Al stands in for Fred who went to the Georgia Symposium and his 50th wedding celebration with his wife Peggy.
Mike gives his Treasure's report. We have over $4,000 in the treasure. Good report and this money and the money we collect for the auction will allow us to bring in a professional turner that we choose. We have Mike Hosaluk scheduled for March 2010.
Nice size group for our Sawdust demonstrations for this quarter. The subject was Christmas ornaments and how to make them. Bill Bryan, Jack Diamond, Al McCoy and Bo Flanders provided their talents to show how to make ornaments three different ways. Sorry that Mark McClain had to work, he was going to show us how to make an outside/inside ornament. He did show up with a couple he made they were very nice.
Bill shows how to make an ornament from one piece of wood. This is a piece of cherry taking shape. You shape the middle to the shape of the ball part of the ornament then you cut a tenon on each end to hold the ornament to hollow the ornament.
Cutting the wood into two parts.
Hollowing out one half of the ornament, after the two halves are hollowed, they are then glued back together.
The 2nd half being hollowed.
After gluing together the finials our turned.
Shaping the ball, please remember this part is hollow and can be cut too much.
Finish as you go is the secret to prevent a disaster trying to do this when the end becomes too fragile to turn and may break off.
Here Bo shows how to use the hollowing tool he made for hollowing ornaments, method two.
This shows his hollowing tool with an outrigger to make his tool stabilized and cut the inside with very little effort.
Here Durk tries out Bo's tool. Bo thanks you for hollowing his ornament for him.
Jack uses another method for ornaments by using a piece of cedar for one half of the ornament. He holds the wood with a screw from a toggle bolt.
He hollows out two halves, then glues the halves together.
Finishing the hollowing process on 1/2 of the ornament.
Here Jack is gluing the two halves together.
He then finishes the two halves of his ornament. Waiting for Al to finish the finials.
Here Al turns a finial out of some scrap 3\4" maple that came from the scrape he collected from a cabinet shop.
Al uses a 1/2 in. wrench and a parting tool to turn the tenon on the finial to match the 1/2" hole in the ball part of the ornament.
Make sure your finial is mounted properly in the lathe so your finial does not part before your are ready, or otherwise you will have to finish the finial by turning it around this way.
Al was a little nervous for some reason, but I hope you get the idea for now.
Here Al turns a finial with a bead. One of our members wanted to know how to sharpen a beading tool and after sharpening the tool Al used it to show that it was working fine.
Bo holds up one of his ornaments that he created say he has been turning this type for about ten years. He thanks you for helping hollow out his next ornament during the demo.
Darnell has been turning up a storm of new ideas. Here he holds up a turning that has been turned on both sides and then sliced into ornaments for decorating for Christmas as you will see.
A close up of the turned shape, he says it is hard to judge the size and thickness and will work on the ratio. Not bad for the first try. Thank you for the great idea.
Holding up one of the angels.
Darnell turns a bowl from Cedar and explains that he was going to cut legs on it and changed his mind so that is that.
Here Darnell attempted another shape which looks like a star.
This is what the finished product looks like, Great Idea! keep them coming.
OK Darnell.
Bill Donahue Holds up a nice bowl that he embellished with a wood burning tool.
Bill embellished this bowl by using a woodburning tool, very nice touch.
Explaining how he made this finial.
The bowl is made from a piece of red Australian beryl purchased from Mike Peters. A very nice design. Bill has been taking classes with some of the available turners available in Tennessee and South Carolina ask him about them.
Frank holds up this nice spaulted bowl, then claims he bought it from Ralph.
This bowl was one of his, Frank is improving his skills with the help of George one of our mentors.
Mike Depasquale one of our newest members brought his granddaughter Alyssa, he is from Navarre he likes making pens. Found our club on the internet.
George holds his latest creation, he explains how this creation came about. This piece was turned months ago and then put on the shelf because it lacked something. I guess he must of had a personal relationship with this piece of popcorn wood and, was inspired to stipple this design with his hot burning tool, and came up with this perfect design. He turned the Ugly Duckling into a Swan.
He said it took as long to do one of the segments as it took to turn the bowl.
He has a bowl full of pierced ornaments still under construction.
Jack made a different type of ornament by drilling and plugging for something different and made his own stand.
James holds up a small natural edge bowl.
Nice technique you could sign up for a demo on how you did this.
Nice collection!!
George McClure holds up several of turnings by Mark McClain who had to work, but did bring his S&T items. One inside/outside turning and two different types of ornaments. Mark put a lot of time into this display. Thank you for sharing them with us.
Ralph has been a busy termite eating up some very nice creations.
This is a pagoda topping for the bowl in the previous turning. He said that it gave him fits trying to come up with this finished lid. Doesn't think he will try it again, but put it this way Ralph the next one will be easier.
That's a nice Pear hollow form.
Nice looking turning from outer space.
Frank was pleased with this purchase.
Al's ornaments for the Optimist Club, with more on the way.
Tristen one of our newest turners makes a ring holder for his wife.
He turns in his spare time. Tristen is in the Navy Flight training program out of Milton Florida.
Things are starting to take shape, keep the lathe running, the only way to learn to turn. He took advantage of some wood Al was sharing with other turners. We are expecting more from Tristen.
Nice to see Ray turning again. Looks like a nice pen.
Looks like all most everyone stayed to the end for the auction. Do you like the new format. Let us know.
And the winner is, this box of wood from Leland's scrap pile nice wood every time.
Ralph looks at the exotic wood scraps donated by Parting Tool Later. Thanks for the wood.
A nice collection of turnings thanks to all that participated. Keep Turning.