COWANewsletterMarch2016

March 2016 Issue
Editors: Bob Jarrett & Dick Webber, Charles Waggoner, photographer
http://www.okwoodturners.net
COWA Officers
2015
President Vice-President Secretary Treasurer -
[email protected]
Wayne Furr
Darell Cookman
Dick Nowlin
Charles Waggoner
[email protected]
Director At Large - Jim Clow
Director At Large - Sue Oldham
Past President - Michael Reggio
Website Joe Watson
Secretary Dick Nowlin Reports:
1. The platter class scheduled for February 20 still has 2 openings. If
you are interested, call the vo-tech at 364-5763 and ask for Adult Ed
classes Woodturning - Platter class.
2. There are also some spots left in the advanced hollow form class of
March 5, but you need to sign up soon. Same phone number.
3. The tool classes for April 8 & 10 are full. We do have a waiting
list. Contact me at this email and I will put you on the list. If you have
signed up and cannot attend, please let me know ASAP SO I CAN
CONTACT SOMEONE ON THE WAITING LIST.
4. Please check that you have to have paid your current COWA dues for 2016, in order to attend the class, you can
pay at next meeting. Also, you will need to pay $30 for the class by March Club meeting.
5. Recently our PayPal account has been having problems. If you paid your dues on line, they may not have gone
through. You can contact Charles Waggoner, Treasurer, and he will tell you if they came through or not. His phone
number is 405-420-4686.
If you have any questions about any of this contact me. My work phone M-F, 9-5 is 405-789-3611.
Dick Nowlin, Secretary
February Sig Meeting
This month the SIG will be held at the home of Ron and Deanna Eades, 1400 Spruce Dr, Norman, OK, at 6:30pm, on
Feb 23.
Many experienced segmenters will put segmenting into narrower boundaries than I do. Since a segment is a part of a
whole, then the parts, when assembled, make the whole. The meeting this time will consider segmenting in this broader
definition. Dave Williams, with Don Mantooth, will be talking about Vessels of Illusion. These are beautiful turnings
(with more than one part :-) ). You wont want to miss this. The illusion part of this is rather mystifying.
Ron
COWA meets at 6:30 P.M. the second Tuesday of each month at the Metro Technology Center’s Automotive Training
Auditorium, 4901 South Bryant Avenue, Oklahoma City, OK
Visitors are welcome at all meetings
www.okwoodturners.net
(405) 366 0168
What Is An Arborist?
We woodturners depend to a large extent on the work of
arborists for our wood.
Wikipedia describes an arborist as a professional in the
practice of arboriculture, which is the cultivation,
management, and study of individual trees, shrubs,
and vines, other perennial woody plants. Arborists
generally focus on the health and safety of individual
plants and trees, rather than managingforests (the
domains of forestry and silviculture) or harvesting wood.
An arborist's scope of work is therefore distinct from that
of either a forester or a logger, though the professions
share much in common.
Arborists who climb (as not all do) can use a variety of
techniques to ascend into the tree. The least invasive,
and most popular technique used is to ascend on rope.
When personal safety is an issue, or the tree is being
removed, arborists may use 'spikes', (also known as
'gaffs' or 'spurs') attached to their chainsaw boots with
straps to ascend and work. Spikes wound the tree,
leaving small holes where each step has been.
components in the context of the landscape ecosystem.
These may require monitoring and treatment to ensure
they are healthy, safe, and suitable to property owners
or community standards. This work may include some or
all of the following: planting; transplanting; pruning;
structural support; preventing, or diagnosing and
treating phytopathology or parasitism; preventing or
interrupting grazing or predation; installing lightning
protection;
and
removing
vegetation
deemed
as hazardous, an invasive species, a disease vector, or
a weed.
An arborist's work may involve very large and complex
trees, or ecological communities and their abiotic
Arborist Don Mantooth
We are fortunate to have an arborist in our COWA club.
Don Mantooth is an arborist. He often brings logs to
meetings for members for free wood. Cut just to the right
sizes for turning, each month he has a different
assortment of species from trees he has trimmed.
them to a sawmill north of Guthrie, and brought the
timbers back to my shop.
Don has bought a band saw mill capable of cutting large
timber, and is considering building a kiln.
We are fortunate to have such a generous and
professional expert in our club.
