further information please contact us at 4562 Cemetery Road, Hilliard, or call us at WOODWERKS is located at 1181 Claycraft Road, Columbus, OH Phone: We re happy to announce that Mark Coblintz, General manager of Hartville Tru Value Hardware for the past several years will be joining our staff effective Feb 1st. We look forward to Mark s arrival and we feel he will be able to help us do an even better job of serving our customers. We had an excellent open house last weekend. Thanks to all who attended. One real special for February is the sale of the Powermatic 3520 lathe for $2569. That s a fantastic price one a superb machine. Feel free to call Ron Damon for details. Woodworkers of Central Ohio meet February 8, Spring Rd Church of Christ, 74 Spring Rd., Westerville, OH 9:00am 1:00pm AMBROSIA MAPLE At our last meeting, there was some minor discussion on what constitutes Ambrosia Maple. Our collective understanding may be enhanced by reference to the following. This is a description provided by Donald J. Borror and Dwight M. Delong (OSU Entomologists from my student days). The ambrosia or timber beetles bore into the hardwood of trees and feed on fungi that they cultivate in their galleries. They do not eat the wood, but do considerable damage by tunneling through it. The larvae develop in small cells adjoining the main galleries, and in most species the larvae are fed by adults. Each species usually feeds on one particular type of fungus; when the females emerge and fly to another tree, they carry conidia of the fungus from the natal gallery to the new host and introduce the fungus into the gallery they excavate. After the eggs hatch, the females usually care for the larvae until they are full-grown and pupate. To do this, they must keep the larval burrows supplied with fresh fungus, or ambrosia, and they keep the galleries clean by carrying away the feces of the larvae. There are several species of Ambrosia beetles, as well as several species of Maple. Therefore the resulting staining is not always the same. Submitted by Jerry Hubschman E -M AIL N EWSLETTER Did you know that this newsletter could be ed to you? We can send the newsletter to any address in PDF format Adobe Portable Document. Using Acrobat Reader 5, you will be able to view the pictures in color and print the newsletter on your printer. Constructive comments and suggestions regarding the newsletter are welcome. Please send me an at gjn1999@columbus.rr.com or talk to any steering committee member. Gary Nettler COW February 2003 Page 9

10 Three Central Ohio Woodturners members did quite well at the Ohio Valley Woodturner s Guild Contest Jim Burrowes won second place and Fred Kimes won third place in the Master Turner class while Barbara Crockett won second place in the Advanced Turner class. All turnings had to be made entirely from Baltic Birch plywood. Central Ohio Woodturners Tip House, President Direct Correspondence to: Scott Hogsten 1803 Upper Valley Dr. West Jefferson, OH PLEASE PLACE STAMP HERE Place Mailing Address Here COW February 2003 Page 10