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www.capwoodturners.org September 2020 Capital Area Woodturners President’s Message Demonstrator for September– Scott Schlosser I am sorry to report that we have lost anoth- er talented CAW member. Andy Blackwell passed Scott is a high school away on August 24, 2020. Andy was both an excel- shop/Tech Ed/Building lent wood and metal turner. He frequently men- Trades teacher at Rappa- tored new members of the club, helping them to hannock County High get started. He was always willing to share his ex- School in Washington, VA tensive knowledge and great collection of tools. He for 27 years. He learned will truly be missed. to use the wood lathe in his 7th grade shop CAW NEEDSYOUR HELP!!! Two of our club class. Since then he has officers have decided to NOT continue in their roles been hooked on wood- as officers of the club. Michelle McAndrews the working in its various CAW Secretary will be stepping down after volun- forms and has experimented with most forms of teering for that position for the past several years. woodturning. He is a member of Apple Valley Bob Pezold will be vacating his Position as Opera- Woodturners in Winchester, VA. Scott turns func- tions Director. Bob has served as a member of the tional items, segmented bowls, open segmented CAW Board of Directors for more than seventeen forms, pens from kits and pens with crafted parts, years. Thank you both for the outstanding contri- and other utility items mainly as a hobby. He has bution you have made in guiding CAW. We need integrated woodturning into his high school clas- volunteers to fill both these positions in order to ses. His favorite turned piece is a segmented effectively manage the club going forward. Anyone cookie jar that has a band of teddy bear faces. He interested in filling these positions or if you have workswith most any wood, especially if it is free questions concerning either position contact me via or low cost. He likes to use purple heart and yel- email at [email protected]. I would also like to get low heart in segmented pieces because of their the names of anyone interested in filling any Officer unusual colors. Scott strongly urges frequent positions for CAW so that their name can be includ- practice and joining a woodturning club or two. ed on the ballot. He advocates attending regular meetings because members are a great resource as well as a great Due to the Corona Virus our business group to socialize with. Join Scott on Saturday meeting this month will be conducted via email. September 12 at 2:00 PM to watch his turn some You will receive an email for your vote, with a slate of his signature pieces. He will focus on turning of officers who have agreed to serve as officers and small items . Don’t miss this great show. a proposed budget for 2021. In this issue: 6 ` Interactive website of the month 1 Presidents Message Quarantine Project 7 1 Tips from Gary 8 What’s new in the newsletter Updated 2020 Program– SEW, 3 Trees we turn– Shedua and Tamarind 9 Meetings, and Workshop dates Quarantine Showcase From the Program Director 4 12 Advertisements [ Page 1 ] www.capwoodturners.org September 2020 To register for professional workshops con- If you have any questions or disagree with any as- tact Tom Huber at [email protected] pect of the email please get back to me with your To register for a workshop a $50 reser- response NLT September 15. If there are any other vation fee is required with the balance due 30 items you wish to add to the business agenda please days prior to the workshop. let me know ASAP so they can be included in the To reserve a place in SEW- Mentoring email. contact Bob Pezold at [email protected] There is a $20 shop fee for SEW- We will also be sending you a short survey in Mentoring. This fee entitles you to use a broad the near future to determine how best CAW can range of CAW owned tools and equipment and meet your woodturning interests. Please take the helps pay for equipment maintenance. time to respond as it will assist in deciding how best There is a $15 charge for attendance at to operate CAW during these difficult times. CAW meetings that feature professional de- monstrators. We are looking at other options besides Mail CAW Monthly Meetings Chimp to find the best way for communicating with When CAW resumes in person monthly meet- the membership. You may be getting club emails ings, they will be held the second Saturday of using Constant Contact in the near future. We will each month (except June and December). The be conducting some tests and asking for