NOR-CAL SHAVINGS March, 2003

NOR-CAL SHAVINGS

April, 2003
http://www.norcalwoodturners.org

PRESIDENT'S NOTES

Trent Bosch has been rescheduled to Saturday July 26th for one day only.

Here is a recap of Nor Cal Executive Board's major actions so far this year.

l. A New Web Site of our own, www.norcalwoodturners.org
2. Newsletter will be on the web to those who have the net. Hard copies to all the others.
3. Better viewing of Demo's at general meetings by the purchase of two 27” monitors with stands, giving us three monitors all together.
4. Purchase of miniature camera for better Demo viewing.
5. Acquired two Jet Mini Lathes with accessories and tools to increase turning presentations.
6. Received AAW grant to help our educational program.
7. Changed raffle procedure for more efficiency.
8. Involved more members in all activities.
9. Have our 1st annual Nor Cal Picnic on October 4th, 2003.

This in only the beginning. Help us make it work.

Kirk
April 2003

March Program Recap

Our team of mentors presented a program at the March meeting. Each Mentor was given the opportunity to explain the type of turning they do and how they go about instructing others.

Bob Adam, Chairman, gave an overview of the program and explained the signup sheet which is available at the meetings for those wishing help. He showed several pieces of segmented work he has done, as well as boxes, etc.

Bill Flewelling is always available to help with turning, just call. We all know Bill does some fantastic natural edge turnings and has recently started cube turnings!

Herb Medsger has been turning a long time. His specialty is design and a variety of finishes, lacquer, sand blasting, wire brushing, lacings, closed vessels, and more. He showed several of his pieces and explained how he achieved the designs.

Charles Brownold asked “What do you want to learn?” This is important to get the most from the Mentor sessions. He recommends you bring your own wood and tools. He will teach you the difference between sharp and dull tools and give you practice with vacuum chucking. Let your mentors know if you want general or specific instruction.

Leonard Klima will instruct you in the use of lacquer and epoxy finishes, and working with stains, and coloring woods. You can also learn how to make tool handles, use hose clamps, etc.

Tom Castaldo is the newest member of the Mentor group. He has been a club member for 5 1/2 years. He recommends you take advantage of all Mentors. You will learn something different for each of them. His favorite turnings are natural edge and he showed samples . He will talk to you about form and wood relationship.

We hope everyone will take advantage of the opportunity to learn something new by contacting the Mentors for instructions! Thanks for a most informative program!

Please welcome the following new member

Alton Gay-Woodland

NOR-CAL Woodturners
Ethel MacLeod Hart Senior Center
915 27th Street, Sacramento, CA
(between I & J Streets)
General Meetings on the 4th Tuesday at 7:00 p.m.

President	Kirk Stubbs*	(H)916-428-7099
	Email: kstubbs@softcom.net
Vice President	Russ Swenson*	916-363-5816
	Email: rswenson@eduhsd.k12.ca.us
Secretary	Dale Blue*	916-686-6644
	Email: adblue1@attbi.com
Treasurer	Barney Oldfield*	530-887-8344
	Email: barneyol@garlic.com
Newsletter Editor	Sonja Lemon*	916-428-6178
	Email: rslemon@lanset.com
Book Librarians	Rollie Bowns*	916-685-2930
	Email: rkbowns@earthlink.net
Historian
Board Member	Dan Clark*	530-878-0931
	Email: clark921@onemain.com
Board Member	Dick Lambert*	916-484-1666
	Email: melamber@pacbell.net
Web Master	Michael Cox	916-456-6304
	Email: mik@wygit.com
Equip. Mgr	Ron Winterton	916-689-7780

Dues for the calendar year are $30 per member and $10 for spouse (if they desire to join).

Commercial memberships are available for $50 per year. This membership includes yearly advertising in the newsletter. Ads are to be business card size and may be changed from month to month.. Contact Treasurer Barney Oldfield for more membership information.

Newsletter deadline is the tenth of each month. All submissions should be sent to Nor-Cal Woodturners, 4560 Green tree Drive, Sacramento CA 95823-1936. EMail to: rslemon@lanset.com. Proprietory names which may be included herein are for information purposes only, and no endorsement of any particular product or supplier mentioned or criticism of others not mentioned by Nor-Cal Woodturners is implied.

