NCWT NEWS
September, 2004

Member Chapter

MEETINGS
First Saturday of the Month
Doors open 9:00 AM
Meeting begins 9:30 AM
Rockler Woodworking & Hardware
7503 Brookpark Rd.

OFFICERS & DIRECTORS
George Raeder, President
330-836-0147
gpraeder@msn.com

Don Gasler, Vice President
440-284-2998
donald.gasler@tri-c.edu

Chester Gordon, Secretary
216-221-9818
Chester@TwoGordons.com

Jim Bohmer, Treasurer
330-867-2482
gigibone@aol.com

Betty Werner, Member at Large
440-933-8109
rawegw@attbi.com

Howard Kasdan, Member at Large
440-247-8849
HPKasdan1@aol.com

Brian Becker, Newsletter Editor
330-659-5961 
bbec31@adelphia.net

 

Keep your calendar open November 6th and 7th!
Professional Guest Turner
Stuart Batty

will be visiting for a two day demonstration

DEMONSTRATIONS & PROGRAMS

September 4, 2004

Featured Demonstrator!
Jim Pugh
Turning Hollow Forms

Turn and Learn
 Anything Inlaid
Inlay with wood, resin, Inlace. 
Any item inlaid and turned will be accepted.

 Raffle
Show and Tell

Woodcarving Show Raffle Prize Competition
Bring your entry for the raffle prize. The winning entry will receive $100 for their turned artwork.

October 2, 2004
Featured Demonstrator!
George Raeder
Woodturning Design

Turn and Learn
 Turned Gavel
The winning gavel will be awarded to the new Club President for use during the 2005/2006 term of office.

 Raffle
Show and Tell

WELCOME NEW MEMBERS

Bill Blasic
Union City, PA

Mark Conrad
Stow, OH

Jim Hastings
Parma, OH

President's Turn                                            
by George Raeder

I would like to extend a thank you to all members that participated in the annual ice cream social August 15th.  We had a wonderful day, we renewed contact with the Buckeye Club members, the weather cooperated, and it didn't rain (light drizzle) until after the event was over.

Also, now is the time to begin the process of electing new NCWT Board members for the 2005/2006 term. The current Board will have a slate of pre-determined candidates to fill the positions of President, Vice-President, Treasurer, Secretary, and two At-Large Directors. In addition, by consensus of the Board, the Newsletter Editor has been added as a third At-Large-Director.

Any  NCWT member who is interested in serving the club in one of the positions can make it known to me at the September meeting, or can nominate any fellow member with their prior consent. Please step up and make a difference in the decision-making process and operation or your club.

The fundamental duties of each office are as follows:

President  - Conduct monthly NCWT  meetings
- Perform liaison with AAW and other clubs
- Conduct periodic NCWT board meetings
- Write the monthly 'President's Turn' newsletter article
- Co-Sign all checks over $500.00
- Coordinate club activities
Vice-President -Conduct meetings in absence of President
- Solicit and organize professional demonstrations
- Research, organize and plan monthly demonstrations and Turn and Learn Projects
- Organize Turn and Learn project at each monthly meeting
Treasurer - Oversee all membership dues collection and records-keeping
- Help organize membership roster and insure roster is up to date
- Maintain club checking account and payments system
- Maintain and balance club assets and expenditures
- Provide a treasurer's report at each monthly meeting
- Insure that AAW dues and memberships are recorded and reported to AAW
Secretary - Maintain minutes of all monthly meetings
- Send cards of thanks, condolence, congratulations, etc., as events warrant
At-Large Director - Attend Board meetings
-Contribute to discussion and vote on all Board decisions

September, 2004 - Scheduled Meeting Preview

Guest  Demonstrator
 Jim Pugh - Turning Hollow Forms


Jim suggests a look at this evaluation of hollow forms by Joe Fleming.
IMPORTANT ANNOUCEMENT FROM OUR CLUB LIBRARIAN!

Please return all VHS tapes and books 
belonging to North Coast Wood Turners Library.  
We have many tapes and books that have been missing in action for sometime.  We would like them found and returned so other members can learn from and enjoy them. Thank you.

Check here to see if you are one of the members who might have forgotten to return a borrowed book or tape. 

AUGUST, 2004 -  MEETING REVIEW

King Heiple Demonstration
Vacuum Chucking

Click here for more pictures and for King's handout.

Show and Tell

Some exciting and creative stuff to see!

MEETING NOTES

  • Two Craft Supplies Certificates will be placed in the Club Raffle each of the next three months. Check out Craft Supplies USA or contact George Raeder for information on monthly specials.

  • Former Member Ron Karstensen is undergoing multiple bypass surgery and needs to sell some of his tools. He was asking to sell the tools at a lot price. The club discussed and approved the purchase of Ron's tools at Ron's asking price. The tools are to be auctioned at the Club December Auction. A win-win situation for Ron and for NCWT.

  • Thanks to new member Bill Blasic who donated a Stud Buddy for the club raffle. Also, many thanks to Mike Novak of Woodcraft, Bedford Heights, for some great wood for the raffle. The raffle this month made $189. 

  • Turn and Learn sole entry was Don Gassler with his natural edged bell.
             

  • Dues to become an NCWT member are $55 - $35 for national AAW dues and $20 for local NCWT dues. Any member of NCWT member must also be a member of AAW, but if you already have a current membership in AAW, you need only pay the $20 local fee. See Treasurer Jim Bohmer.  

