Next CAT PICNIC Meeting: Thurs, SUN, July April 24 13 Annual Anniversary 9 AM 6:30 - pm 8 PM Party Leesburg Lunch Volunteer 11-2 Saturday, JAN 28 Fire Company 215 Whitestone Farm Edwards W. Loudoun Landing St 5-8:30 PM Pavilion, Leesburg, Leesburg VA Volume 9 Issue 4 April 2017 Meeting Annual Anniversary Presenters: Party Harvey Saturday Meyer January Basket Illusion 28, 2017 5-8:30 May 18 pm Whitestone Pete Summers Farm, Aldie, VA Canes/Walking Sticks Contents Page 1 April Demo Page 2-3 President s Page Page 4 Editor s Bench Page 5 March Demo Page 6-9 Show and Tell Page 10 Calendar Page 11 Old vs. New Page 12 Monthly Meeting Page 13 Officers & Volunteers Page 14 Group Buy Report Page 15 Equipment Listings Page 16 Mentoring Program Page 17 Vendor Discounts Page 18 Woodturning Classes April s demo will be on basket illusion by Harvey Meyer. We will also be offering a two-day and a one day workshop in the technique. At last count there were three slots remaining in the 1 day workshop on Friday the 14th. Check with the Treasurer to see if they are still available. These are the projects that will be done in the workshop. Happy Turns Dave Robinson, CAT Program Director 1
Editor s Bench The President s Page By By Bob Peter Parson Bills THE END IN MIND vs. TURN, TURN, TURN So it was a little early for me to have put my snow thrower into storage, as I pondered doing in last month s Presidents Page. The surprises of living in Northern Virginia. On the last full weekend in March the Woodworking Show returned to the Dulles Expo center. Just as with last year, our sister club, CAW, had a booth at the show. And again, like last year, they didn t have enough volunteers to fill all of the time slots. CA Savoy emailed me to ask if I would send an invitation to members of CAT to try to fill the remaining slots and, again like last year, CAT members came through. We had several volunteers and ended up with plenty of folks to run the turning demos and crowd discussions with folks. Thanks for all of you who volunteered. At the show, turners demonstrated making pens and tops on two mini lathes, talked with visitors to the booth, and handed out completed pens and tops that were the targets of the demonstrations. It was a lot of fun. We also had a number of CAT club members stop by the booth as visitors to the show. As an additional bonus, two awards from the show were given to one CAT member and one CAW member. Joe Zadareky, President of CAW, won the Educator s Choice Award, and our own Vice President Charlie Wortman won the People s Choice Award. I have attached pictures of both turners and their respective pieces. Impressive! Charlie informed me that he will be bringing his piece to Show and Tell at our April meeting; thanks, Charlie, and Congratulations! The Virginia Woodturning Symposium Committee met on Sunday, March 26, at the Richmond Woodcraft for a planning meeting for the 2018 2
Editor s Bench The President s Page-cont d By By Bob Peter Parson Bills Symposium. As in 2016 we will have the Symposium at ExpoLand in Fishersville, VA, and will have the main building, including the Annex, as we did in 2016. Although I was unable to make the meeting, Mark Kaplan was there representing CAT, and I spoke with the Symposium Committee President, Richard Landreth, and gave him the results of the professional turners preferences that you all expressed at the poll I did at our March meeting. Jimmy Clewes was the hands down preference of CAT, along with Mike Mahoney as a close second. In other news we have arranged a meeting with the CAT Board and club member experts in email platforms as we try to address the fact that our club growth has meant that we have outgrown our first email system and, likely, the current one as well. I am hopeful that we will be able to improve our communications platforms with CAT members soon, and that we will be able to serve all of CAT more effectively and efficiently. Thanks for listening! Keep on Turnin Mr. Natural 3
Editor s Bench By Peter Bills!!WOW!! Check out the April issue of AAW magazine. Our very own Charlie Wortman is featured in the Members Gallery on page 53. With photos courtesy of Dennis McCormick. AAW is offering a limited-time discounted dues offer (50% off a one-year membership) to local chapter members who have not yet become AAW members. This opportunity is being made available only from April through June 2017 and only for local chapter members who have never been AAW members. As Bob stated on page 3, we have investigated a different system for communicating with Club members. We will be migrating information to a new system in the near future. There may be some growing pains so please bear with us and bring any problems that result to our attention. ******************************************************************** Peter Bills CAT Newsletter Editor 4
