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Apple Valley Woodturners AAW Chapter in Winchester, Virginia
http://www.applevalleywoodturners.org/ http://www.woodturner.org/
Newsletter for June, 2018
AVW Officers:
President: Paul Lion 540-822-5251 [email protected]
Vice-President: Jeff Shumaker 240-362-6630 [email protected]
Secretary: John Walter 540-333-0169 [email protected]
Treasurer: Mike Fraser 703-598-1689 [email protected]
Program Director: Denis Delahanty 404-550-2659 [email protected]
Facilities: J. C. Jennings 304-283-8848 [email protected]
Newsletter Editor: Warren Standley 703-395-3785 AVW-newsletter @shenriver.com
Website Director: Marcus Cooper 540-665-1839 [email protected]
In this edition:
June Notes and Reminders (page 1)
>>>JUNE PROGRAM: Joe Kramer, Bowls From Boards (pgs. 2-3) Benefits of AAW Membership (page 3) May Show-And-Tell (pages 4-7) May Program Report (pages 7-11) Support Our Friends (page 12) Follow Other Virginia Clubs & Events (pages 13-14) AVW Membership Renewal Form (page 14) >>>Sample Tri-Fold Promotional Brochure (pages 15-16) >>>Virginia Woodturning Symposium 2018 (page 17) ******************************************************************************
June Notes and Reminders Don’t forget the next meeting to be held on Saturday, June
16th, in Jim Greer’s excellent hangar… see Joe Kramer’s program described on the next page.
Got a lathe you think is “old technology”, check out the one featured at the Frontier Culture Museum in Staunton. Thanks to John Walter for providing the pic…
Do you sell or show your work? Do you distribute business cards? Perhaps a simple, tri-fold brochure would be more effective. See an example on pages 15-16.
June Demonstrator: Joe Kramer… “Bowls From Boards”
Our June Demonstrator is Joe Kramer, demonstrating Bowls from Boards. Joe is one of the most talented turners in this art form. Additionally, he is interesting, funny and full of energy. The first time I saw Joe demonstrate, I couldn’t believe the beautiful pieces he brought to the meeting. Utilizing Joe’s easy-to-follow process, you can obtain the segmented look without cutting or gluing up hundreds or thousands of pieces. Save those strips of wood in your waste bin, Joe is going to show us how to turn them into beautiful bowls.
Joe’s Bio: I’ve enjoyed woodworking pretty
much my entire life. My father had a very
rudimentary woodshop when I was a child.
Both of my parents encouraged creativity and
working with one’s hands. As I grew older, I
started to build out my own woodshop in my
garage. Early on, I built furniture and quickly
filled my house. I decided I needed a hobby
that produced “smaller” things and I needed
“stuff” to put on the furniture I’d made
anyway! Woodturning seemed like the next
logical step. While I enjoy all kinds of
woodturning, I keep returning to segmented
woodturning and bowls-from-a-board. My
first lathe was a Jet 12/21 so roughing out
blanks was quite laborious and time consuming.
I quickly discovered that segmented
woodturning fascinated me and worked well
with my small lathe. I find the side-grain
nature of segmented woodturning to be
iridescent and the forms are “pre-hollowed” &
balanced out of the gate, lending to easy woodturning. Segmented woodturning also
satisfies my curiosities of math, angles, calculations and assembly. My favorite three
words? “Some assemble required”. The added benefit? I get to use my entire shop
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of working tools. I find it very relaxing to design, assemble, and build the next
segmented form. Now that I’ve invested in a larger lathe, I’m really enjoying my
fascination with segmented woodturning and bowl’s-from-a- board.
Demo Description: A bowl-from-a-board is a very basic technique and fascinating
when given some thought to construction. While they are simple to construct, build,
and turn, they don’t have to be boring. Many of the construction techniques leave
family, friends, customers and even seasoned woodturners wondering just how it’s
done. Joe will discuss various strategies he uses to keep bowls-from-a-board from
becoming anything but boring. He will show some of his simple jigs and the strategies
he uses to aid in their construction. These techniques really will provide you with
some insights on what truly is a one-of-a-kind woodturning bowl. Reproducing any of
these really is all but impossible.