I once needed large timbers to build a cross for my
church, but couldn’t find the right size timbers locally.
Don cut down two big cedar trees in my yard, delivered
Inventor Charles Waggoner
Charles Waggoner, our club Treasurer, is always busy
inventing something new, from ornamental lathes to
imbedding resin into wood, and now working on a fast
way to season wood. Charles writes:
allow the moisture (liquid water) in the wood to vaporize;
thus, drying the wood. It is easy to create the vacuum; the
problem is how to keep the temperature of the wood
above the boiling point of its water content. Ideally, the
temperature of the wood needs to be kept above 122⁰F
with a vacuum pressure above 26.28” of vacuum.
“I have been working on the design and construction of a
vacuum kiln to dry small quantities of wood. I have built
several prototypes and have very successfully dried wood
from an excess of 32% moisture content to less than 12%
in three days without the wood cracking or checking. The
testing has identified one significant issue that must be
resolved in order to have a viable product that I can
market.
It appears that the most viable method to ensure an
even heat to the wood is to embed it in a conductive
material that will transfer the heat from electric heat
pads to the wood. I’m looking into several materials
such as aluminum beads that have good thermal
conduction properties, can be easily packed around
the wood object and isn’t too expensive.”
A vacuum chamber reduces the boiling point of water to
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Natural Edge Goblet Class, February 6, 2016
Wayne Furr taught the class. Students attending were Jack Boyd, Robert Brown, Donald Cummings, Ronald Dech, Jon
Kimmel, Gregory Parker, Michael Reed, and George Wulfekotte. Mentors helping with the class were Darrel Cookman,
Doug Lawrence, Butch Lindsey, Bob Jarrett, Don Mantooth, Robert Wilson, Ron Eads, Carl Brown, Jim Clow, David
Dyer, and Cody Blevins. Every student had his own mentor. This feature is perhaps the most popular part of the class.
These classes offer the best learning possibilities for club members of all the things we do. If you don't feel your skills are
up to par you can be a mentor to increase your skills. You won't take the class but you will increase your understanding
of the turning process.
Ronald Dech shows off
blank that didn't work
and his completed
project
This student looks
especially happy with
his natural edged
goblet.
Jack Boyd shows his natural
edged goblet. Jack is a fairly
new turner but he is making
exceptional progress.
Michael Reed shows his
natural edged goblet.
George Wulfekotte and his
natural edged goblet.
Looks like he had fun.
Gregory Parker
shows his natural
edged goblet.
Robert Brown shows his
natural edged goblet.
Donald Cummings shows his
enthusiasm by the shavings on
his shirt.
Darrel Cookman and Wayne Furr visit with Tracy Schauf at the educational meeting
held at Moore Norman South Oklahoma City campus. Tracy is our new contact
person for all the things we need. Scheduling, heat, lass rosters, payment, or
many other items that need to be done. Tracy is a new hire for this job and we
are glad to have her.
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Tools For Sale
I recently received this information from Bob Hawks about some tools that the son of a former member of the Tulsa Club
has for sale. John lives in Oklahoma City.
Included are a large bowl turning lathe, small grizzly lathe, grizzly table saw, grizzly joiner, 15” auto planer and a stroke
sander. Call John Lamons at 405-361-1032.
Wayne Furr
President
Folding Table For Your Lathe
If you are like me, I’m forever searching for a tool I just laid down. To help solve the problem I made a table that is an
extension of the lathe bed. When not needed it folds down out of the way.
I had a scrap piece of counter-top laminate and a piece of 3/4 plywood. The top is in
two pieces - one narrow piece next to the lathe bed that is bolted to the apron of the
lathe. The larger piece is hinged to the narrow part so it can be lowered.
I made mine 12 x 24 inches. The 2 inch narrow piece was cut after the whole top
was laminated.
To lower, just rotate a support piece 90 degrees from its position under the
narrow piece to support the top.
It is important that the table be on exactly the same plane as the bed of the lathe.
Lay a level across the lathe bed to be sure the table meets the height of the bed
and is level with it.
I found this is very helpful when doing work like hollowing and when cutting flutes.
Fold it down out of the way for normal turning. The narrow piece fastened to the lathe
apron does not interfere with using gouges or other lathe tools.
This is a big help when fluting large diameter pieces. The extra room allows the Flute
Master and Spiral Master to move farther out than can be done when riding only on
the lathe bed.
