• Bruce B. reminding about next month's demo with by Molly Winton
  • Wood raffle at end of meeting - Black Acacia and Redwood
  • Finished with clear spray lacquer
  • Now sand level
  • Glue down and fill voids with CA
  • Ready to drop in insert - Ebony best to hide a poor fit
  • ... and the black part of the paper is routed out to depth of the insert
  • Paper is stamped with inked cutout, glued to the Ebony board, ,,,
  • Tiny router bit for Dremel router
  • Glue on waxed paper
  • Homemade manipulator tools to position parts for glueup
  • To catch the dust and small parts - note double V notch
  • Cutting shell to shape with jeweler's saw on cutting bench
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  • Pipettes for CA glue application
  • Abalam laminated Abalone shell available in 3" wide sheets
  • Sheet goods 0.040 to 0.060" thick
  • Make patterns by reducing by 4 on printer
  • Platter with Abalone shell and reconstituted Malachite stone
  • Examples of inlay in Ebony
  • Bill Loitz - Glendale member - demonstrated inlay techniques
  • Critiqueing John A's Ginko box
  • How would it look upside down?
  • Sam T. and Jim R. critique Tom B's vase
  • Jim R. - Eggs anyone?
  • Seth M. - Lidded box
  • Robert M. - Buckeye burl pen
  • Commercial brass thread sets
  • Bruce O. made own thread cutting lathe attachment
  • ... here ellipse.
  • Robert C. explains how segments can conform to different shapes - here cone
  • Show and Tell
  • Binh Pho type pierced and painted form - 21 leaves
  • John A. with "Dr. Frank" sanding stick
  • Gary K. - Manzanita and Black Walnut bowls
  • Dave S. hyping the wood raffle
  • Al G. with bowls in Black Acacia
  • Rick H. with pepper grinder in bamboo
  • Tom B. with glass lined vase in Cherry
  • Example of woodburning art
  • Show and Tell Table