Turn With Independence

• Please note that all public meetings of the club are on hold because of the COVID-19 self-quarantine restrictions. We are having our meeting virtually on line. Please refer to the information in other sections of the newsletter on how to prepare and participate in those meetings.
• Be sure to check on our website for the current status and information on club activities.  The address is; independencewoodturners.org   (Ref. the following article about the website.). 
• Members, please join us on Facebook where you can see what others are doing and you can post your own projects and artwork. 
• As a reminder, the membership dues became $20 a year beginning January 2020, and only emailed newsletters will be sent. The 2020 dues are now payable and may be paid at any meeting to the treasurer, Mel Bryan. However, due to the situation and the fact that we are not having physical meetings, dues payments can be deferred until we are able to physically meet. 
• The "President's Challenge" that was scheduled for August and the "Creativity Contest" for this year have been canceled due to the impact of the pandemic quarantine restrictions making it difficult for us to give out the wood in a timely manner. 
• Want to help out? Check out the "Want Ad" below. 
• The officers would very much like to hear from you, the members, any thoughts and ideas you might have as to what you would like to see from the club within the abilities, guidelines and purposes of the club. Therefore, feel free to contact any officer with your input. You can use any of the officers' email addresses listed above or the club email address; indepwoodturners@gmail.com 
• There are many ways you can contribute to the life of our club. A really good way is to partake in the Open Shop by bringing a project or turning and get a lathe going. Another  way is to submit your woodturning tips also for the newsletter. (Refer to the article later.) Of course there are many other ways to put your enthusiasm into action. You can ask any officer for direction. There are many practical ways to be involved. A simple way to help is to come early to the meeting and help set up the room for the meeting and/or stay afterwards and help clean up. Either or both are appreciated. 

Our Last Meeting

      As we continue to follow the self quarantine restrictions, instead of physically meeting, we have been holding our meetings virtually online.  Our meeting last month was also held online (at the regular meeting time) and we had at least 23 participants and included several show & tell items by the members in attendance.
     The live demo was presented by Chip Siskey from his own shop where he demonstrated how to turn a traditional wedding goblet with two captive rings. (He actually turned three so the better could be chosen for the final product.) (You can see an example of one down in the Show & Tell pictures.)  He turned the maple goblet by starting with a cylinder, shaping the bowl including the hollowing of it then turning the 3/8" captive rings. To turn the rings, he started with creating 3  beads and sanding the tops. Continuing the ring process he used a ring cutting tool that cuts the bottom out from under the beads leaving the rings. By turning the stem down a little and even, he could apply sandpaper and sand the inside of the rings. He finished the goblet by turning the stem to size and turned a base with nice transitions at the base and bowl ends of the stem.
    Thank you, Chip, for the preparatory time and equipment you spent for this very good demo.
     

Help Wanted
A Plea for Demonstrators

      Because of the quarantine situation, we find ourselves in the awkward position of not being able to schedule a variety of demonstrators. Many are not able to present from their own shops or make videos that we can share. Therefore, we are asking our members to consider and step up to give a demonstration. What we are willing to do is video your demo at our club site at Metro Hardwoods then present it in our online meetings. If you have been on the borderline of giving a demo, this is an excellent opporturnity (misspelling intentional). You can share your skill and techniques without the fear of people throwing stones and we can edit the oopses. If you are willing to give it a try, please contact one of the officers. (Names, emails, phone numbers above).