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Capital Area Woodturners
CAW Announces Ongoing Video Demonstrations President’s Message The CAW board wants to ensure our members are active and staying engaged in our chosen craft. Regrettably, we can’t meet, but I hope everyone is keeping safe and enjoying that doesn’t mean we can’t encourage our mem- good health. Until the Fairfax County School Board bers through social media, ongoing contests, and makes up its mind on how and when schools open presenting interactive video demonstrations. As for next year we can’t plan on getting together at more and more noted turners come on line with the Bryant school. In the meantime, I hope you video presentations, we have discussed how we have taken advantage of the inter-active remote wanted to present these programs to our mem- demonstrations that Tom Huber has set up for us; bers. Many clubs are monetizing these presenta- Rudy Lopez, Glenn Lucas from Ireland and Harvey tions and charging their members to view the Meyer in a couple of weeks. I know it is not the demonstrations. Our board is of the opinion that same as watching a demonstration in person but in special times require special actions. As a result, these trying times it’s the best alternative. we have made the decision to make on-line video demonstrations for the remainder of 2020 free of AAW is also trying out this technology in or- charge to any CAW member in good standing. So, if der to put on a symposium this year, July 10-12. It you have contemplated not paying your dues because will be very interesting to see how they do it. They we have no in-person meetings, here is a reason to will also be using the Zoom platform. The cost is remain a member in good standing. In addition, you only $20.20, a great bargain to see such talented have access to our monthly newsletter , a CAW Face- woodturners. The schedule for the three day event book page, and a newly redesigned CAW web page. is available on their web site. If you are interested, The new web page has been completely redone with a be sure to sign up by July 3. (A link is available on lot of really nice features. If you haven’t been to it for Page 9 of the newsletter) a while, take a look (see page 2). We will continue our online interactive video I want to thank everyone who participat- presentations throughout the summer. In July we will host Harvey Meyer of “basket illusion” fame. Harvey ed in this month’s challenge. Remember, everyone will not be demonstrating this technique. Rather he who enters is eligible to win a prize just for enter- will demonstrate how to make a pedestal box. In Au- ing. I hope everyone has been able to find some gust, we are hoping to have Frank Penta do a demon- shop time during the pandemic. Please take some stration for us . While Frank is noted for his elaborate pictures of your recent projects and send them to glue ups, he is an outstanding demonstrator in his [email protected] so they can be included in own right. Join us to see these two talented turners. next month’s Newsletter.
In this issue: Ordering from Hartville Tool 5 Presidents Message 1 Interactive Demonstrations 6 What’s new in the newsletter 1 Website of the Month– Gary Guenther AAW’s Interactive Symposium 8 Updated 2020 Program– SEW, 4 Just for Dad Challenge Meetings, and Workshop dates Anigre and Makore From the Program Director 4 12 Quarantine Showcase 15 [ Page 1 ]
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To register for professional workshops con- CAW is always on the lookout for good tact Tom Huber at [email protected] deals for members. Recently 7 members of the club To register for a workshop a $50 reser- took advantage of the Turquoise made available by vation fee is required with the balance due 30 a former CAW member from a mine in Colorado. days prior to the workshop. Wood Carvers Supply is now offering our club a 10% To reserve a place in SEW- Mentoring discount on purchase of at least $170. If you know contact Bob Pezold at [email protected] of a Vendor that you would like us to approach for a discount provide us the name, a contact point and I There is a $20 shop fee for SEW- Mentoring. This fee entitles you to use a broad will see what can be arranged ([email protected]). range of CAW owned tools and equipment and helps pay for equipment maintenance. Be safe and keep on turning !!` There is a $15 charge for attendance at CAW meetings that feature professional de- Joe Zadareky monstrators.