All submissions should be sent to

Nor-Cal Woodturners
4560 Green Tree Drive
Sacramento, CA 95823-1936

E-Mail to: rslemon@lanset.com.

April

Russ Swenson will present a program on Natural Edge Bowls

CALENDAR

Apr. 22	Gen Mtg., Hart Sr. Ctr., 7:00 p.m.
Apr. 25-27	Woodworking Shop, Cal Expo
Apr 28	Bd. Mtg., 7:00 p.m. Stubbs Shop
May 27	Gen. Mtg., Hart Sr. Ctr., 7:00 p.m.
June 2	Bd. Mtg., 7:00 p.m. Stubbs Shop
June 24	Gen. Mtg. Hart Sr. Ctr., 7:00 p.m.
June 27-29	17th Annual AAW Symposium, Pasadena
July 7	Bd. Mtg., 7:00 p.m. Stubbs Shop
July 22	Gen. Mtg., Hart Sr. Ctr., 7:00 p.m.
July 26	Trent Bosch Demo, Kirk Stubbs Shop
July 28	Bd. Mtg., 7:00 p.m. Stubbs Shop
Aug 15-Sept 1	Calif. State Fair, Cal Expo
Aug. 26	Gen Mtg. Hart Sr. Ctr. 7:00 p.m.
Sept 8	Bd. Mtg. 7:00 p.m. Stubbs Shop
Sept 23	Gen. Mtg., Hart Sr. Ctr. 7:00 p.m.
Sept 29	Bd. Mtg. 7:00 p.m. Stubbs Shop
Oct 4	1st Annual NorCal Picnic
Oct 24-25	Mike Mahoney Workshop
Oct. 28	Gen. Mtg. Hart Sr. Ctr., 7:00 p.m.
Nov. 3	Bd. Mtg., 7:00 p.m. Stubbs Shop
Dec. 9	Christmas Party, Hart Sr. Ctr. 7:00 p.m.
Dec. 15	Bd. Mtg. 7:00 p.m. Stubbs Shop

MENTOR'S OPPORTUNITY

LOCATION	NAME	PHONE
Citrus Heights	Herb Medsger	916-725-3120
Davis	Charles Brownold	530-756-5010
Davis	Bill Flewelling	530-753-2664
Elk Grove	Mets Lerwill	916-686-5312
Fair Oaks	Bob Adam*	916-961-1275
Granite Bay	Tom Castaldo	916-791-7544
Sacramento	Leonard Klima	916-334-7218
Yuba City	Norm Hinman	530-673-5056

*Chairman
The Mentor program is available to members who have questions about turning, Nor-Cal programs, and to get a better 'feel' for the club. Check in with the Mentor in your area and get acquainted! There is a Mentor signup sheet at the front of the room for those needing help, check it out.

Announcements

Don't forget, we will have a members only Swap & Sell table at the meeting. Unload vehicles from the parking circle by the door, then move your vehicle to the street so others have room to unload.

If you would like to preview a new book purchase before it is open to the membership, contact Rollie Bowns, Librarian. The member is asked to make one item from the book and/or explain it at the General Meeting. After this time, the book or video will be placed in the Library.

Bill Flewelling has Greenwood Sealer for those in need of some. The sealer comes in 5 gallon containers and costs $32. Contact Bill at 530-753-2664 to make arrangements for your purchase.

Be sure to get your raffle tickets early during the meeting. Tickets are drawn during the Show and Tell portion of the meeting and posted on a board. This saves time for all and allows those without winning tickets to leave sooner.

CA glue is available at the meetings for those needing to replenish their supply. See Rollie.

The MultiClub picnic will be held at Vasona Park in Los Gatos this year on June 1st. This will be potluck (bring your own meat if you want). More information later, but reserve the date!

If you have information regarding woodturning events that you would like in the Newsletter, please send the information to Sonja. Also send in your tips and suggestions or articles on turning.

Members' Gallery

Ron Winterton showed three bowls - 2 Locust and 1 Almond.

Barry Hanna showed 3 very interesting pieces. The first was an Olive vase which started out as a 15 lb piece of Olive root with many voids. He glued it together, then held it together with strapping tape while he turned it. He also turned a Redwood bowl and a camphor plate with penciled details.

