April - Front Range Woodturners

“Dedicated To Doing Good Turns”
A CHAPTER OF THE
AMERICAN ASSOCIATION
OF WOODTURNERS
FRONT RANGE
WOODTURNERS
1992
April, 2009, Volume 9 - Number 04
Inside this Issue
Upcoming Events...................... 1
Upcoming Symposiums .........1
News .......................................... 1
Annual Member Roster ..........1
Annual Smock Order..............1
Channel 6 Auction..................1
Woodturning Classes
Available.................................1
Club Library............................1
Group Purchases and
Individual Catalog Orders ......2
Featured Providers ................2
Miscellaneous ........................2
Show and Tell ............................2
March Demonstration................ 5
Rockler....................................... 6
Web Stuff ................................... 6
Classifieds ................................. 6
Club Information........................ 6
General Meeting Information .6
AAW Symposium
June 26-28, 2009.
Convention Center, AZ.
Check
their
Channel 6 Auction
Albuquerque
website
out
at
http://www.woodturner.org/sym/sym20
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News
Annual Member Roster
The member roster is either attached
to this newsletter or included in the
newsletter email. This roster is
provided for your convenience to stay
in contact with your fellow members.
Please do not provide this
information to anyone outside of
FRW. Also, this information is not to be
used for commercial reasons without
the express permission of each
member.
Annual Smock Order
Upcoming Events
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 starts as a novice.
April – Tuesday, April 7. Trent Bosch
will be demonstrating his “Vessels of
Illusion.” March Turning Challenge:
Twist Work.
Upcoming Symposiums
Utah Woodturning Symposium
May 14-16, 2009. McKay Center at
Utah Valley University (formerly Utah
Valley State College) in Orem, UT.
Check
their
website
out
at
http://www.utahwoodturning.com
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David Moncada will be taking orders
for custom smocks at the April
meeting. They will be embroidered
with the FRW logo and your name. A
full range of sizes are available in
'woodchip' brown with a full-length
zipper in the front. Two styles will be
available, short sleeved is $35, and
long sleeved is $45. Cash or a check
made payable to “Front Range
Woodturners” will be required at the
time of the order. If you cannot attend
the April meeting, call David at 303877-7930.
The order will be placed with the
vendor on April 17th, so be sure to get
your order in to him before then. You
must specify your size and name.
Delivery is anticipated for the May
meeting. Please note that this is a onetime per year event, so if you've been
thinking about getting a new smock,
this is your chance, so don't miss out!!
The following is a list of Channel 6
auction contributors from the club.
Ron Ainge, Grover Brown, Douglas
Clark, Steve DeJong, Pete Holtus, Phil
Houck, Robin Luther, John Montague,
Rick Orr, Bruce Perry, Terrance Rice,
Jerry Smith, and Tom Tedesco.
We would like to convey our thanks
and appreciation to each of these
members who donated to a wonderful
cause.
Woodturning Classes
Available
The best way to develop your turning
skills is through the guidance of an
expert. Pete Holtus is conducting
classes at the Denver Woodcraft. Here
is the schedule for the next quarter.
Details are available on the club
website.
April 18 Pen Turning
April 18 Loose rings
May 2 Woodturning 101:Introduction
to Woodturning
May 9 Natural Edge Bowl
June 6 Woodturning 101:Introduction
to Woodturning
Club Library
Great work by Bob Olsen, Don
Ainsworth, and Michael Busse at the
March meeting – it was a busy one,
with 116 Library resources signed out,
and almost as many signed in!
We had 36 new items last month!
There will be fewer this month –
spreading out the available budget –
but watch for Malcolm Tibbett’s
Segmented Woodturning Lessons on
DVD and several new Jimmy Clewes
DVDs as well as new magazines and
last month’s demo DVD. Within 3-5
days before each meeting, download
the PDF list, make the print larger on
FRONT RANGE WOODTURNERS
your screen, and create your very own
“wish list.”
Please take the time to check items
out - we want to continue to operate
based on trust. We do realize that
members are human and make errors,
but at the March meeting several items
were removed from the Library without
being signed out. If these items are
not returned promptly, other members
lose the opportunity to benefit from
them. We cannot afford to replace
missing items right away. If these
losses continue, we may be forced to
close off the video cabinet from
member traffic, and watch the books
and magazines more closely, making
using the Library a little less enjoyable
for both the Librarians and members.
