Sydney Northern Beaches Woodturners Inc.Newsletter May 2013 Contents: This Months Headlines Dig-In Club Members Forum Meeting Reports Show & Tell Demonstration Up coming events Demonstrator for the meeting was :Ken Cooper How to make a small stool Vol. 7 No. 3 May 2013 President: Vice President: Secretary: Treasurer: Jack Butler Vic Harvey Paul Cosgrave Rupert Linn Newsletter Editors: email: Photography Graham Truelove and Lloyd Ross [email protected] Paul Johnson - Walker Correspondence: Attn: Paul Cosgrave 139 Prince Alfred Parade Newport NSW 2106 Workshop: Narrabeen RSL Club Nareen Pde Nth Narrabeen NSW 2101 Meetings: Tuesday & Friday 9:00am-12:00pm Saturday 9am – 3:00 pm Monthly: rd 3 Sunday of each month 9:00am-2:30pm Web: https://sites.google.com/site/woodturner60/ Our stall at St. Ives Showground Markets Wood-eze WOODTURNING SUPPLIES for all Woodturning Requirements ----------------------------------- Teknatool & GPW Chucks Do you have any questions, answers, tips, tricks, bright ideas, anything to do with turning, the club, or just want to have a good old fashioned whinge…this forum is for YOU! All submissions remain anonymous. email: The Editor About-Turn Newsletter [email protected] Always write the name [if known] on a piece of wood with a marking pen etc., and the date when you add that piece of wood to your collection. If it is a dark wood, stick some masking tape to it and write on that. This will help you remember as time goes by as your stock of wood increases. To reduce subsequent wood movement on finish turned boxes, rough turn the top and bottom sections and let them rest for two days before you do the final turning and fitting of the lid. From Aaron Ehrlich Lathe Accessories Arbortec Products P & N Chisels Razortip Pyrography Products Pen Parts/Clocks Craft Supplies Reseller: Carba-Tec/GPW Leigh & Yvonne Ferguson 130 The Promenade Sans Souci NSW 2219 Ph: (02) 9593-4692 Mob: 0412 901 991 [email protected] Trees For All Tree Surgeon Owen Crick All Aspects of Tree Work Fully Insured Mob: 0414 402 813 treesfor [email protected] Wood Turning Blanks Timber Slabs Jet Tools Couger Chucks/Jaws Accessories Trend Timbers 15 Railway Road North Mulgrave, NSW 2756 Phone: (02) 4577-5277 Fax: (02) 4577 6846 Email: [email protected] Woodturning Tools Pyrography Sharpening Tools U-Beaut Rustins Organ Oil Sunday Meeting May 20 th No Correspondence No Guild information Discussion: Paul Vincent asked if it was worthwhile persevering with the St Ives market following poor returns. Jack Butler replied that it still provides an outlet for the items we make and called for new contributors. News: There will be a tool sale at the club on Tuesday 21 May 2013 between 9:00am-12:00pm. Items include Drills, orbital sanders, a bench drill, 200mm bench grinder and various small tools. Membership renewals begin on 1 June 2013, please find renewal forms next to notice board at the club. Pease phone Paul Cosgrave (9973-1540) if you have any problem getting to the club. These must be complete no later than 30 June. Elections for office bearers will be held on Sunday 21 July 2013, please attend for nominations and voting. Blue Mountains Woodturners Inc. are hosting a “What can YOU do with WOOD” event on Sat October 19th at Glenbrook Village Green with a variety of events for both Clubs and the attending public. More info on www.bluemtnswoodturners.org.au Show & Tell conducted by Aaron Barry Child Barry presented a vase (which he describes as a ‘weed pot’) as an example of inside out turning using pine and finished in EEE polish. Barry continued the gardening theme with an example of turned apples. Meg Webster Two magnifying glasses with handles of Hairy Oak. A unique spinning top with tray combined with two disks. As the top spins in the tray it picks up the two disks and spins them also. Finished in EEE and shellaglow. Paul Vincent Bowl in Himalayan Cedar. Rupert Linn Attractive urn in Jacaranda with EEE finish. Rupert explained ‘don’t try to make one of these without knowing there is a great deal of sanding required to complete the inside. Tim McGregor Three lidded boxes in Jacaranda finished with shellawax. Tim suggested ‘go light when sanding the join otherwise you expose a gap between top and base. Peter Wicking One NZ kauri bowl, two pens, one in Silky Oak, the other in Beefwood, two table lamps in Wilga and a hollow vase in Camphor Laurel all finished in EEE. Jack Butler One duck in Pine and following Rupert’s previous demonstration Jack made two salt & pepper mills using Banksia nut complimented with top and base in Kwila. Ken Cooper Ken brought in a variable ‘height support’ he purchased second hand. This item assists in stability when timbers are being held and worked in a vice. Aaron Ehrlich Aaron made a variety of fruit such as a banana, cherries, apples, pears and a bowl made of Huon Pine to hold them in. Of special note was the chuck he made to curve the banana. Paul Cosgrave Paul and his wife Tonisha submitted a bowl they had both collaborated on. Paul turned a simple bowl in Bluegum finished in Rustins and Tonisha applied dot artwork. Demonstration :The demonstrator for the day was Ken Cooper. Ken was to demonstrate the steps in making a small stool with a simple round seat and beautifully turned legs and supports. Unfortunately, due to unforseen circumstances, he was given very little time to take us through how it could be completed. He was able to take us through how to turn a leg and the seat, the best tools to use, how to achieve accurate angles and so on. It was very informative on a range of issues. I trust, I speak for all of us, asking if we could have Ken back for a repeat demonstration on stool making, when we are able to give him the time he obviously deserves. Events Diary. Bunnings BBQ for 2013 Here is the list of the upcoming Bunnings BBQ dates for 2013. Fri 24th May Fri 14th June Please advise Gordon Scott of your participation and if you would prefer morning or afternoon shift. St Ives Markets Sunday Meetings Next Sunday markets –2nd June 16th June, General Paddy deKlerk still has a set of cole jaws to suit a Teknatool chuck. For further enquiries contact Paddy on mob: 0411 706 259 Brian Porter from Frenchs Forest PH. 94525365 has a Treadle Lathe available if any one is interested in doing a restoration.(it also has a jig saw). Ted Goodman wants wooden handled carpenters chisels. Made by Berg Sweden and stamped with a shark. If you have any then phone Ted on 9982-2259 and put the bite on him. Raffle Winners .No raffle this month Best Wishes Our best wishes go to:Graham Truelove, Norm McArthur, Gary Cox and Dianne Ross for a successful and speedy recovery. Birthdays For April and May :- Tim Bakker, Rupert Linn, Guiliano Sammuri, John Turner, Gordon Scott, Alan Meek, Gordon McKenzie, Tom Flanagan and Barry Child. Happy Birthday to you all. New Members Welcome to :- Emilie Hustaix and Nicholas Collins We hope you enjoy your time with us