Baltimore Area Turners

Echos Fromthe “BAT” Cave November, 2011

Volume 6, Number 11

Hands-On 2Pens for Troops 4How Many Bowls? 5Other Stuff 6

Inside this issue:

2011 Officers:

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PresidentSusan Shane

Vice PresidentYaakov Bar Am

TreasurerWayne KuhnSecretary /Newsletter

Richard DietrichWebmasterJohn MeyerLibrarian

Don BonsallPublic Relations

Susan ShaneProgram Director

Bob Pegram

November began with a hands-on session for BAT. Louie Harris (above) demonstrated and coached spindle turning. Others covered other techniques. Later in the month, Pen Turning for the Troops (below right) introduced many folks to turning. Later still, Mark Supik (below left) parted off the 100th bowl.

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Hands-On

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BAT members shared their experience and expertise at the November meeting. Yaakov Bar Am used various tools to hollow forms. Ernie Grimm covered pen turning. Wayne Kuhn gave a seminar on bowl turning. Louie Harris demystified spindle turning. Lou Rudinski rounded out the session by teaching sharpening techniques. These experienced turners shared their tips and techniques and coached participants in trying their hand. A good time was had by all.

Yaakov Bar Am shows how EZ it is to hollow.

Lou Rudinski demonstrates fingernail sharpening

Louie Harris turns beads and coves.

Ernie Grimm crafts a pen.

Wayne Kuhn displays a catenary curve (left), then puts it to use (right).

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Starting another pen.

Caressing curve of bowl.

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Turning interior of bowl.Oops! Forgot face mask.

Coaching spindle work.

Burnishing a burr.

Explaining the Zen of hollowing.

Keeping audience entranced.

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More Hands-On(Continued from Page 2)

Susan Shane coaches a new turner.

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Louie Harris stayed busy coaching and demonstrating.

Ted Rein supervises and inspects.

Don Schultz hard at work.

Pen Turning for the TroopsOn November 11-13, 2011, Woodcraft hosted Pen Turning for the Troops. Woodcraft provided lathes, pen kits, and tools for anyone to turn a pen to be do-nated to US service men and women. BAT members were on hand to turn, demonstrate, and coach new turners. Here are some pictures from a small por-tion of the event. Many BAT members besides those pictured here took part in the event. Thanks for your participation.

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BAT works on display

On November 19 and 20, 2011 Mark Supik hosted the How Many Bowls? project exhibition.

Several BAT members were among the 37 turners who turned the 99 bowls on display. Mark turned bowl #100 before a standing-room-only crowd.

Here are some pix of the many and varied styles of these white pine bowls.

Zoom in on these photos to see the exquisite detail.

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Holiday Party

The December meeting with be our Holiday Party.

•Food and drinks are provided by BAT.

•There will be a door prize and several con-tests.

•There will also be a voluntary gift exchange. Bring a wrapped turned gift if you would like to participate.

A box of scraps ranging from Osage to Poison Ivy, two Cherry crotches, Dogwood, Hickory and Cedar logs, Holly, Chesnut Oak, Osage, and Mahogany spindle blanks, S & S Hard Rock Maple, a Cuban Mahogany Log donated by visitor Lou Berson and

more were in the October BAT Raffle.Thanks to all donors.

Raffle News

Baltimore Area Turners

Baltimore Area Turners meets every month on the sec-ond Wednesday of the month at the Greater Baltimore Woodcraft Store at:

1125 Cromwell Bridge RoadTowson, MD 21286

Next meeting:December 14, 2011 at 6:30 PM

Agenda:Holiday Party. Eat, drink, be merry.

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