One Good Turn Coulee Region Woodturners Chapter of the American Association of Woodturners

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1 One Good Turn Coulee Region Woodturners Chapter of the American Association of Woodturners Volume 8, Issue 11 November 5, 2008 Specialty Tools Onalaska Community Center 9am November 15 The CRW November meeting will be on Specialty Tools. We ve seen skews, gouges, and scrapers but there are a few more tools that may not be as common and are still quite useful. At last month s meeting Mike Stafford used a Hunter tool in some end grain applications. As part of the November meeting, a larger version of the Hunter tool will be used in some bowl turning applications. A pyramid point tool, also called a three point tool, will be used to show how details, including small beads, can be formed on end grain. A chatter tool will be used with two different techniques to change the effect, one will be on spin tops and another to make a decorative inlay for a box lid. A homemade Straka Chuck will be used to securely reverse turn bowls and vessels, as well as how it s built. These topics, along with a few more, will be the topics for the Specialty Tools edition of Shorts at this month s meeting. Also remember to bring your Inside/Out challenge pieces too. See ya there!! For directions to Onalaska Community Center see map on the last page. PrezSez: The professional meeting with Mike Stafford was a good one. He demonstrated how to make many small items that everyone can do. We had a good crowd with much participation from the audience. Many people went up and actually took a turn at trying out different tools. Mike Hunter, of Hunter tools, donated two hollowing tools that we auctioned off for the club and the winners had to go up and try out their new tools. No one with the new tools had a catch. Mr. Stafford was very entertaining and told many interesting stories. Remember that the Inside/Out turning challenge is due this coming meeting, the categories are Best Piece, Most Artistic, Best Use, and Most Imaginative. Pam will have some coupons for each chosen piece and I encourage members to bring in anything they have of an inside/out turning. The club is there to learn from each other so do not be afraid to bring in a piece. Please read in the newsletter about the new guideline for using the clubs tools and equipment. We also have a list of by-laws that we need the membership s approval. Please look them over and we will discuss these items at the December meeting. It is good to hear that several people have stepped forward to fill the officer positions but we still need a newsletter editor. This is a very important post because it is one of the ways our club communicates with its members. I would encourage anyone interested in applying for this position or any other please contact any of the present officers. If anyone is interested in being an officer, you can still put your name in the hat because these are elected positions. It is that time of year where we will need to start collecting dues. Right now we will keep the amount the same as last year, $35 for the year. You can start paying Pam or any present officer, the sooner the better so we know what we have for planning events. Duane Hill is going to organize another group buy through Craft Supplies. He will need the name of item, catalog number, price, and page number for each item. He does a great job of this and please thank him for his efforts, it does take some time to do this. John Fisher

2 Volume 8, Issue 11 October Meeting Page 2 Mike Stafford Photos provided by Bob Patros & Rich Egan

3 Volume 8, Issue 11 CRW Mission Statement:To promote, to educate, and to inspire ourselves and others in the fine art of turned wood. Page 3 CRW OFFICERS President: John Fisher (608) minnow1974@charter.net Vice President: Dennis Snider (608) dsnider@centurytel.net BOARD MEMBERS Librarian: Jim Frank (608) jhfbear@centurytel.net Tool Czar: Jim Cox (608) cswoodworking@charter.net Treasurer: Pam Reilly (507) gpreilly@embarqmail.com Webmaster: Ken Grunke (608) kengrunke@gmail.com Secretary: Art Ustby (608) ustby@charter.net Program Director: Aaron Gesicki (608) amysaaron@centurytel.net CRW Club Mentors Aaron Gesicki All areas of turning. Heat treating Sparta, WI. and tool making. Tool steel and (608) tool metallurgy amysaaron@centurytel.net Pam Reilly Boxes & surface enhancement Elgin, MN. (507) gpreilly@embarqmail.com Ken Grunke Experimental techniques, La Farge, WI. tool making, and metalworking (608) kengrunke@gmail.com Duane Hill Onalaska, WI. (608) dlh@dairynet.com All areas of turning and finishing. Shannon Storkel Fundamentals Tomah, WI. (608) stork1@centurytel.net Bob Patros Fundamentals La Crosse, WI. (608) rjpatros@gundluth.org John Fisher Spindle turning Holmen, WI. (608) minnow1974@charter.net Greg Haugen Chaseburg, WI. (608) Turning fundamentals

