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Friday, 16 September 2011 11:15 |
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Last year Jayme initiated Project 72, which meant we have 72 cubic inches of wood to make something from. The goal of the project was to create an item every month that could be used for the state fair raffle. I always thought there were 12 months in a year, but we ended up with 15 items - all the better. Each month someone would bring in what they had made from the 72 cubic inches of wood they were given and that person would bring in 72 cubic inches of wood for the next person to try to create something from. This worked very well as can be seen by the variety and quality of items turned (they can be seen in the Photo Gallery by selecting Project 72 as the event). Each person had their own interpretation and idea of what they could do with the type and shape of the wood they had been given and the results were fantastic. This year the ante has been upped to 144 cubic inches of wood. This is a whole board foot. It doesn't seem like much but some great items were turned from half of that for Project 72. In addition to 144 cubic inches, the wood is given as two different species. With the additional wood and a second type of wood, the possibilities co uld be even better. Volunteer for a month to create one of these pieces. The first piece was brought in by Greg Kubinyak to the September meeting. This was walnut (with a knot in it) and tiger maple. At the October meeting, Larry Hartle should have the next piece to show. Good luck and I hope you end up with more of your projects on the fireplace than in it. |
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Last Updated on Friday, 16 September 2011 20:47 |
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Written by admin
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Thursday, 09 June 2011 20:37 |
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Greg Kubinyak made this steady rest for his lathe from used skateboard wheels. A long board forms the base. On one end of the base a few pieces of wood form a vertical upright piece that one set of wheels will be mounted to. The base is slotted so that the other upright piece can be mounted to it with a bolt and slide along the length of the base so that the width can be adjusted to the work piece.    To find the proper mounting spots for the wheels, move the steady rest up to the headstock and scribe a line at the center of the headstock. Use a compass to mark lines equally above and below this center line. This will give you the vertical placement for the wheels.
Wheels were purchased at Play It Again Sports and the bearings were from skates purchased at the Salvation Army |
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Last Updated on Friday, 16 September 2011 07:55 |
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Decorating by Woodburning |
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Written by Andy
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Saturday, 02 October 2010 18:50 |
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Dan Tracy won September's challenge for decoration with two entries. One was a vase with a pictuer of Sanderlings burned on it. Sanderlings are birds for those of you like me who did not know that.  The second vase he did a fern that he photographed in his yard. I'll let Dan explain the technique: On both vases, I used David Ellsworth's hollowing tools. He has a great book out now, Ellsworth on Wood Turning, which gives details on bowls and hollowing. After the vases have been sanded and dried, I looked for photos that I had taken and try to match it to the wood pattern. My photos are on my computer. The fern on the Chestnut vase was taken from in front of my house (right). The Sanderlings (front page) were photographed on Lake Ontario shore line. To reduce the ink usage for the fern photo, I taped it to 8 X 11 sheet of white paper and took a photo of the fern. I'll then make a copy of the photo and place it on the side of the vase. At this point, it’s trial and error, to size it. With the right size photo, I cut a piece of Sally's Artist Graphite paper and place it to the underside of the photo (it's cut just a little larger that the photo, then tape the graphite paper to the photo) (make sure that the graphite side is down for tracing).
At this point, I tape the photo to the vase. Using a red pen, I trace the outline and any details on the photo. (I use a red pen so you can see what you've traced.)  After completing the tracing, remove the photo from the vase. Make sure you have made two copies of your photo. Now I compare the tracing on the vase to the photo. You may have to add features that were missed or you want to add. To burn, I use a Razertip SS-D10. This has two pens and has adjustable temperatures settings. I have 8 different tips, but there are many that you could purchase. A suggestion with burning: take a scrap piece of sanded flat stock and try on that first. Every tip gives you a different texture. Source for Materials - Sally's Artist Graphite Paper Michael's
- Razortip most woodworking catalogs
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Last Updated on Sunday, 03 October 2010 08:24 |
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Written by admin
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Sunday, 03 October 2010 08:01 |
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In August, Jayme started an activity he called "Project 72". Here's how it works: we started out giving a block of wood, approximately 72 cubic inches, to one person (hence the name Project 72), and that person makes something from that piece of wood. At the next meeting, that person will bring in what he or she made as well as another block of wood, again, measuring 72 cubic inches. The first person to turn something on Project 72 was Dick Gorman. Here's a picture of the piece that Dick brought in. It was a piece of Padauk, but he added a piece of Maple for the top. I will put the pictures in the Photo Gallery each month. You can find them by selecting "Project 72" as the event when creating the gallery. |
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Last Updated on Sunday, 03 October 2010 08:18 |
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Tuesday, 23 February 2010 15:56 |
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Bob Pastel headed up the workshop on February 13th. His theme was a continuum of his Tuesday monthly meeting  demonstration, candlestick turning. Once again, the workshop was well received by the membership. When the workshop theme is of interest to the membership and the instructor is knowledgeable in the subject matter, and he or she is comfortable in presenting a demonstration to a large group of people, a strong workshop will be the result. While candlestick turning is an axiom of spindle turning, Bob reviewed the basics of properly mounting a spindle blank on lathe, lathe safety, sharpening of tools, and the proper use of tools. Bob turned two different styles of candle sticks and challenged the members to turn them. Bob moved between wood turners, providing members with one on one instruction when the need arose.  Our three shop lathes along with three members bringing their own, provided each member the opportunity to work on a lathe and experience the woodturning requirements to turn and finish a candle stick.
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Last Updated on Tuesday, 23 February 2010 16:10 |
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