Hill Country Turners
A local chapter of the American Association of
Woodturners
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AS THE HILL COUNTRY TURNS Volume # 9 Issue # 2
FEBRUARY
12 Hill Country Turners meet in the basement of the KACC (Kerr Arts & Cultural Center) at 228 Earl Garrett, Kerrville, Texas at 6:30 pm on the 2nd Thursday of the month, unless otherwise notified. MEMBERSHIP DUES ARE PASTDUE! Give a person a fish and you feed them for a day; teach that person to use the Internet, and he/she won't bother you for weeks. “HEADSTOCK
CHATTER” Our
thanks go out to Raul Pena who did a great job on short notice last month when
he filled in for a sick Vance Loy. It shows how strong this club is when you can
get that caliber of a demo on such short notice. This month Vance will do
his show from last month, should be a good one. Jim Hill's wife has
offered to head up our spring picnic that is in the planning stages, if any one
wants to offer help or has any input, please give her a call. Don't forget if
you forgot last month to bring your bring back item to bring it this time. Also
if you have anything of interest you want to bring to show and tell bring it
along and tell us all about it. We are also looking for ideas for a
few club challenges so if you have any ideas along those lines get with Vance
and let us what you would like to do. It looks like we will not be going back to
the strawberry fest this April, seems that a chuck wagon show beat us out. We do need
to come up with a few ideas of how we can get out and about so local folks can
see what we do and try to get more new members.--------------That’s all
folks--------Jimmy “TURNED
EVENTS” (If you were there and paid attention you know, if you didn’t or weren’t, then this is a recap) For the life of me, I took notes but cannot find them now. Usually I write this portion the night of the meeting. I think our president ended up with my notes, he gets the credit anyway! Suffice it to say, we missed you guys that didn’t make it, Raul did a great job substituting for Vance which came down with the creeping crud, four new members signed up and about half of us came up with the dues for this year. Stumped my toe on this one folks, only positive is it encourages you to be at the meeting (grin)! I read recipes the same way I read science fiction. I get to the end and I think, "Well, that's not going to happen." NEW AND EXOTIC WOODS Phillip J. Hamman and Patricia Hamman from Ingram, Texas and Jerry Bennet and Martin Addison from Boerne, Texas WELCOME ABOARD FOLKS! Health
nuts are going to feel stupid someday, lying in hospitals dying of nothing. (This is who we throw money (or rocks) at for entertaining us at this months meeting!) Hot diggity dog, we get our VP this month. Good ol Vance, recuperated and is gonna show us end grain removal. We were supposed to get this last month but Vance got ill and Raul Pena stepped up to the plate at the very last minute. These two boys are real troopers, a great asset to this club! The
other night I ate at a real family restaurant. Every table had an argument
going. MYSTERY
WOOD S.W.A.T. SouthWest
Association of Turners By C. Dale Lemons The meeting was called to order by Chairman Larry Genender at 10:00 am with Vice Chairman, Dale Lemons, Secretary-Treasurer, Walter Tate and 16 Chapter Directors in attendance. Guests and others with direct Symposium responsibilities made a total of 35. Many spouses were also participating in a lunch and shopping excursion to Salado. Minutes of the January 4, 2003 Board Meeting were accepted as previously distributed. Larry Genender read his Chairman’s report; James Johnson gave the 2003 Symposium report; and Jerry Whitaker gave his Publicity report. Walter Tate distributed and discussed the Financial report. Essentially, after borrowing and repaying $5,955 of startup money, recovering a net $20,111.87 of TTT funds, and netting $7,621.58 from the 2003 Symposium, the Texas Turn or Two, Inc doing business as the SouthWest Association of Turners ended the year with a bank balance of $27,261.06. Some 2004 expenses already being deducted. (If you wish to view the entire financial report, I have it.) The Bylaws were amended to reflect more accurately actual operating procedures. A long discussion on areas of improvement for the 2004 Symposium, to be held in the Mayborn Convention Center, Temple, TX on October 1,2 & 3, was conducted. This produced a lengthy list to be considered and implemented