A Chapter of The American Association of Woodturners

Volume 19, Issue 4 The woodturners’ local resource April 2014

President’s Message

Northwest Woodturners www.northwestwoodturners.com Meetings are held on the 1st Thursday of each month at 7:00PM at Franklin High School President Mike Meredith mmeredith23@comcast.net phone 503-522-0531 V. Presidents MikeWebb & Bill Giffin Secretary Open Treasurer Roger Crooks Members-at- Large Richard Hall Max McBurnett Bob Mach Steve Newberry Jim Schoeffel Librarians Denvy Larson Lynne Hemmert Raffle John Neumann Supplies Roger Crooks Official Greeter Jim Moore Newsletter Jim Schoeffel jschoeffel@aol.com NWWT Web Site Barbara Hall MyFamily Administrator Owen Lowe

Quick Updates

Let me bring you up-to-date on the progress of the in-tended move to the Multnomah Arts Center (MAC). We had an additional meeting with the art center management and I believe agreements were reached on the renovation of the arts cottage. The board has agreed to contribute $2500 to help get that process started. Individual dona-tions are encouraged and will be necessary to complete the project. Other woodworking organizations are contribut-ing to the process and I have every confidence that we will produce an excellent workshop that will meet our hands-on needs. An auction has been tentatively planned for September with all proceeds being dedicated to the woodshop project. More information on that later. I should point out that contributions can be made to the Multnomah Arts Center Association (MACA), which is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit, therefore those contributions are tax deducti-ble and can be dedicated to the activities of Northwest Woodturners. I can't even ven-ture a guess when the workshop will be available for our use but we will proceed with all speed.

Using the auditorium as a meeting space, however, is a separate issue. We can start using that as soon as the facility has been evaluated and some equipment moved in. The way it looks now, our club lathe (the Jet 1642) will be stored in the auditorium area for use by us and I think, eventually, by Cascade Woodturners also. Cascade’s lathe (which is 220 V) will probably be relocated to the workshop. The next goal is to find storage space within the auditorium for both the lathe and the library wagon. There are things that I don't currently know about the setup in the auditorium. We have a very good video stand that we need to find out how to use that space. We have a good A/V setup. The audio part of it probably will not be necessary but the video projector makes demonstrations much easier plus the camera mixer and projection screen.

We will need to look further into the facilities in the auditorium and establish where we can store our gear, but I think we can look forward to our July meeting being in the auditorium of the Multnomah Arts Center.

I will try to keep the membership informed on the progress of this long-term project. It will cost time and money but I'm convinced that a permanent home for Northwest Woodturners is essential for the growth of the club.

This month, our demonstrator is Steve Newberry. I'm hesitant to call anyone an ec-centric turner because it has implications beyond the woodshop. Steve is well known for his off-center turning and I'm sure we can look forward to another outstanding demonstration. – Mike Meredith

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First, on behalf of everyone, Thank You Barb Hall! for your four years of dedication and hard work creating an informa-tive publication of professional quality, of which we are all proud. Further, I want to personally thank you for your tre-mendous help transitioning this project to me. You have set the bar very high and I will do my best to achieve your high standards.

Now, to everyone, I’d like to know what you expect from our newsletter. What should it include? What doesn’t need to be included? Or, put another way: What do you like about it, and what don’t you like? Please let me know either in per-son, or via e-mail. Also, ideas and suggestions for articles, as well as contributed woodturning-related articles, tips, web links, and classified ads are always welcome. Submissions to the newsletter are due by the 20th of the month.

And lastly, I apologize for the quality of the photos; I’ll try to do better next time. Thanks, and let the chips fly! – Jim

A note from YOUR new editor

April is here and the Library is alive and well. This month we have two additions, plus the returns that our faithful mem-bers will return. The two new publications are different in technical terms, but both involve turning! Turning Wood with Richard Raffan, A Fine Woodworking Book. I could not pass up buying this publication for our library. It is a publication that was in the CHESTERFIELD COUNTY LIBRARY VIRGINIA. That is what is stamped in the front of the book. It's a great ole' publication, Richard is pictured turning in shorts, a t-shirt and what looks like bedroom slippers. The instructions on turning are still true today, the sharpening techniques are shown for different tools and the pictures help. The second publication obtained for our library is: Classic Woodturning Projects with Bonnie Klein and goes into details with 12 Skill-Building Designs. The cover has pictures of tops all over it with different shapes and colors. On page 7-8 there are detailed explanation of chatterwork, and many pictures. Now for those of you who are interested in chatterwork, make a chatter tool. I shall bring the one I made to the next meeting in April. See you there? You might consider checking out a few magazines, they have excellent articles and are very informative and entertaining. Keep those shavings flying and the dust collected at its source. – Denvy Larson, Librarian

