Indiana County WoodTurners – Meetings Journal – 2020
March 2020 – Terry Morrill – Bottle Stoppers
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- President Fairman opens the meeting
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- The attentive membership is … attentive!
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- Dave invites past president Daryl Gray to the front of the room.
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- A surprised Daryl listens as her Vice President, Greg Dick, reads the “Best President Ever” certificate presented by the membership to her for six years of sterling performance as “Madam President.”
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- Daryl’s surprise continues as she opens her gift … an Easy Wood Hollower.
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- “Best President Ever” – proudly displays her well earned certificate and gift. “Congratulations and Thank You” from the membership!!
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- Terry introduces his approach to Bottle Stoppers.
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- Roughing to round a very hard piece of hardwood plywood.
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- A bit of sanding of the final shape.
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- Terry applies some blue dye to perk up the appearance of this Bottle Stopper.
A collection of Terry’s bottlestoppers
The Certificate presented to “Madam President.”
Daryl’s “Best (Madam) President Ever Certificate
February 2020 – Bill Malia – Segmented Turning
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- President Fairman conducts the business meeting.
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- Bill introduces his approach to Segmented Turning.
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- The audience is attentive.
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- Some of the support tools, clamps, and whatnot that Bill uses.
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- This gizmo right here holds the wood at just the right angle!
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- Dave mounts the segmented blank while listening to a question.
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- Responding to a question while “dressing for safety” ???
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- “Dressing for Safety” while preparing to rough the exterior.
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- Excavating the interior of the bowl.
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- Bill makes chips while John looks on.
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- Bill uses some computer software to assist in the design of the “rings” that are used to build the rough blank
January 2020 – John Sinosky – Shiny Finishes
A handout is available here.
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- New President Dave Fairman chairs his first business meeting – “GreaT job Dave”
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- John to introduces his approach to “shiny finishes.”
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- John discusses a “wax only” finish.
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- An “all wax” finish is being applied.
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- We have here a Very attentive audience!
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- John demonstrates the proper way to apply (thinned) water based varnish with an air brush.
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- John and Dave discuss some of he finer points.
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- The final questions and answer session. A nice end to an excellent presentation!
Meeting Journal in Pictures – 2019
Daryl’s “Best (Madam) President Ever Certificate