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Volume XIV, Number7 August 2009 Price—$4.00Malcolm TibbettsDavid SpringettBill LuceRon GertonBinh PhoWilmington Area WoodturnersMichael MochoIn This Issue:Michael Mocho Demonstration2009 Symposium of the AAWThe Pen Turners CornerShape Shifter Eccentric ToolMore Woodturning August 2009 Page 1

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ContentsMichael Mocho Demonstration..4AAW News: June 2009 AAW BoardLetter.............................................8The Making of an Old ButternutBowl—A “Reclamation” Project ........................................................11Questions and Answers from the Internet...........................................15Shape Shifter Tools....................15Newell posts from Douglas Fir............................................................18Carbide TipTurning Tools? ......18Thread Chasers..........................19Using a Wood Tap for Chucks...34Finish for Bark on a Bowl .......34The Penturner’s Corner............16The 2009 Symposium of the AAW .....................................................22Coming Events..........................30News in the Trade: What’s Happeningin Woodturning....................31The Sören Berger Thread Creator..............................................31Tormek Jigs - Now for BenchGrinders ....................................31Popular Ice Cream Scoop KitNow Available In Chrome.........32Diamond Grinding Wheels.......33Using two Opposed Bowl Steadiesas a Center Steady......................35Tip for using a Spindle Tap.......35Shape Shifter Eccentric Tool Test.....................................................36An Emmy-Winning Bowl?........39The Market Place......................39About the Cover:Our cover this month is photos ofvarious pieces from the Instant Galleryor demonstration areas at theAAW Symposium in Albuquerqueon June 26 through 28, 2009. Therewas an estimated 800 items in theInstant Gallery. The event was awonderful experience besides all ofthe demonstrations.EDITORALWow! Two months in a row, we’ve attended two wonderful symposiums.The AAW Symposium was a great symposium, although verylarge, it had many things to see besides the demonstrations. The InstantGallery was mind boggling and the other galleries were something verydifferent.At this point, we expect to stay home and attend to things in our area.The costs of these symposiums are pretty steep by the time you considertransportation and hotels. Are they worth it? I think so or I would not havespent the money to go. Hopefully there will be some new advertisers andsome additional subscribers.Incidentally, our ongoing offer of a CD-ROM of all issues published(a $95.00 value) in exchange for clubs sending in 10 subscriptions isworking fairly well. I believe that five clubs have responded by now andwe are hoping there will be more. Please encourage your club membersto participate in this program.Fred Holder, Editor and PublisherTo Subscribe to More Woodturning:Check the Print Subscription Period Below:United States Canada Other Countries__One Year/$35 __One Year/$48 __One Year/$68__Two Years/$70 __Two Years/$100 __Two Years/$105__Three Years/$105 __Three Years/$145 __Three Years/$205All amounts in US Dollars! We Accept Visa/MC.Electronic Version (PDF): For People receiving Electronic issues,new priceby year only: $25.00/One year. We need an e-mail for the electronic version.Because of the significant postage increase for outside the United States,recommend the Electronic Version for all Foreign Subscribers.Thank You!!Please Enter Your Name and Address Below:Name: _________________________________________________Address: _______________________________________________City: ______________________ State: ______ ZIP: ____________E-Mail for Electronic Subscribers: ____________________________Clip and Mail with Your Check, Cash, or Charge Card Information to:More Woodturning, PO Box 2168, Snohomish, WA 98291More Woodturning August 2009 Page 3

