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issue

Dave Hout. ......... ..1

President’s Turn .. ..5

March Minutes ... ..7

Workshop Safety..10

AAW website……11

Bocce Ball…… ...13

Show & Tell …...14

Next Meeting ...... 17

Calendar ............. 18

1

Dave is a found-

ing member of

NCWT and is now

working for TMI

Products, the mak-

ers of HoldFast

(vacuum chucking

and wood stabilizing), StickFast

(adhesives), and several other

woodturning products. HoldFast

and StickFast are available

through Hartville Hardware with

our membership discount.

Dave started out explaining the

materials needed to create a natu-

ral edge bowl and how the best

wood for turning natural edge

bowls is har-

vested in De-

cember and

January when

there is no sap

flow. Once

the sap begins

to flow the live layer beneath

the bark does not hold as well.

Although any wood can be

used he

chose a

walnut log

because of

the great

detail in the

bark. He started out with a half

log twice as long as the diame-

ter to avoid checking as the

wood dried.

Next the

corners

were re-

moved

using a

band saw

with the flat side down for saf-

er cutting. A chainsaw could

have been used. This made the

job a lot quicker. Although he

(Continued on page 2)

Dave Hout Natural Edge Bowl

Seat for Drive Center

Natural Edge Bowl

March 2015

Corners removed

Dave Hout

Half Log

April 2015


preferred

wet wood ,

drier

would not

warp or

check as

much.

Next he drilled a 3” hole in the

center of the bark side using a

3” forstner bit to provide a flat

spot for the drive center. On

the flat side he marked an ap-

proximate center of the piece.

The log was mounted on the

lathe bark side toward the

headstock and flat side toward

the tailstock and live center. He

did not tighten the tailstock yet.

Turn the piece manually to

begin with so you can examine

where to place the center while

watching where the high and

low points of the rim will be.

Dave changed the center until

the high and

low points

were equal.

Once satis-

fied he

tightened

the tailstock.

Dave set the lathe speed by cal-

culating the diameter of the

piece times the RPM of the

lathe. The results of this calcu-

lation need to be between 6000

-9000. That gave him a safe

speed to begin the process of

shaping the bowl bottom.

Using approximately 30 degree

bowl gouge he rounded off the

flat side. Taking light cuts

where the bark was to avoid

damage.

Turning left handed kept the

chips from flying at him. If the

wood came off the lathe it

would pass by instead of hit-

ting him. Dave shaped the bot-

tom and created a tenon for

holding the piece for when he

turned it around. He cut from

the bark toward the tenon, not

going for the final shape. He

might needed to adjust your

(Continued from page 1)


Drive Center


Inside cut toward cen-

ter for support

Hollowing at Center

Initial Mount

Bowl Gouge

Light Cuts on Bark

Cut toward the support-

ing wood fibers.


centers again later. Using a part-

ing tool he

made certain his

tenon was at 90

degrees to the

bottom.

Now if needed

he could apply

CA glue to

the bark to

help hold it. He could saturate it

with thin CA and then spray with

accelerant to speed the drying.

He removed and reverse mounted

the blank using the tenon in a

scroll chuck. Dave continued

rounding the bottom with a bowl

gouge turned upside down, re-

moving very little wood, but

cleaning up the bottom on the

outside. Use the tailstock to sup-

port this as long as possible.

Dave began hollowing the interi-

or working in the center first. He

worked the natural edge careful-

ly until he was below the edge.

Once past the edges he removed

the tailstock and drilled the cen-

ter to the depth of the bowl as a

guide to prevent going through

the bottom.

He removed the

center then

changed to a

shallower bowl

gouge with the

heel polished for

the bottom. The

polished heel

prevents

leaving a

line where the heel of the gouge

compresses the wood. Dave used

a Norton #52249 6 “ deburring

wheel to polish the bevel on his

bowl gouge. It is available from

MSC Industrial Supply for $82.

Dave also made mention of CBN

wheels being available through

woodturnerswonders.com at very

good prices.

When the interior of the bowl



Ron Shows Stan how

Blunt gouge on top


Wheel Profile

Removing the center

after getting past the

natural edge.

Norton Deburring Wheel

Finish shaping bottom

Mounting on Vacuum

chuck


was completed, he would sand

and put a finish on it, because the

wood is porous

and would not

work on the

vacuum chuck

if left unsealed.

