Newsletter of Ozark Woodturners Between Centers Club established 1995 http://www.ozarkwoodturners.com 2016 Club Officers President: Ron Ufkes 870-507-0007 Vice Pres.: Kenneth Higgins 870-405-7283 Treasurer: Darcie Didden 870-404-3711 Secretary: Ed Boiteau 870-491-5622 Librarian: Kathy Levo 707-478-2000 Mentors Kenneth Higgins 870-405-7283 Ron Ufkes 870-507-0007 James Pruitt 870-481-5315 Sherman Anderson 870-615-0329 Bud Brown 870-431-5819 August 20, 2016 1:00 PM Lakeview Civic Center (14 Skyles Lane) Next Meeting Club Business Show & Tell Demonstration For Sale Table Raffle OWT Library Refreshments Demonstration will be by Ron Ufkes who will demonstrate how to turn napkin rings (it s not to early to start thinking about Christmas presents). *** Editor s Pic *** August 2016 An intricate hollow form turned from Willow by OWT member Lyn Baker. Inside this issue: Next Meeting 1 President s Corner 2 Club News 2-3 Programs and Events 3 Classifieds and Services 3 Member Gallery 4-5 Last Month s Demonstration 6 Coring a Large Burl 7 Name Tag Reminder Please wear a name tag when attending any Ozark Woodturners club function. If you aren t wearing a name tag, you may be asked to stand and introduce yourself. Spouses and Visitors Spouses and visitors are always welcome at our meetings. Reminders For Sale Table & Raffle Bring woodworking tools or accessories that you want to sell. Please make the deal before the meeting, during the break, or after the meeting. Also, bring any extra wood, tools, sandpaper, or anything that you may have for the raffle. Visitors are welcome to participate. The raffle tickets are $1.00 each and the proceeds go to the club treasury. Every ticket is drawn and the choice is made in the order the tickets are drawn. Page 1
President s Corner... Greetings Turners, I think that the October Ellsworth Demo is slowly coming together. Darien tells me that we have nine people signed up for the hands-on activities, so we will only have the Sunday session for that. If the Sunday participants can transport their own lathes without too much trouble, I think they should provide their own lathes. For those who will be traveling long distances and/or have large, difficult-to-move lathes, we will try to provide one. I have notified Mr. Telford at the fire station that we will be needing their facility on Friday (for set-up), Saturday and Sunday. We have had contact with Ellsworth and he says that his demo requires a larger 1-1/2 hp lathe, so if you have one, please consider letting us use it. We will arrange transportation. At the next meeting, we need to begin putting together committees to perform several of the activities necessary to make this thing work. We will be seeking Club News Treasurer s Report: The club bank balance is $5,232.20, including $888.18 earmarked for our VA support activities (thanks to the ongoing donated tool sale) and registration fees collected so far for the Ellsworth demo scheduled for October. 2016 dues can be paid directly to Darcie Didden at the meeting or by sending your check, payable to Ozark Woodturners, to: Ozark Woodturners c/o Darcie Didden 847 CR 142 Oakland, AR 72661 Please check with Darcie as to how the dues rates apply to your individual or family membership situation. people to help with the following: moving and positioning the lathes, food set up for two days, facility set-up (chairs, visual aids, audio and video) and Sunday clean-up supervisor (all participants should assist with final cleanup, but we need someone to make sure everything is complete and locked up). When you are asked to help with one of these tasks, please step up if you are able. A reminder: I checked the blade guide bearings on my band saw a few days ago and found that two of the ten would not turn at all. I suggest that you check yours. They are easy to change and are very inexpensive at the Fastenal store on Hwy 201 North in Mountain Home. Ron... Refreshments reminder for the August meeting: Basic Turning Course Pete Drew Kathy Montgomery Don Scarborough Regina Bryant The club offers a Basics of Wood Turning class to its members. Future class dates are to be determined. If you are interested, please contact Kenneth Higgins at (870) 405-7283 or e-mail him at higgs52@suddenlink.net. Kenneth s Basics course can lead to learning more advanced techniques such as the coring of this large burl. See story on page 7 to see how it was done. Page 2
Club News Club Member Discounts: Club Library: The following vendors offer club discounts to our members. At the time of your order, inform them you are a member of Ozark Woodturners; they will verify it with the roster we ve provided and allow your discount. See Darcie Didden for details. Hartville Tools Klingspor s Woodworking Shop Woodworker s Supply Please properly sign out items taken from the library table so that we can keep track of them for the benefit of all members. Thank you for your cooperation. Kathy Levo, Librarian Programs and Events Update: CAVHS (Veterans wood turning program support) Update: At the August meeting, there will be a Special Raffle of the remaining lathe tools that were donated to support the veterans wood turning program. Items will be bundled as follows: four full size tools, seven Brookstone Micro tools, six Woodcraft Micro tools, nine Shopmate Micro tools, and eight homemade midsized lathe tools. Chances can be purchased at the meeting for $1.00 each. Please support this effort. To learn more about our support of the VA wood turning program, including preparing pen blanks to send to little Rock, see James Pruitt. Our club has been invited to make a presentation of our involvement in this program to the local DAV Chapter on October 1st. Our veterans could use your personal assistance at their Turning Center. Call James Pruitt to make arrangements to travel to Little Rock to assist. You can ride the DAV van, if there is room. See Darcie Didden if you want to contribute to our club s Veterans Support Fund... Ellsworth Demonstration and Hands-on Classes Update: Registration for the Ellsworth demonstration on Saturday, Oct. 15th, is still open. Please contact Darcie Didden to sign up if you are interested. Volunteers are necessary to assist with this event, including facility and food arrangements and turning equipment. Please consider volunteering your time to make this event a great success by helping out. Classifieds & Services Items to be included in this section should be related to wood turning, shop or club-related functions and sent to the Secretary 10 days prior to the next meeting... For Sale: Carbide Circular Saw Blades Sharpened Custom Log Sawing Band Saw Blades 5 Sizes & Teeth Type Pen blank drill centering bushings, $10 plus S&H FREE: an inoperative refrigerator that could be used as a wood drying kiln, etc. Will help load. Contact James Pruitt (870) 481-5315 For Sale: Jet Lathe, Model 1642, heavy duty full size lathe, 16 in. swing and 42 in. bed; on cast iron stand; comes with some accessories. Asking Price: $1,200. Contact Frank Nixon (870) 405-9088 Page 3
Member Gallery, July 2016 Photos by Ed Boiteau Page 4
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CLUB ESTABLISHED 1995 July 2016 Demonstration OWT club member Kathy Montgomery demonstrating how to turn a bolt action pen from deer antler. Newsletter Editor: Ed Boiteau; format and Publisher assistance: Katie Boiteau; photos by Ed Boiteau, unless otherwise noted. Page 6
CLUB ESTABLISHED 1995 Special Project - Coring a Large Burl OWT club members Frank Nixon, Kenneth Higgins and Mogi Morgan met in Ken s shop to core a large black jack oak burl (trimmed to 19.75 diam. by 7.25 thick) using a McNaughton Center Saver System. At left, the burl is carefully measured and studied to determine the optimum coring dimensions. Shown on left, a tenon is formed on the bottom for a chuck to support and drive the burl for the remainder of the coring operation. Below, Kenneth carefully makes the first cut. Below, the second, larger core is cut with all hands involved in keeping the cut clear of chips and controlling the lathe speed. Below right, Mogi, feeling relieved, examines the final cored pieces. Now Mogi can apply his design skills and creativity to finish these pieces. Page 7