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Volume 23 Number 7 August 2009

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Phone: (07) 3397 8156 Email: [email protected] Website: www.woodturnerssocietyofqld.com/ Founded June 1979 and incorporated September 1986

For August 2009

Last month I talked about the progress on the building extension. While there is not a lot of evidence to

show, there has been considerable cheque writing and discussion with the design consultant, engineers,

hydraulic design, as well as council on another grant application to cover the cost of these fees. The

information I have is that this grant has been initially approved, and is waiting on a final decision and

hopefully a cheque in the mail. A building permit is now expected to be issued around the middle of this

month and documents are expected to go out to tender to three builders. By the end of August, I would

expect the foundations to be under way thanks here to the generous offer from Bill Robinson, a member,

who will manage the excavation and works associated with these foundations. There is likely to be

considerable disruption to our car park but a small price to pay for the end result. I will put on the notice

board a copy of the final drawings for member’s information. Members will also see some changes to the

toilet facilities in these drawings with the toilets being shifted into the area currently being used by the toy

group. They will be able to move their operation to the present store after the library has moved to the new

building. What will happen down stairs will all be revealed when completed and hopefully will live up to

expectations.

The show at Mt Coot-tha this coming weekend will be another exciting exhibition I am sure. I will be

interested to see what impact the new banner has, that management has approved and will be displayed

across the three lane outbound road at the Sunnybank Shopping Centre the week before the show.

David May a great turner and entertainer was our July monthly guest demonstrator and all who attended

thoroughly enjoyed it. An article will appear later in this TT with photos I am sure. A show of hands

confirmed David for another demo next year.

Phil Harris

President.

Turning Talk - August 2009

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Diary and looking ahead at WSQ for August and forward

First Tuesday Each Month:

Morning Open Workshop Convener: John Sheppard 8.30am – Noon

Afternoon DVA Convener: Tom Rowston 1.00pm – 3.30pm

Evening Open Workshop Convener: John Sheppard 6.00pm – 9.00pm

Second Tuesday Each Month

Morning Open Workshop Convener : Lyndon Prescott 8.30am – Noon


Third Tuesday Each Month

Morning Open Workshop Convener: John Sheppard 8.30am – Noon


Evening Open Workshop Convener: John Sheppard 6.00pm – 9.00pm

Fourth Tuesday Each Month

Morning Open Workshop Convener: Rob McKee 8.30am – Noon


Fifth Tuesday Each Month

Only if one falls in the month

Morning Open Workshop Convener: Rob McKee 8.30am - Noon


First Wednesday Each Month Design Forum Evening Rob McKee 7.30pm – 9.00pm

Burl Bowls – August 5th

Multi Axis & Offset Turning – September 2nd

Third Wednesday Each Month Monthly Forum – Guest Speaker & Critique 7.30pm – 9.00pm

August – Len Cook will be talking about termites.

First Thursday Each Month WSQ Safety & Workshop Induction for New Members 9.00am – Noon

August 6th

Second and Fourth Thursday Each Month

Pre-Booked Project Tuition with Rob McKee 9.00am – Noon

August 13th & 27

th

First Friday Each Month

Toy and Open Workshop – 9.00am – Noon.

Conveners Toy Group – Col Fraser & Don McMillan.

Convener Open Workshop – Doug Bates

Second Sunday Each Month DOTS Meeting. Visitors are Welcome. 9.00am - Noon

Second Saturday Each Month Management Meeting Unless Change of Time 9.00am - Noon

Special Events

August 5th Design Forum Evening – August – Burl Bowls;

September – Multi Axis & Off Centre Turning 2/9/09

August 8-9th Exhibition Mt Coot-tha Botanical Gardens

August 19th Monthly Forum – Len Cook will be talking about Termites.

August 22nd Saturday morning demonstration: Theo Haralampou.

September 26th & 27th 2 Day Demo by – Neil Scobie. More Information on pages 4 and 6.

