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DAKOTA WOODTURNERS

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Bismarck-Mandan, North Dakota  58502

Chapter #115 of the American Association of Woodturners and member of the Dakota West Arts Council and Mandan Arts & Gallery Assn, serving woodturners of western North Dakota

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SHOW & SHARE  -  DEMONSTRATION

July 11, 2009 Membership Meeting

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SHOW & SHARE    

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The assembled members at Pat's shop for the meeting The assembled members at Pat's shop for the meeting Sam Fears shows a Box Elder Burl Box Earl Setterlund with an Ice Cream scoop.  He turned a new handle for an existing scoop.
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Francis Streifel with his Zebra Wood segmented bowl Francis had Birch and Elm lidded boxes Joe Sickler shows his Maple lamp.  He purchased lamp parts from Craft Supplies Louis Pittman showed a bowl that went wrong.  Everyone learns something from these projects
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Cliff Rime with a Cottonwood Goblet Cliff also showed a nice full sized bird house glued up from staves of wood Stan Rhode shows a segmented bowl Stan also had a rolling pin glued up from Walnut, Cherry and Oak
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Ron Day with a pen made from Tiger Stripe Narre Alice Berning had a Grandfathers Clock which she painted for a customer.

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DEMONSTRATION - Pat Schweitzer demonstrated the methods for turning bowling pins.  He started out by removing the plastic coating in preparation for turning a vase.

 

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The group observing the demonstration Pat starts by removing the plastic coating from the bowling pin Removal continues.  Note the face shield needs to be used.  Cutting the plastic with a gouge is a messy operation
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Once the plastic is removed the plastic base of the bowling pin must also be removed Chucking the pin for final turning. After the preparation turning of the selected project proceeds

 

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Written by Dennis Schwind  -  Photography by Spud Gruman and Dennis Schwind                         Last update - 01/01/2012