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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: ` Interactive website of the month 6 Presidents Message 1 Quarantine Project 7 What’s new in the newsletter 1 Tips from Gary 8

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

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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.

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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 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

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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. How many bowls, pens, is a rattle. Here is an item that can be turned. winestoppers or boxes do you need to make to be However, figuring out how to do it is a technical thoroughly sick of them? We want to stay busy , challenge. Additionally, you can decide to embellish but what are we going to make? We need tech- it or not or make it an actual functional piece. nical challenges that require us to use our skills in Finding inspiration from ancient forms can creative ways. Where are we going to find our next really be exciting since it opens up possibilities for inspiration? making a form you have never made before. When we approach any new woodturning Here are some particularly interesting examples. project there are three considerations- form, func- tion, and appearance. Form is the overall impres- sion of the outline of a piece. Function is will the piece be used or is it just an interesting object. Fi- nally, appearance– will we leave the material un- decorated or will it be painted, burned, carved, or textured. How we express these permutations gives rise to 240 different combinations (if my math is correct.) So, there are a lot of possibilities to ex- plore. But, where does one start? Where does one find inspiration? This is a classic Greek amphora. It is actually the Humans have been making things for mil- starting point of many of Jacques Vesery’s forms. lennia. So there is a vast repository of made ob- This form minus the handles can be easily turned jects we can draw upon for inspiration. Objects on a lathe. It is a very pleasing form and looks par- from history are excellent places to start for several ticularly good in figured wood. If the wood is plain, reasons. First, they have stood the test of time and it is an excellent canvas for embellishment. second they belong to all of us– no copyright. [ Page 4 ] www.capwoodturners.org September 2020

Here is another example of Meso-American pottery. This tripod bowl is an Aztec piece from the 1400’s. It would be easy to replicate this form in wood. The form could either be painted or left in the natural wood.

The T’ang Dynasty of China is noted for it’s superb ceram-

ic artistry. The pieces above are wonderful classic figures.

The bowl on the left has a gentle ogee shape that can be

emulated by modern woodturners. Even the glazed treat-

ment can be replicated with a marbleizing paint tech-

nique. The piece on the right is a wonderful vase shape

easily adapted for woodturning.

Finally, the two pieces above are

from feudal Japan. They are similar as they both have an elongated foot typical of Asian bowls. The piece on the left is a These two forms are exceptionally old, but look as though they could be found in a modern gallery. The piece on the left cup for the Japanese tea ceremony, while is from ancient Egypt; it’s 4000 years old. The one on the right the one on the right is a classic rice bowl. is from Northern India; it’s 2000 years old. Both of these forms are very elegant and are over 1000 years old, yet they look very modern. So, before you step up to the lathe, Do a little research. Check out all the possibilities from ancient cultures and see if you can replicate them in wood. Maybe you’ll find inspiration in the past.

Stay Safe and Keep Turning,

The Romans were master potters. The piece on the left is an Tom Huber, embellished storage jar. The one on the right is a cheese press CAW Program Manager

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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:

It came to my attention recently, when MCW and MMWTC both hosted Mike Peace for Interactive Remote Demos, that I had not highlighted Mike in these pages. I like his style. He has the creds. Mike is a dedicated turner who has fun and loves to share it. He’s very approachable and shows the good and the whatever. So Mike gets both Click It and Video View this month.

Here is his web site: http://www.mikepeacewoodturning.com/ It’s full of good stuff, including his past articles and handouts. Go here to learn more about Mike.

VIDEO VIEW – Video of the Month (Gary Guenther) Online woodturning action for your viewing pleasure

The real action, of course, is here – Mike’s YouTube page with hundreds (count ‘em!) of videos on everything you’ve wanted to see, and on some things you want to see but didn’t know it till you got here: https://www.youtube.com/mikepeacewoodturning

If you can think it, Mike has turned it, and it’s probably in one of these videos. To help you zero in on what you might be interested in watching, Mike has created “playlists” here: https://www.youtube.com/c/MikePeaceWoodturning/playlists Each of these lists contains a number of videos relevant to the selected topic.

