Our first meeting after the summer break was a nice relaxed time to catch up on what everyone had been doing and making over the summer with a big show and tell and Q&A time. Held at the normal place, at the normal time – The RIvet at 7pm on the first Wednesday of the month.
June 2022 Meeting
This meeting was a Saturday Shop Tour, June 4th, where we went to five member shops to see how each were set up and what goodies they used to make their creations. It was a great time to hang out and learn from each other.
May 2022 Meeting
Our hybrid meeting held at the Rivet included a demonstration titled “From Log To Bowl’ by Stephen Tuttle. We learned how Stephen makes decisions on everything from chainsaw safety to mounting the lumber, to rounding a bowl blank, to basic sharpening. Great tips, reminders and examples for everyone.
January 2022 Meeting
The demonstration for this meeting was be provided by Ken Vasko. It was a really good follow-up to the presentation at the December meeting about Easy Wood Tools.
Ken covered:
- Advantages and disadvantages of carbide tools
- Pen turning
- Short demo of spindle turning and bowl turning with carbide tools
- Provided “hands-on” experience with three different tools for anyone interested
- Demo of Acks wood paste for wood sanding
- Had a drawing for Acks wood paste which Mike Lebo won. Congrats Mike and thanks to Annette and Tom for the donation.
November 2021 Meeting
Our previously scheduled presenter had to cancel for personal reasons this month so our pivot was to watch a video about befriending the skew by Alan Lacer. If you have any reservations about using the skew, join us as we watch Alan break it down, show how to sharpen it, use it for 8 different cuts and discover why it can grab and how to avoid catches.
October 2021 Meeting
Dave Betler demonstrated his technique for making Stump Boxes. A turned box that he then carves and wood burns to create a realistic looking stump. We had a hybrid meeting using some equipment from the Rivet. Unfortunately the audio never really worked well enough for people watching at home which you’ll notice if you watch the video. Hopefully you can see how Dave does it despite the lack of audio.
June 2021 Meeting
We had an informative meeting this month all about segmented turning, thanks to a detailed slide show presentation with several samples on disply by Tony Omeis. We met at the Rivet with several others joining over Zoom. We expect more hybrid meetings like this in the future to allow for the most participation as possible. Thanks to all who joined us.
Our “try it challenge” for this month is to make your own segmented object. Give it a try and show us what you made at the next meeting in the fall. Enjoy the summer and make some shavings.
Show and tell examples:
April 2021 Meeting
We had another GREAT demo from a member’s shop, thanks to an outstanding presentation by Mike Lebo of how to make a thin necked goblet. Good attendance, great conversation and Q&A, made for a successful meeting during the pandemic. Thanks all who participated.
Our “try it challenge” for this month is to make your own thin necked goblet. Give it a try and show us what you made at the May meeting and you’ll get a chance to win something in our quarterly drawing.
February 2021 Meeting
This meeting was all about negative rake scrappers. The result was some information which may be helpful to everyone.
Everybody has their own favorite grind. Here are a few examples:
| Turner | Top Bevel | Bottom Bevel | Total Angle |
| Doc Green | 17.5 | 17.5 | 35 |
| Brendan Stemp | 22 | 22 | 44 |
| Cindy Drozda (Vortex Tool) | 25 | 25 | 50 |
| Brian Havens Sam Angelo | 30 | 30 | 60 |
| Glenn Lucas | 33 | 33 | 66 |
| Eric Lofstrom | 0 | 0 | 70 |
| Robo Hippy | 45 | 45 | 90 |
| Dave Schweitzer | 25 | 70 | 95 |
| Mike Waldt | 30 | 70 | 100 |
November 2020 Meeting
We had another GREAT Zoom meeting from The Rivet, thanks to an outstanding presentation by Mike Lebo of his latest wood threading tool. Good attendance, great conversation and Q&A, and some terrific “show and tell”s made for a successful meeting during the pandemic. Thanks all who participated.
Mike based his threading machine on Mike Peace’s design