March Demo By Dave Robinson Dave Swiger did an excellent demo and lecture on finishing. From what I heard afterwards three of the most important take-aways were: 1. How to use the metallic patina paint from Craft Supplies. You had to be there and you ll have to actually do it a few times to master it. 2. Dave was high on the Makita sander with the paddle grip and the wave edge blue sanding pads available from Mike Sorge. Also, don t forget to use the sacrificial intermediate pad. 3. After each grit, hand sand with the grain to disguise any remaining scratches. Happy Turns Dave Robinson, CAT Program Director. 5
Show ANNIVERSARY and Tell - March PARTY Meeting Photos by Mark Kaplan Segmented Bowl Walnut, Tiger Maple, Blackwood Segmented Bowl Walnut, Tiger Maple, Colorwood Segmented Bowl Walnut, Tiger Maple, Colorwood Various Pens Many Different Woods and Shell Casings Scott Schlosser Natural Edge Bowl Unknown Wood John Grant 6
More ANNIVERSARY Show and Tell - March PARTY Meeting Photos by Mark Kaplan Bowl Ash Bowl Maple Bowl Maple Herb Witenstein Cups w/capture Rings Ash Darren Embree Hollow Form w/finial Ambrosia Maple Michael Summers 7
More ANNIVERSARY Show and Tell - March PARTY Meeting Photos by Mark Kaplan Hollow Forms Pin Oak Michael Summers Vase Birch Chris Kunzle Oscar Cocobolo Chris Kunzle Trent Bosch Inspired Vessel of Illusion Maple/Walnut Roy Aber Round Tu It Spalted Maple Woody Johnson 8
More ANNIVERSARY Show and Tell - March PARTY Meeting Photos by Mark Kaplan Ken presented a number of different finishes complementing Dave Swiger s demonstration. 9
Upcoming CAT Meetings, Demos, and Miscellaneous Events 2017 Editor s Note: This is not intended to be a complete calendar of activities. It is tentative and subject to change. Guest demonstrators may also be conducting workshops. Dates and sign-up details to be announced. Please watch your email and our website. April 13 CAT Meeting Harvey Meyer: Basket Illusion April 14 One Day Workshop, Harvey Meyer: Basket Illusion [3 spaces available] April 17-18 Two Day Workshop, Harvey Meyer: Basket Illusion [Currently booked up, sign up on waiting list] May 6 Reston Spring Festival May 18 CAT Meeting Pete Summers: Canes and Walking Sticks June 15 CAT Meeting TBD July 13 CAT Meeting Derek Weidman: Offset turning. Possible workshop(s) if enough interest (Tentative) July 22 CAT Picnic at Edwards Landing Pavilion August 17 CAT Meeting Stuart Batty (Tentative). Possible workshop(s) September 14 CAT Meeting Mark St Leger. Possible workshop(s) September 16-17 Bluemont Fair October 19 CAT Meeting Jacques Vesery (Tentative) November 16 CAT Meeting Mike Sorge (Tentative). Possible 5-day workshop December 14 CAT Meeting TBD 10
OLD vs NEW Welcoming A New Family Member Treadle Lathe The new family member, a treadle lathe, was welcomed at our March meeting. 11
Monthly Meeting Next regular meeting: Thursday, April 13, 2017 Location: Leesburg Volunteer Fire Company 215 W. Loudoun Street, Leesburg, VA Our April Demonstrator: Harvey Meyer Basket Illusion Leesburg Volunteer Fire Company 215 W. Loudoun Street, Leesburg, VA Entrance is on the west side/right side of the building. Please remember to park on side or in the back of the building. 12
2017 CAT Officers and Board of Directors President Bob Parson president@catoctinareaturners.org Vice President Charlie Wortman vp@catoctinareaturners.org Secretary Doug Balzer secretary@catoctinareaturners.org Treasurer Beverly Robillard treasurer@catoctinareaturners.org Operations Director Jim Pahl ops@catoctinareaturners.org Program Director Dave Robinson programs@catoctinareaturners.org Newsletter Editor Peter Bills newsletter@catoctinareaturners.org Additional Volunteers Roy Aber Burgan Pugh Juan Gil Mark Kaplan Scott Synott Bill Milbourn Zeeshan Rasheed Ken Poirier and David Roseman Dale Bright Dave Robinson Bob Parson and Mark Kaplan Raffle Tickets Lending Library Website Admin/Equipment Listing Gallery Photos Group Buys Event Coordinator IT Tech Support Newsletter Proofreaders Mentor Coordinator TNT Coordinator Rep to VA Woodturners Inc. CAT is an official chapter of the American Association of Woodturners (AAW) 13