by the Symposium Director and related committees. Larry Genender presented a new fee schedule for demonstrators which was discussed, modified, and passed as follows: International Leads; $750 plus fixed expenses plus $150 for hotel and meals National Leads; $750 plus up to $? In travel expenses plus$150 for hotel and meals Texas (Regional) Leads; $750 with no travel, hotel or meal expenses. Other demonstrators; $150 per demo—minimum of two. All demonstrators will receive free registration and lunches. Hands-On demonstrators will receive up to $750 as negotiated by Bill Berry. Vendor booth charges were set at $150 for a 10x10 space and to allow additional spaces, when available, for $100 per 10x10. Operational details were discussed and approved for the 2004 Symposium. A detailed listing may be viewed if you are interested. A committee chaired by the past Chairman of the Board will consider and make recommendations for effective use of accumulated funds. The final activity was the election of Executive Committee members and appointment of Symposium Management team members. Dan Henry, Hunt County S.W.A.T. Call For Demonstrators The Southwest Association of Woodturners formally known as Texas Turn or Two is soliciting proposals from those interested in demonstrating at the 2004 woodturning symposium in Temple, Texas., October 2nd and 3rd. We here in Texas and the surrounding states have a vast amount of talent, and it is time to share skill and talents. This event last year attracted over 450 participants -- the second largest gathering of woodturners in the nation. If you have a unique skill or feel that you have something to offer, please contact your club TTT representative, or the TTT website for an information sheet that must be filled out and returned to the demonstrator selection committee by April 30, 2004. Information sheets are also available from the website www.texasturnortwo.com or from Bill Berry - Demonstrator Committee Chairman, bberry2301@aol.com S.W.A.T. Demonstrator Application Dear Woodturner, Thank you for your interest in demonstrating at the 2004 Southwest Association of Woodturners symposium in Temple, Texas. The event will take place at the Mayborn Center and the adjoining Cultural Activities Center on Saturday and Sunday, October 2nd and 3rd. Demonstrators are the “life blood” of a symposium. The facility, the food, the vendors, and the camaraderie are all part of what makes it happen, but without good demonstrators our symposiums will not thrive. We are fortunate here in Texas and the surrounding states to have a lot of talent. If you know another turner, that has good demonstration skill, encourage him to send in an application and participate. We can only get to be better turners if we are willing to share. This application will be returned to the symposium demonstrator committee for consideration. Please be as specific as necessary. Your completed application will allow the committee to fully understand what you will be demonstrating. Requirements: § Demonstrators will be required to do a minimum of two (2) rotations § A “handout” is strongly recommended. (Handouts usually give a written and/or pictorial description and procedure of what you are presenting. It is also an excellent place to list resources and suppliers.) Name___________________________________________Phone No. ( _____)______________ Mailing Address:________________________________________________________________ Email Address:_______________________________Number of years turning experience:_____ What is the Name of your Demo:___________________________________________________ Description of your Demo.:( Use back if necessary)____________________________________ Have you presented at a past TTT/SWAT symposiums?_____Yes_____No Have you presented this demo at your chapter or other chapters?______Yes______No What experience level would benefit from this demo?___Beginner___Intermediate___Advanced Will you need special equipment other than a lathe and dry erase board for this demo?__Yes __No If (Yes) please list:_______________________________________________________________ Tee Shirt Size:____________________ Please Email or mail the completed form to: Bill Berry 2301 West Shannon Deer
Park, TX.77536 Forms must be received no later than Wednesday, April 30, 2004 FROM THE PRESIDENT Sent: Monday, January 26, 2004 10:25 AM Partial List of Sponsors The Weatherford Co.
Highland Hardware The deadline for entries is March 12, 2004.