Or if you like to make random selections, just go here: https://www.youtube.com/c/MikePeaceWoodturning/videos and scroll through the many thumbnails. Get ready to be impressed. Pick and choose.

FWIW, I’ve ordered the components to make one of his texturing tools.

Dig in and sample and have fun.

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Quarantine Project– Make a night light When you get close to the chuck reverse the cyl- inder so the thick end is toward the tailstock. One of the best ways to use your Thin this end consistent with the rest of the cylin- woodturning skills is to marry turned pieces to der. Sand to at least 220 grit. manufactured elements. Turners do this all the Remove the cylinder and set aside. Mount time with pens, ice cream scoops, pepper grind- a contrasting piece of wood and turn round be- ers, and other metal objects. Wood can also be tween centers. Ensure the diameter is at least 1 married to other items for example a simple 1/2 inches. Drill this piece with a 1 inch forstner night light which can be purchased at most big bit. Now, carefully hollow the remaining ring box stores for less than $3.00. Your task is to until the cylinder fits snugly. You can make the make a cover for the piece below. You can use ring as tall as you like, just insure the cylinder fits snugly. Part off the ring. It should fit over the bulb and sit on light’s base. Using the rest of the same piece of wood turn a cap. If you need to, drill the cap out more so it fits on the cylinder. Using a rotary tool like a Dremel and a carving bit, randomly pierce the cylinder. The thinner the cylinder is the easier this will be to do. In addition a thin cylinder will allow the light to any manner of shapes to do this. The following shine through the wood. When you are satisfied example uses a simple cylinder that is randomly with your piercings. Assemble the night light. pierced. In order to create a cover for this light Using hot glue or E-6000, glue the ring to the you will need to create three pieces: 1) a ring to base. Glue the cap to the cylinder. Insert the cyl- sit on the lamp base, 2) a cylinder to fit inside inder into the base. Don’t glue the cylinder to the ring, 3) a top for the cylinder. the base. If you do, you won’t be able to change the bulb. Turn on the light and enjoy the show. Start by creating a cylinder. In the light above the optimal diameter is an inch. This will allow the cylinder to fit over the bulb and sit squarely on the base. So, one inch is your cylin- der’s interior diameter. Start by turning a light colored wood between centers make the cylin- der about xxx inches long and no more than 1 1/4 inches wide. Mount the cylinder in a pin jaws and drill out the center with a one inch for- stner bit leaving a one inch center hole. Now the fun begins. Using a spindle gouge gradually reduce the outside diameter to 1 1/8 inches or less. Start at the tailstock end and work toward the head stock. Go slow; take your time. Insert a cone center to keep piece stable.

Direction of cut

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Tips from Gary Gary Guenther

1) Based on recent experiences, I can say that homemade, 2-part wood bleach works really well on hick- ory, ornamental cherry, and dogwood (in addition to the usual oak, walnut, etc.). You can read all about it, and how to make it, in the February 2013 issue of American Woodturner (28.1) pp. 50-51, or you can get to it directly, with fewer silly safety additions, right here: https:// montgomerycountywoodturners.org/misc/tips-techniques/ It’s the link about 2/3 of the way down the left-hand column titled “Wood Bleach”. It’s cheap and easy – the two readily-available components are nothing more than lye and pool oxidizer. They’re both strong chemicals, so treat them appropriately. And don’t shoot your eye out.

2) The Mike Peace texturing tool is easy and fun to make. I recommend it. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=27QSh-_-Q-A https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7pp59PxMTFM His parts list is correct. http://www.mikepeacewoodturning.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/Rotary-Texturing-tool- 01282020.pdf The so-called 1/8” NPT brass nipple really does have a ¼” ID. Don’t ask me why! Makes no sense to me.

