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Fine Turnings Seattle Chapter, American Association of Woodturners — December 2018

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This month it’s Christmas Party Time. No demonstrator—we will have a Yankee Gift Exchange. Gifts can be home made or purchased, try to keep the price under $20. If you attend, please bring a pot luck dish to share (no signup, just bring whatever you like!)

New Board Slate Approved—The slate of new board members proposed by the board was approved by the members at the last meeting. Thanks again to the nominating committee (Andy Firpo, Jim Hogg and Tom Johanson) for their work. See the list of board members and volunteers at the end of this newsletter for the complete club leadership/volunteer picture.

New Trailer Parking Spot Still Needed — Please contact Jim Hogg or Russ Prior if you have or know of a place where we can store our trailer. Access to a plug-in to run the low-wattage trailer heater is needed.

January Show and Tell — In January, our president Jim Kief will be discussing/demonstrating finishes for your turned items. In conjunction with this, we’d like the members to bring in ex-amples of finishes they like to use (as well as finishes they DON’T like) for part of the Show and Tell.

Raleigh AAW Symposium Discount — Once again the national AAW is offering discounted registration ($300 instead of the regular $325) for the national convention next July in Ra-leigh. Please let Brian Flippin know if you are interested—note that we need a minimum of 10 club members signed up in order to qualify for the discount.

New Library Additions—We have some new additions to the library coming. If anyone has re-quests for new books or DVDs for 2019, let George or one of the board members know.

January 12th Sawdust Session at Woodcraft—Remember that we are having a special “Beginning Bowls” sawdust session at Woodcraft in January. While all the spots are currently full, we frequently have spac-es open up—so go ahead and sign up for the waitlist using SignupGeni-us. See more details in the Sawdust Session description later in this newsletter.

Demo at Rockler (Northgate store) in February—The national AAW organization is partnering with Rockler and local clubs to hold demo / recruiting events at Rockler stores on Feb 9. We’re looking for a couple folks who would be interested in helping at the Northgate store event.

Eric Lofstrom Demo Piece to be Auctioned—Eric Lofstrom very kindly took the demo piece from the October meeting home and finished it and returned it to the club. We intend to auction it at a future date to raise money for the club. Stay tuned.

Inside this Issue:

President’s Message 2

Notes from the Ledger 3

Sawdust Sessions 3

November Meeting 4

Show and Tell 5

AAW National—Raleigh 13

AAW Tip of the Week 13

Want Ads 14

Oregon Symposium 14

Sponsors 15

Calendar 16

Officers & Volunteers 17

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President’s Message

In 2018 the club has made an effort to build more engagement with local vendors that support us. We participated in the Wood-craft In-Store event in October and met a number of local woodturners and potential woodturners. In January, Woodcraft is sponsoring a Club Day for Seattle Woodturners where we will be teaching a Basic Bowls class for new turners and talking about the club. We hope you will all stop in to grab a cup of coffee and say hi. On February 9 we will be demonstrating and supporting an event at Rockler Seattle. This is part of coordinated effort between Rockler and national AAW to expose more Rockler customers to the benefits of membership in a local chapter. We hope that by scheduling more events in other loca-tions around the Seattle area (such as the Woodcraft and Rockler stores) we will make the club more accessible to members and potential members who don’t attend because of our Eastside location. The board is also discussing the potential of creating a “virtual meeting” capability that would allow members to participate remotely when they are unable to attend the meetings in Redmond. If you have suggestions about activities we should support in the Seattle area, or are interested in the “virtual meeting” capability, please drop me a note or talk to me at the next meeting. Be sure to check out the chapter Facebook page, and post some pictures of what you are creating this week, shows you attended, ask questions, etc. In addition to help our membership get to know each other better (and to help each other), social media is also an important tool to help the club reach the younger audience that we need to attract in order to continue being a vital resource to current, new and potential woodturners. Viewers are more responsive to a page that has lots of ac-tivity, so your posts are important. Here is a link to the page. Seattle Woodturners has added 32 new members in 2018, let’s make them feel welcome. Many of these new members are new to woodturning and have joined the club to improve their skills. Please take this opportunity to welcome them to the club; offer to share your skills and experience, or just invite a new member to your shop and inspire them with all the beautiful pieces you have created, or just introduce yourself to a new member at the next meeting. We have a “Basic Bowls” Sawdust Session planned for January, but there are only eight spaces available (already filled!), so there are lots of folks out there who could use your help. For new members, a list of Mentors is posted on the chapter website. If you want to contact new members in your area, send an email to Steve Gary, se-attleaawt [email protected], and Steve will send you a list of new members. In addition to your involvement with the Seattle chapter, think about getting involved with other lo-cal chapters and get inspired in 2019: follow our chapter and others on Facebook, attend other chapter meetings as a guest, attend a regional workshop, visit the Oregon Symposium in Albany in March, etc. Bring your enthusiasm back to Seattle Woodturners and let’s make 2019 a special year.

