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April 2017
President's Letter
Another Spring is here and the weather is getting nice! If you turn in anunheated shop or garage, now is the time to get your woodturning projectsstarted.At the April meeting, I will be announcing a test program approved theBoard to get additional content for this newsletter. If you contribute an article,turning tip, video suggestion or website project for inclusion in thenewsletter, you will be entered in a drawing for a $25 Woodcraft gift card atthe next month's meeting. Contributions must be sent to the NewsletterEditor by the second week of the month ([email protected]) bythe second week of the month. Items for sale are not included. Articles byscholarship winners in fulfillment of their scholarships are not included. Youmay not win the drawing two months in a row. Start lining up your materialnow! Program starts with the May 4 meeting.If you are not an AAW member, now is a good time to try it out. BeginningApril 1 through June 30, 2017, the AAW is offering a limited-time 50%dues discount program. You must be a current TAW member who hasnever been a member of AAW. Each one year membership includes sixissues (one year) of the American Woodturner Journal. This discountapplies to first-year membership dues only. To apply call 877-575-9094(M-F 8:30 AM to 4:30 PM CST) or go to http://tiny.cc/AAWNewGen.We are currently looking for demonstrators for the May Tennessee Craft Fair.If you would like to demonstrate and represent the TAW, contact BarryBuntin at [email protected] a great woodturning month andTurn safe,Lou
Planning Calendar
All Events, Dates, and/or Times are subject tochange. Changes will be communicated as they happen.
Upcoming Events:
May 4 Meeting 6:45 PM Katie Adams demonstrator please note that this
meeting is on a ThursdayMay Saturday Turn In has been canceled due to conflict with TennesseeCraft demonstrations.
May 5-7 Tennessee Craft Fair - TAW members will be demonstratingwoodturning Centennial Park, Nashville, TN.
April Photos
Other News
TAW Facebook PageIf you're on Facebook, please check out the TAW page. It is a great placeto get the conversation going, ask questions or post videos and pictures ofyour work.
Check it out here.
Newsletter ArchivesCheck out the archives of the TAW newsletter. Here is one from March,1992.
Projects and VideosHave a favorite woodturning project or video? Submit the information to JeffBrockett [email protected] and he will include it on the weeklyupdates.
May 4 Demonstration Information
Katie Adams Katie Adams was born in Indianapolis, IN. She is currently pursuing aBachelor of Arts degree at Western Kentucky University with a concentrationin sculpture.
Her work has been included in numerous juried and group exhibitions inKentucky, Ohio, Texas, and Tennessee. She demonstrated at the 2016Sculpture Objects Functional Art and Design Convention in Chicago,Illinois. Her work consists mostly of metal, wood, and glass components.She has been turning for one year. Katie was recently accepted into theGraduate Program at the University of Alabama and plans to attend in thefall.
I will be demonstrating sculptural multi-axis turning and how I incorporateturning into my work. By showing each axis, I will be able to demonstrate
the process I use in creating abstracted forms.
New Items on the TAW library
Andy LodgeMethods of Piercing TAW-3085 A & BIn this final film of the series, Andy Lodge takes you through the setting upand execution of his piercing methods along with a discussion of the manytools available.Projects covered -Thin Bowls with pyrographed pierced details; Yew gobletwith sapwood lattice piercing; Pierced hanging ornament (illuminationinside)Total Running Time: 2 hours -2 DVD setDremel tool with a spiraling bit for piercings or a metal cutting wheel forslotting. Beginners piercings. Demonstrates the turning and piercing.
Nick Arnull
Platter Magic TAW-3081Take a journey with Nick as he demonstrates how to improve finishing
techniques that achieve the best possible finish when creating decorativework using color and texture. He presents a simplified approach with strong
emphasis on design and aesthetics.This video concentrates on platter rims and their finishing methods
Total Running Time: 3 Hours 15 min-2 DVD set
Celestial Platter: Platter is spray painted black and a"star effect" is madein the rim with a Dremel tool and countersinking bit. The center is turned
afterwards.
