arizona woodturners association Quarterly Newsletter 4Q13 Volume 2 Number 4Our Motto: “All The News That Fits ... Gets Printed”

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Next Meeting:Jason Clark

Saturday, Jan 18th, 2014

Tempe AZ 12-3:30pm

President’s Challenge: Bowls

Pyle Center655 E. Southern Ave

Tempe, AZ

Next Month MeetingTrent Bosch All Day

Demo Sun CityFairway Recreation Center

107th Ave and Peoria 9-4pm.

Admission is $20 at the door

Inside This IssueAnnouncements 1

Making Good Shavings 2

Treasurer’s Report 3

Beginner’s Corner 4

AAW Report 5

From the Editor 6

Hands-On Demos 6

A Chapter of theAmerican Association of Woodturners

Coming In February 2014

January 2014 Meeting is our own President Jason Clark on Bowls - Basic and Beyond. Jason is an regional presenter and dedicated a year to writing a woodturning blog. Attend and you will learn something new that you can take home and try!

Nationally Known Turner

Trent Bosch From Colorado

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... makingGoodShavings

President’s messageby Jason Clark

What would you turn if you could only

turn one more time? If you knew

something was going to happen that

would prevent you from ever turning

again what would you make? A bowl,

a pen, a box, a hollow form?

This is essentially the premise of my

favorite book. “The Last

Lecture” by Randy Pausch with Jeffrey

Zaslow. Carnegie Mellon

professor Randy Pausch was invited to

participate in a lecture series

where professors were asked to give a

lecture as if it were their

last. If you could give one last lecture

on the topic of your

choosing what would it be? In Ran-

dy’s case however the premise wasn’t

far fetched at all; he had recently been

given a terminal diagnosis –

pancreatic cancer and was given mere

months to live.

Rather than sulk and look to be pitied

he set a plan into motion and

began to prepare his last lecture. His

lecture was entitled “Really

achieving your childhood dreams” and

was presented on September 18,

2007. Randy’s childhood dreams in-

cluded being in zero gravity,

playing in the NFL, authoring an article

in the World Book

Encyclopedia, being Captain Kirk, win-

ning the big stuffed animals at

amusement parks and becoming a Dis-

ney Imagineer and over the course of

75 minutes he presented his lecture to

an overflowing lecture hall.

It was the perfect combination of

touching, funny, inspiring and

poignant with plenty of lessons

learned and a few noteworthy twists

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Sept 2013 Start Debits Credits Transfers End Checking $3,423.33 $(706.62) $152.00 $500.00 $3,368.71 Savings $34,826.03 - $0.85 $(500.00) $34,326.88 Total $38,249.36 $(706.62) $152.85 $- $37,695.59 Net $(553.77) Notes $500 worth of tools purchased for local schools Oct 2013 Start Debits Credits Transfers End Checking $3,368.71 $(1,153.67) $1,216.77 - $3,431.81 Savings $34,326.88 - $0.88 - $34,327.76 Total $37,695.59 $(1,153.67) $1,217.65 $- $37,759.57 Net $63.98 Notes $500 worth of tools purchased for local schools Nov 2013 Start Debits Credits Transfers End Checking $3,431.81 $(3,988.31) $3,473.00 - $2,916.50 Savings $34,327.76 - $0.84 $34,328.60 Total $37,759.57 $(3,988.31) $3,473.84 $- $37,245.10 Net $(514.47) Notes Mark St Leger demo costs and revenue, $800 tools for local schools Dec MTD Start Debits Credits Transfers End Checking $2,916.50 $(413.21) - $1,000.00 $3,503.29 Savings $34,328.60 - $(1,000.00) $33,328.60 Total $37,245.10 $(413.21) $- $- $36,831.89 Net $(413.21)

Treasurer Report:

thrown in.