4 Volume 8, Issue 11 October Instant Gallery Page 4 Photos provided by Bob Patros & Rich Egan

5 Volume 8, Issue 11 Page 5 So you think that the elections are over? Wrong. CRW is having it s election in December. You still have time to run for one of the elected positions that the club has open. If that doesn t excite you, then volunteer for an unelected position. The more people help out, the easier it is for everyone. The club needs you now. Remember to come and vote at the December meeting. There will be no hanging chads. DECEMBER MEETING Take note that the December meeting will be the SECOND Saturday of the month instead of the third. A scheduling conflict with the Community Center made the change necessary, so please mark your calendar so that you ll be there on the 13 th of December. Duane Hill will be demonstrating turning a sphere, so I m sure you won t want to miss it. We ll also be holding officer elections, so your presence is highly encouraged. Open Shop Night is held Tuesdays at Duane Hill's shop (808 Quincy in Onalaska) from 7-9 pm. The format is open, anything relating to woodturning is allowed. Please call before Tuesday ( ) to make sure Duane will be there. FROM THE TREASURER: Financial information from the Mike Stafford demonstration: Total Income (demo fee, tool raffles, lunch): $1, Expenses: Demonstrator fee $1, Rent $ Pop, chips, etc. $35.19 Total expenses -$1, Net Income $ Upcoming CRW Meetings: Nov 15 Program: Specialty Tools by Greg Haugen & Lee Goehring. Location: Onalaska. Meeting Leader: John Fisher Dec 13 Program: Turning Spheres by Duane Hill Location: Onalaska. Meeting Leader: TBD Guidelines for Club Equipment and tool usage Personal usage Must be a club member to borrow club equipment from the storage area. Length of time for check out is 30 days. It would be best to acquire equipment on meeting days; other times would require pre-arrangements with the tool czar. The person borrowing the tool(s) is also responsible to make arrangements to return the equipment within 30 days. The person using the material is responsible for tool condition on all items and must repair or replace equipment if damaged or not returned in the same condition. The Tool Czar is responsible to keep track of the condition of the equipment when returned and when it is loaned out. The Czar should also keep a log of who has equipment, the date signed out and returned as well as the tool(s) condition. Club Events Club members and visitors may use the equipment and tools during club sponsored events. If the equipment breaks during a club event, the person using the equipment will not be responsible for repairs unless the damage was done under malice.

6 Volume 8, Issue 11 Craft Supplies Group Buy It has been a little while since we last did a group buy from Craft Supplies. We need a $1000 minimum order to get at least 10% off and free shipping. All items will be shipped to one location and distributed from there. Send your order to Duane Hill by either mail, or phone. Include your name, the item(s) you want, quantity of each item, part number of each item and the cost. Send no money now. The amount you owe depends on our discount. The bigger the club order, the bigger the discount. The deadline is the November meeting. Duane will not be at the November meeting. If you are bringing your order to the meeting, please give it to Pam Reilly. We hope to have the orders in by Christmas. A-Line Fall Woodworking Show We still need a few people to demonstrate and/or talk at the A-Line Fall Woodworking Show, November 14 &15. The show runs from 9-6 on Friday, November 14 and from 9-1 on Saturday, November 15. To demonstrate, you MUST be an AAW member (for insurance purposes). No requirements if you want to talk. If you are interested, contact Duane Hill by November 9. This show typically gets a lot of people and we have brought in several members because of it. Coulee Region Woodcarvers have offered to carve cane heads for veterans, if we turn the canes. Contact Duane Hill for more information and/or if you are interested. Monthly Tip An old Fry Daddy or crock pot found at a garage sale makes an excellent vessel for melting paraffin wax in for sealing blanks. A Fry Daddy will hold up to 2 lbs of paraffin. When melting the paraffin, make sure you keep an eye on it and unplug the heat source when everything just melts. This will keep the paraffin from flashing. The Fry Daddy and/or crock pot keeps the paraffin liquid for at least an hour. Website News from the webmaster You can now access all newsletters starting from the club's first year in 2001 on the website at All told, there are about 140 megabytes of PDF newsletters stored on the site so you long-time members can take a walk down memory lane, and the newer members can get a good look at history of the club. Not only that, but in June 2001 the website began and since then, over 10,000 pictures of meetings and special events totaling about 200 megabytes have been added to the site, mostly in the CRW Gallery. If you would like to start at the beginning, just go to the predecessor of the current Gallery section at and work your way up in time as your spare time allows. Hope you enjoy the browsing, but don't let it take away from your turning time! DUES ARE DUE Ken Grunke CRW Webmaster Club dues for 2009 are $35 per person, $15 for each additional family member. Dues will be start being accepted at the November meeting. Any dues not paid by the end of the January meeting will result in unpaid members being removed from mailing lists and membership roster. Cash is always accepted and checks should be made payable to CRW. You may pay Pam at the meeting or send your check to her at: CRW c/o Pam Reilly 720 Riverwood Court Elgin, MN Page 6