Rock Chrystal Rim Platter: Rim is decorated with acrylic paints blotted onwith crushed paper or sea sponges. The inside bowl is turned afterdecorating the rim. Sanding sealers and acrylic lacquers are used.
Tutti Fruitti Platter: The rim is decorated using an airbrush and acrylic
paints. Shades between the colors.
Nick Arnull
Ying & Yang TAW-3084 A &In his latest video, Nick takes you along on his journey into contemporarywoodturning. Nick turns two an end-grain vessels. The first is a sycamore
vase which he pierces to create a lace like border. This vase also featurescarved feet to elevate its base giving the piece a natural balance andelegance. The second end-grain piece incorporates piercing and air
brushing techniques to create the illusion of motion and flamesTotal Running Time: 5 Hours-2 DVD set
Discusses the different types of hollowing tools. Prepares a hollowed vase
and shapes it to resemble flames by carving the patter with a powercarving tool. The flames are colored with an airbrush. A jig is made to hold
the vase while painting.
Andy Lodge
Fruit Turning Masterclass TTAW-3082
At some time or other, many woodturners would like to turn a platter full ofwooden fruit. There is no better gift. Andy Lodge shows everything you ever
wanted to know but were afraid to ask!This video takes you through all the steps to for; Pears, Apples, Lemons,
Plums, Cherries, Grapes, Satsumas, Stems and Stalks.Total Running Time: 3 hours 15 min -2 DVD set
Shows jigs for holding the fruit to finish the bottom. He doesn't recommendspraying on sanding sealer while the lathe is turning. He uses a Dremel
drum sander to shape grooves in the fruit.
Items for Sale
Wood and Old Hardware for Sale
Selling some items from my family's Century Farm in Centerville, TN. Lotsof barn wood, hand hewn and sawn beams, barn doors, door hinges, straphinges (all metal pieces were forged on the farm), old bricks, weathered tin,pine, poplar, cedar, oak woods and pieces up to 20' long. We have wood,ideas and parts but not enough time to make something out of it. Farmowned by the Hickman family for which the county was named, all woodharvested from the farm and is 100+ years old. If you have time and talent,you can make some awesome pieces from our stash! In Nashville, BrileyParkway and Murfreesboro Road area. Barn wood - $1 linear foot pieces < 12" wide, $2 linear foot boards >12"wide, most 1" thickOak boards - 3" x 12" x up to 16' long - $2.50 board foot
Hand Hewn Beams, 6" x 6" and 6" x 8" up to 8' long - $15 board footCorrugated barn tin, weathered - 8' and 12', 26" wide - $10 each piece Contact Lisa Shacklett at 615.300.4040 or [email protected]
Volunteer Opportunities
TAW members have the opportunity to turn and donate items for severalTAW sponsored events. Empty Bowls is an AAW supported event thattakes place every year during the AAW International Symposium. TAWmembers can turn and donate bowls for the Empty Bowl project and theTAW will make sure the bowls get to Kansas City for the 2018 AAWInternational Symposium. Preferred bowl size is a minimum of 8" indiameter but the AAW will accept bowls as small as 6" in diameter. Allbowls will be sold for $25.00 and 100% of the proceeds will be donated toVariety, a Kansas City non-profit that benefits children with developmentalneeds. Last year TAW members turned and donated over 100 bowls forthe Empty Bowls project. You can bring your bowls to the TAW May orJune meeting.
