Author: stevea627

Updated as of 5/16/2023

Saturday January 7, 2023

No meeting this month

Saturday February 4, 2023 Garris General Store, 912 Main Street, Stillwater, NJ

Topics will be planning for meetings in 2023, Treasurer’s Report and show and tell

March 4, 2023 12:00PM to 2:00PM Carol Pater’s home 18 Oak Avenue, West Orange, NJ

Topics will be tools, sharpening and turning a tenon.

April 8, 2023 12:00PM to 2:00PM Scott Hendrick’s home 60 Ackerson Road, Blairstown, NJ 07825

Topic will be a demonstration of Scott’s home-built hollowing system. We will also have a challenge for the month to review in May; turning a bud vase

May 3, 2023 7:00PM to 9:00PM The Peters Valley Wood Shop

Topic TBD but we will probably review our Bud Vase challenge

May 28, 2023 Peters Valley Art in the Park day. 11:00AM until 4:00PM.

The event is at the Peters Valley main building area, and we will have a table there to show our work and a lathe will be available to demonstrate turning bowls and other items

June 7, 2023 7:00PM to 9:00PM The Peters Valley Wood Shop

Laser Engraving demo from Patty Jennings and Scott Hendricks. We will also review our June challenge which is turning a platter.

July 18, 2023 7:00PM to 9:00PM The Peters Valley Wood Shop

Matt Monaco Demonstration-Topic tbd

August 22 2023 7:00PM to 9:00PM The Peters Valley Wood Shop

Beth Ireland Demo-topic related to offset turning. We will have and opportunity to participate on the shop lathes.

September 6, 2023 7:00PM to 9:00PM The Peters Valley Wood Shop

Topic TBD

October 4, 2023 7:00PM to 9:00PM The Peters Valley Wood Shop

Topic TBD

November 1, 2023 7:00PM to 9:00PM The Peters Valley Wood Shop

Topic TBD

December 2, 2023 10:00AM to @:00PM The Peters Valley Wood Shop

Topic This will be our Toys for Tots turning day. Date and Time is tentative at this point

Our first meeting of the year occurred on February 4, 2023 and was held at the Garris General Store located at 912 Main Street, Stillwater, NJ

Attendees: Rick Wortman, Mark Wallace, Carol Paster, Patty Jenkins, Jim Cerra, Scott Hendricks, Dave Robinson, Harvey Fein, Steve Ackmann

Treasurer’s Report: Our balance as of today was 921.50. We were successful in selling several items at the Peters Valley Gallery and received $120 from those sales. Several members also brought their 2023 dues to the meeting. We will shortly be paying our $500 annual insurance liability insurance policy for the year.

Topics: The meeting was to review ideas for meetings and demonstrations for the upcoming year.

Show and Tell:

Mark Wallace showed a picture of a winged heirloom bowl that he made for his family

Rick Wortman brought a walking stick that he made to assist him on his morning walks through the woods, a mulberry live edge bowl, and a dyed bowl made with maple.

Scott Hendricks brought a live edge cherry bowl made with a cherry burl, he also brought a new sanding tool he called a sanding mop.

Dave Robinson brought a ring stand made from walnut

Harvey Fein brought a couple of his kumiko pieces and a stunning walnut bowl with geometric carvings and inlays

Steve Ackmann brought a bud vase made from ash

The meeting adjourned at around 3:00 PM