The response to his lecture was overwhelming, a video of the lecture on Youtube

has amassed over 16 million views and the book “The Last Lecture” was written as

a follow-up to the lecture with additional detail, more stories, and even more les-

sons. I’ve given copies of the book as gifts on numerous occasions and I keep an

audio version of the lecture on my phone to listen to every couple of months. My

family and I regularly listen to an audio book version of “The Last Lecture”

on road trips and I’m not ashamed to admit that it makes me tear up nearly ev-

ery time I listen to it. If I had one last chance to turn I don’t really know what I’d

make. My first instinct would be to make the best hollow form I could possibly

make, possibly one of my Torus forms. Thinking about it some more I think I’d pre-

fer to borrow a page out of Randy’s book and instead spend that one last time turn-

ing with my kids. Whatever they want to turn, it’s completely up to them as long as

we do it together.

Jason Clark President, Arizona Woodturners Association

Presidents Message... (continued from page 2)

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Beginner’s Corner:

New turners often overlook important factors to enjoying woodturning: wood selection. Whether we’re purchasing wood, or picking it up off the side of the road wood selection can be veryimportant – not only to the final product but also to the turner.Purchasing wood can be very tempting. Exotic woods like Cocobolo, African Blackwood, and Purpleheart or domestic woods simply not available locally like Maple burl and Holly can be fan-tastic to use and produce exceptional results but they can really put a dent in thebudget if used on a consistent basis. There’s certainly a time and a place to purchase wood but I’d advise against it as a pure beginner. The likelihood of failure is too great to risk ruining a blank thatyou’ve paid hard earned money for.Sourcing wood locally is the preferred option and is almost always considerably cheaper than pur-chasing wood at retail. You may notice I didn’t say it’s free. In my opinion there’s no such thing as free wood. There’s usually gas and labor and wood sealer and other associated expenses but $20 worth of gas and wood sealer and a couple hours of my time will often yield me enough wood to fill my truck. Many local turners are willing to share when they have excess or topoint you in the right direction.Ruining a piece of Mesquite salvaged from a firewood pile is much easier on the wallet and less damaging to the psyche than trashing a $80 block of Rosewood or that natural edge Maple burl that you just had to have. Many experienced turners are more than happy to produce themajority of their work with woods only available locally. Mesquite, Acacia, Eucalyptus, Sissoo, Desert Ironwood, Olive, Carob, African Sumac, and more are all available on a regular or semi-regular basis locally and usually at a minimal cost.However you source your wood it’s important that you pay attention to the wood. Cracks and voids and such can be very interesting to look at and can produce exceptional results but they need

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to be dealt with carefully. Multiple turners have died or been very seriously injuredwhen wood with major defects broke apart on the lathe. Sometimes these defects are easily visible and can be avoided entirely. Other times the defects may be hidden under the bark or within the blank itself and may present issues that only advanced turners are equippedto deal with. If you are in doubt about what to do or even whether or not to proceed with a particular piece of wood your best option is to stop the lathe and seek help or advice from an experienced turner.Doing so can potentially save your life. by Jason Clark

Beginner’s Corner ... (continued from page 4)

AAW National Symposium 2014:

Instant Gallery

The AAW’s Instant Gallery is the largest display of turned-wood objects under one roof, and the work is both interest-ing and varied. Attend-ees, bring up to three of your best pieces to add to the excitement (demon-strators may display up to 6 pieces). Drop off your work at the Instant Gal-lery on Thursday, June 12 (3p to 7p), or Friday, June 13, starting at 7a. Pick up your pieces on Sunday after 3pm. Sales during the symposium are between the seller and buyer.

June 12-15th

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Looking back at 2013 I did not turn enough. I did not give away enough woodturning gifts. Matter of fact I ran out of time to turn any gifts for peo-ple for Christmas 2013. There is wood both in log form and roughed out that is destined for certain people. A friend who lives in Christopher Creek gave me walnut from her property. Her “thank you” bowl is roughed out, but not finished. I have several large mesquite logs waiting to become future center piece bowls for fam-ily. Yes, I did two large production runs (not my favorite thing to do) and two large pen orders. In 2014 I am looking forward to attending the National Symposium in June. It is an indoor event, thank god for Phoenix. It is a great opportunity to see many fantastic demonstrations. I encourage you to invite a friend to the nationals this year. I have two family members who turn and have not been able to talk either into attending a club meeting. Despite me telling them what they are missing. Every time I see them I tell them, what great opportunity they will be missing if they don’t attend the nation-als in June. Don’t let that happen to you. I also am looking forward to the Febru-ary Trent Bosch demonstration. He is one of the best I have seen in person. Then I present my Manta Ray Bowl in March. I also look forward to turning pens with my daughters for their teachers in May. Come to the club meetings to support the club, invite a friend and most importantly, “Get out and turn”!Chip