Jim

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Notes from the Ledger

Happy Holidays to All,

This is the last month to renew your membership at the reduced price. 67% of our members have renewed

their membership. Thank you for supporting our chapter.

Renew your membership before January 1, 2019 and the cost is $35.00 (you receive a $5.00 discount off the

normal $40.00 annual membership). After 12/31/18 renewal cost will be $40.00.

There are three methods by which you may renew: 1. Pay in person at the monthly meeting with cash, check, or card. Checks payable to: Seattle Chapter AAW.

2. Mail a check payable to: Seattle Chapter AAW to: Steve Gary, 17701 108th Ave SE Unit 345, Renton,

WA 98055.

3. Renew your membership on PayPal. You can do this with a credit or debit card and do not need a

PayPal account.

To renew on PayPal:

1. Go to our website and click on Membership and then on Pay Membership Dues. Or click on this link

(you can also copy and paste this link instead):

https://seattlewoodturners.org/pay-membership-dues/

2. Click on the top BUY NOW button under the (A) RENEW MEMBERSHIP section. This will take you to

PayPal.

3. Upon arriving at PayPal you can choose Log In (if you have account) or Pay with Debit or Credit

Card if you do not.

4. Please fill in the required info and click Pay Now button.

I will be accepting dues & selling sealer at the December meeting. (Cash, Checks, or Credit Cards accepted)

New membership cards are available for pick up at the meetings for members that have renewed. If you re-new online or by mail, cards will be available at the next monthly meeting. If you are unable to attend chap-ter meetings please send be a self-addressed stamped envelope to the address above and I will mail it to you.

Thank you for your continued support.

Steve Gary - Treasurer, Seattle Woodturners

The January Sawdust Session will be “Bowl Basics at Woodcraft.” This event will be led by Seattle Woodturners mentors, but will take place at the Woodcraft store in Seattle on Saturday, January 12, 2019.

NOTE: Advance signup for this event is required. Please use SignupGenius to signup/get on the wait list.

Tools and supplies to bring: 1. Turning tools - bowl gouge, parting tool, and scrapers. 2. Other tools - face shield, dust protection, live center, and spur drive center (if needed). 3. Choices in mounting your blank on the lathe are: a. Chuck - bring jaws, wrenches, spindle adapters (you could be working on a lathe with 1" - 8 or 1 1/4" - 8

spindle threads). Your chuck needs to be compatible with the lathe you are using. b. Faceplate - bring drill, drill bits, and screws. c. Screw chuck—bring a drill and drill bit of the proper size. 4. You need to bring wood to make your bowl(s). If possible bring your blanks prepared for mounting. 5. Contact a board member if you do not have the items above and we will try to help you.

Sawdust Sessions

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November Meeting John Shrader both educated and entertained us at the November meeting, showing us shop tips for more efficient use of space (in partic-ular, some less-common uses of pegboard) as well as a variety of off-label applications, as shown in the list below. (And check out John’s attire—he acquired a lifetime supply of turning smocks when he hap-pened upon a close-out sale of surgical gowns!)

Thanks to Ross Nooney for the

great job on the pictures.

Show and Tell—November Meeting

Andy Firpo

Lesson imparted: Make sure

friends who may want to get your

attention while you are turning

do NOT choose to turn off the

lights while you are cutting...

Lesson imparted: Celebrate the

design opportunity! Don’t just

patch the hole, accentuate and

embellish it.

Lesson imparted: And if you **almost** go

through the bottom, don’t hesitate to glue

on a matching or contrasting base before

the funnel becomes complete...

Burt Hovander

Show and Tell—November Meeting—continued

AJ Mearns

Lesson imparted: Keep on turn-

ing! Even if “just one more cut”

gets you into trouble occasionally,

keep on reaching for perfection.

Thanks to Ross Nooney for the

great job on the pictures.


Don Mittet

Lesson imparted: Be careful when ex-

tracting your tool from the work. An

excellent example of “only a

woodturner would find fault with this

bowl.” (i.e., there is a tiny imperfec-

tion on the inside rum where Don

nicked it on the way out).

George Hart

Lesson imparted: When life

gives you a two-part bowl/

hollow form—make wall

sconces!

Heidi Bredehoeft

Lesson imparted: Don’t let a few

cracks (or an incipient funnel) stop

you from finishing a piece!


