Newsletter June 2010 Vol. 15 No. 6
Meeting Information: Saturday, June 26, 9 am to 1 pm
Hands-On Workshop
At Cabrillo Middle School Wood Shop in Ventura
Located near the junction of Main and Santa Clara streets on Santa Clara St.
Note that due to insurance requirements only current AAW members may participate in using the lathes: but everyone can watch and learn.
As noted above in blue, our agreement with the school, and due to the AAW insurance policy that covers our activities, only current members of the AAW will be allowed to use the lathes. Whether or not they plan to turn at this meeting, we strongly suggest that all members of Channel Islands Woodturners join the national AAW for the many benefits including the excellent journal and the annual symposium. Non-AAW members are encouraged to attend the Hands-On and learn by watching. If you don't have a lathe and are considering whether to pursue this hobby, we will link you up with one of our mentors and you can practice in their shop. Also see the mentor info on the Officers page.
Remember to bring your safety gear and also wood to turn, sandpaper, superglue, your turning tools (sharpened), and any finishes that you might want to use. The last 20 minutes committed to cleaning up the shop (if you turn you clean!).
At the regular meeting of the Channel Islands Woodturners on Saturday May 22, Ron Lindsay demonstrated Reverse Turning Squares and Diamonds as well as Therming. There was also an extensive Show and Tell session, and a raffle was held. For pictures of the meeting and techniques relating to the demo (many that were not shown at the demo) click here. Here is a set of references pertinent to the demo topics:
American Woodturner, April 2010, “Beyond Round – Therming”, Art Liestman
American Woodturner, Winter 2001, “Christmas Ornaments”, Dean Andrus
American Woodturner, February 2010, “Turning Diamonds”, Peter Exton
American Woodturner, September 1991, “Turn Your Christmas Inside Out”, Michael Kehs
Steve Langton CD, <freeproj8.pdf>, “Project 8: Turn an Inside Out Vase”, Ellis Hein
(Back issues of the AAW Journal, American Woodturner, are available to members of AAW at: http://www.woodturner.org, Members Area, Online Journals.)
New members - Phil Gershwin, Ernie Rascon and Phil Stivers
President's Corner - Steve
Leblanc
Hands-On Session
Our Hands-On session is geared toward beginner/intermediate turners looking for
some hands-on mentoring with our more experienced turners.
If you would like to turn at our 26 June meeting at
Cabrillo Middle School, give me a call at 526-3840, or send me an email at
sml.woodturner@att.net to reserve
some time on a lathe.
We can bring in extra mini lathes if there is a
large demand for work stations.
Show & Tell
We will have a Show and Tell at the 26 June meeting, so bring
your latest projects.
Ventura County Fair
Gary Toro and John Ascheman have volunteered to spearhead the
Club’s participation at the Ventura County Fair. Please be prepared to
sign up (starting at the 26 June meeting) for particular time slots to
demonstrate woodturning in our booth on the club mini lathe.
There are now twelve "Classes" for
judged entries in Division 348, Woodturning (see p. 47 in the Fair Entry Guide).
The Fair theme this year is "Western Nights and Carnival Lights."
Get your entries prepared
if you haven't already.
Entries must be submitted at the Fairgrounds Home Arts
Building on Friday through Sunday,
23-25
July, 10 am to 5 pm.
We have a locked display
cabinet near our booth at the fair to show our work separate from the judged
entries. We are asking that you contribute some of your other/older
turnings for this.
The 2010 Fair is from Wednesday,
4 August to Sunday, 15 August.
Summer Social
You should have received by mail a flyer with the details of the Summer Social
at the Rinde’s on July 10th. Please RSVP
according to the instructions on the flyer.
Best Regards,
-Steve