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P r e s i d e n t ’ s M e s s a g e M o n t h l y M e e t i n g

July has come and gone. What a fantastic

demonstration and workshop. Rudy is absolutely a

must see at any time. His skill as a turner and his

ability to express what he is doing and why are sec-

ond to none. In a short morning on day one of his

workshop every single person taking the workshop

improved their cut so significantly that the noise in

the shop had decreased enormously. That was nec-

essary to accomplish that very thin wing and every-

one completed their project.

The last 2 months were very weak in attend-

ance. I believe that is because of so many members

with a lot of other commitments. I do understand,

however those folks who so tirelessly put these

meeting together also have other commitments but

have stepped up to ensure that CAW is one of the

best clubs within the AAW. Therefore I am going to

recommend that next year we not meet during

June, July, and August.

As previously mentioned, CAW is one of the

best. I would put our demonstrations and work-

shops up against any club. All of this is accom-

plished at a very, very low cost to members. I have

personally attended demonstrations at other clubs

and have paid as high as $35 dollars just for the one

demonstration. There are also some clubs that have

no professional demonstrations and meet for an

hour or so once a month. I’m not sure what their

dues are, but I do not see much return on their

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In this issue:

Presidents Message 1

CAW Events 2015 2

About Our Members 3

Instant Gallery 4

Advertisements 7

Saturday, August 8, 2015 Barbara Dill

Barbara is known for her multi-axis and split

turnings and more. Barbara doesn't use a skew,

says that every time she does she hurts her wrist.

Instead she uses a 30 degree bevel spindle gouge

(normal is about 45%). The last time she was here,

she brought along her own grinder to help people

make their spindle gouges "pointy", if desired.

8:00 AM — Building opens. Set up for the demo. Look over the Group Buy items. Have a cup of coffee and donut. Discuss the "show & tell." Rent a video. Talk tips and techniques with other mem-bers. Get your raffle tickets.

8:30 — "Show & Tell." Photos of items will be taken for the next CAW newsletter. Tape/DVD li-brary will be open.

8:45 — Chapter business meeting with show no-tices and activity announcements.

9:00 — Demonstrations start 12:00 — Lunch will be served. Demonstration

will resume at 12:30. 2:30 — Demonstration ends. Repack the lathe

and CAW equipment and clean-up the shavings. Building closes at 3:00 PM sharp.

Orders will be taken for PRIMO Subs and salad on Saturday from 8 AM till 10 AM. Please see order taker to place your order.

M o n t h l y M e e t i n g a g e n d a

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To register for professional workshops contact Bob Pezold rpezold@verizon.net. At CAW meetings when we have a professional demonstrator there is a $10 door charge.

To register for skill enhancement/mentoring workshop contact C A Savoy cadjsavoy@cox.net. The fee for the skill enhancement workshop is $20.

For any that may see the above as a bit more formal than previously in force, please be aware that these policies are necessary to ensure the staff spends more time supporting the workshops rather than dealing with spectator and administrative issues.

7 August One Day Workshop Barbara Dill www.barbaradill.com/ 8 August Meeting Day / Barbara Dill 12 August Skill Enhancement Mentoring 25 August No Skill Enhancement - Staff vacations 12 September Meeting Day / Cynthia Gibson Demonstration 14/15 September Two Day Workshop Cynthia Gibson www.cynthiagibsonpyrography.com/ 29 September Skill Enhancement Mentoring 14 October Skill Enhancement Mentoring 17 October Meeting Day CAW Based – Christmas Ornaments 27 October Skill Enhancement Mentoring 12/13 November Two Day Workshop John Lucas (Google “John Lucas Woodturning”) 14 November Meeting Day / John Lucas Demonstration 17/18 November Two Day Workshop Mike Sorge www.mikesorge.com/ 24 November Skill Enhancement Mentoring 5 December Holiday Party (see information other CAW spots, this year it’s at Primo’s restaurant) 9 December Skill Enhancement Mentoring 29 December No Skill Enhancement - Happy Holidays

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b y F r a n k J e s s u p

investment. And the opportunities available within

CAW for every single member to partake in at skill

enhancement are outrageous. I know of nowhere

that you try so many different skills without laying

out more than $20. All of this comes at a price,

though not monetarily, and would be impossible but

through the hard work of volunteers. We need

some new, different people to step up and help out.

