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While we can’t meet and our interactions are I hope everyone is staying safe and healthy during limited, I have been amazed by the way our CAW this difficult time. We have had to cancel several of our members are supporting each other. Not a day goes monthly meetings and cancel some outstanding demonstra- by when I don’t receive humorous messages and in- tors. Until Fairfax County School’s announces when schools formation about what people are doing as they are will reopen, we will be unable to meet as a group. In the quarantined. We would like our Newsletter to be a meantime, the CAW Board is looking at innovative ways to point of inspiration for our members during this trying bring you remote demonstrations. The goal is for you to en- time. joy these opportunities in the safety of your own home. In In this issue we are looking forward to our Fall the meantime, please use the AAW on-line resources for in- program. Unless the Fairfax County Schools are com- structional and creative ideas. If you are not a member of AAW you can get a free 60-day trial membership that will give pletely closed we plan to go forward with our pro- you access to their vast library of videos and articles. gram. We’ll have local demonstrator Scott Schlosser, Our annual Tips and Tricks meeting, and a visit from Congratulations to Steve Schwartz on winning the Carol Hall a wonderful turner and colorist from Penn- CAW turned Egg competition for April. His entry of a dinosaur sylvania. We are hoping to cap our year off with a egg was well executed and very creative. Also, a big thank Holiday get together. So, that’s what we have looking you to everyone else who participated in this competition. It forward. was a great way for us to stay in touch and to keep on turning. In the meantime, people are busy making Stay tuned for details of next month’s contest. things. Our Instant Gallery has been transformed into a “Quarantine Showcase”. Take a look at what people Please be careful if you have to venture out. I am looking forward to seeing everyone at our next meeting. Use are doing in confinement. We are also trying to pro- this confinement time to turn those pieces you were always vide you with some challenges. In May we’ll continue going to “get-around-to” or that ugly job of cleaning the shop. our CAW Challenge. Our theme is flowers. So, turn a flower or flowers, or turn an item and embellish it with flowers– carve, burn, paint. It is all appropriate. Anyone who enters will be entered into a random drawing for a prize. So you don’t have to be the win- ner to be a winner. Submit your pieces. If you really want a challenge, try Gary Guen- ther’s multi-axis piece. We have pictures and instruc- tions for the intrepid and those who want to try to do something a little out of the ordinary to test their skills. We will be happy to see what you make and Steve Schwartz’s Winning Entry how it inspired you. Dinosaur Egg

In this issue: Updated 2020 calendar 5 Presidents Message 1 Video of the month 6 Monthly Meeting 1

Updated 2020 Program– SEW, 3 Virginia Symposium 8 Meetings, and Workshop dates Trees We Turn– Wenge an Iroko 9 From the Program Director 4

Show and tell gallery 13

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To register for professional workshops contact Tom Huber at [email protected] FREE WOOD To register for a workshop a $50 Several large Chinese Chestnut trees have reservation fee is required with the balance due been taken down and the owners would like to see 30 days prior to the workshop. the wood used for something besides firewood. A number of CAW members have taken advantage of To reserve a place in SEW- Mentoring contact Bob Pezold at [email protected] this rare opportunity but there is still a lot of wood and sizes to choose from. The wood can be reduced There is a $20 shop fee for SEW- to smaller pieces on site if preferred. However, it Mentoring. This fee entitles you to use a broad range of CAW owned tools and equipment and has to be manually carried from the back yard to the helps pay for equipment maintenance. curb, It is a pretty wood and easy to turn. The wood is located close to Lake Braddock High School in Fair- There is a $15 charge for attendance at fax County. If anyone is interested contact Janet CAW meetings that feature professional demonstrators. Hutchinson at 703 -386-9619 before June 1.