October 24th WSQ BBQ and Trivia Challenge – 2009 Saturday evening 6.30 – 9.30pm

November 28th &29th Exhibition Mt Coot-Tha Botanical Gardens

December 10th Xmas Party at Salisbury Bowls Club (already booked)


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The highlight of WSQ’s activities last month was undoubtedly the 30th

Anniversary Celebration on the

weekend of 4-5 July. Not only was the weekend a tremendous success in terms of promoting the Society and

woodturning to the public and politicians, it also returned a small profit for WSQ. The commemorative

mugs sold well, although there are still about 70 left, for sale at Mt Coot-tha. The final balance sheet for the

Anniversary weekend is shown below:

INCOME Turning sales $860 EXPENSES Payments to sellers $725

Raffle sales $579 Cost of mugs $1,254

Mug sales $818 Anniversary cake $85

Book sales $139 Other catering $290

Store sales $112 Other expenses $26

Morning and afternoon

teas

$360

Lunches $537

TOTAL INCOME $3,389 TOTAL EXPENSES $2,380

NET PROFIT $1,009

The David May demonstration on 18 July was also a successful event, with about 30 members attending.

We finished the month with just over $27,000 in the bank, having already spent approximately $6,300 on

various preliminary costs for the building extension. August promises to be even busier, with the Exhibition

at Mt Coot-tha next weekend, and the commencement of the building extension (fingers crossed).

Brian Creese

Treasurer

Trivia Competition & BBQ Evening Saturday the 24th October 2009

6.30 - 9.30pm

Members are invited to the 2nd

Annual Australian Trivia Night on the 24th

of October. This will take the

form of a BBQ Evening Meal with the Trivia Competition woven throughout the night. I am inviting the

members of WSQ to send in their choices for the 5 Australian Categories. The 5 wining Categories will be

selected on the 16th

of September at the Forum Evening. At this stage members will know the categories for

the Trivia Competition for 2009.

Let me know your choices either by email [email protected] or phone 3207 1785 or just drop your

suggestions into the Societies Hall during the week.

Rob Mc Kee Secretary

mailto:[email protected]


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From the Secretary!

Dear Members,

It is with a grateful heart that I thank all of you who turned up over our 30th

year Celebratory weekend to

wish our society a Happy Birthday. It was so great to see those older members who founded this Society as

well as some of our past members who have moved on to other clubs and pursuits around South East

Queensland.

Also, to all of those wonderful members, their friends and family who worked

behind the scenes over the weekend and in the lead up to the event, I am so

appreciative of all your efforts. Without this commitment by our members, our

birthday celebrations would have not been as great a success as it was. There

have been approximately 100 photos uploaded on to the WSQ website from the

celebrations for you to look at.

We now look forward to organising our Annual August Exhibition at Mt Coot-

tha Botanical Gardens on the 8th

& 9th

. More information about the Exhibition can be found on page 6.

Next month, we have organised Neil Scobie to give us a 2 Day Demo on Saturday the 26th

& Sunday the

27th

of September. Neil is one of Australia’s Best Woodturning Demonstrators and if you have not seen him

perform then this is something not to be missed. See page 6 for the suggested projects and schedule. If you

want to see pictures of the suggested pieces please refer to pages 6 & 7 in the June edition of Turning Talk.

Costs will be $25.00 for one day or $ 40.00 for both days.

BBQ Lunch will be supplied both days.

Till next month.

Rob McKee.

Secretary

DAVID MAY DEMONSTRATION

We had the pleasure of having David May visit or club on Saturday 18th

July to

perform a demonstration. David started by showing us how to turn a basic bowl,

out of a piece of mango. He took us step by step through the whole process, clearly

explaining and demonstrating each step and answering all the questions we had.

David finished the bowl with Danish oil tinted with a teak stain.

The morning tea was provided by Chris Jackson. They were the most delicious scones

topped with a generous serving of strawberry jam and whipped cream.

The second demo was performing carving on a turned bowl. David turned a bowl out of

a piece of southern silky oak, and then demonstrated how to layout the design on the

top edge and carve it by hand using carving chisels.

Don McMillan did a superb job of cooking the snags and onions on the BBQ. They

were served up with fresh salad on bread and left us all feeling very satisfied.

