Cape Cod Woodturners

Minutes and News

August 2018

President Clarke Buchanan welcomed 41 members and guests to the meeting.

Upcoming programs and events

September will feature Vic Mastro presenting "Inside/Out Turning".

In October, Clarke Buchanan will demonstrate the twice turned bowl.

The Society 66th Annual show will be held at Drummer Boy Park, Route 6A (773

Main Street), West Brewster on August 7, 8, and 9, from 10am-5pm. Several CCW

turners will be participating in this show and sale--Wayne Shepard, Jim Silva,

Richard Wright, and Mike Grady. Hope to see you there to support them!

Marstons Mills Village Day, a street fair that the club has demonstrated at for

several years, is September 9. Last year we gave out about 70 tops that members had

turned. Please turn some tops for the kids again. To avoid choking hazard, they must

be a minimum height of 2 1/4" and minimum diameter of 1 1/4".

Bass Hole in Yarmouth has been reserved for the September picnic. Save the date--

9/15!

Segmented Woodturning Symposium , October 11-14, 2018, Marriott West Hotel,

St. Louis Missouri. Registration is open! www.segmentedwoodturning.org

Mike Grady has scheduled Mike Mahoney via video and real time interaction

with Mike Mahoney on October 20, Saturday from 1-4 p.m. There will likely be 3

topics over the 3 hour session for $15 per person. This is an added value to all club

members.

The Holly Berry Bazaar on Saturday, Nov 10 at the Orleans Middle School benefits Cape

Cod Hospital Behavioral Health Expansion. Two years ago at the last Bazaar, wood products

sold about $5,000 overall. Please consider donating turnings to this worthy community

project by the Orleans Branch of the Cape Cod Hospital Auxiliary. They have already raised

$200,000 of their $500,000 pledge toward the project. Either you can price items or ask them

to price them.

July Sawdust Session

Seven members participated in a wood identification sawdust session at the Mosswood

Cemetery in Cotuit under the expertise of Vic Mastro. The session built on the

information that was presented at the June club demonstration that Vic and Peter Wild

did. Thanks, Vic, for sharing your time and experience!

13th annual Tool Discovery Day, C. R. Tool Museum, Eastham

Mother Nature almost won and our participation for this year was minimized due to

weather. Marc Sitkin did demonstrate on his lathe (which he intermittently covered with

a tarp) and exposed about 100 people in the community to woodturning. See information

on the Museum and the event at https://vimeo.com/282890409. Thanks, Marc, for

organizing this for the clu

CCW in the News

Check out page 13 of the August 2018 American Woodturner. Our "Friends Don't Let

Friends Breathe Dust" campaign was described in the article and the group photo was

featured. See if you can pick yourself out! Since the journal was delivered this week,

Robin has already had an inquiry from a club president in Wisconsin about the project!

AAW Total Experience Video for August

Check out this video link https://vimeo.com/266004735 either here or on our CCW website. It gives a brief message about AAW and information on biomechanics, posture, and stance while turning by Eric Lofstrom.

Safety tip of the month

Bob Reynolds tested the impact resistance of his new PowerCap faceshield with a 18"

bowl that split at 800 rpm and flew back toward him. It did protect him. Be consistent

in the use of your safety equipment!

New nametags

Thanks to Don and Deb Chase for updating our club nametags! It helps us all out!

Mini tool set for sale

This set of mini tools with a canvas carrying case was donated by Bill Dibella. It will be

up for silent auction at the September club picnic--you need not be present to win! If you

make a really good offer prior to the picnic, that will be considered, too.

Resource

From Ken Whitecross on drying green wood

http://www.woodworkersjournal.com/options-for-drying-green-bowl-blanks/

Mentoring program

Remember that our club mentoring program is available to all members. About a

dozen club members serve as mentors. New turners will be matched with an experienced

turner who can help you learn the basics. Experienced turners who want to learn more

about a certain technique or project will be matched with a mentor. Sign up for the

program on our website or chat with Dave Arnone or Mike Grady who are chairing the

program for the club. Learn something new and have fun.

Also, if you would like to experience working on a variety of size lathes, let Dave know

and he can set up that exposure for you in one shop setting.

Remember that we have mentoring for demonstrators, too.

Friends Don't Let Friends Breathe Dust!

When did you blow out your dust collector and shop vac filters? If your shop has

more humidity in this muggy weather, you should do it more often as the dust will also

contain more moisture and clog up filters more easily. Don't forget to wear your

respiratory protection when you are blowing out your filters and stay upwind!!