In the photo you can see magnets on the side of the lathe bed that also hold tools regularly used.
My shop is a mess, but the lathe area is well organized, thanks to this table and magnets. - Dick Webber
Advanced Hollow Form Class
There are still spaces left to sign up for the Advanced Hollow Form Class at Moore-Norman. The class will be taught by
Dewayne Cowell and should be very helpful and educational. It is the last class for the semester.
If you are interested, contact Moore-Norman Vo-Tech at 364-5763, adult education and sign up.
COWA Board Meeting
There will be a COWA Board of Directors meeting Tuesday March 1, 2016 at 6:30 PM at Moore-Normna Technology
Center, South Penn Campus, 13301 S. Pennsylvania, Room 204. If you are not a board member and plan to attend,
please contact President Wayne Furr at 405-830-9848 or email at [email protected] Not Later Than
February 29.. This is a small room and we may have to obtain a larger room.
Board members youa re expected to be there, but let Wayne know If you will not.
Dick
Secretary
Nowlin
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Platter Class at Moore Norman
Wayne Furr taught the class. Darrel Cookman, educational
committee chairman, over saw the operating part of the
class. Darrel's work includes getting the wood,
coordinating all activities with Moore Norman, and making
sure all the necessary paper work is done.
this co-editor has seen. The class provides a learning
opportunity unequalled in any other part of the clubs
activities.
Please feel free to attend and observe. Feel
better but not enough to mentor on your own, we will put
The mentor list included Bob Jarrett, Doug Lawrence, you with a mentor. When you are ready we will put you
Butch Lindsey, Robert Wilson, Carl Brown, Don Mantooth, with a student.
Charles Waggoner, Don Roeker, Jim Clow, and Ron Eads.
Teaching is fun. Meet lots of new people. Eat lots of
This list makes it possible for us to provide a mentor for
each of the eight students. Students appreciate the Pizza. Help both yourself and others learn. For each
individual help and feel it is an important part of the class. student the club receives $45.00. This is a major
What is often overlooked is the fact that as always, Wayne
provided a class that was the equal of any demonstration
fundraiser for our club.
Three mentors and six of the students in the platters
class watch as the instructor shows a major point.
Wayne Furr is ready to teach
the platter class. He showed
an excellent example of what
the class would be about.
Wayne, does much of the
teaching of classes.
Gregory Parker sands his
platter using power sanding
techniques.
Don Roeker reads one of the
handouts distributed to
students for the plasters class.
David Dyer inventories the student
tool box. Students or mentors
inventory the boxes at both the
beginning and ending of each
class. Not only does it help keep
track of our inventory but it helps
students learn the names of all the
equipment in the box.
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Jim Clow mentors Don Cummings in the
platters class
George Wulfekotte turns his platter.
Don Cummings shows his
cherry platter at the end of
the class. Students pose for
their pictures but are also
asked to complete an
evaluation of the class. The
evaluations are taken seriously but so far most have
been very good.
Ron Eades mentors Ronald Dech in the
platters class.
Gregory Parker shows his
completed platter.
Don Roeker, mentor, watches as Bill Hinds
works on his platter.
George Wulfekotte
used color to highlight
the rim of his platter.
Bill Hinds shows his
completed platter.
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Robert Brown shows his
cherry platter he just finished in the platter class.
David Dyer shows his
platter. David had recent
back surgery and it is great to
see him recovering.
Special Interest group Holds February Meeting
The Eades hosted the meeting in their home. Ron Eades is the chairman of the group that had 15 or so in attendance.
David Williams and Don Mantooth presented the program. Both men recently attended a day's program with Brent that
was hosted by the Tulsa Club. They used the work of Trent Bosch as the subject for their presentation, particularly the
emerging work series that appears to be a hollow form from which another form is emerging. The work includes
hollowing, carving, coloring, and bending.
Both presenters showed pictures of Brent's work and the work they had done or were in the process of doing. They also
brought examples of the pieces discussed. David did a fine job in explaining the process. He discussed the problems he
and Don encountered and was particularly good at engaging the group in back and forth discussions. The group enjoyed
the program.
Some of the members at the segmenting group
meeting. Ron and Deanna have been most gracious
hosts.
Some of the examples brought by Dave and Don.
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