Dave used the

Holdfast sys-

tem for this. It

used an air compressor to drive a

venturi to create the vacuum in-

stead of a vacuum pump.

Dave used a home made chuck

with imitation chamois to pre-

vent the plastic pipe from scoring

the wood. He

suggested

using rubber

cement in-

stead of CA

glue to attach

it. This will make replacement

easier. Another material suggest-

ed for a cushion was craft foam

which can be purchased at

Michael’s or JoAnn. When pur-

chasing craft foam stick with the

white as friction can cause the

color to transfer to your wood

turning. A Holdfast chuck was

passed around to demonstrate

how a ring seal could be used.

To make your own chuck Dave

suggested using coupling with

pipe. You can glue the pipe to it

either allowing the pipe or the

coupling to be proud. This will

provide a lip to glue your seal to

similar to the seating of the

Holdfast shown above. You can

turn a base from wood mounted

on a faceplate, seal the wood

with paint or lacquer, turn a

groove for the coupler to set in

and you have your vacuum

chuck. You can use craft foam,

imitation chamois, or rubber

cording to cushion the piece for

your own vacuum chuck.

He mounted the piece on the

chuck by centering the piece us-

ing the tailstock and live center

then turned on the vacuum and it

will pulled the piece on the

chuck.

Dave warned that the larger the

chuck the more pressure it will

exert on the piece. You can com-

pute this by multiplying the area

of the chuck by about 10 lbs. per

square inch. So a 3” chuck hav-



Holdfast 6”

Replaceable Seal


Dave’s Tools

Remember a vacuum

chuck is a handy tool.

You should use it with

caution it is not meant

for general woodturning

and is mostly used for

finishing pieces.

Do your hogging out

and shaping between

centers.

Finished Bowl

Caution


President’s Turn

Let me ask you a question.

Would you prefer to:

1. Sand a bowl for four hours?

2. Watch me sand a bowl for four hours?

3. Have a root canal?

4. Volunteer for a meaningful activity?

Great! Now that I know that your preference leans toward volun-

teering, I’d like to share some opportunities that exist. Our vol-

unteer efforts cover a wide range of activities at the AAW level,

the local community level, various national and international

levels and those activities within our club.

AAW Opportunities. There is an immediate need for volunteers

for the AAW Symposium at the end of June. All you need to do

is email David Dudney at [email protected]. He will

need your name, email address, phone number and what type of

volunteer work you desire. If you wish an alternate form of ser-


The Question!

Curious Videos

Carrot Clarinet

https://www.youtube.com/

embed/BISrGwN-yH4?rel=0

Instructions http://

www.ehow.com/

how_10033745_make-carrot

-clarinet.html

Jim Shuster's tool

chest

This interesting vid-

eo was brought to

our attention by our

members so we

thought this was a

good place to share

it.

https://www.youtube.com/

watch?v=J6XdrLCaBnA

ing an 8” area will exert close to

80 lbs. of pressure, and a 6”

chuck around 300 lbs. So be

careful on delicate pieces or you

may just crush them.

He finished shaping the bottom

and could sand and it while on

the vacuum chuck. He complet-

ed by turning off the lathe and

then turn off the vacuum.

Chuck Gies




vice, David has requested that all AAW chapters submit at least 10 turned bowls and

15 pens for the show so that they can have enough to sell for the “Return to the Com-

munity” program. This program helps local children with disabilities.

Local Community Opportunities. Later this year, we will be likely asked again to turn

Christmas ornaments for kids to paint. They are simple shapes and judging by the pic-

tures in our March 2015 newsletter, the kids had as much fun painting them as we did

turning them! We also contribute to the Brecksville Heartfelt Holidays to benefit those

in need within the local community. Lastly, we provide turnings that are showcased at

Brecksville City Hall.


Charity Opportunities. We offer ongoing support to a wonderful international effort called

Beads of Courage. This organization offers assistance for children with serious illnesses.

We provide lidded bowls to keep beads in. To best understand, go to

www.beadsofcourage.org and click on the “CBS NEWS Sunday Morning” section. This

should explain why we make these bowls and why Mike Hawkins takes them regularly to

a Pittsburgh hospital children’s ward.

