January 2017
The February
Program
Mike Lanahan provided the first presentation of the
year at the January meeting with his “Introduction to
Segmented Woodturning”. Mike began with a brief
description of what segmented work may encompass
and went on to point out some of the advantages
and disadvantages of the process.
Dave Devout,
Spindle Turning
In This Issue
Page
Introduction to
Segmented Turning
1,
20, 21
The President’s Turn
2
Calendar of Events
3
Oregon Symposium Flyer
4
Beads of Courage
5,6
Derek Weidman Flyer
7
20 Years of Challenges
8,9
President’s Challenge
12-12
Show & Tell
13,14
Meeting Minutes
15
A Week at Arrowmont
16-19
Sponsors
22
Club Notes
23
Ironman
24
Notices
25
Symposia
26,27
For sale
28
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He went on to describe the various
types of segmented construction,
from lamination, stacked rings,
staves and open segments. The emphasis of Mike’s talk was on ring segment construction, which is probably
the most commonly employed
method.
Mike explained the terminology involved and went on to offer a number of ways to detail a plan for a project. One may choose to use the tried
and true method of drawing a profile
and graphing the segment angles,
lengths and thicknesses or you could
take advantage of one of several computer programs available for
purchase.
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First, let me say that it is an honor to be allowed to help the club as the president. As a
new club officer, I look forward to working with everyone to make it a great year. I certainly don’t have all the answers so I am open to feedback and ideas of how I can help.
As John pointed out last year, 2017 is a milestone for SVW. 20 years as an AAW chapter!!!
That is certainly something to celebrate. This is only my 4th year as a member, so I don’t
have very many ‘back-in-the-day’ stories, but I can easily see how it has taken a lot of work from a lot of people to nurture and grow the club into what it is today. To celebrate this milestone, I will try to dig out a few
items of historical interest and share them with the club over the next year. If you have interesting facts or
stories, please let me know and we will share them with the club.
However, looking back is not the only thing we should do. We should also look forward to the next 20
years!! As I think about the club andwhat we should strive for, I think it comes down to 3 things:
Have fun. This must remain #1. If we are not enjoying being a part of the club, then nothing else
matters because we won’t participate.
Teach, Learn and improve. I think every member wants to learn new tricks and techniques. Furthermore, most of us enjoy helping others learn and improve.
Outreach and advancement of woodturning. By reaching out to the community and other interested
people, we can give back to the community and help bring our craft to a broader audience.
The great news is that we are already doing all three!! I am having fun, I am certainly learning a lot, and the
club should be proud of what we do with our outreach programs. Over the next year, I hope to find ways to
do even more on all three points.
On a more immediate topic, February’s President’s Challenge is “Use a homemade tool/jig”. One of the fun
aspects of wood turning is figuring out how to accomplish what you want to do… and that often results in
building a new tool or jig. Furthermore, building your own tool is often less expensive and/or faster than
buying the commercial version. This month’s challenge is your opportunity to show your ingenuity and skill
at building things for the shop. So bring that tool/jig and something you made with it. I am confident we are
going to see a lot of very creative solutions.
I did a bit of digging and put together a list of all the President’s Challenges over the years. The first Presidents Challenge was not till January 1998 and was ‘Turn a name badge’. (The full list appears elsewhere in
this newsletter.)
One good turn deserves another!
Paul
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2017 Calendar of Events
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Who:Stuart Mortimer, Binh Pho, Nick Cook, AlStirt, Stuart Batty,
Christian Burchard, Dixie Biggs, Don Ward, Jon Magill and
Michael Blankenship.
What: 50+ Live demonstrations, Pen Turners Gathering, Vendor
showcase, Instant Gallery, Banquet, Live Auction
Where: Linn County Expo Center,
Albany, Oregon
When: March 17-19, 2017
Contact: Terry C. Gerros, [email protected]
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Beads of Courage Project
Hey Woodturners - What’s round, made of wood, has a lid and brings a child hope and
encouragement?
Read on to find the answer…..