See entry form and conditions KACC OPEN MEMBERSHIP SHOW DATES TO REMEMBER: Monday, February2, 10AM-2 PM Accepting Artwork Saturday, February 14,6PM Opening Reception as part of the Art Trail Monday, March 8, 10 AM-6 PM pick up Artwork Pertinent Information: Entry fee is $5.00 per work. KACC receives 30% commission. Artists may enter work only if it has not been shown at KACC in the past two years. All media accepted. Work must be ready to be displayed. The only size limit is that YOU must be able to deliver, move if necessary and pick up your own work. All wok is for sale ;unless noted “NFS”. HAVE YOUR NAME, PHONE NUMBER, TITLE, MEDIA & PRICE ON BACK OF ART WORK All art is expected to be in good taste. All levels of expertise are invited. The idea of an exhibition space that combines so many artistic mediums under one roof is what makes KACC unique in our area. It is our hope that everyone will participate, the varied talents will be fully represented and the result will be something we can be proud of. Questions? Call Cheryl at 830-895-2911 Or e-mail to om@kacckerrville.com from Australia Woodturners
Something for the children. Well yes, but not only for children. I make whistles for the ladies as well. By fitting a key ring on the end, this then becomes a useful article, and to some extent a piece of safety equipment. If the whistle is made correctly it is capable of producing a very loud piercing sound so a warning; if you do intend to make these and give them to the children , make sure the children live at least two streets away. If you make them longer, and the hole deeper, the sound will be more mellow and if you want to advance further a block of wood with four holes drilled to different depths will make a sound more like a diesel train whistle, or you could even go further, and make a pan flute. Enough of this dreaming let's get started. Choose a piece of timber carefully, a good dense timber with perhaps an oily base would be best; but any reasonable timber will be OK. Remember moisture could be blown into the whistle. The size is not very important (about 25 mm (1 inch) square) and as for the length, as long as it's more than 40 mm (1.5 inches) long you are in business.
Mark the centers on each end of the timber. I use an engineers automatic punch to indent the centre spot, it gives a starting spot for the drill and the tailstock {see photo}. Drill the hole, using a 3/8-inch drill to the depth of 35 mm. (That sure is mixing up the measurements; but that's the way it goes). Because I have a piece of 3/8-inch brass rod I use a 3/8 drill, but if you have a piece of 9 mm brass or steel you must then use a 9 mm drill. Wrap a piece of tape around the drill at 35 mm as a depth gauge and drill the hole as per photo. I find this method the most actuate way to drill holes in the end. Front the drill up to the centre pop mark and the tail centre pop mark to the tailstock‘s live center.
With a brass rod replacing the drill, push the timber on the rod and bring up the tailstock. When you have almost finished the shape, withdraw the tailstock and finish the end off. If you want to make it as a key holder, turn a small knob on the end and later drill a small hole in the end, from each side at an angle to suit the key ring. Now is the time to be creative (as all wood turners are). Beyond the mouth area is YOUR design, but the mouth area is best if you follow the diagram.
Although I don't measure the size anymore the whistles still work well. So there is some latitude there somewhere. Before removing the whistle from the lathe, sand the surfaces and using your favorite polish finish off. Then remove the whistle from the lathe and follow the instructions on cutting out the mouth. HINT Using a length of dowel, insert it into the hole and place the protruding end in the vice. This will hold the whistle while cutting the mouth. While still in this position and using a fine file clean up the saw cats IT IS NOW TIME TO MAKE THIS WOODEN WHISTLE WHISTLE First, a piece of dowel about 35 mm long that will be a snug fit into the hole. Insert the dowel into the hole as far as the saw cut and with a pencil draw a line across the end of the dowel (see diagram), now remove the dowel and remove the small amount of wood as shown shaded.