The final demonstration was segmented turning. David

took us through how to prepare and create the blanks. He

demonstrated how to cut the rings and join them together.

David finished by turning the form he had created to show

us the effect of the segmented turning. Everyone

thoroughly enjoyed the day and is keen to have David back again next year. I will

be placing a larger selection of photos on the WSQ website so keep an eye out for them.

Neil Pengelly.

Editor / Web Co-ordinator


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July Forum Night: The Bunya Pine – A Noble Denizen of the Scrub. Our guest speaker for the Forum Night in July was John Huth, Principal Forest Technician in Queensland Primary

Industries and Fisheries, who presented a fascinating and wide-ranging talk and slide presentation about Bunya Pines.

Unfortunately, the event coincided with the third State-of-Origin footie match, so the number of attendees was lower

than normal.

Bunya Pine (Araucaria bidwillii) is a member of the Araucaria family, a group of conifers whose natural distribution

is confined to the Southern hemisphere (Australia, New Guinea, Pacific islands and South America). Other members

of the Araucaria genus include the monkey-puzzle pine, klinki pine, hoop pine and Norfolk Island pine. A defining

characteristic of the tree is the large cones that grow towards the crown, each weighing 7–10 kg and holding as many

as 100 individual nuts. After germination, the nuts produce an underground tuber, which may remain dormant for

several months before shooting above ground.

The Bunya Pine occurs naturally only in Queensland, in the Bunya Mountains–Blackall Range area and a small area

near Mt Lewis in North Queensland. Known once as bunya bunya, the tree has considerable cultural and spiritual

significance for the Aboriginal people of SE Queensland, as well as being an important source of food (nuts and

tubers). Many clans congregated in the Bunya Mountains for a feast and celebration approximately every three years,

coinciding with the cycle of bumper crops. Many old trees have large scars which were thought to be footholds cut in

the trunk by the Aboriginal people to scale the trees for collecting the cones. However, John pointed out that they were

more likely to result from branches breaking away from the trunk. The first documented European finding was by

Andrew Petrie in 1838, who gave a specimen to John Bidwill, after whom the tree is named.

The Bunya Pine has a distinctive shape, with a straight trunk and the upper foliage forming a dome-shaped crown.

Mature trees have a secondary dome lower down; very old trees may develop a third crown. There have been many

theories as to why Bunya Pines have this characteristic shape, including new branches grow after the lower branches

die off or are knocked down by the falling cones. However, it is most likely due to genetic variation in response to

physiological stimuli, as occurs in most plants.

Bunya Pines have been planted at many locations throughout Queensland, including church yards, schools and

universities, country homes, city mansions, cemeteries, private gardens and along streets. One of the best known

plantings is in the Brisbane City Botanic Gardens, where 23 bunyas were planted in 1860. John showed an interesting

series of slides comparing historical photos of the trees in the Botanic Gardens with modern-day shots. Twenty of the

original tress still remain. The widespread planting of bunyas throughout Queensland has led to the tree’s iconic status

in our state, and John showed several examples of logos of schools and other organisations that have incorporated the

distinctive shape of the tree. In Brisbane alone, a total of 23 street names include the word ‘bunya’. The best known

road name is probably the Great Bunya Drive, a scenic route extending 390 km from Gympie to Toowoomba. Outside

of Queensland, bunyas have been planted in Canberra (including a ceremonial tree planted by the Duke of York at the

opening of Parliament House in 1927), NSW and other states, and many countries throughout the world.

Bunya Pines grow well in plantations. They are frost tolerant, and their thick bark gives protection from fire. The

timber has been used in furniture, internal construction and joinery. John noted that it has been used for making guitars

by the Maton Company in Melbourne. Another interesting segment of John’s talk was about a collection of paintings

by Marianne North, a British artist who worked in Queensland in the 1880s. Bunya Pines can be seen in many of her

paintings in the Marianne North Gallery at Kew Gardens in UK.

