Mid Columbia Basin Wood Turners
January 2006 Meeting

Business
-    Dues are Due- $20
-    Woodturning order from Craft Supply is in and distributed
-    Permanent meeting place: May be able to use the City of Richland buildings, Kiwanis building in Columbia Park, or a proposed new Kennewick building discussed for Columbia Park
-    Jerry Johnson- Drybrick Master Craft boring bar is available
-    Summer club meeting -  a family picnic at John Nichols o­n the Columbia River, so our families can participate
-    Oregon Meetings: there will be two meetings in Oregon. This year the picnic and a meeting at Cutlers.
-    Webmaster needed (long term position is desired)
-    Tool safety- proposed to have o­ne meeting this year o­n safety topics
-    Upcoming meetings

 Feb. John Tucker Plates
 March- Bob Cutler- finishes
 April- Jerry Johnson- how to make extraordinary pieces from ordinary wood.
 May- Pens and Kaleidoscopes
June- Guest turner
July/August- Picnic o­n the River

-    Wood hints: Paduak, Purple Heart, stag horn sumac need to be treated with Armor all otherwise they will turn to an undesirable color.

Show and Tell
-    Chuck Madsen- goblets
-    Bear- bathroom mirror
-    Jamie Holladay- Rattle
-    Bill Baer- Paduak wood cane
-    Jerry Johnson- hollow vessel (Fir burl from Alaska)
-    Gene Jausoro- antler pen
-    Dick Hoget- spalted birch pitchers
-    Ron Gerton- log with a lock in it
-    Tom- aniline dye sycamore harps
-    Denise - Palm wood bowl from Belize

Demo Natural Edge Bowl

-    Why natural edge- people love them, they are very artistic, and faster to make (don’t need to dry the wood)
-    To prevent checks- turn thin and have a consistent thickness
-    Try to keep the bark, but if it comes off that's okay too.
-    Best to harvest the wood when sap NOT flowing (winter time). There is a better chance of keeping the bark
Step 1. Drill hole in center for your drive (diameter to fit your drive). Make sure it is balanced. Also want the highest parts to be equal.
Step 2. Turn outer part,
Step 3. Turn the inside
Step 4. Place in paper bag to dry. Power sand later.
Step 5. Reverse chuck it and power sand. Can use a vacuum chuck or build a faceplate chuck (use closed cell plastic gasket- neoprene works well). Then can bring up tail stock to hold in place.

Next meeting February 11th, John Tucker's shop.