Barney Oldfield showed a vase, English Walnut bowl, and a natural edge Redwood plate.

Ray Jensen showed 2 bowls turned from colored plywood, 1 bowl of Dark Oak with a beeswax finish, a Lingnum Vitae goblet, and a box.

Dan Clark showed a Redwood Burl bowl which was highly polished using the Beal system.

Will Michaud showed a Black Oak bowl with a rolled edge. (Sorry, no picture)

Phil Sargent showed a Sycamore burl goblet. It has a light pinkish color and was tuned wet.

Bruce Friederich showed 2 Walnut pieces, a large natural edged end grain English Walnut bowl, and a large crotch English Walnut platter. He also showed a very nice Mesquite vessel which has some filled cracks in it. He had a friend go on line to get pictures of Mesquite stems and leaves and copied them over the cracks for a most interesting effect!

Malcolm Tibbetts showed 2 of his more recent pieces. The first African Zig Zag, is a tall vase. He explained the different generations of laminations used to create this piece. Each generation getting more complicated as it is cut and glued together. The second piece is titled Rock N Roll and is approximately 2 ft in diameter. Each ring is about 18+ inches. The checkered ring is made of wedged circles; the other ring is finish turned both inside and out as 2 halves, then assembled and finished. The checkered ring was inserted through the other ring, then glued closed. All grain follows the same direction in each circle. When the rings are held upright and released, they will rock N roll for about 20 minutes before coming to a stop!

Peggy Sullivan showed a Cocobolo pepper grinder.

John Hale's friend showed up with a piece of wood for him. It turned out to be a 2” thick round of Modesto Ash. John was able to turn a small bowl from the wood!

Bill Flewelling showed a variety of different items he has been turning. Several miniature closed vessels, an Almond cube on a spalted Maple stand, a Walnut Singapore ball with Almond spikes, an offset box, and an open Cork Oak bowl.

Leonard Klima turned the Ebony and Olive shakers in the above picture. They are finished with epoxy.

Marc Gerardis showed a Walnut box with finial and a Pine bowl.

Bob Hosea showed a small Oak vase he dyed black using a vinegar and steel wool rinse. It was a small piece of burl full of bug holed which he filled, finished, and polished. The second piece was a small 1” tall mini vase turned from a scrap of dymondwood. (the box in the picture was turned by Marc)

Kirk Stubbs showed Myrtle egg, ball, and bowl together and a very interesting Maple spider vase with carved legs.

Ron Winterton showed three bowls-2 Locust and 1 Almond.

My apologies if I have the wrong pictures with the comments. It is getting increasingly hard to remember who turned what when there are no identifying marks on the items as pictures are taken! Even a piece of masking tape with your name and wood used would help immensely! We want to do justice to your work, please help us. Thank you. Sonja

HELP IS ON THE WAY……

. The Mentors group has been founded to assist our membership with improving their turning skills. Whether you are a beginner or an experienced turner, everyone needs help with a project or instruction on the use of a new tool. Beginners especially need to learn what tools to use and how to use them in a safe and efficient manor. They need to learn how to chuck the turning on the lathe, how to turn it and finish it. The Mentor group is available to help. Call any mentor regarding your needs and a scheduled hands-on session will be arranged. This is a service for club members free of charge. If you have a special need, a match will be made with the mentor best qualified for that need. Working with different mentors can also help a turner to realize that there are many approaches to accomplish a task. We all sharpen our tools a little differently and have our favorite tools and techniques to accomplish the same end result. This is the art of turning. Working with a mentor can thus be a rewarding experience. All the mentors are well qualified turners with a vast array of experience.

A signup table attended by the mentors will be set up toward the end of each club meeting. Take advantage of this opportunity.
...Bob Adam

CLASSIFIED…

Classified is available to members wishing to buy or sell turning related items on a month to month basis. Please give your ads to Sonja at the meeting, mail them, or Email.

Nick Todd has the following items for sale at the General Meetings:

Mineral Oil-Two liter bottles $5.00
Bee's Wax/Mineral Oil finish $4.00
Paraffin Wax/Mineral Oil finish $3.00
Sorby Carbon Steel Skews $20-$30
1” & 3/4” Straight Hollowing Tools $1.0