14 June 2025 Club Meeting

 Sam Staffan was nice enough to host our club meeting in his shop in Mackinaw City, Michigan.  We watched some pictures on the club's monitor followed by a discussion of the show and tell items, then a drawing for the bring backs and finally a demonstration by Steve Promo of boring tools.

  

Two items from burl.  Beautifully done.

Sam Staffan had some nice small turnings made from branches.

Gary Weiermiller talked about a item he made 30 years ago that was broken by a visitor at the museum that was showing his works.  The museum's insurance paid the item owner and the museum let Gary keep the item.  It is tall hollow form and one of the early works by Gary.

Left is a butternut end grain bowl and right a small aromatic cedar bowl  by Archie Patterson

These were the bring backs auctioned off during the meeting.  

Here Steve Promo demonstrates the use of a round nose mill bit as a boring tool bit to produce a smooth interior with a pull cut.

Here Steve Promo explains how to make and use a hook tool.  Tool is made from 1/4 inch drill stock yields a very smooth interior cut.  

Thanks Steve for the great demonstrations and valuable information.