Michael Mocho Demonstrationby Fred HolderMichael Mocho did an all daydemonstration for the Seattle Chapterof AAW on October 8, 2008 atJack McDaniel’s wonderful shop.Although I’ve gone to many symposiumsboth AAW and Utah WoodturningSymposiums, I had neverencountered him demonstrating.First, I would like to tell you a littlebit about Michael Mocho before goinginto the demonstration.Michael Mocho is a self-employedwoodworker/turner fromAlbuquerque, New Mexico. He hadconsiderable involvement in theAAW Symposium 2009. He hasbeen a full-time craftsman sinceMore Woodturning is published monthlyexcept April and October for $35.00 peryear by Fred and Mildred Holder at 19805Fales Road, Snohomish, WA 98296. MailingAddress is P. O. Box 2168, Snohomish WA98291-2168. Telephone: (360) 668-0976.E-Mail: fred@morewoodturning.net, WEBPage URL: http://www.morewoodturning.net. Periodicals Postage paid at Snohomish,Washington and at additional mailing office.More Woodturning is sold by subscriptionat $35.00 for one year and at a singlecopy price of $4.00 plus $1.50 postageand handling. Editorial material submittedfor publication must be accompaniedby a stamped, self-addressed envelope toensure return if it is not accepted for use.More Woodtunring uses materials frommany sources and many authors, the viewsexpressed herein are, therefore, those ofthe authors and not necessarily those of thePublishers. More Woodturning receives anumber of products each year for evaluation,but accepts no responsibility for return ofthose products unless specifically requestedto do so, in advance!POSTMASTER: Send address changesto More Woodturning, P. O. Box 2168,Snohomish WA 98291-2168.USPS No. 0153871976 with extensive experiencein furniture design, woodturning,architectural millwork, patternmaking, and stringed musicalinstruments. He operates a smallshop in Albuquerque, New Mexicoproducing commissioned furniture,contract woodturning, and decorativecontainers for the gift market.He has completed residencies at theArrowmont School of Craft, andthe International Turning Exchangeprogram at the Woodturning Centerin Philadelphia. He teaches in theFine Woodworking Program at theSanta Fe Community College. Hehas demonstrated at the AAW NationalSymposium and many localchapters, and also teaches at craftschools including Arrowmont andthe John C. Campbell Folk School.He is known for his intricate containersthat often combine bentwood with turned, carved, and texturedcomponents, which have wonnumerous awards and are in manyprivate and public collections.Mildred and I attended hisdemonstration at Jack McDanielsshop and were impressed with hisskill and talent. He began the day’sdemonstration with the introductionof a number of techniques for texturingthe surface of one’s work. Hetalked briefly before starting to turn.Meet Michael Mocho in Figure 1.The first thing that he turnedwas a piece of wood between centers,I believe this was hard maple orEastern maple. He turned the woodround and then turned tenons onboth ends to be gripped by a chuck.He then parted the wood into twopieces. One piece he mounted in achuck and trued up the face of thewood by taking thin slices off of theend as shown in Figure 2. I’ve neverbeen able to slice off a piece this thinwithout having it break up into smallpieces. This was impressive and wasearly in the demonstration.Figure 1. Michael Mocho at thebeginning of his demonstration.Figure 2. Thin slice of woodtaken from the end of the piecemounted in the chuck.Once the surface of the end ofthe piece was smooth. He then laidthe skew chisel on its side and usingthe tip of the tool, he did chatterwork on the surface. (See Figure3) This was a nice technique usingonly a skew chisel. He then partedthe piece off so that he could pass itaround while going to the next step.The piece is shown in Figure 4.Page 4 More Woodturning August 2009

make an indention in the wood ofthe shape of the tip of the punchportion.lathe rotating, he then used an outsidethread chaser to make a number ofconcentric grooves in the surface ofthe wood as shown in Figure 7.Figure 3. Doing chatter workwith the skew chisel lying on itside.Michael then introduced anothergadget that he uses to dotexturing on endgrain wood. Thisgadget is shown in Figure 5. Itmounts in the tool rest banjo and isaligned with the wood and then thepunch in the piece is tapped on theend with something (a small hammeror the end of a turning tool) toFigure 4. Chatter work doneon the surface of a piece of endgrain wood with a skew chiselon its side.He then mounted a chuckthat had two of the jaws removedso that he could grip a rectangularpiece of wood. (Figure 6) With theFigure 5. Another form oftexturing tool that he introducedfor texturing endgrain wood.[Continued on Next Page]More Woodturning August 2009 Page 5