CAW Monthly Meetings More Ways to Support CAW CAW’s monthly meeting is held the second Sat- Anyone shopping at Amazon can use this URL - http:// urday of each month (except June and Decem- www.smile.amazon.com instead of www.Amazon.com This al- ber). The doors open about 8:30 with a coffee lows for part of their shopping proceeds to be donated to CAW and donut social session. Our meeting begins at if they chose us as their charitable organization. They can use 8:30 with a short show and tell, followed by a their same login and password they currently have and use. quick business meeting. Demonstrations begin at 9:30. During a full day demonstration, the CAW now accepts donations, $10 and up, on our website from program continues until about 2:30 with a 30 anyone (members or non-members) who wishes to contribute. minute lunch break. A short meeting normally Anyone donating $100 or more gets a free CAW Polo from the color choices. The donations are through PayPal, however, you wraps up by 1:00. All meetings are held at the don't need to have a PayPal account or be a member of CAW Bryant School on Popkins Lane in Alexandria. as anyone can checkout as a guest using a credit card. Entrance is around the back across from the large parking lot. Check the CAW website for We realize the following photo is not about woodturning. directions. However, it does point out the perils of assuming that words always mean what you think they do. For example, in England a boot can be more than footwear. Also, we don’t really know CAW’s New Online Look what our pets do when we’re not there... If you have not looked at CAW’s web page or Fa- cebook page recently, they have completely reor- ganized and updated. They are very attractive and very user friendly. They are excellent resources for all things woodturning. Check them out, Website: http://www.capwoodturners.org Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/pages/category/Artist/Capital- Area-Woodturners-310034189708779/ Flickr: https://www.flickr.com/photos/capwoodturners/albums/ with/72157711559707478
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CAW 2020 Program July January Harvey Meyer Pedestal Box January 8– SEW/Mentoring Zoom Demonstration Sat July 18, 1:00 PM January 18– Monthly Meeting– Tips and Tricks January 22- SEW/Mentoring August There is no monthly meeting February SEW/Mentoring cancelled February 5- SEW/Mentoring February 7– Workshop with Kevin Bedgood September February 8– Monthly Meeting– Kevin Bedgood September 12 Monthly Meeting– Scott Schlosser February 19- SEW/Mentoring What to do with small pieces September 16– SEW/Mentoring March March 5,6– Workshop with Mark Gardner October March 7– Monthly Meeting– Mark Gardner October 10- Monthly Meeting– Tips and Tricks March 11– SEW/Mentoring October 14– SEW/Mentoring
November April November 12,13– Workshop with Carol Hall April 11– Monthly Meeting– Scott Schlosser November 14– Monthly Meeting– Carol Hall Cancelled due to corona virus November 18– SEW/Mentoring April 15– SEW/Mentoring—cancelled
May Scheduled activities are cancelled Monthly Meeting cancelled SEW/Mentoring cancelled
May 14, 6:30 PM Zoom Demonstration December with Rudy Lopez December 12– CAW Holiday Party TBD December 4– SEW/Mentoring
June June 13 1:00 PM Zoom Demonstration With Glenn Lucas
SEW/Mentoring cancelled
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From the Program Director Now, change the angle of the platform to 55 de- grees. Push the gouge into the wheel and gently Tool Transformations– Repurposing an old tool to move the gouge in a side to side motion until the make a specialized tool end of the gouge is at a 55 degree angle; Insure
the flute is facing up. Now you have a beading Watching Glenn Lucas was both intensely tool the exact width of the gouge channel. interesting as well as a bit intimidating. Cutting
beads on the side of a bowl is something I really
hadn’t considered. In March we saw Mark Gardner
decorate the side of a bowl by dragging a spindle
gouge up the side of the bowl. But, Glenn deliber-
ately cut individual beads of varying sizes. In order
to do that he combined two different cuts into one
smooth motion. That was the intimidating part. 55 degrees Now I have to go out and practice that technique.
