WNY WOODTURNERS II
Meetings 7:30 PM; Second Thursday
The President’s Corner by Kurt
Hertzog
Learning
woodturning is a life long endeavor. While there are many who learn quickly,
there is always something that can be added to your repertoire regardless of
your skill level. Many of our members are brand new to the turning world and
it’s quite easy to provide a forum for them to learn the basics and build on
those. They can learn from many of our own members, club demos, and our
workshops.
The more
advanced turners are more difficult to provide a learning environment for. They
have mastered the basics and are usually following the path of materials and
designs that interest them. Providing material and a learning forum for these
folks represents a challenge since their interests and needs are more diverse.
We try to
address both of these situations in the learning levels and interests by
varying the topics and skill levels for our meeting demos. We also try to do it
when we bring in outside professionals. Sometimes we are successful at keeping
everyone, regardless of level, interested and learning. Sometimes we don’t. One
of the things we must balance is catering to all levels. If we only present
beginner materials, the more experienced tend to drift away because they don’t
gain anything. If we present too much more advanced materials, the beginners
are disheartened and drift away. It’s a fine balance since a club without all
skill levels suffers.
Make sure
you express your ideas for demonstrations and workshops. The more suggestions
we have, the more varied and interesting we can make the meetings. Be sure to
consider volunteering yourself. If you are willing to demo, you’ll find
yourself in an interesting situation. You’ll work hard to prepare so you’ll
hone your skills. You’ll see what it’s like to be in front of the crowd and
it’ll give you a new perspective. You’ll also find that while it might be a
frightening thought, once you’ve done it, it’s really a lot of fun. It’s easy
to say that it’s easy for some people to do. Guess what? They didn’t get
proficient at it by magic. They stared at the very beginning and the more they
did demos, the better they got at it.
You can
learn by reading, watching, doing, and teaching. All of these will help you
progress. Make sure you mix them all together in your woodturning learning
journey.
Thanks,
Kurt
April Demo: Mike and Debbie Hachey will be putting on the program.
Jake
announced that the Jimmy Clewes hands-on workshop is
sold out. Also, that the
Jake
also, wants all members to check and make sure that your dues are up to date.
See or e-mail Jay Ferrand if you’re not sure. These
were due in January.
Kurt
brought in a flyer for
a 11”Delta lathe for sale for $150.00. If interested you can call Kevin
at 947-4768
Treasure
Jay Ferrand reports the following for the month of Dec.
STARTING
BALANCE 1911.39
DESCRIPTION
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PETTY CASH EXPENSE
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PETTY CASH RECIEPT
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PETTY CASH BALANCE
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BANK ACCOUNT EXPENSE
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BANK ACCOUNT RECEIPT
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BANK ACCOUNT BALANCE
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TOTAL CLUB BALANCE
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MEMBER
DUES |
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100.00 |
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50/50 |
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24.00 |
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SECRETARY
EXPENSE |
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39.24 |
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JIMMY
CLEWES SEMINAR |
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760.00 |
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CLUB INSURANCE |
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TOTALS |
0.00 |
24.00 |
71.95 |
39.24 |
860.00 |
2684.20 |
2756.15 |
Old
Business
Tickets are
available from Steve Imerese for the John Jordon demos being held at
Kurt hand
out new updated membership lists with addresses and e-mail addresses. He also announces
that he has set up a secure site on the website if you need to look up a member’s
information. This is a membership only site.
Kurt
presented two new videos in DVD format that he thought would be a good addition
to our library. One on carving for tunings by Tony Cortese, and one on
finishing secrets by Russ Fairfield. The motion to purchase these for the
library won unanimous.
The
Kurt announce that it is time to
think about officers for next year, All of the offices will be vacated by the
present people except secretary, I will continue in that capacity. David Breth has volunteered to be the new Librarian. So that
leaves vacancies for President, Vice- president, Treasurer, and Web Master. We
need help from the members to fill these vacancies. It’s time for new people to
give back to the club. I finally got persuaded how about the rest of you.
Show and
Tell
Kurt
Hertzog: 10” a two tiered
tray, pen& pen holder,,& letter opener all
made out of one block of wood and all with hand cut spirals. A tray and some
tops for the fair.
David Breth: cherry bowl with hand cut base, & a sycamore bowl
Rick Wierzbicki: pool cue out of
bird’s eye maple, bubigna, ash, and deer antler. Also,
some pool cue chalk holders for the fair.
John Chavanne: box elder vase with a southwestern flair to it
Lee Rose: segmented bowl made out of 2 x 4
with a stained rim
Gerry
Guenther: walnut
salad bowl set with large bowl, tongs and small bowls all embellished with wood
burned and painted flowers to match.
Bob Colins: 2 spalted maple bowls
Jake Debski: soft maple burl bowl and beech burl bowl
Paul
Mazuchowski: pens
made out of different burls
John Bathrick: his first bowl out of green wood
Gordon
Fritz: Memo stand out of maple
Gerry
Guenther: a tulip
poplar bowl. The largest to date he has made.
Ben Martinke: His first pen made out of black & white ebony.
David Breth: Rockler’s
John Bathrick: Craft Supply
Jerry Weisedel: 50/50
Jerry
Weisedel gave a demo on how to turn one of David Springetts projects form his book Woodturning Wizardry.
It was a sphere with 14 holes and a block inside all made out of solid 3” cube
of wood. It is one of those projects that have the observer scratching their
head and wondering: “How was that done?” It is a repetitive project requiring
drill bits, specialized tools, specialized clamps, and lots of patience to be
successful. Well, success comes part of time as Jerry will attest to. I’m sure
anyone attempting this could turn to Jerry for both help in making the
specialized tools and clamps along with ways to handle the frustration.
I
found this one in this months Wood
Magazine. If you’re tired of tripping over that extension cord on your shop
floor try this. Hang them high using a simple suspension cable. Use two screw
eyes fastened into your ceiling and string clothes line through it. Slip metal
shower curtain hangers over it. Thread your extension cord through the rings
and secure the cord to the rings with wire ties. When you’re done the whole
thing will slide to the side out of the way. Sounds like and answer to one my
problems in my shop.
Respectfully
submitted,
Muriel Kummer
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