September 2015 – Al Geller

ByRon Lindsay September 26, 2015October 11, 2024

Business meeting

Pedro M. wiith future programs rundown

Show and Tell 1

Show and tell 2

President Dave S. with finish-free Atlas Cedar bowl

Rick H. with bowl from board and beading tool embellishment

Arnie R. has been developing skills under Bruce B.

Bruce B.

Bruce has been published in art magazine

Joe R. with lidded boxes

Joe’s three- and five-sided boxes after Drozda

Lee T. is making 100 tops for disadvantaged kids

Al G. begins talk on decoration techniques – get ideas from various art publications

Colors and finish types – paint, dyes, pigmented stains

Color delineation using woodburning and grooves – example by Russ B.

Al said should have brought the design over rim on to the front

Texturing boundaries are important

Bracing for Campbell type texturing – see next

Marilyn Campbell style ball depressions as decoration

Getting them round is challenge

John Jordan style hollowform – make thick enough so don’t go through wall like this one.

Cutting the spiral pattern with rotary diamond saw

French handmade rasps are best but expensive

Air powered die grinder – very noisy

Layout for bowl with petals going both inward and outward

Texturing with simple gouge vice expensive reciprocating carver

June, 2009
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President’s Corner – Steve Leblanc Raffle We will be raffling off a fine ¾” Glaser skew chisel donated by Paulo Marin at our June 20th meeting. If you can contribute some wood blanks or a roughed-out seasoned bowl blank as an enhancement to the raffle, bring it to the meeting. It’s always fun to go…

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April 2016 – Tom Edwards
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November 2021 – Wood Exchange
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June, 2006
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The second hands-on session in a row at Russ’s home at the May 20th meeting was again a great learning experience for our beginning turners, and lots of fun for those of us doing the teaching. There is one more of these sessions scheduled for this year on Sept. 16th. Photos from the meeting are…

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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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August 2023 – VC Fair
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