Another volunteer opportunity is the TAW Annual Christmas OrnamentSale. TAW members can turn and donate items for the annual ChristmasOrnament Sale with all proceeds benefitting the Tennessee BaptistChildren's Home in Brentwood. The Tennessee Baptist Children's Homeallows the TAW to hold the monthly meeting and Saturday Turn Ins on theircampus. In return the TAW hosts two large ornament sales each year, oneduring the Tennessee State Fair and the second as part of the CentennialHoliday Arts and Crafts Fair.. Our Christmas Ornament inventory is verylight and we need to replenish prior to the State Fair. Ornaments, bowls,platters, pens, bottle stopper and other turned items are appreciated. Youcan turn items in for the Annual Christmas Ornament Sale during any TAWmeeting. Last year the TAW donated over $3000 in proceeds from theChristmas Ornament Sales to the TBCHTAW members can volunteer to demonstrate during the Tennessee CraftSpring or Fall Arts and Crafts Fairs which are held in Centennial Park inNashville. You should be an experienced woodturner to volunteer for thesedemonstrations. The TAW provides the mini lathes, chucks, and grinder forthe demonstrations. Members who volunteer provide their own turning tools,faceshields and materials. Items that are quick to turn provide interest forthe Fair attendees and it is great to watch their expressions when you givethem one of the turned pieces. Pens, tops, honey dippers, whistles andother small items will draw the crowds in. This is a great opportunity to talkto people about the art of woodturning and attract new members to the TAW. Contact Barry Buntin, [email protected] to inquire about volunteeropportunities during the craft fair.
AAW New Member Discount
AAW New Member DiscountAs communicated previously, beginning April 1, 2017, and continuingthrough June 30, 2017, the AAW will offer a limited-time 50% duesdiscount exclusively for chapter members who have never been AAWmembers. Here are a few talking points:
Chapter members can sign up for an AAW membership for $30,which is a 50% reduction on the regular $60 rate.Only chapter members who have never been AAW members areeligible for the discount.Each discounted one-year membership includes the printed bi-monthly American Woodturner journal (six issues).The discount is an introductory offer and applies to first-yearmembership dues only.Chapter members may sign up for the discounted AAW
membership only during the exclusive sign-up period from April 1 toJune 30, 2017, at http://www.woodturner.org/?page=NewGenMembership, or may call the AAW home office at877-595-9094 (toll free) Monday through Friday from 8:30 a.m., to4:30 p.m. CST.
If you have questions or would like additional flyers, please contact theAAW home office at 877-595-9094 (toll free), Monday through Friday, from8:30 a.m., to 4:30 p.m. CST.
Article from Woodturning Online
Finishing your turningsBy Fred Holder Finishing seems to be another one of those things that is special to theindividual turner. Each of us seem to develop our own particular finish for ourturnings. In the process of arriving at that finish, we may have tried nearlyevery commercially available finish on the market. What seems to workbest for us may not work at all for the fellow down the street. I wish I couldgive you the magic finish that would eliminate all of your problems. I'mafraid that I cannot do that, I can only give you some ideas based on thefinishes that I've used and what the results have been for me. When we talk about finishing a piece we are talking about a whole lot morethan applying some lacquer from a spray can to the piece that you've justturned. Before we get into this subject too far, I would like to establish what Iconsider finishing. The finishing of a turnedpiece involves two stages: (1)smoothing the work by scraping, sanding, burnishing with shavings, etc.and (2) sealing the smoothed surface with a product of some sort, usually aproduct containing oil or varnish or both. Wally Dickerman, who belongs to three of the clubs that I belong to, andwho has been turning wood for 60 years, produces beautiful, thin-walledvessels that simply shine. Wally says the shine must be put on before thefinishing medium or sealer is applied to the wood. He sands to 1200 or finergrits of sandpaper. Then he applies his finish. I understand that Wally mayspend an entire day applying the finish to a piece he has turned, and thatmay be an understatement. Whatever he does it shows in the quality of thefinished piece. Wally does what many of us do not do. He makes the woodas smooth as he possibly can before he begins to apply a finish to thewood. In reality, Wally finishes his wood with sandpaper and then seals inthe finish. Personally, I'm a bit lazy. I belong to the, "I hate to sand