Group Buy Report The usual items will be for sale at the April meeting. CA glue Both styles of Ruth Niles bottle stopper along with a new Bottle stopper starter kit. Some bottle stopper blanks in walnut and colorwood Anchorseal Keep an eye on your email account as I have been in contact with a number of vendors and am working on some arrangements. Thanks, Scott Synnott *************************************************************** CA-ONEWAY PRODUCT SALE 20% discount on most ONEWAY products, except lathes, plus shipping. Combine orders and save on shipping!!!!!!!!!!! Go to ONEWAY website www.oneway.ca to see products available. Will provide quote upon request. Happy and Safe Turning and Keep Those Turning Tools Sharp!!! CA SAVOY cadjsavoy@cox.net 703-765-7268 14
Lathe & Equipment Listings uan Gil maintains a listing of lathes which members own as a reference source for J those who might be considering the purchase of a new (or additional) lathe. Juan has added some complementary information including specialized tooling and other items of interest: 1. Hollowing systems 2. Coring systems 3. Favorite turning tool 4. Favorite homemade tool 5. What model band saw 6. What models of chainsaws 7. Favorite website related to woodturning If you are in the market for a new lathe or any of the above mentioned tools and wish to speak to a member who has the tool, please contact Juan and he will get you in touch with someone who can help. Equipment Manager Juan Gil Contact Juan through the CAT website, Catoctinareaturners.org using the contact us tab. 15
CAT s Mentoring Program It s Not Just For New Turners! O ur Mentoring Coordinator, Dale Bright, is looking for volunteers to be mentors for our CAT Mentoring Program. Dale would also like to hear from members interested in pairing up with a mentor in any of the areas of interest listed below, or simply for general turning skills enhancement. CAT has an enormous pool of turning talent in its membership. Whatever your level of turning experience, working with a mentor can be a wonderful way to explore new techniques and try out specialized turning tools and equipment. Working as a mentor is rewarding in itself, and often leads to enduring friendships! Sign-up forms for those who are willing to serve as a mentor or who would like to be matched up with one will be available at the next regular meeting. You may also contact Dale Bright via email at mentoring@catoctinareaturners.org. Please include your name, address, phone number, and email address; also indicate your experience level (i.e., Beginner, Intermediate, or Experienced) when requesting a mentor. We will try to match interested individuals with someone who lives reasonably close whenever possible. Here are some of the areas of interest identified so far, but feel free to mention others! Areas of Interest for Mentoring Ornaments and small items like Bottle Stoppers, Pens, Pencils, and Pendants Bowls Lidded Boxes Natural Edge Bowls Segmented Turning Square Bowls Spindle Turning Hollow Forms Thread Chasing 16
CAT Member Discounts Woodcraft of Leesburg Battlefield Shopping Center 1067 Edwards Ferry Road, NE Leesburg, VA 20176 Call Us: 703-737-7880 Fax Us: 703-737-6166 Leesburg@woodcraft.com Store Website CAT members get a 10% discount Thursday through Sunday of each monthly meeting week! Dunlap Woodcrafts Near the Dulles Expo Center 14600F Flint Lee Road, Chantilly, VA 20151 Tel (703) 631-5147 www.dunlap-woodcrafts.com Discounts are available to CAT members Purchase $100 and receive a 10% discount Purchase $250 and receive a 15% discount Purchase $500 and receive a 20% discount Give them a call prior to making the trip to be sure they are open. Exotic Lumber, Inc. Located at 329 E. 2nd St., Frederick, MD 21701 They have a great showroom, friendly staff, and a wide selection of exotic & domestic hardwoods. Tel (301) 695-1271 www.exoticlumberinc.com CAT members receive a 10% discount on all turning related items and lumber purchases. Please note: Some specialty items and items already on sale, such as bundled lumber packages, are excluded from this discount. 17
Woodturning Classes Leesburg Woodcraft Woodturning Workshops Schedule through June 2017 Apr 11&12 Apr 17 Apr 19 Apr 22 May 7 May 12 Jun 4 Jun 23 Turn a Peppermill Sharpen Turning Tools Turn an Octopod Bowl Spindle Duplication Introduction to the Lathe Date Night Turned Bottle Opener & Pizza Cutter Introduction to the Lathe Basic Pen Turning Please Reconfirm Classes and Dates at the Leesburg Woodcraft Website www.woodcraft.com 18