Show and Tell: Ron L. brought teapot, Were Wabbit, and therming jigs. (See Ron’s demo on therming and reverse turnings in the June 2010 meeting photos.)
Slate of officers to be voted on next month
Pedro M. appealed for new blood on the board of officers
Bryan R. with two bird forms
Jim R. with toasted wood shapes and “carmelized” bowl
Jim R.
Darrel W. donated grinding rest
and made riser block and blade guide for his band saw
New member Jeff U. with maple coat/hat rack
Art Liestman with full-day demo
Art showed slides of his work as intro
known for his puzzle motif
Puzzle teapot
Faux stone canon
Let me out!
Dancers
After throwing the rice – Sumo wrestler
A substitution code
John As. brought router for sale and Eucalyptus wood for raffle
Two varieties of Euc
Explaining the “lost wood” process
Remove the staves marked x and re-assemble
Glueing up the lost wood using kraft paper joints to be split after turning
Examples of lost wood projects
Example of lost wood project
Example of lost wood project
Example of lost wood project – will demo this today
Recommends Micro Mark for small and unusual tools
Project: lost wood lidded box
Parting the box
Cutting through with portable Japanese saw
Cleaning up box with side of parting tool. Art sharpens across flats to develop burr
Mike Jakofsky tool for hollowing
Noitice how holes drilled in waste wood can be used to check wall thickness of a hollow vessel
Parting off bottom of box
Joanne helps with splitting the paper joints. Art says align chisel flat side with the good wood.
Assemble sides after center removed
The parts
Save the “lost” part as a template for more later
Glue halves together using the “rub joint” method – no clamp required
A goblet utilizing the lost wood technique – a project for the workshop tomorrow
New subject; Therming – examples
Thermed and hollowed teapot
Ancient ruin
Wall hanging – bleached and sliced on diagonal
Closeup of texture
Explaining the therming process
Holding four pieces to be thermed between plywood disks
The improved model in metal – adjustable and handles 2,3, or 4 pieces at once.
Setting up the jig to therm three blocks of Butternut
The scary part – not too fast
Defining the edges of the thermed piece with parting tool. Notice the black marker outline at top
One side finished – Art says don’t try to sand while turning
Art drew intended outline on top edge
Remove screws and reverse each block
Two sides done
Suggested shape to be turned between centers
The History of the Teapot
From ancient to modern
The Standard Brown Betty
Two volunteers to design teapot
Explaining how to attach the various parts to the body without a gap
Art’s teapot with his stone finish. Torched and then dry-brush painted
New mystery project: cut tenons on each end and shape the body
Showing dowel used to register the two pieces cut at an angle to the lathe axis
Part off first half
Other half hollowed
Drill through with Forstner bitr for lid
Explaining how to hold piece to clean up after parting off – hot glue?
Now reassemble with 180 deg twist
Finished teapot using that method
Very thin parting tool made with saw blade
Art uses compwood (compressed wood) for bending, but this is black walnut soaked in water
Bending form from roll of tape and rubber bands
Source for compwood – expensive but don’t need much
Art finished with slideshow of a hundred different teapots – following are just a few