3) I heard a pro complain that he doesn’t like to use Titebond-I because the bottle has such a worthless, frustrating, crappy nozzle. Yes, it certainly does. The first thing I do with it is throw the bottle away – after, of course, squeezing it out into my own HDPE bottles that work really well. They’re cheap and easy to get on Amazon. I use both 4 oz. and 8 oz. sizes in both the workshop and the kitchen! This is one (of many) examples: https://www.amazon.com/Kelkaa-Durable-Bottles-Products-Refillable/dp/ B0756N25Q2/ref=sr_1_3?dchild=1&keywords=hdpe+bottles&qid=1598338947&sr=8-3

4) I wanted to get some gilding waxes and, of course, was led to the Liberon variety. I was seriously put off by the pricing. I did a little search and came up with the Jolie brand for less than HALF the price in a nice 30 ml. container. I got two, gold and silver. They’re available on Amazon, https:// www.amazon.com/Jolie-Gilding-Wax-Furniture-Accessories/dp/B07D82FR2Z?th=1 but I also got free shipping for my duo on Etsy. https://www.etsy.com/search?q=jolie%20gilding%20wax They also have copper. They arrived promptly. I just used one today, and I like it. I filled wood grain with it (after sealing dye with a spray acrylic), and the excess wipes off easily with Johnson’s paste wax.

That’s my story, and I’m sticking with it. ...GG

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Trees we Turn – shedua and tamarind

One of the most species diverse places on Overall it is a fairly easy wood to work, the planet is equatorial Africa. The reason there though Shdua/Ovangkol contains silica and can are so many species is that the climate of this area therefore dull cutters prematurely. Also, if the has been relatively stable for millions of years. grain is interlocked, or if there is other figure pre- This stability has allowed species to diversify and sent in the wood, planing and other machining flourish over time. As a result, one of the difficul- operations may be troublesome and cause ties of identifying discrete species is that there are tearout. Otherwise the wood turns, glues and many very closely related plants that descend finishes well. from wide family groups. To make matters worse there is very inconsistent naming of various tree There is good availability for both lum- species. That is the case with one of the woods ber and veneer. Unfigured wood is in the mid- we will examine in this issue. The timber goes by range of imported hardwoods, though curly or a lot of different names- Amazique, Amazoué, Hy- figured wood is likely to be more expensive. Due edua, Black Hyedua, Mozambique, Ovangkol and to price, it is an excellent substitute for Indian Shedua. For our purposes we’ll stick with shedua. Rosewood.

Shedua wood is the timber of the Guibour- This wood wins the award for the most tia ehie- an evergreen tree of the genus Guibour- commonly-used aliases, with no single name be- tia in the family Fabaceae (Peas). Guibourtia ehie ing predominant. When used in guitars, it’s most is native to tropical west Africa and grows in Cam- commonly referred to as Ovangkol. Most other eroon, Gabon, Ghana, Ivory Coast, Liberia, and woodworkers favor either Shedua or Amazique, Nigeria. It grows in closed rain forests and transi- while veneer is sometimes sold under the name tional forests, often in small groups. It grows to Mozambique. All refer to the same wood species: 100 to 125 feet tall, with a trunk five to eight feet Guibourtia ehie. in diameter. The trunks are heavily buttressed at the base, with smooth bark.

It is used as a tropical hardwood for cabi- netry, carving, flooring, joinery, musical instru- ments, and turnery. The wood is heavy , dense and durable. It is also resistant to wood-boring insects. The wood is sometimes used in guitar manufacturing in solid bodies and in the backs and sides of acoustic guitar bodies. It is a less expen- sive substitute for Indian rosewood, and is used by well-known guitar and bass manufacturers.

The wood is varying shades of yellowish to reddish brown with darker brown, gray, or black

stripes. Moderately wide sapwood is a pale yel- low, clearly demarcated from heartwood. It is Figured shedua wood bowl sometimes seen with a curly or mottled grain pattern.

