Silcon Valley Woodturners - Club Newsletters

2008 News Letters - Editor Lloyd Frisbee

01-2008.pdf (1.1 Megabyte download size)
After 20 years of making imaginative Nut Cracker Dolls for Santa, Head Elf Dick Pickering hangs up his elf hat
For more about how he makes them see the January 2004 newsletter (01-2004.pdf)
Reminder of the club's valuable DVD library
Prez Challenge - Starts with a "J" - Juniper ginger Jar, Jar lid of Santos Mahogany (to fit over a plane old metal canning jar lid)

02-2008.pdf (1.5 Megabyte download size)
Five pages of "A Saturday with Jimmy Clewes" - inspirations, pragmatic advice, impossible cuts and a terrorizing 2x4 propeller spinning at 3000 rpms!
Prez Challenge - Starts with an "F" - A Fancy Funnel Finely Fashioned From a Fir two by Four with a Deft Finish, Fifty pound Footed end table

2007 News Letters - Editor Lloyd Frisbee

01-2007.pdf ( 2.5 Megabyte download size)
Trent Bosch Demonstrates His Vessels of Illusion - along with his "patented" balloon trick and his unusual "finish cut grind"
Shop Made Inertia Sander
Prez Challenge - Starts with a "J" for January - Jewelry Boxes, Juglans, Jaws, Jump Rope Handles ....

02-2007.pdf ( 3.7 Megabyte download size)
Member Tony Bryhan's BIG turning (600 lbs) Maple Burl - you won't believe this one
Prez Challenge - Starts with an "F" for February - Fingers, Fruit, Fishing, Frankinsense, Fobs . . .

03-2007.pdf ( 2.6 Megabyte download size)
Member Barbara Jones' LITTLE turning - 1/12 to 1/48 scale dollhouse bowls, cups, plates and cups - 1/8" diameter being BIG
Prez Challenge - Starts with an "M" for March - Maple, Mirrors, Mallets, Manequins, Mushrooms and More

04-2007.pdf ( 2.6 Megabyte download size)
Club Prez Rich Johnson's Sharpening Primer
Prez Challenge - Starts with an "A" for April - Apricot, Airbrushed, Acorn, Asymetric, Articulated . . .

05-2007.pdf( 3.4 Megabyte download size)
Robert Whitworth's Poseable Articulated Creatures, including his shop made teenie-tiny adjustable tension brass swivel joints. Robert thinks WAY "outside the box". If you're tired of bowls and plates and hollow forms and have turned too many spindles - check THIS out!
Lathe Alignment (and other "stuff) - what you don't know CAN cause you grief
Making a Bracelet
Prez Challenge - Starts with an "M' for March - Mushrooms, Mesquite, Manacles,

06-2007.pdf ( 672 Kb download size)
Dave Fifield Demonstrates Marquetry - Pictures Using Veneers Not Paint
Prez Challenge - Starts with a "J' for June - Juniper, Juglans, Jigsaw Marquetry, Jalapeno . . .

07-2007.pdf ( 2.5 Megabyte download size)
Brit Martin Pidjen's Door Stops & Lamp Pulls.
Member Mike Rude - Turning a Laminated Rolling Pin with Free Handles
Prez Challenge - Starts with a "J' for July - Jacks, Jiggling, Jagged, turned Paralam Joist . .

08-2007.pdf ( 1.7 Megabyte download size)
- Mike Rude Turns Bracelets
- Prez Challenge - Starts with an "A" for August - Acer bowl Augmented by Ambrosia beetles. Appetite enhancing Alcohol Aperitif Ash wine glass.

09-2007.pdf ( 2 Megabyte download size)
Member David Feind demonstrates the Nova Ornamental Turning attachment
Prez Challenge - "S" is for September - Shallow Sycamore Salad bowl

10-2007.pdf ( 1.4 Megabyte download size)
Cindy Drozda Demonstrated her trademark delicate lidded box with inlay - holly with padouk inlay,a three sided lidded box and a Banksia pod lidded box. Closeups of one of here shop made special tools.)
Member Jim Gott demonstrates turning an ornament
Prez Challenge - "O" is for October - lots of Olive wood pieces

2006 News Letters - AAW Award Winning News Letter Editor Phil Roybal

01-2006.pdf (3 Megabyte download size)
Member Phil Roybal's Laser Tone Transfer (getting a printed image onto your wood).
Prez Challenge - Turned Name Tag

02-2006.pdf ( 2.3 Megabyte download size)
Mike Rude Goes Over Bowl Coring Systems (Stewart Slicer, Woodcut Bowlsaver, McNaughton Center-Saver, Oneway Easy-Core).
Prez Challenge - Under Two Inches

03-2006.pdf (3.3 Megabyte download size)
Jigs & Fixtures (Now why didn't I think of that!)
Prez Challenge - Treens

