Star Chapter Member of the American Association of Woodturners TURNING Hands-on Session of Space Coast Woodturners July 21, 2012 Tom Weber Demonstration - How to make a Small Clock. Submitted by Dotty Pugh Secretary Tom showing one of the clocks he made More of the clocks Banksia pod and clock made from Banksia pod
D Various clocks two-toned and plain More Clocks - various clock faces and woods Clock showing sap wood on top; another using laminated wood Materials Needed: Wood of choice 2 x 2 x 2 Clock bezel color, clock face color, numeral style of choice (One source of supply Klockit) Forstner bit 1 3/8 Jacobs chuck Four jaw scroll chuck with #2 jaws Four jaw scroll chuck with pin jaws Spindle roughing gouge 3/8 spindle gouge Sandpaper - Various grits for hand sanding Belt sander Procedure: *Place wood in scroll chuck end grain orientation If block isn t exactly square, put flattest (squarest) end in the chuck *Turn down to cylinder, as much as you can; slightly taper down to one end. *Place Forstner bit into Jacobs chuck in tailstock. *Drill to depth of approximately 1/2 3/4". Minimum depth is 1/4", but deeper is better. *Check fit of clock before removing blank from chuck. *Sand area that has been turned. Do not sand inside the hole the clock will be too loose. *Remove from chuck. Put on other chuck with the pin jaws *Place hole over outside of jaws and expand jaws GENTLY otherwise the wood can split. *Put cup center, without point, into tailstock and bring tailstock up to piece (for security while turning to shape). *Decide on shape Tom likes a slight curve at both ends (think small barrel), but shape is personal preference. *Turn down to shape if it looks a little long, turn it down until it looks right to you. *Sand end to remove last little nub.
Procedure continued: *Sand completely use various grits, don t skip grits *Remove from chuck *Determine what will be the top of the clock (dominant grain pattern, special feature of wood) top is personal preference Sanding procedure: *Sand the opposite side on the belt sander at an angle of about 10 12 degrees. This makes a flat spot so the clock won t roll around. *Hold piece lightly, but firmly, with both hands. *Slowly move it down to the belt and sand facet. Pick straight up off of belt. Check to see if you like it. *If not to your liking, turn off sander and hold piece lightly on the belt in the same orientation; turn on sander and allow wood to contact sanding belt. Pick straight up off the belt. (This takes some practice so go slowly and don t be afraid of the process!) Finishing process - For two-toned wood: Works best with Ash wood. I got lost on this process because it is fairly involved (chemicals, supplies,paints, etc.) so talk to Tom Weber for exact instructions. Here are a few more pictures of the hands-on session. Piece turned down to cylinder Drilling hole Tom - Turning off the end of the piece chucked on pins jaws Jim Goodman, Mike Frazier & Lou Woodruff working on clocks More photos on next page.
Harvey showing a new member how to sharpen tools Sharpening a spindle roughing gouge Bob Cusumano working on a clock Sally Deabenderfer drilling hole for the clock Lou Woodruff working on a clock Read Johnson helping Bob Cusumano If you didn t attend this hands-on, you missed a good time. There were a lot of people here and I think all learned a lot today. The hands-on sessions are a great place to learn new things and get help from more experienced turners. They are held on the third Saturday of the month at our regular meeting place in Melbourne Village. Hope to see you at the next session August 18, 2012.
The Chapter s Purposes, In addition to supporting the general purposes of the AMERICAN ASSOCIATION of WOODTURNERS, Inc. are to: 1. Provide a meeting place for local woodturners; 2. Share ideas and techniques regarding this craft; 3. Trade woods; 4. Exchange ideas about tools; and 5. Exhibit finished projects. President: Read Johnson 772-567-1791 Vice President: Russ Bremmer 321-698-1278 Secretary: Dotty Pugh 321-749-3760 Treasurer: Harvey Driver 321-757-8579 Web Master: Bill Howard 321-794-8993 E-mail: BillH@spacecoastwoodturners.com