John’s talk included some interesting examples of the societal impacts of the bunya tree, including the public protest

against the building of a supermarket at Maleny, removing trees near the bus stop at Eidsvold for safety reasons, and

cutting down trees at Gympie to make way for a new road. John’s talk finished with a poem about bunyas by Gary

Bacon, with the words arranged in the classical two-domed shape of the tree, and a stunning photo of bunya trees near

Maidenwell. John provided a list of references and other reading, including a website ‘On the Bunya Trail’

(http://pandora.nla.gov.au/pan/51122/20051012-0000/bunya.gal.org.au/default.html ).

John’s talk generated a lot of interest and many questions

from the small but appreciative audience. The evening

concluded with a small display of turned bunya pieces: a

bowl created by Charlie Edwards, some small vases made

from bunya branches, and a handle for a bowl gouge. John

was presented with a vase made from four bunya branches glued together.

Brian Creese

Treasurer

http://pandora.nla.gov.au/pan/51122/20051012-0000/bunya.gal.org.au/default.html


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Annual August Exhibition – 8th

& 9th

August, 2009

This will be the 30th

time we have staged this event at the Mt Coot-tha Botanical Gardens. Members who

want a table to sell their work will need to ring Frank Small on 3800 4859.

The times for setting up your Sale Tables at the Mt Coot-tha Exhibition this August are Friday the 7th

-

9am till 12pm and Saturday the 8th

- 7.30am till 8.30am.

Exhibitors are reminded that all work displayed on their tables for sale, must be the work of that member.

This of course excludes accessories used in your work.

Exhibition hours are from 9.00am until 4.00pm each day and these are the times we have advertised to the

public to have our sales tables available.

Permission to pack up Sales Tables early inside Auditorium will only be given by the President or Treasurer

on duty at that time.

Any questions about the above instructions should be directed to:-

Rob Mc Kee – Secretary; Frank Small – Mt Coot-tha Convener; Phil Harris – President or

Brian Creese – Treasurer.

Brisbane Demonstration Day 1 with Neil Scobie

Suggested Projects

Suggested Times: 9.00 to 10.30am, 30 minute coffee break. 11.00 to 12.30, 45 minute lunch.

1.15 to 2.45, 15minute break. 3.00 to 4.00 or 4.30pm.

Session 1.

Making a group designed bowl.

PowerPoint presentation on design, followed by group voting on design. Neil to make groups chosen design.

Session 2.

Offset turning techniques.

Turned on multiple centres; Number of options demonstrated including figures.

Session 3.

Making a suspended form.

Including laminated legs and shaped legs.

Session 4.

Nautilus Bowl.

This form is turned then shaped with hand and power tools. Talk on optional design ideas.

Brisbane Demonstration Day 2 with Neil Scobie

Session 1.

Turning and decorating seed pods.

Shown by using inside out turning techniques. Turning two or four at a time.

Session 2.

Turning, cutting and reassembling a bowl.

Session 3.

Turing Doughnuts.

Session 4.

Making lidded doughnuts.


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By Laws Of the

Woodturners Society of Queensland Incorporated What Is A By Law Anyway? This depends on which dictionary you use. For example, the Collins

Dictionary says that a By Law is “A rule made by a local authority”. The Macquarie Australian Dictionary

takes the view that a By Law is “A standing rule as of a company or Society, not in its Constitution” .The

Oxford English Dictionary, on the other hand, defines a By Law as “A „law‟ or ordinance made by members

of a corporation or association for the better government of their own body” and this seems to be the best

fit.

What Purpose Do WSQ By Laws Serve? The By Laws seek to:-

Give clarity to, compliment and/or expand upon Clauses in the Constitution.

Aid in the effective administration and governance of the Society.

Provide guidance for members.

Who Makes the By Laws in the Society? Under Clause 21 of our Constitution, “The Management

Committee may from time to time make, amend or repeal by laws, not inconsistent with this Constitution, for

the internal management of the Society without reference to an Annual General Meeting or Special General

Meeting of members”.

When Were Society By Laws Last Reviewed? The Management Committee last undertook a major review

of the Society's By Laws during October / November 2007. This resulted in a number of existing by laws

either standing, being amended or repealed together with new ones being approved and the Committee

signed off on the new schedule in December 2007. The By Laws were subsequently published in booklet

form in January 2008.