Michael Mocho Continuedfrom Previous Pagepiece of wood to produce the patternshown in Photo 8.it screwed onto the tenon he hadthreaded.Figure 6. Making concentricgrooves in a piece of wood usingan outside thread chaser.Figure 8. This photo shows theeffect created when the wood isshifted sideways and a secondset of concentric grooves aremade with the thread chaser.Figure 10. Applying the magicelixir to the area to be threaded.Figure 7. This photo shows thegrooves that were made with thethread chaser.He demonstrated the texturingthat can be done using the RobertSorby spiraling and texturing toolbefore turning the piece of woodhe had mounted in the chuck intoa small box bottom with a threadedopening. He actually drilled the holein the box and then sanded it with asmall mandrel with a slit cut in it tohold the sandpaper. The box bottomis shown in Figure 9.He then shifted the wood sothat the center of rotation was shiftedsideways and made a second setof concentric grooves on the samePage 6 More Woodturning August 2009Figure 9. Box top that has beenturned and threaded for a lid toscrew into.He then showed how to makethreads with a hand held chaser inthe hard maple without the threadscrumbling. While thread chasing,he coated the wood with a specialelixir (dish washing detergent),which seemed to work very well.Figure 10 shows him putting thedetergent on the area to be threadedand Figure 11 shows him chasingthreads. He made a ring that healso threaded and showed howFigure 11. Chasing the actualexternal threads.He then turned and threadedthe lid for the box. Before partingoff, he drilled a hole in the top ofthe lid to later accept a finial that hewould turn. Figure 12 shows the lidalmost turned. Figure 13 shows thelid screwed onto the box bottom andFigure 14 shows the lid removed andthe texture that he had applied to thebottom of the lid.Finally, he then turned a smallfinial out of walnut (I believe). (SeeFigure 15) It had a tenon that wouldfit into the hole he had drilled inthe lid. Figure 16 shows the totallyturned box with the lid in place.Figure 17 shows a slightly tippedpicture of the box to show the textureon the lid.

the video camera. Finally Figure20 shows the sanding belt with acouple of pieces that have been finalshaped using this rig.Figure 12. Turning the outsideshape of the box lid.Figure 15. Turning the finial forthe box.Figure 17. A slightly differentangle shot to show the textureon the top of the lid.Figure 13. The lid screwed ontothe box.Figure 14. This photo shows thelid removed and the texture onthe bottom side of the lid.Figure 16. The completed boxwith finial attached.Finally, Michael mounted hissanding rig on the lathe and demonstratedhow it works (See Figure 18).This is a lathe driven sanding beltsystem. The drive spindle is made ofwood and has a Morse Taper turnedon one end and a place for the livetail center on the other end. An ovalblock of wood is attached to a turnedpiece that will fit into the tool-posthole in the lathe banjo. This ovalpiece of wood is covered with asheet of cork, which is over coatedwith a graphite canvas, a very slickmaterial that will allow the sandingbelt to slide over it smoothly. Figure19 shows another view captured byFigure 18. Lathe driven sandingbelt mechanism.Figure 19. Another angle view ofthe sanding belt mechanism.[Continued on Next Page]More Woodturning August 2009 Page 7

Michael Mocho Continuedfrom Previous PageFigure 20. A couple of piecesthat have been sanded to shapeon this rig.Overall, this was a day wellspent with a number of other woodturnerswatching a very experiencedturner demonstrating some of hismany skills. If you get a chanceto see a demonstration by MichaelMocho, I recommend that you takeit. He did a good demonstration forus.AAW News: June 2009 AAW Board Letterby Jean LeGwinI am asking for your participationin our journal American Woodturner.The journal offers manythings packaged neatly between twopaper covers: it records our history,showcases our work, discusses techniquesand tools for producing ourwork, offers us projects to improveour skills, and critiques the work ofour professionals. It is a large andcomplex undertaking to try and satisfyour diverse membership.Our journal is a member drivenpublication and is dependent on yourparticipation not just as a reader, butalso as a contributor. We welcomeyour input in creating content thatrepresents interests of all segmentsof the membership. If you do notsee the type of articles or work thatyou think should be included in theJean LeGwin AAW BoardMember & Publications ChairAAWjournal, please write and let BettyScarpino or a board member know.Better yet, write an article yourselfon a subject that is near and dearEditor’s Note: I’m sure that most ofour readers experience demonstrationssuch as the one by MichaelMocho. I encourage you to takephotos as I did and consider writinga story about the demonstration. Ifeel it is good to share informationabout demonstrations and the demonstrators.Page 8 More Woodturning August 2009“THE ELIMINATOR”Hollowing ToolELIMINATES:CATCHES,TEAR OUT,SHARPENINGAvailable in three sizes: 1/4, 3/8, 1/2 inch cutters. Tool shafts aremilled with flats for both right and left hand cutting.Available from: Packard Woodworks and Craft Supplies USAwww.jewelwood.com

