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Thursday Sep 23, 2010
7 PMto 9 PM
Miscellaneous
Frank Penta will be our guest demonstrator
Past president of the Woodturners Guild of North Carolina, Frank has been involved in woodworking throughout his life. He began to focus specifically on woodturning in 1997. His work integrates function and aesthetics with fine detailing and finishing to enhance the natural beauty of the wood. Frank's one-of-a-kind designs ara exhibited in private collections and sold through museums and galleries.
Check out Frank's website
Past Events
| Aug 13, 2010 | The picnic will be at Willie's house starting at 5:30 pm on Friday August 13th. The club will provide drinks and paper products. Bring a covered dish for a good time. Directions412 East Main StreetTurn right (east) east off 220 (Botetourt Road) 1/4 mile past the firehouse in Fincastle. Go 5 blocks to intersection with Hancock Street. East Main continues straight up the hill and is a private drive. My house is on the left less than 100 yards from the intersection. |
| Jul 22, 2010 | "Two ways to rough a bowl. Scrape or Cut?" This will be a good two part demo from club members. |
| Jun 12, 2010 | Willie is hosting this hands on workshop again at his shop. We will break just before noon for lunch. All members are encouraged to attend to help teach and learn. |
| May 27, 2010 | Vince WelchHe has lots of good products and is willing to bring any orders to the May meeting. This is a good way to save on shipping if any one is interested. Call or place your order with Vince directly. The club is not getting involved with collecting or distributing orders for the members. Vince will be giving a demo on sanding, sanding products, and what works for him. Will be a good demo or beginners and advance turners.Here is the link for Vince Welch's website |
| Apr 22, 2010 | Reuben Everett Reuben is from the Tidewater Turners doing a demo on turned trivets. We are also going to have a show and tell part for the meeting. All members are encourage to bring work in. You will spent time to tell about the work and there will be awards given. |
| Mar 27, 2010 | Jamie Donaldson comes to us from just outside Lexington Kentucky.A statement from JamieThe hours I spend at the lathe are a communion. The fellowship of wood and steel is a spiritual experience by itself, and the yield is always more than art or kindling. Wood is a gift of Nature, each piece unique and full of potential surprises. Shape and function speak of history, the diverse past and present civilizations and cultures of the world. Each piece evolves according to its unique natural design. The process of revelation is a rewarding experience for me and hopefully for other observers. To visit Jamie's website go to http://www.jamiedonaldsonwoodturner.com/index.html |
| Feb 25, 2010 | Annual wood action. Don't forget to bring your donations. The auction will be held downstairs, weather permitting. (The trucks cannot be outside in freezing temps except at a fire.) |
| Jan 28, 2010 | Back to Basics, Plus a Few Tips and Tricks in Bowl TurningPeter Toch will discuss and demonstrate the bowl turning process from tree to finished bowl. The harvesting of wood, safe preparation of bowl blanks, various mounting methods to the lathe, rough turning, drying, finish turning, reverse turning methods for finishing bowl bottoms, sanding, and finishing. The various types of tools and how they are used to perform cuts helpful in bowl turning will be demonstrated. Both simple and sophisticated tools and techniques will be shown. There will be useful information for both the novice and experienced turner. Click here for printable demo notes |
| Dec 04, 2009 | The Holiday dinner will be Dec. 4th at the Fincastle Firehouse. Cost will be $17 per person and will be collected before the 4th. There may be a few tickets at the door but help us get an accurate head count. Charlie Alford will collect the money at the Oct and Nov meetings or you can mail him a check to reserve you tickets. We will have a Chinese Auction of ornaments, turned items, wood and any other items which will be donated. Please plan to attend this year's dinner and have time to visit with friends. Hope to see everyone this year. Menu Baked ham Barbeque chicken green beans corn red garlic potatoes salad rolls chocolate chip brownie Tea and lemonade |
| Nov 19, 2009 | Dick Hines Christmas ornament demo Dick is from Richmomd an active on the Woodcentral forum. Dick's website can be located at turnedontowood.com  |
| Oct 21, 2009 | Willie Simmons Facts and fallacies of woodturning Willie will show use spindle tools with tricks and techniques to help you become a better turner. Please note: This is a Wednesday night meeting 
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| Sep 24, 2009 | Willie Simmions |
| Aug 30, 2009 | The club picnic is at the firehouse unless anyone else steps up and wants it at their place. The club will provide drinks and a meat or two. All the rest is pot luck |
| Jul 23, 2009 | Our own Harold Lambert doing bowls Harold is from Pualski and has taken several classes at Arrowmont and John C. Campbell. He is a retired school administrator. |
| Jun 27, 2009 | Hands-on workshop Shop location: 329 Botetourt Road, in Fincastle Shop is north of the firehouse on Rt 200 same side of road as firehouse. We will have several lathes and instructors to help with basic turning as well as advance techniques. We will break for lunch from noon to PM. Come and spend an hour or all day learning and visiting with members of BRW |
| May 28, 2009 | Fredrick Williamson is from Crozet, VA, between Charlottesville and Waynesboro. His first goal as a career was to be a fine furniture maker. Over time he started turning
bowls and found they sold easily. Though he has taken some workshops he is largely self-taught. About ten years ago he made the decision to restrict his efforts to turning bowls. Over time he has rebuilt his lathe several times, always striving to improve its performance. He now sells through craft shows, galleries and his studio. Fred's website |