club." I keepthreatening to buy a sandblaster and start finishing my pieces with asandblasted finish as do several of the well-known turners. Perhaps, theyalso belong to the "I hate to sand club." For a long time, I started with about 100 or 120 grit paper and sanded downto 220 or 240 grit and then quit. (I've moved on to 400 and sometimes 600grits in the last couple of years.) I rubbed on some oil and let it go at that,and sometimes applied some wax over the oil. This finish never did shine.However, if the item is to be used, say as a salad bowl, it shouldn't shine. Itshould be treated with an oil that can be used occasionally to renew thefinish by the owner. There are a number of different ideas here. Someturners recommend mineral oil. Others recommend cooking oils such asolive oil, peanut oil, etc. Some turners use linseed oil or Danish oil. Ipersonally use peanut oil on many of my kitchen items. I've also used acommercial mixture of nut oils called, "Preserve," that I like very well.Preserve dries within about 24 hours, whereas many of the other oils neverreally dry or they take several days to dry, which can be a pain. Any itemfinished with oil will need to be refreshed occasionally. You should adviseyour customer about the type of oil to use to refresh the piece after washingor simply after a good deal of time has gone past. Before we start applying
oil, we need to finish the wood and prepare it for stage 2, application of thesealer. Making it SmoothI realize that quite a number of prominent turners these days are doingthings different from "making it smooth" when they finish a turning. Some ofthem are sand blasting, stippling, grooving, etc., but for the most part, theaverage turner is "making their work as smooth as they can." For most of usthis means sanding with progressively finer sandpaper up to 240 to 600grit and maybe a little burnishing with a hand full of shavings. Jim Hume, who belongs to some of the same clubs that I do, is an artist thatcreates beautiful pieces. I once ask Jim how fine of sandpaper he uses. Hereplied, "I don't use sandpaper at all, it dulls the carving tools." Jim usesthe lathe to make things round and then he finishes them by carving andhand scraping with cabinet scrapers or other means, but never usessandpaper. It is not uncommon for him to spend 100 to 300 hours on one ofhis pieces. The end result shows. Again, most of us are going to use sandpaper. In his book, "Turning Wood,"Richard Raffan recommends sanding with hand held sandpaper from 120grit down to 240 grit. He indicates that for most of the work that he does, workintended for use, that 240 grit is fine enough. I believe that most of theproduction turners; i.e., people who make a living from their turning, do notsand much below 240 grit. People aren't going to pay for pieces that youhave put that extra time in to sand down to 600, 800, or 1200 grit on thegeneral market. If you are selling in galleries, that may be a different thing,but I've read many places that no woodturner makes a living off of hisgallery sales. They are nice supplementary income, but the groceries andrent come from the production work, the salad bowls, the spurtles, thescoops, tops, and architectural pieces such as spindles, newel posts, etc. In one of his videos, Richard Raffan points out that you can sand an item inmuch less time with a rotary sander mounted in a drill motor that hasreplaceable disks with different levels of grit. I never did buy one of the kindthat uses or Velcro Fastener type. My first one was a two-inch diameter unitwith about a 3/4" foam backing. I've worn out several of these and lots ofsanding disks. I generally keep disks on hand from about 60 grit to 400 grit.These are available from a number of locations, but I've found the disksfrom Klingspore's Sanding Catalog to be about the best available. I recentlyadded one of Klingspore's one inch disk units and find it works much betteron the inside of smaller bowls and on cleaning up the foot of a bowl afteryou've finish turned the foot or parted off from the waste block and aresimply cleaning it up a bit without re-chucking to turn the foot. About a year ago, Vic Wood was here in Washington from Australia on ademonstration tour and I purchased one of his hand-held, self-poweredrotarysanding units. This unit uses a three-inch disk and is powered by therotation ofthe wood. You apply the disk to the rotating wood and it revolves withvaryingspeeds depending upon the diameter, or perhaps I should say the surfacespeed,of the wood. This thing really gets up and whistles at times. For many things(outside of bowls, balls, spindle work, etc.) this system works great. It workswell on the inside of larger bowls, say 10" and larger. I think this may bebecause a three-inch disk is