  • Special Thanks to Tom Wisnieski for his donation of a padded work floor mat for turning demonstrators. This will add much to the comfort of demonstrators and help keep them from sliding on the wood chips.

Based upon ideas and requests from the club, a schedule has been built to provide demonstrations and Turn and Learn projects through next February.  
Month Demonstration or Event Turn and Learn
September, 2004 Jim Pugh, Turning Hollow Forms Anything Inlaid
October, 2004 George Raeder, Woodturning Design Gavel (for new President)
November, 2004 Stuart Batty, Professional 2 Day Demonstration Christmas Tree Ornaments
December, 2004 Annual Auction No Turn and Learn
January, 2005 Jim Bohmer, Basic Chucking Techniques Surface Treatment, Any Kind
February, 2005 Stan Stary, Jr., Combined Turning and Carving

NEWS BITS
  • Adirondack Woodturners are having their annual symposium on October 30 and 31. Click here for more info.
  • The Virginia Woodturning Symposium will be held November 6th and 7th at the Artisans Center of Virginia in beautiful Waynesboro. Click here for more info.

  • Mike Novak of Bedford Woodcraft announces a Sorby demo. "We will have two demonstrations on October 6th.  The first will be from 1 PM to 4 PM and the second will be from 6 PM to 9 PM.  We will be having a sale on Sorby tools that will be huge." Keep the dates in mind!!

  • The Great Lakes Woodcarving Show will be held September 25 and 26, 2004 in Strongsville. Categories for woodturners include bowl forms, platter forms, closed or lidded, miniatures, and all others. There are still tables left. Please sign up with Jim Brindle to display your works!! Donations of items for the hourly raffle prizes are also required from those exhibiting.

    The Woodcarving Show grand prize for turning, donated by our club, will be determined by competition among club members. The club will pay $100 to the winner of the competition for this piece.

    The Woodcarving Show raffle grand prize this year is a carved Noah's Ark. The Woodcarver's would appreciate any pairs of wooden animals, carved or turned, to add to the ark.

  • Jim Pugh has had many requests for info on where he gets his laser pointer for his hollowing tool. Check out http://www.calpaclasers.com/laser_pointers.html.  Jim also suggests a look at this website containing many links to turning websites.

  • NCWT Member Marc Schreiber sends an update from his new location in Oklahoma.

     A quick note to let you guys know that I made it to OK in one piece, and am pretty much settled in.  Still waiting for a lawn to be installed, and still have some boxes to unpack.

    Managed to get a new lathe, Jet 1442,  also got the garage organized (Picture taken just after I got the lathe and before I installed shelves to get stuff off the floor.) enough to be able to stand  comfortably in front of it and do some turning.  Joined the local club, North East Oklahoma Wood Turning Association (www.NEOWTA.com ).  We have just about 85 members, and at least 60 of them showed up for the July meeting which featured members jigs and fixtures just like NCWT's.  Same kind of membership mix as NCWT.  Ron Fleming is an active member but was at the National for our July regular and board meetings. 

    We are in the process of trying for 501c(3) status.  Any help or advice you can give would be greatly appreciated.  Those on the committee are getting the necessary forms from the AAW.

    Keep on turning.  If any of you are going to be at the SWAT (formerly "Texas Turn or Two) Symposium in Oct I'll see you there.

    Keep on turning.
    Marc
    Left - Marc's new shop in the setup process.           Right - The first bowl off the new lathe.

FOR SALE

Must Sell - Frank Sudol Large Deep Hollowing System. $400 or best offer. Includes stabilizer, boring bar and bits. Never opened. Contact Tom Nero. 440-526-4138

Glass Bead Sandblasting Cabinet.  Top or Side Load. Comes with material saver. Never used. Can use sand, glass-beads, ground shells. $600. Contact Tom Nero. 440-526-4138

DELTA 12" Planer in excellent, almost unused  condition; extra new set of cutters; dust hood.  Asking  $150.00.    Howard Kasdan, 440-247-8849

Jet mini lathe with bed extension and Jet floor stand.  Floor stand also has

extension to accommodate lathe bed extension.  Great set up, makes lathe

very stable.  Like new condition.  Only used a few hours for demonstrations.

New $550 will sell for $350.  Contact Greg Jensen in Parma 440-570-7596.

Jet mini lathe, 2yr old, excellent condition

selling to upgrade, $160.00

Call: Dennis Taylor 330-784-0404

I have 4 rather large pieces of prime air dried walnut that I would like to sell. They have been drying for over 6 years and all is ready for final turning and/or finishing. 
The sizes are:
1  - 14 3/4 x 1 7/8 x 78 price $60.00

2  - 14 3/4 x 3 7/8 x 84 price $120.00

3  - 15 1/2 x 3 3/4 x 114 price $160.00

4  - 14 1/2 x 2 x 129 price $95.00
Lot price = $400.00 Buyer to pickup. Thanks, Jim Bohmer (330)867-2482

Turning tool for sale
 Like new condition and look like it has never been used:

Sorby1/4" Parting Tool $20.00              (Retail        39.99)

Bill Noce will have this tool at the July meeting if anyone is interested or he can be contacted at 440-997-8908 or nocnoc@velocity1.net 

PLEASE REMEMBER TO CONTACT BBEC31@ADELPHIA.NET IF YOUR ITEM SELLS OR IS NO LONGER AVAILABLE FOR SALE, OR TO ADD NEW ITEMS TO THE FOR SALE COLUMN. 

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