August, 2018 Newsletter

Our August 11th meeting was attended 23 members and one guest, Kirk Jackson.

Rich Enders reported we have a balance of $2,072.80

The president’s challenge was to turn some treen.  Winners in the Advanced category were:  1st place: Jim Nickless, 2nd place: Tim Parker.  In the Novice category Len Coleman was 1st, there was no second place.

Bob Seeberger gave a demonstration on spindle turning, with an emphasis on split spindle turning.  Thanks for a great presentation, Bob.

If you have a turning that you want to donate for Tecumseh Lions Club Reverse Raffle on September 15, please bring it to the September meeting.  Marian Timmerman will see that it gets to the raffle. 

If you want to submit a birdhouse for the Not Just for the Birds! You can bring it to the September meeting and Tim Parker will take it to Adrian Library (or you can drop it off yourself         by September 17.

Cookies were provided by Jim Nickless.  Jim Reamer signed up to bring cookies for the August meeting. 

 

Upcoming shows:

  • The 2018 Mid Atlantic Woodturners Association Symposium will be in Lancaster, PA September 28-30. Go to mawts.com for more information
  • Segmented Woodturning Symposium, October 11-14, 2018, Marriott West Hotel, St. Louis Missouri Registration is open segmentedwoodturning.org.
  • Virginia Woodturning Symposium 2018 is November 3&4 at Expoland in Fishersville, VA. Go to virginiawoodturners.com for more information.

 

The President’s challenge for the July meeting is to turn a spindle.  The only requirements:  you must have a minimum  of two beads and two coves.

Our September meeting will be on Saturday, September 8 at  10 AM at Christ Epsicopal Church.

Tom Jones will be doing a demonstration on string painting.

 

Bring items for show and tell and raffle, as well as the president’s challenge.

 

I am attaching an AAW article on Shear Scaping

 

See you September 8

Len

Happy Woodturning