AMERICAN ASSOCIATION A CHAPTER OF THE OF …

"Dedicated To Doing Good Turns"

A CHAPTER OF THE AMERICAN ASSOCIATION

OF WOODTURNERS

1992

FRONT RANGE WOODTURNERS

November 2014, Volume 14 - Number 11

Editor: Ken Weinert

Inside this Issue

Inside this Issue ................................. 1 Upcoming Events ............................... 1

Upcoming Events..................... 1 Clean Up Crew ........................ 1 Turning Challenge ................... 1

Demonstration .................................... 1 Ladies of the Lathe............................. 1 Executive Board Meeting................... 1 Group Purchases and Individual Catalog Orders ................................... 2 Librarian's Corner .............................. 2 Web Site .............................................. 2 Membership ........................................ 2 Mentor ................................................. 2 Newsletter ........................................... 2 PHEOG ................................................ 3 Publicity .............................................. 3 Wood Raffle ........................................ 3 Shop Tour ........................................... 3 Youth Mentoring ................................. 3 Instant Gallery .................................... 3

Perpetual Turning ? No winner this month, and the Perpetual Turning will start anew in 2015.3

Elections ............................................. 4 Announcements ................................. 4

December 21st, Boulder Colorado. ................................. 5 Welcome back the sun on the Winter Solstice, and celebrate the life of our friend David Nittmann. David loved to have a fire to celebrate the solstice..... 5 This is very informal, nothing is provided except cups, forks, and plates. Just come and be with David's friends. ................. 5 I hope everyone who knew and loved David Nittmann and his work can come celebrate his life, and welcome back the sun, with a fire on the Winter Solstice. ................................... 5 Bring food and drink if you want it. Please do not bring any nonrecyclable or non-compostable disposables. ............................. 5 3 pm until whenever................. 5

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5854 Rawhide Ct ..................... 5 Boulder, CO 80302 .................. 5 (Do not send mail to that address) ................................... 5

Classifieds .......................................... 5

Upcoming Events

Upcoming Events

Monthly meeting times: Social Hour is 5:30-6:15, Club Business, Gallery, and Wood Raffle begins at 6:15 Demonstration follows the break.

Holiday Dinner Social hour starts at 5:30 PM with dinner service starting at 6:30. The dinner is at the same location as last year, the First Plymouth Congregational Church which is at 3501 S Colorado Blvd in Englewood. This is down the road from Rockler. We will have an ornament exchange ? a bring one, get one sort of occasion. We will also have the PHEOG auction. If you have something you'd like to donate to be auctioned off to benefit the PHEOG please bring it with you.

The club will provide the main course, including roast turkey, ham, mashed potatoes with gravy, and rolls. In addition soft drinks, coffee, and tea will be provided.

Please feel free to bring side dishes, appetizers, or desserts.

Help is needed for all phases of the party, but especially for cleanup after. No sawdust for this cleanup :)

Important Note: Even though a turning challenge is announced for a meeting, this does not mean that other items can't be brought for the show & tell. Feel free to bring in what you've created and don't feel

you have to be a master turner to show off your work. Everyone has to start as a novice.

The next regular meeting will be on January 6th.

Clean Up Crew

The January Clean Up Crew volunteers are Jeff Turner, Pat Hannon, and Ken Weinert.

Thanks to Gary Watkin and Don Prorak for November's cleanup.

Turning Challenge

The November challenge was an open bowl set.

The winner was:

Don Prorak.

January's challenge is an Open Competition with the President's Choice for winners. Everyone is encouraged to bring in a recently turned piece.

Demonstration

Chair: Tom Wirsing

January: Bear Limvere

Ladies of the Lathe

Chair: Vacant

Until a chair for this activity has been found there will not be any LotL meetings.

Executive Board Meeting

Chair: Henry Williams

The next Executive Board Meeting will be held on January 3rd at 9 AM in the basement of Rockler. The general membership, as always, is welcome to attend.