Raffle Results

Steve Abbot generously donated a Craftsman Industrial Dovetail jig to the club. The

raffle winner was Bob Davies. Thanks to Steve and all who participated.

The AAW WIT ExCHANGE, September 5-7, 2018 at Arrowmont School of Craft in

Gatlinburg, TN is a 3 day immersion into the creative process. The possibilities for

learning and sharing a variety of techniques are unlimited: woodturning, pyrography,

carving, and painting. This event has been a vision for 5 years and has finally come to

fruition! Check it out at https://www.woodturner.org/page/WITExchange?

CCW logo apparel

If you are interested in a hat, jacket, sweatshirt, tote bag, or other CCW logo items, check

out the catalog from Wholesale Embroidery, 295 White's Path, S. Yarmouth.

Clarke modeling his new jacket

The Club Tote is filling up! If you have some turnings that you would like to donate

for club sales, please get them to Clarke. We will get you a donation slip for your

taxes along with our thanks. Smaller, inexpensive items tend to sell well.

Need supplies?

The club has thin and medium CA glue for $8 per 2 oz. bottle, double backed tape for

$11 per roll, and end grain sealer for $12/gallon. These are available at meetings. You

can also contact Clarke about the end grain sealer. The club makes a small profit on

these bulk purchased items but you save!

Toby Lorenzen shared some samples of biodegradable bar oil for chainsaws. The

recipients will report back to the club on their thoughts on the product.

Show and Tell--bring your successes and questions to share!

Apple--Vic Mastro Oak Burl--Wayne Shepard

Steve Kessler Hickory--Russ Gagnon

Myrtle--Denis Casaubon Wine Cup--Al Barbour

Wayne Shepard Honey Locust--Vic Mastro

Mike Grady Toby Lorenzen

Maple--Steve Kessler Ron Reif

Al Barbour Mahogany--Wayne Shepard

Featured Demonstration

Spindle Turning Practice for Everyone by Rick Angus

Spindle turning includes preparing a cylinder from rough stock, planing the cylinder to a

smooth finish, and creating the basic flat, taper, cove, and bead forms. The techniques

will transfer to many projects. Several types of gouges and chisels can accomplish the

same goal. You need the skill to control the tool, not a new tool!

Tips from Rick

Repeat the ABCs of anchor, bevel, cut frequently in your practice to ensure that

you are both safe and using the bevel to maximize the precision of your cut.

Engage your trunk core muscles and stabilize the tool against your body so that as

you shift weight on your feet, your tool/arm/body move as a unit to maximize

stability and control.

With a roughing gouge, work from larger to small diameter, going with the grain

of the spindle

Cut with the center and the leading edge of the roughing gouge, not only with the

center. Follow through with the cut going past the end of the wood.

It is important to be ambidextrous when turning, practicing using both your right

and left hands to make cuts. This takes practice but will work the complimentary

muscles on both sides of your body and you will develop muscle memory.

A sharper tool will cut a smoother surface, especially on your last cut. Rick uses

a diamond hone or stropping surface. The finer you make the edge on the tool,

the longer the edge will last.

With a skew with a slightly convex grind, use the center of the skew for a planing

cut, not either of the points. You can lead with either the toe or heel of the skew

but cut with the center.

To get a crisp, slicing cut with the skew upright, cut at the angle of the outer skew

edge, not just straight in with the tip of the skew.

Round the corners of the shaft of the skew to avoid digging into the toolrest.

To make a cove, first make a knife edge, "hatchet" cut with the tip of the tool very

parallel to the wood at the outer edges of the cove. Then you have a place to

engage the tool in a bevel rubbing cut. The bevel guides the cutting edge of the

tool. Your pressure is down on the toolrest, not into the wood. Let the tool do the

work as you guide it in a scooping motion.

I choose to use a smaller angle gouge on softer woods, and a bigger angle on

harder woods.

If your lathe speed is slower, advance your tool more slowly.

You will get a smoother cut at higher speed, advancing the tool slowly.

With beads, start by making 2 sharp slices to define the end points of the bead. At

the top of the bead, with the tool flat, roll it to engage the cutting edge toward the

edge of the bead.

Thanks, Rick, for an interesting and informative presentation!

Mike Grady

Our next meeting will be on Wednesday,

September 5 , 2018 at 6:30

at the Cultural Center of Cape Cod

307 Old Main Street, S. Yarmouth

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