Be sure to look at Page 7 to learn about CAW’s plans CAW Monthly Meetings for video demonstrations for the near future. Our CAW’s monthly meeting is held the second first Zoom demonstration will be held by Rudy Saturday of each month (except June and Lopez on May 14. Check out Ben Johnson’s descrip- December). The doors open about 8:30 with a tion on how to participate. coffee and donut social session. Our meeting begins at 8:30 with a short show and tell, followed by a quick business meeting. Demonstrations Happy and Safe Turning- begin at 9:30. During a full day demonstration, the program continues until about 2:30 with a 30 Joe Zadareky minute lunch break. A short meeting normally wraps up by 1:00. All meetings are held at the Wood Humor Bryant School on Popkins Lane in Alexandria.

Entrance is around the back across from the large parking lot. Check the CAW website for directions.

Library News--Books They Still Exist! Did you know that CAW has a collection of over 30 reference books on woodturning and related topics? Need a book on shape and design--there are several. Check out CAW's collection of woodturning books on the website (all titles are linked to Amazon for background information) or check them out in person at the next Club meeting. Be sure to take advantage of this great educational resource! We are working to get a list of our books so we can put it on the CAW website. All CAW books, DVDs, and videos, are loaned free of charge to our members.

Woodturners discussing a maple bowl blank

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CAW 2020 Program July January There is no monthly meeting January 8– SEW/Mentoring SEW/Mentoring cancelled 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 December 4– SEW/Mentoring May 30, 1:00 PM Zoom Demonstration With Glenn Lucas

June CAW Picnic cancelled SEW/Mentoring cancelled

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From the Program Director The next thing you can do within the “rules” is to stretch the boundaries. Take a Stay well; keep busy; stretch the rules “classic” form and stretch it or make it squatter. `Well, it finally happened, We went to a Make a thin elongated neck on a vase and figure grocery store that is not in our neighborhood. We out how to make it hollow. Hint: use Mark Gard- went because they have some unusual items at ner’s technique of hollowing through the bottom. very good prices. It felt like we had gone on safari. Try to make a form that changes the axes of rota- We had to drive at least fifteen minutes. But it was tion and see what kind of form you can achieve. worth it. We came away with a great haul of excel- If you don’t want to bend the rules try to lent items that we can enjoy for the next two make two, three, or four pieces that are exactly weeks. the same. Make a set of boxes, bowls, or plates This is how I feel now in my turning. Last that are mirror images. This challenge will appeal month I used up all my large pieces of wood except to all the engineers out there who prize sym- for two large pieces of cherry. So, now I am on the metry. The toughest thing in the world is to make lookout for wood in larger sizes. However, barring a set of candlesticks. Since they set all by them- that, I have begun to dip into the pieces I have col- selves . it is easy to spot the smallest difference. lected over the last several years. Since most of it Another source of inspiration is the work is on the small side, I have had to get creative of other members of the woodworking communi- about what to do with it. ty. I have a book of 400 Boxes. Many of these One of the spurs to creativity is working boxes are flatwork boxes but they are a source of within confines and limitations. If you have a big inspiration. Take a look at an item you see in a piece of wood you have so many more options . magazine, book, or catalog and ask yourself. How However, when the wood you have is small or ir- can I make something similar on the lathe. You regularly shaped, it is a lot more difficult to come will be surprised at what you might create. Think up with something interesting. outside the box! Why does a turned box have to The question is how do you make some- have the opening on the top? Why can’t it be on thing look unique? One of the ways to find inspira- the side? How would you do that? Food for tion is to look at other crafts. In many ways pottery thought... is like woodturning. Both use rotation as a way of Finally, color changes everything. During creating form. The difference, of course, is that a Nick Agar workshop, one of the students clay is much more malleable than wood, and if you brought in a nicely turned piece in sycamore. The make a mistake you can add back more clay and try lines were pleasant enough, but the wood was again. Woodturning is a subtractive process and blah. Nick and he worked together to transform it’s often all or nothing. Under normal circumstanc- it. It was painted, stenciled, and airbrushed. es, once you blow up a piece you can’t add wood When they were finished, it looked like a piece back and try again. from a high end gallery. There are all sorts of Having said that, it is very useful to look at painting techniques, products, and colors that can some of the forms potters use. Many of them are turn a humble looking piece into a head turning immediately adaptable to woodturning. The other work of art. thing you can learn from pottery is texture. Texture So, stretch your limits. Make weird forms; can radically change the appearance of a fairly turn ultra-thin; carve, burn, texture, paint. Get common looking piece of work. This is where carv- out of your comfort zone. Embrace the oppor- ing, burning, and making impressions with various tunity to try something new. objects comes in. You have to be a little careful Stay healthy, stay safe, and keep turning here. You don’t want to make impressions on a thin walled vessels. You probably want to make Tom Huber the impressions prior to hollowing. [ Page 4 ] www.capwoodturners.org May 2020