You’ve probably heard of the Beads of Courage program. It is the program designed to support and strengthen children and families coping with serious illness. Through the program,
members tell their story using colorful beads as meaningful symbols of courage that they
receive to honor and acknowledge each step of their treatment journey.
The kids need a safe place to keep their beads and that’s where we can help.
The Oregon Woodturning Symposium (March 17-19, 2017) will be collecting
boxes. It’s not too early to start on your Beads of Courage lidded box. If you would
like to participate, get information and beads at:
BEADS OF COURAGE WEBSITE :http://www.beadsofcourage.org/
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Beads of Courage Project
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Woodturning Demo by Derek Weidman
Saturday, April 1, 9 AM—4 PM (no foolin’)
Santa Clara High School Wood Shop, 3000 Benton St, Santa Clara CA. *
* directions below
Co-sponsored by Silicon Valley Woodturners, and West Bay Woodturners
$20 members, $30 non-members, and students free, lunch included.
(To insure your lunch, sign up on Yahoo Groups, or email [email protected])
Derek Weidman was born in 1982, and has dedicated an honest abstraction takes place, and for each new
the last seven years to exploring lathe-based sculpsubject that question gets answered. So from human
ture. His approach involves multi-axis turning as the
foundation of his work. By using the unique shaping
processes of turning, Derek has created a descriptive
visual language that only the lathe can speak. This
carving process creates novel representations of a
wide range of subjects, from those based on human
anatomy to various animal forms.
heads to rhinos, mandrills to birds, each idea being
captured in a way it has not been expressed before.
My current body of work utilizes the passion for assembly I learned at an early age. The technical challenges I create for myself in working from vision to
object provide great satisfaction. My goal is to speak
to the viewer of my work through the intricacies of
the wood grain. The emotion the wood can convey
through the use of the grain of the material as it
works in harmony with the shape of the forms is
compelling. It
invites the
Derek works from a basic question, “What would this viewer along
look like if rendered through the lens of a wood
on a journey –
lathe?,” and even with the most rigorous naturalism, a journey of a
deeper, more
* Directions: The entrance to the wood shop is South from Benton
Street, through a gate directly across from the Santa Clara First Bapcontemplative
tist church sign, on the West end of the campus. The shop is the
experience.
south-most building visible from the gate. For more detailed directions, go to:
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Paul Rygaard —
Bob Gerenser —
Maple in terra cotta
design from Roman
period, year 2 A.D. to
be exact. ;o)
Carved on my CNC mill.
Finish is acrylic paint.
Walnut Bottle
stopper w/ turquoise inlay stone,
Gary Keogh —
Gordon Patnude —
Coco bolo & silk oak
pens and pen w BLO &
CA finish. Did you say
12,000 finish!!?? YES!
Walnut lidded box
w/ fractal burning
from my new toy, w/
WipeOn Poly finish.
See Show & Tell for butter
knife embellishment tool
For Arrowmont
School of Arts
and Crafts…
Help rebuild
after tragic fires
in Gatlinburg,
TN.Go to website:http://
www.arrowmont
.org/support/
Howard Cohen —Leaf
pattern ala Dixie Biggs w/
acrylic & brushing lacquer
finish. Learned at
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Joe Martinka —
Cherry, methinks, butter knife embellished wine stopper w/ walnut/
oil wax finish.
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Firewood?
Not now
Johnny Alias —
Mahogany bowl w/ craft
metal banding glued in, w/
WipeOn Poly finish.
Milton West —
Dec—Walnut burl
hollow form vase
w/ natural edge w/
WipeOn Poly finish.
Jan— Bowl w/
metal powder fill,
w/ shellac finish.
Video available for
metal powder fill,
Frosty delivered , $$$
Pete Zavala —
Cherry hollow form
vase w/ crushed
malachite. Inside
painted black.
Dennis Lillis —
1. American holly, ebony,
carob nose snowman box.
2. Amboyna (Narra) burl box
w/ abalone shell top
Mark Koenig —
Dyed Ash hollow forms. Trans
tint dyes used, also black gesso
paint chalk for lip and interior,
w/ poly spray finish.
