November 2015 The club demo was by no other than our own Ed Oliver after making changes to the club lathe ,i.e. adding his own bed extension with the help of Nick Delo . This extension would be used lat- er on in the day’s demo The first project was small syca- more bowl from an out of balance sycamore log , before starting to turn Ed ex- plained his safety equipment a face visor, also what he uses as a dust mask ,either a Trend full face dust mask or an Eclipse P3 light face mask . I must add that since using this type of mask it has cut down an awful lot of cough- ing I had after sanding. It is now available in the club shop. Onto the bowl and as you can see Ed started of truing up the out- side making a spigot to fit his chuck jaws before re- mounting it to turn the inside as see here After sanding as much as he wanted Ed ex- plained to the Audience about the Sorby Pro edge grinder he uses to sharpen his tools and why he likes the system Ed Oliver Garden of England Woodturners Dunkirk Village Hall www.gardenofenglandwoodturners.org After rolling over the edge as leaving sharp edges on a platter is not good for handling here we see the small raised bead in the face giving a really nice platter here we see Ed using the Simon Hope rotary sanding tools to give a very fine finish to the platter . The last and finial project was a small hollow form which he was unable to finish but showed the audience a few of the techniques and tools he uses and how each one differed slightly for each other Well done Ed on a really great demo you can bet this will not be his last at the club . Club News A big thanks to everyone who contributed to this months Makin Shavins it helps to keep everyone up to date what's going on the 2016 membership packs are out now I would like to welcome all the new members to the club. The Agm will be upon us soon so if you would like to join the committee or have an item for the agenda plaes get it to the chairman as soon as you can Well that's all for this month keep up the good work and keep Makin Shavins After a short Break Ed Explain how he Mounts his large platters on his lathe here we see the mounting ring for the chuck jaws Here we see how the bed extension on the club lathe came into play for members who have this type of lathe who wish to turn large platters this was a good way off seeing this in operation before buying one. Ed explained to the au- dience how best to use the mounting ring on an uneven piece of tim- ber as see by this burr Here we see the blank mounted on the lathe with the head stock turned around and the lathe bed extension in use the first cut for Ed was to make and insert into the blank for the chuck using an internal chucking point allows him to re- mount it at anytime. Then with pull and push cuts with a bowl gouge shaped the outside of the platter once this was achieved it was the mounted in the chuck to fin- ish the inside as seen here not he is working with light cut towards the outside
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November 2015
The club demowas by no otherthan our ownEd Oliver aftermaking changesto the club lathe,i.e. adding hisown bed extensionwith the help ofNick Delo .This extensionwould be used lat-er on in the day’sdemoThe first projectwas small syca-more bowl froman out of balance
sycamore log , before starting to turn Ed ex-plained his safety equipment a face visor, alsowhat he uses as adust mask ,either aTrend full face dustmask or an EclipseP3 light face mask .I must add that sinceusing this type ofmask it has cut downan awful lot of cough-ing I had after sanding. It is now available in theclub shop.
Onto the bowl and as you can seeEd started of truing up the out-sidemakinga spigotto fit hischuckjawsbeforere-
mounting it to turn theinside as see here
After sanding as much as he wanted Ed ex-plained to the Audience about the Sorby Pro edgegrinder he uses to sharpen his tools and why helikes the system
Ed Oliver
Garden of England Woodturners Dunkirk Village Hallwww.gardenofenglandwoodturners.org
After rolling over theedge as leaving sharpedges on a platter is notgood for handling herewe see the small raised
bead in the face giving a really nice platter herewe see Ed using the Simon Hope rotary sanding tools to give a veryfine finish to the platter .
The last and finial project was a small hollowform which he was unable to finish but showedthe audience a few of the techniques and tools heuses and how each one differed slightly for eachother
Well done Ed on a really great demo you can betthis will not be his last at the club .
Club News
A big thanks to everyone who contributed to thismonths Makin Shavins it helps to keep everyoneup to date what's going on the 2016 membershippacks are out now I would like to welcome all thenew members to the club.
The Agm will be upon us soon so if you wouldlike to join the committee or have an item for theagenda plaes get it to the chairman as soon as youcan Well that's all for this month keep up thegood work and keep Makin Shavins
After a short Break Ed Explain how heMounts his large platterson his lathe here we seethe mounting ring for thechuck jaws
Here we see how the bedextension on the clublathe came into play formembers who have thistype oflathewhowish toturnlargeplattersthis wasa goodway offseeingthis in operation before buying one.
Ed explained to the au-dience how best to usethe mounting ring onan uneven piece of tim-ber as see by this burr
Here we see the blankmounted on the lathewith the head stockturned around and the lathe bed extensionin use the first cut for Ed was to make andinsert into the blank for the chuck using aninternal chucking point allows him to re-
mount it atanytime.Then withpull andpush cutswith a bowlgougeshaped theoutside ofthe platteronce this
was achieved it was the mounted in thechuck to fin-ish the insideas seen herenot he isworkingwith lightcut towardsthe outside
Club Competition
In this months competition we had only 8entries however the competition was still asfierce with pieces ranging from TexturedBoxes to Pepper Mills and Vases , the judg-es felt that the winning piece and Woodturner of the Month was the Pepper Mill byTrevor Fackrell just half a point from aperfect score well done . The runner upwent to Gordon Duxbury for his CurvedVase . Well done to everyone keep puttingin your work .
Wood turner of the Month
This month in the Novice division we had3 entries with the Commendation certifi-cate going to Bob Booker for his SpaltedBowl. well done and thanks to the judgesit is really part of the clubs day to see allthe work on show.
