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July-August, 2016 Woodworker WEST Promoting Craftsmanship in Woodworking in the West since 1988 • 25th SWAT Woodturning Symposium in Waco, TX $2.95 • Northwest Woodworkers Gallery’s ‘Rising Stars’ • 2016 ‘Design in Wood’ Winners 04 • ‘Windfall’ at L.A. Craft & Folk Art Museum 4 • ‘Artist Showcase’ at Portland’s World Forestry Center • David Marks: Answering Readers’ Questions • Spalting Wood by Sara Robinson • Turning a Death Star with Frank Howarth • College of the Redwoods’ 2016 Class Exhibit 74470-82440 0 • Profile: Danny Kamerath, furnituremaker $2.95 News $2.95 • Events • Exhibits • Clubs • Classes & More NEW! 69 ROCKLER® GRILL TOOLS HARDWARE KIT • Long enough to keep your hands cool, beefy enough to tackle the thickest cuts • Heavy-duty food-grade brushed 304 stainless steel • Spatula and brush handles are Free Grill Cart plan at: removable for dishwasher cleaning rockler.com/freeplan SKU: 51066 BOGO BONUS! 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Beaverton Town Square Mall Richardson (972) 613-8848 800 North Coit #2500 July-August, 2016 Woodworker Vol. 29, No. 4 WEST DEPARTMENTS In This Issue. 7 News & Happenings 25th SWAT Woodturning Symposium 7 8 Woodworking Observations 10 WoodCentral.com WoodCentral.com: Exit Strategies 10 14 Opportunities & Happenings Northwest Gallery ‘Rising Stars’ 16 27 On Exhibit ‘Design in Wood’ Winners 33 Organizational News 20 36 From David Marks Studio ‘Windfall’ at L.A. Craft & Folk Art 30 38 Tools & Techniques Oregon Showcase at Forestry Center 34 41 Turning Topics 44 Education From David Marks Studio 36 54 Craftsman Profile Answering Readers’ Question 56 Calendar & Event Index Tools & Techniques 38 56 Advertiser Index Spalting Wood by Sara Robinson 57 Subscription Form Turning Topics 41 58 The Market Place Turning a Death Star with Frank Howarth 62 Shavings & Sawdust Education 44 ON THE COVER College of the Redwoods Danny Kamerath Craftsman Profile 54 Danny Kamerath of Mason, TX crafts furniture with an artistic “goofball” eye. On the cover, his Kampa coffee Danny Kamerath, furnituremaker table (17" h, 48" w, 26" d) is an extension of his Grid Sawdust & Shavings Work series, wherein the Afzelia framework is sculpted 62 into an organic form. Read about Danny in a Profile on History Captured in 10,000 Woods pages 54-55. 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This is the second largest annual woodturning and Alan Trout. conference, featuring nationally and In addition, there is an Art Gallery, internationally recognized turners, as well banquet, drawings for artwork and as outstanding regional turners. tools, a vendor exhibit hall, hands-on It began in 1992, as a regional instructional areas, and a full schedule symposium that could be attended by of activities with special classes designed those who had neither the time nor the for non-turning family members. money to go to a national event. Known On Friday night, Stuart Batty as Texas Turn or Two, the first meeting and Mike Mahoney will put on their was run on a shoe-string budget in Mark 2-man performance in a Duel Turning Potter’s shop in Columbus, TX, drawing Extravaganza. SWAT will again host 80 attendees. Beads of Courage, whereby attendees Each year, the conference continued contribute turned boxes for children to grow, requiring larger and larger undergoing life-saving treatments. facilities. Today, the conference is Registration fees are $140 (by sponsored by 26 participating clubs from Aug. 8) or $175 on-site. Registration Texas, Oklahoma, Arkansas, and Louisiana includes demonstrations, access to all and attracts over 800 attendees from vendors, daily lunch, and access to the across the U.S. Woodturners’ Art Gallery. Symposium Offering something for every level of Banquet and Friday night Burger Gourmet woodturner, this year’s program features Meal tickets are extra. Discounts are 54 sessions with lead demonstrators: Stuart Batty, John Beaver, available to spouses and students, and reduced rates are offered for Cindy Drozda, Clay Foster, John Jordan, Mary Lacer, Mike hotel accommodations. For info, visit the website: www.swaturners. Mahoney, and Dick Sing, as well as regional demonstrators Gary org or call Buddy Compton, (325) 242-0904. July-August, 2016 Woodworker West Page 7 Woodworker Woodworking Observations WEST The Palomar College Cabinet and Furniture Technology Department (CFT), July-August, 2016 Vol. 29, No. 4 in northern San Diego County, operates a model Urban Forestry program. With the sponsorship from a number of state agencies and public organizations, this facility WOODWORKER WEST (ISSN 1080-0042) is pub- consists of a portable sawmill and two drying kilns and produces quality lumber from lished bi-monthly to promote craftsmanship fallen trees for student projects. Students trained in this operation have gone on to in woodworking throughout the Western U.S. establish urban forestry businesses throughout the community. The information contained within has been col- However, this program faces an uncertain fate. The covered timberframe struc- lected in cooperation with external sources and ture housing the operation—built by students in the late 1990s—has come to the is believed to be accurate. The views expressed are not necessarily the views of Woodworker attention of the Division of State Architect, which has cited the structure as not meet- West. Copyright, Woodworker West, 2016. ing state architectural guidelines. because there are no guidelines for timberframe structures. The College has been mandated to either bring the facility up to code or RONALD J. GOLDMAN – Publisher tear it down, which would likely eliminate the program. PAM GOLDMAN – Editor The CFT Department is scrambling to gather the appropriate information upon Mailing address: P.O. Box 452058 which college administrators can make a proper decision, though time is running Los Angeles, CA 90045 out. A stumbling block has been finding a structural engineer with the appropriate Telephone: (310) 216-9265 credentials for evaluating school structures, who is also knowledgeable about tim- Fax: (310) 216-9274 berframe engineering. In addition, the code requires that a school building be able E-Mail: [email protected] to withstand three times a possible maximum earthquake. Web Site: http://www.woodwest.com Certainly, there are century-old structures in Japan that have survived strong Subscriptions: Mail subscriptions are $12 a earthquakes, and it might be determined that the current edifice does, in fact, meet year; $20 for two years. For Canada, subscrip- this criterion. However, such an evaluation is costly, beyond the department’s bud- tions are $18 per year; call for other countries.