too large for the inside of bowls under about10". Anyway, the rotary sanding disk with interchangeable disk is anexcellent way to go. It is quite a bit faster than hand-held sandpaper and, Ibelieve, is less likely to leave scratches in the surface of your turning.Maybe you don't want to purchase a rotary sander unit; you would ratheruse flat sandpaper. Ok, here's what I do. I cut the paperinto strips around 2-1/2 to 3 inches wide and fold the strips into 1/3rds. Thistechnique, I picked up from Richard Raffan, but I believe most turners usethe same idea. Paper folded this way simply works better, but it sometimesburns your fingers. I use a piece of foam rubber about 2" to 2-1/2" squareas a backer between the sandpaper and my fingers. This keeps the heat
away from my fingers and, I believe, does a better job on the surface of thebowl or other turned object. Others use a thin piece of soft leather as acushion and heat insulator. This works pretty well, but I'm partial to thefoam. Ok, we've selected a sanding technique--all of those described above willeventually get the wood smooth. Now what? Let's start sanding. Normally, Istart sanding with the finest grit that will smooth the surface of the turning.Sometimes you start sanding and find that you can't get out all of the flawswith that grit of paper, then you go back to a coarser grit. If the wood hasbeen exceptionally stubborn and the turned surface is not level; i.e., thereare high and low areas caused by chatter, poor chisel technique,excessively heavy scraping, etc.; the sandpaper needs to be fairly coarse,80 grit, 60 grit, or even 40 grit. You can do a lot of shaping with 40 gritsandpaper, but you can also put in some real deep and hard-to-removescratches. If I can't sand clean quickly with 100 grit paper, I suspect that Ineed to go back to the turning tools if at all possible and I often do so. Whenturning with a skew, I generally try to start sanding with 240 grit paper tosimply sand off the little ridges that I may have left with the tool. Often thesurface left by a skew chisel is best burnished with a hand full of shavingsand left as is. Use the piece of sandpaper of a particular grit until the surface is as smoothas that sandpaper is likely to make it and until all of the scratches made bya coarser grit have been removed. Then, move to the next finer grit. Byhaving the sandpaper folded in thirds, you have three fresh surfaces to workwith and the piece folded inside has grit against the back of the out-fold andhelps hold it in place. I generally like to start with 100 or 150 grit, move toabout 180 grit, then 220 or 240 grit, then to 320 grit and finally to 400 grit.On some woods, I can start with 240 grit and then jump to 400 grit and thento 600 grit with excellent results. Woods such as Ironwood, Lignum vitae,Red Heart, Ziricote, Cocobolo, and other exotics or very hard woods cangenerally be sanded this way, starting with 240 and going to 600 grits. Itreally doesn't matter whether you are using hand held sandpaper or rotarysanding devices, the grit levels should be about the same. A handful of fineshavings held against the rotating surface will burnish an already smoothsurface to simply make it shine. I've also used 0000 grade steel wool togood advantage at this point. This will burnish the surface to a shine. Thebetter the shine from sanding and polishing, the better the finished piecewill look. Ok, you've done all of the damage you can do with the sandpaper. Wehope you haven't eliminated any of the details of the turning, rounded overany corners that should have remained sharp, or done any damage to theoverall appearance of the piece. Remember, sanding is to make it smoothand make it look better, not to change its shape. Personally, I would ratherleave it a bit rough than ruin the shape with heavy sanding. Now, it's time toseal the surface. Sealing the SurfaceGetting to this point varies greatly from turner to turner and going beyondhere has an even greater variance. It seems that everyone has somethingdifferent that he/she likes to use to seal the surface of their turnings. On theone side is a simple oil finish, applied, allowed to soak in, wiped off, andthen burnished with a rag. Here, the variations are in the oil used as well aseach turner's needs to try all of those nontoxic oils to come up with the onethat works best for them. Oils like Tung Oil, for example, have a lot of otherthings in them: hardeners, varnishes, etc. I use peanut oil on many items Iturn, especially if they are for use in the kitchen. I make wooden spatulasand always finish these with peanut oil, which is much cheaper than"Preserve", but doesn't dry as quickly. I simply flood the surface and rub itin as much as possible. (Some production turners will have a tub of oil,such as mineral oil, and will throw the piece into the oil when it comes off ofthe lathe. They will let it soak for half and hour or more before wiping andlightly buffing.) I let it soak for a while and then wipe off the oil and buff it witha soft cloth. You can have a fairly shiny surface if your wood was shinybefore you applied the oil. Sometimes, the oil will seem to raise the grain ofthe wood. When this happens, I like to cut it back with 400 or 600 grit
