February 2016 – Chris Pytlik

ByRon Lindsay February 28, 2016October 11, 2024

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

Show and Tell Table – 1

Show and Tell Table – 2

Ron L. with Macadamia and Palo Verde bowls

John A. – Macadamia bowl

Macadamia bowl by John A.

John A. with another great carving project

Carving by John A.

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

David F. donated chalis from his demo

David turned a hollow log into a sphere

David also brought spalted Birch for raffle

Spalted Birch bowl by David F.

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

Everyone outside for the torching demo

Torching the grooves

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

Getting ready to turn down the resin

Scraping with the top wing of the gouge

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

Scrape with a negative rake

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

Chris’s tools

Lunch break discussion

Wood raffle

Spalted Orange for wood raffle

David F. brought spalted Birch for raffle

More wood

Even more wood

First dye from inside the Cottonwood hollowform through to the outside

Applying dye to the outside

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

Dying the outside – 1

Dying the outside – 2

The dyed hollowform can be hung from this internal hook

Dying the Maple bowl yellow to start

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

Dying the bowl’s inside

More dye

Dying the bowl’s outside and bottom

Final color

Front of Chris’s plate – unpolished resin

Polishing the resin-coated plate on the big buffing wheel

Smooth as glass

After polishing

Back of Chris’s plate

September 2015 – Al Geller

September 2015 – Al Geller

ByRon Lindsay September 26, 2015October 11, 2024

February, 2015 – Kelly Dunn

February, 2015 – Kelly Dunn

Bynstryker@gmail.com February 28, 2015October 11, 2024

March, 2011

March, 2011

Bynstryker@gmail.com March 1, 2011October 11, 2024

President’s Message Our February meeting was a good one, both in terms of participation and instruction. We had 44 people in attendance including two potential new members. Welcome, and I hope you will enjoy and participate in our club’s activities, and make sure to take advantage of the Mentor Program. Sam Turner demonstrated and provided…

June, 2003

June, 2003

Bynstryker@gmail.com December 1, 2003October 11, 2024

NO Meeting in June We will be at the AAW Annual Symposium in Pasadena The next meeting is July 12th The May 24th meeting was held at Bob Pettit’s home (Thanks Mary for the excellent brownies). President Al Geller reiterated our participation in the AAW symposium June 26-29 were we will be responsible for…

August 2016 – VC Fair

August 2016 – VC Fair

ByRon Lindsay August 22, 2016October 11, 2024

October 2017 – Jimmy Clewes

October 2017 – Jimmy Clewes

ByRon Lindsay October 30, 2017October 11, 2024

World-renowned woodturner and instructor Jimmy Clewes provided an entertaining and informative full-day demonstration for members and visitors at the October meeting of Channel Islands Woodturners.