As the nation begins contemplating reopening our workplaces, we are looking forward to restarting our CAW programs in the Fall. In the interest of safety, virtually all our summer activities are cancelled. There may be a possibility of holding our CAW picnic in late summer, that remains to be seen. Whatever hap- pens our board will make decisions based on the best interests of CAW and it’s members. As soon as we know something definitive, we will announce it to our members. All we can ask is your patience and for- bearance.

Please feel free to print this page for future reference. If we should have changes due to unfore- seen circumstances this spreadsheet will be updated and distributed as soon as we know. We will be dis- cussing the resumption of SEWs for the Fall, and will communicate our decision to our membership.

2020 CAW SEW. Monthly Meeting and Workshop Dates

Month SEW Meeting Workshop Demonstror/Topic January 22 18 NWS February 19 8 7 Kevin Bedgood March 11 7 5,6 Mark Gardner April 15 11 NWS Activities canx May N/A N/A N/A Zoom demos June TBD TBD NWS CAW Picnic canx July 15 N/A NWS SEW canx August 12 N/A NWS SEW canx September 16 12 10,11 Scott Schlosser October 14 10 NWS Tips and Tricks November 18 14 12,13 Carol Hall

December 16 12 NWS Caw Holiday Party

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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:

This month’s Click It and Video View articles will both be dedicated to Ron Fleming, one of woodturning’s iconic figures. Ron’s work is highlighted in all of the great collections in our area, and if you’ve visited with their houses with us, you’ve seen his work. It’s a good time to highlight his life and work.

The AAW Professional Outreach Program (POP) Merit Award recognizes the lifetime careers of professionals whose work has contributed significantly to the growth of woodturning as an art form and the influence their work has had on other artists in the field of woodturning. The list of recipients can be found here: https://www.woodturner.org/Woodturner/About/POP-Merit-Award-Recipients.aspx

In 2017, the AAW POP Merit Award honored Ron Fleming, a Founding Member of AAW in 1986. The print article, “Ron Fleming: Immersed in Foliage”, written by MCW Founding Member and Critique Panel favorite, David Fry, can be found in the June 2017 issue (Vol. 32.3) of American Woodturner. A direct hot link to the pdf article is available from the page above. I highly recommend it.

The Center for Art in Wood (née The Woodturning Center), of which Ron was a Founding Trustee and Board Member, had a nice retrospective exhibit in 2014-15, which can be seen here: https://centerforartinwood.org/exhibition/ron-fleming- retrospective/ Be sure to click on all six pages.

Ron has four works in the Smithsonian American Art Museum: https://americanart.si.edu/artist/ron-fleming-28078 His work was also featured at the Renwick in in 2010-11 in the exhibit A Revolution in Wood: The Bresler Collection, donated by Fleur and Charles.

I don’t believe that Ron has a web site – at least I’m not able to find one -- but his work is well represented in many gallery pages, as well as abundantly on Pinterest. He is on Facebook.