Benefits of Membership in AAW
Our club (AVW) is the Winchester chapter of the American Association of Woodturners (AAW), the largest organization for woodturners in the world, with 15,000 members and 350 affiliated clubs worldwide. For those of you who are not a member of AAW, we are providing an introduction by including a link to the most recent edition of Fundamentals, an on-line, bimonthly publication of AAW that has a goal of assisting beginning and intermediate woodturners learn the craft... although woodturners at all levels find it to be informative and useful... a great way to learn a new technique or improve an old one. We hope you enjoy reading this free edition and we hope you will consider the benefits of membership in AAW. You can enjoy a free 60-day trial membership by going to http://www.woodturner.org/ . In addition to receiving at home their award-winning bimonthly publications, American Woodturner and Fundamentals, there is always something new to learn and discover on the AAW website... http://www.woodturner.org
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May Show-and-Tell Gallery
Mike Fraser… Open Bowl; Ambrosia Maple wood; Unknown finish
Roy Aber… Plate; Ash wood; Yorkshire Grit and Hampshire Sheen finish
Dan Sampson… Bowl; Unknown wood; unknown finish
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Terry Fox… Bowl; Spalted Sycamore wood; Danish Oil finish
Jeff Shumaker… Bowl; Maple Wood; Walnut Oil and Beeswax finish.
Mike Fraser… Bowl with Lid; Walnut wood; Unknown finish
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J. J. Jennings… Dish; Maple wood; Unknown finish
Terry Fox… Winged Bowl; Cherry Wood; Danish Oil finish
Bruce Cunningham… Bowl; Unknown wood; Unknown finish
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J. C. Jennings… Bowl; Ash wood; Unknown finish
May Program – Mike Fraser…
“Turning an Inside-Out Ornament”
Our May demonstrator was AVW’s own Mike Fraser who shared his tips and techniques for turning an “inside-out” ornament. For those not familiar with the inside-out process, it is a way to turn a hollowed-out ornament that will make friends wonder, “How did he do that?”
In general, the process involves five (5) steps:
1. Although not specifically called out by Mike, having a sketch of the cross-section of the desired ornament would be very helpful, especially for one new to this genre of turning. The alternative is to have a solid mental picture of the final piece.
2. A square blank is prepared by temporarily gluing-up four (4), identical, square billets of wood… think “pen blanks” that are ¾” – 1½” thick and a length that incorporates the length of the final ornament plus approx. 1½” for the glue-up (see below).
3. The billets are glued up and given time to cure, then the outer surface of the blank is turned and finished to form the desired shape for the desired interior surface of the ornament.
4. After turning, the four billets are separated; rotated 180-degrees around their long axis so that the turned faces are now facing inward; and re-glued to produce a new blank with a hollowed interior.
5. The surface of the new blank is turned and finished to produce the completed ornament.
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It sounds simple enough, but the devil is in the detail of how the blanks are sized, prepared, marked, glued up, first-turned, separated, re-glued, and final-turned. The whole time, you must hold on to your mental image of the interplay between the inner and outer turned surfaces. (Note: For me, the rough sketch from #1 above would be a life-saver. -Editor)
At the beginning of his demo, Mike pointed out that woodturning is often an example of “the good, the bad, and the ugly.” He offered that last month’s demo was an example of “the good” and that his demo could be something between “the bad and the ugly” because he put it together a mere 10-days earlier.
Here are Mike’s hints and tips on the details of inside-out turning:
Mike emphasized that, from the onset, you must “think” inside-out because you are turning the piece twice… the inside is turned first, then the pieces are carefully rearranged before turning the outside surface. It helps the turner to think in terms of a mirror image when shaping the piece… the critical part of the interior surface is not the wood remaining, but the wood removed.
He started with four billets, about 1” square, cut so as to be identical in size, with faces that are exactly 90-degrees to each other (opposing faces must be parallel)… if not, the billets will not fit well when they are rearranged during the shaping process. Making a batch of sized billets at one time is a most-efficient use of the set-up and preparation time. A thickness planer and/or jointer is invaluable for this step.
Mike cut the billets to length, allowing for the length of the finished ornament plus an extra 1½” or so to accommodate for waste and the way he glues up the blanks (see next step).
