Hello, everyone,
Following is the Lake Superior Woodturners’ program schedule for December.
Following Romaine’s demo we will have show and tell. Bring your Christmas gifts (and any other projects) to share with your fellow members before they are wrapped.
December Program Meeting Topic – Tool making with Romaine Meller
Member Romaine Meller will demonstrate working with steel to make woodturning tools. He will discuss steel properties including hardness, as well as finding and choosing steel. Softening and hardening of steel will be demonstrated. All this can be accomplished with a propane torch.
Date: Saturday, December 8 Time: 9 a.m. Place: H&H Exports, 1205-93rd Ave. W., Morgan Park
December Sharing Session Our Sharing Session is a great opportunity to receive some coaching and to just enjoy shop time with other members.
Date: Saturday, December 15 Time: 9 a.m. Place: H&H Exports, 1205-93rd Ave. W., Morgan Park
Business Meeting Called for December 15 after Sharing Session
All interested club members are invited to meet on the 15th to review 2018 finances and programming and to share ideas for 2019. Your input is valuable – please join us.
Important Message
Over the past couple of years, several tools and pieces of equipment have gone missing from our shop. At last count, we’re missing 2 face plates, 1 chuck, 1 Wolverine jig, 1 safe drive and 1 live center. These tools were purchased with membership dues in order that members and guests could learn to turn using club equipment. In the busyness of a workshop or sharing session, it can be easy to borrow a tool and forget to return it, so we’d appreciate your checking your shop and tools for any club equipment you may have inadvertently taken and return it to your club.
We want to continue having a relaxed and open atmosphere at the club and make everyone feel welcome to try their hand at woodturning. So we will ask everyone to help by checking equipment out and back in at each lathe and to return any tools borrowed from the club or your fellow members before you leave the shop. Thank you.
It has also come to our attention that part of a Jay Conradi turning exhibited at The Depot show last December went missing. The bottom of his covered bowl did not get returned to him (the cover featured a handle made of antler) We don’t know if it was taken from the gallery after the exhibit or from our shop. If anyone knows the whereabouts of this piece, please talk with Jon Stephenson–we’d like to return it to Jay.
See you at the next meeting and feel free to bring a guest,
Bonnie McDermid, Secretary
Lake
Superior Woodturners LakeSuperiorWoodturners1@comcast.net 612-242-7700
Looking Ahead
January Program Meeting Topic – To be finalized Date: Saturday, January 12 Time: 9 a.m. Place: H&H Exports, 1205-93rd Ave. W., Morgan Park
January Sharing Session Our Sharing Session will be your chance to work on the project of your choice, receive some coaching and to just enjoy shop time with other members.
Date:
Saturday, January 19 Time: 9 a.m. Place:
H&H Exports, 1205-93rd Ave. W., Morgan Park
If you have any
questions, please
contact:
Jon Stephenson at 218-348-5098
Robb Glibbery at 218-525-7391
John Skarja at 218-464-8129
NOTICES
AAW Scholarships Deadline December 31st
Please see attached PDF notice about the scholarships offered to AAW members.
Help wanted
Due to illness, a long-time sawyer is looking for someone to help him operate his lumber bandsaw. Please contact Jon Stephenson for information.
For Sale
OneWay lathe, model 2436. Contact Jon Stephenson for information at 218-348-5098.
Worksharp sharpening system. Contact Bonnie McDermid for information at 612-242-7700.
If you have equipment or tools for sale, please email us the information at lakesuperiorwoodturners1@comcast.net