Mountaineer Woodturner Jan Newsletter

We had 22 members and 3 guests (Gaby Hunter, Dick Esker, U.K. Dawson) attending the meeting.

Bob Fleming reported that Myke Hymes had artery replacement in one leg. He was doing well and was supposed to come home Jan. 10^th.

The meeting was called to order by our president, Dave Jones. Several items of business were discussed.

This meeting featured a workshop by members on the use of various chucking techniques.

Mike Wade discussed a variety of setups for reversing bowls to allow finishing bottoms. He also showed a variety of jam chucks.

Bob Fleming had several chucks including One Way and Axminister, with a variety of jaws for each.

Dave Jones had a Nova Chuck with Power Grip jaws for large bowls and vases.

Clarence Clarkson had a setup for open segment placing on bowls. He also showed a "Tension" system for turning long thin spindles.

Tom Schottle had a vacuum chuck used primarily on his Alabaster turnings, with a variety of seals for shapes.

Jim Morrison had a large plywood disk for reverse finishing bowl bottoms. He said he used his vacuum chuck system almost exclusively for finishing bowl bottoms.

NEXT REGULAR MEETING

February 14, 2004

Alabaster Turning

Cedar Lakes

January Meeting	Chucking, etc. We have scheduled a group session on mounting work on the lathe. We need volunteers to bring in various devices that they use: chucks and faceplates of all types are needed. Tom Schottle says he will bring in his vacuum chuck, but has requested someone to demonstrate reverse chucking, and has asked Clarence to bring in his "string contraption".
February Meeting	Tom Schottle will demonstrate Alabaster turning.
March Meeting	Dave Hout will join us.
April Meeting	We are considering a workshop on basic spindle turning.
May Meeting	Dave Shombert will demonstrate segmented turning.
June Meeting	Our annual auction and preparation for the Mountain State Arts and Crafts Fair.
July Meeting	There will be no meeting because of the Mountain State Arts and Crafts Fair.
August Meeting	We will have our annual picnic.
September Meeting	Keith Bundy from Cold Springs, VA, will demonstrate making Christmas Tree ornaments
October Meeting	Chris Ramsey will be turning hats.
December Meeting	We are considering a workshop on the basics of turning bowls.

I am including with this newsletter an open newsletter to Mountaineer Woodturners from Maynard Miller, who has been a member of our organization for a number of years. As Maynard lives in Texas, he is unfortunately not able to attend meetings. (See Joe, you thought you had a long commute from Cincinnati.) Maynard does manage to keep in touch with some of our members here.

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.

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