Minutes from Aug 8th mtg: Curtis Vose
Next meeting: Nov 10th:
Minutes of the Monthly Meeting of the Westbay Woodturners, August 11th 2009, Club Barbeque at Jim Laflin’s House, 18582 Allendale Ave, Saratoga, CA
Beautiful warm weather greeted the Club members at the annual club barbeque, graciously hosted by Elaine and Jim Laflin. Hamburgers, sausages and grilled chicken were the main courses, with salads, fresh fruit and deserts completing the menu. Club members commented that Jim’s handsome patio enhanced the conversation and ambience of the evening. WBAW extends a big thank you to the Laflin’s for hosting this event and to Larry Maggi for coordinating the barbeque, organizing the food and the grilling. Thank out Larry for your all your efforts.
Meeting Notes: President Edgar Whipple called meeting to order at 6:15 PM, which is earlier than usual because of the hands on activities out of doors.
New Members: Virginia Manichoh joined as a new member after taking one of the weekend WBAW Basic Skills Clinics. She is from San Francisco, but says the club activities are worth the drive. Also new is John (Sonny) Rossie who has been turning for a while but wants to improve his skill and hang out will real cool folks like us….
Officers Report:
Those present gave a quickie officer’s report.
Vice President Bill Johnson, filling in for Tom Howard is selling CA glue and accelerator at great prices.
Richard Winslow, coordinator for club supply orders, announced he is taking tool orders and as soon as the total items reaches $1,000 he will post the order. Earlier in the evening he delivered tools and supplies to those who ordered last month, plus the rebate checks. Also, Bud Trapp delivered the well-designed polycarbonate face shields, to members who ordered them. What a fantastic product at a phenomenal price of $19 that included an extra face shield. Bud is also taking orders on a great buy of Cocobolo. Thanks to Bud and Richard for taking the time and effort to serve the club.
Jim Laflin, Mr. Anchor Seal, was pushing his club discount price of $13 per gallon.
Literature department, Patty and Tony Dowden reported all was well with the Library and they will have materials available for check out. Members are encouraged to browse the extensive book and DVD’s that are available to members for $1.00 per month.
Announcements: Bill Johnson announced next months Basic Skills class would be on Saturday, September 26th, 9am to noon, in Jim Laflin’s shop. This session will focus on Sanding and Finishing, so sign up with Bill or see the information flyer. And remember the class is free for members. There will be a tool and wood raffle later during the meeting as a fundraiser for the club. Dave Vannier announced that Steven Hatcher would be presenting a demonstration September 11 (this event has been postponed due to illness. It will be rescheduled at a later date.) Steven Hatcher will also offer 2-day hands on class of small group instruction for $140. The hands on will be given when the new dates are announced. For those who don’t know, Steven Hatcher turns stone inlay on platters and hollow forms.
Presidents Challenge and Show and Tell – Open to All
It is never to late for yet another Calabash, and Gordon Rockhill who also had a segmented bowl with a story presented this one. As Gordon told this tale, Linda Salter was interested in learning how to turn segmented hollow forms, so she went to Provo, Utah for instruction and on returning, a number of members gathered at Al Forini small shop to learn how to make this same piece. Jim Laflin also added that Al showed a number of people how to turn off center.
Hands on presentation – Pen turning demo and assembly open to all members.
Jim Laflin, Bill Johnson and Tony Dowden help facilitate hands on pen making demo and assembly. Thank you to those members who brought their lathes and tools that allowed the penfest to be successful and thanks to Jim, Bill and Tony. There were a number of members who turned pens for the first time. That included one of our new members Virginia.
Wood Raffle and Silent Auction: While the pen’s were turning away Laura and Barry Uden were hawking raffle tickets for the wood raffle and talking up the table of silent auction items. Such items as a bowl gouge, small turning tool set, Woodturning Master class book, digital calipers and much more were available at auction and the wood raffle were club fundraisers that netted a good profit for the club. The wood raffle was a great success with almost every one taking home a nice piece of wood that will some day end up in the presidents challenge.
Next Presidents challenge: Raised Platter with inlay or raised footed platter, a candy dish.