Artistic Wood Turners
February Newsletter

 

Our meeting will be held on Saturday the 21st of February at the Woodman of the World Lodge at 9 a. m. 9050 Ashland Ave. see you there.

 

If you missed the last meeting you missed an opportunity to learn how to do some different types of turnings. Mark Gardner is an up and coming professional turner with some different ideas. Mark shared many of his ideas with our members. Attached photos are the highlights of his visit, and they will be posted on our website. For member without computers I apologize to you.

 

The demonstration for this month will be done by James McClure he will be turning a sphere. For members who never have time to turn for show and tell, James will show you how to make Aroundtoit, so you will never have an excuse not to participate.

 

I hope some of our members participated in the free wood that was available during the month of January. The wood was already cut into sizes you could use, all you had to do was go and pick it up. I believe there is still some of the Magnolia available. If you would like some of it call Al McCoy for directions to the location, of the wood.

 

Here is the address for a new website I found, www.wwhardware.com they sell hardware for cabinetmakers, and they have hard to find items, just thought you might be interested.

 

For all of the new members to our club WELCOME. If you want to know what the club has been doing over the past few years you may go to our website at www.artisticwoodturners.com and check the back issues of the newsletter and read them, we have a gallery for you to place some of your turnings in for others to view, all you have to do is send your digital images to our web Master Danny Haggard at dehaggard@yahoo.com.

 

For all members that have nice turnings to show you are encouraged to send them to the Gallery for others to see, if you do not have a camera you can bring them to the meeting and have Al McCoy photograph them for submission.

 

Show and tell is a way that you gain confidence in your self and in your turning ability. This part of the meeting is very important for you to participate in this event, because it helps you to do better, because if your turning you are learning. Our club has members that are willing to help the new turners how to achieve proficiency in how to use your lathe. All you have to do is ask them. When you come to the meeting just ask who they are. Al McCoy is one of them and his number is 434-1687. He has to go to his brother's funeral and is leaving in the morning the 8th of Feb. for Pa. He may be back before the meeting. Bring anything for the President's Challenge.