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President's Message
From the President,
In the AAW toolbox this month they talked about your creative voice. In our club we have many creative voices. Each is unique almost like a fingerprint. A person’s creative voice is hopefully expanding. This is done by seeing what others are doing in our craft. Some people are good at reading and creating something new. Others it is the visual that inspires them. Therefore, being in a woodturning club is so important to your creative voice. New members add to this voice in ways we might not even notice at first. Older members trying other techniques and/or tools add to this voice. So, we all have something to share and give to other members. In the coming year I hope you as a member have an opportunity to express your creative voice. Not only are the demos part of this, but other activities. Such as, Show & Tell and Demo challenge. In a meeting a couple of months ago a member brought to us a problem he needed ideas on. As a club we suggested different avenues and he reported at the next meeting that the problem was solved. I would like to see more of that done. If you have a problem, you need assistance on, come see me and we will work it into the meeting (within a time frame).
Next meeting is the President’s challenge for the Jar Lids. I hope to see a lot of entries for the prizes. Then November is the Creativity Challenge judging and voting for Treasurer and Vice-President. So, get those projects finished on time. Of course, in December is the banquet. This is always a good time. For the banquet bring your best ornaments to display.
Start thinking about next year and what you would like to club to do (demos, activities, ie.). Be safe and see you at the next meeting October 15th.
Ron Bruno, President IWT
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Offcuts from the Board
October 2019
As woodturners, we do not have much scrap, just smaller pieces that can be used together to make something larger in combination with other bits and pieces. That's what this little section attempts to produce. By adding the small parts of our activities and plans we have a combined bigger picture of opportunities to take part in within the club.
- Please take note of the changes to the Open Shop schedule. Please refer to the Open Shop section of this newsletter.
- The demo challenge for this month will be the use of pyrography or colored artwork on your turned pieces.
- Don't forget to bring your mason jar lid covers to enter them into the President's Challenge and so we can deliver them to the church ladies for their use. (See the President's Challenge article in this newsletter.)
- Be sure to check out our new website. The address is; independencewoodturners.org (Ref. the following article about the website.).
- The Creativity Contest for this year is quickly approaching. Once again we will are giving out a piece of wood to be used for the creation of a prize winning turning. We began giving out the wood at the June meeting, but you can still join. Please refer to the article later in this newsletter.
- As a reminder, the membership dues will become $20 a year beginning January 2020, and only emailed newsletters will be sent.
- Officers election for Vice-President and Treasurer will take place this year in the November meeting. Mel Bryan has agreed to continue as Treasurer, however the vice-president's position is open to candidates. Therefore, anyone that would like to be considered for that position should speak to one of the officers. The vice-president is responsible for presiding at meetings in the absence of the president and also the obtaining and scheduling of demonstrators and programs.
- There are many ways you can contribute to the life of our club. A really good way is to partake in the Open Shop by bringing a project or turning and get a lathe going. Another way is to submit your woodturning tips also for the newsletter. (Refer to the article later.) Of course there are many other ways to put your enthusiasm into action. You can ask any officer for direction. There are many practical ways to be involved. A simple way to help is to come early to the meeting and help set up the room for the meeting and/or stay afterwards and help clean up. Either or both are appreciated.
Keep turning safely and we’ll see you at the meeting.
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Our Last Meeting
To help us add an artistic flare to our woodturning Kathy Bruno demonstrated the art and process of wood burning and different methods of adding color to wood turned pieces. Kathy explained some different wood burning tools and tips. She gave many good pointers on which tool tips were the best to use as well as wood choices. She emphasized that good hard wood is much better than soft woods. And the simple step of sanding the wood smooth makes a very big difference. Using a light touch and retracing your strokes is much better than trying to burn it in one stroke. Getting the pattern onto the wood can be accomplished several ways for which she gave many suggestions and provided many tips.
Coloring designs or figures possesses a myriad of avenues from simply painting, colored pens and pencils, markers, inks, dyes, and more. Here again she gave many tips on "staying in the lines" and putting on the finishing touches.
Thank you, Kathy for sharing your expertise.
The video of each meetings' demo are available in the library on DVD to be checked out by members. Also, the video will be available online at; YouTube Independence Woodturners
The video of Kathy's demo is on YouTube at the following link:
Using Pyrography and Color on Woodturning
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President's Challenge
The President has issued a challenge to be held at this October meeting. It is to bring as many mason jar lid covers as you would like, decorated as you would like that is pleasing and made from any wood type as appropriate. There will be a first and second prize of $20 gift certificates to Metro Hardwoods which will be determined by the president based on number of lids, quality of turning, quality of finish and/or embellishment/decoration, and overall creativity.
The goal is to have 60 or 70 (or more) jar lids to donate to the ladies group of Mike McReynolds' church. (Jars are not necessary with the lids as they already have the jars.)
So, step up and take a spin and making a decorative jar lid cover.
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Mason Jar lid covers by David Rink
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Mason Jar lids covers by Gale Markley
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Mason Jar lid cover by Jim Tate
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Mason jar lid cover by Danny Smith
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Spalted maple bowl by Gale Markley
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Segmented bowls by Ben Simmons
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Segmented vessel with open segmented feature ring and segmented vessel by Ben Simmons
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