Library News

DONATIONS

As most of you know, Bill Rufener was a very dedicated member of Northwest Woodturners and contributed his time and skills to the library and other projects. He is missed by all who knew him. At our March meeting Max McBurnett brought a box of Bill’s magazines and books donated by his widow, Jan. Our thanks to Jan for the donation and to Max for deliver-ing them.

Mike Jackosky, from Southern California, will be at the April 17th evening meeting of Cascade Woodturners at Franklin High School. On Friday (the 18th), he will do an all day demo at Dale Larson’s shop (5010 SE Regner Rd, Gresham). Cost for this will be $30. Then on Saturday (the 19th), also at Dale’s shop, Mike will teach an all day, hands-on class on hollow-ing. The price for this class will be somewhat variable depending on how many sign up. It will be in the range of $100-$125. Please contact Pete Morrell (morrellpete@gmail.com or 971-506-4770) to sign up for the Friday demo or Saturday class. Mike is one of the premier hollow form turners in the United States. His forms are very nice, and he puts on a great demo. He has demonstrated at AAW many times, and all around the country. He has also developed a line of tools for hollowing. Visit his website at http://www.mikejackofsky.com/ .

Premier Hollow form Turner Mike Jackofsky

coming to Cascade Woodturners in April

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Jim Hall shared with us how one can take a turned piece that is perhaps ho hum, or too plain, or just doesn’t grab your interest, and make it striking through embellishments, which, in his words, are “doing anything to the surface of the piece other than that which you originally produced on the lathe”. Embellishing includes carving, piercing, stip-pling, burning, and coloring. He showed fine examples of all of these methods as well as the tools he used. His tools included small hand carving tools, power carving tools, air tools, rasps, wire burners, power sanding tools, and, of course, hand sanding – lots of hand sanding in some cases. He emphasized the need to wear a good safety mask and a dust mask designed for wood dust, as some of the embel-lishment methods generate a lot of chips and fine dust. Jim recommends these steps in the process of embellishment:

1. Turn a piece on the lathe that has the basic form you want.

2. Using a soft-lead pencil lay out what you want to do on the piece.

3. Use templates if appropriate.

4. Look at your layout with a critical eye and refine it.

5. Look at the piece from all angles and revise if necessary.

6. Set the piece aside for at least a day.

7. Then, review the form and the design to determine if it is what you want.

8. If satisfied, begin the carving, stippling, piercing, or whatever is called for by your design.

Jim’s handout not only covered what he presented, but also included a list of resources for books and publications on embellishing wood, resources for tools and supplies, and ideas from a 2002 Trent Bosch workshop on how to make your work your work and ideas to help troubleshoot your designs.

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OUR MARCH DEMONSTRATOR — JIM HALL

Jim Hall Jim Hall

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February Challenge: Spring

Since our February meeting was cancelled because of the snow, Max McBurnett brought his entry to the March meet-

ing. Great interpretation of “Spring”!

Max McBurnett

March Challenge: Eggs

Bob Chiavarini

Two views of March Challenge Winner

Bill Giffin

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Is it true that color relationships are actually more important than the actual color

itself? Don Derry remarked on the lack of color in pieces at an earlier symposium.

He immediately decided that color would set his own work apart. It did; but not

always to his advantage. Many members believe in keeping the natural beauty of

wood. But what if that piece of wood is not always beautifully grained? Binh Pho

solved this problem and created masterful pieces enhancing dull, poorly grained

wood with glorious vibrant color. Obviously the work of these two wood turners is

unusual, very colorful and amazing in design. Currently, color is appearing on more

and more pieces and we watch this change taking place at the AAW Symposiums. Do you apply color to your pieces? If so,

for what purpose? For greater impact? To cover dull wood? Or?

Color can have a dramatic effect on the senses, in fact color therapy is a legitimate healing field of study. Use color to en-

hance your health. Harmonious color combos tend to promote restfulness.