"Dedicated To Doing Good Turns"

A CHAPTER OF THE AMERICAN ASSOCIATION

OF WOODTURNERS

1992

FRONT RANGE WOODTURNERS

November 2014, Volume 14 - Number 11

Editor: Ken Weinert

Group Purchases and Individual Catalog Orders

Chair: Roger Holmes Please see the FRW website for the Group Purchases and Individual Catalog Orders details. Copies are also available at the Group Purchase table before meetings. Please make checks payable to Roger Holmes for Craft Supplies and Woodcarvers Supply group purchases. Make checks for CA Glue and Sanding Disks payable to Del Fussell. To participate in Individual Catalog Orders sign up on the sheet that is passed around at each meeting. Quarterly Group Buy Schedule: Group purchase orders for Industrial Abrasives, Starbond CA Glue, Craft Supplies and Woodcarvers Supply will be taken at the monthly meetings in January, April, July and October. Group Buy Contact Information: Roger Holmes ? 1844 W. Plum Cir., Louisville, CO 80027 - 303-665-8041 roger_holmes@ Del Fussell ? 11455 N. Antelope Ln., Parker, CO 80138 - 303-805-2663 fussell6@ Ted Mellin ? 9043 W Coco Drive, Littleton, CO 80128 ? 303-973-8216 woodturnerted@ Note: If Rockler stocks an item, please purchase that item from Rockler at their 10% club discount. We owe that to Rockler for being a wonderful host to our club.

Librarian's Corner

Chair: Bob Britt

A big thank you goes out to former member Curt Will for his generous contributions of books and magazines that will be incorporated into the club's inventory. Many of the back issues of

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the British magazine "Woodturning" fill in gaps in our inventory as we strive to build a complete set of this publication. Thank You Curt.

Join me in January when we welcome Joe Stearns to the FRW Library Group. Joe has been an active library user throughout the year and is now looking to expand his involvement with the club.

Thank you Doug Stearns who has been a dedicated assistant but will be moving on from library duty in the new year.

This year an average of 27 members utilized the club library at each of our 11 meetings. The busiest months for sign outs were January, June and November. Close to 1300 sign outs took place during 2014.

Next month will be our annual library inventory and reconciliation. If any one has finished with the resources they checked out and are in the area of Rockler kindly deposit them in the "Red" box along the back wall. If you are still reading/viewing what you have signed out that is fine. Continue to enjoy them until January when we meet again.

Happy Holidays to all.

Bob Britt ? FRW Librarian

Web Site

Chair: Ken Weinert

Reminder: The club site address is . The .com address is no longer active.

Membership

Chair: Alisa Limvere

Any address, email, or telephone updates need to go to the Membership chair to ensure that it's updated in a timely manner.

Mentor

Chair: Bob Carver

A reminder that if you have a topic for mentoring please let our chair know. At this point in time mentoring is on a request basis due to the poor response to previously scheduled meetings.

Newsletter

Editor: Ken Weinert

Comments and articles for the monthly newsletter should be directed to the editor. It's appreciated if updates can get there by the 20th which will help get the newsletter out in a timely manner.

And a last minute note: Yes, the newsletter looks a bit odd this time. Somehow, after I typed everything in I noticed that the header was gone. So I tried to copy an old one and insert it. And got a header on every page.

Since the newsletter is going out late this time, I'm just going to send it out like it is so you all get it as it would take too long to re-enter everything again.

Next month we should be back to normal. Sorry about both the appearance and the late delivery. I received some late news that needed to go in and then time got away from me a bit.

"Dedicated To Doing Good Turns"

A CHAPTER OF THE AMERICAN ASSOCIATION

OF WOODTURNERS

1992

FRONT RANGE WOODTURNERS

November 2014, Volume 14 - Number 11

Editor: Ken Weinert

PHEOG

Chair: Kim Komitor

While the activities for the year are concluded, you can always be thinking of an event or training that would interest you for next year.

We are also looking forward to hearing from this year's awardees as they fulfill their obligation to the club.

Publicity

Chair: Bob Carver

No information on activities was received by the time of the newsletter.

Wood Raffle

Chair: Denise Newman

Your participation in the raffle at the monthly meeting helps support the club.

Shop Tour

Chair: Debbie Gove

No shop tours were scheduled.

Youth Mentoring

Chair: Doug Hill

No information received by the time of the newsletter.

Bob Carver Bob Carver Glenn Hayhurst Glenn Hayhurst

Instant Gallery

Perpetual Turning ? No winner this month, and the Perpetual Turning will start anew in 2015.