Oh, well, it’s not like I had anything else to do at
this time. To use the tool, first sand the piece to the The especially interesting part was the way final finish desired. It is very difficult to sand the Glenn had taken an old spindle gouge and with a beads you will create without losing detail. To bit of creative grinding and shaping he made a bead, turn the tool so that the flute faces the beading tool that made sidewall bead cutting easy. piece, gradually engage one of the points on one If you have been turning for a while, you probably side of the gouge; the bottom side works best. have a collection of tools that have gotten shorter Then rock the tool slightly so that point on the and shorter. When we are first learning to sharpen other side engages the wood. Once both points we grind way more metal than we need to. As a are engage “fishtail” the handle back and forth result we end up with a collection of short tools. So, until you are satisfied with the depth. To make take one of your short spindle gouges and make it the next bead. Place the lower point into the top into a beading tool. The process is pretty simple. groove of the first bead and repeat the process. First, using an 80 grit wheel, push the gouge nose Using this technique gradually work your way up first into the wheel , flute facing up, with the the piece trying to ensure each bead has a similar platform at a 180 degree angle. Continue until the depth and appearance. When finished lightly end of the gouge is squared off (90 degrees) sand the tops of each bead to insure a consistent finish. The drawback to this tool is that it will on- ly make one size bead. But, since the older form of the tool only had marginal utility, this might be a good tradeoff since even a very short tool will 180 degrees last a long time since it require minimal sharpen- ing. Repurposing tools is a great way to extend the life and utility of your tool investments. In addition, by a little judicious grinding you can make specialized tools at no cost.
Stay safe, well, and keep turning, Tom Huber
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800-345-2396 www.hartvilletool.com
Hartville Tool Club Member Discount Program Buying Instructions
Discount The club discount is 15% Off regularly priced items, plus Free Ground Shipping. Some exclusions apply (see Exclusions below).
Ordering Online Go to our web site (www.hartvilletool.com) and shop as usual. When you are ready to check out be sure to mention that you are a Club Member in the checkout notes at the bottom of the Billing/Shipping Address page, and we'll be sure to give you the discount on all applicable items, as we currently physically review every order that comes through. The discount will not show on your e-receipt, but it will be reflected on the hard copy that comes with your order.
Ordering by Phone or Mail To help ensure that you receive the special discounted club pricing when ordering by phone or mail, please mention that you are a Club Discount Program participant.
To place an order by: * Phone - Call 800-345-2396, Mon. through Fri. 8 AM to 5 PM Eastern time. * Mail - Send orders to: Hartville Tool Attn: Order Dept. 13163 Market Ave. N. Hartville, OH 44632 Exclusions - Discounts apply to regularly priced items purchased directly from Hartville Tool (www.hartvilletool.com) only. - Purchases made from us via 3rd parties, such as Amazon, -E Bay, etc., will not be eligible for the Club Discount. - If an item is on sale or special, the member will be given the lower of the prices, either the sale / special price or the discounted price, but not both. No further discounts will be given and offers cannot be combined. - Offer also excludes: Shipping & Handling Charges (if applicable) Gift Certificates/Cards Custom/Special Order Items Festool Products. - Due to recent changes in Tax Laws, buyer State and Local Sales Taxes will be collected for States where they apply. - All prices and exclusions are subject to change without notice.
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Interactive Remote Demonstrations (IRD) So Far Bob Kahane The Times They Are A-Changin’ - Covid 19 has only sped up the change! For some time demonstra- tors have been realizing that traveling across the country for a 3-hour demo, even if added to a work- shop and scheduled with other near-by clubs was not the most efficient method to expose their skills to the widest audience AND make a living! Adding to this headwind was the aging of the most skilled demonstrators making traveling even more challenging. These challenges were then ampli- fied by Covid pushed the world of demonstrators coupled with the emergence of the Zoom app – made audio/video communications easy, reliable and cheap!
The CAW is further challenged with our meeting location being in a school – which is ques- tionable when we can again be able to meet as a large group. Responding to this challenge and the opportunity to access renowned turners from around the world without having to pay for travel ex- penses – we have begun offering Interactive Remote Demonstrations (IRD). The first demo our club provided, at no cost to our membership, was by Rudy Lopez for his “Bowl from a Board” . Rudy, as many other demonstrators, are themselves getting up to speed on providing IRDs. Different than life demos – the IRD demonstrator has to work the sound, cameras, lighting, as well as the lathe and tools! Our demonstration by Rudy was early in his IRD career. I have seen later Rudy IRDs and they are smoother.
