September 2015 – Al Geller | Channel Islands Woodturners

September 2015 – Al Geller

: Business meeting

: Pedro M. wiith future programs rundown

: Show and Tell 1

: Show and tell 2

: President Dave S. with finish-free Atlas Cedar bowl

: Rick H. with bowl from board and beading tool embellishment

: Arnie R. has been developing skills under Bruce B.

: Bruce B.

: Bruce has been published in art magazine

: Joe R. with lidded boxes

: Joe’s three- and five-sided boxes after Drozda

: Lee T. is making 100 tops for disadvantaged kids

: Al G. begins talk on decoration techniques – get ideas from various art publications

: Colors and finish types – paint, dyes, pigmented stains

: Color delineation using woodburning and grooves – example by Russ B.

: Al said should have brought the design over rim on to the front

: Texturing boundaries are important

: Bracing for Campbell type texturing – see next

: Marilyn Campbell style ball depressions as decoration

: Getting them round is challenge

: John Jordan style hollowform – make thick enough so don’t go through wall like this one.

: Cutting the spiral pattern with rotary diamond saw

: French handmade rasps are best but expensive

: Air powered die grinder – very noisy

: Layout for bowl with petals going both inward and outward

: Texturing with simple gouge vice expensive reciprocating carver