February 2016 – Chris Pytlik – Channel Islands Woodturners

Dave S. described newly acquired video control setup and three remotely pointable cameras

Sam T. listed the various club responsibilities and their owners

Mark M. our librarian asked for suggestions for new materials

Ron L. with Macadamia and Palo Verde bowls

John A. with another great carving project

Al G. with Macadamia medallion and small very thin-turned bowls

David also brought spalted Birch for raffle

Bruce B. with segmented vase in Carob and Ebony – all vertical grain

Chris Pytlik, our demonstrator for the day, adding cobalt catalyzer and gold pigment to resin

Grooves in small hollowform to be burned and then filled with the gold resin

Carving grooves with rotary tool and carbide tip

Resin was hardened while pouring on with UV lamp and added catalyst

Chris also scraped with the bottom wing of the gouge.

After turning but not yet sanded or poilished

Using a clear glass ornament as a casting form for the colored resin

Solid resin ornament to be hollowed. Several scraper tools

Scraping with edge of gouge. Resin must be scraped rather than cut off the bevel

Chris likes Easy tools because of flat rather than upturned edge on carbide insert

David F. brought spalted Birch for raffle

Apply dye with pipette. Chris uses Metal Complex dyes because more fade resistant.

The dyed hollowform can be hung from this internal hook

Silver Maple bowl first dyed yellow overall and then dry dye is melted with acetone from pipette

Front of Chris’s plate – unpolished resin

Polishing the resin-coated plate on the big buffing wheel

July, 2010

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Show & Tell Bring your latest project to share at the 24 July meeting. Ventura County Fair Entries must be submitted July 23-25. Contact Gary Toro to schedule your time in the club booth. The 2010 Fair is from Wednesday 4 August to Sunday 15 August.

April, 2006

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Meeting Information: Saturday, April 22nd Tips and Tricks plus Hands-on Workshop with Mentoring Program at Russ Babbitt’s from 9:00 am to ? with Lunch ($5 donation requested) Bring your own tools and face mask so you can practice with your own tools and learn to sharpen them. If you don’t have any yet you can…

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June, 2009

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President’s Corner – Steve Leblanc Raffle We will be raffling off a fine ¾” Glaser skew chisel donated by Paulo Marin at our June 20th meeting. If you can contribute some wood blanks or a roughed-out seasoned bowl blank as an enhancement to the raffle, bring it to the meeting. It’s always fun to go…

August, 2009

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Past Events Summer Social – 18 July 2009 Mike Shuler Demo – 25 July 2009 Ventura County Fair – 5-16 August 2009

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