October 2004
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MMINNESOTAINNESOTA WWOODTURNERSOODTURNERS ASSOCIATION in association with the American Association of Wood turners October 2004 Spouses Deep in thought during the “wood identification game” at the annual picnic held August 22 at Spring Lake Park reserve in Hastings. More photos inside. Inside This Issue: 2 President’s Corner 7 September members meeting “Trent Bosch” 3 Notes from our program director 8 Utah Symposium 3 New Club Members 9 Top ten lists from Trent Bosch 4 Trent Bosch Conducts “Hands-on-Seminar” 10 Club calendar 5 Sawbuck for cutting turning blanks 10 Hands-on-classes 6 From your newsletter editor 11 Crafts supply order/Classifieds Minnesota Woodturners President’s on sessions. There is one Association planned for October and one Corner is shaping up for November. Jim will be looking for people Board Members to host these sessions in their President shops. Bruce Arones [email protected] The Woodworking Show is 651-433-5364 coming again this year (it was Vice President at River Centre in St. Paul in Don Roden April) to the Minneapolis [email protected] 763-425-3110 Convention Center October I’m happy to announce that 15-17. We will be demon- Program Director we have a new newsletter edi- strating at the show. Tom Jim Jacobs Shields will be looking for [email protected] tor, Jeff Luedloff. Jeff volun- 651-437-2302 teered to be the editor at the demonstrators to work the picnic when I announced that booth for 3-4 hour shifts. One Secretary perk is a free pass to the Jim Blare we were still looking for a [email protected] new editor. He has experience show. 952-469-3687 in the printing industry. The Nominating Committee Treasurer/Membership Ron Meilahn The job of the editor is to put chaired by George Dupre will ronmeilahn the newsletter together from soon be looking for candi- 763-862-2100 material that is submitted for dates to run for the Board of Newsletter Editor publication, so we still need Directors in December. There Jeff Luedloff people to write articles and will be several positions open [email protected] take pictures at club events. on the board, so if you would 952-496-1177 like to run for a board posi- If you have something to be Newsletter Mailings published in the newsletter, tion let George know. John Ratliff send it to Jeff (see column at 651-770-6471 Jim Jacobs, our Program Di- left for e-mail address and Librarian telephone number). rector, is beginning to plan Bob Jensen the meetings for the coming [email protected] year. If you have any ideas 763-572-0525 We also have a new small group coordinator in Jim San- for a meeting topic or some- Hands On Coordinator nerud. Watch for announce- one you would like to do a Jim Sannerud demo, please contact Jim. [email protected]. ments of small group hands- 763-434-2882 Members-At-Large MWA Treasurer Report George Dupre January 1, - August 31, 2004 [email protected] 715-448-3002 Active Members 194 Tom Shields [email protected] INCOME $6,025 507-625-4186 Don Wattenhofer EXPENSES $3,306 [email protected] 763-572-1045 CK BK BL as of 8/31/04 $6,557 2 MINNESOTA WOODTURNERS OCTOBER 2004 Notes from our program turners are dreaming up! We had a Coming up in October… director… Jim Jacobs wood identification game for the Andi Wolfe will be demonstrating (all Pictures from annual picnic taken by spouses at MCAD for us on Oc- George Dupre) with tober 30. Andi is a bota- small nist and will be showing Now that summer activities are turnings us how she turns a form, slowing down, many of us like to awarded and then textures it us- do more woodturning, saving up for ing many different tech- projects and ideas waiting for the prizes. niques based on botani- time to try them. A quick recap on a The pic- cal inspirations, this few things… nic is al- should be another excel- ways a great social event. Hope you lent demo and we hope to see you In August we had a beautiful day can make it next year! there. Cost is $35.00 at the door. and an excellent turn out for our annual picnic which was held at Moving into September… Moving in to November… Spring Lake Park in Hastings. Rod Trent Bosch put on an excellent Erwin Nistler will demonstrate Olson provided the great sweet corn demo at MCAD and worked with a holiday ornaments at the Roseville once again and everybody enjoyed small group hands on session. Trent High School woodshop. Erwin will the potluck. In previous years we did one of his “vessels