New Officers of the Club for 2008
President - Del Krueger
Vice President – George Ferber
Secretary - Larry Respondek
Treasurer - Steve Sharp
First VP - Bill Youngblood
Thanks to Bernie Daum for taking care of the election process. Also the club would like to thank the outgoing officers Virgil Boots, Kenneth Riedel and Steve Miller for running the club in 2007. Steve Sharp agreed to continue as our trusted treasurer for the fourth year. Our new President Del Krueger has been a wood turner for over two years. He has always enjoyed working with wood and has built two homes and numerous small buildings. In real life, Del was involved in education at the East China School District for 33 years and retired in 2003. He still is in demand there and substitute teaches on a regular basis. Thank you Del for taking on the president position.
At this time, the club (paid) membership is at 37. If you have not paid your membership dues, please do so at the next meeting. There are still about 17 unpaid.
Of the club members, 17 have also joined the AAW.New Members – We are pleased to welcome the following to the club; David Dazer, Tim and Catherine Colgan, Paul Ask and Tom Braekevelt. There is a lot of knowledge in this club, don’t hesitate to ask questions about woodturning. There is no such thing as a silly question. A mentoring program is available for those interested. Contact any of the officers of the club for details. At this time George Ferber is mentoring Mike Grant another new member from Port Huron.Upcoming Events – At the February 10
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meeting we will have a professional woodtuner Ruby Cler, who will give a demonstration on making finials for lids and other ornamentation.
Don’t miss this meeting. Ruby is an international woodturner expert from Windsor, Ontario and has produced award winning items. She also has done many demonstrations and has mentored other people to be woodturners.
At the March 9
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meeting the distinguished woodturner Gary Smith will give a demonstration on basic segmented work. Gary is a member of the Detroit club and has been wood turning since 1993 upon retirement. Gary will bring his trusty Delta lathe for this demonstration.
Check our website
www.bluewaterareawoodturners.org
for details about our meetings.
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In Memoriam – Roger House from Yale passed away on January 6, 2008, after a brief illness. He was very enthusiastic about woodturning techniques and had started producing beautiful items. We will miss him. Other Events for 2008 – For those interested
London Ontario Wood Show February 8, 9 and 10 – London Fairgrounds (downtown)
They had 3 people doing woodturning demonstrations last year. It’s a good show. G.F.
Jack de Vos –Australian pro Woodturner, Sunday May 24, 2008 at Thames Valley Woodturners Guild, London Ontario. We are invited to attend. More details forthcoming. His web site is at
www.jackdevos.com
May 3, 2008 –pro turner Dave Hout will be putting on a demonstration for the Detroit club. More information on this event will be forthcoming. His background can be found at
www.diynetwork.com
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AAW National Symposium, June 20-22, 2008 at Richmond, Virginia, Convention Center. This is the "big one" to attend for turning enthusiasts. There will be at least 20 world renowned wood turners on site. You can register on line at
www.woodturner.org
Or phone 651-484-9094. Registering before May 15, will save you $20.00.Mike Foydel’s Bowl Making Demo of Jan. 10.
I am sure every one enjoyed this demonstration on the larger Jet lathe.
Here are some important points that Mike made.
Wood – If you want a natural edge (bark stays on), the tree should be harvested in winter
Wet wood- Make a rough turned bowl leaving about 10% wood on sides and base. Example if bowl will be 10 inch diameter leave 1 inch of stock all around. Then seal the piece and put it away for about a year allowing it to dry slowly.
Mike used a Vickmark chuck to hold the work. For best results the chuck should close tightly on the tennon, and one should retighten the chuck periodically since the fibers in the wood will compress.
Speed for bowl making- start slow 500-600 rpm since the wood is initially very unbalanced. As it becomes rounder you can speed up to about 1000 rpm.
Make steady curves with no flat spots using your sharp bowl gouge.
Finnish with 400 grit or higher if you prefer and use beeswax/mineral oil coating or any other food safe oil.
Thickness of wood on bowls can vary from 1/8 inch to 3/8 inch. Whatever you like.Toys for Tots – The club will continue collecting any toys and tops that you make. We will donate these to worthy causes in St. Clair County.Wanted – If you have an idea or knowledge of a topic for this Newsletter please write it up and I will put the article into the next issue. Your publisher is George Ferber.
