December 2004
Our president, Dave Jones presided over
the meeting.
There were about 24 persons present.
Visitors were Clarence Duncan and Kenneth Kelch. We are certainly
glad these folks joined us.
Former member Dave Wentz is making
progress and is now walking out to his shop. Paul Payne returned
home after 12 day in the hospital with pneumonia.
NEXT
REGULAR MEETING
January 8,
2005
Cedar Lakes
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Business
- There is $1555.51 in the treasury.
- The AAW symposium Collaborative
Project was discussed. There was no interest this year.
- Mountaineer Woodturners membership
dues for 2005 are now due. These dues have been raised to
$20 this year.
- Dave Jones reminded us that dues
for the national AAW are also due. These dues are now $40
for the year. This was followed by a discussion of the
direction that the AAW seems to be going. Many in our
local group feel the direction of the AAW and the journal
appears to too "artsey fartsey". Many prefer to
see simple quality turnings. All I can say is – What
about turning hats?
- A motion was made, seconded, and
passed to purchase a tool rest for the grinder in the
wood shop.
- Some members felt it might be to
our advantage to sell the items turned in the last two
meetings (hats and mirror by Chris Ramsey and Christmas
tree ornaments by Keith Bundy) instead of auctioning them
at the meeting. It was voted to auction them off at the
meeting as originally planned. Thanks to efforts of our
world-renowned auctioneer Bob Fleming, the auction of
those items brought in about $450 to our club treasury!
- Tom Schottle presented a
preliminary program for the coming year:
| January 08
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To Be Announced |
| February 12 |
Jack Brown will demonstrate
how he makes inlaid boxes and ornaments. |
| March 12 |
Tom Crabb will demonstrate
turning on the bias and bandsaw boxes. |
| April 09 |
Andi Wolfe will demonstrate
decorative embellishments. |
| May 14
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Alan Leeland may demonstrate
turning stools. |
| June 11 |
To Be Announced |
| July |
Moumtain State Arts and Crafts Fair |
| August 13 |
Annual Picnic |
| September 10 |
Annual wood and tool auction |
| October 08 |
Mike Wade will demonstrate how
he makes Christmas tree ornaments. |
| November 12 |
Jamie Donaldson will
demonstrate "Long Bowls". |
| December 10 |
To Be Announced |
Show and Tell
| Dave Jones brought
in two really fine Christmas tree ornaments, one from
Cherry |
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and the other from spaulted
Maple, both with Ebony finials. |
| Dave also had an attractive
Willow bowl |
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and a vase from spaulted Oak. |
| Mike Wade
showed us a bowl he had turned from Chinese Chestnut |
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and an "organic"
bowl from Cedar. (I guess that is to distinguish it from
the "inorganic" bowls turned by Tom). |
| Mike also brought in 8 of his
famous Christmas tree ornaments. It is too much to try
and describe them all here. |
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| Tom Schottle
also brought in some really nice Christmas tree ornaments.
You just needed to see them. |
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Tom also had a wonderful
Alabaster bowl. |
| Jim Morrison had
a wonderful hat he had turned from Ambrosia Maple. |
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| Jerry Smith brought
in a couple of his nice "touchy feely" Maple
burl bowls. |
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| Joe Smith showed
us some fabulous hats he had turned. Two were from
Sycamore |
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| and a smaller hat from Walnut
made for Mary. |
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| Joe Keeler
was able to make it over from Cincinnatti. He brought
along two beautiful platters, one he had turned from a
Maple crotch |
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and the other from a Cherry
crotch. |
| He also had a nice hollowform
vase from a Maple burl. |
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Gary Gibbs
brought in several really attractive bowls. Two were large Cherry
bowls and there was a nice Osage Orange bowl. He also had two Oak
burl bowls and a Beech bowl and a Mahogany bowl. Unfortunately
Gary gathered them up before I could photograph them.
Program
Joe Smith, as usual, gave a wonderful
discussion and demonstration of basic bowl turning
Miscellaneous
The Newsletter will be sent by email 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 email 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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