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

There are a number of videos available. Let’s begin with his POP video. Ron Fleming: 2017 POP Merit Award (7:16) https://vimeo.com/83047130 Others are:

Ron Fleming: Legendary Woodturner (7:16): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q5YJdjtkMCg

A Man of Honor, the Artist Ron Fleming (19:23): This personal guide to some of his pieces is well worth the time: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RuRyLXCs8AM

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CAW’s Plans Going Forward allowed to participate. So, having this in mind, it is ‘Oh brave new world, which has such people in it”… easy to renew your CAW membership. Go the Shakespeare’s The Tempest CAW website at: https://www.capwoodturners.org/application As everyone knows we’re in lockdown when it html comes to having meetings. We will be attempting to At the bottom of the page click on the Paypal get around that by presenting a series of video button to pay your membership dues. It’s that demonstrations using the Zoom application. As much easy. as possible we will try to make these presentations The next couple of months may be a little interactive, so members will be able to ask questions rocky until we get the process down. So, be pa- in real time. Currently, we are planning to present tient; we’re learning as we go. However, once we two acclaimed turners in May. The first will be Rudy are all up to speed , we will be able to schedule Lopez and later in the month we will have a special demonstrations that might not have been possible presentation by Glenn Lucas all the way from Ireland. in earlier times. At this time we are not contemplating charg- ing for these demonstrations since we are saving May Demonstrator is Rudy Lopez via ZOOM! money on rent, coffee and donuts, and other On May the 14th 2020 at 6:30pm CAW will be hold- attendant costs. If these presentations go well, we ing its first Zoom meeting with Rudy Lopez demon- will look to have presentations throughout the sum- strating “Make a Bowl from a Board”. Unfortunate- mer in a video format. Hopefully, we will be able to ly, due to the Covid19 Pandemic we are unable to resume our normal schedule in September with live meet in person, but we are hopeful that this will demonstrations and workshops. be the first of many meetings and demonstrations We will work hard to bring you video demon- held via Zoom. This demonstration will be interac- strations by named turners. Currently, we are consid- tive. You will be able to ask questions with the chat ering Cindy Drozda, Mike Mahoney, and Trent Bosch. feature and Rudy will answer as soon as he can. We will happy to entertain nominations for any other Most of you are familiar with the technology, but turners our members might be interested in seeing. for those that are not, it is quite simple. All you Social Distancing, a phrase no one had ever need is a personal computer, laptop, tablet or heard of before March, may be here to stay in one smart phone with internet access. If you are using form or another. This is going impact how many pro- a PC you will need speakers and some sort of cam- fessional turners behave in the future. So, as we look era if you wish to be seen. If you choose to use a forward to our 2021 program, you may expect to see modern laptop, tablet or smartphone the camera video presenters as part of our program mix. Nothing and speakers are built in so there is no need to replaces a hands on woodturning class, the chance to have the additional hardware. CAW will email eve- see work up close and personal, and the ability to ask ry paid member a link and a meeting ID that will questions in real time. However, we can expect many direct you to zoom.us. My advice is to give Zoom a turners will be reluctant to do as much traveling as test prior to the day of the demonstration to work they used to. So, whether we like it or not, video out any complications. presentations are going to be a fact of life. We will This demonstration will have no demo fees! How- strive to find and present the best possible program ever, members that have not paid their dues by in terms of presentation quality and artist excellence. May 10, will be removed from our mail delivery In order to be eligible to view our video service and will not be able to attend. CAW mem- presentations, members must have paid up member- bers can pay dues on our web site. https:// ships. So, even though you might be invited to attend www.capwoodturners.org/application.html the meeting by a Mailchimp announcement, if you Hope to see everyone there! are not a member in good standing, you will not be Ben Johnson – VP

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Turning a multi-axis form with Gary Guenther 4

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Mount between centers. This is a crucial step. Insure the spur Project starts with a 5 in diameter osage orange section drive is dead center. Tailstock should be even on both sides

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Turn a tenon and begin removing excess material Turn the wood round

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Create a gentle cove. Sand the piece to 320. It’s almost impossi- There is no roughing with this shape; try to make each cut ble to sand properly at a later stage without rounding the wings A finishing cut. Try to minimize edge chip out.

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Don’t try to hollow the wings. Stay in the solid wood; not ghost image

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Re-mount the piece into a chuck. Drill a 3/4 to 1 inch hole in the center. Blue tape is used to mark depth

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To take off the tenon, create a Kirsten cone. This sliding piece creates contact with the bottom while the neck fits snugly in the opening. The friction fit drives the piece.

