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N OR -C AL S HAVINGS Newsletter of Nor-Cal Woodturners, Inc. A Non-Profit Corporation and AAW Affiliate www.NorCalWoodturners.org August 2018 Volume 31, Number 8 Happy August Nor-Cal Woodturners. Are you all ready for our Ice Cream Social this month? I know I am. As you know from last month’s meeting, we are doing a Spinning Top Turn-Off competition. Mr. Tony and I have got all the supplies ready to go. If you would like to use your own tools you are more than welcome to bring them with you. I don’t really know when the last time Nor-Cal has had a friendly competition. Mr. Tony or I will give a simple demonstration on how we turn the tops. My plan is to have two or three stations set up to turn your top. Once you’re finished with your top, there will be a place to test it. My hope is to get 20 or 30 tops going at the same time. So let’s have a good time, eat some ice cream and turn some tops. This is a family event, so please remember to bring your families. Mr. Shann Galuza found an interesting article on alternative methods of drying green bowl blanks from Woodworker’s Journal. I have had the opportunity to read this article and found it extremely helpful. I’ve tried waxing my bowl blanks and somehow they still cracked due to the conditions in my garage. I am definitely going to be trying this new technique. I have attached a link so you can view the article. Thanks Mr. Shann for doing the research. http://www.woodworkersjournal.com/options- for-drying-green-bowl-blanks/ http://www.woodworkersjournal.com/videos/?pl aylist=PLF0056A6B79054EDB Next month at our September‘s meeting our demonstrator will be Mr. Ted Young. I believe he’s demonstrating his new boxes that he’s been working really hard on. They have a magnetically attached swivel lid. This should be a really good demonstration. He’s been working on these for a little while and I think they are going to start making these boxes as a class project in the school classroom as well. I’m really looking forward to his demonstration. I want to see how he gets the lid to work. Lastly, our Fourth Annual Tool Swap will be happening in October. My wife and I will be bringing chili and cornbread, so make sure you bring an appetite. Let’s all gather up our used tools that we are no longer using and try and make some money to go and buy more tools. I look forward to this event every year. Mr. Tony seems to have anything a woodturner might need. It’s fun just to sit back and watch him wheel and deal. Hope to see you all at our Ice Cream Social. Thanks for allowing me to be your president of Nor-cal Woodturners. I hope to see you all at our meeting. Jimmy Corbin Bill Flewelling President’s Message By Jimmy Corbin 1(916) 842-7882 [email protected]
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NOR-CAL SHAVINGS Newsletter of Nor-Cal Woodturners, Inc.
A Non-Profit Corporation and AAW Affiliate www.NorCalWoodturners.org
August 2018 Volume 31, Number 8
Happy August Nor-Cal Woodturners. Are you all ready for our Ice Cream Social this month? I know I am. As you know from last month’s meeting, we are doing a Spinning Top Turn-Off competition. Mr. Tony and I have got all the supplies ready to go. If you would like to use your own tools you are more than welcome to bring them with you. I don’t really know when the last time Nor-Cal has had a friendly competition. Mr. Tony or I will give a simple demonstration on how we turn the tops. My plan is to have two or three stations set up to turn your top. Once you’re finished with your top, there will be a place to test it. My hope is to get 20 or 30 tops going at the same time. So let’s have a good time, eat some ice cream and turn some tops. This is a family event, so please remember to bring your families.
Mr. Shann Galuza found an interesting article on alternative methods of drying green bowl blanks from Woodworker’s Journal. I have had the opportunity to read this article and found it extremely helpful. I’ve tried waxing my bowl blanks and somehow they still cracked due to the conditions in my garage. I am definitely going to be trying this new technique. I have attached a link so you can view the article. Thanks Mr. Shann for doing the research. http://www.woodworkersjournal.com/options-for-drying-green-bowl-blanks/
http://www.woodworkersjournal.com/videos/?playlist=PLF0056A6B79054EDB
Next month at our September‘s meeting our demonstrator will be Mr. Ted Young. I believe he’s demonstrating his new boxes that he’s been working really hard on. They have a magnetically attached swivel lid. This should be a really good demonstration. He’s been working on these for a little while and I think they are going to start making these boxes as a class project in the school classroom as well. I’m really looking forward to his demonstration. I want to see how he gets the lid to work.