I was asked by our Board to critique Rudy’s demo. Here are my comments. I’ll deconstruct the demo into its component parts. Pre-Demo / Discussion / Zoom Entry I think this went smoothly. Everyone appeared educated in using Zoom. The waiting room was expeditiously run (by me!) Demo Facilities / Camera / Sound Improved since the first showing – Good camera work, some minor problems with the sound Demonstration Itself – The Project and the Conduct of the Demo Good demonstration – even for the 2nd time. Well run Good information Not the most difficult project – but good techniques shown, and shown slowly Interaction / Chat / Messaging Reasonable level of interaction Questions asked were answered quickly and fully Some background chat between members – facilitated discussions My summary assessment was VERY GOOD! I still believe a camera person should be running the camera switching – although he worked it pretty seamlessly this time. Project could have been more complicated / challenging. Final Grade: 9 out of 10!
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The demonstrator, typically the Zoom host, will designate a Co-Host. The job of the Co-Host is to control access into the demo from the waiting room, and, monitor and control questions of the de- monstrator. The Co-Host can unmute, get the attention of the demonstrator and ask the question or call on a questioner. This frees up the demonstrator from working the lathe and the computer at the same time. Also, a lot of chat questions are answered by other audience members. Post meeting– typically demonstrations are recorded. Zoom offers cloud recording and recording to the host’s computer. The host can provide links to the recording to the club for a unlimited or unlimited time.
Demonstrators seem to be charging their precious rates for in-person demonstrators – but we save on travel costs and the world of demonstrators is now much wider!
CAW has lined up our next demonstrator – June 20. Again, we are offering this to all members who are current with their dues. We are not charging for this demonstration. More details are provid- ed on our web page and in the newsletter. A serendipitous benefit of the IRDs is that members who are not local or unable to drive or cannot attend in person can once again be part of our club! For those not familiar with Zoom meetings and IRDs these instructions from Woodturningtool- store.com provides all the details necessary. https://woodturningtoolstore.com/wp-content/ uploads/2020/05/Instructions-for-connecting-to-a-group-meeting-with-Zoom.pdf
Additional Options for Discounts for CAW Members
One of the benefits of being a member of a woodturning club is being able to lever- age the size of our membership into providing additional benefits for our members. Many companies that cater to woodturners are often willing to give clubs discounts in return for access to our members who receive notifications about potential items of interest. This is a very cost effective way to advertise since firms target individuals who are already inter- ested in their products. Accordingly, CAW has contacted several firms that many of our members currently support. Our most recent partnership is with Woodcarvers Supply. They are an excellent source for carving, pyrography, and painting equipment and supplies. Their customer service is excellent and they ship promptly. Take a look at: https://www.woodcarverssupply.com/
If you receive unwanted email offers from them please use their opt out option if you are not interested in their products and don’t want to take advantage of their dis- counts.
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CLICK IT – Web Site of the Month (Gary Guenther) A recommendation of a link I believe to be worth your time:
Both Click It and Video View this month will both be dedicated to our friend and local turner, Allen Alexopulos, a member of Chesapeake Woodturners. Allen displays and sells his elegant works in a variety of venues.
Allen has a lovely, very professionally-done web site at https://www.lathescapes.com/ that I think is worthy of your attention. Learn more about Allen and check out his Gallery (tab) of outstanding work. His works are available for sale at HorseSpirit Arts Gallery -- now online due to COVID-19, but also just reopened in Savage Mill.
VIDEO VIEW – Video of the Month (Gary Guenther) Online woodturning action for your viewing pleasure
Allen Alexopulos is a member of Chesapeake Woodturners and has his studio in Annapolis. He was scheduled to host an in-person shop tour, sponsored by the Maryland Federation of Art, before all the strangeness happened. Instead, MFA has highlighted Allen in a video Virtual Shop Tour (11:45). https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_8B4Ez4iP_8
It’s billed as: “A short video describing woodturning and showing my studio and some of my woodturnings. The video was created for the Maryland Federation of Art. This "Virtual Tour" is a COVID-19-forced alternative to physical tours that were originally scheduled for this year. All feedback is welcomed!”
Watch and enjoy.
Free Pear Wood Available
John Clements is offering free pear wood to any interested par- ty. The wood is from a large Bradford pear. All the ends are sealed, and he has way more than he can use. Bradford pear is an excellent turning wood. It often has surprising figure, it sands well and holds detail well. It carves exceptionally well and is one of the best woods for pyrography. Interested parties should con- tact John at his email address: [email protected]
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AAW's VIrtual Symposium is July 10-12!