If only the same few keep shouldering the responsi-

bility we will surely stop growing. Let someone

know that you will help. It is a great opportunity to

not only strengthen CAW; it will give you a chance

work with and meet some outstanding people.

CAW’s Cynthia Gibson Workshop in September

is currently full; however there may be a few open-

ings within the CAT workshop. Contact Ken Poirier

We will provide further updates the closer we get.

We still have openings in several exceptional

workshops, so please give some thought to signing

up.

Happy and Safe Turning!

Bob

P r e s i d e n t ’ s M e s s a g e

C o n t i n u e d

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Don’t be shy! Promote yourself. Tell us about your woodturning activities in the

CAW Newsletter. Send your information by the 22nd of the month to

Phil Brown, philfbrown@comcast.net, or call (301) 767-9863.

Tom Boley will teach two classes at the John C. Campbell Folk School. A natural edge bowl class, "Bark"ing Bowls, covering several different styles is the first class from August 16 to 21. Tom’s weekend class, August 21 to 23, is on how to turn a plate or tray. See classes.folkschool.org/Instructors.aspx?id=77287 Bob Horowitz (Bob The Woodturner) will be a fea-tured artist from August 4 until August 31 at The Artists' Undertaking Gallery, 309 Mill Street, Oc-coquan, VA. Bob is back turning smaller pieces after spending months in Florida caring for his father. Lynda Smith-Bugge has a piece (shown here) in a cu-rated Washington Sculptors Group exhibit, “SANCTUARY,” at the JOAN HASAOKA HEALING ARTS CENTER, 1632 U St NW, DC. Lynda and others talked about their work on Satur-day, July 18 at 3:30 PM. The exhibit continues through August 15. Lynda has moved to Winchester, VA. Felton Gilliam teaches Turn-ing Bottle Stoppers on Au-gust 4, from 6:30 PM to 9 PM. Nate Johnson teaches The Art Of Wood Burning, Sep-tember 5, from 10 AM to 5 PM. John Noffsinger teaches Introduction To Hollow Turning, on August 11 and 25, and November 24 and December 08, from 6:30 to 9:30 PM. These classes are at Woodcraft in Springfield, VA. See www.woodcraft.com/stores/storeclasses.aspx?id=327&page=classes

Dale Bright teaches Turning Natural Edge Bowls on Saturday, October 31, and Bowl Turning on Satur-day, September 19. These classes run from 10 AM to 5 PM. Dave Robinson will be teaching Turn a Pepper Mill as a two-evening class on September 1 and 2, from 6:30 to 9:30 PM. Nate Johnson teaches The Art Of Wood Burning, August 1 and October 24 from 10 AM to 5 PM. These classes are at Woodcraft in Leesburg. You can register at the store, or by phone at (703) 737-7880, or at the web site: woodcraft.com/stores/storeclasses.aspx?id=575&page=classes

Exhibit of Interest

Allturnatives: FORM + SPIRIT 2015 is an exhibit of the creations by Fellows in the Windgate ITE Inter-national Residency program hosted by the Center for Art in Wood, 141 N. 3rd Street in Philadelphia, PA. This opens August 7, with a gallery talk from 2-4 PM on August 8. The exhibit closes September 26. View photos taken during the program, including visits to local wood collectors, at centerforartin-wood.org/residency/ite-blogs/

Craft Forms 2015

The 21st International Juried Exhibition of Contem-porary Craft will be up December 4, 2015 through January 30, 2016 at the Wayne Art Center in Wayne, PA. The entry deadline is September 10. See www.craftformsentry.org/ for more information and the prospectus.

A b o u t O u r M e m b e r s b y P h i l B r o w n

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I n s t a n t G a l l e r y ( P h o t o s b y P h i l H a l l )

Joe Zadareky

Flat-side Maple vase

Rudy Lopez workshop

Joe Zadareky

5-in Cherry wing bowl

Rudy Lopez workshop

Gary Guenther

“Beads of Courage” 6-in Cherry lidded bowl

Allan Schlesinger

nested natural-edge Cherry Burl bowls

Allan Schlesinger

12-in natural-edge Cherry Burl bowl

Phil Hall

9-in White Oak nutcracker bowl

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I n s t a n t G a l l e r y ( P h o t o s b y P h i l H a l l )

John Bailer

10-in Mahogany bowl with black edge

Dean Swaggert

11-in Maple platter with inlayed wood segments

Phil Hall

5-in dyed and lacquered Maple hollow form

Patrick O’Brien

3-in Maple miniature thin-stem cake stand

Henri Weems

5 x 9-in natural-edge Cherry bowl

Tim Jackson

9-in Ambrosia Maple bowl

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I n s t a n t G a l l e r y ( P h o t o s b y P h i l H a l l )

Tim Jackson

9-in Apple bowl

Manny Fernandez

9-in Elm bowl

Discount on most products to CAW

members including Powermatic and

Jet Lathes. Call for quote and iden-

tify yourself as a CAW member.