Lastly, our Fourth Annual Tool Swap will be happening in October. My wife and I will be bringing chili and cornbread, so make sure you bring an appetite. Let’s all gather up our used tools that we are no longer using and try and make some money to go and buy more tools. I look forward to this event every year. Mr. Tony seems to have anything a woodturner might need. It’s fun just to sit back and watch him wheel and deal.
Hope to see you all at our Ice Cream Social. Thanks for allowing me to be your president of Nor-cal Woodturners.
I hope to see you all at our meeting. Jimmy Corbin
Bill Flewelling
President’s Message
By Jimmy Corbin 1(916) 842-7882 [email protected]
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Nor-Cal Woodturners General Meetings
Leo Palmiter School 2040 Ethan Way, Sacramento CA Enter Parking lot off Cottage Way
4th Tuesday of the month at 7:00 PM
Board of Directors Meetings Board meets at 5:30 PM the day of the General Meeting in the General Meeting room or one of the nearby shop or classrooms in January, April, July and October. Members are invited to the Board Meetings
Roster of Officers 2018
President: Jimmy Corbin [email protected] 916-842-7882
Vice-President: Tony White [email protected] 916-206-9264
Secretary: Shann Galuza [email protected] 916-990-0837
Treasurer: Steve Cabrol [email protected] 530-672-8833
Communication Director: Craig Milliron [email protected] 530-409-9197
Librarian: Hank Wilson [email protected] 916-671-9120
Member-at-Large: Dwight Rutherford [email protected] 916-783-5082
Member-at-Large: Judy Prichard [email protected] 530-851-1170
Member-at-Large: Neal DeVore Neal [email protected] 916-253-7208
Proprietary 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.
Membership Information Dues for the calendar year are $35 per member and $10 for spouse. 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.
Mentors
Cameron Park – Jim Terrill - Penmaking [email protected] 530-417-0888
Cameron Park - Richard Bell - Hollow Forms [email protected] 530-677-3341
Granite Bay - Tom Castaldo – Boxes, Christmas Ornaments, Natural Edge Vessels and Texturing [email protected] 916-791-7544
Lincoln – Neal DeVore – Boxes, Christmas Ornaments, Natural Edge Vessels and Texturing [email protected] 916-253-7208
Lincoln – Jerry Hall – Youth Projects, Beginning, Sharpening, Embellishment, General Turning [email protected] [email protected] 530-913-8614
Nevada City – Bill Juhl - Bowls, General Turning, Vessels, Coring, Tool Sharpening, Large Work [email protected] 530-263-6602; 530-265-0203
Roseville – Phil Sargent - Natural Edge Vessels, General Turning [email protected] 916-789-1172
Sacramento – Chris Smith - Penmaking, Bottle Stoppers, Beginning Turning [email protected] 916-712-6979
Stockton - Corwin Jones - General Turning [email protected] 209-951-4622
Yuba City - Norm Hinman - Basic Bowl, Basic Spindle and Natural Edge Vessels [email protected] 530-673-5056
The Mentor program is available to members who have questions or problems with turning and would like verbal or hands-on help. Check in with the Mentor(s) in your area of interest and get acquainted!
Woodturning Workshops Sign up at the General Meeting for a workshop with Nor-Cal Woodturners’ Mentor Norm Hinman held at his shop. Each member has use of a full size lathe, plus expert instruction and guidance for the day. FREE and includes materials and use of tools. Limit 3 students. Classes are usually held the first Saturday following the meeting. Phone: 530-673-5056 [email protected]
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Woodworking Club News This section of our newsletter is to keep you informed of news about activities relating to turning and other woodworking.
Gold Country Woodturners Meetings held at 6:30 on the 4th Wednesday of each month at the Elks Lodge, 518 Hwy 49, Nevada City, CA. Check out their “video of the month” at goldturners.org
North Valley Woodturners Meets in Durham, CA. Contact Lynn Shoger at [email protected]
Bay Area Woodturners Association They meet on the 2nd Saturday of each month in Pleasant Hill. Check out their website and newsletters at BayAreaWoodturners.org
Segmented Woodturners This is a “virtual” club you can reach at SegmentedWoodturners.org Jim Rodgers, President.