04-2006.pdf (2.5 Megabyte download size)
3M's Bob Stanek - Everything You Ever Wanted To Know About Sanding.
Prez Challenge - "With Bark"

05-2006.pdf ( 4.1 Megabyte download size)
Stuart King's Unique Approach To Rustic Turning & Surface Treatments
PREZ CHALLENGE - TOPS, Tops Contest

06-2006.pdf ( 3.7 Megabyte download size)
Bonnie Klein Demonstrates Top Turning, Coloring, Chatter Texturing, the Klein Threading Jig and more.
Member Ard Sealy on Sharpening for Beginners.
Prez Challenge - Something Glued

07-2006.pdf ( 4.1 Megabyte download size)
Prez Rich Johnson (a tool phreak) Covers Hollowing Systems & Hollowing Tools,
Dave Smith's Alcohol Drying Protocol with link to his Alcohol Drying Blog
Prez Challenge - With Stem

08-2006.pdf ( 4.1 Megabyte download size)
New Zealand's Soren Burger Demonstrates Sphere Turning, Hand Threading with his Prototype Tool,
Warren "The Woodsman" Wise on Figured Wood - Fiding it, how it looks depends on how you cut it, ..., drying
Prez Challenge - Hollowed

09-2006.pdf ( 3.2 Megabyte download size)
Member Mike Rude Demonstrates Pen Turning
Prez Challenge - With Lid

10-2006.pdf ( 2.5 Megabyte download size)
Josh Salesin & His DIY Vacuum Kiln - Dry to 7% in 3 Days
Member Phil Roybal on Food Safe Finishes
Prez Chalenge - "Altered"

11-2006.pdf ( 3.5 Megabyte download size)
Prez Rich Johnson on All Things Bowl Gouge - angles, types, cuts, source of problems
Member Phil Roybal - Replacing Rechargeable Batteries, Save MONEY! - AND the differences between NiCad and NiMH.
Prez Challenge - With Holes

12-2006.pdf ( 4.5 Megabyte download size)
Binh Pho Demonstrates His Thin (1/16") Wall Turning, Air Brushing and Piercing Techniques
John Brugo Talks Chainsaws. If you use a chainsaw you MUST read, study and memorize this thorough article! You'll learn things you didn't even know about - and maybe save yourself some grief.
Carolinamountainwoodturner.org's Bob Heltman's How to Make Inexpensive Foam Backed Sanders
Prez Challenge - Gift

2005 News Letters - Editor Phil Roybal

01-2005.pdf (1.7 Megabyte download size)
Sharpening - Grinders, Grinding Wheels, Wolverine Base with Vari-Grind Jig, Uni-Jig, Tru-Grind Jig, Tormek
Get to know member Bob Bowers
Prez Challenge - Turned Name Tags

02-2005.pdf (1.2 Megabyte download size)
Alan Lacer, Master of The Skew, Demonstrates His Tool Techniques
Jim Roger,s of the Bay Area Woodwturners Association, Covers Stave Turning (a special branch of segmented turning)
Get to know Phil Roybal
Prez Challenge - Flower Holder

03-2005.pdf (1.8 Megabyte download size)
Malcom Tibbets - Mind Bending Segmented Turning - AND How He Does It. You've seen his amazing pieces, learn about how he does what seems to be impossible.
At Class With Mike Mahoney - Ayman Sayed's 3-Day Intermediate Turning Workshop Article
A visit to Phil Roybal's woodworking / blacksmith shop
Get to know member and past newsletter editor Jim Gott
Prez Challenge - Broken & Repaired

04-2005.pdf (1.1 Megabyte download size)
Dewey Garrtett's Turning Journey. Start with an idea and take it 'til there's nothing more to try, then find another idea to explore. Check out some of where he's been - so far
Andi Wolfe - Making It To The Gallery Market
Get to know member & Prez Rich Johnson
Prez Challenge - With Bark

05-2005.pdf (4.1 Megabyte download size)
TOPS! - Big Ones, Small Ones, Colored Ones, Techno Tops and the Winner of the Longest Spinning Top Contest
Gary Petretti - Making A Competitive Top - The Secrets of a Self Professed Kid At Heart and Rediscovering Isaac Newton
Visit Tony "Big Bowls" Bryhan's 150 SF Shop
Get to know member Dick Pickering
Prez Challenge - SPINNING TOPS (DUH)

06-2005.pdf ( 2.3Megabyte download size)
David Vannier's Missing Segments Techniques . Segmented pieces are nice - BUT - if you leave some Negative Space . . .
Neil & Liz Scobie approaches to surface sculpting and decorating - a "finished" turning is just their starting point.
Lathes and Lasers - Leo Lichtman of Bay Area Woodturners Association - Uses for a laser you probably haven't thought of.
Get to know member Ayman Sayed
Prez Challenge = Craft Item