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Davd Vannier —
Dave Plemons —
Black acacia, augmented w/
Sorbey texturing
tool, interference
paint and sand
off. Four colors.
Blackwood hollow form,
embellished on an ornamental lathe.
Marcus Moody —
Maple bowl w/ faux
granite inlay.
DONATED TO HS
David Brown —
Walnut “wave” bowl:
sliced it into 7 pieces
w/ bandsaw, 14tpi,
using John Beaver jig)
then, malachite stone
inlay.
Shown by
John Whittier
in Marcus’
absence
Jay Perrine—
Maple w/ indigo dye, 3 minutes
Arrowmont visit in August—
Beth Ireland challenge – 3 piece
w/ secret chamber (pen).
Gordon Levin —
1. Walnut bowl, inlayed with
sand granules mixed w cement.
2. Concentric-rings-of-wood
bowl. Saved a lot of wood.
3. Pieces-of-scrap wood bowl
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Paul Rygaard —
Walnut salad bowl w/
General Salad Bowl Finish
Pete Zavala —
Blue oak hollow form
vase w/ home
brewed Waterlox
finish.
Joe Martinka —
Vintage Cheap
Chatterer tool made
out of a knife!
A wonderful
screeeech!
Bob Gerenser —
Red alder (recycled
Christmas card sayings),
engraved, then filled w/
artist paste w/ WipeOn
Poly finish. Wood lost its
red color from boiling?
Dennis Lillis —
Trident maple burl
(tight grain), w/ WipeOn Poly finish, buffed.
As it dries, getting a
little rough.
I call it Autoaugmentation!?
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Tom Schmida —
Walnut bowl w/
walnut oil finish.
That’s about it ...
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Oella Saw and Tool for
inexpensive cutters:
http://
www.oellasawandtool.com/
Scott Landon —
Gary Keogh —
Beetle wood pine bowl
w/ oil & wax finish. A
round “square” box. ;o)
Thumper instrument.
Maple clamps the
tines, inserted into
slots and held w/
screws in maple bars.
Play us a tune. Now,
I gotta tune it!
Jesse Elmhorst —
Gordon Patnude—
BLM wood bowl. No
sanding on inside!
1. Olive bowl
2. Wife’s hobbit cup.
3. Maple and paduk goblet.
Welcome to the club, Jesse!
VERY NICE!
Howard Cohen —
Dixie’s class at Arrowmont — domed
piece simulates surfaces, then practice
different techniques, coloring, carving
and burning
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Meeting was called to order at 7:02 p.m. by our President Paul Rygaard
Visitors/New Members:
Visitors - Jesse Elmhorst, turning a year, found us online! Gordon Peterson; Tom Kenyon,
President at West Bay Woodturners (WBW); Dave Vannier Member at Large at WBW.
New Members Greg Peck
Staff Updates:
 Membership and Librarian (Gordon Patnude)
There is a need for a member to step up to become librarian.
SHHHH!

Mentor Program at SCHS (Paul Rygaard) - Paul described the program, “Turn n Learn” on Saturday at
the HS. Sign up to give your expert knowledge to new turners!

Meeting Programs (Mike Lanahan)
 Mike gave a list of Programs at club meetings for the 2017 year. They will be listed on the website.
 A Saturday program in May—Don Petit will present bandsaw setup and jigs.

Christmas Party was fun and a success at Mam Mia’s. Join the party next year!

Anchor Seal—(Dennis Lillis) has Anchor Seal at ~$18/gallon. John Whittier has some stock at this
house. Let Dennis or John know if you want some brought to a meeting.

Photos of members for website (Gary Keogh) - Gary asked if members would allow photos of themselves for input onto our website. More response later.
November President’s Challenge and make-ups — Embellishment (Augment)
 See the Member and their work in the President’s Challenge photo section of this Newsletter.
Show and Tell —
 See the Member and their work in the Show & Tell photo section of this Newsletter.
 Discussions —
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
Break
Dixie Biggs at Oregon Woodturning Symposium, MARCH 17-19, 2017
Dennis — Band saw multi-groove V belt at www.vbelt.com - ~$6.00 vs $66 at larger company.
