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Catoctin Area Turners
Next meeting: Thursday 12 July, 2012, 6:30 pm
Location: Banshee Reeks Nature Preserve,
Leesburg, VA
Volume 4 Issue 7- June 2012
Page 2/3/4 Picnic Photos
Page 5
President’s Page
Page 6 Pen Competition
Page 7
Upcoming Demos
Page 8 Workshops
Page 9
Editor’s Bench
Page 11 Monthly Meetings
Page 12
Officers
Page 13 Group Buy Update
Page 14
Equipment list
Page 15 Mentoring Program
Page 16
Member Discounts
Page 17 Turning Classes
Contents
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As with many high schoolers of the 50's and 60's, his formal wood edu-
cation began in shop class. Then real life intruded, and although he con-
tinued an informal love affair with wood and woodworking, the years
rolled by - college (BA Philosophy), wife, Army
(Vietnam), profession (horse photographer), and
midlife corrections (but same wife!). The wood
flame was rekindled in 1986 when he added a lathe
to his wood shop tool inventory. Aspirations soon
revealed his ignorance, so he attended his first turn-
ing workshop in 1987, and the magic of beauty in
found wood was revealed to him. Here was a proc-
ess that encompassed material, skill, form, logic, artistry, tools, and not de-
ferred gratification. The orgy had begun! The pattern of workshops served to
expand his skills and expectations, and collecting at craft shows and galleries
brought substance to his newfound passion. Each teacher that he selected lead
him down a new path of interest and ex-
ploration, and he sponged from their ex-
perience and bought their objects as won-
drous souvenirs. He learned to make
many of his own tools and see the poten-
tial beauty in wood all around him.
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2012 Picnic
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2012 Picnic
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The President’s Page
T he June CAT picnic was a complete success for all those that came and enjoyed a few
hours of relaxing with friends at Banshee Reeks last month. The Red, Hot, & Blue BBQ
was great as were the sides and desserts brought by the members. The weather cooperated
to give us a sunny, but not too warm a day. The skies were blue all day. A special thanks to
our secretary, David Bell, for coordinating and organizing the entire picnic. You did a great
job, David. Thanks also to Roy and Wendy Aber and Dennis and Janet McCormick for coming
early to help set up. Mark Kaplan, our past treasurer, was the big winner in the raffle for the
Easy Rougher tool. Use it well, my friend. Roy Aber did a pendent demonstration, and Tom
Boley made a beautiful small box. Tom was awarded a Jibillo bowl blank for his box as the
best turning of the picnic. I hope he'll bring it in to the next “Show and Tell” so the rest of the
members can see it.
Terry Lund, our Program Director, has some great programs set up for the next couple
months so make sure you check out the information in the newsletter. In August, we'll be hav-
ing our first “flea market". Everyone can bring in any items they would like to sell or swap with
the membership. Although we are primarily a turning club, you're not restricted to bringing in
just turning tools or wood. You're welcome to bring in anything you're not using anymore, from
hammers to drills, or anything you want to pack in your car. The cost to the sellers will be 10%
of the sales contributed to the club treasury. The cost to the buyers, you'll need to lug what-
ever you buy home, and try explaining to your wife why you just couldn't live without it. If any-
one has a band saw for sale, I know someone that's interested. Remember to try and bring
cash to get the best deals.
One last thing, Graham Taylor has been working hard on getting our new logo put on
hats. We've decided on two versions: one light grey that Graham had at the picnic, and an-
other in dark blue. I'm hopeful we'll have them by the July meeting for sale to the member-
ship. Estimated cost should be about $12.00 per hat. I'm really excited about this. I know
how hard Hud Miller worked on designing the new logo, and it really looks great on the hats.
Once we get the hats for the membership, we'll start working on t-shirts and other items.
George Carrigan
CAT President
George Carrigan
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PEN TURNING COMPETITION
AUGUST 11, 2012
512 E. Market,. Leesburg, VA
703-737-7880 Fax: 703-737-6166
CATEGORIES
Acrylic
Wood
Specialty
ELIGIBILE CLASSES Novice – Less than 5 years turning experience
Experienced – Five or more years turning experience
Professional – Anyone generating more than $500 annual revenue from the sale of turnings.
ENTRY RULES
1) Competition is open to all turners.
2) All turning entries must have been produced within the last 12 months.
3) Store is not responsible for entry forms lost in the mail or via internet.
4) Entries must be dropped off with completed entry forms Between Mon. Aug. 6th and Fri. 10th.
5) One entry per person.
6) Turnings will be judged on appeal, technique, creativity, and finish. 7) Entrants are responsible for placing their entry in the appropriate category.
8) All entries will be available for public viewing Saturday, Aug. 11th and must be removed after 5pm.
9) “Winners must be agreeable to having their pictures taken and posted in the store and on the store website at
the conclusion of the competition."
