- President Chrystal C. announced new board members. Also looking for committee volunteers
- Demonstrator Scott Hampton from Visalia
- Two of the projects for today’s demo
- Back side
- Shaping Sugar Pine blank for first project
- Decoration with knurling tools
- Make sure enough wood supporting expansion
- Small dome cut on top side
- Burning with torch
- Applying silver gilting cream
- Texturing surface with Arbortech tool inside to outside. Lathe turning about 300 rpm.
- Showing the two carbide cutting teeth. Scott said don’t use standard chainsaw cutter.
- Knocking down the frayed edges
- Front. Finish is walnut oil.
- Back
- Side
- New project: long stemmed goblet in Mystery Wood
- Shaping the goblet cup
- Sorby spiral tool
- Finishing with walnut oil
- Wood raffle during break. Avocado, Birch, Alder
- Project 3: Offset bowl in curly Maple
- Cut rabbet for expanding scroll chuck
- Cutting a second smaller offset tenon. The wood is held with screw chuck. One hole on center and another offset 3/4″
- Texturing the top with Arbortech tool. Notice the screw chuck holes. Used two closest to center.
- Enhancing with torch. Lathe not turning.
- Cutting the small offset bowl
- Using a vacuum chuck that fits in scroll chuck
- Vacuum chuck broke at scroll chuck so had to finish bottom differently
- One type of lidded box shape
- Pear shaped box form
- Box square bottom hollowed using scraper
- Making an actual lidded box with Cherry wood. Parting off at golden mean point.
- The top with small decoration in center
- Top jammed on bottom with paper towel for security
- Box lid decorated with chatter
- Color with black Sharpie pen
- Add silver pen
- Bottom held on jam chuck to shape and finish base
- A bit of decoration
- Finished box