He dry-fit four billets into a single blank, choosing the orientation that provides a consistent, pleasing grain pattern in the final blank. He marked one end of the dry-fit assembly (see pics) to assist in positioning of the individual billets when they are glued up and rearranged later on. He then cut a shallow (1/8” x 1/8”) saw kerf on two adjacent faces of each billet, specifically the faces that will be hidden inside the blank following glue-up. The kerfs are about ½” in from each end of the blank (see pic)… a total of eight (8) kerfs for the four (4) blanks.
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Since folks with less-than-perfect eyesight (all of us?) might have trouble discerning the glue lines on each end of the glued-up blank, Mike suggested sanding or cutting a small (read… tiny) chamfer on the interior end-corner of each billet… i.e., the corners inside the circle that was marked in the previous step (see pic). This leaves a small hole where you can locate the point of your drive spur and live center when turning… ensuring that the turning-axis of the blank is aligned with the line formed by the junction of the interior edges of the four, glued-up billets. This is important in inside-out turning because it insures that the interior and exterior surfaces will be in alignment… even small misalignment will show in the final piece.
During glue-up, Mike applied glue only to the short surface between the kerf and the end of the blank. This joint is strong enough to survive careful turning and, after the initial turning, it enables the blank to be “dis-assembled” by simply cutting off the end of the blank at the location of the kerfs… i.e., effectively cutting away all the glue joints. The kerfs serve as physical separation between the glued area and the rest of the blank. They also provide a relief channel for any squeeze-out.
Mike glues up pairs of billets at a time… making two, half-blanks… clamping them so that the glued surfaces are held together, sandwiching the free surfaces of the billets between pieces of thick Lexan sheet to ensure that they are held perfectly flush. See the adjoining pic to see his clamping arrangement. During glue-up, he also inserts slivers of ⅛” Lexan into the kerfs to act as tenons that prevent the blanks from moving relative to each other.
Once the glue has cured thoroughly, Mike resurfaces the bottom surface of each half-blank (soon to become the interior of the blank) of each half-blank with a light touch of his belt sander to remove any squeeze-out residue. The two half-blanks are glued-up using the same technique… a dab of glue on the surface between the kerf and the end of the half-blank and a sliver of 1/8” Lexan in the kerf to hold their alignment… followed by clamping in a “Lexan-sandwich”. After the glue was thoroughly cured, he had a complete blank. Got it?
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Note: If you Google “inside-out turning”, you will see various other approaches for holding the four (4) billets together during the initial turning. Each allows the billets to be separated, rearranged, and glued-up before turning of the exterior surface. These include: (a) face-gluing the blanks with a sheet of paper inserted in each glue joint to facilitate separating the pieces later on in the process, (b) using 2-sided tape to hold the component blanks together, and (c) using screw clamps around each end of the dry-fit component blanks. Mike asserts that he has not had good experience with most of these… they don’t stay together… they move… which is why he evolved the end-glue approach described above.
Mike first-turned the blank to form the interior shape. As described previously, this implements the cross-section sketch or the image of the final ornament you formed in your head. (Note: For some of us, making a template for the inner and outer surfaces might be helpful in visualizing the way the “fit”. -Editor) It also helps to remember that you are creating “negative space” inside the piece by removing material from the blank and that the interior space must “fit” the shape of the outside of the final ornament.
Once the shape of the inner-surface was turned and finished. Mike separated the four pieces by running the blank through a bandsaw to cut off the ends of the blank at the location of the kerfs. They separate because there’s no glue anywhere but at the cut-off ends.
Mike cut or sanded a small chamfer on the exposed corner of each separated billet… both ends… same as was done 5 steps earlier and for the same reason… to establish a tiny hole to mark the center of the blank once its re-glued.
The four billets were rotated 180-degrees and reassembled such that surfaces once exterior to the blank are now at the interior… i.e., the segments of the inked circle and lines drawn on the end of the blank are now at the outer corners. This time, all mating surfaces are fully glued. After a thorough curing period, he had a blank that he second-turned between centers on the lathe.