10) Judges’ decisions are final.
11) You are encouraged to bring in a case of pens on Sat. Aug. 11th to show off and share your techniques with
other turners.
Woodcraft Pen Turning Contest
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Upcoming Demonstrations
Jamie Donaldson
The Jamie Donaldson workshop is on Friday July 13. It’s currently full, with one per-
son on the waiting list. We certainly appreciate Terry Lund’s efforts in getting us these won-
derful turners and especially the use of his workshop.
Jamie is an experienced instructor for all aspects of turning bowls, both functional
items, as well as artistic items. The people who register will have an opportunity to provide in-
put to the topics to be covered for the workshop. You can read more about his work at http://
www.jamiedonaldsonwoodturner.com.
Please contact Terry if you have any questions about this workshop, or if you have suggestions
for future workshops.
CAT Tips and Techniques & Stan Wellborn, AAW Board member
More info to come at the meeting with an inclusion of a “flea market” sale event. Stan Well-
born will provide a brief presentation.
To be Determine
Bill Grumbine
There is also a workshop planned for Wednesday Oct 10.
By Terry Lund
Jul 16:
Aug 9:
Oct 11:
Sep 13:
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Workshops: Bill Grumbine - Wednesday, 10 October 2012 - The cost per person, yet to be
determined. http://www.wonderfulwood.com/
Planning for Future Workshops:
When future demonstrators can provide a full day
hands-on workshop, it will most likely be restricted to 8
participants. We can handle up to 10 participants, but pre-
fer to limit the class size to allow more one on one interac-
tion with the instructor. We will consider going up to 10
participants if we get a large response for a particular work-
shop. The cost of the workshop is covered by the fee
charged to the participants. We can only hold the workshop
if we can confirm 8 paid participants at least 30 days ahead
of the workshop. If we accept more than 8 participants, we will refund the difference to each
participant. The workshop cost includes ten dollars for lunch, unless the participant opts to
bring their own lunch. The workshop fee also includes a $10-15 for the cost of supplying the
necessary wood for projects.
We will open registrations for each workshop for CAT members 2-3 months before the
actual workshop. You have a month to send Terry a check. Checks should be made out to Ca-
toctin Area Turners. This will reserve your place in the workshop. We will open up the regis-
tration to members of Apple Valley Woodturners (AVW) in Winchester, and Capital Area
Woodturners (CAW) in Alexandria if we do not have at least eight CAT members signed up
two months before the workshop date. We will accept names, with a check, for a waiting list
for each workshop. Your check will be held until the day of the workshop, and your check will
be returned to you if your place at the workshop is filled by another person. We have structured
the workshop fees so that CAT does not subsidize the costs of the workshop. That's why we
need to confirm we have eight participants paid at least 30 days in advance for each workshop.
Upcoming Workshops
By Terry Lund
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I believe that the dog days of summer have arrived a bit
early for me this year. If this month hasn’t been busy
enough for me, both personally and professionally, then the
breeze of the century came down upon us all on Friday eve-
ning, 29 June 2012. I bet there were more people affected by
this storm than weren’t. For Jacqui and I, we were some of
the more fortunate ones. We were without power for only 12
hours. My three daughters weren’t as fortunate. One was
without power for three days. I’m writing this editor’s bench
piece on the 4th of July, and I know there were still a few of our members without power.
Needless to say, they probably have had more important things to do and to think about other
than turning any new pieces.
Let me direct your attention to page 6 of our newsletter, if you haven’t already seen it. Lee
Hanson, our local Leesburg Woodcraft manager and CAT member, has announced a Wood-
turning Pen competition. I will be participating in this event, not as a competitor but as a
judge. I’m very flattered that Lee has given me this opportunity. I don’t turn as many pens
these days as I had previously, but it certainly was and continues to be a very important part of
my journey into the world of woodturning. So, it is with great anticipation that I look forward
to this competition. Let’s hope that you all get a chance to submit your pens.
Ron Cote
Newsletter Editor
A special thank you to Kate Bell and
Janet McCormick for submitting their
picnic photos.
The Editor’s Bench By Ron Cote
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Please Stay Cool
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Monthly Meeting
Next meeting: Thursday, 12 July 2012, 6:30 pm
Location: Banshee Reeks Nature Preserve,
Leesburg, VA
The July demonstrator/speakers:
Jamie Donaldson
Membership dues for 2012 are due and will be accepted at our next
meeting. Should you not be able to attend, you are certainly encour-
aged to make your checks out to Catoctin Area Turners and mail them
to our treasurer.
Individuals: $30 Family: $45
Dennis McCormick
43665 Jernigan Terrace,
Landsdowne, VA 20176
Membership Dues !