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AAW JournalEditorial ProceduresAt present, the journal is publishedquarterly, which means thatarticles could be in our queue for upto one year before being published.The editor will attempt to keep eachauthor informed as to the status ofhis or her article. If you do not hearfrom the editor after a couple ofmonths, please send an inquiry.We pay authors for featurearticles and for some news items.Experienced authors are paid morethan authors who are just beginning.Contributors receive onecomplimentary copy of AmericanWoodturner. Additional copies ofthe journal, in which your articleappears, can be purchased for $3.75each, plus postage. Contact info@woodturner.org for ordering additionalcopies.Betty Scarpino, Editor, AmericanWoodturner5246 Evanston Ave.Indianapolis, IN 46220317-254-1374editorscarpino@gmail.comEditor’s Note: The above bit isfrom the Submission Guidelines forsubmitting articles for publicationin the AAW Journal. The editor islooking for good articles and tipson woodturning the same as youreditor. If you belong to the AAW, Istrongly urge you to contact Bettywith your idea and perhaps you willhave your article appear in the AAWJournal.The same situation exists with MoreWoodturning. We need good tips andarticles to help fill the pages of MoreWoodturning with material that isnot just written by your editor.Chinese BallToolsI have recently become a dealerfor the Crown Chinese Ball Tools andhave an inventory of sets and extrahandles on hand for immediate shipment.A set includes one handle, fourcutters, a tool to make a taperedhole, and a pamplet written by DavidSpringett. These are priced at $125.00for each set.The handles include a woodenhandle and a metal piece to attach thecutters and ride on the ball. These arepriced at $36.20 each. I recommendthree additional handles.Fred HolderPO Box 2168Snohomish, WA 98291360-668-0976Page 10 More Woodturning August 2009

The Making of an Old Butternut Bowl—A “Reclamation” Projectby Bob Heltman, CMW, AAWMost turners who do demonstrationsuse sound wood, likehigh grade kiln dried, unless turninggreen. Many woodturners ingeneral want “good” wood and findproblems dealing with knots, cracks,odd inclusions, or partially decayedwood. Maybe it is because I was ababy in the Great De- pression priorto WWII, when you saved and madedo with what you had. Maybe it isalso that I like the rare beauty andchallenge coming from workingwith trees that nobody wants. Orfrom stump dumps, blow downs,etc. It seems like a proper frugality,the right thing to do. Ecologicallysound! That is what led to this storyabout the making of a sizeablebutternut salad bowl around 12”diameter.Lightening had hit my powerline between the water well andhouse. This led to a lot of diggingand rewiring by our friends at CaseElectric and Plumbing. Archie Caseand his Dad spent several longdays at that task, during which theynoticed my collection of woodturnings.Mention was made of their oldbutternut (often called white walnut)tree that had been standing deadfor several years, and whether Iwanted any of the wood, and if I didwhether I’d make them a bowl.Naturally I answered, “YES!”and in a few weeks a number of 4foot logs and a root ball showed upoutside my shop studio. Some of thewood looked downright awful, andbug holes abounded. Some lookedlike #6 shot had been fired at thetree. Other holes fit a stout finger.Figure #1 shows the remaining butternutlogs.The bark had largely rottedaway leaving black staining. Twolarger bowl blanks rest on top, withends sealed. Beauty from this!?From some of the trunk piecesthat were about 10” diameter I madeseveral intermediate sized bowls,and finished 2 to present to theCases, leaving them in a plastic sackhanging on their back door knob,which they found and enjoyed duringThanksgiving. Figures #2 and #3show a remaining such bowl.For “white” walnut, much ofthe heartwood seems to have takenon a darker semi-walnut coloring.A recessed rim means faster M&Mscooping!Fig. 1Fig. 2The wood shows very nicecolor and figure. Finish is severalsoaking coats of lacquer followedby paste wax and buffing.Fig. 3Then came the challenge withone of the bigger blanks chainsawedfrom just above the root ball. FirstI roughed out the piece and putit in a paper bag to season. Eventhough the wood was some- whatdried because it came from a longdead tree, rain water soaked it, andsome stresses were re- lieved just byhollowing to wall thickness about10% of diameter . In several moreweeks I mounted the dry blank andcontinued turning. Very large beetleor worm holes were encountered.These I filled with EZ Poly WoodRebuilder®, which is a combinationglue, structural filler, and sealant.I colored it black with Tempura®black powder pigment. This gaveme a confident sense that the woodwould not fly apart or give otherproblems as turning continued.Figure #4 shows the outside aftermore turning, tru- ing, and roughsanding. Note that the black EZ Polyhas been cut to surface level, and insome places more voids showed upat the filled edges. I can fill theseareas again with a bit more EZ Poly,[Continued on Next Page]More Woodturning August 2009 Page 11

