Programs

John Ellis – Sharpening your Spindle Roughing Gouges, Skew Chisels, Parting Tools, Spindle Gouges, Bowl Gouges, and Scrapers

NOTE: This will be a “virtual” meeting, open to all members via Zoom video conferencing. Check your email for more info. If you are a member and have not received the announcement, contact us.

Tool sharpening using the Wolverine Jig.  You can download an extensive tool sharpening write-up that John and Derek Roff revised last year from this website.  Click on Tips & Techniques, then on Tool Sharpening Basics.  We recommend you print the document for taking notes during John’s demonstration.

John will cover the six basic turning tools, Spindle Roughing Gouge, Skew Chisels, Parting Tools, Spindle Gouges, Bowl Gouges, and Scrapers.  He will touch on the variations of each tool and the implications for sharpening.

If time allows, John will also take question on other tools such as hollowing and beading.  Some new tips not found in the handout will also be covered, and suggestions from the audience will be encouraged.

Michael Andersen – Finishing Techniques For Wood

NOTE: This will be a “virtual” meeting, open to all members via Zoom video conferencing. Check your email for more info. If you are a member and have not received the announcement, contact us.

Some of the topics he will be discussing will be:

• double dying burl
• staining using General Finishes gel stain
• Bleaching – Bleaching a piece of Ebony white and staining a piece of Holly black
• Burning – burning ash to bring out the grain as well as burning and lacquering as done in Japan
• Iron and Vinegar Staining oak
• Wire brushing and bootleg sandblasting
• If time allows, using a spray epoxy canoe finish

Please join us for this informative demo! 

Michael Alguire – Wheel of Delicacy 

NOTE: This will be a “virtual” meeting, open to all members via Zoom video conferencing. Check your email for more info. If you are a member and have not received the announcement, contact us.

 Michael Alguire will demonstrate his signature piece Wheel of Delicacy. In this interactive remote demo he will explain the whole process from turning to the glue up and even piercing. We will talk about how he turns his pieces to the desired thickness using a special technique and also the different tools required to complete this one of a kind signature piece.

Please join us for this fun and innovative demo. 

Rudy Lopez – Square Winged Plate from a 2×6

NOTE: This will be a “virtual” meeting, open to all members via Zoom video conferencing. Check your email for more info. If you are a member and have not received the announcement, contact us.

Rudolph Lopez is from Tampa, Florida and began his relationship with wood over 40 years ago as a craftsman of fine furniture and cabinetry. With an education in drafting and design and many years working as a professional photographer, the transition into woodturning has been a seamless flow into another creative endeavor. See Rudy’s work at www.rudolphlopez.com

Emphasizing the two most important fundamentals of turning, sharp tools and good tool control Rudy will cover the basics of bevel supported verses non-bevel supported cuts. This is great practice with cheap material and will help you improve your technique on interrupted cuts, which will help you achieve a clean smooth finish from the tool that will greatly reduce sanding. In case you don’t quite get that perfect bowl gouge cut Rudy will explain sharpening and using negative rake scrapers to clean up the surface. He will show the quick simple method he uses to jamb-chuck the plate to finish the bottom, and will discuss design and layout considerations regarding grain pattern orientation in the 2×6 when picking the board and turning the bowl. Some helpful hints will be demonstrated to help make turning thin interrupted cuts easier.