Turning the exterior surface of the piece requires extreme concentration to make sure that it “fits” the interior surface that was produced during the first turning. (Note: Here is where a template of the interior and exterior surfaces could help in
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visualizing the interaction between them. -Editor) It does require concentration and Mike recommends being well rested, on your second cup of coffee, and free from distractions when doing this turning.
He began turning the exterior surface, emphasizing that it requires strong concentration to visualize the hollow interior of the piece and to make the outer surface “fit” the form and purpose of the inner surface. (Note: This is not unlike turning, e.g., a winged bowl where you must watch the ghost image to avoid making serious cutting errors.
Part-way through the process, Mike realized that the distraction of doing the demo and talking to his audience had cost him the concentration necessary to shape the exterior in concert with the interior space. It’s a common mistake to turn the exterior to fit the wood remaining in the interior… when, in reality, it should match the hollow space.
Mike turned an error into a teaching moment, however, and it “registered” with his audience proving, once again, that we often learn more from our mistakes than we do from an easy success. He effectively communicated his process for turning an inside-out hollow form and passed on the hints and tips he finds critical for making and assembling the blanks.
Many thanks to Mike for sharing!
You can find several great articles on the topic in the AAW archives at the following links… members can download them… a benefit to AAW membership (hint, hint)…
https://www.woodturner.org/resource/resmgr/journal2/AW3106-2016.pdf
https://aaw.site-ym.com/resource/resmgr/Journal3/AW3205-2017All.pdf
You can also see more about inside-out turning by Googling or looking online at…
https://www.canadianwoodworking.com/plans-projects/inside-out-ornament
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=weW5I_pknHQ
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Support Our Friends!
http://www.mcfarlandsmill.com/
587 Round Hill Road, Winchester, VA 22602
Phone: (540) 667-2272
FAX: (540) 722-6261
Hours: Mon-Fri 7:00-3:30; Thu 7:00-6:00; Sat 8:00-1:00
We all know and appreciate what McFarland's Mill does for our club. Please stop by to thank them for their help and, even better, purchase your turning supplies from them to support them for supporting us! Stephanie and Robert will appreciate your patronage, for sure.
In case you don't already know, they carry a variety of items from the Rockler catalog and, if they do not have something in stock, they will order it for you (sale prices, discounts, and specials apply) and you will not have to pay for shipping... a good deal! Contact Stephanie by phone or email...
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http://www.exoticlumber.com/
329 East 2nd Street, Frederick MD 21701
Phone: (301) 695-1271
Toll-Free: (888) 262-7338
Hours: Mon-Fri 8:00-4:30; First/Last Sat each month 9:00-1:00
Exotic Lumber, which started in Annapolis in 1994, operates as a specialty lumber yard with two operations to serve the Washington/Baltimore area. We ship lumber to customers throughout the United States and, with over 130 species in stock, we have one of the widest selections of lumber available on the East Coast. Our customers include cabinet makers, furniture makers, millwork shops, boat builders, woodturners, etc. We have no minimums - you can purchase 1 board or 1000bf. Have a look through the pages of our website as we constantly upload new images... email us, phone us or, better still, visit us at either our Annapolis or Frederick warehouses where you are most welcome to select your own lumber from our neatly stacked racks. You can also find us on Facebook! Show your AVW Membership Card to receive a 10% discount!
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Follow Other Virginia Clubs!
This is a new section of the newsletter that lists information about fellow wood-turning clubs in Virginia.
Capitol Area Woodturners
Who: Serving NoVA, DC, and MD... 200 members, mostly hobbyists
Contact: Joe Zaderecky, President, 703-380-7000, [email protected]
Meetings: Bryant High School, 2709 Popkins Lane, Alexandria VA 22306... second Saturday of each month, 8:30 am for skills enhancement and 10:00 am for business meeting and demo.
Web: http://www.capwoodturners.org/
Catoctin Area Turners
Who: Serving western Loudoun County, Maryland... 70+ members of varying skills who are interested in learning and promoting the art of turning wood.
Contact: Robert Parson, President... [email protected] and (571)420-3240
Meetings: Thursday before the 3rd Saturday each month, 6:30-? pm at the Leesburg Volunteer Fire Department, 215 W. Loudoun Street, Leesburg, VA (Note: See web site for meeting exceptions in January and July.)
