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MID-COLUMBIA WOODTURNERS
MEETING MINUTES
June 13, 2009
White’s Unfinished Furniture & Hardwoods
2 West Kennewick Ave.
Kennewick, WA 99336
John Tucker kicked off the meeting. There were two major business items the July Family Picnic and the September Craft Fair.
The Family Picnic will be held in July at John Nichols place again. The club will provide burgers, brats and buns as well as sweet corn. John will take care of getting it all. Please read emails and meeting notices for signup information for the pot luck, Dave said he would set up a signup sheet similar to the Christmas Party one.
The club will be participating in a Craft Fair in Kennewick on September 26th. Jody White of White's Unfinished Furniture will be hosting it and we will help in the planning. Jerry Decker volunteered to bring his lathe and plexiglass shield for demonstrations for spectators. We will need club members to sign up to turn. Dave will set up a sign-up sheet for this.
How to Photograph your Work - Dave Biancosino gave a presentation on How to Photograph your work. He went over the correct use of a digital camera and the settings, how to set white balance, and the best backgrounds. He went over the best kind of lighting to use within a small budget and both he and Jerry Decker showed their portable light tents and portable studios. Jerry built the Phrugal Light Studio, Dave built a pvc light tent.
Click on the following for:
Dave's Presentation
Phrugal Light Studio
PVC Light Tent
How to Photograph Really Glossy Work
How to use a Green Screen and add a Background in Photoshop Elements - coming soon |
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Welcome to the Mid Columbia Woodturners
The "Mid-Columbia Woodturners" is a chapter of the
American Association of Woodturners (AAW).
This chapter serves Eastern Oregon and Eastern Washington. Meetings are held on the second Saturday of each month at 1 P.M.
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The 23nd Annual National AAW Symposium
Friday June 26 - Sunday June 28, 2009
Albequerque, New Mexico
Albequerque Convention Center
For more information on the Symposium please visit the AAW website at: http://www.woodturner.org/sym/sym2009/
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Mid Columbia Woodturners starts Youth Turning Program
The Mid Columbia Woodturners recently started a Youth Turning Program that follows the format of the AAW proposed Youth Turning Program. For more information please visit the full site here .
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A great find for Woodturners
Recently I was on a road trip through southern Oregon to break up my winter fog cabin fever here in Walla Walla. About 35 mile sw of Grant Pass on SR199, near the town of Kirby, OR and I mean in the middle of no where, we came across this oasis of burls. It proper name is Its a Burl, and their web site is http://www.itsaburl.com/content/welcome. This place has more burls than any where I have ever been. He has several artisan, oddly enough, no turners, that create all the pieces of art seen on the above website and then sell. There were at least 3 gallerys filled with beautiful pieces of finished works, all done and finished to perfection (no chainsaw art here).
I bought a batch of madrona block that were partially air dried and when I got home found them totally checked through. When I called him (Harvey-the owner) he appogized and gave me credit on another black oak burl and shipped it free. The Manzanita burl I bought was gorgous. We were there early on a Sunday morning and spent an easy 2 hours and I still felt rushed. There must have been at leat a dozen customers milling about when we left. The highway that goes by this place only goes to Crescent City, CA., but somehow people find this place. I can't imagine how busy he must be in the tourist season.
If you are ever in this area and have the time take the detour over and visit this neat little shop. It made my whole week trip worthwhile.
 
Eric von Bargen
Walla Walla Wood Works
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More info on the product Eric von Bargen discussed at the Feb 14 2009 Meeting.
http://www.pcepoxy.com/woodproducts/woodpetrif.asp
I learned about this product from a wood dealer in central Oregon recently. He uses it to harden up slices of burl. He sells these over the internet to people for making musical instruments. So far I have really liked it for spot harding up problem areas of pieces that are end grain, punky, soft or burl. It does not seem to discolor the wood, is water based, orderless and hopefully will not change the way finish takes. I like it much better than the solvent based Minwax product. As far as availablity I found small 8oz. bottles at Ace Hardware stores. Home Depot sells it online only as do several other resellers. It has only a 2 yr shelf life and cannot be frozen. Try a small bottle for $6 and I think you will like it.
Eric von Bargen
Walla Walla Wood Works
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