of Illusion” show us the steps he goes thru in have had a “woodturning Chal- and also a bowl which he used to making ornaments as well as sev- lenge”, this year we had a “jigs & demonstrate many different textur- eral he has completed. Remember, techniques” show and tell. It’s al- ing possibilities around the rim. His Wally will open the shop at 6:30 for ways interesting to see what we fun, informal approach made a lot a little socializing, the meeting will of questions run from 7-8:30, we then have the and open dis- show and tell and wood raffle and cussion. He we finish up at 9 p.m. Also at this sells his meeting I’ll pass around a survey to bowls whole- gather information for next years sale and has programming. Your input is appre- rough turned ciated and needed. Let’s try to keep 70 bowls in 1 our club interesting, educational day! We all and fun! learned a lot and were Then our great holiday party… glad he could the party will be Tuesday evening be with us. December 14 6:30 – 10 p.m. at Halsey hall. This is always a great time and we have a lot of fun, as in New Please welcome our newest members: Members Jim Thrun from St. Paul, MN Todd Sandberg from Lexington, MN David Hagen from Moorehead, MN David Winter from Edina, MN Jim Hogg from Minneapolis, MN Joe Moran from Edina, MN Terri Schonnesen from Monticello, MN David Merry from St. Paul, MN (Continued on page 4) OCTOBER 2004 MINNESOTA WOODTURNERS 3 Trent Bosch conducts When he heard that the hands-on the tools he designed, you really small group hands on demo on Sunday was from 10:A.M. have to admire a person that de- session to 4:00P.M. he immediately asked signs and builds their own tools. if we could start earlier than that, that it was simply not By Bob Jensen enough time, I really I really enjoyed watching Trent liked him then, what a Bosch's demo on Sept 18th he not great guy to be around only is an exceptional turner he has and learn from. an artistic side that few have. You could tell he is excited about turn- Sundays session started ing, obviously its his passion and right in with some people his enthusiasm is very evident in turnings bowls, others his words and his desire to help vases to hollow, some anyone with anything. I liked him brought already turned right away bowls to decorate with Trents help. Trent brought along all his tools so there were grinders I think everyone had a fun, learning going, detail saws, die day and I enjoyed having everyone grinders, air tools hum- over. ming, v-grooves being carved. Trent was going from one to the other helping and demonstrating cuts and hollow- ing techniques using some of (Continued from page 3) the spouses and guests. Last year each of this years professional dem- the past, we will have several gift we had 20 small turnings, this year onstrators to be raffled. Tickets will certificates from vendors and our we hope to have more. Spouses/ be sold and you may win a turning “holiday decoration” challenge. guests will register at the door and from Alan Lacer, Trent Bosch or Bring a decoration you have made, we’ll draw names for winners, they Andi Wolfe. Hope you can come to Members vote for 1st, 2nd and 3rd get to choose a turning from the the party! place, win a certificate. We also selection. This our way of have our very popular gift ex- saying “thanks” for every- change, bring an unwrapped turning thing. We still have some and receive one from another mem- small kits available for these ber. All members are encouraged to turnings; they will be avail- join in. It’s great to receive another able at the November 9th member’s work and efforts. Also, meeting at Wally’s. We’ll we’ll be having our door prizes for also have a turning from 4 MINNESOTA WOODTURNERS OCTOBER 2004 Chain saw sawbuck makes turning blank prep safer, easier Story and photos by Chuck Bjorgen Here’s a quickly built device that Corrosive to steel (no more arsenic can make chain sawing those turn- in today's treated lumber), we had ing blanks safer and easier. to use special hot dipped galvanized nuts, bolts and washers that resist Turning buddy Steve Tiedman and this corrosion. If using the new I constructed two of these chain treated lumber, be sure all of your saw sawbucks in about six hours fasteners are specifically labeled for using 4 x 4’s left over from a dis- use with the new treatment chemi- mantled fence and a couple of pres- cals, otherwise they will rust out in sure treated 2 x 6 eight-footers a matter of months.