7 Volume 8, Issue 11 Page 7 Coulee Region WoodTurners Dear Members, Each year it is the responsibility of the Holmen Show Choir Boosters to raise dollars. These dollars help defer the cost each student has to pay to participate in Show Choir, as well as, purchase Costumes, competition fees, bus transportation to competitions etc. Each year the Show Choir Boosters host two fundraisers. The Show Choir will host their Lasagna Dinner on December 6 th at the Holmen American Legion. A Silent Auction will be held during the Dinner. This Silent Auction is very important to the overall success of this fundraiser. It s only successful because of businesses like yours who participate in donating items. THANK YOU in advance to Pam and to Duane for your past support of Holmen Show Choir. If any members would be interested in donating an item for the Silent Auction it would be greatly appreciated. Bowls, boxes, ornaments absolutely anything the people just love! If you are interested in donating, please bring your items to the November meeting and I will get them at that time or I can arrange to pick them up before the Dinner on December 6th. With your donated item, please have written out the type of wood you used and your name as we certainly would like to give individual credit. If you have a business card those work great too. With donations and support the Show Choir Boosters can continue to provide financially to the Show Choir Programs at Holmen High School. Thank you so much for your time! Have a great day! Renee Zeller Donations Committee Holmen Show Choir Lasagna Dinner 316 Morris Street Holmen, WI (608) (H) (507) (W) ATTENTION MEMBERS: At the December meeting, in addition to electing officers, we will be voting to ratify updated by-laws. They have been printed in this newsletter for you to read and review. Please do read them and be prepared to vote in December. We need a majority of the paid membership to vote, so do your best to attend the December meeting. BY-LAWS FOR THE COULEE REGION WOODTURNERS, LOCAL CHAPTER OF THE AMERICAN ASSOCIATION OF WOODTURNERS, INC., A NONPROFIT CORPORATION This document is intended to serve as a guideline for the formation and organization of Local Chapters of the American Association of Woodturners. ARTICLE I ORGANIZERS AND LOCATION The Chapter organizer is: Duane Hill His address is: 808 Quincy, Onalaska, WI Daytime Telephone: ( ) Home Telephone: ( ) Cities or locations from which you expect to draw members: Southwestern Wisconsin, Southeastern Minnesota, Northeastern Iowa. Continued on next page.

8 Volume 8, Issue 11 Page 8 ARTICLE II OFFICES The principle office of this Chapter will be located at: 1923 Wood Street, La Crosse, WI ARTICLE III RELATION OF CHAPTER TO THE CORPORATE ORGANIZATION All officers of this Chapter agree to be members in good standing of the American Association of Woodturners, Inc. While it is understood that the parent organization will provide advice and counsel, as requested, Local Chapters are advised that the nature and extent of their activities are left to their discretion. Demonstrations, while probably part of the normal activies of Local Chapters, are to be conducted solely at the discretion of Local Officers, and all safety and instruction is to be under their explicit direction and control. The national office strongly recommends placing some sort of sign or notice on or around any lathe used for demonstration; that safety eye protection must be worn and a full face shield when needed. Use a dust mask and wear hearing protection. The lathe is a potentially dangerous instrument only to be used with Chapter approved supervision. ARTICLE IV PURPOSES The Chapter s purposes, in addition to supporting the general purposes of the parent organization, are: To provide a meeting place for local woodturners; To share ideas and techniques regarding this craft; To trade woods; To exchange ideas about tools ARTICLE V MEMBERSHIP FEES Annual membership fees for this Chapter (over and above fees paid to the national organization) will be $ This fee covers 10 meetings per year. Professional demonstrations will be provided for 2 meetings per year at an additional cost. ARTICLE VI MEETINGS This Chapter will meet the third Saturday of every month at 9:00 a.m., unless otherwise notified in writing. The meetings will be held at the Onalaska Community Center, 515 Quincy Street, Onalaska, WI 54650, unless otherwise notified. A notice of each meeting will be sent to each member 7 days before it is scheduled. ARTICLE VII OFFICERS A. Number and Election. The Officers of this Chapter shall be a President, a Vice President, a Secretary, and a Treasurer. These officers shall be elected annually by a majority vote of the Chapter s paid up members. Such Officers and Assistant Officers as deemed necessary may be elected by the Chapter members or appointed by the elected Officers. B. Term of Office. Each Officer shall hold office for 1 year. Election of Officers will occur during the December meeting of each year. C. Removal. Any Officer elected or appointed may be removed when it is deemed that the best interests of the Chapter would be served by such removal. This would be accomplished by a majority vote of the Chapter s members who are present at the time of the vote, so long as at least 50% of the paid-up members are present. D. Vacancies. A vacancy in any Office because of death, resignation, removal, disqualification, or otherwise may be filled by a majority vote of the members or of the Officers for the unexpired portion of the term. E. President. The President shall be the principal executive officer of the Chapter. His/Her duties include: a. Supervise and control all of the business and affairs of the Chapter; b. Conduct at least 6 Chapter meetings per term. F. Vice President. In the absence of the President or in the event of his/her death, inability, or refusal to act, the Vice President shall perform the duties of President, and when so acting, shall have all the powers of and be subject to all of the restrictions upon the President. The Vice President shall perform such other duties as from time to time may be assigned to him/her by the President. G. Secretary. The Secretary shall keep the minutes of the Chapter s meetings in one or more books provided for that purpose and see that all notices are duly given in accordance with the provisions of these By-Laws. In general, the Secretary shall perform all duties incident to the office of Secretary and such other duties as from time to time may be assigned to him/her by the President. H. Treasurer. The Treasurer shall collect all membership fees and all other monies belonging to the Chapter. He/She will be responsible for keeping current and accurate records of all monies that flow through the Chapter. In general, the Treasurer shall perform all the duties incident to the office of Treasurer and such other duties as from time to time may be assigned to him/her by the President. Continued on next page.