Tom and David (WBW) announcement - SVW members can get orders of Craft Supplies and
Starbonds (CA glues) products, at a discount and no tax, no shipping. Notify WBW of order needs,
and they will bring order to SVW meeting, or SVW member can go to WBW meeting in Los Gatos
for pick up. A nice opportunity. Warranty goes to the person who ordered the part. Craft Supplies
has “phenomenal” customer support.
Mike Lanahan brought a bag full of kiwis. They were super good! Thanks, Mike!
Presentation - Mike Lanahan gave a good presentation on segmented bowls—preparation of blanks,
Meeting adjourned at 9:15 p.m.
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A Week at Arrowmont
Bringing Relief to Your Work
Dixie Biggs
In November I attended my first class at the Arrowmont School of Arts and Crafts. I had heard about the
school from Phil Roybal who has attended there a number of times.
A sad note to interject here: Not much more than a week after I departed Arrowmont for home, the entire Gatlinberg area was consumed by droughtenhanced wildfires. Fortunately (because worse was expected) only three
buildings atArrowmont were destroyed. The dorm I stayed in was one of the
destroyed buildings. But all of the studios and art collections were unharmed.
Nobody was injured.
If you are interested you can peruse their website to learn more about location, accommodations, dining,
entertainment, etc . I won’t cover any of that in this missive. What I do want to convey is that this was a
wonderful opportunity to meet and talk with folks from a variety of craft disciplines. During mealtimes and
open houses, you can talk with crafts people involved with jewelry, felt, etc. And you can attend presentations by the instructors, instructor assistants, artists in residence, etc
During the 2014 AAW symposium in San Jose, I was quite fascinated by the work of Dixie Biggs. For some of
us, aging reduces the number of hours we can or should stand in
front of a lathe, so
my theory or intention was it would be cool to find something to
do with wood that
included sitting time as well. I even went so far as to buy some of
the equipment and
materials identified in her handout sheet at the San Jose symposium. I attempted
some of the work she demonstrated but I never finished anything. When I saw
that she was teaching a one week class at Arrowmont, I took the
plunge. Here is the
rest of that story.
Arrowmont has a terrific wood studio including a large turning facility. Once our class
of 11 got started on a Monday morning (after a Sunday night orientation), we typically
worked from about 8AM until 8:30 PM, with breaks for lunch, dinner, and an evening
presentation by instructors, instructor assistants, resident artists, etc. Studios, however, stay open until approximately 1 AM for those that want to work very late.
In the spirit of full transparency, there was almost no turning involved in this class,. The only turning we did was to take two different sized Cherry rounds and make them into
domes. The intention behind using these domes is that the domed surface would emulate
the surface of, e.g., a hollow vessel.
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A Week at Arrowmont
Bringing Relief to Your Work
Dixie Biggs
We would then use those discs to practice the different variety of embellishment techniques that Dixie
was teaching us. Her practice discs (as opposed to those of the students) looked as follows: The larger
disc was divided into 6 sections and in each section, as shown by the sample
that Dixie provided, we practiced a particular kind of embellishment technique including basic rotary carving, burning with a dremel and a “loaded”
spherical bit, leaf carving and formation, clover burning, carving, texturing, and coloring, zentangle inspired
patterns, and lime wax application. The smaller disc
was used to learn and practice Dixie’s techniques for
creating overlapping leaf patterns (one of the practices for which she is well known.) We were taken through a step by step process,
which tools and bits to use, how to modify carving bits to be more efficient and effective, wherein each step further refines the quality of the work. I should also mention
that we were very fortunate to have Betty Scarpino as the instructor’s “assistant” for
this class.
