March 10, 2012

South Kansas Woodturners

Volume 16, Issue 3

Club News
Meeting News:
The Feb. 18th meeting of SKW had 28 members and 3 guests (Nancy & Hal Prester, and Tory Lehr) attending. Tom Hamel presided. Gordon reported the club treasury balance to be: Cash - $1,448 with the Library Fund being $327 of that total. Old business: None New Business: Gordon mentioned he would like some volunteers for the club table at The Great Plains Woodcarvers Show. Ruth Chipman announced she would be taking orders before Mar. 1 for a discounted club order of 30 or more band-saw blades to be delivered at the March workshop. The possibility of a club website was discussed. New member, Brad Simmons, volunteered to work with the person assigned to keep the site up to date and teach them what they will need to know to do this job. There was a discussion of some VHS tapes being donated to the club and how they could be turned to DVD format. Club officers are looking into this matter. There were 20 show & tell participants. Bring Back items were won by: Duane OHara, Leroy Cole, Les Hastings, & Greg Tompkins. Gordon Beehler & Bernie Linnebur then did a demonstration on making a pen and what supplies & materials are needed and available for a pen project.

Officers:
President Tony Wheeler Vice-president Tom Hamel Secretary/Newsletter Ruth Chipman Treasurer Gordon Beehler Library Jim Orange Don Anderson SKW dues: AAW dues: (620) 837-3100 (316) 323-0674 (316) 264-3516 (316) 634-2269 (316) 529-8853 777-0484 $35 year $48 year

March Workshop: Come spend the day

with your club demonstrators. There will be 5 stations set up with a different project on each for you to work on. Pens, hollow forms, goblets, natural edge bowl, egg for Easter. Bring your tools and give it a try working with the demonstrator.
If possible please add an item in the March newsletter - advising the membership that anyone interested in using the SKW Club Table Reservation for the May 19th 20th Great Plains Woodcarvers Show in order to qualify for competitive project entry should contact me no later than the next SKW 3-1712 meeting. Thanks, Gordon 316-634-2269 Gordon Beehler gave his first demonstration Making a pen at the February meeting. Bernie Linnebur assisted with information on materials and parts for projects

Monthly Meeting Items: Meeting: March 17, 2012

Workshop from 9 am to 3 pm at the SBEA meeting facility LUNCH AT THE WORKSHOP - anyone wishing to add a pot luck dish to the chili menu, please feel free to bring something.

Refreshments:
ROGER MARVIN

Bring Back Raffle: Please

bring a turning or an item of worth for a turner.

Presidents Corner
Well its workshop time once again. Since our last workshop we have several new members that may wonder just, what is a workshop meeting. At our workshop meetings we setup the clubs lathes and grinder station. Everyone is invited to do some turning and/or receive instruction on sharpening your tools or just to solve turning problems that you may have. I realize that for some of our new members, that are completely new to turning, this is an excellent time to get instruction on good safe turning habits to get into. I know that it would sure have been much easier for me to learn if I had known about the club, instead of hacking my way through the learning process. So, bring your tools if you have them, no problem if you dont. I will be bringing tools with me that anyone is welcome to use. Ray has asked several of us to bring a project for members to turn this workshop. Dont think that Im only talking to the new members. You old heads can always learn something new also or just have fun turning with your friends. So Im looking for a good turnout. We will be having Chili for lunch that Im making. It will be mild but I will bring some heat to add if you like yours spicy like me. I will be looking forward to seeing you all on the 17th. Tony Everyone feel free to add a pot luck dish to the menu for lunch. Next months meeting will be April 21st, 2012. The monthly challenge for April will be a pen. Be sure to bring yours.

1: NONE DUE TO WORKSHOP 2: 3:

Don Reedy (1), Nelson Gordin (1), Frank McMurphy (1) March 2011 DVD: Jo Mastin (1), Dave Clark, Don Reedy, Jim Fleetwood, Brad Simmons (1), Ron Maddux (1) July 2011, Sandy Fitzig (1) Books: Jim Fleetwood (1), Bill Hayes (1), Jo Mastin (1), Tony Wheeler (April 2011) Magazine: Jim Fleetwood (1), Bill Riley (1), Dave Clark (1), Frank McMurphy (2)

Video:

PC cd: None

South Kansas Woodturners

Above: It was a great Show & Tell at the February meeting. A tremendous amount of goblets were shown and entered in
the monthly challenge. Ray Chipman won the challenge with Jim Orange and Greg Tompkins taking 2 nd & 3rd. The variety of shapes and decorations created a good contrast showing off the turning styles of SKW members. The SKW club members are improving the quality of their turnings by leaps and bounds. If you want to do your own comparison, just grab one of your own turnings from 1 or 2 years ago or even from when you first joined SKW and compare it with your shapes, finishes, style, and types of turning projects you do today. I think you will have to agree that the changes and improvements are tremendous. Projects this month included: a baby rattle, inlay work, segmented work, miniatures, a trembler, captured rings, goblets, a vase, a lidded bowl, multi-axis work, and natural edge work. Congratulations to every one of you!

Members NOTICES: Welcome to New Members: Prester Hal

and 10253 S.W. 150th St. Augusta KS 67010 (316) 259-6470 nancy.prester@sbcglobal.net

Brad Simmons 1783 S. Yale St. Wichita, KS 67218 (316) 734-8433 brad.simmons@gmail.com

BAKED SHRIMP
C. butter or margarine, melted 1 clove garlic, pressed teaspoon salt 1 teaspoon Worcestershire sauce Juice of 1 small lemon 1 quart peeled, deveined, uncooked shrimp

Combine all ingredients in a shallow one-quart baking pan. Bake at 325F, basting often, until shrimp are tender, approximately 20 minutes Hint: May also be served as an appetizer