AWA Hands-onDemonstrator

Trent Bosch

Trent will cover a variety of pieces, but you can expect to see some decorative platter and bowl work, carving, design ideas, find-ing your own voice, as well as his signature “Vessels of Illusion.”On Sunday the 23rd and Monday the 24th respectively, Trent will be giving 2 hands on classes focusing on his unique hollow forms and platters, as well as some of the design ideas discussed above. Class size is limited to 6 students and will be held at Michael Holland’s shop in Tempe. Students are encouraged to bring their hollowing tools, but Trent will have a variety of his personal tools on hand for students to try out. Class fee is $175.

Trent Bosch

February 23rd and 24th

2014

Hands On Classes

2/22/2014

... from the

Editor

American Woodturners Association Phoenix June 2014

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AZ Woodturners Assoc Photos 2013

Left Ed Jones, Brian Quandahl, Chip Hidinger and right Dave Stetson.

The annual AAW symposium is the highlight of the woodturning year, meeting in different locations throughout the United States. It has become the most attended woodturning event worldwide. Each symposium features three days of woodturning demonstrations and meetings, led by several talented experts:

Internationally known woodturners The highest quality woodturning instructors Knowledgeable local talent

Multiple rotations are held simultaneously so attendees have many different types and styles of woodturning demon-strations available. Many of the demonstrations are held multiple times so the attendee has the opportunity to attend sessions they may have missed.Each symposium has had a unique flavor, but most of them have the following features: A rotation schedule of more than 100 classroom-type demonstrations and panel discussions, hosted by the world's best woodturning professionals.An instant gallery like no other on earth, with up to three pieces submitted by each attendee. A Saturday night ban-quet. The Friday Special Interest Night, where like-minded turners get together for some fun. An auction of tools, wood, and fine woodturnings. Funds from the auction fund scholarships for woodturning education. The largest woodturning tradeshow anywhere, including tool and lathe manufacturers, vendors of wood and other materials, and suppliers related to woodturning.

Left Dave French, Greg Campbell, Vern Monson and right Jason Clark.

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CalendarNOTE: The Regular Monthly Meetings are held on the third Saturday of each month at the Pyle Center, 655 E. Southern Ave., Tempe, Arizona. All meetings start at 12:00 pm and end at 4:00 pm unless otherwise posted.

Meetings typically start out with club business, followed by the featured demonstration, and then the raffle and prize drawings. Board meetings are open to all club members and are held every other month one hour prior to the regular meeting.

Date Demonstrator Topic President’s Challenge Due

January 18th, 2014Jason Clark - Bowl, Basic and beyond Bowls February 22nd, 2014Trent Bosch (Sun City All Day Demo) NA

February 23rd and 24th, 2014Trent Bosch (Hands on Classes in Tempe)

March 15th, 2014Chip Hidinger - Manta Ray Bowl 3x3x3

April 19th, 2014Ed Jones - Stave Constructed Vessels Round Bottom

Board of Directors

President – Jason ClarkHome phone 480-688-9291jclark58@gmail.comVice President – Dale Gillaspyturnandtwists@gmail.comTreasurer - Ana Lappegardken.ana@netzero.netLibrarian – Pete Beschenbosselpbeschen@aol.comSecretary & Newsletter – Chip Hidinger chiphidinger@netzero.net, Cell 602-677-3529

AWA WEB SITE:http://www.azwoodturners.org

The Arizona Woodturners Association newsletter is published quarterly. Inputs are due to the editor by the tenth of each month for inclusion in that month’s newsletter.

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