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If there is chip out on the wings, now is the time to fix it. Hand sand very carefully to keep crisp detail.

Kirsten cone fit. The cone is held in collet jaws or tower jaws. Cone tailstock creates plenty of clearance.

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Creating a bottom to the piece is a matter of preference. 12 The bottom can be rounded or, as in this picture it can have a small foot. After the bottom is embellished, and before it is parted off, sand the piece to it’s final finish. Much of this area is end grain so light coats of sanding sealer can really help get out any latent tool marks. Once you are happy with the finish, part off and finish the bottom.

Don’t be discouraged if you don’t get it on your first trial. The form is extremely challenging and a lot can go wrong. Make sure you have good solid wood to start. Highly spalted wood or wood with latent cracks will chip badly ruining the edges. Careful hollowing is also required so you don’t go through the sides. This puts a premium on accurately centering your drive spur and tailstock,

If all goes well, you will end up with a unique form. The appearance of the “saddle” is determined by two factors. First, the depth of the initial cove, and 2) the height of the final piece. Creating a properly fitting finial is also a challenge since the hole is actually in a curve. It is very difficult to have the finial sit flat, so there is a lot of sanding and shaping involved to ensure the finial fits correctly. Finding a complementary finial shape is also an issue. Standard finials don’t look quite right, so some experimentation is involved to determine a final shape and height. Challenge yourself. Good luck

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Save the Date! Virginia Woodturning Symposium 2020 “Shape Your Vi- sion” November 7-8, 2020 Expoland – Fishersville, Virginia Mark your cal- endars now to reserve the dates for the Virginia Woodturning Symposium that kick starts a new decade of turning. This exciting two-day event in- cludes more than 45 rotations covering a wide range of turning techniques at seven different stations in our 31,000 square foot venue! The expanded vendor area includes a wide selection of tools, supplies and wood that you can see before you buy. And what’s more, the admission fees are the same low price as in 2018, making this Symposium one of the best bargains in woodturning. Don’t miss this awesome opportunity to enhance your knowledge base and stretch your woodturning vision! Scheduled demon- strations feature these well-known, entertaining and highly informative turners:

Nick Agar Bob Baucom Jimmy Clewes Joe Dickey David Ellsworth Joe Fleming Barry Gross Alan Lacer JoHannes Michelsen Bob Rotche Scott Schlosser Mike Sorge Charlie Wortman

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! You can view turnings at the Instant Gallery or even display your own for show or sale! Details on the program schedule, online registration, fees, lodging opportunities, vendors and more are available on our web site.

Mark your calendars now! http://www.virginiawoodturners.com

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Trees we Turn – Bubinga and Padauk