Leaf Carving & Embellishment
The instruction for the overlaid leaf patterns (which was a primary reason for my
taking this course and was something I tried to duplicate on my own) consisted of a
number of techniques that made the task less daunting and more approachable for
a first timer. Dixie had a number of leaf patterns, cut out from Borco (a thick vinyl
material), which we used to trace overlaid patterns on the
smaller domed turning. It is important (at least initially) to
avoid small tight places and to avoid overlaying leaf stems
(more advanced). The vessel wall thickness is nominally 3/8”,
allowing for a 3/16” carving depth. Once the patterns are laid
out (erasing “underneath” lines as you go), a straight bit is used to roughly outline
the patterns (where they touch the background space) to a 1/8” depth. Then a more
aggressive bit is used to remove all of the background areas to a depth of 3/16”, not
getting too close to the pattern outlines. Note (and this was a big “aha” moment for
me): There is only one background depth, there are not different depths for one layer of leaf versus another layer, etc. The “trick” or “illusion” is to create that sense of depth via shaping
and undercutting (explained below).
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Bringing Relief to Your Work
Dixie Biggs
The next step was to refine the pattern outline using a modified straight bit where the tip
of the cutter is (i) ground flat (creating a “safe end” cutter) and (ii) the remaining cutter is
3/16” giving a depth gauge. The photo shows Dixie using that cutter to refine the outline,
standing the object on end so that these cuts can be made with the bit vertical to the surface. The next photo shows my pattern after completing this step. Dixie’s technical description for this process is “nibble and sweep”. Note: Learning to make these cuts and
carvings, for me, was like learning to use turning tools; it
takes practice, muscle memory, technique, etc. For me, at
least, the next step – shaping the leaves (as distinguished
from texturing) – is a bit of an art form. Look at real leaves and create the
major valleys, etc. The last step is texturing (or not – since a smooth leaf form
is one end result). Dixie showed us two styles of texturing: incised and
proud. In my sample carving above, you will see smooth and incised; proud is
a bit more complicated so I have that yet to attempt. For a simple finish we
just applied wipe on poly with a brush.
Clover Leaf Embellishment
The other technique we spent some time learning and practicing was creating
a clover leaf pattern on a vessel. This technique was interesting because it
involved a number of practices including burning, carving, texturing, and coloring. Using both a 4 leaf and 3 leaf clover pattern, a number of patterns are
randomly scattered in the embellishment area. These first patterns are the
“top” level clovers. Then further patterns are added so that all the clovers
are connected; these being the “lower” clovers.
Once the patterns are drawn, and similarly to the leaf
pattern process, the outline is carved. In this case the
depth is very small, e.g. ½ the diameter of a spherical
cutter bit. It was very important to mark the center of
each clover pattern because once the next steps are begun, it becomes more difficult (for a time at least) to discern the different patterns – it is easy to get confused
or lose track of the patterns. Having the center is a big help. Then using a burner
(to highlight and undercut the overlap areas) and a spherical cutter (to create a version of shaping), the clover patterns begin to emerge. Without going into too much further detail, the next steps include using the
burner again to create texture (in this case, making the herring bone patterns you see in the clover leaves.
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Bringing Relief to Your Work
Dixie Biggs
It doesn’t look like much at this point but when a soft brass brush is used to remove any loose residue and then painting applied, the leaf patterns come to life.
Painting involves a couple of steps, all with acrylic paints. First a black paint is
applied using a stiff brush to reach into all the textured and shaped spaces, including the background. Then a series of green paints are applied in a similar
fashion using progressively lighter greens. It is important (because these are
small areas), to not leave any pools of paint (distinguishable a shiny appearance)
so brushing must be continuous. Finally, to create a sort of “burst” effect, an
even lighter green or yellowish pigment is applied by dry brushing just on the
high spots of the texturing. And, lastly, a pattern is carved through the paint.
For those that could not attend our holiday party/ gift exchange, the picture below shows my first attempt
at creating a complete clover leaf vessel.
Let me end this on, what was for me, a very interesting note. Towards the end of our week, Betty
Scarpino gave a short presentation in which she briefly described her experience during an 8 week residency in Philadelphia as the photo journalist for a program involving a number of artists. Betty was asked to
create a work that, for each of the artists, represented her impressions of that artist, their work, their…
etc. It was amazing to hear how she did those, how the works were received by the artists, etc.
