October 2016 – Art Liestman

ByRon Lindsay October 31, 2016October 11, 2024

Business Meeting

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

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Meeting Information: Sunday, May 15, from 9 am to 4 pm Special Demonstration Andi Wolfe: Turning and Surface Decoration 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…

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September, 2009
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January, 2008
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