Reinstall and test. Blow into the mouthpiece and adjust the dowel in and out for best results. Mark the final position of the dowel, remove, put a little glue on the dowel and reinsert to the mark. TEST and leave to dry. When dry cut the excess dowel off sand and polish FINISHED. Well maybe you might like a more delicate mouthpiece. See the last sketch above. According to a recent survey, men say the first thing they notice about a woman is their eyes, and women say the first thing they notice about men is they're a bunch of liars. 2004
GRIT Well, you ever notice that experience (mostly bad) tends to educate you the fastest? The editor has a Oneway 2436 and enjoys it very much. The Oneway has a handy feature of a “swinging” arm with the controls of which I normally keep to my right side. I have a remote “on and off” located on my left side. Seldom will you find me in a short sleeve shirt since after the first Christmas of my more than 40 years of married life (another story). Any way, last week, after building up my courage and wanting to show off a bit to my sister visiting from Denver, I built a jam chuck and reversed a mesquite vessel to finish off the bottom, of which I had previously turned on a faceplate, the intention being to send the vessel home with her. Trying to work the controls like a young jet airplane pilot, I was turning this thing on and off like an experienced “cocky” jet jockey, using the controls to my right because it looked more impressive. The bottom was developing nicely and my sister was standing nearby, mouth open and in obvious awe of my superior skills of man over machine, i.e., eating it up! My chest swelled and my hat got smaller, the air was thinner and just one more touch from the master and the masterpiece would be complete, ready for finish sanding and polish. Reaching over to kick the subservient machine on, apparently unbeknownst to me, my Dickies work shirt sleeve, of which I am convinced now was sewn incorrectly in some foreign country, reached out on its own accord and surreptiously and maliously “grazed” the speed increaser knob thingamagig! The cocky jet jockey brazenly and confidently reached over to fire the engines up and proceed to complete the mission at hand. You talk about turbo thrusters! Well, I am still hear to tell you about it, but an instant redesigning of my shop occurred faster than I could pull my pants up when caught in the woods doing natures business. The mesquite vessel metamorphed into a mesquite missile, totally in control of its own chosen flight pattern. This of course shall require a “redesigning” of the now “TEXTURED” mesquite vessel. Forensic examination of this ballistic missile can pretty much back trace all the different obstructionist objects in the flight path. A close examination revealed that the fluorescent light tube pieces leave their very own distinctive tattoo, not to mention the scrapings from my belt sander, some 15-20 feet beyond the supposed zone of influence. I am sure that is the culprit, however I was on the floor at the time, with my eyes closed and my hands over my head; my pants were up, albeit, possibly soiled. Some non-duplicatable surface texturing shall forever and always remain a mystery. THE TIPS…. Buy better shirts, button your sleeves, or put a rubber band over the turbo booster: set your speed and use the remote “on and off” “buttons” on the left to prevent PPVR (probable premature vessel removal). Shucks, I’ve been thinking about doing something about my shop design anyway! Took me a while to find Sis, show her the defective Dickies shirt, and explain that the entire procedure was all planned for her entertainment in the first place! BTW, Sis left shortly there after for Denver (without the missile)! Be extra careful when showing off! Live centre too small and tool rest too short?If your live centre is not big enough to locate in a large bore, turn up a wooden adapter.
If you have a ¾” diameter tool rest and it is sometimes not long enough, slip a short length of ½” water pipe on with a couple of screws tapped through the bottom. John Lee-Australia Whenever I feel blue, I
start breathing again. (If you got it and don’t want it, tell us about it here; wives, husbands and kids excluded) That “pear” is not so dear now, the worms seem to be affected the same as humans when we get too much Pear! All of us could take a lesson from the weather. It pays no attention to criticism CLASSIFIEDS
(FOR SALE) (Same exclusion as above applies) 1. One dustier Grizzly G5979-12”X35 ½” variable speed wood lathe on stand, $350.00. Call or see Lewis Dodd. (830) 997-3652 or e-mail ripsawed@ktc.com
$300.00 Call Uel Clanton….(830) 896-5288 3. NOVA TL1500 LATHE: Lathe is five years old, used about 5 hours…….Call Dan Cowart…..(830) 896-0185 for details. .