One more request – please treat FRW
Library DVDs as your own rather than
as rentals. I just had the second DVD
re-surfaced this year – it was so badly
scratched that it took four passes to
get it to work again (was heavily
scratched on the shiny side, and was
skipping and erratic). Re-surfacing
costs money – again an unnecessary
burden on our Library budget – and it
takes the DVD out of circulation for a
month while it is being re-surfaced!
Regards,
Dave Hawley, FRW Librarian
Group Purchases and
Individual Catalog
Orders
Please see the FRW website for the
Group Purchases and Individual
Catalog Orders rules. 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 sheets
that are passed around at each
meeting.
Group Buy Schedule:
Group purchase orders will be taken at
the monthly meetings in January,
April, July and October.
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Group Buy Coordinator
Contact Information:
Roger Holmes – 1844 W. Plum Cir.,
Louisville, CO 80027 - 303-665-8041 roger_holmes@comcast.net
Del Fussell – 11455 N. Antelope Ln.,
Parker, CO 80138 - 303-805-2663 fussell6@comcast.net
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.
Featured Providers
Rocklers, Colorado Blvd, Denver,
provides a 10% discount for club
members – see the Rockler section on
page 6. Rockler will be keeping the
cash register open until the end of the
meeting break. Try to do your
shopping before the end of the break,
so that they can get out quickly after
the end of the meeting.
Wood Emporium, Loveland, provides
a 10% discount for FRW members.
Craft Supplies offers monthly deals
with special discount codes that expire
monthly. Discounts and codes will be
announced at each FRW meeting.
Paint and Lacquer Co. 2705 S.
Raritan Street (South of Evans, East of
Federal) has a wholesale cash
account setup for FRW members to
buy finish, glue and sandpaper at
wholesale prices. Show them your
membership card and mention the
FRW account. 303-761-0743.
Shop Tours
Please contact Marty Christensen,
mecstoys@man.com, if you would be
interested in hosting a shop tour of
your shop. You would not need any
formal presentation or demonstration
unless you would like to. Most
members would just like to see how
you organize your shop, store
equipment and supplies, see any jigs
you made or special tools you’ve
made, see some of your turnings and
just shoot the breeze in general. It's
really kind of fun. You would be
surprised to know how much new
members appreciate just talking
woodturning and getting to know each
other. Try it - you will enjoy it and so
will those who come.v
Mentoring Program
The mentoring program is design to
bring seasoned turners together with
new comers or those who need help
working around a challenge. Please
contact Bruce Perry if you would be
interested in either volunteering your
time or to take advantage of the
mentoring program. Bruce Perry –
sandblperry@yahoo.com
Show and Tell
The turning challenge for the March
meeting was stools or multi-spindle
turnings.
Miscellaneous
Mike Busse
Courtesy During Meetings
Please stay seated and quiet during
the meeting and demonstration as a
courtesy to our demonstrators and
fellow members. If you feel the need
for conversation during the meeting or
demonstration, please feel free to step
out into the Rockler store.
Also, we must make sure to return
promptly after the break to make sure
we don’t lose time for our
demonstrator.
Stool in
maple and
padauk
Advanced
Turning
Challenge
Winner!
FRONT RANGE WOODTURNERS
Bruce Perry – Lidded hollow form in koa
Grover Brown – Lidded box in burl
Bill Adams – Stool in myrtle. Beginner –
Intermediate Turning Challenge Winner!
Bear and Alisa Limvere – Various turnings
with pyrography
Don Brumback – Bowl in elm
Cindy Drozda – Star finial box in amboyna
burl
Don Brumback – Platter in padauk, box
elder burl
Ron Ainge – Pyrography lidded forms in
maple
David Nittmann – “Pipe Dream” Platter in
african mahagony
Steve DeJong – Natural edge bowls in birch
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FRONT RANGE WOODTURNERS
Joshua Ellison – Lidded form in Russian
olive
Pete Holtus – Natural edge finial boxes
Bruce Perry – Carved foot bowl, wood
unknown
Grover Brown – Segmented hollow form in
mahogany, walnut, brazilian cherry
John Montague – Bowl with deco insert of
leather in buckeye burl
Bruce Perry – Vase with carved foot in
aspen
Mike Brown – Natural edge bowls in aspen
John Montague – Necklace in colorwood
and silver
Bruce Perry – Hollow form in sumac
Mike Brown – Hollow form in sycamore
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FRONT RANGE WOODTURNERS
Ron Wentz – Candy bowl in walnut and
turquoise
Dennis Liggett
Jerry Smith – Segmented urn in butternut
and purpleheart
Doug Clark - Bowl in figured maple and
turquoise
Dennis lays out the pattern.