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Dave Hawley Bear and Alisa Limvere Bear and Alisa Limvere Bear and Alisa Limvere

"Dedicated To Doing Good Turns"

A CHAPTER OF THE AMERICAN ASSOCIATION

OF WOODTURNERS

1992

FRONT RANGE WOODTURNERS

November 2014, Volume 14 - Number 11

Editor: Ken Weinert

Scott Highland

Tim Capraro

Tim Capraro

Roper

Ken Weinert

Amanda Smith

Roper Ken Weinert

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Suzanne Thompson Les Stern

Elections

Announcement of the winners will be at the Holiday Dinner.

Announcements

Beads of Courage Dale Bonertz will be at the January and March meetings to collect the bowls that are ready to be delivered.

Dale left some maple bowl blanks for this purpose. If you are supplying your own bowls, here are the guidelines.

In order to sufficiently hold beads, turned bowls/boxes should be no smaller than 6" in diameter. Larger is OK.

If possible engrave or burn Beads of Courage on the lid.

Ensure the lids are easily removable.

Finials or knobs should be easy for a small child to grasp

"Dedicated To Doing Good Turns"

A CHAPTER OF THE AMERICAN ASSOCIATION

OF WOODTURNERS

1992

FRONT RANGE WOODTURNERS

November 2014, Volume 14 - Number 11

Editor: Ken Weinert

and not too elaborate or pointed. Sign your name or write American Association of Woodturners on the bottom.

David Nittman, a celebration of life

December 21st, Boulder Colorado.

Welcome back the sun on the Winter Solstice, and celebrate the life of our friend David Nittmann. David loved to have a fire to celebrate the solstice.

This is very informal, nothing is provided except cups, forks, and plates. Just come and be with David's friends.

I hope everyone who knew and loved David Nittmann and his work can come celebrate his life, and welcome back the sun, with a fire on the Winter Solstice.

Bring food and drink if you want it. Please do not bring any non-recyclable or non-compostable disposables.

3 pm until whenever. 5854 Rawhide Ct Boulder, CO 80302 (Do not send mail to that address)

Tool and Wood Sale January 31st (Saturday), 10 am - 5 pm at Cindy & David's shop 5854 Rawhide Ct Boulder, CO 80302 (Do not send mail to that address) Please contact Cindy Drozda, preferably by email , or phone 303-449-7170

Turning blanks of all sizes Large platter blanks Burl slabs Turning tools and accessories Sandpaper Lots of FREE Stuff, too

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Classifieds

Machinery and Tools for sale

Please contact Cindy Drozda, preferably by email , or phone: 303-449-7170

Nichols lathe - This lathe will turn 27" x 12 feet long. It is great for those 12' porch columns! Custom made by John Nichols for David Nittmann in 1999. David used it quite a bit, even made some 12' columns. This is a very heavy, solidly built machine. Electronic variable speed DC motor with great low speed torque. All parts are in working order. Comes with an assortment of giant faceplates, wrenches, extra tool rests, etc. Converts to a 10' bed if you prefer. - $6000.

Vicmarc lathe VL200, 16" swing, 36" between centers, 42" spindle height on custom stand, Electronic variable speed DC motor, Reversable, 1.5 HP, 220VAC. This is the one and only Purple Vicmarc that has made all of my Finials for the past 14 years, and many other things as well. It is well trained! Runs great! Comes with 2 tool rests, drive & live centers, faceplate, knockout bar. - $2000

Air scrubber dust extractor, don't know what brand or model, measures 12 x 24 x 34 - $180

3 phase air compressor, large and heavy duty, very old and dirty, runs great - $200

Drill Press, Rockwell floor standing - $200

Shurline pen lathe, comes with pen parts and blanks - $300

Set of track lights to light a 10' x 10' craft/trade show booth, 110VAC, tracks, fixtures, bulbs, and power cords, used in great shape - $200

Platt brand polyethelene case with handle and wheels, 22" x 22" x 15", great for transporting artwork or tools, used, in great shape - $300

Plywood case with wheels & handle, very heavy duty steel reinforced, 20" x 28" x 13". Too heavy for the airlines these days, perfect for protecting your artwork on the way to a show. $30

small tools & misc:

2" random orbit air sander - $50

painter's easel, portable fold up model, plein air by Jullian - $80

painter's easel, floor standing portable fold up model - $80

2 padded office chairs - $20 each

Macbook Pro 13" laptop computer $500

computer monitor - $100

Please note: All advertising in the Classifieds is free, but please be sure to notify the newsletter editor if an item is no longer for sale. Ad Policy ? All ads that are older than 3 months will be deleted, unless you contact the newsletter editor.

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