The equatorial forests of west Africa are It is also used for making high-quality furniture, ply- the home to many large and commercially im- wood, turning, containers, musical instruments and portant trees. While westerners see them as handicrafts. The wood has an attractive appearance sources of timber the native peoples often have and is often used for veneers. many other uses for them. Two of these species– bubinga and padauk have been used for centuries Bubinga heartwood ranges from a pinkish for both food and medicine. They are important red to a darker reddish brown with darker purple or trees in the forest ecosystem and are prized by black streaks. Sapwood is a pale straw color and is the local peoples. clearly demarcated from the heartwood. Bubinga is very frequently seen with a variety of figure, includ- The timber we call bubinga come from the ing: pommele, flamed, waterfall, quilted, and mott- genus Gibourtia . This genus is part of the Fabales led. The grain is straight to interlocked. It has a uni- – the pea or legume family. Most bubinga is har- form fine to medium texture and moderate natural vested from the Gibourtia tessmannii which is luster. The wood is moderately durable to very dura- also known as Rhodesian teak, African rosewood, ble depending upon the species. Bubinga is also re- amazique, bubinga, kevazingo and ovangkol. Bub- ported to be resistant to termite and marine borer inga is a medium to large-sized tree and is native attack. to Cameroon, Gabon and Equatorial Guinea. These trees can grow to over 130 feet high and six Bubinga is normally easy to work overall, feet in diameter. The lower trunks are often heav- though depending upon the species it can have silica ily buttressed. The trunk is normally devoid of present, which can prematurely dull cutting edges. branches for half the trees height making is an ex- Also, on pieces with figured or interlocking grain, ceptional wood for large, straight boards. tearout can occur during planing or other machining operations. Gluing can occasionally be problematic The bark is much esteemed in traditional due to Bubinga’s high density and natural oils. It medicine and is often removed from living trees; it turns and finishes well. Although severe reactions is sold at the markets of Cameroon. A concoction are quite uncommon, Bubinga has been reported to of the bark is used to treat hypertension and gon- cause skin irritation and/or skin lesions in some indi- orrhea, to prevent abortion, as an anthelmintic viduals. and to clean wounds. Various other claims are made for the bark including activity against ty- An immensely popular imported African phoid fever and many other conditions. Another hardwood, Bubinga may be loved as much for its use is as a fungicide for controlling black pod dis- quirky name as it is for its strength and beauty. Bub- ease in cocoa trees. The seeds are eaten by horn- inga has a close resemblance to rosewood, and is bills, monkeys and chimpanzees and these may often use in place of more expensive woods. Yet serve to disperse the seed. Bubinga also features a host of stunning grain fig- ures, such as flamed, pommele, and waterfall, which Bubinga is dense, hard and durable, the make this wood truly unique. Bubinga also has an heartwood being reddish-brown with purplish exceptional strength-to-weight ratio. It is a fairly streaking. It is used for house construction as hard wood with a Janka hardness of 2410 making beams, joists, flooring, paneling and for other pur- harder than white oak and hard maple. As a result, poses. very high quality finishes can be achieved making it particularly attractive for platters.

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Trees we Turn – bubinga and padauk

Bubinga bowl

Highly figured bubinga platter

Large bubinga bowl

Bubinga platter with waterfall figure

and a faux marble rim

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Another important tree from western Padauk is an excellent turning wood equatorial Africa is padauk. Pterocarpus soyauxii, and is widely used for fancy turnery such as knife the African padauk or African coralwood, is a spe- and tool handles. It is also prized for high-end cab- cies of Pterocarpus in the family Fabaceae, native inets, furniture, carving, veneer, inlay, flooring, to central and tropical west Africa, from Nigeria dyewood, joinery, dowels, shuttles, spindles, pad- east to Congo-Kinshasa and south to Angola. dles and boat building. These trees grow up to 130 in height with diame- ters of up to 40 inches. The leaves are edible, and contain large amounts of vitamin C; they are eaten as a leaf vegetable. Bark extracts are used in herb- al medicine to treat skin parasites and fungal infec- tions. The bark also yields a wonderful, bright red dye that was used for body coloring for religious festivals by native Africans. Padauk wood with ribbon figure

In addition to its value as food and medi- cine, padauk timber is also highly prized. The wood is valuable; it is very durable, red at first, be- coming purplish-brown on exposure to light, with a Janka hardness of 1730, making harder than hard maple. It is resistant to termites. It is valued for making drums in Africa due to its tonal resonance. The wood is also favored for its use in stringed in- struments (namely acoustic and electric guitars) for its tonal attributes and durability.

Padauk heartwood color can vary, ranging from a pale pinkish orange to a deep brownish red. Most pieces tend to start reddish orange when freshly cut, darkening substantially over time to a Large African padauk bowl reddish/purplish brown (some lighter pieces age to a grayish brown. The grain is usually straight, but can sometimes be interlocked. With a coarse, open texture and good natural luster. Padauk has excel- lent decay resistance, and is rated as durable to

very durable. Padauk is also reported to be re- sistant to termites and other insects.

Overall Padauk is easy to work; tearout

may also occur during planing on quartersawn or interlocked grain. Padauk turns, glues, and finishes

well. Padauk has a faint, pleasing spicy scent while being worked. Although severe reactions are quite African padauk platter uncommon, Padauk has been reported as a sensi- tizer. Usually most common reactions simply in- clude eye, skin, and respiratory irritation.

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Quarantine showcase

The name of this pedestal is Robby because it reminds me of Robby the Robot in Forbidden Planet. I built to hold the vacuum tube on the right. I’ve had that tube in my stash for 60 years, and decided to display it properly. I used the tube in a project when I was a teen. The pedestal is 3 1/4 inches high and 2 7/8 wide. The wood is cinnamon, and it’s finished with carnauba wax, The design inspi- ration is drawn from the work of Takehito Ichikawa.—Gary Guenther

Pear bowl—Ladd Bottle stopper with cast pinecones– Ladd

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Maple bowl with running horses– Steve Schwartz

Quarantine turning– Robin Watson

Box Elder vase on the lathe– Patrick O’Brien

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QUARANTINE SHOWCASE

3 Maple bowls and a box elder vase– Patrick O’Brien

Coolibah Burl cap with beads– Patrick O’Brien

Not everyone’s is turning– Ben Johnson’s Brewing setup

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QUARANTINE SHOWCASE

8 Pen Set– Lance Lantier River Farm Osage Orange multi-axis form – Tom Huber

Two necked crotch vase in yew – Tom Huber Footed boxes in maple – Tom Huber

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QUARANTINE SHOWCASE

Square bowl in spalted maple– Praveen Kache Classic pen with inlays– Praveen Kache

Freeform covered bowl with pedestal and finial Spalted maple crotch bowl with inlay– Praveen Kache Praveen Kache

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Different turning projects using acrylic blanks– Cyndi Reece

Table leg and rosette– Cyndi Reece

Cherry Lamp– Cyndi Reece

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Inlay pens and perfume atomizers in different materials– Cyndi Reece

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CAW apparel is available at every meeting. In addition, CAW is accepting credit cards to pay demo fees, workshops, raffles, donation and clothing sales. We are using a device through BB&T called swipe simple and it allows us to process credit cards by swiping the card or entering the credit card number. After the transaction, we can text or email a receipt to the card holder. It might take a meeting or two for all that take payments to become familiar with the new system, so please allow some patience.

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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.

Exotic Lumber Has Moved We have recently relocated our Gaithersburg location to Frederick, MD. We have a lot of turning stock available and as previously agreed we do offer all members of CAW a 10% discount.

Neil Gager at Exotic Lumber Inc, 329 E. 2nd Street, Frederick, MD 21701 Call (301) 695-1271, Fax (301) 695-1274, or Cell (410) 533-2151 [email protected] or visit www.exoticlumberinc.com

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Discount on most products to CAW members including Power- matic and Jet Lathes. Call for quote and identify yourself as a CAW member. Fries, Beall Sand harp Inc. Established 1906 7371A Lockport Place Lorton, VA 22079 Phone:703-550-1100 Fax: 703-550-1105 Store Hours 8:30 am - 4 pm Week- days 9:00 am - 1:00 pm Saturdays www.fries-beall-sharp-inc.com Authorized dealer for: Colonial has an outstanding Festool, Sawstop, Fein, Power- supply of domestic and exotic matic, Jet, Starrett, Amana, hardwoods available in a Kaeser Rotary Screw Air Com- range of sizes. pressors Installation and service availa- All CAW members receive a 10 ble on most machinery. Call for percent discount. details 7953 Cameron Brown Ct Springfield, VA Please note: CAW’s newsletter is happy to 703-451-9217 publish almost anything woodturning or wood related. If you, as a member, have a www.colonialhardwoods.com product or service you would like to offer to Hours daily: 9-5 your fellow members, we are happy to print Hours weekend: 9-2 your information. However, it would be ap- propriate to offer your fellow members dis- counts from any normally stated prices.

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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

CAW would like to welcome our newest members:

John Deese

Capital Area Kevin Driscoll Woodturners is a chapter of the American Association of Woodturners

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