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2012 CAT Officers
President Vice President Secretary George Carrigan Juan Gil David Bell 716-812-0096 703-444-9407 703-476-0839 [email protected] [email protected] [email protected]
Operations Director Treasurer Program Director Jeff Greene Dennis McCormick Terry Lund
703-787-1858 571-333-0400 585-455-2517 [email protected] [email protected] [email protected]
Newsletter Editor Support Volunteers Ron Cote Burgan Pugh - Lending Library 703-444-0026 Terry Lund - Mentors / rep to VWI [email protected] Roy Aber - Raffle Tickets Juan Gil - Equipment listing Chet Olson - Web site Jeter Benbow - Gallery Photos
Juan Gil - Bulk Purchases Jeremy Baker - Arborist Extraordinaire Tom Boley - Newsletter Proofreader / rep to VWI
Membership dues for 2012 are due and
will be accepted at our next meeting.
Should you not be able to attend, you are
certainly encouraged to make your checks
out to Catoctin Area Turners and mail
them to our treasurer.
Individuals: $30 Family: $45
Dennis McCormick
43665 Jernigan Terrace,
Landsdowne, VA 20176
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Group Buy Report
(by Juan Gil)
Happy Turning
Juan Gil
Great job as always Juan!
For the month of July, we are conducting an ice cream scoop
group buy from woodcraft. We are currently collecting the total
amounts from the club members and expect another well partici-
pated purchase delivering significant savings.
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Lathe & Equipment Listings
Juan Gil is now maintaining a listing of what lathes members own which can be used
by other members who might be considering a purchase of a new (or additional) lathe. Juan is
interested in adding some additional information to this listing to also include some specialized
tooling or other items that might be of interest to other members, such as the following items:
1. Hollowing system(s)
2. Coring system(s)
3. Favorite turning tool
4. Favorite homemade tool
5. What model bandsaw
6. What model(s) chainsaw
7. Favorite web site related to woodturning
There will be a copy of the current listing of member lathes at the July 12 meeting, and Juan
will have some sign-up sheets to submit this additional information, or you can now contact
Juan Gil via email at [email protected] (his information is also listed on the contact page on
CAT web site to get a copy of the form if you are not able to attend the meeting).
Terry Lund
NOTICE * Equipment Manager
Juan Gil
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Mentoring Program by Terry Lund
W e have established a mentoring program for CAT members, so Terry Lund is looking
for volunteers to be mentors as well as requests from any of our members who would
like to be paired up with a mentor in one of the following areas of interest for turning skills, or
for general mentoring activity. Terry will have sign-up forms for those who want to be a men-
tor as well as for those who would like to be matched up with an assigned mentor at the next
meeting on July 12. If you are interested in either opportunity but will not be at the meeting,
please contact him via email at [email protected] or call him on his cell phone 585-455-
2517. Please include your name, address, phone number, email address, and indicate your level
of experience as Beginner, Intermediate, or Experienced when requesting a mentor.
We will try to match interested individuals with a mentor who lives “reasonably close”
whenever possible, and if we get enough mentors to sign up, we will also try to match based on
one of the following areas of interest, or feel free to mention another area of interest.
Areas of interest for mentoring
Functional turning Ornaments and small items
Artistic turning Pens and Pencils
Bowls Lidded Boxes
Natural Edge Bowls Segmented turning
Square Bowls Spindle turning
Hollow forms Turning/Chasing Threads
We are still looking for a volunteer to replace Terry as the
Mentor coordinator
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Member Discounts
Woodcraft of Leesburg Leesburg Plaza
512 E. Market
Leesburg, VA 20176
Phone: 703-737-7880
Fax: 703-737-6166
Store Hours: Sun: 9 AM— 5 PM Thr: 9 AM— 9 PM
Mon: 9 AM—9 PM Fri: 9 AM— 9 PM
Tue: 9 AM— 9 PM Sat: 9 AM- - 6 PM
Wed: 9 AM— 9 PM
Show your CAT membership card and get a 10% DISCOUNT! Valid Thursday thru Sun-
day of each monthly meeting week.
Dunlap Woodcrafts
Located near the Dulles Expo Center at
14600F Flint Lee Road, Chantilly, VA 20151 Tel (703) 631-5147 Fax. (703) 631-7103
Discounts are available to CAT members
Purchase $100 and receive a 10% discount
Purchase $250 and receive a 15% discount Purchase $500 and receive a 20% discount
I would suggest that you give them a call prior to making the trip to ensure that they are open.
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Leesburg Woodcraft Woodturning Workshops
2012 Schedule
July
08 Intro to the Lathe
12 Yo-Yo turning for kids
13 Beginning pen turning
21 Turning Natural Edge Bowls
August
05 Intro to Lathe
09 Pen Turning for the Kids
18 Three legged stool
19 Segmented & Inlay Pen Blanks
24 Beginning Pen Turning