May 2017 Hands On

ByRon Lindsay May 20, 2017October 11, 2024

Business meeting with Joanne W. presiding

Bruce B. announcing demos at Beatrice Wood gallery.

Jim R. experimented making wood shot glass hold alcohol by cooking wax into the wood – it worked!

Does Jim’s finial look best on left or right?

Jim also tried method using parafin in electric frying pan on walnut bowl

Arnie R. carved leaves after the work of Jacques Vesery

Bryan R. with lamp using the Pseudo segmenting process with epoxy

Bryan demos the light

Bruce B. brought example of how done on bandsaw

Bruce B. Points out Jim R. article in June 2015 issue of AAW Journal. This issue also contains article on Jacques Vesery.

Darrel W. had sign made for fair booth – also looking for shift signups.

Robert M. brought Black Acacia for raffle. Asked if club interested in pallet of mixed wood from Hawaii.

Jeff V. launches into his first bowl.

Jeff H. learning the basics

Big Leaf Maple blanks were donated by North Woods.

Joanne W. brandishing her new hook tool from Hosaluk demo.

David F. with Chrystal C.

Dave S. nursing healing foot in the Cabrillo Middle School wood shop

Al G. showing how it is done.

Joanne tries out hook tool with help from groupies

Jeff V. rounding the bottom

David and Chrystal seriously discuss final steps

Darrel W. also finding the bottom

The hands-on crowd show off their efforts

Ron L. brought Melaleuca, trailer had Magnolia from Treeco, Robert M. brought Acacia

Black Acacia

Magnolia

January, 2004
Bynstryker@gmail.com December 1, 2004October 11, 2024

Meeting Information: Saturday, January 24 from 9:00 am to Noon Hands-on Workshop with emphasis on tools and sharpening at Russ Babbitt’s: The first meeting of the year will start us off with a teaching session for new, beginning, and advanced turners to share ideas, techniques, and mistakes we have made or will make. Four lathes…

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January 2018 – Ernie Rascon
ByRon Lindsay January 27, 2018October 11, 2024

CIW club member Ernie Rascon demonstrated his techniques for combining wood turning with pyrography, commonly known as wood burning, and coloring techniques.

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August 2015 Hands-On
ByRon Lindsay August 31, 2015October 11, 2024

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July, 2007
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Our featured demonstrator for the July meeting is Levi Mize. He has been our host for the monthly meetings for the past several years in his professional, custom cabinet shop. The large Vicmarc lathe in the shop is used for structural elements for his custom cabinets. Levi also is an accomplished turner of bowls and…

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April, 2007
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The April meeting features our club member Joel Oksner. He says, “The baby rattles I make are designed to “quickly” produce as many rattles as you need. The routine I use has evolved and continues to change from comments and suggestions made by members I have shown this system to. I will have handouts that…

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May, 2004
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Meeting Information: Saturday, May 22 from 9:00 am to 4:00 pm Brad Stave: Surface Decoration $15 fee for this meeting: This will include lunch and a hands-on-workshop using various tools! At Levi Mize Woodcraftsman’s Shop Over 30 people attended the April meeting at our new venue. Thanks to Levi Mize for making his shop available,…

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