He also has some Mamey Americana which is a red wood. He has 10 pieces of Bulnesia which is a hard, dense wood and turns nice. Wood & Tools available Ed McSweeny reported that he has some more wood from Fairchild Tropical Gardens. The overwhelming consensus was to stay where our current location is and not move. The option to move the location was then put up for a vote. The Trams will not be running during the Ramble event. The area is shaded and closer to the main gate. It would be located where the Tram turnaround is, off Pandanus Lake. 2) The SFWG has been offered a chance to move its location. Old Business Ramble Jan Misitis discussed the upcoming Ramble 1) 5 maps in both English & Spanish were distributed. Jack Skipper gave a brief update on the condition of Bill Lessard s wife, Suzie. Cass Grabowski then offered the audience a good reason for turning goblets you can always have table space for placing a Goblet! New Business Jorge presented a brief Treasurer s report which included expenditures for the flowers to Bill Lessard s wife and the costs for the upcoming Ramble. After the piece is finished and if it was greenwood, you can bend your stem at this point to give it an interesting appearance. One tip to remember, turn your goblet as fast as you can. 10) Finally, using a parting tool with plenty of light, part your project. Page - 1Ģ 9) Then turn the base, finishing the rim of the base. Joe utilized a homemade gauge for getting down to the correct diameter. You must get this dead center! 8) Now turn the stem down to the diameter you want, moving down to the base, ½ inch at a time. 7) To stabilize your project, get a piece of foam, stick it into the top of the cup and crank the tailstock into the foam inside the top of the cup. 6) Finish the inside, again sanding right away. 5) Finish the outside then sand right away. Take it down to where the wood will not vibrate. Without the use of a lathe, Joe described the following procedure for turning a goblet 1) Rough out your blank using a roughing gouge. The blank must be free of knots, no cracks. Joe emphasized to be careful not to have the Pith in the center of your piece. Some of your options include turning a simple goblet, turning an elaborate stem and dyeing your project using a fabric dye, and putting a highlight on the top or on the base. Joe mentioned he utilizes a washer at the base to stabilize his pieces. When turning the greenwood, you can get your projects to bend and tilt. He began his virtual demo by discussing the wood blanks you can use for turning long stem Goblets. Bob AUGUST DEMO The August Demo was turning long stem Goblets, done by Joe Roig without the use of a Lathe. We can discuss this at Thursdays meeting. Remember, you must put in at least three hours to get a pass for the Ramble. Jan Misitis will be passing out forms for members to sign up for the demonstrations, sales, etc. We need to consider times and locations for these. We would also like to organize more workshops. He will continue to try to work out a suitable time to get her to demonstrate, and also is considering the possibility of bringing in other demonstrators. Jack Skipper reports that he was unable to work out a suitable date to have Cindy Drozda demonstrate for us. Best of luck to all of them in their new surroundings and new guilds. They gave a lot to our guild, and will be sorely missed. We have had three of our very active members move from the So. This presentation should be helpful in enhancing our turnings. Rick will talk on segmented and crushed stone inlays. The September program will be given by Rick Pixley. Joe has promised to come back to turn one for us on the lathe. Thanks to Joe Roig for an excellent demo on long stem goblets. We hope to apply for another grant in the future to expand our education programs. We received our final installment on our AAW grant for our video system. Ralph informed me that I had won both "bringbacks". Did manage to find some cool weather, snow, chocalate, and cheese in the Alps. 1 SOUTH FLORIDA WOODTURNERS GUILD A CHAPTER OF THE AMERICAN ASSOCIATION OF WOODTURNERS SEPTEMBER 2005 NEWSLETTER VOL 18 NUMBER 9 PRESIDENT S MESSAGE: Good to be back in Hurricane country.
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