1. Use the color wheel to lay out a harmonious combo of three analogous colors that are near each other. (This is the terti-

ary layer of the color wheel that uses a mixture of two primary colors and one secondary color or two secondary and one

primary). OR

2. Lay out two colors that are opposite each other on the color wheel.

Once you achieve harmony you can add tension to the degree that is pleasing to you. Too little tension often results in bore-

dom while too much can add a feeling of stress and confusion. Initial exposure

to red can raise blood pressure, increase respiration and increase muscle tension.

Colors that clash will promote high tension.

How colors are layered in relation to each other affects how the colors are perceived. Red contained within black seems

alive; red contained within white seems dull. Red within orange seems lifeless. Red can be used as therapy to stimulate

creativity, conversation, and the appetite. It might also increase

anger, aggression and restlessness.

Colors can take on the hues of those adjacent to them. Can you

tell that the brown square indicated by the arrow in square #1

is the same color as the brown square indicated by the arrow in

square #2? The proof is shown in square #3 where the

squares lie adjacent to each other. Look at the orange square in #1, the actual physical size of the color patch appears larger

than the yellow patches surrounding it. The yellow squares appear smaller depending on adjacent col-

ors.

Mike Frost created an elegant illusion of a curvilinear vase using carefully blending colors in the blue/

purple/pink range. The walls of the piece are vertical with no actual bending!

How we apply colors can add tension or restfulness. Swirls can add liveliness ; but also can give a sense

of confusion. Check out some modern art pieces. They can be an extravagance of color and lines.

Painting your turnings adds another dimension as does texturing, inlays, carving, burning and more. Use

some of that firewood that is not beautiful to leave unadorned and paint a masterpiece.

#1 #2 #3

Design workshop … playing with color

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The color wheel associated for paint is the one we will use in this article: The primary colors are yellow, red and blue with

yellow placed at the top of the color wheel; We can mix these colors to make all the colors

of the rainbow; but we cannot

make any of the primary colors by mixing other colors.

Secondary paint colors are purple, green and orange.

Direct light on the object and it appears lighter or we decrease the light and the

object appears darker. We also change the tone of the color. This is simple

when the object is a disk. The light reflects over the entire surface with the

same intensity. The stronger the light, the paler the object becomes. Our

turned objects are three dimensional and the color reflection is not equal over

the entire surface. The color is brightest where the light shines directly on it

and darkens as the light is directed away (one benefit

of surface texture). We therefore cannot rely on light

alone; but must also change the color. We add a

lighter color to achieve the right tone and also add

white to brighten. We add a darker color to in-

crease the color in the shadowed areas. To create the shadow color, we add the opposite colors on the color wheel. That is,

red and green are used to shadow each other, blue and orange shadow each other and purple and yellow shadow each other.

White is the combination of all colors, but it cannot be mixed in paint. Black is the absence of color, and we can mix a good

black by adding 4 parts blue, 2 parts red and one part yellow; however our shading is usually less brutal if we use color tones

instead of straight black.

To get the shade of purple for our ball, we first check what color is the closest match on the color wheel to our base color.

It looks like it is a combination of purple and red. We add some blue. It’s too light so we add more blue and have a color

match. Now we need to add more white and/or a lighter color where the ball is lighter and a darker color where the ball

appears darker. In this example we have added red and blue varying the amount to achieve the appropriate intensity and

white for brightness. Note: We do not need to add white to yellow to

achieve brightness; but do use it with all other colors.

Have fun experimenting, try mixing colors to see how they go to-

gether, and how they look and feel to you. — Barb Hall

Mix one primary and one secondary

color to make tertiary colors.

Combine red + blue to = purple

Combine blue + yellow to = green

Combine red + yellow to = orange

Tone values: black #0, white #9; base color is

~ #4-5; dark is ~#7-9; lightest color is ~#1-2

Achieving the base color of our ball.

Disk and 3d ball Light reflecting on the disk Light reflecting on ball

Design workshop (continued)

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2014 Northwest WoodTurners Meeting Schedule

MAP to Franklin high school SE 52nd Ave & Woodward St, Portland, OR 97206

SE Woodward

SE 5

2nd

Woodshop entrance

(2nd door from SE 52nd Ave.)

