October 2018 – Michael Mocho – Channel Islands Woodturners

: Business meeting

: Several members of the Glendale club attended including VP Kim A.

: Our demonstrator for today is Michael Mocho from Albuquerque.

: Two-minute egg cut with his favorite tool, the skew

: Michael started off showing examples of texturing

: Some are cuts and some are compressions

: Spiral to a point

: Boxes. The spirals are added as inserts.

: A free ring on a socketed finial.

: A threaed box. The three sides were formed by sanding.

: Ball and socket joints. He did not demonstrate today how the joints are done.

: Preparing a blank in Maple.

: The skew as an end grain cutter

: Chatter work done with the big skew.

: Different angles of presentation give different effects

: Like so

: The skew or angled scraper can also cut coves as well as beads

: Cut a dimple to center the drill.

: Since is hard to push straight, take short strokes when honing skew.

: Sizing the handle dowel with metal drill gauge pushed on by tailstock quill

: Steel drill gauge

: Finished top textured on both top and bottom

: Note diameter cAliper at center top

: Michael presented history of lathe and a wide selection of his turning work

: Wooden ribbons and boxes

: Horn for speaker system

: Arnie J. get lesson on handling the skew. Toolrest height and body stance are important.

: Beads, coves and free rings with the skew

: Cuttng coves with heavy duty angled scraper

: Fish hook diamond sharpener useful on gouges

: The Sorby large spiraling texture tool. Cuts on the top corner

: Cutting the spiral to a point

: Example of knurling tool which compresses the woood

: First get tool spinning, then angle down to catch the top edge to cut the spiral

: Different effects with this tool combined

: Sandpaper wrapped around a slotted dowel will polish the straight insides.

: An insert for the inside bottom.

: Chasing a male thread. He uses dish detergent to lubricate the Maple wood surface.

: Some chasers come with a half tooth which must be ground off.

: Two-page handout of Michael’s words of wisdom.

: Workshop with Michael Mocho – Al G.

: Kirby K., Darrel Wilson

: Joe S., Kirby K.

: Sam T., Michael Mocho, Joe S, Kirby K.

: Sam T., Michael Mocho, X, Joe S.

: David F. and Darrel W.