pThe scheduled board meeting for the Atlanta Woodturning Guild met with quorum in place and was called to order by President Kurt Whitley at 5. 30pm 19 October 2011. A motion to accept the September minutes as written was presented by Bob Greenberg, seconded by John Rudert, and accepted unanimously./p pBoard Members present were Jesse Johnson, John Rudert, Harvey Meyer, Bob Greenberg, Kurt Whitley, Chris Burfield and Doug Lichliter. Guests present were Dave Roselius and Jim Hardy./p pTreasury Report Jesse Johnson reported that we have $2726.33 in the treasury./p Continue reading October 2011 Board Minutes
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Rudy Lopez provided a great demonstration on turning an end grain vase from a log at the May 19th Guild meeting at Woodcraft. He kept everyone on the edge of their seats overtime! Here is the handout Rudy provided us and a couple links he referenced during the demonstration. Thanks Rudy!
Rudy’s Handout - End Grain [...] Mark Sfirri taught guild members a thing or two about multi-axis turning during the March 2010 meeting at Woodcraft. Here are just a few examples of is work.
(Harvey… is that you on the camera?)
For November, we were treated to a second demonstration by Frank Bowers.
This month Sorby Representative, Chris demonstrated some of the less understood tools in the Sorby line-up. A point from Chris is that the art of sharpening really should be learned prior to learning to turn. As an assist to a new turner with less than optimum sharpening skills, he offered the Spindle Master as a way to get an exquisite finish. The Spindle Master has a highly polished bevel which gives very clean cuts and to sharpen it, you simply hone the flat top surface.
Next Chris talked about the Stebcenter drive center and demonstrated how you can remove and replace the wood without turning the machine off. He also said it offered better purchase on the wood and would not bore a hole into the end like a normal spur center does when it slips. Continue reading October ’08 Meeting Notes – Sir Christopher of Sorby
On the way to GAW’s Turning Southern Style Symposium, Bonnie Klein presented this month. The project she demonstrated is a spinning top which incorporates a threaded box. |
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