We also plan to participate this November in an event called “Turn for the Troops”. This

event is sponsored by Woodcraft stores and invites turners to turn pens that will be given

to the troops. We’ll definitely be there for that one! Mike Hawkins will be leading our

participation effort.

Lastly, we just finished donating over sixty bowls to a charity called the Empty Bowls


President’s Turn

“Life’s most urgent question is: What are you doing for others? “

Martin Luther King Jr.


Project. Our bowls were given out at a recent fundraiser to remind contributors through-

out the year that world hunger is an ongoing issue and seeing our bowls in their homes is

a good reminder.

Club Opportunities. There are plenty of opportunities to help our club. Just look around.

Start with easy ways to volunteer like bringing your work to the Show and Tell. Even

putting your chair away after the meeting is a volunteer effort. Try being a backup for

one of many people that set the meeting up and keep it running. If you are unsure what to

do, call me or email me. I will find something for you!

There is a wide range of opportunities that exist on the volunteer front. Step out of that

comfort zone and be guided by this quote:

Life’s most urgent question is: What are you doing for others?

Martin Luther King Jr.

Dan Maloney


NCWT General Membership Meeting

Minutes – March 2015

Ken Nuzum, Secretary

President, Dan Maloney, opened the meet-

ing at 9:30. He recognized two visitors,

Lloyd Myers and Dave Ping (Kiwanis

President).

Dan announced that we had contributed

over 60 bowls to the Empty Bowls soup

dinner. Dave Ping, representing Kiwanis

thanked the group for

those donations. He

indicated that the ef-

fort raised over

$8000 to go directly

to food pantries in

the area.

Dan asked for a vol-

unteer to be the ice cream social organizer.


President’s Turn

March Minutes

Dan Maloney


We will be scheduling the social

for a Saturday in July/August

and will again be hosted by Er-

nie Conover. Contact Dan if in-

terested.

The AAW symposium also

needs volunteers. If you signed

by to volunteer and have not

been contacted, please send an

email with your name, email ad-

dress, phone number, and area

of interest to daviddud-

[email protected]

Dan noted that several members

have had emergencies recently.

Pete Grimm has had some heart

irregularities that required hos-

pitalization. He has been re-

leased and is recovering. Tom

Nero’s wife was injured serious-

ly in an accident and is in ther-

apy for those injuries. Rich

Owen’s son has passed away.

We offered a moment of silence

for these members and their

families.

Dan announced that Paul Kos-

mos has some stained glass and

solder for sale.

Ron Sieloff indicated that re-

pairs and improvements are un-

derway for our web site. The

repairs are necessary since our

host server died. Chuck and

Kathy Gies are working with

Ron to improve the site for our

members use.

Dan indicated that the Wayne

Arts show will not be this May

but may be

held later in the

fall. George

Raeder will

make a full re-

port next

month.

Denny Watson indicated there

will be two LET classes this

year. In June, Brian Becker will

offer a class to turn a yarn bowl.



March Minutes

Denny Watson

Tim Niewiadomski

Tom Hogarth

Nametag Winner

Dave Ping


March Turn and Learn Table

In November, Denny will offer a class in

spindle work. Denny also indicated that or-

ders for CA glue were due today. Checks are

made out to NCWT. The

order will be placed on

3/16.

Mike Nathal listed the up-

coming demos and club

activities: April-pro turner

John Beaver; May- Pete

Wade, cremation urns;

June-Brian Becker, yarn bowls; July-pro

turner Rudy Lopez; August-Tips and Tricks;

September-pro turner Dave Hout, platters;

October-pro turner Linda Suter-epoxy plat-

ter; November-Denny Watson, spindles.

Mike also reported that the August meeting

will have a “Bocce Ball Tournament” to re-

place the Top Spinoff. Prizes will be award-

ed for the best ball and best toss. More infor-

mation to follow.

Ken Nuzum


Thinking outside the box.

February Minutes

Mike Nathal


Square bowl with smaller

round bowl inside

Workshop Safety!

Bad Choice Illustrated

The Ready, Fire, Aim Approach to

Turning Does Not Work

By Dan Maloney

After six years of turning, I had my first shop-related

injury and would like to pass the experience on to you

so you can avoid this type of error. I am writing now

since my finger splint has been removed, the three frac-

tures in my little finger are healing and my stiches are

out. (Hey, nobody said you had to be a good turner to be

president of this club!)

