Wood turners club in State College, PA
Each year our club demonstrates turning wood at the People’s Choice Art’s Fest and 2018 was no different.
Many people stopped by the booth and 27 people added their email to our list. Thanks to everyone who demonstrated, set up, tore down and cleaned up. Way to represent the hobby and club.
The Nittany Valley Woodturners June meeting will be held Thursday, June 7, 6-? pm at Rock Springs (PSU Ag Progress Days Site)
The meeting this month will be a Potluck and Woodlot Tour. We will have our last meeting of the year before we take the summer off for an all-time favorite – tour of the PSU woodlot given by our resident timber expert, Jim Finely. Jim will also demonstrate the use of an Ellsworth log cradle for cutting blanks out of logs and perhaps have a few pieces of timber available to take home. Details on potlok to follow. Meeting will likely start at 6pm.
The Nittany Valley Woodturners May meeting was held Thursday, May 3, 7-9 pm at the Mount Nittany Middle School, 656 Brandywine Dr., State College, PA. (park in the rear of school second driveway, look for dumpster).
It was a video night with Terry showing us the David Ellsworth video on his Signature Gouge. This video is a must for new turners and an excellent refresher for the experienced turner. He had a few gouges on hand to examine and discuss in addition to the usual business meeting, wood auction, show and tell, and general discussion.
The April meeting of the NVW featured a Woodturner’s Shop Tour on Saturday, April, 7, from 9:00 am – 1:00pm.
We visited 3 Shops and covered topics including vacuum chucks, sharpening, shop set-up, a Teknatools lathe, network mesh (Wifi), gouges, drying technique, finishes, and lathe set-up, in addition to other questions.
Check out the member shops below, you think they are always this clean??
The Nittany Valley Woodturners March meeting will be held Thursday, March 1, 7-9 pm at the Mount Nittany Middle School, 656 Brandywine Dr., State College, PA. (park in the rear of school second driveway, look for dumpster).
The meeting this month will be an informal group discussion on finishing. Members and anyone interested in woodturning are encouraged to bring to the meeting whatever products they use for finishing such as varnishes, oils, waxes, abrasives, etc., along with any finished pieces that show the final finish. Most turners develop their preferred technique so it will be interesting and informative for all.
We are also asking that individuals bring to the meeting any pieces that are giving them problems or a particular challenge. This will allow for the group to discuss and recommend possible new approaches or technique.
We will also have the usual Show and Tell and Wood Auction.
We look forward to an enjoyable evening with a more informal meeting format that will allow for greater group interaction and sharing. For those who are just getting started this will be a great time to bring questions to learn more about woodturning.
Nittany Valley Woodturners is a chapter of the American Association of Woodturners. We are always looking for new members who have an interest in woodturning. We hope to see you on March 1.
When: Saturdays starting on March 3, 2018 09:00 A.M. to 1:00 P.M.
Where: Camp Krislund, 189 Krislund Drive, Madisonburg, PA 16852
Class Content:
Class 1 Safe lathe operations, mounting blanks on the lathe, use of roughing gouge, parting tool, and spindle gouge, Beads and Coves, Honey Dipper
Class 2 Snow man, ice cream cone
Class 3 Ball point pens, carving mallet/potato masher
Class 4 Planting dibble, captive ring rattle
Class 5 3-leg Stool design legs, rough spindle blanks for each leg, form tenons on each leg to fit into the seat, turn 3 legs, use wedges and glue to fix legs to the seat
Cost: $100 per student ($10 discount for NVWT members, $10 discount for AAW members)
Important Dates:
Sign up for class deadline is Wednesday February 28 (NVWT have priority until Thurday February 15)
Payment due Thursday March 1 (Club Meeting)
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Club’s February Meeting was on Thursday, Feb 1, 2018, 7:00-9:00 PM at the Mount Nittany Middle School wood shop.
Jim Finley, NVW expert turner with 40 yrs of turning experience, demonstrated the basics of turning a bowl. This demonstration covered several approaches for mounting and roughing a bowl blank. How to turn a bowl using a scroll chuck and its influence on bowl design. Shaping and “hollowing” the bowl which involves choosing tools, controlling cuts, and refining the form. Experienced as well as beginning turners had the opportunity to watch a pro at work, ask questions, and have fellowship with the men and women members of the Nittany Valley Woodturners.
Club’s January Meeting was on Thursday, Jan 4, 2018, 7:00-9:00 PM. Mount Nittany Middle School wood shop.
Presentation: Mike Lebo, shared his expertise in turning boxes. Learn his techniques for producing a variety of small round boxes.
The cub’s old Grizzly lathe was moved from Ken’s damp shed to Mike’s dry basement, where he will restore it back to working order. Thanks Mike, Ken, Mark, & Paul for being the muscle to move it.
Club’s December Meeting was Thursday, Dec 7, 2017, 7:00-9:00 PM. Mount Nittany Middle School wood shop.
Presentation: Ken Vasko, NVW member, demonstrated Turning a Circuit Board Pen.
NVW provided Holiday refreshments and raffling gift certificates from Craft Supplies and Carter and Sons Toolworks. We also had the usual show and tell and wood auction.