John Montague – Painted hollow form in
aspen
Richard Meyer – “Come to Order” Gavel
and stand in black walnut
March
Demonstration
Bruce Perry – Natural edge vase in box
elder
This month’s demonstrator was Dennis
Liggett. Dennis demonstrated the
methods involved in twist work.
You can read more about Dennis by
visiting
his
website
at
www.DennisLiggettWoodturner.com.
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Dennis begins the carving process.
FRONT RANGE WOODTURNERS
Rockler
to notify the newsletter editor if an item
is no longer for sale.
Patronizing their store is the best
“thank you” we can give Rockler for
their generosity in letting us use their
facilities
for
our
ever-growing
membership. Keep in mind that they
keep the register open late on meeting
nights just for us. Just be sure to
complete any purchases no later than
the mid-meeting break so these poor
guys can start shutting down and go
home.
Ad Policy – All ads that are older than
3 months will be deleted, unless you
contact the newsletter editor.
As always – all FRW members get
10% off all items, except electrical or
sale items, all the time. Just present
your FRW membership card at time of
purchase. (Note: This offer is only
good at the Denver retail location, and
is not valid for any other location or for
Internet purchases.)
If you have suggestions for tools or
materials that Rockler can carry,
contact Rich Johnson, manager of the
Denver store. Rockler web site:
www.rockler.com.
Web Stuff
The Front Range WoodTurner”s Web
site address:
www.frontrangewoodturners.org
You can contact our webmaster, Jason
Springfield,
at
jason_springfield@yahoo.com
for
suggestions about content.
Get the latest information about
upcoming events, meetings, and view
the excellent photos of the show and
tell gallery.
Other sites of interest:
(Rky Mtn Woodturners, Ft Collins)
www.verinet.com/-drmelli/rmwt.htlm
www.lathes.co.uk
www.woodworkingbasics.com
www.treelineusa.com
www.woodturnerscatalog.com
www.kestrelcreek.com
www.choicewoods.com
www.woodturner.com
www.woodturningonline.com
www.kazistudio.com v
Classifieds
Please note: All advertising in the
Classifieds is free, but please be sure
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Club Information
President/Videographer:
Andy Zartman
phone: 303-859-0724
e-mail: AWZartman@gmail.com
Vice-President/Program Director:
Ron Ainge
phone: 720-747-4852
e-mail: clu1.2@netzero.net
Treasurer: Warren Glover
phone: 303-364-1729
e-mail: gloverwl@comcast.net
Secretary/Newsletter Editor
Jason Springfield
phone: 720-283-4000
e-mail: jason_springfield@yahoo.com
Deadline for submitting material for
inclusion in the newsletter is 15 days
before the next meeting.
Membership Chair
Alisa Limvere
phone: 303-648-3414
e-mail: alisalimvere@yahoo.com
Publicity/Shop Tour Chair:
Marty Christensen
phone: 303-252-7776
e-mail: mecstoys@msn.com
Librarian: Dave Hawley
phone: 303-443-2332
e-mail: dave_hawley@comcast.net
Raffle-Wood Director: Curt Vogt
phone: 303-627-2957
Group Buy Coordinators: Roger
Holmes
phone: 303-665-8041
e-mail: roger_holmes@comcast.net.
Mentoring Program Chair:
Bruce Perry
e-mail: sandblperry@msn.com
Internet Chairman: Jason Springfield
phone: 720-283-4000
e-mail: jason_springfield@yahoo.com.
Coffee Coordinator: Randy Weems
phone: 303-797-3215
e-mail: rweems2032@aol.com
General Meeting
Information
Normal meetings are the first Tuesday
of every month, unless otherwise
rescheduled.
Meeting
place
is
at
Rockler
Woodworking & Hardware, 2553 So.
Colorado Blvd. #108 Denver, CO (west
side of Colorado Blvd. opposite the
mall).
Meetings are 6:30 PM – 9:00 PM.
FRONT RANGE WOODTURNERS
FRONT RANGE
WOODTURNERS
April, 2009, Volume 9 - Number 04
Front Range WoodTurners
P.O. Box 3696
Littleton, CO 80161
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