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Next Meeting:
The next monthly club meeting will be Saturday, December 5,
9 a.m., at Woodworkers' Supply, east side of I-25, north of Alameda.
Featured Presentation:
Gift Exchange and 2010 planning.
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Hands-On: Project Ideas & Info

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Making Advanced Laminations
— by W.H. Kloepping
Tips and techniques for planning laminations and negative space cuts in a blank to achieve predictable effects in the final turned piece. The process is easily implemented in pen blanks as well as in larger blanks and billets.

Easy to print template sheet for "Making Advanced Laminations."


Making Laminated Happy Face Pens
— by W.H. Kloepping
Make a pen that smiles back at you!


Making Swirly Laminated Turning Blanks
— by W.H. Kloepping
When turned, the laminated blanks described here will display unusual, randomly shaped multi-colored patterns and designs.


Laminating A Zia
— by W.H. Kloepping
This describes how a Zia (the New Mexico state symbol) can be laminated into a turning blank. .

Zia Cutting Jig Sketch

Metal Spinning
— by Michael Mocho
Use your wood lathe to create elaborate shapes from malleable sheet metal.

Metal Spinning Resource Handout