Other Woodturner Club Meeting schedules

1st Thursday at 7:00 PM Franklin High School, SE 52nd Ave & Woodward St, Portland, OR 97206

Date Program Challenge

January 2, 2014 Annual Swap Meet none

February 6, 2014 Meeting Cancelled (snow) Spring – New Beginnings

March 6, 2014 Jim Hall (Carving and Embellishing) Eggs

April 3, 2014 Steve Newberry (Off-center Turning) Toys

May 1, 2014 Phil Lapp Two-of-a-Kind (Matching Pieces)

June 5, 2014 Nick Stagg (Small Boxes) Off-center/Multi-axis Pieces

July 3, 2014 TBA Reassembled Bowls

August 7, 2014 TBA TBA

September 4, 2014 TBA Winged Bowls

October 2, 2014 TBA Carved or Textured Pieces

November 6, 2014 TBA Holiday Pieces

December 4, 2014 TBA none

Southwest Washington Woodturners (Vancouver, WA) (www.southwestwashingtonwoodturners.com) 4th Wednesday, 7:00 PM at The Friends of the Carpenter’s Center, 1600 West 20th St, Vancouver, WA

March 26, 2014: Jim Hall April 23, 2014: TBA May 28, 2014: Steve Newberry

Woodturners of Olympia (Olympia, WA) (www.woodturnersofolympia.org) 4th Thursday, 6:30 PM at Thurston County Fairgrounds, Carpenter Road SE, Lacey, WA Al Price, aprice44@aol.com

March 27, 2014: Reed Gray (Your Finish Cut) April 24, 2014: Glenn Schaffer (Adding Geometric Designs and Texture) May 22, 2014: Andy Firpo (Safety in Woodturning)

Continued on next page

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Woodturning Symposia

Other Woodturner Club Meeting schedules (cont)

Beaver State Woodturners (Eugene, OR) (www.beaverstatewoodturners.com) 4th Thursday, 6:00 PM at the Woodcraft Store, 1052 Green Acres Rd, Eugene, OR 97408 Jack Dunham, dunham222@msn.com

March 27, 2014: Jimmy Clewes (Winged Bowl) March 28, 2014: All day demo with Jimmy Clewes (Note: This demo is currently at capacity; contact the club to be put on the waiting list.) April 24, 2014: TBA May 22, 2014: TBA

Willamette Valley Woodturners (Salem, OR) (www.willamettevalleywoodturners.com) 2nd Thursday, 6:30 PM, Salem Center 50+, 2615 Portland Rd, NE Salem, OR 97303 Terry Gerrost , gerrost@yahoo.com

April 10, 2014: David Earle (Salad Bowls) May 8, 2014: TBA

Cascade Woodturners (Portland, OR) (www.cascadewoodturners.com) 3rd Thursday, 6:45 PM at Frankilin High School, SE 52nd Ave & Woodward St, Portland, OR 97206 Pete Morrell, morrellpete@gmail.com, 971-506-4770

March 20, 2014: Dale Larson (Bowl Turning) April 17-19, 2014: Mike Jackofsky (Hollow Vessels) April 17, 2014: Demo at regular meeting, 6:45 PM, Franklin High School April 18, 2014: All day demo starting at 9:00 AM, Dale Larson’s shop (5010 SE Regner Rd, Gresham), cost $30 April 19, 2014: All day class on hollowing starting at 9:00 AM, Dale Larson’s shop, cost $100-$125 depending on number of participants

35th Annual Utah Woodturning Symposium presented by the Timpanogos Woodturners, the Utah Association of Woodturners, and Craft Supplies USA May 15-17, 2014, Utah Valley University Campus, Events Center, Orem, UT

This year’s theme: “A Tribute to Dale Nish”. Demonstrators include: Kip Christensen, Hans Weissflog, Jakob Weissflog, Art Majerus, Ray Key, Mike Mahoney, Steve Gray, Stuart Mortimer, Bonnie Kline, Kirk DeHeer, Bill Ooms, Nelson Cassinger, Al Stirt, David Ellsworth, Kurt Herzog, Jerry Kermode, Glenn Lucas, Don Russell, Tom Sorenson, Keith Thompkins, Richard Raffan, Rex Burningham, Joe Wagner, and more. For more information visit www.utahwoodturning.com

AAW 28th International Symposium, June 13-15, 201, Phoenix Convention Center, Phoenix, AZ

