Meeting Notes
Our meeting was held on September 23 via Zoom.
Attendees welcomed back member Tim Dunne.
Treasurer Rick Wortman reported that 2 additional members had paid 2020 dues. With those added funds and accounting for the monthly Zoom bill of $16, our account balance stands at $963.75.
Fred Guendel announced that the Peters Valley visiting artist lecture series will feature Derek Weidman — a woodturner who uses the lathe to create “carved” sculpture via Zoom in October 7 at 7:00 PM. Every year Peters Valley hosts a series of visiting artist lectures; typically, they are held in the Pike County Library. This year they are being conducted on the Zoom. Register through the Peters Valley website to participate; its a painless process.
http://www.petersvalley.org/html/event-calendar.cfm
Show & Tell
This month’s show and tell includes the results of the September club challenge and other works by members.
Club Challenge: Scoop
Rick Wortman — Scoop made from hickory and finished with walnut oil.
Ed Nikles — Scoop. Maple. Finished with Tried & True. 9” x 2-12”
Carl Beaulieu — Coffee Scoop #1 made from 2×2 x3 1/4 inch walnut, handle from 3/4×3/4 x6 1/2 inch oak scraps. Good learning project for spindle turning.
Coffee Scoop #2 has 1 3/4 “ bowl with 6 inch handle. Turned as a spindle and bowl turned in donut fixture. Made from 2 inch square by 7 inch walnut piece. Most difficult part is turning the ball to form the scoop bowl.
Fred Guendel — Two coffee scoops and a flour scoop. One of the coffee scoops and the flour scoop are made from cherry with an oil/wax finish. The coffee scoops have a barley twist handle.
Joe Kopec — Ash scoops based on plans found in:
Jim Matthews — Two scoops. Wood unknown. Scoop #1 finished with mineral oil & beeswax #2 finished with beeswax.
Jim Cera — Three scoops. #1 Maple finished w/butcher block #2 Cherry w/ Tried & True. #3 Maple made in 2 pieces
Mike Peacock — Oak scoop. Finish is Danish Oil. Removed top of “bowl” using method described in the following article (Thanks Fred!): https://www.instructables.com/id/How-to-Turn-Scoops/
General Show & Tell
Ed Nikles — Pepper & Salt Mills made from walnut and spalted maple
Rick Wortman — Christmas tree ornaments made from a small piece of red maple from the one tree in the yard and had laid for a number of months outside for the mother and grown children who had been raised in that home.
Water Gap Woodturners 