Whether you are an experienced woodturner or just curious about the amazing craft of woodturning, this event is for you! Watch shavings fly, learn new tips and tricks, check out the vendors and auctions, and gain in- sight into the business and artistic side of the field. All for $20.20. Open to AAW members and non-members. Register by July 3. Click here to register.
Virtual Symposium Schedule Friday, July 10 11:45 a.m. to 12:00 noon EDT – Introductions and updates 12:00 noon to 1:30 p.m. EDT – Glenn Lucas: Beaded Salad Bowl 1:30 p.m. to 2:30 p.m. EDT – Rob Wallace: Gizmos and Gadgets 2:30 p.m. to 4:00 p.m. EDT – Rudy Lopez: Thin Stemmed Natural Edge Goblet 4:00 p.m. to 5:30 p.m. EDT – Panel: Evolving a Body of Work / Inspiration and Iteration (Panelists: Curt Theo- bald-Moderator, J. Paul Fennell, Michael Hosaluk, John Beaver, and Michael Peterson) 5:30 p.m. EDT – Closing Remarks 7:30 p.m. EDT – AAW Live Benefit Auction Saturday, July 11 11:45 a.m. to 12:00 noon EDT – Introductions and updates 12:00 noon to 1:30 p.m. EDT – Trent Bosch: Vessels and Surfaces 1:30 p.m. to 2:30 p.m. EDT – “Best of” Woodturning Tips 2:30 p.m. to 4:00 p.m. EDT – Mike Mahoney: 35 Years of Woodturning 4:00 p.m. to 5:30 p.m. EDT – Virtual Instant Gallery Critique (Moderators: Suzanne Kahn, Kip Christensen, Kirsten Muenster) 5:30 p.m. EDT – Closing Remarks 7:30 p.m. EDT – POP Live Benefit Auction Sunday, July 12 11:45 a.m. to 12:00 noon EDT – Introductions and updates 12:00 noon to 1:30 p.m. EDT – Cindy Drozda: Finial Box 1:30 p.m. to 2:30 p.m. EDT – Beth Ireland: A Journey in Woodturning, Presented by WIT 2:30 p.m. to 4:00 p.m. EDT – Craig Timmerman: Turning an Arch Bowl 4:00 p.m. to 5:30 p.m. EDT – Panel: Turning for Profit and Marketing Through Social Media (Panelists: Kimberly Winkle-Moderator, Mike Mahoney, Nick Cook, and Rebecca DeGroot) 5:30 p.m. EDT – Closing Remarks 7:30 p.m. EDT – AAW Silent Auction Click here for descriptions of the sessions.
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Results for June’s “Just for Dad” Challenge
First Place– chess set- bloodwood and tiger maple Alan Schlesinger
Second Place– Flask in ambrosia maple and walnut= Mark Heatwole
Third Place– Shaving set in walnut Dick Stohr
CAW would like to thank all those who entered our June con- test. All of the entrants are available for viewing on the follow- ing pages. We would like to commend our first place winner, Alan Schlesinger for his beautiful chess set. When we finally restart our monthly meetings, our first prize winners will be able to attend free of charge. In addition, everyone who enters the contest is eligible to participate in a random drawing. Our winner this month is . Congratulations for all of our entrants. Our July theme will be American Patriotic. As always, any turned item is eligible. So get to work and submit your entries.
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CAW’s June Just for Dad Challenge Entries
Shaving set in walnut Flask in ambrosia maple and walnut Dick Stohr Mark Heatwole
Complete chess set in bloodwood and tiger maple Alan Schlesinger Sideways Razorback box ambrosia maple and acrylics Tom Huber [ Page 11 ] www.capwoodturners.org July 2020
Trees we Turn – Anigre and Makore
Africa is home to so many species of trees Anigre is often found in tropical East and that many of them are rarely seen outside of the West Africa, primarily in Cameroon but also in Ango- continent. When these species are available, la, Congo, Ethiopia, Ghana, Guinea Bissau, Ivory most people have no idea what they are, their ap- Coast, Kenya, Nigeria, Sierra Leone, Uganda and pearance, or their working characteristics. Over Zaire, the next several months , this column will examine some of the lesser known timbers available from African sources. In this month’s column we will feature the woods of anigre and makore.