Last Labor Day I was working on a square bowl with a

smaller round bowl inside (see picture). It was a chal-

lenging piece that a friend called the “man-eater”. The

main challenge was removing wood from the exterior

bottom area of the round bowl. Space was limited and

there was only a small crevice to work within. With this

crevice, I could not set the tool rest as I would have

liked and presented the tool at a ninety degree angle

with the rest. Instead, I positioned the tool rest angling

into the crevice and started to turn with the tool almost

parallel with the tool rest (see picture). I decided to

shear scrape the exterior bottom end of the round bowl

to further remove wood to make the base smaller. When

I was not getting the amount of wood removed that I

wanted, I scraped with more force (duh). At this time, I

saw the tool shaking back and forth and I lost control.

About one second later, I instinctively removed my left

hand from the work and noticed I had torn my little fin-

ger about half way through. My finger either got caught

“Oh-Oh here she comes.

Watch out boy she’ll chew

you up. Oh-Oh here she

comes. She’s a maneater.”

Hall and Oates lyrics to

Maneater


Profiling is the main topic

on Criminal Minds. So ex-

actly what is gained by hav-

ing an accurate profile?

Well of course that helps AAW understand

more about its members, but it also shares in-

formation that can help you keep in touch with

people.

If your profile is set right you can contact at

least 26 members of the club quickly. We have

more then 26 members don’t we? Almost all of

them are AAW members so why don’t we see

all of them?

The reason is they don’t have their bio set to

show the North Coast Woodturners, OH (not

FL) as a group they are a member of. How do

they correct that? Very easy to do all you have


between the small gap between the wood and

the tool rest or was cut by the gouged wood

from the catch I had. So off to the hospital I

went.

When a couple club members saw my splint

and asked what happened, I minimized the

injury, but later realized that I should swal-

low my pride and share what happened so it

does not happen to you.

The lessons learned from this event were: 1)

Always try to avoid laying the tool at a small

angle or closely parallel to the tool rest, 2)

Do not work near the end of the tool rest.

Even though you think you have enough

(Continued from page 10) room, it can skate on you, 3) Shear scraping

is not an effective way to remove wood in

bulk. Shearing the piece more aggressively

is not the answer, 4) If you are unsure of

how to approach a complex piece, give it

plenty of thought or better yet, bring it to a

club meeting and get some opinions.

I put the “man-eater” away for a while until

I get an opinion on a better way to approach

it and to give the bruise on my ego some

time to heal.

“Oh-Oh here she comes. Watch out boy

she’ll chew you up. Oh-Oh here she comes.

She’s a maneater.” Hall and Oates lyrics

to Maneater

Workshop Safety!

AAW Website Part 2 of ?


to do is sign in to the AAW using their Userid and pass-

word. Then once signed in click on Manage Profile either

at the top of the page or beneath My Profile on the right.

Then select Edit Bio and you are now able to edit your

BIO. Please Note:

All information entered below will be visible to site

administrators.

Registered members will be able to view any infor-

mation you enter, unless you set the visibility selec-

tor to Private (not visible in profile) next to the field

you wish to be hidden.

If your email address is Private (not visible in profile) it

will not be displayed, but members can still contact you

via email through the site's group email system if per-

mitted by the group administrator.

You should read the note so I copied it for you above.

Now go down the list of things and fill out as much as

you feel comfortable with. The key point though is

when you get down to Additional Information you will

find a drop down box for AAW Chapters by name. Go

down the list until you find North Coast Woodturners

OH and put a check in the box. If you belong to any

other AAW chapters then check them also.

Once finished go to the bottom and Save the Changes.

Now if you get an error read what you missed filling out

and correct it. Then Save the Changes again. Now look

around and click on North Coast Woodturners in your

profile, see the people who have already updated. Use it

to drop me a line.


AAW Website Part 2 of ?

Next Month

Forums ever try one? Do

they help?

Post your pictures?

LET (Less Experienced

Turners)

June

Brian Becker will offer a

class to turn a yarn bowl.

November

Denny Watson will offer a

class in spindle work


Bocce Ball

Here is the Web Site that was mentioned by Bill Noce at the meeting.

http://www.rubberchucky.com/index.php

Rubber Chucky

The board has decided to try a new contest to be held at the August meeting. We are looking to

replace the top spin-off, with the idea that some variety will encourage more participation. Here

is what arose through our meeting:

NCWT Bocce Ball Rolling Contest Rules

1.The object of the game is to turn a wooden sphere and use it in an accuracy contest. The con-

test will consist of rolling the sphere so that it stops close to a target located approximately 20

yards away. The sphere closest to the target will receive a $50 gift certificate to Craft Supplies.

