August, 2017 Newsletter

Our August 12th meeting was attended by 22 members and 1 guest.

The president’s challenge was to turn a bowl.  Winners were Tom Jones (1st Place) and Das Madhavan (2nd place) in the Advanced category.  In the Novice category and Tim Parker was 1st and Clyde Brasher and Jim Plotts tied for 2nd.

Pi did a demo at the Adrian Center for the Arts.  While she worked in clay, her primary emphasis was on creating pleasing forms.  She emphasized developing proper proportions   in creating forms. 

Upcoming shows:

The Ohio Valley Woodturners Guild Symposium will be October 13-15 at Higher Ground Conference Center in West Harrison, Indiana.  Our drawing for a free registration to this event was won by Jerry Warner. Jerry, we will expect full details about the event.

The Mid Atlantic Woodturners Symposium is October 28 & 29 in Lancaster PA.  Here is a link to their website:  www.mawts.com

Tennessee Association of Woodturners 30th Annual Symposium – Franklin, TN 1/26/2018 » 1/27/2018.  More information will be available soon.

I brought in a bulletin board where members could post buy/sell/trade information etc.  Feel free to post on this board.

Our September meeting will be on September 9. Tim Parker signed up to bring cookies.  Our demonstration will be given by Albert Schematic from the Detroit area Woodturners.  He will be demonstrating spindle turning techniques. 

The president’s challenge for the September meeting August is to turn a hollow vessel

I hope to see all of you at the meeting

Len

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I recently found a list of “You might be a woodturner if…” one-liners.  Here are a couple more of them:

You know you’re a woodturner if…. you have a woodpile outside your shop and you don’t even have a fireplace

…… an exciting time is seeing how far your gouge can shoot streamers of wood….