Anigre is an African hardwood that comes from the tree, Pouteria altissima. These trees are part of the Sapotacea family, a series of tropical and semitropical fruit trees found all around the world in the equatorial climate zone. Many spe- cies produce edible fruits, or white blood-sap that is used to cleanse dirt, organically and manually, while others have other economic uses. Many of these tree have edible fruits and one species is the source of an oil rich nut that is the source of shea butter. They are also the source of gutta percha a rubberlike substance with a wide variety of uses. Anigre has a clear, cylindrical bole to 80 feet tall. It can grow to heights of 180 feet with Quartersawn anigre showing distinctive figure typical trunk diameters ranging from 36 to 48 inches. Anigre has a medium texture with closed pores similar to maple. Growth rings aren't always well-defined, and the wood can be rather plain- looking; though certain figure is occasionally pre- sent, such as curly or mottled grain. The sapwood and the heartwood are not usually distinguisha- ble. The heartwood is a light yellowish-brown, sometimes with a pinkish hue. Color tends to darken with age. The quarter figured veneer has become a popular choice for furniture, cabinetry, and decorative architectural applications. It is said to have a faint odor similar to Cedar. Anigre is sus- ceptible to termite and fungi attacks and generally has low durability. Anigre is usually considered easy to work with hand and power tools, although depending on the origin of the wood it can have a high silica content which can dull tools quickly. Anigre and padauk bowl
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Trees we Turn – Zebrawood and Yellowood
Makore is the the wood of the tree Makore resembles African mahogany (Khaya Tieghemella heckelii, which is also a member of and Entandrophragma spp.), but the texture is the Sapotaceae family. The common name for finer. The heartwood is pinkish-, purplish- or red- this wood is African Cherry. (You will notice that- dish-brown with a silky luster, often with a deco- many tropical species are referred to as analogs of rative figure in the form of flames or stripes; it is European trees or other well know species like very distinctly demarcated from the up to 4 inch- mahogany or teak.) There is absolutely no family es wide and pinkish white to greyish brown sap- connection between European cherry and makore wood. The grain is straight or interlocked, texture apart from a superficial similarity in color and fine and even. The wood is medium weight with grain. a Janka hardness of 1200– about as hard as red The species occurs in Cameroon, Ivory oak. Coast, Gabon, Ghana, Liberia, Nigeria, and Sierra Leone and is threatened by habitat loss and over The wood is somewhat difficult to work exploitation. This timber tree species can grow up due to the presence of silica; blunting effects are to 130 feet tall and 48 inches in diameter. moderately severe when sawing, and stellite- Tieghemella heckelii is often an emergent tree of tipped sawteeth are recommended. The wood the high forest. It is found in moist evergreen and finishes well. Staining and polishing give good semi-deciduous forests. Regeneration in these for- results. Pre-boring for nailing and screwing is rec- ests is reportedly reasonable, at least in Ghana; ommended to avoid splitting. Gluing properties there is a strong preference for undisturbed for- are good. The timber can be peeled satisfactorily. est. Young trees are very tolerant of shade, but can survive in full sun. The heartwood is rated as one of the The seed kernels (cotyledons, known as most durable African timbers. It is resistant to ‘baco’) are rich in an edible fat known as ‘dumori termites and fungi. Damage by pinhole borers butter’ or ‘makore butter’, which is locally popular and powder-post beetles has been recorded oc- as a cooking or seasoning oil and often preferred casionally. Although it is resistant to marine bor- to palm oil. The fat is also applied as a pomade to ers in temperate waters, the wood is not very the body and hair, and used in soap production. durable in tropical (especially brackish) waters. The fleshy and very sticky pulp of the fruits is The heartwood is very difficult to impregnate, the sometimes used as birdlime. The bark is reported- sapwood moderately easy. ` ly effective for treating blennorrhoea and tooth- ache, and in Liberia young buds are used to treat Dust from sawn wood may cause irritation to skin snake bites. and mucous membranes. It has been suggested Makore is traded on the international tim- that this is caused by the presence of saponins or ber market, but production is small due to limited the contact allergen 2,6-dimethoxy-1,4- supply from natural stands. The wood, traded as benzoquinone. Makore is listed as a threatened cherry mahogany, is used for furniture, exterior species, but efforts are .currently underway to and interior construction, flooring, doors, vehicle grow the trees commercially since they have high frames, sports goods, railway sleepers, turnery commercial value for both their seeds and tim- and sculptures, and makes good and decorative ber. veneer, often used to face plywood, especially for marine uses. Limited stocks of makore are available normally in plank form. Prices tend to be high.
