Fred opens the meeting by informing the members some of the plans for the next year.
Fred presents a plaque to our out going President Mike Peters. Thank you Mike for your effort from the membership.
Nice looking group bright eyed and bushy tailed and all.
Looks like we have your attention. Who has the key to the BR?
Norm conducts the monthly auction. Thanks to the people that donate the wood. The money will be put to good use for the members. WE took a break to vote on the Club Challenge.
Here are the entries for this challenge. Twelve participants, looks like the best the club has had since I have been coming. Very Good. Looks like one is missing. Darnell with drew his since the limit was no higher than 7" his was very nice, but over the limit. We will have the challenge every three months. We will have the info after the next Steering Committee meeting, for the rest of the years challenges.
And the Winners is.
Leland and Cheryl (Super Glue) collaborated on this creation Leland turned the box and SG made the octopus lid out of polymer clay. Nice job. Second Place.
Entry by Mark McClain a Celtic knot nice design. First Place.
Fred's back turning after a lightning strike at his home causing some concern. The fire dept did an outstanding job of putting out the flames.
Beautiful piece of wood and outstanding piece of work.
Nice idea for a hanging piece.
Bo's Shows off a small lidded box. Keep turning, it keeps your wife happy, providing the turnings are for her.
Bill keeps the turnings coming, glad to see he is back in his shop.
Bill keeps coming up with some nice pieces of wood and turns them into art.
More from Bill.
Bill saws this is a piece of Chestnut picked up after Ivan. The tree was over 80 years at that time.
Al just finished this urn made from Zebrawood, Kingwood and an inlay. This Zebrawood is from the batch Mike Peters bought out of Tn. Last week Al got word that his cousin in Texas was very ill and not expected to live much longer. He drove to see her and took the urn with him to give to her. Her comment was "you never get a chance to see your urn". Her and Al had a nice visit.
Mike Peters holds the latest test on Russ's CNC router, the program is still in revision. Looks good.
Here is Darnell's lidded box he withdrew from the competition. This is over the height limit, but he didn't say a thing about the turning being three separate boxes.
Nice turned natural edged oil lamp.
More of the poplar wood he got from one of our auctions. The story if you make rings like this the wood gets fuzzy and hard to sand. Strange how the learning process is every time you turn.
Another fine turning by Bill. Don't rub the bowl too hard or you may have another mouth to feed. A welfare Aladdin.
Nice smile James, the turning looks very delicate too.
Leland and Cheryl show what they will be teaching at their next class. It is limited to 6 people and will be for two days. you will be learning how to make a tray and a vacuum press. You get to keep the tray for your honey. Time will be released later.
Leland had a few lighthouses for S&T he didn't show. He was all tell. Good job of turning.
John Peeples shows the club a piece of Florida black walnut.
He holds a bowl made from that tree. Looks great, keep up the good work.
Les Phipps shows us another source for turning wood.
A lidded box made from a bowling pin good job.
Ralph holds two of his colored vases as he gets ready for a show. I believe the wood is Bay.
Nice turning. beautiful piece of wood.
Nice turning, natural edge turning. Pear.
Beautiful turning natural edge Pear.
Here Larry Sauls holds up one of his miniature turnings he made from a pen blank. Hey Larry use some of the Pecan we got off Ninth Ave. or call me I will give you some wood from my pile. Nice turning very meticulous. Takes small tools don't it.
Frank Strong a nice lidded box.
Another nice lidded turning from Frank.