Web: http://catoctinareaturners.org/v5/
Central Virginia Woodturners
Who: Serving the foothills of the Shenandoah Valley and neighboring West Virginia... 69 members with skills ranging from novice to professional
Contact: Dennis Hippen, President, [email protected]
Meetings: Third Tuesday of each month, 7:00-9:00 pm, at the Crimora Community Center, 1648 New Hope and Crimora Road, Crimora, VA 24431,
Web: http://www.centralvawoodturners.org/
Mid-Maryland Woodturners Club
Who: Serving the Frederick, Maryland, area.
Contact: Dale Biggs, President, [email protected]
Meetings: Second Wednesday of each month at 7:00 pm at the IAFF Local 3666 Union Hall (Formerly the Yellow Springs Lions Club), 8829 Yellow Springs Road, Frederick MD 21702 Web: http://www.mmwtc.org/
TidewaterTurners
Who: Serving the Norfolk, Virginia, area... 120 members dedicated to the craft of woodturning; sharing the interest and knowledge of woodturning; and promoting the advancement of skills.
Contact: Cliff Guard, President, [email protected]
Meetings: Fourth Tuesday of each month (except December), 6:30-8:30 pm, at the Woodcraft of Norfolk/Virginia Beach (The Shops at JANAF... map link provided)
Web: http://tidewaterturners.net/
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Follow Other Virginia Clubs! (cont.)
Woodturners of the Virginias
Who: Serving the foothills of the Shenandoah Valley and neighboring West Virginia... 60 members with skills ranging from novice to professional
Contact: [email protected]
Meetings: First and third Saturdays of each month, 9:00 am – noon, at Peter Shoemaker's "Phoenix Shop" at 5906 Main St., Mount Jackson, VA. The 3rd Saturday meeting is a “skills enhancement” session for hands-on, skill-building activities.)
Web: http://www.woodturnersofthevirginias.org/
Apple Valley Woodturners Membership Renewal for 2018
Membership Type (check one): Individual ($30) _____ Family ($35) _____
(check one): New _____ Renewal _____
Name: _______________________________________________________
Address: _____________________________________________________
City, State, ZIP: ________________________________________________
Phone: ( ) - Alt. Phone: ( ) -
Email: _______________________________________________
Emergency Contact Name: ________________________________________
Contact Phone: ( ) -
AAW Member (yes/no): ________
Active-duty Military (yes/no)? ________ ($10 discount) Branch? ____________
Already a member of an AAW affiliate club (yes/no)? ________ ($10 discount)
Club name: ______________________________
Check #: _______ Amount: ________ Date: ___________________
Mail to Treasurer Mike Fraser, 329 Russell Road, Berryville, VA 22661
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SAVE THE DATE!! Virginia Woodturning Symposium 2018
November 3 & 4, 2018 Expoland - Fishersville, VA
Mark your calendars to reserve the dates for the Virginia Woodturning Symposium! There will be 41 rotations held at 7 different stations covering a number of turning techniques during this exciting 2 day event! This is an awesome opportunity to enhance your knowledge base!
Some of the demo topics include- Fabulous Finials, Pen Making Start to Finish, Fun with Spheres, The Airbrush Demystified, Natural Edge Winged Bowl, Basic Bowls, Techniques for Deep Vessels, and many other fantastic sessions!
The following demonstrators are on the schedule:
Cindy Drozda Rudy Lopez Donna Banfield
Nick Cook Barry Gross Frank Penta
Graeme Priddle Mark St. Ledger Lyle Jamieson
Joe Fleming Dick Hines Fred Williamson
Mike Sorge
The symposium is a great place to meet woodturners from other clubs, learn new skills, and talk with vendors about your tool and supply needs! There are also opportunities to work on your techniques with experts at the Skills Center, and an Instant Gallery where you can view or display turnings!
If you pre-register before October 26, 2018, the price is only $80 for the weekend!
Check us out for details on the web at: http://www.virginiawoodturners.com
Stay tuned for more details in the months to come and MARK YOUR CALENDAR!! We look forward to seeing you there!
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