Mountaineer Woodturners Newsletter

Our president Joe Smith presided over the meeting.

There were about 31 persons in attendance.

Visitors were Tom Barnes, Gary Allman, Gary Siegrist, Harry Newman, and Jim McQuaid.

Dave Shombert reported that Paul Weinburger is fine, but Paul’s wife is in a nursing home and not doing well.

• Our treasurer reported that there is $2933 in the treasury.

• There are still Mountaineer Woodturners hats available for $10. See Joe or Tom.

Shop Tips

Dave Jones showed us how he makes sanding disks. He cuts them from kneeling pads (color-coded according to grit), and rolls of adhesive backed sandpaper from Lowes.

Jim Meyer showed us how he makes inexpensive faceplates and sanding disks, starting with large appropriate sized hex nuts. These hex nuts can be welded to a steel plate for faceplates, or imbedded in wooden disks for a sanding disks.

Next month Jim Morrison will give us a Shop Tip.

Show and Tell

Jim Morrison brought in three beautiful large bowls he had turned from spaulted Maple.
He also had one of his famous segmented vases from Maple and Holly.
Dave Shombert showed us a remarkable segmented vase he had made from Maple and Ebony. Several of his segmented turnings are presently on exhibit (http://www.mtn-laurel.com/newexhibits.htm) at the Mountain Laurel Gallery in Berkeley Springs, WV.
Dave Jones brought in a Chestnut vase
	and a nice cheese board turned from a commode seat cover. He says the cover had not been previously used.
Warnie Lore showed us an attractive Christmas tree ornament he had made from Ash and Cherry.
U.K. Dawson brought in a bowl turned from Sassafras,
	a winged bowl from Maple,
and a couple green Maple bowls.
He also had a start of a bowl from Cedar.
Jerry Smith had three of his famous wonderful mini-hats.
Byron Young brought in two very nice lidded dishes from Maple and Walnut.
Harry Newman brought in a display case of very attractive pens.
	He also showed us the blanks from which they were turned.
Ron Jones showed us two covered dishes, one from Cherry
	and the other from Walnut.
He also had a neat pencil holder/paper clip holder from Cedar.
Wayne Schoolcraft had a remarkable lighthouse from Walnut. This was the first thing he had turned!
Bill Morris brought in a number of items, and I have to apologize for not getting very good photos of them. Bill had a nice Apple and Walnut covered dish, a nice "inside-outside" vase,
	and a couple of attractive small Cherry dishes,
He had made a vase and candleholder from Cherry and Walnut, and a couple of real nice weed-pots.

Demonstration

Stan Cook gave an excellent demonstration
of how he turns
and finishes his remarkable pens. Fine job, Stan!
Stan brought in two display cases of his wonderful pens.

2007 Schedule

Miscellaneous

• Joe Smith told us about a way to save money on Oneway items. One can check in the Oneway catalog for the part number, then email the information to CADJSAVOY@COX.NET, and receive the item at 20 % off.

• Tom Schottle said the Valley Woodworkers will be having an exhibit at the "Museum in the Community" in October. (See www.museuminthecommunity.org ).

• The Valley Woodworkers will be having their fall festival on October 27^th, to which our membership is invited. It was a fun event last year.

• 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.