What’s Happening at Other Chapters

The Northwest Woodturners in Beaverton, Oregon will be meeting on April 4th. The demonstrator will be Neil Seigel.

The Inland Northwest Woodturners in Spokane Valley are meeting on April 4th. Frank
Hutchison will be demonstrating candlesticks.

The Southwest Idaho Woodturners will be meeting on April 9th. The program has not yet been announced.

The Seattle Woodturners next meeting is on April 11th. Larry Hauch will be demonstrating thin vases.

The Fraser Valley Woodturners Guild in Abbotsford, B.C. will be meeting on April 11th with a presentation by world-class turner Binh Pho. There will also be hands-on and demonstrations throughout the weekend.

The Willamette Valley Woodturners in Salem, Oregon will be meeting on April 11th. The program for the evening will be Jim Hall demonstrating decorating and embellishing. This looks like a good follow up to March’s demo by Jon Magill.

The Northwest Washington Woodturners are meeting on April 18th. Molly Winton will be demonstrating mini-hollow forms and how to make your own mini-hollowing tools. Molly will also be conducting classes on the 19th and 20th.

The Cascade Woodturners are meeting on April 18th and will have a demonstration on wave bowls by John Beaver.

The Island Woodturners Guild on Vancouver Island will be meeting on April 27th. The demonstrator will be well known turner Jimmy Clewes.

The Greater Vancouver Woodturners Guild in Vancouver, B.C. is meeting on April 24th. The program for the evening has not yet been announces.

The Olympic Peninsula Woodturners will be meeting on April 24th and will be holding a mini-symposium.

The Woodturners of Olympia are meeting on April 25th. The demonstrator will be Stephen Hatcher who will be talking about what makes good form.

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Tongue Drum Mallet

Michael Dresdner came to our last meeting representing the Evergreen Woodworkers Guild. They are working on their current year project is support of Camp Goodtimes. Camp Goodtimes is a camp operated by the American Cancer Society for children who had or have cancer.

Last year the guild prepared ukulele kits for the kids to build and take home. This year they are providing tongue drum kits. As part of the kits they need a pair of sticks for each. This is where Michael asked for help from the SPSW. He asked for volunteers to spindle turn the drum mallets for which he provided a sketch. Michael has blanks available. Here are a few FAQs:

1. The head size can be larger than 1 inch, but preferably not smaller.

2. No finish or wax on the mallets.

3. They need to all be the same. It works best when giving them to children, less contention and fewer hurt feelings if they are all the same.

4. It can be turned between centers, so no chuck is required, and can be done with only three or four turning tools.

5. Maple is the wood of choice.

Here is the sketch:

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Rockler Super-Bowl Contest

Rockler Woodworking is conducting a contest through their Facebook page. All you have to do is upload a picture of a turned bowl or carved bowl through their FB page. There is a People’s Choice award and a Judge’s Pick award. You can find out more on the Rockler FB page.
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March Demonstrator – Paul Crabtree

Crabtree1Paul began woodturning January 2003, in Fort Lauderdale, FL. He was not interested in turning anything but hollow forms. Though both his mentors strongly suggested he start with something easier, all he wanted to do, really, was hollow forms. The problem was, there were no hollowing tools he liked. George and Lee, his mentors, invented the out rigger idea for a hollowing tool.

Crabtree2That very crude hollowing tool became popular in his club. After about a year, George began to pursue development of the tool. After much R&D the tool came to be what it is today. Paul has had two very interesting challenges since he started turning, hollow forms and the tool to make them.peoples choice

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Bangle Bracelets

Amboyna & Stainless Bracelet by Eric Goertz
Amboyna & Stainless Bracelet by Eric Goertz
There are a wide variety of objects that turners create. Those of us with mini-lathes turn things like pens, bottle stoppers & pepper mills. More recently are projects like razor handles and brushes, pendants and bracelets.

I came across the website of Eric Goertz, a turner who has designed and is producing hardware for creating bracelets. These are made out of machined stainless steel and copper and make the resulting bracelet have a very finished, professional look.

Eric has created a series of videos which are available on You Tube that shows the process from start to end. His website is bangleguy.com.

I found several people on the woodturning/woodworking forums who have used Eric’s hardware to make bracelets and all have very good reviews. So if you are looking for something different as a gift or to add to your craft show items, check out bangleguy.com.

Here is the first video in his series.

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What’s Happening at Other Chapters

ashley harwood
Ashley Harwood
The Northwest Woodturners in Beaverton, Oregon will be meeting on March 7th. The meeting will feature woodturning artist and teacher Ashley Harwood. Ashley will also be holding an all-day demo on Saturday and hands-on classes on Friday and Sunday.

The Inland Northwest Woodturners in Spokane Valley are meeting on March 1st. The date was changed to accommodate Ashley Harwood who will also be the INW demonstrator this month. There will also be one or two hands-on classes.

The Southwest Idaho Woodturners will be meeting on March 12th. The program has not yet been announced.

The Seattle Woodturners next meeting is on March 14th. Mike Meredith, Doctor’s Woodshop will be demonstrating spheres and finishes.

The Fraser Valley Woodturners Guild in Abbotsford, B.C. will be meeting on March 14th with a demonstration from Michael Werner on multi-axis turning.

The Willamette Valley Woodturners in Salem, Oregon will be meeting on March 14th. The program for the evening will be Jon Magill who will demonstrate rose engine turning. The WVW are also participation in the Freedom Pen Project and have already handed out 100 kits to members to turn.

david ellsworth
David Ellsworth
The Northwest Washington Woodturners are meeting on March 21st. David Ellsworth with be giving a retrospective on his turning career. David will be holding an all day demo on the 22nd, 23rd and 24th.

The Cascade Woodturners are meeting on February 21st and are also hosting a demonstration by Ashley Harwood.

The Island Woodturners Guild on Vancouver Island will be meeting on March 23rd. Donald Porter will demonstrate “inside out” turning.

The Greater Vancouver Woodturners Guild in Vancouver, B.C. is meeting on March 16th and are also hosting a demonstration by Ashley Harwood with a hands-on class on the 17th.

The Olympic Peninsula Woodturners will be meeting on March 27th and will hear from Dan Marler on photographic techniques to get the most out of displaying our art.

The Woodturners of Olympia are meeting on March 28th. The demonstrator will be Mark Hunter who will be showing how to turn onion dome hollow forms.

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