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150th Chapter of the American Association of Woodturners

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THE CHIP FLYER Golden Horseshoe Woodturners Guild – Burlington, Ontario

From the President’s Notebook

We have now taken delivery of the crest of our new logo. Thanks to member Ralph Button who supplied them through his company - Battlefield Advertising. The crest will go on sale in November. We purchased 100 crests and will sell them for $ 5.00 each. They will make a great addition on your shop coat or any cost or shirt.

Our Christmas party is scheduled for Dec 11 at 7:30 at the Burlington Legion. (This is the second Thursday of the month our usual Hands-on night). The map and information is on our web site and in here in the Chip Flyer. The cost of this party is absorbed by the guild and it is a great chance to socialize and let your partner meet your fellow Guild members.

We will be offering prizes for early membership renewal. Memberships renewed prior to the end of the January meeting break will qualify - See details in this issue.

We are seeking candidates to fill two executive positions: 2nd Vice President and

Secretary. The executive meets only five times a year and keeps in touch both at the meetings and by email throughout the year. As usual we will have a nominating committee seeking candidates for the election in January 2009.

We will be seeking help for our annual demonstration at the Hamilton Wood show on January 23, 24, and 25, 2009. Demonstrators and assistance in setting up and tearing down are needed. Geraldine will have a list available for signup.

George Jacquemain

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Coming up

Nov 13: Hands – On. Christmas Ornaments

Nov 20: Chainsaw Safety and Maintenance with Stephen Anderson of Stihl.

Dec 11: Christmas Party. Bring your significant other. Competition, Food, Prizes, and good conversation. Directions inside.

Dec 18: No meeting. See you on January 8. Have a happy and safe season.

See ghwg.ca for more details.


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Doug Magrath is a professional wood turner from London, Ontario. He clearly demonstrated why he is able to make a living at the lathe. In his other life, he was a Chartered Accountant and began turning in earnest in 1996. The idea of turning firewood into Fine Art and the satisfaction received, had him hooked and he is obviously still hooked today. In an average year Doug roughs about 2000 bowls and supplies nine outlets with his finished work! The logistics are mind-boggling.

Some of the highlights that Doug illustrated included:

Start a bowl blank between centres so that you can optimize the grain pattern in the bowl. For a standard #2 spur centre, drill a 1” hole about ½” deep with a Forstner bit in either the bark side or the pith centre for Natural Edge bowls. After initial cuts, you can evaluate the grain pattern and adjust the tailstock placement slightly to improve the balance of the grain. For a standard salad bowl with the pith to the rim of the bowl, you should end up at all possible with a hyperbole pattern centred in the bottom of the bowl.

Invest in curved tool rests if you intend to do much bowl turning. A curved rest allows you to make a sweeping cut with the tool well supported throughout the cut. The Oneway design is reasonable in price and function well and there are others available as well.

Always work with sharp tools. Invest in a jig if you have a hard time free hand grinding. Especially when taking the last cut or as Doug says, “The Money Cut”, take the time to put a fresh edge on your gouge.

Natural edge bowls are a challenge for the Novice to Intermediate turner, but once you have tried them, you will be sure to make many more. People love them and are intrigued with their appearance. For functional NE bowls, it is preferable to remove the bark. For more artistic bowls, to preserve the bark edge, use wood preferably felled in the fall or winter and use CA glue to saturate the cambium/bark junction.

On salad bowls, Doug uses #3 jaws in his Stronghold chuck. This provides an opportunity at the finishing stage to incorporate part of that tennon into the base of the bowl. For best appearance, Doug tends to a somewhat smaller foot than the 1/3 rule that is commonly stated by turners.

Natural Edge Bowls & Burl Treatment with Doug Magrath October demonstration


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Doug uses 3 coats of Waterlox polymerized Tung Oil as his primary finish and rubs it down with 0000 steel wool to achieve a satin finish.

He finished his presentation with a review of the many bowls he had brought with him, with special emphasis on working with burls and how to get the best out of them. This is a subject worthy of a night of its own some day, but he certainly gave us a great introduction. You will soon be able to read an article about Doug and his business in the December issue of Wood Magazine. I also found an excellent presentation of his work at http://www.martenarts.com/Artists/ This ranked as one of the best demonstrations I have been able to attend in recent years. Thank you Doug.

Mike Brazeau


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Early Membership Renewal Draw:

Due to the overwhelming success of the “Early membership renewal draw”, we are doing it again this year!