wet/dry sandpaper with the sandpaper dipped in oil. When done sanding,wipe and buff. I also use this finish on my spinner tops. The oil brings thewood to life and is nontoxic in case the top goes into a mouth. Tops don'tneed a high gloss finish, because they are going to be used and abused. Agloss finish would look worse than an oiled finish in a very short time. Wax FinishesI've used a number of different waxes from straight beeswax that came froma friend who kept bees to auto paste wax. The best I've used is a beeswax-based product called Clapham's SaladBowl Finish. The Clapham familyare Canadian bee keepers who looked for a use for their excess beeswax.They came up with a number of products, the two of most interest towoodturners or other woodworkers is their Clapham's BeeswaxPolish, whichI like to use as a sanding medium when I'm approaching near finishsanding and I'm planning to finish with wax. I apply the Clapham'sBeeswax Polish and then sand. Do this the last two or three grits ofsandpaper and you have an ultra smooth finish. Apply one more coat afterall sanding and buff off. Then apply a coat of Clapham's Salad Bowl Finishand buff to a shine. This makes an excellent finish for salad bowls if youdon't want to use oil and it will give you a much higher polish than you canever get with just oil. These people also sell block beeswax if you wish touse pure beeswax for some purpose. French PolishIn one of her videos, Bonnie Klein tells how to make up a mixture thatprovides a near French Polish when applied. I use this finish on all of mybottle stoppers and on small bowls. I haven't had real good luck using it onlarger bowls. This finish is made up of shellac, alcohol, and linseed oil,equal parts of each. I use commercially mixed shellac, rubbing alcohol,and boiled linseed oil. Shake the bottle before applying. Apply enough tosoak into the wood and then, with the lathe running, buff in the finish usingthe wet part of the rag. I then shift to a dry area on the rag and buff dry. Ithen use 400 or 600 grit wet/dry sandpaper or 0000 steel wool to lightlytake off any whiskers. Then I apply the wet area of the rag again toessentially give the piece a French Polish. It works really well on smallitems like bottle stoppers and small bowls. The higher the polish of thewood before applying the finish, the higher the gloss after French Polishing.I read somewhere about one turner who sands his work to a high gloss andfloods the surface with Red Label Hot Stuff CA Glue. He allows the glue toset naturally, no accelerator, and then sands with 400 or 600 grit or finer.Then he applies the French Polish to obtain a super high gloss finish that isimpervious to water, alcohol, etc. That sounds like a rather expensive finish,but then it dependsupon how much you are selling your work for or whether you are simplyturning it for your own use. In either case this is a possible way to really geta fine finish. You must always remember when working with CA (superglue) that you can glue your fingers together or to something else includingthe workpiece or the lathe. Keep the special CA glue solvent handy, just incase. Varnish, Lacquer, and all of those Other ThingsI don't personally care for the painted on or sprayed on finishes, although Ido occasionally use them. I've used spray on clear Deft with some goodresults, but the fumes for this stuff makes it hard for my wife to breath and itstays with the piece for several days. I was always afraid that it might givea customer breathing problems, too. We don't want any lawsuits! Thiscaused it to be eliminated from my list of possibles. I've used Durathane ona few pieces with some pretty fair results. The spray on kind works betterfor me than brush on stuff. I apply this stuff in a light coat, and sand it awaywith 600 grit sandpaper and 0000 steel wool the following day. Thenanother coat and repeat the sanding away. I do this for four or fiveapplications over a week's time and leave the last coat as sprayed. Makesa very shiny bowl that looked like it had been dipped in clear plastic to me.But people stood in line to buy one of my pieces finished this way--a 10-inch natural edge bowl made of maple. It was sold at an art show thisspring. At least six people wanted to buy it. Obviously, I priced it too low! Check out woodturning online here.
