NCWT NEWS
October, 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

DEMONSTRATIONS & PROGRAMS

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

November 6 & 7, 2004
Professional Guest Demonstrator
Stuart Batty


Woodturning Design

Turn and Learn
 Christmas Tree Ornaments


 No Show and Tell

WELCOME NEW MEMBER
Jim Kwiatkowski, Erie, PA

WELCOME VISITOR
Myron Cooperrider, Elyria, OH

President's Turn                                            
 by George Raeder

I would first like to remind everyone that the next three regular meetings of NCWT are especially important. 

  • Our October meeting involves the election of officers for the 2005-2006 two-year term. 

  • In November, Stuart Batty will be the featured demonstrator, with extra says available for hands-on instruction.

  • In December, we have our always-popular, hopefully-lucrative, annual auction to benefit the club treasury.

Your current Board of Directors has assembled a strong slate of candidates for the Board of Directors 2205-2006 term, for your approval at the October meeting. As always, nominations of additional candidates will be entertained from the floor before voting. The Board's slate of proposed candidates is:

  • President - Rick Maier

  • Vice-President - Joe Smith

  • Secretary - Don Wilhelm

  • Treasurer - Paul Kosmos

  • Newsletter Editor - Brian Becker

  • Directors at Large: (TWO to be elected): Don Karr, Don Morehead, Tom Wisnieski

As discussed at the September meeting, Stuart Batty will be available for full-day, hands-on learning sessions at Rockler's for a limited number of NCWT members for several days immediately prior to the November club meeting demonstrations on November 6 and 7. ANYONE WHO IS INTERESTED IN ONE OR MORE OF THESE HANDS-ON SESSIONS MUST PRE-REGISTER BY THE END OF THE OCTOBER 2, 2004 MEETING. NO EXCEPTIONS. We must have our participants known so we can schedule Mr. Batty's time, transportation and lodging and to determine the cost per participant. A sign-up sheet will be available at the meeting or you can call or E-mail Don Gasler at 440-284-2998 or donald.gasler@tri-c.edu PRIOR to the meeting.

The cost of each full-day session will be between $100 and $150, depending on the number of members who sign up, the number of days desired by each participant, and the number of days available from Mr. Batty (maximum of four.) We will work backward from Friday, November 5, to accommodate registered participants.

Lastly, Tim Reid has arranged for Rick Burris from Oil City, PA, to attend our October meeting with a full pick-up truck of cherry burls collected from several timber-clearing loggers in his area. The burls will be for sale, and will range in size from 6"-8" to SEVERAL FEET in diameter! So bring your M & M's... that's as in "muscles" and "money!"

September, 2004 - Scheduled Meeting Preview

Guest  Demonstrator
George Raeder
Woodturning Design
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. 

SEPTEMBER, 2004 -  MEETING REVIEW

Jim Pugh Demonstration
Turning Hollow Forms

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

Show and Tell

Some exciting and creative stuff to see!


Picture by King Heiple

MEETING NOTES

Turn and Learn 


          

Winner: Joe Smith                                                                 Runner-up: Mo Youseffi
                                 Pictures by King Heiple

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.  

 

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
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!!

  • Bill Noce sends these links on Sea Urchin Ornaments. Bill has made several of these ornaments and says they are quite fun to make. The ornaments are made from sea urchin shells with a turned wooden finial top and bottom. They are quite colorful and unique. Bill says to be careful because the shells are quite fragile. For more information on sea urchin shells check out http://www.einsteinsemporium.com/life/specimens/lss18.htm and http://www.seashellworld.com.

     

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

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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