your pref- doors will open about 8:00 with a coffee and do- erence before making a final decision. nut social session. Our meeting will begin at 8:30 with show and tell, followed by a quick Stay safe and remember to wash your hands business meeting. Demonstrations begin at frequently, maintain physical separation and wear a 9:30. During a full day demonstration, the pro- mask in public. gram continues until about 2:30 with a 30 mi- nute lunch break. A short meeting normally wraps up by 1:00. We hope we can continue Happy and safe turning !!! meetings at the Bryant School on Popkins Lane in Alexandria. Entrance is around the back Joe Zadareky across from the large parking lot. Check the CAW website for directions. We are not sure when these meetings will resume, but we will More Ways to Support CAW give our member plenty of notice. Anyone shopping at Amazon can use this URL - CAW’s New Online Look http://www.smile.amazon.com instead If you have not looked at CAW’s web page or Fa- of www.Amazon.com This allows for part of their cebook page recently, they have completely reor- shopping proceeds to be donated to CAW if they ganized and updated. They are very attractive and chose us as their charitable organization. They can very user friendly. They are excellent resources use their same login and password they currently have and use. for all things woodturning. Check them out, Website: http://www.capwoodturners.org CAW now accepts donations, $10 and up, on our Facebook: website from anyone (members or non-members) https://www.facebook.com/pages/category/Artist/Capital- who wishes to contribute. Anyone donating $100 or Area-Woodturners-310034189708779/ more gets a free CAW Polo from the color choices. Flickr: The donations are through PayPal, however, you https://www.flickr.com/photos/capwoodturners/albums/ don't need to have a PayPal account or be a mem- with/72157711559707478 ber of CAW as anyone can checkout as a guest using a credit card. [ Page 2 ] www.capwoodturners.org September 2020 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 Frank Penta turns two ornaments February Zoom demonstration Sat August 15, 1:30 PM February 5- SEW/Mentoring February 7– Workshop with Kevin Bedgood September February 8– Monthly Meeting– Kevin Bedgood September 12 Interactive Video Demonstration– February 19- SEW/Mentoring Scott Schlosser- What to do with small pieces September 16– TBD March March 5,6– Workshop with Mark Gardner October March 7– Monthly Meeting– Mark Gardner October 10- IVD- Demonstrator TBD March 11– SEW/Mentoring November November 14– IVD– demonstrator TBD April April 11– Monthly Meeting– Scott Schlosser December Cancelled due to corona virus December 12– Tips and Tricks April 15– SEW/Mentoring—cancelled May Scheduled activities are cancelled Monthly Meeting cancelled SEW/Mentoring cancelled May 14, 6:30 PM Zoom Demonstration with Rudy Lopez June June 13 1:00 PM Zoom Demonstration With Glenn Lucas SEW/Mentoring cancelled [ Page 3 ] www.capwoodturners.org September 2020 From the Program Director When you are looking for these things, one of the best places to go is the program called Pinterest. Finding Inspiration in the Past The nice thing about Pinterest is that you can cre- ate search parameters such as “ancient Mayan As social distancing grinds on towards the pottery” or “Southwest Indian pottery”. The pro- Fall, it is becoming more and more difficult to stay gram will then bring up examples until your head optimistic and not succumb to depression. Two of spins. You can copy these pictures and save them the best ways to combat the slide towards unhap- as examples for your turnings. When you do this piness are exercise and mental activity. Doing you will discover all sorts of objects that may never something and seeking out activities that provide a have occurred to you to make. For example, here’s mental challenge are excellent ways of getting an interesting piece of ancient Mayan pottery: through the daily drudgery of separation and isola- tion. As wood turners, we are fortunate that our chosen craft ticks off a lot of the boxes. It’s active, requires concentration, and offers mental challeng- es. That is great for driving away the blues, but after a while something else starts to set in– Boredom! Eventually, many turners get sick of doing the same thing over and over and over and over again. Most of us are not production turners This piece is a cup for drinking chocolate. The inter- and don’t find a lot of fulfillment making the same esting thing about it is that the base is hollow and it item over and over again.