New Safety Column
Safety: The sharing and application of knowledge which reduces the risk ofinjury to yourself and to others. That is the goal of the new column - thesharing of knowledge that will reduce the risk of injury to our members andothers. The decision to apply that knowledge within the confines of your own shop isyours to make. Elsewhere you must of course abide by requirements set bythose responsible for the activity. You are invited to suggest topics, comment on material published here, orsubmit your own material. To do this either submit a letter/article to the editor(comments for publication, articles) or contact Phil Roberts (suggestions,unpublished comments)._______This month's article:
SAFETY Summer is knocking on the door and many of us will be changing to moreseasonal activities and attire. Loose clothing and open footwear are the normfor many of us this time of year - especially in those shops with little or nocooling. Yeah, a fan helps, but oh how nice a little A/C would be when thetemperature soars! We are creatures of comfort, and for the vast majority of us that includesavoiding injury and illness when possible. The problem is that Comfort andSafety are sometimes in conflict. Loose fitting clothing is never a good ideawhen turning. Clothing may catch on moving parts and distract you or pullyou in causing an injury. Try wearing a close fitting short sleeve top made oflight weight cotton. If you prefer long sleeves, they should fit closely and notbillow out at or near the wrists. Open or very light weight footwear can be very comfortable for manypeople. There are three risks that should influence your choice of footwear inthe shop. A dropped gouge can cut; a heavy blank can break bones ifdropped or dislodged; shop floors are frequently slick with shavings or othermaterial. Choose something appropriate to what you're doing. A hot shop not only adds to discomfort, it also has health hazardsassociated with it. As the temperature soars take more frequent breaks tocool off and rehydrate. If you feel its getting to be too much call it day, beforeit does become too much.
Question from the Newsletter Editor
Do you use instagram? If so, who are you following that you think otherpeople should be watching?
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Other Events
AAW's 31st Annual International Symposium Kansas City, MissouriJune 22-25, 2017 Kansas City Convention Center 301 West 13th Street,
Kansas City, MO 64105More information:
http://www.woodturner.org/?page=2017KC
Turning Southern Style SymposiumSeptember 15-17, 2017, Turning Southern Style Symposium, hosted bythe Georgia Association of Woodturners, Dalton Convention Center, Dalton,GA. Demonstrators will include Nick Cook, Beth Ireland, Glenn Lucas,Harvey Meyer, Pascal Oudet and Joe Ruminski. The event will includevendors, instant gallery, banquet, auction, and spouse/guest lounge. Eachregistered attendee can bring one youth, free of charge. For information andregistration, visit gawoodturner.org.
OVWG Symposium - "Turning 2017"The Ohio Valley Woodturners Guild will hold its 10th biennial SymposiumFriday, Oct. 13 through Sunday Oct. 15, 2017. The s are one of the oldestand most successful in the U.S. "Turning 2017" will once again be held in beautiful rolling hills of SE Indianaat the Higher Ground Conference & Retreat Center with onsite lodging anddining. A trade show, Instant Gallery and other social events are a part of this funand immersive turning event. Registration opens Spring 2017. Demonstrators: Jimmy Clewes, Nick Cook, Avelino Samuel, AshleyHarwood, Keith Gotschall, plus OVWG members and other AAW regionalchapters to be announced.
More information: http://ovwg.org/content.aspx?
page_id=22&club_id=998512&module_id=201215
Appalachian Center for Craft Announces SummerSchedule
Summer 2017 Wood Workshops
Link to Listings here.
931-372-3051 May 19-21Tim HintzPost and Rung Stool with a Hickory Bark Seat May 26-28Sophie GlennBandsaw Boxes June 4-9John LucasIntro to Woodturning (Intergenerational workshop) June 25-30Samuel LongCreative Relief Carving July 7-9Dylan LoftisBandsaw Box Basics July 14-16Greg PenningtonMake a Windsor Bench July 23-28
Harvey MeyerWoodturning: The Basket Illusion August 4-6Graeme Priddle & Melissa EnglerSurface! Surface!
