January 30 Meeting with Al Geller and Sam Turner on Bowl Savers
President’s Corner – Steve Leblanc
Channel Islands Woodturners Art Show Submission Deadline
Saturday’s February 27th meeting at Levi’s is the deadline for submitting entries into our March Art Show at Proverbs Coffeehouse. If you can’t bring your entry/entries to the meeting, call Stephan Case-Pall (491-3660), Joel Oksner (443-0270), or Steve Leblanc (526-3840) to arrange a drop-off.
See January’s newsletter for more information about the show.
If you would like the Art Gallery to mail an art card to a friend or family member, send the e-mail the address to me at sml.woodturner@att.net. The Coffeehouse will mail up to 100 cards for us in addition to their own 600-piece mailing list. They will also give us blank postcards.
Stay tuned to more e-mail announcements about the show as we get closer to the event.
Show & Tell
We will be having Show & Tell. We will include your Art Show entries in the Show & Tell if you like.
Kind Regards,
Steve
VP Bob Fahrnbruch stood in for Steve Leblanc as MC
Stephen Case-Pall reported on preparations for the March art show
Jim Word is lining up the 2010 meeting dates and venues
Bruce Berger starts the Show &Tell with segmented work
John Ascheman turned accident into art work
Jim Word
Jim shows all the shaving generated without benefit of a bowl saver
Warren Brown
Warren: Multi-layer plywood bowl with tilted layers
Bob F.: Birdhouse
Robert Mitchell
Dave Staehli: Russan Olive – very hard
Visitor Sven from Anaheim
Gary Toro first to do reversed turned diamonds per AAW mag.
Robert Mitchell boxes, Michael Inham surface carving
Rick Caseman new member from Santa Maria
Friendly dispute over raffle numbers
Dave Hutter wins
Featured Demo: Al Geller with McNaughton system post
McNaughton most versitile but more difficult
How to stage the cuts and provide a way to chuck the pieces
Looks like a straight tool
Al with Woodcut system
Explaining how to set up offset center on Woodcut system
Woodcut tool in action – note the two cutter radii
Meeting Information: Saturday, August 27th, from 9 am to Noon Jim Rinde: Turning a hollow form with a boring bar At Levi Mize Woodcraftsman’s Shop 162 Aviador Street #17+18, Camarillo, CA 93010 Aviador Street is N. of the Camarillo Airport and is reached from the Central Ave. exit off of US 101: go S. and…
Note that the November 17th meeting is one week earlier than usual due to the Thanksgiving holiday. Member Al Geller will demonstrate how he turns thin natural edge bowls. Al is an excellent demonstrator and accomplished turner so be sure to save the date. Election of officers for next year will also be held. Members…
Our featured demonstrator for the July meeting is Levi Mize. He has been our host for the monthly meetings for the past several years in his professional, custom cabinet shop. The large Vicmarc lathe in the shop is used for structural elements for his custom cabinets. Levi also is an accomplished turner of bowls and…