Howard Cohen
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For a bowl or vessel
design that follows traditional turning constraints the pencil and
paper method is probably the quickest and
easiest method. But
when two or more species of wood are used to create a pattern within the design or when a feature
ring is part of the design, one of the available computer programs can save hours of design effort.
Moving from the design phase to cutting segments,
Mike detailed the preferred methods of accomplishing this. Some segmented turners are avid proponents of the compound miter saw for cutting segments while other prefer using a sled on a table saw.
Mike described the use
of a “traditional” table
saw sled which, far
more often than not,
requires multiple test
runs to establish the
correct angle, followed
by trial fits. Normally segments are glued up in pairs,
then half circles when utilizing this procedure. The
established half-circles are then paired and offered
up to a strong light to look for gaps. The semi-circles
may be brought to true by touching the faces to a
disc sander or by hand sanding on a flat platen.
A newer version of the
table saw sled is the
“Wedgie Sled”, introduced by professional
turner Jerry Bennet,
virtually eliminates the
trial and error method
of old and, once set up, allows consistent “perfect”
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segments to be cut. This enables the ring to be glued
up in one operation, significantly reducing the
amount of time spent for this part of the project.
Titebond III wood glue has a 10 minute open time,
twice as long as Titebond I or Titebond II, making it a
glue of choice for “all at once” glue ups. After a satisfactory dry fit check all
that is required is a liberal application of glue
on both faces and a
worm drive hose clamp
to squeeze all the segments together.
Mike’s method of assembly is to start by
sanding at least one
side of each ring flat,
either by hand on a flat,
smooth surface, on a
disc
sander or with a drum sander. Fix a
glue block to the lathe spindle and
face it true and square. Center and
glue the first ring to this block, flatface to flatface. After the glue has set
for a minimum of 20
minutes, face off the just
glued ring and glue the second
ring to it. Brick lay pattern is
often used, but for a spiral
effect offsetting each row by
1/3 works well. It is poor practice to align glue lines as it
greatly diminishes the strength of the assembly.
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Mike makes a point of
noting that one of the
benefits of segmented
turning is it allows you
to more or less turn
the project as you build
it. This can be a benefit
for tall slender forms or close neck hollowforms.
segments away from the saw blade and into a collection bucket.
Mike concluded his presentation with a list of recommended reading as well as links to building the
Wedgie Sled and to segmented turning related software.
Anecdotal evidence suggests that segmented turners
also tend to be of an
inventive mind and
Mike bore this out with
his “Seg Sucker” Not
happy with the way
freshly cut segments
pile up next to the table
saw blade Mike devised
a method of utilizing his dust collector to suck cut
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President
V.P./Programs
Treasurer
Secretary
Paul Rygard
Mike Lanahan
Tom Schmida
Greg Peck
(408) 866-0390
(408) 926-9330
(831) 688-3866
(408) 281-9156
[email protected]
[email protected]
[email protected]
[email protected]
Newsletter Editor Bob Gerenser
(408) 262-5411 [email protected]
Greg Peck
(408) 623-9156 [email protected]
Hospitality
Barbara Jones
(408) 257-9385 [email protected]
Membership Chair. Gordon Patnude (408) 267-6789 [email protected]
Outreach Chair Joe Martinka
(408)735-7245
[email protected]
Photographers Jim Gott
(408) 265-9501 [email protected]
Steve Balsbaugh (408)262-1564
[email protected]
Property Mgmt. Gary Keogh
(408) 281-9054 [email protected]
Librarian
Webmaster
Pete Zavala (405) 849-2858 [email protected]
Site Prep
Johnny Alias
(408) 227-2423 [email protected]
Milton West
(408) 729-6334 [email protected]
Audio/Visual
Richard Scott
(408) 799-0005 [email protected]
Greg Peck
(408) 281-9156 [email protected]
Social Chair.
Joe Martinka
(408) 735-7245
[email protected]
Yahoo Groups Howard Cohen (408)378-9456
[email protected]
The turners below have graciously offered to open their shops to help members who want to learn to sharpen, try something new, or master a technique that just doesn’t seem to be working. We all love to share.
You just have to ask.
Willing to help? Contact Mike Lanahan to join this list.
