Q1 2014 - Arizona Woodturners Association

 Quarterly Newsletter 1Q14
Our Motto: “All The News That Fits ... Gets Printed”
Volume 3 Number 1
arizona woodturners association
A Chapter of the
American Association of Woodturners
Next Meeting:
Ed Jones
Stave Constructed
Vessels
Beads of Courage
InIn just 10 short years Beads of Courage has gone from a small
pilot program at Phoenix Children’s Hospital to an organization
with ties to over 150 children’s hospitals in the US as well as in
Saturday
countries such as Canada, New Zealand, and Japan. They currentApril 19th, 2014
ly support over 30,000 children with their programs. Their misTempe AZ 12-3:30pm sion is to empower children with serious medical issues such as
cancer, blood disorders, cardiac conditions, burn injuries, chronic
President’s Challenge: illness, and others.
Round Bottom
Children that enroll in the program are given a string with beads
that spell out their name. They then earn additional beads for each
Next Month Meeting medical procedure that they undergo. The color of each bead is
TBD
significant and as a result the string of beads tells a story. Yellow
Pres Challenge Apr: beads represent overnight stays in the hospital, black beads repreEmpty Bowls
sent needle pokes, silver stars for general surgery, and the remaining colors represent other procedures, tests, scans, etc.
Pyle Center
655 E. Southern Ave
Growing strands of beads become a symbol of the child’s strength
Tempe, AZ
and resilience and the children no longer dread getting stuck by a
needle or needing to undergo yet another scan. Instead the various
Inside This Issue
medical procedures become an opportunity for the child to acquire
Beads of Courage
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another bead for his or her collection.
Making Good Shavings
2 and 3
Beads of Courage has involved woodworkers and woodturners, in
Treasurer’s Report
3 Particular, in their efforts by soliciting our help with providing
Beginner’s Corner
4 storage boxes for the patient’s growing collection of beads.
Attendees of the 2014 AAW National Symposium in Phoenix are
AAW Report
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encouraged to make and donate Beads of Courage lidded boxes.
From the Editor
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Representatives from Beads of Courage will be on site to accept
Hands-On Demos
6 the donations, they will in turn distribute them to children with
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President’s message
... making
Good
Those of you
by Jason Clark
Shavings
2016. This will give
us just over 18 months
who are members
between the AAW National
of the American As-
in Phoenix in June 2014
sociation of Woodtun-
and the February 2016 DWR.
ers may have recently received
notice that the annual membership dues
Hosting conventions 3 years in a row
are increasing by $2 per year later this
would put extreme pressure on our vol-
year. Those that renew by April 1st can
unteers, particularly those that worked so
avoid the increase for this year. It’s al-
hard to make the 2013 DWR a success and
ways a tough decision to make to increase
have already promised substantial time
dues and it is something that the Board
and effort for the AAW National in 2014.
of the Arizona Woodturners Association
Many of those same people will likely take
discussed earlier this year. We came to
major roles in the next DWR and we felt
the conclusion that we will not be raising
it was necessary to try to avoid burning
dues this year, even before the announce-
them out.
ment from the AAW came out. The $2
What we are doing is taking small steps to
bump in dues that we discussed would
protect the club going forward. Dale Gil-
only raise club revenue by $300 annually,
laspy has developed a demonstrator con-
not a substantial enough amount to justify
tract that we will use going forward for
the increase as our costs have remained
all demonstrators for insurance purposes.
relatively constant.
We will be making several small amend-
We also discussed the possibility of hold-
ments to the club bylaws to bring us into
ing the Desert Woodturning Roundup in
compliance with 501(c)3 guidelines and
February 2015 but the consensus of the
to help with the restoration of the club’s
club officers and past presidents that we
501(c)3 status. We’re also exploring the
spoke to was to stick to the plan to skip
possibility of doing online membership
2015 and make a big push for February
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Presidents Message... (continued from page 2)
renewals, including the possibility of doing multi-year renewals so members will have the
option to renew for 2, 3, or 5 years.
We’re also looking at cutting some costs and exploring other areas of revenue. We currently have separate hosting accounts for the AWA website and the DWR website. Combining both of those accounts onto a single host could save about $150 per year. We’re also
exploring moving the DWR seed money, $25,000, to an online savings account that will pay
approximately 25 times more interest than we are currently earning, that will yield about
$200 more interest per year. Those who have been paying attention may have noticed that
those 2 items combined is slightly higher than the $300 that would have been generated by
the $2 increase in dues that was discussed and rejected by the AWA Board earlier this year.
Lastly, as always, we’re looking to continually improve the club. For 2013 we plan to add
some new materials to the club library and we’d like to hear your suggestions both for
books and DVDs to add to the library and for future improvements to the club itself as well
as your opinions of the changes made thus far. This is my last year as president and I’d ap-
Treasurer Report:
preciate your feedback.