Mark Wachal

Lesson imparted: A challenging piece of

wood—or a late-breaking feature (pun

intended) - can just be a starting point

for the flow of creative juices.

AJ Mearns


Michael Brooks

Lesson imparted: Don’t be afraid to ac-

centuate that design feature—and don’t

feel constrained to only use wood—

epoxy bottoms (and linings) are cool...

Victor Ilyukevich

Lesson imparted: Cracks are just unex-

ploited design opportunities...


Roxann Gary

Steve Gary

Russ Prior

Lesson imparted:

Sometimes a few

stiches are just what

the doctor ordered...

Lesson imparted: Holes

are opportunities...

Lesson imparted:

Turn thin to win—

and to warp!


Bob Sievers

Ed French

Ron Schroder


Eileen Collins

Eric Lofstrom demo piece

from last meeting

Norm Vigus

Ross Nooney

AAW'S 33rd Annual International Symposium

Raleigh, North Carolina—July 11-14, 2019

Whether you're a new turner or a professional...

You'll find demonstrations targeted to your skill level and areas of interest. Over 3 1/2 days, you'll have 100+ compelling presentations to choose from to help you enrich your woodturning experience, including:

* Bowls & Platters * Segmented Work * Pens * Inspiration, Creativity, Narratives * Spindles, Finials, Multiaxis Work * Embellishment, Finishing, Carving * Tool Making & Tool Handling * Hollow Forms & Boxes * Small Treasures * Useful Panel Topics

Wherever you are in your woodturning journey...

You'll find experts from around the globe who will share their techniques and insights to help you bring your woodturning abilities to the next level. Through knowledge, tips, and inspiration, you'll be able to tap into the expertise of world-class demonstrators. Plus, the AAW is proud to offer fresh talent, with many on the roster never having demonstrated at an AAW event.

*First-time demonstrating at an AAW Symposium.

Emiliano Achaval* Jim Echter* John Jordan Pascal Oudet Dick Sing

Benoît Averly Dennis Fuge* Stuart Kent* Dennis Paullus Bruce Trojan*

ChristianBrisepierre* Troy Grimwood* John Lucas Frank Penta Colwin Way*

Max Brosi* Ashley Harwood Jerry Measimer* Toni Ransfield Kimberly Winkle*

Janet Collins Brian Horais* Alan Miotke* Willie Simmons* Tom Wirsing

Sharon Doughtie Mike Jackofsky

AAW TIP OF THE WEEK — Understand How UV Light Affects the Woods You Choose

When selecting your wood species and designing the pattern for a bowl-from-a-board or any segmented de-

sign, take special care to understand how the color of the wood will change over time. Although all wood

species are affected by UV light, some are affected by UV light more than others. The striking color contrast

between wood species when the

piece comes off the lathe may disap-

pear in a year or more. The attached

photo shows the color change in

some typical woods after being

placed in direct sunlight for 6 months.

Although this is an extreme test con-

dition, it's representative of what the

wood color will look like in a number

of years. Take special note of the col-

or change in the Padauk sample.

~ Alan Miotke, Mount Prospect, IL

Want Ads For members to sell or purchase tools, wood, etc.

Ads will run for 3 months. If you want items relisted you will need to notify the Newsletter Editor

For Sale: Bowl blanks, Furniture wood, Unbreakable aluminum tool handles, Chainsaw repair. Contact AJ Mearns (425) 501-0020 or [email protected]

For sale: Jet mini lathe (not a variable speed type) - includes 3/8 spindle gouge, 1/2 bowl gouge, 3/4 skew, 1"

Roughing Gouge, Face Plate, Tail Center, Drive Center, 2 Maple Burl Bowl Blanks - $200.00; Rigid 19" com-pound Miter Saw (not sliding) With new Diablo Blade (used infrequently) - $100.00; Contact Corey Markus at (206)734-5988

Wanted to Buy: Looking to purchase large

spalted maple blanks, about 9X9X6 for Christ-mas presents. Please contact Paul Lange [email protected]

For sale: used Rockwell table saw with four

blades and a full dado set. Saw has extensions on both sides of table. $100.00 or best offer. Jim Jaskovsky, 425-788-3762, 206-399-2555 Cell, [email protected]

For sale: JET lathe 1221VS.... fairly new .....low

miles. Great shape. $675.00. Michael Lyle. 253 279 0970

Registration is now open—see you in Albany, OR March 15-17, 2019. The demonstrators lineup for the 2019

is already shaping up to be terrific. This year's demonstrators include:

For more information go to http://www.oregonwoodturningsymposium.com/

Sam Angelo

Jimmy Clewes

Cynthia Gibson

Michael Hosaluk

Art Liestman

Glenn Lucas

Richard Raffan

Jim Rodgers

Seri Robinson

Curtis Seebeck

Dave Schweitzer

http://www.oregonwoodturningsymposium.com/

Sponsors We encourage members to shop at club sponsors. They provide the gift certificates and donate equipment to the club. WoodCraft, Rockler, and Crosscut Hardwoods give club members a 10% discount with your membership card. Craft Supplies USA will give a 10% discount on abrasive if you identify yourself as a mem-ber of the Seattle AAW Chapter. Klingspor will also provide a 10% discount if you are registered as a member of our club.