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Trees we Turn – shedua and tamarind

The tamarind tree Tamarindus indica is indigenous to tropical Africa, but has been culti- vated for so long on the Indian subcontinent that it is sometimes reported to be indigenous there. It grows wild in Africa in locales as diverse as Su- dan, Cameroon, Nigeria, Kenya, Zambia, Somalia and Tanzania. In Arabia, it is found growing wild in Oman, especially Dhofar, where it grows on the sea-facing slopes of mountains. It reached South Asia likely through human transportation and cultivation several thousand years ago. It is widely distributed throughout the tropics, from Africa to South Asia, northern Australia, and throughout Oceania, Southeast Asia, Taiwan and Shedua wood box China.

In the 16th century, it was introduced to Mexico and Central America, and to a lesser de-

gree to South America, by Spanish and Portu- guese colonists, to the degree that it became a staple ingredient in the region's cuisine.

Today, India is the largest producer of tamarind. The consumption of tamarind is wide- spread due to its central role in the cuisines of the Indian subcontinent, Southeast Asia, and the Americas, especially Mexico.

The name tamarind derives from Arabic: Shallow shedua wood bowl tamar, which was romanized to tamar hindi, "Indian date". Several early medieval herbalists and physicians wrote tamar indi, medieval Latin use was tamarindus, and Marco Polo wrote of tamarandi.

The tamarind is a long-lived, medium- growth tree, which attains a maximum height of 40 to 60 feet. The crown has an irregular, vase- shaped outline of dense foliage. The tree grows well in full sun. It prefers clay, loam, sandy, and acidic soil types, with a high resistance to drought and aerosol salt (wind-borne salt as found in coastal areas).

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Trees we Turn – Shedua and Tamarind

The tamarind is also a member of the Fa- baceae family and it is cultivated and highly prized Due to its density and interlocked grain, tamarind for its seeds. The fruit is an indehiscent legume, is considered difficult to work. The heartwood has a sometimes called a pod with a hard, brown shell. pronounced blunting effect on cutting edges. How- The fruit has a fleshy, juicy, acidic pulp. It is ma- ever, tamarind turns, glues, and finishes well. The ture when the flesh is colored brown or reddish heartwood is able to take a high natural polish . brown. The fruit is best described as sweet and sour in taste, and is high in tartaric acid, sugar, B Since the trunks of tamarinds are not excep- vitamins, and, unusually for a fruit, calcium. The tionally wide. The very hard and dark heartwood is fruit is harvested by pulling the pod from its stalk. rarely available. Most tamarind is from the sap- A mature tree may be capable of producing up to wood, an d is normally sold as spalted tamarind.

385 pounds of fruit per year.

Tamarind paste has many culinary uses including a flavoring for chutneys, and the tradi- tional sherbet syrup drinks. Tamarind sweet chut- ney is popular in India and Pakistan as a dressing for many snacks. Tamarind pulp is a key ingredient in flavoring curries and rice in south Indian cui- sine, in the Chigali lollipop, and in certain varieties of Masala Chai tea. Across the Middle East, from the Levant to Iran, tamarind is used in savory dish- es, notably meat-based stews, and often com- Tamarind log section showing the difference be- bined with dried fruits to achieve a sweet-sour tween hard, dark heartwood and lighter spalted sap- tang . The sourness varies between cultivars and wood some sweet tamarind ones have almost no acidity when ripe. In Western cuisine, tamarind pulp is found in Worcestershire Sauce and HP Sauce. Spalted tamarind bowl

In addition to its many culinary uses, tama- rind wood is also highly prized. Tamarind lumber is used to make furniture, carvings, turned objects such as mortars and pestles, chopping blocks, and other small specialty wood items.