Dec 2013Start
DebitsCredits
TransfersTotal
Checking $2,916.50
$(422.21)
$- $1,000.00 $3,494.29
Savings
$34,328.60 $- $0.86 $(1,000.00)
$33,329.46
Total $37,245.10 $(422.21)
$0.86 $- $36,823.75
Net
$(421.35)
NotesHoliday party related expenses
Jan 2014Start
DebitsCredits
TransfersTotal
Checking $3,494.29 $(1,927.58)
$5,028.00 $- $6,594.71 Savings
$33,329.46 $-
$0.85 $- $33,330.31
Total $36,823.75 $(1,927.58)
$5,028.85 $- $39,925.02
Net$3,101.27 NotesDebits include annual rent for the Pyle Center
Feb 2014Start
DebitsCredits
TransfersTotal
Checking
$6,594.71 $(1,638.80)
$3,864.00 $- $8,819.91
Savings
$33,330.31 $-
$0.77 $- $33,331.08
Total
$39,925.02 $(1,638.80)
$3,864.77 $- $42,150.99
Net $2,225.97 NotesIncludes Trent Bosch demo costs and revenue, $425 annual insurance payment
March MTDStart
DebitsCredits
TransfersTotal
Checking
$8,819.91 $(2,551.56)
$- $- $6,268.35
Savings
$33,331.08 $-
$- $-
$33,331.08
Total
$42,150.99 $(2,551.56)
$-
$- $39,599.43
Net $(2,551.56)
NotesDebits are primarily Trent Bosch demo expenses
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Beads of Courage ... (continued from page 1
medical issues around the US and around the world.
The guidelines for creating a beads storage box are pretty simple: at
least 6” diameter and 4” tall (or 4” diameter and 6” tall), loose fitting lid,
no sharp edges, and nothing fragile. Last year Arizona Woodturners Association members donated over 20 lidded boxes to the Beads of Courage
Program. This year we’d like to donate even more and with your help we
can make that a reality.
Beginner’s Corner:
Much like cooking there exists in woodturning 2 schools of thought regarding dealing with green
wood. These methods can be summarized as low and slow or hot and quick.
Low and slow is my preferred method but it doesn’t work for everyone. Much like cooking a pot
roast in a crock pot this method relies on using an extended period of time and by controlling the
environment. My low and slow method requires that I rough turn my pieces to a thickness that is
about 10% of the diameter of the piece. If the bowl I’m working on is 10” diameter I want a consistent 1” thickness (10% of 10” is 1”) If the bowl is 15” diameter I want to leave the walls 1.5”
thick (15/10 = 1.5). 6” diameter = .6” thick and so on. I then place the bowls into brown paper
grocery bags from my local supermarket and put them on shelves in my laundry room for 6 months
to a year. I use my laundry room because it’s located in the center of my home which helps maintain a more consistent temperature and air movement can be minimized by closing the door. I
don’t include shavings or anything else in the bag. I will sometimes put multiple bowls in a single
bag if they came from the same tree or were cored from the same blank.
The goal in the low and slow method is to slow down the drying process. In general, cracks occur
because the wood dried out too fast or the wall thickness wasn’t consistent so the entire bowl didn’t
dry at the same rate. After 6 months to a year the pieces are removed from the bags and are moved
to my shop where they will sit until I’m ready to turn them a second time. The extra thickness left
in the roughing process should leave enough material to account for any warping or shrinkage so
the bowl may be trued up and turned to final thickness before sanding and finishing.
Some turners don’t have the time or patience to wait 6-12 months for a bowl to dry so they use the
hot and quick method, much like grilling a steak, starting with a smoking hot grill with minimal
cooking time. The object is to be done as quickly as possible. Pieces using this method are often
turned to final thickness while they are green and allowed to warp. Again, consistent wall thickcontinued on page 5
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Beginner’s Corner ... (continued from page 4)
ness is key and most often pieces turned in this manner will be under 1/4” thick and are usually
turned in one session start to finish. Often this warping is used as a feature and can command a
premium. Sometimes a microwave is used to accelerate this process and enhance the warping.
The general idea is that with a relatively thin wall thickness the entire piece will dry before any
major cracking or warping can take place.
It’s also important to note that regardless of which method you use all woods dry and warp differently. Some woods, like Madrone and Eucalyptus, are known for extreme wood movement.
Others, such as Mesquite, are extremely stable and wood movement and warping can be minimal.
Several other methods exist, including kiln drying rough bowls and by using dry wood from
the beginning. Often the latter is problematic due to the difficulty of finding the relatively large
pieces of wood that we often desire without breaking the bank. The time and effort needed to
kiln or air dry thick pieces of wood often means limited selection and premium prices.
