April 2016 – Tom Edwards

ByRon Lindsay April 18, 2016October 11, 2024

President Joanne W. conducted the business meeting

Sam T.: Hazards of CA and how to unstick fingers

Show and Tell table(?): Ron L. told of New Zealand trip and donated 25 years of AAW journals.

Rick H.: Survived hematoma to tell another tale

Rick H.

Jeff V. with spalted bowl

John As. : Natural edge bowl

Jim R.: several multi-axis turnings

More multi-axes by Jim

David F. dried this natural edge Apricot bowl using alcohol

David wants a bigger lathe so he can turn more of these

Bruce O. refined the design of his segment cuttting jig

Our guest demonstrator Tom Edwards from the San Diego Woodturners

Tom’s topic: Faults and Fixes

Tom Edwards items -1

Tom Edwards items -2

Tom Edwards items -3

Wood fillers that can be dyed

Different colors of filler – kitchen spices – slots cut with biscuit joiner

Cream of Tartar makes a good cheap dyeable white filler

Dowels used for design element

Epoxy casting resin from craft store can be dyed and inlayed

Eucalyptus pods can be filled with resin

Black Walnut shells used for miniature stained glass windows

Walnut shell filled with colored resin

Example of dark resin bleeding into light wood

Pyrography can mask cracks and voids

Masking for a painted-on design

Built up layers of colored paper

Resin filled crack on side – colored paper layers on top cut on ornamental lathe

Craft paper is stacked with painted resin

Paper and resin top

Filling voids and cracks with resin

Pearlescent casting in void

Stacks of layers to make hollowform

Extending burl piece with added layers before turning

Red and blue dyed resin

“Cactus Juice” treatment for punky wood

Void filled with colored resin

Dyed toothpicks cast in resin – top is top

Casting form

Plastic retains resin during casting

Wood disk and black resin bowl

Feature ring for segmented piece with black resin

Wood burning decoration – can use printed designs for inspiration

Whole golf balls cast in resin

Balls turned half way through

Wood and PVC pipe in red, white, and black – cast in resin

Palm nuts in resin

Madrone and resin

If bowl rim too high, save to add to short bowl

Multi-axis grooves filled with green and black resin

Agate cabochons inlayed

Miniature birdhouse from small cutoffs

Patched and pine needle rim

Incorporating large cracks into the design

Cracks filled with resin and also two halves joined with layers of wood

Dyed quilted maple vessel

Base is separate turning and carved

Pearl resin in pine cone

Agate stones

Wood shavings dyed and then cast in resin – club got this one

CIW demonstators at Woodcraft store in Ventura

Wild man Arnie R. demonstating natural edge bowl turning

Joe R. turning a bowl for large audience

Joe finishing bottom using jam chuck

Ray H. turning disk for shawl clasp/pin

Arnie and Ray demonstrating

Jim R. demonstating multi-axis turning

Observer got to keep one of Jim’s turnings

Ray’s finial needle for shawl pin being sanded

Ray H. charming the ladies

David F. turning bowl

Al G. getting help with multi-axis demo

Al holding forth

Mark E. helping Bill B. with final cleanup. Only known photo of Bill actually working.

July 2013- Summer Party
ByRon Lindsay July 3, 2013October 11, 2024

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May, 2006
Bynstryker@gmail.com May 1, 2006October 11, 2024

Meeting Information: Saturday, May 20th Tips and Tricks II, 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…

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May, 2007
Bynstryker@gmail.com May 1, 2007October 11, 2024

Note that our second Hands-On-Workshop for the year is on the 3rd Saturday, one week earlier than our usual meeting day. As noted above in blue our agreement with the school and due to the AAW insurance policy that covers our activities only current members of the AAW will be allowed to use the lathes. …

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March, 2005
Bynstryker@gmail.com December 1, 2005October 11, 2024

Meeting Information: Saturday, March 19th, from 9 am to Noon Al Geller: Finishes, Decorative Foil, and Design 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 on…

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March, 2007
Bynstryker@gmail.com March 1, 2007October 11, 2024

Our March meeting features member and past president, Jim Rinde. Jim will speak on the use and abuse of epoxy resins in wood turnings. Jim writes “I have been using epoxy resins in my wood turning since 1988 (sometimes I have been successful and sometimes not). I started using them because they are materials that…

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

Mentors Available The following list of members have offered to act as mentors to any member of the club who wishes to have hands-on instruction. This can be done at the mentor’s shop or at the member’s home on their own lathe. It is an excellent way for beginning turners to quickly learn basic skills…

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