Tamarind heartwood is reddish brown, sometimes with a purplish hue. The heartwood in tamarind tends to be narrow and is usually only present in older and larger trees. The pale yellow sapwood is sharply demarcated from the heart- wood. Heartwood is said to be durable to very du- rable in decay resistance, and is also resistant to insects. Its sapwood is not durable and is prone to attack by insects and fungi as well as spalting.

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Natural edge heartwood tamarind bowl

Canister in spalted tamarind and teak

Turned box in heartwood tamarind Spalted tamarind yarn bowl

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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 electronically. We are delighted to showcase pieces from first time submitters. Don’t be shy; your work makes a state- ment . It is your voice and you should be proud of your creation. Send us your pictures. We are also happy to publish tips, suggestions, plans for a turning, how to make a specialized tool, or any other woodturning related topic. So share what you are doing. 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.

Cherry Burl platter with natural edge rim Jerry Simpson (This is Jerry’s first submission; let’s see more) Maple burl natural edge bowl and maple bowl with a textured and painted rim (note the perfectly centered grain)- George Jones

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QUARANTINE SHOWCASE

Square turned form textured painted and cut into four pieces. These forms have been mount- ed on a backing and surrounded by a textured and painted frame- George Jones

Traditional Nacirema offering bowl Steve Schwartz

In my recent travels I was reminded of the Nacirema culture that I studied in Anthro- pology class back in college. The memory sparked the inspiration for the bowl shown in the photo, which is a reproduction of the traditional Nacirema offering bowl. This style bowl always features an opening slightly smaller than the inside of the bowl which helps facilitate the removal of its contents. It is usually, although not always, filled with a spe- cially made sweet food derived from the seed of the Theobroma cacao plant commonly known as the cocoa bean. The recipe for this is kept secret and is only prepared by one specific tribe under the supervision of shamans. The Nacirema bring it out for guests during ritual festivals and when hosting members of other tribes. They say that it has some aphrodisiac properties and scientists are studying the ways in which it excites the brain. I have to admit that I like it very much myself and was able to obtain some. It is shown in the bowl.

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QUARANTINE SHOWCASE

Osage Orange Nacirema Offering Bowl with Theobroma sweets– Steve Schwartz

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Quarantine showcase

Goblets– Three spalted hickory with blue resin; one of unknown wood David James

Maple bowl with Al Stirt style milk paint treatment– David James

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Mesquite handle for 5/8" bars, finished in Watco Danish . Made to hold an André Martel 1/4" hook tool in a 5/8” boring bar. The handle uses a Mike Hosaluk insert with set screws and is hollow for 8.5 inches to permit varying the extension. The bar shown is all the way in. - Gary Guenther

three purpose-made tools, all finished in Watco Danish. Top- crabapple 3/8" hand drill bit holder with naturally-ovaled handle, Middle- walnut and brass texturing tool with burr, à la Mike Peace , Bottom- ornamental cherry right-angle, miniature point tool made with Allen key– Gary Guenther

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Experiments with a Form– Robin Watson

Hollow form in cherry Hollow form in walnut with knots and bark inclusions

Laminated hollow forms Walnut and maple Maple and walnut

In order to really master a form it is necessary to turn it multiple times. Normally, the first time one turns a complex form there is a high level of uncertainty in getting the curve just right and hollowing the interior. Often it’s necessary to try different tools to achieve a desired goal. That’s where prac- tice comes in. In the end, the results are worth it. Kudos to Robin!

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Inspiration Interpretation

Mayan Chocolate drinking cup with rattle base Drinking cup with rattle base in African Mahogany 9th Century AD Tom Huber

Aztec tripod bowl from central Mexico Tripod bowl in Ambrosia Maple 12th Century AD Tom Huber

Aztec pottery container from central Mexico Poplar box with handle and Aztec paint scheme 11th Century AD Tom Huber

All these pieces were inspired by ancient pottery forms. It is quite a challenge to replicate these pieces and attempt to ap- proximate both their forms, functions, and painted designs. I hope these pieces will inspire others. [ Page 19 ] www.capwoodturners.org September 2020

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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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