August 2021 Meeting

The Meeting was held on Wednesday, August 4th at Peters Valley. Attending were Jim Cera, Rick Wortman, Fred Guendel, Michael Peacock, Ed Nikles, Mark Wallace, Ginnie Hinchman, Jim Matthews, Ken Aulicino and new member Steve Ackman. Covid protocols are still in effect and all attendees were masked.

Sadly, it was Fred’s farewell meeting as he is moving to Virginia. He’ll be missed.

The bulk of the meeting was a turning demonstration by notable turner Keith Tompkins.

The focus o Keith’s demo of design — going from idea to lathe. He discussed and demonstrated how and why to determine an “Emphasis Point” on a piece, and to create flowing curves and motion by having elements “almost touch”.

Keith demonstrated how he grips the tools, locks them to his body and using his body — not just his hands — to produce controlled and precise cuts.

Finally, Keith treated the group by demonstrating how to turn a cube on the lathe with basic tools and a little math.

After the demo, members shared some of their recent works in a show-and-tell.