What Areas Do the By Laws Cover? In broad terms, the areas covered by the current by laws include:-

1. Authority for making By Laws

2. Definitions ( Operational hours, premises etc )

3. Financial ( Payments of accounts etc )

4. Membership ( Age, applications for, joining / membership fees etc )

5. Premises ( Authorized access to, entry by members / visitors etc )

6. Equipment ( Fire fighting/ electrical – testing etc )

7. Competition ( When conducted, entries, operational aspects etc )

8. Exhibitions / Activities ( Sales, commission payable, demonstrations etc )

9. Sub Committees ( Appointment of, membership, powers etc )

10. Workplace Health and Safety ( Risk Management, safety rules etc )

11. WSQ Governance ( Adherence to legislative requirements, public liability insurance etc )

12. Miscellaneous ( Commissions, collection of wood in public space )

What Changes Have Been Made to By Laws Since December 2007? There have been a number of changes

made in the last 18 months or so. For example:-

- New clauses inserted in “Financial” re payment of accounts by direct debit as well as by cheque and one

to cover payments to guest speakers and/or demonstrators (August 08/ April and June 09)

- New clause inserted in “Membership” re recognition of members years of service to Society (Nov 08)

- Existing Clause 8.2 in “Exhibitions / Activities” strengthened in respect of turned content of items for sale

(Nov 08)

- A number of new clauses added to “WSQ Governance” including a requirement to inform new members of

Society's public liability insurance and the amount thereof. Also, a requirement for copies of Constitution or

By Laws to be made available to members for perusal on request (Aug 08)

Where Can Members Find the By Laws Booklet? Interested members can view the current By Laws

booklet on request to either, the Secretary, Rob McKee or Librarian, John Byrne.

Kev Kruger

Vice President


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The WSQ library has obtained ten back issues of American Woodturner, The journal of the

American Association of Woodturners

In the spring 2007 issue, there is a section on ornamental turning. First there is a gallery showing some very

fine pieces from the traditional to some very modern including a very ornate Kaleidoscope.

Jon Magill then goes into some of the basic cuts and finally there is a section on building a rose engine.

Michael Allison gives the drum on colouring, explaining the technique of transitions red through orange to

yellow or blue green to yellow.

Neil Scobie flies the Australian flag with carved feet and a burnt design.

In the winter 2008 issue there is an article on offset turned Christmas trees, something to try latter in the

year.

Alan Lacer and Jerry Wright delve into sharpening scrapers with methods for raising the bur.

Bob Rosand turns some very nice clocks suitable for beginners. And there is a gallery of work by UK and

Irish turners

In spring 2009 issue there is an article for beginners on turning a stool with tapered tenons and wedges. As

long as the angle of the taper is correct the joint will take up wear and be tight.

John Jordan has a detailed article on a carved hollow vessel showing his methods of creating a spiralled

pumpkin like design.

These publications showcase the work of the best turners in the world but there is always something for the

beginner. It is really good reading.

Peter Wyer

WSQ Member

Well the 30th Anniversary was a great success and resulted in some activity in membership.

Most of the new badges have been distributed and hopefully a lot more will go at the Mt Coot-tha show next

weekend.

New members are as follows: - Graham Maurie of Runcorn

Paul Pezzopane of Chermside

Rob Roden of Templin via Boonah

Bruce Johnson of Sunnybank Hills

Harold Wiltshire of Chandler

Gavin Finlay of Coorparoo

Please make these guys welcome and look for them at society events.

There are also a few potential new members with forms so here’s hoping

LIBRARY DISPLAYS This month on the Southside we will be placing a display at the Annerley Library after a very successful

showing at Sunnybank Hills. We will be at Logan North in September and at Fairfield in October.

As well as publicising the Society we also leave Mt Coot-tha leaflets.

Greg Fletcher

Membership Secretary


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Dear Neil,

Your latest edition of Turning Talk was quite timely - I am in the middle of designing a fairly large library

system for my daughter's family in Cairns. I used Peter Hulme's pointer to Cabinetcut software, and it

worked great for my project.