Butternut Bowl Continuedfrom Previous Pageas it sticks to itself even months laterwith no “cold” joint.A quarter on the outer rim givesa sense of scale. Note the whitecenter area where decay has takenhold, leaving many small voids; seeFig #5 close-up.Fig. 4Fig. 5There were a number of optionsat this point. One, I could apply lacquerto both fill the tiny voids and toprovide stiffness to the wood fibersduring the next phase of turning.Two, I could fill this area, and anysmall bug holes, with fine sandingdust and glue. I could use dust thatis whitish from this area, or from adarker area. The results would eithermake the lighter area more apparent,or cause it to blend with the darkerarea. It is a matter of artistic taste.Third, I could scrub in a thin coatingof EZ Poly in its natu- ral light tan,or by adding powdered colors, evenlike red, to show stark contrast.At this point I stopped to pondermy options, and turned attentionto the inside. Another reasonto work the outside and then theinside, in damaged wood like this,is to uncover any more problemareas and determine if they shouldbe dealt with by thinning on theinside vs. the outside of the vessel.Figure #6 shows the inside, withsome cuts having run from edgethrough inner center. And, the startof thinning at the edge is shown.This is where thinning shouldstart as it allows the greater massof wood to exist toward the centerand middle to support the thinningedge. A quarters shows scale.Two EZ Poly filled voids areshown. The rim is undercut usingthe round carbide cutter toolsnow on the market, making suchcuts quite easy without bendingfar across the lathe bed. On largerbowls this sort of rim also providesa better thumb grip when carryingthe filled bowl. Depending on theshape of the outer rim, that areacan become a place for decorativegrooves, gold leafing, etc..Fig. 6After an evening’s reflection Idecided to fill the small voids withEZ Poly, adding sanding dust fromthis vessel. About 1/2 oz. of EZPoly was mixed with a teaspoonfull of light dust, and applied witha putty knife, using small strokesand pressing the mix into thevoids firmly. Figure 8 shows whatit looked like at this point...a bitghastly.Figure 7. Shows my roundcarbide cutter coming up andunder the rim.I could have started sandingafter 2 hours, but waited until nextmorning. 60 grit on a 5” cush- ionedpad, in my drill, cut through the EZPoly easily. When wood began toshow I moved the sander onto moreof the EZ Poly.The next step was touse finer grits andunveil what might bethe final appearance.The next step was to use finergrits and unveil what might be thefinal appearance. Figure 9 showsthis as work in progress. The centerarea has been sanded down to 220grit. You can see the lighter coloredvoids. Two of the black EZ Polypatches have a coating of the lighterEZ Poly. The still unsanded EZ Polyis at top and left sides.The feel of the surface in thewell sanded areas is very smooth.At this point I could finish sandingthe whole outside and, if I like, applythe final finish, like lacquer. Icould also decide to turn and sandthrough the now firmed up decayedareas and see if better wood mightshow. The risk is that the decay willgo all the way through to the inside,Page 12 More Woodturning August 2009

which is probable, leading to greaterproblems or a lost vessel.Figure #10 shows a coat oflacquer applied and buffed with aScotchbrite© pad. This leaves aninteresting effect and would raisediscussion with a potential buyer.A final coat of lacquer followed bybuffed wax is likely. Attention wasnext turned to bringing the insideof this bowl to proper form anddealing with uncovered imperfections.The next evening I had timeto commence hollowing the inside,starting at the rim area, then workinginto the bowl’s depth. Sureenough, as Figure 11 shows, therotted area was found (just beyondthe tool rest). It appeared worsethan on the out- side of the bowl!Note the two EZ Poly patches. AsI brought wall thickness to about1/4” I had to be careful in this areaand refill the patched areas.Fig 10Where Turners Turn FirstTo assure even wall thickness, Iadjusted my caliper to the thicknessnear the rim, and then slowly slidthe caliper inward toward the centeruntil I felt resistance due to thickerwood. At that point I made a chalkmark. I continued moving the caliperinward, sensing the thickness,and stopped at about an inch and ahalf, again making a chalk mark. SeeFigure 12. The area between chalkmarks was for the next thinningcuts. By leaning the chalk againstINFORMATION AND RESOURCES FORWOODTURNERS WORLDWIDE[Continued onNext Page]Find articles, projects, new products, vendors, club listings,turner websites, courses and schools, discussion forum,books and videos and much more!WWW.WOODTURNINGONLINE.COMFig. 8Fig. 9WOODWORKERS’SEMPORIUMVICMARC5461 Arville StreetLas Vegas, NV, 89118Toll Free 800-779-7458Fax 702-871-0991Stuart Batty-Trent Bosch-Cindy DrozdaKeith Gotshall-Mike Mahoney-David Nittman-Richard RaffanAll reputed woodturners using Vicmarc lathes.....shouldn't you?www.woodworkersemporium.comMore Woodturning August 2009 Page 13