Fries, Beall and Sharp Inc. Established 1906

7371A Lockport Place Lorton, VA 22079

Phone:703-550-1100

Fax: 703-550-1105 Store Hours 8:30 am - 4 pm Week-

days 9:00 am - 1:00 pm Saturdays www.fries-beall-sharp-inc.com

Authorized dealer for: Festool, Sawstop, Fein, Power-

matic, Jet, Starrett, Amana, Kaeser Rotary Screw Air Com-

pressors Installation and service availa-ble on most machinery. Call for

details

Exotic Lumber Has Moved We have recently relocated our Gaithersburg location to Frederick, MD. We have a lot of turning stock available and as previously agreed we do offer all members of CAW a 10% discount. www.exoticlumberinc.com

Neil Gager Exotic Lumber Inc 329 E. 2nd Street Frederick, MD 21701

Ph (301) 695-1271 Fax (301) 695-1274 Cell (410) 533-2151

info@exoticlumberinc.com

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CA’s - ONEWAY PRODUCTS

20% discount on most ONEWAY products, except lathes, plus shipping.

Go to ONEWAY website www.oneway.ca to see products available.

Will provide quote upon request. Happy and Safe Turning!!!

CA SAVOY

2Sand.com is a Maryland-based coated abrasive specialist serving woodworking and woodturning workshops, founded on the principles of fast service, fair prices, and superior products. We carry sanding discs, sandpaper sheets, and sanding belts, and we can ship them to you today. If we offer a product on our web site then we have it in stock and ready to ship.

R. J. Stroman at RJ@2Sand.com or (800) 516-7621.

Visit their website at www. 2sand.com

Visit their store at 8536 Dakota Drive, Gaithersburg, MD

Whether turning, burning, or carving,

LandingCrafts.com offers the finest

products for craftspeople of all abilities.

Use discount code CAWDSC and get an automatic 10% discount at

LandingCrafts.com. Certain products carry a larger discount, so contact Amy

Rothberg at landingcrafts@gmail.com if you have questions.

Advanced Auto Tech is family owned and operated auto-

motive maintenance and repair service center located in

Lorton, VA since 1990. We are pleased to extend a 10%

discount on any automotive service or repair to all CAW

members and their immediate family. Please visit our

website at www.advancedautotech.net or call Ben Johnson

at 703-339-5500 to schedule your appointment today.

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Tony Joyce

(editor)

ajoyce@acm.org

Send news items to: cawnews@cox.net

Capital Area

Woodturners

N E W M e m b e r s

The CAW Newsletter is the

official publication of the Capital Area Woodturners, Inc.

Capital Area

Woodturners is a

chapter of the

American

Association of

Woodturners

Monthly Meeting Information -

Bryant Adult Education Center

2709 Popkins Lane,

Alexandria, VA 22306

Map with driving directions here:

www.fcps.edu/maps/bryant.htm

Directions:

From VA or MD, take I-495/I-95 towards the Wilson Bridge over the Potomac River.

Take Exit 177A to Route 1 South on the VA side.

Drive approximately 1.9 miles on Rt. 1 South and you will pass the Beacon mall complex with Lowe’s on your right. Drive past the main entrance to Beacon mall and go 4 more stop lights (about 1/2 mile).

The 4th stop light is Popkins Lane. Turn left and go two blocks.

Bryant Center entry is on the right. Drive to the East side of the building. Parking is on the side or in the rear of the building.

The entrance to the wood working shop and meeting rooms is off the back corner of the East side of Bryant Center

If your contact information changes, including your email or mailing address, please contact Phil Mannino at:

philemann@verizon.net

M e n t o r P r o g r a m

www.capwoodturners.org/mentors.html

Please contact Gerry Headley and Bob Pezold at:

mentoring@capwoodturners.org