Woodcraft Seattle features one of the largest invento-ries of turning tools & supplies in the NW. Easy off and on I-5 at Exit 162 (“Corson/Michigan”). 5963 Corson Ave S, Seattle 98108

Rockler has two locations in the Seattle area. South Seattle - 345 Tukwila Parkway, Tukwila, WA 98188; North Seattle - 832 NE Northgate Way, Seattle WA 98125

Crosscut Hardwoods is one of the largest domestic and exotic hardwood suppliers in the Seattle area catering to DIYer’s and building professionals. 4100 First Ave S, Seattle WA 98134

Equipment Sales and Surplus provides “from the ware-house surplus” on JET, Powermatic, Wilton, Performax, and others as well as unmatched pricing on new items from these brands. 1801 West Valley Highway N, Au-burn, WA 98001

https://www.woodturnerscatalog.com/

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http://www.rockler.com/

http://www.crosscuthardwoods.com/

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Seattle AAW Calendar October 2018 November 2018 December 2018

2 Board Meeting 10/30 Board Meeting 4 Board Meeting

11 Meeting: Hollowing Tools 8 Meeting: Off-label 13 Meeting: Holiday Party

—Brad Stave Applications—John Shrader

13 Sawdust Session: Segmented No Workshop or Sawdust

Turning with Gary Clarke & No Sawdust Session Session

Russ Prior

January 2019 February 2019 March 2019

1 Board Meeting 5 Board Meeting 5 Board Meeting

10 Meeting: Jim Kief—Finishes 9 Demo at Rockler 14 Meeting: Anne Briggs - TBD

14 Meeting: Alex Olsen - TBD

12 Sawdust Session: Bowls 16 Sawdust Session: TBD 16 Sawdust Session: TBD

For Beginners at Woodcraft

April 2019 May 2019 June 2019


11 Meeting: Sharon Doughtie 9 Meeting: Andy Firpo—Pens 13 Meeting: TBD

- TBD

12 Workshop with Sharon: 11 Sawdust Session: Pens 15 Sawdust Session: TBD

Subject TBD

July 2019 August 2019 September 2019


11 Meeting: TBD 8 Meeting: TBD 12 Meeting: TBD

13 Sawdust Session: TBD No Sawdust Session 14 Sawdust Session: TBD

Seattle Chapter Officers

President Jim Kief [email protected]

Vice President Eric Cutbirth Secretary Jim Hogg (425) 590-7815 [email protected]

Treasurer Steve Gary [email protected]

Director of Programs

David Lutrick [email protected]

Director of Membership

Brian Flippin [email protected]

Director of Communications

Tim Tibbetts [email protected]

Member-at-Large #1

Russ Prior [email protected]

Member-at-Large #2

Earl Bartell

Member-at-Large #3

Tom Street [email protected]

Member-at-Large #4 (Outreach)

Andy Firpo [email protected]

Seattle Chapter Volunteers

Head Wood Rat Russ Prior [email protected]

Audio And Video

Dan Robbins David Vaughn Burt Hovander [email protected] Newsletter Editor Tim Tibbetts

[email protected]

Web Site Jim Steck [email protected]

Photographer Ross Nooney [email protected]

Sawdust Sessions David Lutrick [email protected]

Trailer Puller Jim Hogg (425) 590-7815 [email protected]

Hospitality Cheryl and Mark McNerney [email protected]

Safety Officer (open)

Librarian George Baskett Sealer Steve Gary [email protected]

Inventory Control A.J. Mearns [email protected]

Facilities Setup Michael Crampon [email protected]

Name Badges George Hart Women in Turn-ing (Wit) Rep

(open)

Seattle Chapter Mentors See the club website for information about our mentor program, and available mentors.

Next Club Meeting: December 13th, 2018 6:00 PM (social time) 6:30 (meeting time)

VFW Hall, 4330 148th Ave. NE, Redmond, WA 98052

https://seattlewoodturners.org/mentor-program/

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