Continued from PreviousPage.the tool rest, touching one of thechalk marks at a time, and rotatingthe bowl by hand, a chalk circle wasformed which was easy to see whileturning. In this manner the bowl wasevenly thinned down to the area ofthe base.Standing back, I examined thevessel inside and out to sense howit was coming along in general. Ididn’t like the appearance of theblack EZ Poly fillings. So, I decidedto carve them back below the surfacewith my Dremel Moto-Tool®and use a mix of brass key filingsalong with the blackened EZ Poly.Figure 13 shows Parts A and B ofthe EZ Poly, along with the pilesof brass filings and black paint pigmentpowder. This was mixed andpacked into the inside voids and ontop of the older carved away priorfillings. I also putty-knifed the mixinto the decayed surface with thesmall voids.Looking down into the bowl(Figure 15) shows the remarkablegrain pattern, the black filled voids,and to a much lesser degree thewhitish area. One’s eye is caughtup in the intricacies of grain andvaried textures.Fig. 11Fig. 12Fig. 13The “pallet” was an old pieceof plywood, often sanded betweenuses. The partly used foil pouch issealed with a paper clamp betweenapplications.The Results....and Let’s Review...Figure 14 shows a side viewof the finished bowl. Size is 11 1/2”dia. by just over 6” tall. The shapewas governed by the large amountof especially bad wood that hadto be cut away in the bottom area.White fungus (tremella fuciformis)tends to bleach the wood. In thiscase there was no evidence of thethin black lines that often evidencethe outline of fungal colonies inspalted wood. So, we see the darkergrain in upper center, the voids filledwith black EZ Poly containing brasskey filings, and the whitish areastretching from bottom center andflowing toward the upper right.Fig.14Fig. 15The finish was several spraycoats of lacquer, followed by pastewax and buffing. This is a sturdybowl, and fine for serving salads orpresentation as a gift.Compared to starting with“sound and perfect” wood, usingdamaged and decayed woodpresents many challenges, someeven unexpected. Shrinkage will beuneven during curing from roughto final cuts. When making finalcuts, the decayed wood will tendto “chunk out” in which cases thearea must be soaked in lacquer,superglue, EZ Poly or some otherfiller, then cut again The very finalcut needs a freshly sharpened tool,very light cuts, and even a lightangled scraping cut. Sanding will beuneven, with the sand paper tendingto cut more deeply into the softersemi-rotted wood.When finishing, be it oil, lacquer,wax or some combinationthereof, the decayed area will soakup more of the finish, and needmore applications of the finishingproduct(s). This is hardly the sortPage 14 More Woodturning August 2009

of project for a production turnerwho has to get a volume of bowls,vases, etc. done for a show orsimilar deadline. The time it takesto nurture a vessel made of damagedwood into final form and completionis best not counted. This kindof project has to be for the romanceof wood, the challenges, and a lovefor the unusual. My typical easy toread signed bottom. !!Fig. 16Questions andAnswers from theInternetShape Shifter ToolsQuestion: This looks very interesting,but as usual, I’m reluctantto put out any bucks for tools (especiallyin this economy) without askingfor opinions from the group.www.shapeshiftertools.comSeems like a good way to go...Instead of buying an eccentric chuckor an insert for the chuck, this goeson the spindle and the your existingchuck(s) go on it. Has anyone triedone? Maybe Fred??—Mac[Continued on Page 18]Call or Write for your FREE Copy of our156 Page Color Catalog!Featuring:• Pen Kits and Supplies• Project Kits• Full Range of Lathes• All Major Brands of Chucks• Turning Squares• Dymondwood• Henry Taylor, Hamlet and Sorby Toolsall at the best prices!Order Your Free Woodturners Catalog TodayCraft Supplies USA1287 E. 1120 S.Provo, Utah 84606 USATEL: 800-551-8876Overseas Telephone: 001-801-373-0919More Woodturning August 2009 Page 15

