May 2017 Hands On

President’s Message It is hard to believe August is here and almost gone, soon it will be cool again! Our meeting this month will be at Cabrillo Middle School, Saturday August 27 at 9:00 A.M., please bring your chairs or plan to sit on the stools. Those who attended the Club’s summer potluck got to…

Meeting Information: Saturday, June 26 from 9:00 am Noon Jim Rinde: Un-natural Edge Turnings At the last moment this was postponed until next month.  Instead Ron Lindsay presented a talk on the effect of grain orientation on turning bowls with wet wood.   At Levi Mize Woodcraftsman’s Shop The May 22nd meeting was again held…

Meeting Information: Saturday, January 28th, from 9 am to Noon Herm Ross and Al Geller: Tool Making 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…

AIR BRUSH TECHNIQUES – Joe Fleming, June 28, 2014 Joe brought samples of wood turned objects by different artists to show the variety of textures, colors and finishes obtainable.  Many were painted and some were dyed.   DYES  Metal acid dyes are color fast to UV light.  Aniline dyes will fade in UV light.  Prismacolor markers…