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www.wtnwoodturners.com Keith Burns Hollow Forms & Finishing It s always fun to have Keith Burns at one of our meetings.

He was an early supporter of our new club in 2009, doing one of our first demonstrations, and he participated in our September outdoor meeting last fall.

Larry Sefton will build from scratch a woodburning tool using a battery charger and other locally available parts. He will also make various tips from NiChrome wire for hole.

Most of his hollow forms are finished by coating them with Min-Wax Antique Oil, rubbed for a few minutes until somewhat dry, then buffed on a three stage buffing system (Beall or similar) using

1 West Tennessee Woodturners Newsletter April 2011 Volume 3 Issue 4 Inside this issue: Woodworking at local school 2 Kearns at MSWG 2 Upcoming Events 2 Additional Resources 2 Minutes from March Meeting 3 Bulletin Board 3 Photos 4-6 Officers President: Bob Hobbs Vice President: Kirk Smith Secretary: Chuck Jones Treasurer: Bill Smith Librarian: Bill Wyche Visit West Tennessee Woodturners On Line at Keith Burns Hollow Forms & Finishing It s always fun to have Keith Burns at one of our meetings. In addition to being just a downright nice guy he is an outstanding woodturner and is always willing to share his knowledge and talent with others. He was an early supporter of our new club in 2009, doing one of our first demonstrations, and he participated in our September outdoor meeting last fall. The topic of his demo at our March meeting was Hollowing through a 1/2 The April meeting will r e p r e s e n t what promises to be an i nteresting change of pace from basic woodturning. Larry Sefton will build from scratch a woodburning tool using a battery charger and other locally available parts. He will also make various tips from NiChrome wire for hole. As is usually the case with good demonstrators he shared a lot of tips and techniques throughout the demo. Keith also demonstrated what he calls his Ten minute finish. Most of his hollow forms are finished by coating them with Min-Wax Antique Oil, rubbed for a few minutes until somewhat dry, then buffed on a three stage buffing system (Beall or similar) using Tripoli, White Diamond, and Carnauba Wax. Keith cautioned that one should always keep the object on the lower half of the buffing wheel. Then he unintentionally demonstrated what can happen by launching the piece he was buffing to about the third row of the centerfield Larry Sefton Pyrography use on that burner. After the tool is built Larry will then demonstrate using it to do some actual pyrography on woodturnings. Larry is a safety engineer for a major insurance company at his day job, and an avid woodturner by hobby. He is a member of the Mid-South Woodturners Guild where he previously served as President. blenchers, i.e., back row of the audience. More of Keith s work can be viewed at Woodturners America, and he is a regular contributor to several forums including AAW, Woodturners America, and World of Woodturners. All of the above links are available on our website. This is one of many pieces that can be found on his blog at in Sandbox Time.

2 Page 2 Woodworking at Local School By Chuck Jones A friend, Mike Partridge, is the assistant principal at Huntingdon Middle School. He is also a very active and talented woodworker, having made enough furniture to fill several houses. A couple years ago he started an extra-curricular woodworking shop at his school. It is completely voluntary and the students have to stay after school two days a week to participate. The level of interest has been quite high on the part of the dozen or so participants. Mike has managed to accumulate a very nice complement of woodworking tools including, table saw, band saw, drill press, scroll saw, miter saw, belt sander, and all the necessary hand tools. As of a couple weeks ago they have a new mini lathe, scroll chuck, a few tools, and everything needed for pens. Like most flat stock woodworkers, Mike s experience with a lathe had been limited to the occasional between the centers spindle work. Prior to building a very nice table for the lathe only one of the students had even seen one. Mike asked me if I would help them get started by doing a little teaching and demonstrating. We had our first go at it March 10 and I think the children really enjoyed it. I know I did. It was just plain enjoyable to see a group of children happily working overtime on something so constructive. It is also reassuring to know that educators often go above and beyond the required duties to facilitate learning experiences. Our first session was smaller than usual due to an unexpected conflict with a band activity. Apparently woodworkers can also be musically inclined. Whatever we lacked in numbers was overcome with enthusiasm. There was no problem keeping their attention. I turned some spinning tops, roughed out a small bowl and spent time explaining the basics of the lathe and tools. Mike was almost as eager as the students to learn about bowl gouges, scroll chucks, pen mandrels, etc. Wouldn t you have guessed? A girl got to try the lathe first. Assertiveness on her part? Yeah. A bit of old fashioned chauvinism on Mike s part? Maybe. Looking around I saw some amazingly nice projects they have completed with the scroll saw and other flat work tools. I m thinking pretty soon they will be giving some of us older folks a run for our money on the lathe also. Raffle Needs A Boost Our raffle has been rather small the last few meetings. Please keep in mind that this is the primary method of raising funds for the club. Your support is appreciated, both for bringing items and for buying tickets. Kearns Demo at MSWG March 26 Bill Kearns will be demonstrating how he makes his Bowls from Boards at the Mid-South Woodturners Guild. Upcoming Events March 26 Bill Kearns demonstrating Bowl from a Board at Mid-South Woodturners Guild April 9 Regular Meeting. Larry Sefton, Building and using a Woodburner May 7 Regular Meeting. Skip Wilbur, (Tentative) June AAW 25 Anniversary Symposium Saint Paul, Minnesota Additional Resources Available Please keep in mind that in addition to resources available through our relatively small and new club, our members have other outstanding resources available through the Association of American Woodturners (AAW) magazine and web site. Also, there are several other larger and very active AAW chapters in Tennessee including Tennessee Association of Woodturners (TAW) in Nashville and Mid- South Woodturners Guild (MSWG) in Memphis. Both TAW and MSWG have recently made major revisions to their websites and newsletters. If you haven t done so in the past few weeks, you should take a look. Links are available on our web site.

