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Next meeting will be Tuesday, July 11, 7pm
Agenda:
Member’s favorite tools
See the newsletter for how you may participate
President's challenge:
Something made with your favorite tool
Location: Bridges Community Church,
625 Magdalena Ave, Los Altos
Directions
Upcoming Events
July 19 7pm
Sawdust session at Bob Bley's shop
158 Hillside Ave, Menlo Park, CA 94025
August 15
West Bay Woodturners annual BBQ
Location: 165 Harcross Road, Woodside
Please note...this is the 3rd Tuesday...
not our normal meeting night
Saturday October 7, 2017
Sally Ault
Production Woodturner
Demonstration flyer
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Past Club Meetings:
June 2017 meeting: Chucking options |
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How does one hold a piece for turning?
A simple question with many answers especially when trying to finish the bottom of a piece
mostly completed using a standard scroll chuck or faceplate.
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May 2017 meeting:
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Quite often, cracks become a big problem for the woodturner. But what may be a disaster can become a feature by filling with crushed stone. The process becomes one of selecting the stone, sizing it, preparing the crack, adding the stone to the crack, cementing the stone and grinding it to a suitable surface. Thank you, Bud for a comprehensive review of the process. |
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April 2017 meeting: Ice Cream Social |
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Ice cream, tops and show were the focus of the April meeting. We don't often have enough time for informal discussion amongst us. So this meeting was an opportunity. The show focused on jigs and fixtures but also included some fine turnings. The top spin-off was great fun. Richard winslow won the "donated top" spin-off. |
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March 2017 meeting: Footed vessel by Claude Godcharles |
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There is a way to add interest to the bottom of a turned piece by creating feet. The outline of the feet is done by turning an outside profile. Create a bead between the body of the piece and the lower footed area. Then turn the inside of the footed area, similar to the inside of a bowl. Finally the feet are freed by cutting away unwanted material. |
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February 2017 meeting: Bob Bley - 'Fractal burning' |
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What is a fractal? By definition it is "a curve or geometric figure, each part of which has the same statistical character as the whole. ...in which similar patterns recur at progressively smaller scales, and in describing partly random or chaotic phenomina..." Isn't that what we saw that Tuesday night when the burning arc worked its way across that piece of wood. It was so natural (like a growing tree) but then again so statistical and mathematical. |
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Bob treated us to the fractal magic, but also had some very firm practical advise. "Don't touch anything unless the power is off." The voltage is fatally high. One can purchase the equipment from Conestoga Works, or assemble your own. A conductive solution is needed and bleaching after the burning. Use a fan to blow the smoke from the area. |
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See more Past Meetings in the archive here
Past Demonstrations
Don Petit - Saturday April 29, 2017 |
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On April 29, Mr. Don spent the day with us discussing bandsaws.
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Derek Weidman - Saturday April 1, 2017 |
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The demonstration was held in the SVW shop at the Santa Clara High School.
Derek surprised us by asking what animal we wanted to make.
Among local choices, the bobcat was chosen.
For those doubters among us, it seemed an impossible task.
Starting with a block of wet Maple, Derek shaped the bobcat.
Constantly remounting the piece, turning away some wood and remounting again, the piece took shape.
Visualizing where to cut and how to mount to make that cut was an art.
Each mounting was a nerve wracking experience because of concern that the piece would become air borne.
But, it did not. Derek was particularly carefull in placement and locking of the headstock and tailstock.
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Brad Adams - Saturday October 29 2016 |
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The demonstration was held at the Bridges Church.
Brad focuses on bowls and hollow forms with emphasis on esthetics.
The wood he uses either attracts interest in itself or is decorated to create that interest or both.
The demonstrtation was much about process, the how to, the descrition of tools and equipment.
But it included actual turning demonstration.
If you do it right, it goes quickly and easily with good results.
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Sharon Doughtie - Saturday July 30 2016 |
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The demonstration was held at the Bridges Church.
She did no wood turning, but instead she showed us how to create Celtic knots and to do specialized carving.
The Celtic knot is an interesting example of artwork to grace the surface of a woodturning.
Sharon is an expert at creating the outline and implimenting it by burning and she showed us how.
Much time was spent discussing the burning tools and describing and demonstrating burning the design into the wood.
Additionally she demonstarted power carving, an example of which was the carving of feet on a bowl.
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See more Past Demonstrations in the archive here
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