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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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Tuesday, 23 February 2010 15:37 |
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March 27 -28, TOTALLY TURNING 2010 , a woodturning symposium sponsored by the Adirondack Woodturners Association, will be held at the Hilton Hotel in Saratoga Springs, NY. Totally Turning will again be part of Showcase 2010 which is the largest woodworking show of its kind in the U.S.A. Featured Presenters are David Ellsworth, Graeme Priddle, Marilyn Campbell, Jean Francoise Escoulen, Giles Gilson, Kurt Hertzog, Steve Sherman, and Mike Kratky. For a registration form and/or more information please visit www.totallyturning.com. |
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Written by Darrin Thomas
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Tuesday, 27 January 2009 20:04 |
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This is how I go about doing my CA finish on my pens. Some people do it differently, but this is what works for me. First, I sand the barrel to 600 grit which you can see in the photos below. |
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Last Updated on Tuesday, 27 January 2009 20:33 |
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Sunday, 31 January 2010 14:38 |
  At the January meeting, Fred demonstrated a 3-sided box. Due to the limited time available for the demo, it was really a 3-sided bowl, but add a lid and it would be a box.
To start with, you need a "cube" of wood - same dimension on all sides - about 3 inches. Take two opposite corners and sand them flat. The wood will be held between centers at these corners. Fred then turned the end at the headstock to form a spigot to mount in a chuck so he can later hollow out the bowl on the opposite side. On this side you also form the bottom of the bowl. Be careful to keep the 3 corners intact and sharp. I you have your shape and one side still has a flat spot, sand if off by hand. Remove as much material as you can from the top of the box (tailstock side) before removing the tailstock. Once you have the bottom shaped and have a spigot to mount in a chuck, you can mount it in the chuck and remove the tailstock to finish the top and inside of the bowl. Make a jamb chuck to mount the piece in so you can finish the bottom. |
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