I recently got some cabinet design software called Basic Furniture Design from a software source in

Melbourne. It is very good for designing standard square cabinets, book cases, corner cabinets and the like,

with or without doors and drawers, as well as tables. It produces a very good drawing layout and cutlist. It

also has a nice graphics module to show you how the project looks in 3D (requires MicrosoftDirectX

version 9).

It does have a sheet layout facility but it is fairly manual - you save the cutlist to a file which presents in a

graphic form. You then drag and drop each board on to a layout of the sheet. It takes a while for a largish

project and the operator has to do all the layout planning.

However, I took the cutlist from Basic Furniture Design and keyed it into Cabinetcut in a few minutes, and it

calculated the sheet layout very well. So the combination of the two programs is great for designing and

cutting out cabinetry.

The contact for Basic Furniture Design is email [email protected]. The software is downloaded

from www.homia.com.au/downloads/Setup.exe. It was A$50.00 and they send you a key to activate the

software after you have paid.

Regards,

Des Scherman

WSQ Member

Dear Neil,

The things WSQ members get up to in their spare time!!!!!

Des Scherman has made a few of these chests for his family

but his sister in Canada wanted one slightly different - she

wanted to fit a TV into it instead of having it full of drawers.

Des spent months (on a part time basis) in making this one out

of NG rosewood and wanted to embellish it with some

pyrography of the Australian outback. He turned to another

club member, Peter Barrett, to do the artwork and as can be

seen in the photos the both of them achieved excellent

workmanship. The chest has now been crated and is

enjoying a leisurely voyage over to Canada where

Des's sister will be pleasantly surprised when she gets

to open the chest. Being the devil that he is, Des has

incorporated some false drawers within the chest and

failed to tell her how to find them.

Regards,

Ken Groves.

WSQ Member

mailto:[email protected]

http://www.homia.com.au/downloads/Setup.exe


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Morning Neil . . . . Good to meet you at last the other week. I said I'd send you a comment on Kwila. Here goes:

Your Tree of the Month on Kwila was interesting. This is a tree and timber I'm very familiar with - from my days in

PNG. The name 'Kwila', now adopted commercially, actually comes from the New Ireland language. Traditionally, it

was widely used for carving in just about every area in PNG where it grows. The quality of carving varies, as you

would expect, but the widely acknowledged 'best' and most desirable 30 - 40 years ago came from Umboi Island.

That's the island off the southern tip of New Britain. Also known as Siassi. Bowls, Platters and Trays were the most

common article which were beautifully decorated with tribal motifs using simple and elegant v-line carving. The

circular bowls were so perfect in circularity that you'd swear they were blanked on a lathe, but no, all was done by

hand. Final traditional finish was scraping with broken pearl-shell, then sanding with various leaves, then burnishing

with a smooth stone or special smooth coral. A natural oil was used for the final finish, but I don't know what it was or

where they got it. It gave the piece a beautiful result.

An interesting use of Kwila was in making super-strong dining tables. They were made in Rabaul pre-war. Solid

Kwila throughout - 1 1/4" (32 mm) top and substantial rails and legs. The idea was that when a sharpish earth tremor

occurred (frequent in Rabaul) the whole family could shelter under the table in case the house fell down. In Pidgin, an

earth tremor is Guria so the tables were widely known as 'Guria Tables'. I was lucky enough to find one (in

1963) stained, weather-beaten and forgotten on a junk-heap behind Govstores in Lae. I persuaded the Storeman

to swap my aluminium-and-laminex table for the wreck. Still strong, joints tight, it came up beautifully after a lot of

elbow grease. My mates envied us.

Regards to all –

Bob Cleland.

WSQ Member.

Yes, there is more to come. The Ornamental Turners Group has expressed a desire to contribute to our year

of celebration. Our society (W.S.Q.) proposed to hold an open day on Sunday 11 October 2009 during

which there will be a gallery display of work by the members of D.O.T.S. (Decorative and Ornamental

Turners Society) together with active demonstrations of ornamental turning. This will feature a variety of

equipment developed by members to meet their own requirements. A demonstration of oval turning will be

included plus work on a Rose Engine (something not to be missed).