Page 3 The meeting was called to order by the president, Bob Hobbs. Guests and new members were introduced. There were twenty-five members and eight guests present.

If the nominee s agreement to serve is obtained in advance it will make the process go a lot smoother. The two challenges that Nick Matos organized were well received.

The goal will be uniqueness and beauty of wood used. It can be any type of wood and must be no more than 4 tall and 2 wide.

3 Page 3 The meeting was called to order by the president, Bob Hobbs. Guests and new members were introduced. There were twenty-five members and eight guests present. Members were reminded that we will be electing the new slate of officers at the May meeting. Everyone should be deciding who they want to nominate. If the nominee s agreement to serve is obtained in advance it will make the process go a lot smoother. The two challenges that Nick Matos organized were well received. We will attempt to make challenges a regular part of our meeting activity. The challenge for the April meeting will be to turn an ornamental birdhouse. The goal will be uniqueness and beauty of wood used. It can be any type of wood and must be no more than 4 tall and 2 wide. Everyone was reminded to please fill out the card to identify the items they bring to the Instant Gallery, and to leave those cards at the end of the meeting. Jerry Dawson has worked out a method to number the pictures and the cards so that he can match the information to the pictures for the newsletter. Cecil Cravens noted that we need more chairs and he will not have a problem with more being brought in so long as they are stackable or foldable to conserve minimize the space for storage. Bob Hobbs said he thinks he can come up with some. If not we will take another approach. There are some new videos in the library. Minutes from March 12, 2011 Anyone needing help with any aspect of woodturning is encouraged to take advantage of the Mentoring Program. Bob Hobbs is working on an arrangement for a discounted price on cyanoacrylate glue (CA, or Superglue) for club members. Starting June 1 (our third year) we will have three types of membership. Regular $25, Youth $15, and Family $35. Everyone is asked to remember the can for donations to cover the cost of the coffee. Please take time to meet and welcome our newest members. Barry Smith is new to woodturning and looking to buy a full sized lathe. He lives in Henderson and works at Freed-Hardeman University. Danny Johnson lives in Sardis and is a retired educator, most recently with the Tennessee State Department of Education. He is an avid woodworker and makes bowls with a Ring Cutting Lathe. He is just getting started with woodturning. Lathe For Sale Delta Mini Lathe with stand. Limited use practically new. $300 for lathe and stand, or will consider selling separately $175 for lathe & $125 for stand Contact: Hershel Miller Handmade Tools Nick Matos builds a variety of small handmade tools using O1 tool steel. They are priced at $25-30 including a hardwood handle. If you are interested contact Nick at Delta Homecraft Lathe For Sale A lady contacted me about selling a very old Delta lathe that had belonged to her husband. It is belt driven, probably a 12 swing and approximately 4 between centers. It is belt driven and mounted on a cabinet along with a 6 grinder. There are also some older miscellaneous lathe tools. She is asking $100 for the entire lot. Anyone interested can contact me for more information. Bill Wyche

4 Page 4 Burns Demo Members Instant Gallery Thanks to Jerry Dawson for the photos and labels.

5 Page 5 Members Instant Gallery continued Thanks to Jerry Dawson for the photos and labels.

6 Page 6 Members Instant Gallery continued The items below are just a few examples of the beautiful vessels made by a visitor, Danny Johnson. They were made on a Ring Lathe using only flat boards. Danny has now joined West Tennessee Woodturners and is seriously thinking about obtaining a real lathe to add to his woodworking arsenal. Thanks to Jerry Dawson for the photos and labels.

West Tennessee Woodturners Newsletter

West Tennessee Woodturners Newsletter May 2012 Volume 4 Issue 5 Inside this issue: Calendar 2 Minutes 3 Bulletin Board 3 Instant Gallery 4 President s Challenge 5-6 Matos & Cravens Presentations in May.At