August, 2009

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Past Events

Summer Social – 18 July 2009

Mike Shuler Demo – 25 July 2009

Ventura County Fair – 5-16 August 2009

The usual suspects. The Christensens may now take their seats in the front row.

Steve Leblanc talked about his early functional turnings

Al Geller reviewed the County Fair experience and notes from the judging

Raffle. Chuck Stevenson is back from mission trip

Ralph Rossbach is one of the raffle winners. New member in back is Barbara CDeBaca.

Terrell brought Acacia wood for sale

Michael Ingham is experimenting with hand carving decoration

Ron Lindsay with hollow forms painted in iridescent colors

Robert Mitchell showed his tops and toys

Black Acacia for sale

Gary Toro demonstrated Christmas decorations – here turning snowmen

Snowmen turning split using bandsaw V cradle

Snowmen closeup

Cutting decorative disks

Parting off a disk having spiral on face

Using the spiral grooving tool on edge

View from back side

Center section of ornament – top being shaped

Now ready to drill all the way through

The bottom finial is turned from Pink Ivory

Starting the top finial – drilling hole for wire hanger

Sizing the tenon to the top hole

Final shaping of top finial

Show and Tell table

Router jig used to cut Vs in ornament body to accept inlays

Router jig bottom view

Finished ornament

March, 2007
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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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October, 2006
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Meeting Information: Saturday, October 14th, from 9 am to 4 pm Linda Salter: Segmented Turning 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 Ventura Blvd….

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January, 2003
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Meeting Information: Saturday, January 25th from 9:00 am to Noon Sanding and Polishing Techniques at Al Geller’s: PLEASE note the information below on the SUNDAY February 23rd MEETING. Our second annual Holiday Party on December 14th at Lynn and Al Geller’s was a great success with excellent food and conversation. The instant gallery was…

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February, 2008
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The hands-on-turning session at the January 19th meeting was well attended with mostly our newer members wanting the chance to work with mentors on their turning skills. It is that time of year for new and continuing members to pay their club dues of $25 to treasurer Ron Lindsay. Please mail them to him or bring…

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April, 2004
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Meeting Information: Saturday, April 24 from 9:00 am to Noon Russ Babbitt: Making Lidded Boxes At Levi Mize Woodcraftsman’s Shop 162 Aviador Street #17+18, Camarillo, CA 93010 NOTE THIS IS A NEW LOCATION BRING YOUR OWN CHAIR OR SIT ON THE FLOOR The Club will be holding many of our meetings here thanks to Levi. …

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