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

June, 2011 – incl. David Springett

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President’s Message The presentation by David Springett stimulated the curiosity of a number of attendees. The simplicity of his woodturning methodology, combined with lively and fast moving presentation techniques, made the day move fast, very captivating, and thought provoking. I think we’ll see work from the membership show up at future show-and-tell sessions. Prior to…

September, 2003

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Meeting Information: Saturday, September 20th from 9:00 am to 2:00 pm with lunch Bill Haskell demonstrating Sculptural, Multicentric Face Plate Turning at Dan Halpert‘s (see below for more details about the meeting) At the August 23rd meeting Vice President Jim Rinde presided. Thanks go to Sam Turner for bringing refreshments. We decided to keep the …

November 2022 Meeting

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June 2023 – Summer Party

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January, 2007

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The first meeting of 2007 will be our own member, Sam Turner who says, “I think I told Joe Levy that I would be talking about finishing tricks. Unfortunately there aren’t many tricks so I guess that’s a misnomer. However, the answer to finishing woodturning projects is to know and understand what’s available, whether it’s…

April, 2005

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Meeting Information: Saturday, April 16th, from 9 am to Noon Art Waldinger: How to photograph you own work 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 turn left…

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