The Penturner’sCornerby Don WardI had hoped to meet severalreaders of this column at the AAWSymposium in Albuquerque. Thatwish came true. Several readerssought me out and expressedtheir appreciation for the columnseach month. One gentleman evenconfessed he didn’t make pens butread the column and enjoyed it eachmonth. Thanks to all who spokewith me. I appreciate the effortand the words of appreciation andencouragement. And, to the gentlemanwho does not make pens.....Ithink you should give it a try andthen you will know the enjoymentwe get from making them. I hopeall who attended had a great time.I did. I learned a lot from the otherwoodturners and I definitely spenttoo much money on tools. I purchaseda captured hollowing system.I do turn other things than pens andhollow forms have always been themost fun for me. Now, I won’t haveto use my swan neck hollow toolany longer. Maybe after I’ve usedit I can write a tool review on howthe system performs.Penturning at the AAWAlthough the AAW is notas supportive of penturning as anarea of woodturning as I think theyshould be (or maybe it’s just myperception) there were penturningdemos. Barry Gross presented twodemos and did each one of themtwice. Barry’s work can be found athttp://www.bgartforms.com BarryGross is an excellent penmaker. Heis quite the creative person also. Hehas made pens using several veryunique materials and designs. Someof the things he has embedded inclear resin include snake skin, cigarlabels, beer caps, fountain pennibs, abalone chips, diamond chips,shredded money, coffee beans, andpictures. See Figure 1 for several ofBarry Gross’s pens where uniquematerials have been cast in clearresin. But, I consider another penBarry makes to be the most uniqueand beautiful of all of his work Hecast watch parts in clear acrylic.Figure2 shows one of Barry’s watchpens. The pen has over 100 smallwatch parts glued to the painted tubeand encapsulated in clear acrylic.This pen is one of the most beautifulpens I’ve seen. The idea andcreativeness of this pen surpassesany that I’ve seen!!One of Barry’s demonstrationswas entitled “Casting Acrylic PenBlanks”. Barry Gross explainedhow to cast acrylic pen blankswhere things are glued to the tubeand clear acrylic is cast over them.He had an excellent presentationwhich covered all one would needto know to encapsulate things gluedto the tubes in clear resin. Barry hada PowerPoint presentation showingthe materials needed along with thecomplete process. He even had ashort video showing how to get theair bubbles out of the acrylic. Hegave sources for the acrylic itselfalong with the other things neededfor casting such as paint for thetubes, weights for the tubes so theydon’t float in the liquid acrylic, andmolds. I cast my own snake skinblanks and I learned several thingsfrom Barry. Barry also explainedhow to square the ends of acrylicblanks along with turning techniquesand tools for acrylics. Drillingspeeds and lathe speeds werealso discussed.Barry’s other demonstrationwas entitled “Segmented Pens fromExotic Wood”. Once again Barryhad an excellent PowerPoint presentation.The slide show illustrated thesteps required to make a pen fromsegment of exotic wood. Barry coveredsuch topics as wood choices,grain orientation, segment patternsand designs, layout and cutting theblanks, gluing, drilling, and turning.Several segmented pens were shownin the slide show and examples ofsegmented pens were on display.Figure 3 shows two of Barry’ssegmented pens. Again, Barry hadan excellent demonstration andimportant information was communicatedfor making segmented pens.Barry is an excellent communicator.Thanks Barry for teaching us greattechnique for both blank making andpen turning.Barry Gross is the author ofover 60 articles, 3 penturning booksand two videos. His books andvideos are the best selling penturningbooks and videos Amazon. His“Penturning Workbook” is an excellentaddition your the turning libraryas is his “Learn to Turn” book.Special Interest NightFriday night included severalspecial interests meetings. One wasfor the penturners. Barry invitedAnthony Turchetta and me to sit ona panel with him at the penturningmeeting Friday evening. The roomwas full and I would estimate therewere 50+ in attendance. I shouldhave counted heads and taken pictures.But, we were busy talking andanswering questions about all thingspenmaking. The questions were excellentand stimulating. I hope the[Continued on Page 20]Page 16 More Woodturning August 2009

