Turners Group
Beginning January 2010 The GWA woodturners group meets the second Thursday of each month at Peachtree Woodworking 6684 Jimmy Carter Blvd, Norcross, Ga 30071.
Meetings are two hours beginning at 7:00 PM. Each meeting begins with five to fifteen minutes of announcements and show-and-tell. Then a demonstration takes the remaining time. Demonstrations are conducted by GWA members, local woodturners, Georgia woodturners, nationally and internationally known woodturners.
February 11, 2010
Our Monthly turners meeting was attended by thirty-two members who got a real fine Demo by our good friend Wes Jones.
Surface decoration was the subject and Wes, as you see in the pictures brought some outstanding examples of Bowls he embellished. We all hope to attain his skill level one day.
Wes demonstrated two electric carving tools, a Fordom and a Pro Carver Micro tool. Then followed with a Burnmaster Woodburning tool. He has several homemade attachments for the Lathe, crafted custom carving tools and even built some custom burning tools. We all asked many,many questions every step along the way but I know he enjoyed the interaction as he knew we were fully involved in his Demo.
Many thanks from all of us Wes.
Butch Davis- GWA Turning S.I.G. Chairman
Our First Turning Meeting at Peachtree Woodworking Supply
Written by Robert (Butch) DavisJanuary 14th was our first turners meeting at Peachtree Woodworking Supply. Twenty Five members attended our kickoff event. Our own Jack Morse had the honor and did a great presentation. In time for Valentines Day he did a Bud Vase with Attitude. After drilling the blank for the glass tube he then had Scrolled Hearts in the sides and as he turned the sides he added texturing to add a Wow factor. Of course knowing Jack the Base held his always present "Lidded Box". Outstanding and enjoyed by all.
Next Turners meeting we will have our Raffle so bring items. Our ComeBack box is ready for the next winner.
Last our AAW Banner should be presented at the Classroom so whoever has it please bring it next meeting.
Butch Davis
SIG Chairman
Jack Morse taught this class on thin wall turning with some details on pierce carving.
Here are more pictures from this Woodturners SIG class.
In our tips section, Jimmy Stripling educated us about paulownia wood and Tommy Roland shared his formula for making your own green wood sealer from candle wax.
Jim Myrick was our instructor this week. His topic was turning long stem goblets. While Jim has plenty of experience with woodturning, he is new to turning long stem goblets. And, yet he did an excellent job covering the basic strategy of using a steady rest and turning in the correct sequence. Jim showed several examples of long stem goblets he turned from box elder and apple.
Thanks Jim for an excellent class.
Here are more pictures from this Woodturners SIG class.
Paul Proffitt
How to make $7,600 per hour with your lathe! *
The picture is Cindy Drozda (web site) after making one of her signature lidded boxes in about 90 min. Let me try to explain the process in less than 100 words: Chuck dry, end-grain holly and part 1" base (tail) from 2" lid (head). Slightly hollow lid. Add center jewel and two beads inside. Finish with coarse(!) 400 grit and neutral Kiwi. Chuck base. Turn 1/4" mesquite with only tail stock pressure. Edge-glue mesquite into base groove. Part center mesquite plug out for foot. Make "L" in mesquite ring to fit lid. Install lid, tape it, and turn finial. Pull out Kiwi-finished finial lid. Hollow and shape base. Jam-chuck base on waste block. Glue mesquite plug onto base tenon and turn foot. Engrave signature with Dremmel. Finish with Kiwi. Sell at auction for $11,400. Simple, huh?
(* Ed.: I think there may be something about her reputation as a woodturner that attracts this much attention to Cindy's work. The piece auctioned at the 2006 AAW Symposium in Louisville may have taken her more than 90 minutes. The piece in the picture is not the piece in the auction.)