Mountaineer Woodturners Newsletter

April 2006

Our president, Joe Smith presided over the meeting.

According to the roster, there were 21 persons in attendance.

Visitors were Dave Murphy, Mark DeBord, Rob Conner, and Jim Meyer, all of whom joined. Glad to have you as part of the group!

Business and Show and Tell were kept short to give as much time as possible to our demonstrator, Mark St. Leger.

• Joe Smith mentioned that there were some specials from Craft Supply. If there is interest, contact Joe.

• The treasurer’s report showed $2074 in the bank.

Show and Tell

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Joe Smith showed us a neat Oak bowl, which was the 5th bowl cut from a 20" piece. It was turned really thin (about 1/16").
Bill McKay brought an attractive vase from a Cherry burl.
Dave Jones showed a couple of wonderful lidded bowls. The larger one was from an Oak crotch,
	and the other was from Bradford Pear.
Dave Shombert brought in an attractive Maple platter decorated with black veneer.
	Dave also brought in a bowl turned by a friend who was a stroke victim who had lost use of one side of his body. He was able to turn the bowl one handed! And a very nice turning, too.
Bill Morris showed us a lidded vase he had turned from White Oak with a Cherry top.
There was a very nice legged lidded bowl turned by member, but my notes fail me. I have to plead that I do not know the owner. I apologize for this.

Mark St.Leger gave a wonderful program as usual.

He demonstrated a variety of techniques, but yet kept things simple. He started by turning a toothpick, and then showed how to turn a nicely shaped egg.

Mark spent some time demonstrating skew techniques, and the cause and cure of "dig ins".

He showed some surface decoration tricks, using craving and burning.

After lunch he finished up the carving. Then he showed us how to make a sphere. He sure makes it look easy - - - .

Mark finished up with a natural edge bowl.

It was a wonderful day.

On May 13^th Don Olson will demonstrate turning crotches. This should be a really interesting program.

June 10^th – Morning session will be Tom Schottle showing what he learned about turning platters at the Campbell Folk School. In the afternoon there will be a discussion on sharpening, grinds, and sanding.

July – Arts and Crafts Fair

August – Annual Picnic

September 9^th or October 14^th – Bob Rosand

The Newsletter will be sent by e-mail to those members who have given me their email address. This medium will contain an HTML document in which I have included links to pictures of the "Show and Tell" items as well as a link to the website. Those who do not have e-mail addresses listed with me will receive the usual hardcopy newsletter by US snailmail. Any others who wish a newsletter by mail should let me know.

Please send me pictures of your work so that I can add it to the gallery.

The Newsletter with pictures is also available on the website.

Jim Smith, Secretary,

Phone: 304-342-1755

e-Mail: mountain@mountaineerwoodturners.com

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