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Trees we Turn – Zebrawood and Yellowood
Highly figure makore lumber Makore bowl set
Makore ogee style bowl
Makore platter with quilted figure
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Quarantine showcase
One of the benefits of receiving a monthly newsletter is to see what others are doing and to show off your own work. Since we can’t gather, it’s even more important to share our work electroni- cally. Our showcase is a little thin this month because we rely on member inputs to fill up the pages. So don’t be shy. Send us your pictures. We are also happy to publish tips, suggestions, plans for a turn- ing, how to make a specialized tool, or any other woodturning related topic. So share what you are do- ing. Our members will be glad to see new content and ideas. Half of woodturning is about inspiration, It is what you have before you ever step up to the lathe.
Water Jug with carved handles and reactive paint Athena’s Owl– Acrylic on Maple Mark Heatwole Tom Huber
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QUARANTINE SHOWCASE
Bud vases in apple, apricot, and chakte viga– Don Johnson
Green mulberry salt cellar– Don Johnson
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QUARANTINE SHOWCASE
A charity box and a tall box with different locking mechanisms Figured maple and Brazilian cherry– Tom Huber
These boxes were made as prototypes to explore the options available to create boxes that open on the side. Each piece explores a different alternative. A standard cylinder shape is created and a section is carefully cut out. The ends are then glued back on the cylinder. This makes the cut out section into a little door. In the razorback the mane along the top is the handle. In the bird box the tail is the handle. Both pieces were carved and painted with acryl- ics. These forms were inspired by the book 400 Wood Boxes. In the book, the bird forms were made with joinery not turnings. This is another example of the versatility of woodturn- ing, and how we can find inspiration from other media and techniques.
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Quarantine showcase
Rockin’Boxes in Maple and African Mahogany All pieces– rocker, boxes, and pins turned and assembled– Tom Huber
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Advanced Auto Tech is family owned and operated automotive mainte- nance and repair service center located in Lorton, VA since 1990. We are pleased to extend a 10% discount on any automotive service or repair to all CAW members and their immediate family. Please visit our website at www.advancedautotech.net or call Ben Johnson at 703-339-5500 to sched- ule your appointment today.
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Capital Area Monthly Meeting Information - Directions: Bryant Adult Education Center From VA or MD, take I-495/I-95 Woodturners 2709 Popkins Lane, towards the Wilson Bridge over the Potomac River. Alexandria, VA 22306 Take Exit 177A to Route 1 South on Tom Huber Map with driving directions here: the VA side. (editor) www.fcps.edu/maps/ Drive approximately 1.9 miles on thuber829@gmail. bryant.htm Rt. 1 South and you will pass the Beacon mall complex with Lowe’s Send news items to: thuber829@gmail. on your right. Drive past the main com entrance to Beacon mall and go 4 more stop lights (about 1/2 mile). The 4th stop light is Popkins Lane. Turn left and go two blocks. If your contact information Bryant Center entry is on the right. changes, including your email or Drive to the East side of the mailing address, please contact building. Parking is on the side or Phil Mannino at: in the rear of the building. [email protected] The entrance to the wood working The CAW shop and meeting rooms is off the Newsletter is the back corner of the East side of official publication Bryant Center of the Capital Area Woodturners, Inc.
CAW c oac h i n g P r o g r a m contact Bob Pezold—[email protected]
NEW Members
Capital Area Woodturners is a chapter of the American Association of Woodturners
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