Jim Gott, [email protected] , (408) 265-9501 sharpening, design, natural edge bowls, boxes, goblets, tool
control, you name it. Anything but segmenting.
Mike Lanahan, [email protected] , (408) 926-9330 Pepper Mills, Segmented, and Shaving or
Makeup Brushes.
Dennis Lillis, [email protected] , (408) 353-3821 Hollowing, sharpening, and coring.
Gordon Patnude, [email protected], (408)267-6789 Pen Turning
John Whittier: [email protected], (408)761-3941sharpening, design, natural edge bowls, boxes, goblets,
tool control, you name it. Anything but segmenting.
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Ironmen are those who
successfully complete
all 12 President’s Challenge projects for the
year. Those who meet
the challenge are
awarded coveted and
distinctive IRONMAN
name badges. A blue
bar in the accompanying chart means that
person has completed
the project for the
month indicated. You
needn’t be a great
turner, you just need to
participate. Make
something in our Challenge theme and bring
it to the next meeting.
Editor’s Note
If I’ve somehow
overlooked your
President’s Challenge
entry, send me an
e-mail at
bob.gerenser@
sbcglobal.net
For a more detailed description of the 2014 President’s Challenges, go to:
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/SVWoodturners/files/Forms/
IRONMAN Rules
 There are twelve challenges listed for the year and in order to qualify for Ironman you must show, by the
end of the year, that you have completed all twelve challenges.

Challenge entries should be shown at the meeting corresponding to the challenge schedule.
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It takes more than the officers and program chairs to make our club function at its best. If your name’s
not in the column at right, we still need your help in other ways to manage some of the club’s activities.
This is a HELP WANTED ad, and we need you to respond. There are always things that need doing. In particular, we need:
• Volunteers for shop tours
• Volunteers to present/demonstrate at meetings
• Members to write up their profiles for the newsletter
• Short articles or Tips & Tricks for the Chips & Chatter newsletter
Please contact Mike Lanahan to volunteer and help make our activities happen.
OTHER WOODTURNING CLUBS: You may use materials in this newsletter for the benefit of other turners. Please credit Silicon Valley Woodturners and the newsletter month and year for any material you use,
and mention our web site: www.svwoodturners.org. Note that if we’ve flagged an article as having been
reprinted from another source with permission, you must secure that same permission in order to use that
material.
Want to join a great group of turning enthusiasts in an atmosphere of sharing and camaraderie? Become a member of Silicon Valley Woodturners. We meet on the First Wednesday of each month. See page 2 for details. Drop in at any meeting
and check things out. To join, contact John Whittier (see contact list), or just complete the application form below and mail
with check to Grant. Learn more about our club on the web at www.svwoodturners.org.
Silicon Valley Woodturners Membership Application
Please print and mail with a check payable to SVW for $35* individual ($45* family) to:
Gordon Patnude, 1348 Whitegate Ave, San Jose, CA 95125 Phone: 253-820-8684-- email: [email protected]
Name __________________________________________________________________
Address ________________________________________________________________
City _________________________________________ State _____ Zip ___________
Phone(s): home:___________________________mobile:__________________________
Email ______________________________ Website _______________________________________________
Lathe(s): ________________________________________________________________
Current Member of AAW? Yes ___ No ___
Membership*
Renewal
2nd Quarter
April - June
3rd Quarter 4th Quarter
July - Sept. Oct. - Dec.
Individual
$35
$25
$20
$10
Family
$45
$35
$30
$15
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More Woodturning Magazine Events Calendar Listing -
March 10, 2017 to March 12, 2017
Southern States Woodturning Symposium
Location: Cartersville, Georgia
This symposium offers attendees featured demonstrators, an instant gallery, a trade show and auction. Demonstrators for 2017 include Greg Pennington, Stuart Mortimer, Dixie Biggs, Dennis Paullus, Steve Cook, Nick
Cook, Robert Lyon, and Peggy Schmid.