Just renew your membership for 2009 before the end of the break at the January main meeting, and you are automatically entered. A draw will be made at that meeting and 5 lucky winners will receive $50 Gift Certificate to be redeemed at one of our sponsor’s places of business.

Membership renewal ($40) is due by the end of the February meeting. Renewals after that date will be subject to the $10 joining fee regardless whether you are a member or not.

When you renew for 2009, we are also asking you for permission to distribute your name, city, telephone number and email address to our members (and only to our members).

Thank you for your continued interest in the GHWG, and good luck!

John Esson, Membership

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Christmas Party Activity and Prizes Mark your calendar for December 11. We will gather at the Burlington Legion Hall to celebrate the holiday season and have some great fun and fellowship.

Bring your significant other to this event that starts at 7.00 pm and runs till 9.30 pm. Admission is free, but there are some catches. We decorate the tree with ornaments that we make, so please bring one or two of your handmade ornaments. There will be a draw during the course of the evening to pick an ornament until they are all taken.

We would also appreciate toys in support of the Burlington Firefighter’s toy drive for needy families. These will be collected during the evening.

There will be refreshments and snacks served later in the evening, draws for door prizes, a competition and a raffle.

Competition: Bring your best turning creations. The categories are: Novice, Intermediate, and Open. If you are not sure which one you are in, ask a member of the executive, and we’ll figure it out. As usual for the Christmas competition, the judges will be the significant others. The prizes are $50, $30, and $20, for first, second, and third, in each category.

Raffle: Tickets are $10 each or $25 for three. The prizes are: a Oneway Stronghold Chuck, a Oneway Talon Chuck, a Oneway Wolverine Sharpening System, a 7/8” Steb Centre, a Sorby Texturing Tool, a Pepper Mill Kit, and a Pen Kit. The first ticket out picks from the list above, and the next ticket holder picks from the remaining

prizes, and so on each time. If you are not present, you will get the prize appropriate for the sequence of your drawn ticket.

How to get there: The place is the Legion Hall, 828 Legion Road, Burlington.

Take Brant Street south from the QEW. Go to the first set of lights south of Fairview and turn right onto Grahams Line. Go one block west and turn right (north) onto Legion Road. The Legion Hall is on the left.

(You can find a map on our web site.)

Al Murphy.

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Lincoln County Fair Thanks to the guild members who supported the Guild at the Lincoln County Fair. Although the weather was not the greatest, we enjoyed our turning time and generated a lot of interest in the art. Guild participants were Tom Wharrick, Tom Hurst, Ron Dean, Pat O'Brien, Tom Crawford, Brent Beacroft, Dave Page, George Daer, John Esson, Peter Hyde, Peggy Wharrick.

Thanks to Morley McArthur for loading equipment and Tim Hendry for loading and transporting.

Special thanks to Geraldine Kelter for organizing our participation at the Fair.

Binh Pho's demonstrations in our area are as follows: He will not be at the GHWG but you can see this influential artist at the following places: Contact for Toronto reservation : Jack Wallace [email protected] May 31 in Toronto Sunday Contact for Barrie reservation: Aubrey Ford [email protected] May 30 In Barrie Saturday Contact for London Reservation Gary Miller [email protected] June 6 in London Saturday

Take part in an End Sealer Test: Bring an airtight container container that will hold 2 cups, and you can have a sample of this new end sealer product in paste form. Naturally there is a cost..... you have to use it and report back on what you think. John Buccioni of Woodchuckers will have details (and the end sealer) at the main meeting.

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Nick Agar all day demonstration Sunday May 3 2009 Location Golden Horseshoe Woodturners Guild Knights of Columbus Hall

2400 Industrial Drive Burlington at 9 am.

Woodturning artist Nick Agar's large-scale, multi-textured turned wood sculptures, created at his riverside studio and gallery in Devon, have earned him a reputation for producing highly individual, beautifully crafted art.

Inspired by organic forms, pottery, and his natural surroundings, he specializes in hollow forms and large diameter work, and is renowned for his wall sculptures in particular. His award-winning work often incorporates carving, weaving and metalwork.

All of his pieces and detail about Nick can be found on his web site: http://www.turningintoart.com/index.php

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Executive Committee:

President George Jacquemain [email protected] First VP Ken Keates [email protected] Second VP Al Murphy [email protected] Treasurer Geraldine Kelter Secretary Rick Cullis Exec. Assistant Malcolm Cumming Membership John Esson [email protected] Member at Large Leonard Kaufman Web Sight and Chip Flyer

Peter Wright [email protected]

Hands On Morley McArthur

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