Commendation
The Overall competition places are veryclose at this stage of the year With all the leading contenders putting inan entry this month the judges score putGordon Duxbury back on top of the leaderboard with Denis Hayer close behind thena small gap to the chasing group of MortHill, Mike Blundy, Trevor Fackrell, &Derek Harris all chasing hard at this stagethere is still 4 months to go however thismight all change when the score adjust-ments are made at the end . In the Novicedivision Peter Nye is still at the top of thetable with Brian Bailey and VolkerJottkandt close behind as with the seniordivision the score adjustments might alterthe results at the end of the year. And withan entry from Bob Booker this month a fewmore results like that could alter the tablewho can tell .Well that all keep up the goodwork so we can a great display on clubdays.
Overall Positions
Pleasure and Profit from Woodturning by Reg Sherwin
Volkers Book Review
This book is not specifically aimed at newcomers, as there are already many others, but R S tries to coversome aspects of turning which other books miss out on (published in 1988).
So, in short paragraphs he covers a lot of subjects, e.g. workshop layout, saws and other machinery, lathes,turning tools, sharpening and many more.He also talks about the possible interruption of the power supply when it would be desirable to have an auto-matic cut-out device to avoid an uncontrolled re-start of the lathe when the power supply is restored, but Ididn’t think he meant that as a joke, although this book is full of them on nearly every page e.g. when toolsdon’t work even after re-sharpening he goes fishing.
Reg tries to give the reader an understanding of why things happen, e.g. dig-ins or working with the grain andbelieves that this understanding should help to handle tools and achieve the desired results. He is, principally,a jobbing spindle turner and his book is geared to such work with all its own problems arising from repetitiveproduction work.
He also exercises “real politic”, i.e. he has to be pragmatic in calculating whether it takes longer to sharpen atool for a real good finish or go through the grits of sandpapers for the same result. An interesting chapter oncosting his work shows in detail how he converts all overhead costs plus his own wages into cost per minute.The time it takes to make a product should include allowances for selecting, buying and preparing wood, set-ting up the lathe, tool sharpening and other ‘non-productive’ activities. So, add the cost of timber used andthen a profit margin to arrive at a selling price.
Reg must also have had experience with unpaid bill, as he appears to be quite savvy in talking to new potentialcustomers to detect their credit worthiness.
He gives many other useful tips on how to make any commissioned work economical. To this end he debatesthe usefulness of various home-made or commercial jigs for measuring, loading, drilling and even waste dis-posal.
After the wood has be initially shaped a swept back gouge is used to widenand shape the hole at the top for the insertion of thestalk.When sanding go through the grades. Seal with acryl-ic sander. Denis finishes with three coats of glossspray
Mike leading the way.Note how one has to allow some waste wood when us-ing a metal screw chuck
Volker
Ed and Daryl
Denis and Simon
Using a skew chisel to create a finefinish prior to sanding.
Thanks to Mike for preparing hetimber and Denis for his excellentdemonstration. It was pleasing tosee new comers having the confi-dence to have a go. As one would
expect from this friendly club, there are always plenty of members, whoare willing to share their expertise with others.
Thanks to Bob Edom for another great Monthly Report
Tuesday 17th November 2015
Turning Fruit with Denis
EquipmentBlock of wood
Wood mounted on a crew chuckand initially kept in place withthe tail stock.The wood is approximately 3” x 2½’’ (75mm x 60mm)The initial shaping to create a aheart shape was done with aroughing gouge
Tools used in the demo.
Denis likes to use his ownscrew chuck. The shape creat-ed enables the tool to be usedto shape the wood adjacent tothe screw chuck. This is prob-lematic with a traditionalmetal screw chuck. He drills ahole from the reverse side ofthe chuck. It is countersunkto enable the head of thescrew to be inserted deep intothe wood. “Araladite” is in-serted into the hole to ensurethe screw is secure in thewood. (Do not forget to wipeoff excess glue from the
thread of the screw!)
Denis has also created a simple toolfor drilling a hole in the top of thefruit. This tool can be used to createthe hole with the lathe running slow-ly. Denis used a 3 m.m. drill bit. Heusually drills right through thewood. A small twig of wood is gluedin the top of the fruit to representthe stalk and a clove is used for thecalyx on the base of the fruit.A traditional chuck can still be usedwith care.
I think I can say with certainty that all of us on thecourse with Mark Sanger thoroughly enjoyed it andfound it useful. Mark proved to be an excellent tutor -although the course was structured, we were expectedto comment and question, and it went where we led.
There was little actual turning. The first morning wasdevoted to design theory, dealing with such matters asthe Golden Ratio and the Rule of Thirds, and also withsources of inspiration. None of us had expected ideasfor texturing would come from rubbish in the car parkvia a camera! In the afternoon we each designed apiece using the morning's new-found creativeprocesses, and more work was done on these in theevening as "homework".
Next morning we turned our pieces, with Mark onhand to give expert advice. The frequent power cutscaused by ..er.. one of the students added interest.Ever tried turning in the dark? We got there in theend, ready to decorate the pieces in the afternoon. Forthis we were introduced to different colouringtechniques, and had the opportunity to try unfamiliarprocesses such as pyrography and power carving. Ihave to say that my creation wasn't very successful,partly due to the gas in the blowtorch running out, andme finding that beech doesn't scorch well.
It seems possible that the course may be repeated. If itis, I recommend that you put your name down - it willcertainly have an effect on your turning.
Gordon Duxbury
Mark Sanger Master class
The Professional Wood turner, Mark Sanger lead a twoday course at “Axminster Tools” in Sittingbourne for afew lucky members whose names were pulled out of a hat.On day one the group explored sources of creativity andcame up with two or three initial designs. On day twothey explores different decorating techniques before pro-ducing some very interesting and different designs. Theresults are pictured below:
