Volume 28 Number 1 February 2014

19 Pine Street, Greenslopes (Brisbane), Queensland, 4120, Australia

Phone: (07) 3397 8156 Email: WSQ@bigpond.com Website: www.woodturnerssocietyofqld.com/ Founded June 1979 and incorporated September 1986

Presidential

Words

For February 2014

Dear Members,

New Members Get Together!

All WSQ members who have joined since January 2013 are invited to our New Members Meeting at 11.30am on Saturday 8 February to meet the WSQ Management Committee and discuss your needs and requirements. A light lunch will be provided. Please RSVP as we need to know numbers for catering. Phone 3397 8156 or Email Rob at rmckee@bigpond.net.au Saturday 22 February Demo John Rogers, one of our past members, will be demonstrating for us how to make and use simple Off Centre Chucks & Jigs to create his special Woodturned Forms. John’s work has featured on the cover of some of Australia’s leading Woodworking Magazines. The cost is $5.00. Everyone is welcome. WSQ A.G.M. – 15 March

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We will be holding our AGM between 9am – 10am. This will be followed by Morning Tea. Following the AGM there will be a special demonstration by WSQ Member Theo Haralampou from 10am – 12 midday. Theo’s

demonstrations are not to be missed. Bunnings BBQ 22 March

We have again secured another BBQ spot at the Mt Gravatt Bunnings Warehouse at Wecker Road. We need members to volunteer to man the BBQ from 7.30am until 4pm. Last year we had members who were able to work though the morning with an overlap in the middle, and other members who took over for the afternoon session. Please contact myself or Mike Dodson to register your willingness to help.

It’s always a great day with W.S.Q. mixing with the public to raise funds for our Society. Jimmy Clewes Demonstration

Jimmy Clewes from Las Vegas will be our first International Turner for 2014. He will be demonstrating at Pine Street on Thursday 1 May between 9am – 4pm. The cost of attendance will be $40.00 for Members and $45.00 for non-Members. The cost includes a BBQ Lunch, and Morning and Afternoon Teas. Please add your names on the Attendance Sheet on the notice board at Pine Street if you plan to attend. To see some of his work visit Jimmy’s Web Site: http://www.jimmyclewes.com/ Till next time Rob Mc Kee President

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Diary & Looking Ahead at WSQ

February 2014 & Beyond

Date Day of Month Session Title Convenors Times

4 Feb 1st Tuesday Open Workshop

Afternoon DVA

Evening Open Workshop

John Sheppard & Bob

McGeechan

Tom Rowston

John Sheppard

8.00am – Noon

1.00pm – 3.30pm

6.00pm – 9.00pm

5 Feb 1st Wednesday DOTS Workshop

Evening Design Forum

Suspended until advised

Rob Mc Kee

6.00pm – 7.30pm

7.30pm – 9.30pm

6 Feb 1st Thursday WSQ Safety & Workshop

Induction for New Members

9.00am – 12noon

7 Feb 1st Friday Toy and Open Workshop

Toy Group

Open Workshop

Peter Churchward

8.00am – 3.00pm

8 Feb 2nd Saturday Management Meeting 9.00am - Noon

11 Feb 2nd Tuesday Open Workshop

Afternoon DVA

Evening Open Workshop

Lyndon Prescott & Jim Buxton

Tom Rowston

Rob Mc Kee

8.00am – Noon

1.00pm – 3.30pm

6.00pm – 9.00pm

13 Feb 2nd Thursday Pre-Booked Project Tuition

Cost - $25.00

Rob Mc Kee

9.00am – 12.30pm

15 Feb 3rd Saturday WSQ Monthly Forum. 9.00am – Noon

18 Feb 3rd Tuesday Open Workshop

Afternoon DVA

Evening Open Workshop

John Sheppard & Bob

McGeechan

Tom Rowston

John Sheppard

8.00am – Noon

1.00pm – 3.30pm

6.00pm – 9.00pm

22 Feb 4th Saturday Demonstration John Rogers Demonstration

Refer below for details

9.00am - Noon

25 Feb 4th Tuesday Open Workshop

Afternoon DVA

Evening Open Workshop

Rob Mc Kee & Tom McKim

Tom Rowston

Allan Dickson

8.00am – Noon

1.00pm – 3.30pm

6.00pm – 9.00pm

27 Feb 4th Thursday Pre-Booked Project Tuition

Cost - $25.00

Rob Mc Kee

9.00am – 12.30pm

N/A 5th Tuesday -

Only if one falls

in the month

Open Workshop

Afternoon DVA

Evening Open Workshop

Rob Mc Kee & Tom McKim

Tom Rowston

8.00am – Noon

1.00pm – 3.30pm

6.00pm – 9.00pm

Future Events

Wednesday 5 February Design Forum - “Lidded Boxes” - 7.30pm – 9.30pm

Saturday 22 February Demonstration by John Rogers - “Off-centre Turning Using Homemade Chucks” - 9.00am – Noon - Cost $5

Wednesday 5 March Design Forum - “Plates” - 7.30pm – 9.30pm

Saturday 15 March WSQ Annual General Meeting - 9.00am – 10.00am

Saturday 15 March Demonstration by Theo Haralampou - 10.00am – noon

28 – 30 March Turnfest 2014

Thursday 1 May 1 day Demonstration by International Turner Jimmy Clewes - Cost $40 (WSQ Member) and $45 (Non-member)

16 – 18 May Timber and Working with Wood Show

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Treasurer’s Report

Last year was a busy year for the Treasurer, with total income of $111,465 and total expenses of $113,056. We finished the year with total funds of $30,815, compared with $32,406 at the start of the year. Membership We signed up 37 new members during the year, compared with 23 in the previous year. Total membership increased from 240 to 250. Income from membership subscriptions and joining fees was $13,594, compared with $13,034 in 2012. Member Events Net revenue from member events ($12,657) was down slightly compared with 2012 ($13,552). The most popular events continued to be the Tuesday morning workshops ($8,358), Tuesday evening workshop ($1,290), Saturday demon-strations ($979) and Forum meetings ($443 for 1

st Wednes-

day evening and $423 for 3rd

Saturday morning). The Neil Turner demo in October returned a small net revenue of $114. Exhibitions Net revenue of $6,497 from the two Exhibitions at Mount Coot-tha

was up slightly compared with 2012 ($6,137), with the lost income from free entry in November being compensated for by increased sales of raffle tickets and woodturning. The Timber and Working with Wood Show made a small profit ($94), similar to the previous year. Fundraising The Bunnings Sausage Sizzle in February raised net revenue of $1,475, which was donated to the Queensland Floods Appeal. The major raffle in second half of the year successfully raised $4,115. Our thanks go to the many sponsors of the raffle, who generously donated a range of prizes. The money will be used for replacement of the roof over the old section of the building in the coming months (approximately $5000). Property and equipment Major building improvements in 2013 were the construction of the rear stairs ($20,000, funded by a grant from the Gambling Community Benefit Fund) and the installation of ceiling fans in the Auditorium ($1848, funded by a grant from the Lord Mayor’s Suburban Initiative Fund).

Major equipment items purchased during 2013 were the automatic external defibrillator ($3245), CCTV cameras and controls ($5,566), Stihl chainsaw ($1,125), Makita cordless drill set ($349), new refrigerator ($1,197) and freezer ($366). Total expenditure on equipment in 2013 was $15,694, with a further $2,274 being spent on equipment repairs and maintenance. Conclusion Highlights of the year have included building improvements and investment in new and replacement equipment, and the award of Queensland government and Brisbane City Council grants to fund the building improvements. A healthy bank balance remained at the end of the year, and WSQ is well placed for further improvements in facilities and activities in the year ahead. The financial records for 2013 are currently with the auditor, and a complete Financial Statement for 2013 will be published in the March newsletter as well as being presented at the AGM on 15 March. Brian Creese Treasurer

RESULTS OF CHRISTMAS RAFFLE

1st PRIZE : JET DC 1200VX DUST EXTRACTOR C Luxton 2nd PRIZE : 7 Day Bribie Island holiday accommodation Mark Stains 3rd PRIZE : RM School of Woodworking course Trevor Gaskell 4th PRIZE : HARE & FORBES SPD20B Pedestal Drill Nathan West 5th PRIZE : RENEGADE R 15222 18v cordless Drill Kit John Elkins 6th PRIZE Greg Fletcher 7th PRIZE Chris Jackson 8th PRIZE Keith Parkes 9th PRIZE Robert Pollard Prizes were drawn 10th December 2013 Geoff Holbeck Editor – Turning Talk

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Library News

We’re off to a busy start to 2014 in the Library with the arrival of a flood of new magazines and stacks of donated books and magazines. Magazines Plenty of reading here! Check out these latest editions:

Australian Woodturner - # 28 December 2013

Woodturning Design - # 46 December 2013

Australian Wood Review - # 81

Woodturning Design - # 47 February 2014

Woodturning (English) - #261 Winter 2013

Australian Woodworker – #173 February 2014

Books Woodcarvers will be interested in a collection of books donated to the Library. “Projects for Creative Woodcarving” – Ian Norbury Techniques of Creative “Woodcarving” – Ian Norbury “Woodcarving - an Introduction” – Maurice Woods

“The Craft of Woodcarving” – Anthony Denning From the library of Kevin Rosetta “Small and Unusual Woodturning Projects” – James Jacobson

“Making Small Wooden Boxes” – James Jacobson “Green Woodwork – Working with Wood the Natural Way” – Mike Abbott Clock Making for the Woodworker – W L Kadar

“Staining and Polishing” – first published in 1915 –reprinted 1925

“How to Design and Construct Period Furniture” – Franklin Gottshall “Wood Toys Gifts and Furniture” – R.J. Cristoforo “Woodturning Traditional Folk Toys” – A & G Bridgewater

“Making Mechanical Marvels in Wood” – Raymond Levy “Ultimate Guide to the Router Table” – Bill Hylton “Faceplate Turning , Features, Projects and Practice” – Woodturning Magazine “Rare Trades” – Mark Thompson. In addition to these books now in our catalogue, we now have a box of samples of Kevin’s work for future display. His wide-ranging interests and skills are remembered by so many of our members. Donated magazines and books if not required for our collections are made available for sale to members. Happy and safe turning in 2014. Peter Paine WSQ Librarian

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New Members

We have had a real influx of new members in the last few months Please welcome: From last December HOWARD WHITE of Chapel Hill BILL GOLDSMITH of Teneriffe

DIANE O’BRIEN of Stafford Heights BRIONY TARLING of Mitchelton And this year BILL EESON of St Lucia PETER STEWART of Kedron TIN STEWART of Kedron

In 2012 we had 23 new members. In 2013 we had 37 new members. And so far this year we already have 3. The Society is alive and growing.

Greg Fletcher WSQ Membership Secretary

2014 Major Raffle

The prize for our Major Raffle this year is a 10” Metabo compound sliding drop saw, valued at $399 (model KGS 254 M, http://www.metabo.com.au/Product-catalogue-halfstationary-and-stationary-tools.24127+M55716dcdf69.0.html ). The prize was generously donated by Metabo. Tickets are $2 each, or three for $5, and are available from

members of the Management Committee or Workshop Convenors. The raffle prize will be drawn at the Jimmy Clewes demo on Thursday 1 May, and the proceeds will be used to cover the shortfall in funds from last year’s raffle to pay for replacement of the roof on the old section of the WSQ building. Brian Creese Treasurer

Library Displays of WSQ Turned Items

NORTHSIDE SOUTHSIDE

February Toowong Stones Corner

March Nundah Carina

Both the Southside and Northside Teams are looking for new turned items for their displays. The pieces do not have to be competition standard, just competently executed pieces will be OK. Speak to either of us if you would like to loan us a piece or two for this year. Many thanks to all those people who have already lent items for display. Thanks very much to the members who assist with these library displays, including Ken Groves, Charlie Edwards, Lyndon Prescott, Len Young, Allan Dickson, Alan Fulbohm, and Ron Donaldson.

John Byrne WSQ Member

Greg Fletcher WSQ Membership Secretary

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NOTICE OF THE 2014

ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING

THIS IS TO ADVISE ALL MEMBERS THAT

IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONSTITUTION OF THE

WOODTURNERS SOCIETY OF QUEENSLAND INC THERE WILL BE A

ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING AT 19 PINE STREET

GREENSLOPES AT 9.00 AM

SATURDAY 15TH MARCH 2014

FOR THE FOLLOWING PURPOSE ONLY:

1. Confirmation of Minutes of Special General Meeting held on 16th November 2013.

2. Presentation of Management Report.

3. Presentation of Treasurer's and Auditor's Reports.

4. Appointment of Auditor for 2014 .

5. Life Membership Award

Letters to the Editor

9 January 2014 Dear Rob and members of the Woodturners Society Sorry about the delay in returning these DVDs. They were actually buried below some stuff we had brought home from Dad’s house as we were settling the estate. We have a large amount of Dad’s turning spread amongst family members across

Australia. It starts discussions with visitors at our house as it is proudly displayed where you have to walk past it to come into the house. We know that turning and your society played a large part of his later life. Thanks to you and your club members for your support and friendship during his long membership with the society and particularly towards the end of his life.

Kind Regards Mark Bates Doug Bates’ Son ***** I have some large pieces/logs of Mango tree ready to take away at Wavell Heights, if anyone is interested. Please contact me on 0421212563. Stephen Williams WSQ Member

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DVA News

Raffle Once again we were able to give Karen a large number of turned articles for the annual raffle which was drawn on 18 December 2013. The 5 prizes were beautifully presented by Karen. Each prize was wrapped in cellophane, and was displayed inside the main entrance to the KPU. Karen presented us with the proceeds, amounting to $550. Thank you Karen. Another big thank you to all members who made and donated the prizes. Four of the team members were responsible for the turning of the prizes, starting early in the year. Members of the team meet every first and third Thursday mornings each month. Those who are not engaged in other club work such as preparation of timber, repairs, and maintenance turn articles for the prizes. In a previous year we turned 120 pencils for a club order. A nice $1,200 for the club. Other society members who donated top prizes were Bob Bain, Jeff Haylock, Brian Creese, Greg Fletcher, John Francis, and Richard Pacey (Pens). Thanks again to these

members. Their donations were greatly appreciated. Also, remember, we supply the timber to anyone who would like to help. DVA Veterans Over the past 10 years we have met, worked with, and got to know some wonderful people. We now feel a little bit closer to understanding some of the problems that they suffer. They appreciate the help that we can give them by, as Karen writes, “participating in a practical and therapeutic activity that supports their mental health needs”. These Vets deserve all the help they can get. We welcome anyone from the unit with open arms and the team members are only too willing to help them on a one on one basis. The idea is to get them to do as much of the work as possible. We also have a few members who still visit the unit for specialists” appointments, so we also give them extra time to help them through. For the information of newer WSQ members, the Tuesday afternoon session is a closed session – for DVA members only.

On behalf of the team, I would like to thank Karen and Helen for the work that they do – Karen for organising everything at the KPU, and Helen for bringing the Vets to us and caring for their wellbeing, and ours to. They are two wonderful ladies. Recently eleven WSQ members were involved in a cutting day on the DVA timber heap. They worked all morning chain sawing, carrying timber upstairs to the band saws, then bringing the blanks down again to be end grain sealed and stacked in the steel racks (made by Reg and Mike) ready to be sorted and named. This timber is not for the use of WSQ members. Members involved in the day were Bob McGeechan, Paul Tierney, Reg Weber, Bob Kennedy, Alwyn Clark, Alan Loxton, Mike Dodson, Lyndon Prescott (band saw), Jim Buxton (band saw), and Yung-nan Tung and myself (end grain sealing). Thank you for a job well done. Finally, we wish you all happy, safe and relaxed turning, and hope that this year is kind to all your wishes. Tom Rowston DVA Co-ordinator Life Member

Monthly Raffle

The latest monthly raffle was drawn at the demonstration on Saturday 25 January. The winner of 2 excellent pieces of timber is Elaine Jonsberg. Geoff Holbeck Editor – Turning Talk

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Demonstration – “Lamp Making”

On Saturday morning 25 January 2014 just over 20 members attended a demonstration on “Lamp Making” conducted by Rob McKee. Rob distributed drawings of the lamp design he would be making during the session. The blank that would become the lamp column was mostly red cedar with thin sections of ash and walnut glued on 2 sides to enlarge it to 70 mm square. It was just over 300 mm long. The blank for the base was 2 pieces of Tasmanian Oak glued together. It was 45 mm thick and 245 mm in diameter. Rob mounted the column blank between centres and turned it to round with the lathe running at about 1500/1800 rpm. He cut small dovetail spigots at both ends to allow subsequent mounting in a scroll chuck.

Rob Turning the Column

He fitted a scroll chuck in the headstock, mounted the blank in it, and brought tailstock up for maximum support. He cut a 13 mm diameter ring at the tailstock end. He fitted a hollow cup live centre to the tailstock so that the front edge of the centre fitted into the ring cut earlier. Rob reduced the lathe speed to about 400/500 rpm. He then carefully started

feeding a long auger/ boring bar through the tailstock centre. The auger was gently pushed in about 25 mm and then withdrawn to clear the waste. This process was repeated until a hole had been drilled half the length of the blank. The blank was reversed and the process described above was repeated. The drilled holes met in the middle, creating a clear hole to accommodate the electrical cable which would be fitted later.

Rob Drilling the Hole

The column blank was remounted between centres as before. Rob marked the design on the blank as per the plan. He used calipers and a parting tool to set the key depths. Rob advised that he preferred do the tight shaping first, and then the connecting sections. He finished shaping the column. The sanding and finishing were not undertaken as part of this demonstration.

The Completed Column

Rob mounted a face plate on the base blank and trued the edge and face. This is to be the bottom of the base. He removed it from the lathe, screwed a small flat, round piece of scrap timber to the face just turned, and screwed a face plate to the scrap timber. He mounted this on the lathe and then proceeded to remove waste and shape the top of the base blank. Once the desired shape had been achieved, a 30 mm deep hole to fit the spigot on the bottom of the column was drilled using a suitable Forstner bit in a drill chuck mounted in the tailstock. The sanding and finishing were not undertaken as part of this demonstration.

The Completed Base

It was a very interesting demonstration, and I’m sure everyone who attended learnt some new techniques, and left thinking “that didn’t look too hard, maybe I’ll have a go at making a lamp”. Thanks Rob for conducting another very informative demonstration. Geoff Holbeck Editor – Turning Talk

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Tree of the Month

Brigalow

Scientific name : Acacia harpophylla. Family: Mimosaceae Local names: Brigalow, spearwood Description and natural occurrence A medium-sized tree to 24 m with a spread of 4 m. At its best it attains a diameter of 0.6 m. The bark is deeply furrowed longitudinally, hard, dark brown, dark grey to black. Brigalow occurs from the immediate inland to the central west areas of eastern Australia. Brigalow stands have been extensively cleared for agriculture in the past, and current remnant stands forming vegetation associations of considerable conservation interest.

Wood appearance Colour. Heartwood varies from dark reddish-brown to, more commonly, dark brown. The sapwood is thin, yellow and quite distinct. Grain. Close-grained. Relatively straight grained. Wood properties Density. 1025 kg/m

3 at 12%

content; approximately 1.0 m3 of

seasoned sawn timber per tonne. Strength groups. S1 unseasoned; SD1 seasoned. Stress grades. F14, F17, F22, F27 (unseasoned), F22, F27, F34 (seasoned), when visually stress-graded in accordance with AS 2082-1979, Visually stress-graded hardwood for structural purposes. Joint groups. J1 unseasoned; JD1 seasoned. Shrinkage to 12% MC. 4.7% (tangential); 2.6% (radial). Unit shrinkage. 0.39% (tangential); 0.28% (radial). These figures apply to timber reconditioned after seasoning. Durability above-ground. Class 1 - life expectancy over 40 years. Durability in-ground. Class 1 - life expectancy over 25 years. Lyctine susceptibility. Untreated sapwood susceptible to lyctine borer attack. Termite resistance. Resistant. Preservation. Sapwood accepts preservative impregnation. Seasoning. Dries slowly with little degrade. Hardness. Very hard (rated 1 on a 6 class scale) in relation to indentation and ease of working with hand tools. Machining. Firm but not difficult to work, although hard on tool edges. The sanding dust can be

an irritant to nose and eyes and may cause dermatitis. Planes with a fine finish and takes a high polish. Fixing. No difficulties have been experienced with the use of standard fittings and fastenings. Gluing. Can be satisfactorily bonded using standard procedures. Finishing. Will readily accept paint, stain and polish. Uses Engineering. Has been used for mining timbers. Construction. Has been used in the past for small heavy construction, fence posts and rails. Decorative. Fancy turnery, walking sticks and furniture. Others. Heavy axe and tool handles, fishing rods; formerly used by Aborigines for spear shafts, boomerangs and nulla-nullas. Has potential for musical instrument and accessories manufacture, such as fingerboards and bows. Identification features Sapwood. White to yellow, with distinct heartwood boundary. Heartwood. Dark brown, chestnut brown, often variegated. Texture. Fine, interlocked grain.

Geoff Holbeck Editor – Turning Talk

Text sourced from Dept of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry Queensland. Image of tree sourced from Wikipedia.

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Turning Talk Published by the

Woodturners Society of Queensland Incorporated

Management Committee

President: Vice President:

Secretary: Treasurer: Members:

Rob Mc Kee 3207 1785 Kev Kruger 3202 5846

Lyn Woodward 3879 9305 Brian Creese 3378 4041 Bob McGeechan 3394 1839 Mike Dodson 3824 2777 Bob Kennedy 3892 4675 Barbara Sheppard 3275 2764 Albert Takken 3374 1870 Geoff Holbeck 3901 6782

Reg Weber 3206 2325

Other Positions Immediate Past President:

Newsletter Editor: Membership Secretaries:

Librarian:

Assistant Librarian Storekeeper:

Mt Coot-tha Co-ordinator: Competition Organiser:

Web Co-ordinator: Caretaker:

Phil Harris 3878 2836 Geoff Holbeck 3901 6782 Greg Fletcher 3423 1554 Brian Creese 3378 4041 Peter Paine 3398 9453

Barbara Sheppard 3275 2764 John Sheppard 3275 2764 Rob Mc Kee 3207 1785 Richard Cooper 3878 1097 Gary Bidgood 3200 6591 Len Young 3397 8827

The views expressed in this publication are not

necessarily those of the Woodturners Society

of Queensland or its Management Committee.

Other organisations are welcome to use, with

appropriate acknowledgement, editorial

material from this publication.

All submissions for the March 2014 edition of Turning Talk need to be

submitted by no later than Wednesday 26 February 2014.

You’re invited to contribute to the content of TT.

To do so, preferably by Email:

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Or, by mail:

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