Website: http://southernstatessymposium.org/
March 17, 2017 to March 19, 2017
Oregon Woodturning Symposium
Location: Albany, Oregon
The Oregon Association of Woodturners presents the second Oregon Woodturning Symposium on March 1719, 2017 at the Lane County Expo Center in Albany, OR. Join some of the best turners in the nation for extraordinary demonstrations that offer something for every level of woodturner, beginner to professional. This
year's demonstrators include Al Stirt, Binh Pho, Christian Burchard, Dixie Biggs, Don Ward, Jon Magill, Michael Blankenship, Nick Cook, Stuart Batty and special guest, Stuart Mortimer.
Website: http://ows.r2pwebsites.com/
April 01, 2017 to April 02, 2017
Totally Turning Symposium 2017
Location: Saratoga Springs, NY
The Totally Turning Symposium will be held on Saturday and Sunday, April 1 & 2, 2017. It will be held concurrently with the NWA's Annual Woodworkers Showcase in Saratoga Springs NY. The event site will be the Saratoga Springs City Center. As in past years, there will be plenty of great demonstrations, an instant gallery, a
trade show, and more.
Website: http://www.totallyturning.com/information.htm
May 11, 2017 to May 13, 2017
Utah Woodturning Symposium
Location: Orem, UT
Over a three day period you will have the opportunity to learn from many of the industry’s top professionals,
to ask questions, to engage and to expand your knowledge. You will also have a chance to meet new
woodturners, catch up with old friends and have a great time participating in the evening activities we have
to offer.
Website: https://utahwoodturning.com/
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More Woodturning Magazine Events Calendar Listing –Continued
June 22, 2017 to June 25, 2017
AAW's 31st Annual International Symposium
Location: Kansas City, Missouri
The conference will bring together more than more than 1,500 turners from around the globe to learn, share,
and celebrate the art and craft of woodturning making it the largest woodturning event in the world.
Read more of the description on the web page.
Website: http://www.woodturner.org/?page=2017KC
September 15, 2017 to September 17, 2017
Turning Southern Style
Location: Dalton, GA
The Georgia Association of Woodturners (GAW) presents its annual symposium "Turning Southern Style." The
event is held at the Dalton Convention Center in Dalton, GA (previously known as the Northwest Georgia
Trade and Convention Center.) The event includes top notch demonstrators, a large group of vendors and a
great facility.
Website: http://gawoodturner.org
October 12, 2017 to October 14, 2017
Turning 2017 Woodturning Symposium
Location: West Harrison, Indiana:
Turning 2017 is our biennial Symposium. It has grown into one of the best regional symposiums in the USA. It
is unique from other regional symposiums in that it is held in a rural setting away from the usual hassle of a
city hotel or conference center. Our location in eastern Indiana at the Higher Ground Conference Center fosters an intimacy not found at other symposiums. There is an on-site lodge, dorm facilities, RV park and
campground as well as national chain hotels within a few minutes’ drive. Attendees enjoy tasty meals in
a spacious dining hall where they can discuss the events of the day, get to know the demonstrators
and fellow turners and sometimes see local wildlife just outside the windows, all while enjoying their meals.
The symposium offers featured and guest demonstrators, vendors, an Instant Gallery, banquet, and auction.
Read more of the description on the web page.
Website: http://www.ovwg.org/content.aspx?page_id=22&club_id=998512&module_id=201215
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Join us Wednesday, February
1st@7:00PM
Santa Clara High School Woodshop
3000 Benton St, Santa Clara, CA
It is right across the street from the
Baptist Church sign, and just past
(coming from Kiely) a No Entrance
sign.
Feb.Program: Dave Devout, Spindle
Turning
Feb.Challenge: Use Home Made Tool/
Jig
Smocks, SVW colors. $30 (SVW patch not included). Contact John Whittier for details.
(408) 379-3722,
[email protected]
Bandsaw Cutting Round Disk Sets, numbered, with
center holes— These sets of 1/4” thick MDF disks
increment by 1 inch from 4” to either 12” or 20”,
depending on the set. 4”-12” set (shown), $14, or
the 4”-20” set, $20. Contact John Whittier for details. (408) 379-3722,
[email protected]
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