Sacramento Area Woodworkers (SAW) Meetings held at the Senior Center at 7:00 pm the 1st Tuesday of each month SacramentoAreaWoodworkers.com/
Newsletter Articles
Got a great idea you want to share with your fellow Woodturners? Whether it is a turning tool, turning technique, finishing process or anything at all related to turning, your Nor-Cal Woodturners newsletter can always use an article. If you have pictures, all the better. If you need help writing it up or taking pictures, we’re here to help. That’s what our club is all about - sharing. Contact either the club president or newsletter editor.
President Jimmy Corbin Phone: 1(916) 842-7882 Email: [email protected]
Newsletter Editor Craig Milliron Phone: 1(530) 409-9197 Email: [email protected]
Calendar of Events
Aug 28 - General Meeting 7:00 pm Leo Palmiter School, 2040 Ethan Way, Sac. Ice Cream Social and Spinning Top Turnoff.
Aug 28 - Board Meeting 5:30 pm Held at Leo Palmiter School the day of the General Meeting.
Turning Workshop 4:30 – 6:30 Held at Leo Palmiter School the day of the
General Meeting when announced by email and not conflicting with other events.
Phil Sargent Workshop Call Phil at 916-789-1172 for signup.
Norm Hinman Workshop See information and time for Norm’s class
on right-hand bottom of page 2.
Newsletter Information Newsletter deadline is the 15th of each month. Send submissions to [email protected].
Share Your Knowledge
One of the great things about Nor-Cal is the wealth of knowledge our members have. Another is that everyone is willing to share that knowledge. If you have a "specialty" or even just a turning project that has "turned out" well, please consider sharing that by demonstrating at one of our club meetings. It can be a ½ hour demo (and we'll combine it with someone else) or a one hour demo. For those who haven't demonstrated before, we have added a page to our website titled "How To for Demonstrators”. It's under the Members Only section at the bottom. Please consider helping the club by sharing your knowledge. Just let Tony or Jimmy know and they will get you on the schedule.
The Turning Coves on Spindles and Go/No-Go for Chucks articles are reprinted with permission from the April and August 2010 editions of American Woodturner, the journal of the American Association of Woodturners (AAW). https://www.woodturner.org/
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Visit the Nor-Cal Woodturners website to see all the posted Events for the next several months. Nor-Cal Woodturners
Events Classes, Professional
Demonstrations and Meetings https://norcalwoodturners.org/page-1644328
Thank you Chris Smith for all the great work you do on our club website, the pictures you take at the General Meetings and Professional Demonstrations and the professional layouts for the newsletter!
Amazon Smiles
Nor-Cal Woodturners is pleased to participate in Amazon’s “Smile” donation program. Amazon donates ½% of the purchase price for items made by individuals who name the Club as their selected recipient. In the first quarter of our participation, Amazon donated $24.35 to the Club. Thank you Amazon!
There is no cost to our Club or to the purchaser and once you register your preferences with Amazon, you don’t need to do anything else – just shop away! The easiest way to register is via the link on our website at www.norcalwoodturners.org.
Go/No-Go for Chucks
In the February 2010 AW, Lee Sky presented a tip for easy tenon measuring, which I thought was great. I tried this method for the standard jaws on my Oneway Stronghold. Laying a pencil flat on the tailstock gave me a good mark for smallest diameter, but not for largest diameter of a tenon.
I cut a piece of wood ½" × 9" (13 mm × 23 cm), and glued a pencil to the side. When this piece is placed on the tailstock, it gives the correct diameter for the largest tenon. I can now scribe two quick "go/no-go" marks where I need to turn a tenon.
I also use the #4 jaws, which require slightly different-size go/no-go marks. For scribing these marks, I glued a piece of wood, ⅝" (16 mm) wide on one side of a pencil and 11⁄16" (27 mm) on the other. All I need to do is cut a recess just a little larger than the big circle and the size is perfect for expansion chucking in the bottom of a plate.
I made the pieces of wood long enough so that as the pencil wears down, the jig will still rest horizontal on the tailstock. When the pencil becomes too short I will just glue in a new one.
I also glued a magnet on the side of the jigs so I can put them on the headstock or at the end of the ways, depending on what I am making. With the jigs attached magnetically to the lathe, they don’t fall into the shavings. — Dan Burleson, Troy, MO
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