There will also be a $50 gift certificate awarded to the sphere judged as best appearance.

2.The sphere must be between 3”and 5” diameter

3. The sphere shall be smooth, with no grooves or other textures added to the surface. Standard

woodturning finishes like varnish or lacquer are allowed.

4.The sphere should be solid wood. Segmented construction is allowed.

5. First choice for the playing field will be the artificial turf of the soccer field. Alternate fields

surrounding the building will be used if this is not available. If it rains, an indoor option will be

used ---- a carpeted surface will be needed.

6. Players will not be able to knock away a previously rolled ball. We will use some kind of flat

ball markers analogous to ball markers for golf.


“You can’t cut wood with dull tools. The corollary is that the sharper the tool is, the

better it cuts. Russ Fairfield

William Bachtel

R. Walker

R. Walker

Pete Wade Ken Nuzum

Mike Nathal

George Raeder Joe Smith Tim Niewiadomski

J. Perchinske

Unknown

Mike Nathal

Mike Hawkins

Dave Hitchcock

Tom Niewiadomski

Rich Gibbs

Tim Niewiadomski

Rich Gibbs


“Consistency is more important than the actual profile of the cutting tool. Otherwise

we are using a different tool after every trip to the grinder.” Russ Fairfield

Mike Nathal

Mike Nathal

Joe Smith

Unknown

Len Widmer

Mike Nathal

Dan Maloney

Mike Nathal

Joe Smith

Joe Smith Mike Nathal

Dave Hitchcock Don Wilhelm R. Walker


Joe Smith

Pete Wade George Raeder

Dave Hitchcock Jonathan Smith

T. Nellis

“Never lose sight of the customer/user. Anything that is intended to be used must be

usable.” Russ Fairfield

On-line March 2015 gallery http://belliacres.us/cphtos/March15/

Mike Hawkins

Pete Wade

Dan Maloney W. McCracken

Tom Olechiw

Dave Hitchcock

Mac

L:/Wouldchuck/Woodturning/Web Links/January Gallery 2015.html


Turn and Learn

May: Natural Edge Bowl

June: Wave Bowl

July: Cremation Urn

August: Yarn Bowl

Next Meeting

John Beaver Wave Bowl

Turn and Learn project Item Turned using a Vacuum Chuck

Or Pictures of your own System

Show & Tell table

Nametag Drawing

Wood Drawing

Something to Look Forward to!


North Coast

Woodturners Doors open 9:00 A.M. Meeting

begins 9:30 A.M.

Blossom Hill

4450 Oakes Road

Brecksvulle, OH 44141

President

Dan Maloney

(440) 871-4129

[email protected]

Vice-President

Mike Nathal

(440) 238-4586

[email protected]

Secretary

Ken Nuzum

[email protected]

(330) 466-3457

Treasurer

Ron Sieloff

[email protected]

Member-At-Large

Tom Wisnieski

440-233-6486

[email protected]

Member-At-Large

George Raeder

(330)576-3355

[email protected]

Newsletter Editor

Chuck Gies

(440)-647-0524

[email protected]

Publicity and Community

Relations Director

Tom Nero

(440) 526-4138

Month Topic

January 3 Demo Tom Olechiw

Burl Waterfall

February 7 Demo-George Raeder Vacuum Systems Debut of the “McCardel Vacuum system”

March 7 Demo Dave Hout (pro) Natural Edge bowls (no Sunday Session)

April 4 Demo-John Beaver (pro) Wave Bowl (no Sunday Session)

May 2 Pete Wade Cremation Urns

June 6 Bryan Becker Yarn Bowls and Spinners

July 11 Demo-Rudy Lopez (pro) Vessels/Bowls (Sunday Session)

August 1 Tips and Tricks Bocce Ball Challenge

September 5 Demo-Dave Hout (pro) Platters (no Sunday Session)

October 3 Demo-Linda Suter (pro) Epoxy Platters (Sunday Session)

November 7 Denny Watson Spindles

December 5 Annual Auction

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