07-2005.pdf (2.8 Megabyte download size)
Steve Dahout's Tiny Needle Cases - little turned lidded boxes - special challenges (how the hell do you hold things so you can turn them, how do you drill a perfect hole, etc.) - and - solutions
Geryy Glaser, Glaser Engineering - on Sharpening, with recomendations for grinding wheels
Get to know member Fred Wray
The Utah Symposium
Prez Challenge - Color It

08-2005.pdf (4 Megabyte download size)
Phil Roybal's article - Oil, Wax and Shellac Finishes - A half day with Zinnser and Liberon finishes and reps
Silicon Valley Woodturners Annual Picnic and Instant Gallery of members' turnings - great inspirations if you need some
Prez Challenge - Glue Up

09-2005.pdf (3.2 Megabyte download size)
Finish LIne - four members go over their finishes and finishing techniques. "Sand like the sand paper is free" is Tony Bryhan's sage advice. Lee Valley Tung Oil, Deft Lacquer Sanding Sealer, Deft Clear Gloss Wood Finish,- cut 50-50 with lacquer thinner - HUT wax, Mylands High Build Friction Polish, Behlan's Master Wodoturner Finish, Shellawax and U Beaut Polish's EEE Ultra Shine - snf Oil finishes
Get to know member Herb Green
Johannes Michalsen turns a Range Rider cowboy hat.

Prez Challenge - WITH HANDLE

10-2005.pdf (1.9 Megabyte download size)
Richard Winslow of West Bay Woodturners stacked laminated bowls
Phil Roybal - Getting Around The Corner - that tricky transition from side grain to end grain inside a bowl - the problems and solutions
AAW Questionnaire - Determining if you're a Beginner, Intermediate or Advanced Turner
Prez Challenge - DELIBERATELY ALTERED

11-2005.pdf (2.5 Megabyte download size)
Member Phil Royball - router inlay techniques - using an XY table and templates and router bushings/collars
Andrew Hilton - Turning A Captured Ring
Chris Stott demonstrates spindle and lidded box turning an mutli-axis turning of a hedge hog and a stylized human figure
Prez Challenge - SERVING

12-2005.pdf ( 2 Megabyte download size)
Jim Gott Turns Ornaments
Joe Gorleski - aka joewoodworker - Ebonizing Rust Stain - some vinegar, some rusty nails, a little table salt and tannin content in your wood ...BLACK!
Prez Challenge - GIFT

2004 News Letters - Editor Phil Roybal

01-2004.pdf (1 Megabyte download size)
Dick Pickerings Nut Crackers. classic to crazy - how he makes 'em
Prez Challenge - Plates / Platters

02-2004.pdf (1 Megabyte download size)
Rich Johnson - Hold On Tight - Scroll chucks, vacuum chucks, drive centers, screws, faceplates, pin drives and assorted contrivances
Prez Challenge - GLUE UP

03-2004.pdf (1 Megabyte download size)
Jerry Decker Plays With Light - Kaliedescopes
Prez Challenge = WITH LID

04-2004.pdf (1 Megabyte download size)
Gordon Rockhillof West Bay Woodturners Turns Square - turing a square "winged" bowl.

05-2004.pdf ( 960 K download size)
TOPS. TOPS! SPINNING TOPS!

06-2004.pdf (1.3 Megabyte download size)
Bill Small - Putting A Foot On Your Next Bowl

07-2004.pdf ( 2.1 Megabyte download size)
Harvey Klein's Colored World - Turn a plain piece into an eye catcher, with alcohol dyes.
Prez Challenge - COLORED

08-2004.pdf ( 2.1 Megabyte download size)
Tom Howard, West Bay Woodturners' President on Inside Out Turnings
Neil Scobie Turns and Carves, and his carving stand to which you can thread your chuck or faceplate. Turn a little, carve a little - without unmounting the piece.
Prez Challenge - HANDLED

09-2004.pdf (1.9 Megabyte download size)
Member Ace Foster's Throughlay Technique uses veneer layers to add contrasting lines to his turnings
Prez Challenge - CARVED OR ALTERED

10-2004.pdf (1.7 Megabyte download size)
Member Rich Dege's Latticework Spheres
Andi Wolfe - Surface Decoration. Add texture and color to your next piece and kick it up a notch.
Prez Challenge - SEASONAL

11-2004.pdf (1.5 Megabyte download size)
Member Dick Pickering - Making A Gunlsinging Nutcracker
Scenes From A Swap Meet - One person's "surplus / junk" is another's "treasure"
Prez Challenge - NATURAL EDGE

12-2004.pdf (1.6 Megabyte download size)
Member Don Bonnet's Elegant Goblets. SHARP tools essential to turn really really t h i n - and L O N G.
Prez Challenge - DECORATION