The general outline of the day will be:

10am to 4pm

No admission fee

Refreshments available all day - $3.00 which includes a $1.00 donation to our building fund

Sausage sizzle for lunch

An invitation has been extended to surrounding kindred organizations to attend.

Don’t miss this first in a lifetime demonstration.

John Wetherall

For W.S.Q. Inc.


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WHITE CHEESEWOOD

Botanical Name: Alstonia scholaris

Family Name: Apocynaceae

Local Names: milky pine, milkwood.

White cheesewood is a medium to large tree attaining a height of 35 meters and 1 meter in stem diameter.

The trunk is usually flanged or lobed for an appreciable distance up the bole. The bark is light grey to grey

in colour, and when cut, is yellowish-brown and exudes a large quantity of milky sap.

The species has a wide distribution in Queensland from near Sarina to Thursday Island. It also occurs

outside Australia in New Guinea, South East Asia, India and Sri Lanka.

Timber of this species is now of limited commercial availability as the main areas in which it occurs have

received World Heritage listing.

Grain: The grain is medium to coarse in texture; straight grained.

Density: 400kg/m³ at 12% moisture content; approx 2.5m³ of seasoned sawn timber tonne.

Shrinkage to 12% MC: Approx 4.0% (tangential); 2.5% (radial).

Durability: Class 4 – Suitable for use in continuously dry situations only, under cover, well ventilated, clear

of the ground and fully protected from the weather and other dampness.

Lyctid Susceptibility: Untreated sapwood is susceptible to lyctid borer attack.

Hardness: Very soft (rated 6 on a 6 class scale) in relation to resistance to indentation and ease of working

with hand tools.

Machining: The timber will dress and mould to a smooth finish with sharp blades and cutters.

Gluing: Can be satisfactorily bonded using standard procedures.

Finishing: Will readily accept stain polish and paint, but because of the coarse texture, filling may be

necessary before painting or polishing.

Uses: Decorative – Carving and turnery.

GENERAL CHARACTERISTICS

Sapwood: Indistinguishable in colour from heartwood.

Heartwood: Cream to white in colour.

Texture: Medium textured, uniform.

ACROSS: 1. Reverse chucking; 5. Figure; 6. Heartwood; 11. Bead; 14. Quartersawn; 16. Crotch;

17. Roughing gouge; 18. Fiddleback; 20. Shellac.

DOWN: 2. Segmented turning; 3. Sapwood; 4. Birdseye; 7. Ring centre; 8. Bodger;

9. Spalted wood;

10. Pen Mandrel; 12. Headstock; 13. Pith 15. Bullnose; 19. Burl


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Turning Talk Published by the

Woodturners Society of Queensland Incorporated

Management Committee

President:

Vice President:

Secretary:

Treasurer:

Members:

Phil Harris 3878 2836

Kev Kruger 3202 5846

Rob McKee 3207 1785

Brian Creese 3378 4041

Marjorie Busby 3263 2192

Greg Fletcher 3423 1554

Bob McGeechan 3394 1839

Trevor Pfingst 3272 0775

Theo Haralampou 3398 7015

Other Positions

Immediate Past President:

Newsletter Editor:

Membership Secretaries:

Librarian:

Storekeeper:

Mt Coot-tha Co-ordinator:

Competition Organiser:

Web Co-ordinator:

Caretaker:

Jack Turner 3343 4177

Neil Pengelly 3274 1620

Greg Fletcher 3423 1554

Ken Groves 3848 1822

John Byrne 3300 9027

John Sheppard 3275 2764

Frank Small 3800 4859

John Wetherall 3351 3995

Neil Pengelly 3274 1620

Noel Thomson 3391 2996

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The views expressed in this publication are not

necessarily those of the Woodturners Society

of Queensland or its Management Committee.

Other organisations are welcome to use, with

appropriate acknowledgement, editorial

material from this publication.

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