9 Volume 8, Issue 11 Page 9 ARTICLE VIII INDEBTEDNESS AAW s national office MUST be notified in writing PRIOR to a Local Chapter incurring any indebtedness for AAW. ARTICLE IX AMERICAN ASSOCIATION OF WOODTURNER S DISCLAIMERS FISCAL AND LEGAL The corporation, the American Association of Woodturners, Inc., specifically disassociates itself from any debts, obligations or encumbrances of the Local Chapter. The Corporate Board of Directors of AAW is not responsible for the debts nor shares in the profits of the Local Chapters. The Corporate Organization does not shoulder any legal liability for accidents that occur during events of any kind sponsored or not sponsored by a Local Chapter. The Coulee Region Woodturners specifically disassociates itself from any debts, obligations or encumbrances of the American Association of Woodturners. The Board of Directors of the Coulee Region Woodturners is not responsible for the debts nor shares in the profits of the American Association of Woodturners. The Coulee Region Woodturners does not shoulder any legal liability for accidents that occur during events of any kind sponsored or not sponsored by the National Organization. ARTICLE X AMENDMENTS These By-Laws may be altered, amended, or repealed and new By-Laws may be adopted by a vote of a simple majority of the qualified voting members of the Chapter then casting ballots. Copies of all modifications to these By-Laws MUST be filed with the national office of AAW. Disposition of Coulee Region Woodturners assets ADDENDUM TO BY-LAWS Definitions: CRW Coulee Region Woodturners Assets any and all property owned by CRW including but not limited to video equipment, lathes, turning tools and accessories, website, library materials, balance in club checking account, etc. Process: In the event of the dissolution, division or cessation of the operation of CRW, assets shall be disposed of as follows: 1) Schools in the La Crosse area (including Onalaska, Holmen and surrounding towns) shall be given the opportunity to receive lathes, turning tools and accessories, library materials and video equipment free of charge 2) In the event area schools are unable or unwilling to accept said materials, surrounding woodturning clubs (located in WI, MN and IA) shall be given the opportunity to acquire same in exchange for reasonable donations. What constitutes reasonable donations will be established by the officers of CRW at the time of the dissolution, division or cessation of CRW 3) In the event that area woodturning clubs are unable or unwilling to purchase said materials, remaining items shall be raffled to paid members of CRW 4) Any balance in the CRW checking account and any cash received from the sale of the above materials shall be donated to the American Association of Woodturners (AAW) to be split evenly between the EOG fund and the Disaster Fund 5) In the event the AAW is unable or unwilling to accept these funds, they shall be donated in their entirety to the local chapter of a national charity. Said charity to be decided by the officers at the time of dissolution, division or cessation of CRW 6) DVDs of archived materials located on the club website shall be made available to paid members of CRW at the time of dissolution, division or cessation of CRW

10 Coulee Region Woodturners Chapter of the American Association of Woodturners Art Ustby, Secretary / Editor 1923 Wood St. La Crosse, WI Phone: ustby@charter.net "A Turn For the Better" Stamp goes here. Next Meeting Onalaska Community Center on Saturday, Nov 15, 2008 at 9am. Here s a map to help those who aren t sure where we meet. It s the Onalaska Community Center at the intersections of Quincy & 6th Ave North in Onalaska, Wisconsin We ll start the program promptly at 9am, so get there early to avoid getting a Uecker Seat. Chairs are provided. We ll have coffee, so donuts are ALWAYS welcome.