Continuing Education
556 Parkway · Gatlinburg, TN 37738PHONE: 865.436.5860
Classes are listed here.
One Folk School RoadBrasstown, NC 28902
Classes are listed here.
APPALACHIAN CENTER FOR CRAFTKimberly Winkle, Interim Director
1560 Craft Center DriveSmithville, TN 37166
(931) 372-3051
Classes are listed here.
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Woodturning LinksASSOCIATIONS AND CLUBS
American Association of Woodturners: www.woodturner.orgTennessee Association of Woodturners www.tnwoodturners.orgDuck River Woodturners Club, Columbia, TN www.duckriverwoodturners.comTri-State Woodturners Club, Chattanooga, TN www.tristatewoodturners.com
Wood Turning SourcesAAW www.woodturner.org Appalachian Center for Craft www.tntech.edu/craftcenter/workshopsArrowmont www.arrowmont.org Big Monk Lumber www.bigmonklumber.comCarter Products www.carterproducts.com Century Tree Turnings www.centurytreeturnings.com Chucks Plus www.chucksplus.comEarth's Watch www.earthswatch.comFrugal Vacuum Chuck www.frugalvacuumchuck.comGeiger Solutions www.geigerssolutions.comHunter Tool Systems www.hunterwoodturningtool.com John C. Campbell Folk School www.folkschool.orgJohn Jordan Woodturning www.johnjordanwoodturning.comRobert Sorby www.Robert-Sorby.co.ukRobust Tools www.turnrobust.com
Ruth Niles Bottle Stoppers www.Nilesbottlestoppers.comThe Frugal Vacuum Chuck www.frugalvacuumchuck.comThompson Lathe Tools www.thompsonlathetools.comTrend Products www.trend-uk.comVince's WoodnWonders www.vinceswoodnwonders.com Woodcraft of Nashville www.nashvillewoodcraft.comWoodturners Wonders www.woodturnerswonders.com
The Tennessee Association of Woodturners is a local chapter of theAmerican Association of Woodturners. Our purpose is to provide a meetingplace for local turners to share ideas and techniques and to educate thegeneral public regarding the art of turning. The TAW meets the first Tuesdayof each month at the Tennessee Baptist Children's Home, off of 1310Franklin Road in Brentwood, TN and periodically sponsors local exhibitionsand demonstrations as well as an annual symposium.
From the EditorArticles are due the 15th for the upcoming newsletter and should be
submitted to [email protected].
Member ProjectsIf you have a woodturning project that you would like to showcase to our club
members, you can send me detailed information about your project withpictures.
Members Questions & AnswersMembers are asked to submit woodturning, finishing and tool questions to
our resident experts to answer. There are no dumb questions, someone elsein the club may have had the same questions.
Classified AdsAds for woodturning and woodworking related items are free to members.
Send detailed information with pictures.
Wood to TurnDo you have wood, need wood or know about wood that is available for
turning? Let me know and I'll pass it along.
TAW Officers and Volunteers
Newly Elected Officers and Directors - TAW 2017 Officers and Directors LouMineweaser
President term expiresFeb 2018
Barry Buntin Vice President termexpires Feb 2019
Jean Eisenberg Treasurer term expiresFeb 2019
Cathy Sanders Secretary term expiresFeb 2018
Brett Corrieri Newsletter editor servesas volunteer
Bill Tucker Librarian serves as avolunteer
Bill Mauzy Director term expires atFeb 2019
Pete Wiens Director term expires atFeb 2018
Bill Handel Director term expires atFeb 2019
Bob Cooper Director term expires atFeb 2018
Matt Burch Director term expires at [email protected]
Feb 2018Phil Roberts Director term expires at
Ron Sanda Director term expires atFeb 2019
Sincerely,Brett Corrieri
Newsletter EditorTennessee Association of Woodturners