In the 60's people took
acid to make the world weird. Now the world is weird and people take Prozac to
make it normal. “THE
MONEY PIT” Paid membership……24 Unpaid………………….28 Income………………….$627.00 Expenses……………….unreported Checkbook balance as of the meeting……..$1032.00
Politics is supposed to be
the second oldest profession. I have come to realize that it bears a very close
resemblance to the first. Well, we made $24.00 or there were 24 chances to get the goodies brought in by our experts! The breakdown below is the distribution and the responsibility of this month’s bringbacks. Remember, you don’t have to win something to bring something in and make members lust after it! Bob Gayer…………………….2 Lewis Dodd………………….2 Bill Bradfield………………..1 Uel Clanton…………………1 Dale Gleichweit…………….1 Keith Longnecker………..1
There is a theory which
states that if ever anybody discovers exactly what the Universe is for and why
it is here, it will instantly disappear and be replaced by something even more
bizarre and inexplicable. There is another theory which states that this has
already happened. Liquids……..Uel Clanton Hard stuff….Dale Rowe (fresh baked cookies, I hear) How is it one careless
match can start a forest fire, but it takes a whole box to start a campfire? “If” by Michael Box – With apologies to Kipling If
you can use a skew If
you can grind a bowl gouge Or
turn a pair of candlesticks If
you can go to Workshops If
you can master all these skills “CATCHES”? It sure is a wonder that out of over 50 woodturners, nobody has a problem they can’t solve or doesn’t want to start any TROUBLE! WORMY
WOOD The club currently has 29 tapes, 15 books, and gobs of magazines (most are general woodworking, but there is a good supply of old issues of Woodturning). There is no time limit on borrowing the tapes and books, but you are expected to leave your name and a $5 deposit for each item you borrow. If you see a general woodworking magazine that you like, feel free to take it permanently; but if you take a woodturning magazine, please bring it back in a reasonable time frame so that others can utilize the resource. We encourage any member who can donate a tape (and we can make copies if you want to keep the original), book, or magazine, to do so, and we will in the future acknowledge your donation in the newsletter. Editors note: All x-rated tapes are “screened” by the editor first! You read about all these terrorists … most of them came here legally, but they hung around on these expired visas, some for as long as 10-15 years. Now, compare that to Blockbuster … you’re two days late with a video and those people are all over you. Let’s put Blockbuster in charge of immigration CHECKS AND KNOTS HCT PICNIC The Hill Country Turners picnic is tentatively scheduled for May. We want the members and their spouses, girlfriends and etc to show up around 5:00. May 29th is tentatively picked. We intend to have simple grilled items. We can have this on May 15th in lieu of the meeting and have the meeting at the picnic. There will be a bonfire for your turning mistakes to fuel (if anybody has any mistakes in this club). We want you to explain to the group what went wrong, then pick your choice to fuel the flames. Any suggestions, tell the editor or Martha Hill. This is still in the early development stages, so volunteers and suggestions are NEEDED! You guys, I swear, none of you caught, (or were too nice to bring it to my attention) in the last newsletter of the editing mistake on the year 2003 instead of 2004. OUR WEB BOWL WEB SITE OF THE MONTH http://www.roundthewoods.com/index.shtml ACCOUNTS
PAYABLE Gibsons Jerry Bedenbender “THE BIG CHIPS” of KTC Hill country turners is a chapter of the American Association of Woodturners dedicated to providing education, information and a place to meet and discuss woodworking and woodturning.
1. On Criticism, remember that nobody will ever get ahead of you as long as he is kicking you in the seat of the pants. Walter Winchell 2. The chains of habit are too weak to be felt until they are too strong to be broken. Samuel Johnson 3. If there is no hell, a good many preachers are obtaining money under false pretenses. William A. Sunday 4. I believe in luck: how else can you explain the success of those you dislike. Jean Cocteau 5. I would rather be able to appreciate things I cannot have than to have things I am not able to appreciate. Elbert Hubbard 6. I cannot give you a formula for success, but I can give you a formula for failure-which is: “Try to please everybody” Herbort Bayard Swope THE END (Just wait till next month!) |
