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April 2010
Our president, Joe Smith, conducted the meeting.
There were about 26 persons present. We had two visitors: Stuart Strong from Elkins and Gerry Milhoan from Ripley. We are glad they could be there.
We were sad to hear that Ron Jones’ mother died. Our thoughts and prayers are with Ron.
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Business
Joe Smith demonstrated the new Delta mini lathe, which was purchased with the help of an EOC grant of $800 from the AAW. This lathe will be used for youth at the Mountain State Arts and Crafts Fair for working on small projects in the new "Make and Take" section of the Fair.
Remember, we will need additional volunteers at the Fair to man this new program in addition to our usual turning demonstrations.
The Mountain State Arts and Crafts Fair this year will run three days; July 1st, 2nd, and 3rd.
We will need our own tent for the "Make and Take" turning project, as the woodturning will not be in the same section as the rest of the "Make and Take" projects.
Byron showed us a couple of great 3’ x 10’ Mountaineer Woodturners banners he had made by T-Graphics.
Our treasurer, EJ, reports that we have $2,917 in the treasury. He also noted that we gained three new members.
Tom Schottle reported that a Virginia woodturning Group from Roanoke, VA, "Woodturners of the Virginias" has asked us to join their association in the support of a symposium. John Sheets moved we accept. The motion was seconded and passed unanimously.
Tom is looking for an idea for the June meeting, since the planned outside demonstrator proved to be too expensive.
Tom made a pitch for the John C. Campbell folk School.
Tom has a source for bulk CA glue.
John Sheet reported that the AAW Symposium coming up in Minnesota (2011) will have a competition in which one member from a chapter may submit a turning, representing that chapter. It will cost the club $40. John Crede moved we accept this challenge. The motion was seconded and passed unanimously.
Joe Smith reminded us not to forget about the "wood Exchange".
Tom Hart donated a brush, dustpan, and broom for cleaning up after demonstrations.
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Show and Tell
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| Byron Young brought in several wonderful lidded boxes |
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| and a very nice engraved Maple bowl. |
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| Elvin Jones showed us a very nice platter |
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and an interesting bowl, which started out as a hat. |
| John Sheets had a very pretty large bowl from Ambrosia Maple |
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and a nice "Jerry" bowl. |
| John Crede brought in a nice Cedar lidded box, a pretty Cedar chalice, |
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and an attractive box from Cedar and Poplar. |
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Tom Schottle had an interesting dyed Oak burl bowl
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and an attractive Bloodwood vase. |
| Dave Shombert showed us a picture of his new Robust lathe. He had a nice bowl, which is the one on his new lathe in a photo for a recent article he had written for a journal. |
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| Dave Jones brought in a really nice Oak lidded box |
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and an interesting goblet. |
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Dave told us about a bad incident he had with a table saw. The push bar he was using caught. Every one is all right now, except the originally straight push bar.
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| Bob Lett brought in a wonderful Walnut bowl. |
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| Jim Morrison brought in one of his wonderful segmented hollowforms |
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and a segmented lidded box. |
| He also had an attractive spaulted Beech bowl. |
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He showed us a clamp for bowls for those who do not have a vacuum chuck. |
| Stuart Strong brought in a very nice segmented bowl from Poplar and Cherry. |
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| There were some attractive and useful Maple muddlers brought in. I am not sure who turned these – sorry. |
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This Month’s Program
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After the demonstration / instruction, we had a hands-on workshop making boxes.
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2010 Schedule
| May 8 | Workshop on turned boxes continued |
| June 12 | Outside demonstrator, to be announced |
| July 1-3 | Mountain State Arts and Crafts Fair |
| Aug | Annual Picnic |
| Sept 11 | Annual Wood & Tool Auction |
Next Month’s Meeting
There will be a continuing hands-on workshop on turning boxes.
Miscellaneous
The Newsletter will be sent by e-mail to those members who have given me their email address. 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.
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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