8 Oct 22 Club Meeting

 The meeting was held at the St Ignace High School Wood Shop.  

At the start of the meeting the member describe the items they have brought in for the Show and Tell describing how they made it and any problems they encounterd. 

In this example the low right four items were brought in by Archie Patterson.  All are made from Box Elder.  The large item in the lower left blew up on Archie when he put rubber jaws on the outside of the thin lip and started to turn the bottom and there was a catch.  The stress broke the bowl and it flew apart.  The red item was Sam Steffen's vase that was to look like a pumkin and is made of resin and wood.  The small item center right is also from Sam and has a interior ring of contrasting wood for the lid to sit on. 

This item was made by Steve Promo from a block of wood brought in by Sam.  the walnut ring was added to a grove cut into the wood. 

The item on the left is from Jim Rutlidge and is the completed bowl he started at last months demo and looks like a basket.  The three items ont he right are from Steve Promo and illustrates that grouping items in sets of three to five will earn a larger price. 

 

Jim Rutlidge brought these items in.  On the left is a vase that looks like a basket weave, next in is a Spalted Ash bowl.  The boxed items Jim used in used talk. (see video belwo)

Steve Promo brought this in to illustrate how he used color to add character to his items.
 

 

This also a Bring Back time during the meeting where the club auctions off items brought in by member.   All proceeds go to the club treasury.

 

There was a large section of Walnut and a large section of hard maple that was auctioned off along with two of the Show and Tell finished items.  

 

During the meeting Jim Rutledge talked about how he did reversed center turning.  Below it a video of his comments.   View video here:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zopeGx3xs9Y

Steve Promo talked about the items he brought in to show the group.  View video here:

 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ac6aJNsdPbA

 

Steve Prom did a classroom talk about cutting and turning multiple items from a slab of wood and then demonstrated the process from cutting to turning in the wood shop.  View video here:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s81l97CZnMo 

 

It was a great meeting with many helpful insights from the members.    A good point to remember is Spalted Wood contains a fungus that creates the pretty lines in the wood.  Wear a mask and dispose of the mask filter and all shavings and unusable scrap wood to get the fungus out of your shop.  Be Safe.