Jason Clark
AAW National Symposium Speakers:
Doug Baldwin, Barbara Crockett, John Beaver, Patrick Bookey, Trent Bosch, Alan Carter, Les Casteel,
Andrew Chen, Kip Christensen, Jimmy Clewes, Andy
Cole, Nick Cook, Tom Eckert, David Ellsworth,
Richard Findley, Joe Fleming, Clay Foster, Wayne
Furr, Brian Gisi, Theo Haralampou, Anthony Harris, Al Hockenbery, Todd Hoyer, John Kelsey, Steven Kennard, Bonnie Klein, David Lindow, Heather
Lineberry, Dave Long, Rudolph Lopez, Terry Martin,
Michael Mocho, Christophe Nancey, Bill Ooms, Tania
Radda, Joe Ruminski, Joshua Salesin, James Sathon,
Jason Schneider, Neil Scobie, Jennifer Shirley, Alan
Trout, Kevin Wallace, Derek Weidman, Michael Werner, Vance Wilson, Tom Wirsing, Andi Wolfe and
Malclom Zander. For more info: https://aaw.site-ym.
com/Page/2014Speak
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... from the
SEEDS For Autism
Editor
Mary Ann LaRoche
We have a once in a decade opportunity coming up this summer in the
national symposium. You
will not be able to see more
turners locally for such a
great deal and be able to
sleep in your own bed each
night. I would encourage you to register and
invite other turners to visit the gallery free of
charge if they can’t justify registering. These
are such great events for seeing top quality
artists and getting new ideas. I always leave
with way more ideas than I have time to implement. Last month we had Trent Bosch’s all day
demo and 6 on 1 classes. I was sick as a dog
during the Saturday demo, but I really enjoyed
Trent’s teaching and instruction in the class on
Monday. We had turners of all skill levels and
Trent made sure everyone learned a lot and
tried all his tools in numerous applications.
Chip
SEEDs For Autism is a 501(c)(3) vocational program. SEEDs was founded to fill the
overwhelming need for a comprehensive program within the adult autism community
that focuses on building self esteem, social skills, and training towards meaningful employment. While the number of those being diagnosed with autism is on the rise, for
those who are transitioning out of high school, they are truly limited to finding specific
vocational job training tailored to the special needs of this population.
SEEDs uses the power of visual training, along with a low student to teacher ratio of typically 3:1 to 4:1, and as low as 1:1 at times, to teach and connect with our participants.
They are mentored and work alongside professional artists who are passionate about
their crafts. We strive to encourage creativity and personal growth through education
in craftsmanship, in a nonthreatening and interesting way. To do so, steps are broken
down for genuine comprehension of the processes necessary to achieve independence
and ownership of the skills being taught. We currently develop skills in: metals, welding, woodworking, wood turning, jewelry making, sewing, weaving, ceramics and more.
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SEEDS cont.
The success for training has been largely due to the compassionate, diverse and strong faculty. SEEDs has been
fortunate to have the backing of several Guilds and organizations who have helped this program grow. Several of the members from the Arizona Woodturners Association have been hugely involved with volunteering
regular weekly hours of time to help mentor and instruct. Special thanks goes out to Carl Smith, Chuck LaRue,
and Cal Vanderkooi. They have been extremely supportive with dedication and instruction week after week.
Actually, the addition of woodturning is truly what raised the bar for production of the products that are made
by the participants at SEEDs. Originally, it was the jewelry that the public raved about, but now the beautiful
craftsmanship that has transpired from the students’ pen making, bowls, bottle stoppers and more, has just
given the public a grand appreciation for the skills being taught at SEEDs, and has boosted sales of products.
Revenue from sales goes back 70% into the program, with the other 30% going to the students. The goal of
this program is to take our participants from “learning to earning”.
This program is unique in many ways, and was designed to be respectful of the special needs of the students
who join the program to learn. The program is educational in service, but is also going above this piece of
the “need” and is also focused on being an entrepreneurial business that can provide the jobs that will hire
students as they progress. Without the volunteers who come and teach, this program would not be able to
impact and reach the 70+ students we have supported in some fashion.
Our thanks goes out to everyone in the community whose hearts have been opened to give and support. We
are extremely thankful to all our friends within the Arizona Woodturner’s Association for making SEEDs For
Autism one of this years national recipients for the American Association of Woodturners Return to the Community Empty Bowls Project of 2014. SEEDs participants are proud to be a part of something so very special.
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Calendar
NOTE: The Regular Monthly Meetings are held on the third Saturday of each month at the Pyle
Center, 655 E. Southern Ave., Tempe, Arizona. All meetings start at 12:00 pm and end at 4:00
pm unless otherwise posted.
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Meetings typically start out with club business, followed by the featured demonstration, and then
the raffle and prize drawings. Board meetings are open to all club members and are held every
other month one hour prior to the regular meeting.
Date Demonstrator Topic President’s Challenge Due
April 19th, 2014
Ed Jones - Stave Constructed Vessels
Round Bottom
June 13-15th, 2014
AAW National Symposium Phoenix
Empty Bowls for Charity
Nov 15th, 2014
TBD - All Day Demo
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Board of Directors
President – Jason Clark
Home phone 480-688-9291
jclark58@gmail.com
Vice President – Dale Gillaspy
turnsandtwists@gmail.com
Treasurer - Ana Lappegard
ken.ana@netzero.net
Librarian – Pete Beschenbossel
pbeschen@aol.com
Secretary & Newsletter – Chip
Hidinger
chiphidinger@netzero.net, Cell
602-677-3529
AWA WEB SITE:
http://www.azwoodturners.org
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