The world's largest and most inclusive woodturning event attracts more than 1,500 guests from all over the globe. Invited demonstrators include: Alan Carter, Jimmy Clewes, J. Paul Fennell, Douglas Fisher, Ron Fleming, Clay Foster, Rudolf Lopez, Michael Mocho, Christophe Nancey, Joshua Salesin, Neil Scobie, Hayley Smith, and Michael Werner. For more details visit https://aaw.site-ym.com/page/2014PhoenixHome

2014 Creativity in Woodturning Symposium featuring Richard Raffan and Nick Stagg plus Workshops with Richard Raffan presented by Woodturners of Olympia, July 26-30, 2014, Lacey, WA

Symposium, Saturday, July 26, 2014, Cost $100 Nick Stagg: Turning a Basic Bowl Made Easy Richard Raffan: Back to Basics, Lidded Bowl, and Suction-fit Boxes

Richard Raffan Workshops on July27-30, 2014 Workshop # 1: Sunday, July 27, 2014: Bowls & Basics Revisited. Cost $150 Workshop # 2: Monday, July 28, 2014: Lidded Bowls or Suction Fit Boxes. Cost $150 Workshop # 3: Tuesday & Wednesday, July 29 & 30, 2014: 2-Day Work Shop. Cost $250 Note: (Some or all of the workshops may be already filled). Register on-line at: http://www.woodturnersofolympia.org Or contact: Al Price, Program Director, 360-791-0396, aprice44@aol.com

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Our Business Members

Volume 19, Issue 4

We encourage our Northwest Woodturners mem-

bers to visit these business partners to find the many

great products they carry and to stock up on the

necessary items for your wood turning needs.

Be sure to remind the sales clerk that you are a

member of Northwest Woodturners! Our business

partners provide NWWT with generous gifts based

on member purchases.

classifieds

Wanted: 20" Planer Contact: North Woods Figured Wood at 800-556-3106 or service@nwfiguredwoods.com

Part time job opening: Inside sales and outside sales at North Woods Figured Wood Must have extensive experience in sales (especially soft sell), excellent customer service skills, general knowledge of wood; must be self starting, organized, and have excellent record keeping ability and a positive attitude. Perks: Positive work environment, flexible schedule, "Green" business, rural setting, first access to great wood. Please send letter of intent and resume to service@nwfiguredwoods.com before April 10th.

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P.O. Box1157

Lake Oswego OR 97035

Membership has benefits! Show your NWWT Membership Card to receive a discount off your purchase at Gilmer’s, Rockler, Woodcraft, Woodcrafters, NorthWoods and Crosscut Hardwoods.

Editor’s Notes Local woodworking store Demos

All Newsletters can be accessed from the NWWT website or the NWWT Members Forum web site. If you do not have internet access, provide me with your mailing address and news-letters will be sent via USPS.

If you do not receive a courtesy email from me by the beginning of the month indicating that a new newsletter is available on line, please send me your current email address.

Submissions to the newsletter are due by the 20th of the month. Articles, tips, web links, classified ads, or other woodturning-related items are welcome.

Jim Schoeffel 503-591-9066

jschoeffel@aol.com

For other business inquiries contact Northwest Woodturners at:

Northwest Woodturners P.O Box 1157

Lake Oswego, OR 97035

Date Demo Location Time

04/05 Turning an Ice Cream Scoop Handle Rockler, Beaverton 11:00 AM

04/05 What’s New at Woodcraft Woodcraft, Tigard 10:00 AM – 2:00 PM

04/05 Art of Woodturning

Sawstop at 3:00 PM Woodcrafters, Portland 10:00 AM – 3:00 PM

04/12 Relief Carving by Debby Neely Woodcrafters, Portland 10:00 AM – 3:00 PM

04/19 SawStop Rockler, Beaverton 11:00 AM

04/19 Wood Burning by Shirley Malar

Sawstop at 3:00 PM Woodcrafters, Portland 10:00 AM – 3:00 PM

04/26 Steam Bending Rockler, Beaverton 11:00 AM

04/26 Combining Wood Carving and Wood

Burning by Jim Tharp Woodcrafters, Portland 10:00 AM – 3:00 PM

Many other fine demos and classes are available from your local stores:

Rockler, Beaverton, 503-672-7266, http://rocklerprod.lcgosc.com/retail/stores/or/portland-store

Woodcraft, Tigard, 503-684-1428, http://www.woodcraft.com/stores/store.aspx?id=312

Woodcrafters, Portland, 503-231-0226, http://www.woodcrafters.us/