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