Thursday August 14, 2014 Meeting Minutes

40 members and 1 guests in attendance

Treasurer’s report: $1568.81 plus $379 from grant

Librarian’s report: New DVDs

Old business

• Pens for Troops supplies arrived

• Festus Turning Day is August 16 – 9:00am – ?

• Twin CIty Days (Sept 6)

• Arnold Library Display set up at 9:00am

New business

 

 

• October turning Day at Paul’s is October 18, 9:30

• Woodcarver’s Show in Belleville, Nov 1&2 paperwork in, tablecloths required

• Carrie will be teaching Beginning Woodturning at Grand Center Craft Alliance

• Kat is looking for a motor to be rewound.  Commercial Electric was recommended.

• Craft Supplies has $4.99 shipping for one more day

• We need a nursing home for the birdhouse project

• Paul Krautmann has mahogany suitable for birdhouse ornaments

Show and Tell

 

1. Paul Hoffman – Walnut bowl, Stained bowl, giant Cherry bowl, PVC shreds

2. Paul Krautmann – Oak Candleholders, Cherry Bowl, Burr Oak bowl

3. Mike Ruch – Open Segmented vessel, Cherry vase, Stave turned vessel, Cherry clock

4. Jan – Rosewood Natural Edge saucer

5. Gail – Segmented urn, Florida mahogany square bowl, wing bowl

6. Eric Haas – Open segmented bowl

7. Glen Bond – Catalpa Appetizer tray

8. Gib – Celtic knot pens, spindle, miniature goblet

9. Dave Collins – Box Elder bowl

10. Mike Short – Laminated wood bottle stoppers

11. Roger – Hackberry thin bowl

12. Mark Carpenter – Holly vase, Persimmon Box, Unknown box, Unknown vessel with African Blackwood finial, Segmented Bowl

13. Kat Stegall – Pod vessels, Ebony bottle stopper

14. Terry Eiler – Walnut natural edge bowl, plum natural edge bowl, Giant pine bowl

 

Instant Gallery of Show and Tell Items

 

President’s Challenge

 

The challenge this month was a thin-turned bowl.  Jerry Cox won

1. Craig – Natural edge bowl

2. Roger – Walnut thin walled goblet

3. Mike Ruch – Walnut segmented bowl

4. Terry Eiler – Oak Natural Edge wing bowl

5. Paul Hoffman – Hamburger

6. Mike Short – Cherry bowl

7. Keith – Laminated bowl

8. Dave Collins – Box Elder Bowl

9. Jerry Cox – Curly maple with died basswood art piece

Instant Gallery of President’s Challenge Items

 

Demonstration

Kat demonstrated turning pens

Next month’s President’s Challenge is a pen