Editor’s Books for SaleBooks Written by the Editor of More WoodturningMaking the ChineseBallRevised 2008, by FredHolder.This revised booklet outlines Fred’strials and tribulations in conqueringthis project. Tells how to makethe tools needed to use the CrownChinese Ball Tools. Booklet nowcontains 64 pages of information.Price is $10.00 including shipping.Order from: Fred Holder, PO Box2168, Snohomish, WA 98291.Telephone 360-668-0976.Price: $28.00, plus $5.00s/hPrice: $27.00, plus $5.00 s/hI have purchased 25 copies ofThe Woodturner’s FAQ Book andhave them available as signedcopies for $19.95 plus $5.00for shipping by Priority Mail(Washington State residentsplease add 8% for sales tax.)We accept cash, check, orMasterCard and Visa creditbook, which is “required readingfor all new turners” directlyfrom the author:Fred HolderMore WoodturningPO Box 2168Snohomish, WA 98296 USA“Two Books in One”a CD-ROMThis CD-ROM contains Fred’snewest book, “The Turning Process”and the above book “Makingthe Chinese Ball” on one CD-ROM.Both books are in PDF format andrequire Adobe Acrobat Reader toread them on your computer. TheTurning Process is a 105 pagebooklet designed for beginner tointermediate woodturners. It mighteven have something worthwhile forexperienced woodturners.Available by 9/10/2008Price for this CD-ROMis just $14.95 including postagewithin the United States.Order from: Fred Holder, PO Box2168, Snohomish, WA 98291.Telephone: 360-668-0976These books seemedto be missing from most USSources. So I have purchased25 of each book for resale. Ifyou haven’t had an opportunityto purchase one, this isan opportunity to get a signedcopy. Books will be shippedby Priority Mail.Fred HolderMore WoodturningPO Box 2168Snohomish, WA 98291 USATEL: 360-668-0976Back Issues of More WoodturningAvailable on CD-ROMAnyone who owns a computer and likes to read More Woodturningon their computer or to archive it onto their computer, willbe pleased to learn that we now have all issues of More Woodturningever published in PDF format. While we offer individual yearson a CD-ROM for $25.00, we have come up with a special pricewhich includes all issues published from October 1996 to the datethat the order is placed on a single CD-ROM for just $95.00. ThisMore Woodturning, PO Box 2168, Snohomish, WA 98291 USA.More Woodturning August 2009 Page 17

Q&A Continued from Page15Fred’s Response: I just learnedof the tool today (June 8) when theinventor e-mailed me with his website address. I’m a little concernedabout it because the weight of thechuck rotating off-center can bequite stressful to the lathe. On hisweb site, he doesn’t list the spindlesizes that he is using: i.e., what sizespindle will it screw onto and whatis the spindle size for you to screwyour chuck onto. There is no mentionof these sizes or whether thereare adapters available to make it fitdifferent lathe spindles. We ownfour lathes: three with 1” x 8tpispindles and one with a 1-1/4” x8tpi. Probably our Nova G3 chuckis about the lightest that we own andit might work if one keeps the speeddown. I might be interested in doinga review on it, but there are a lot ofunanswered questions that one mayencounter with such a device.—Fred HolderLyle’s Response: I too amleery of this sort of tool. I have a realkeep-it-simple approach. It must bemeticulously machined to preventvibration. I always recommendwhen there is something new likethis that you use it yourself beforeyou buy it. Use it at a symposium,borrow one from a friend that tookthe chance and buys every new toolthat comes out. Ask your tool junkyfriend how many tools are collectingdust under the bench cause theydon’t work. Seeing somebody do ademonstration will not give you reallife hands-on experience. Can YOUmake it do the things it promisesto do?? Why would you want tooffset a pen mandrel?? There is tolittle room for off axis shaping withthe pen mechanism and tubing inthe way. I’m not a pen expert byany means. Can the mandrel besecurely twisted so you could do atriangle shaped pen with this?? Ican’t imagine trying to turn out onthe end of a pen mandrel away fromthe support without a tailstock.—Lyle JamiesonNote: See the Review of this deviceon page 36 of this issue.Newell posts fromDouglas FirQuestion: I have a job involving6’’x6’’x8’ posts and the contractorhas decided they must be dougfir or red cedar. The red cedar is anightmare (tearout and stability issues).Anyadvice before investingin the doug fir?RandyFred’s Response: I don’t doa lot of large spindle work, buthave turned a number of 5” and 6”newel posts. I’ve never had a lathethat will turn an eight foot longspindle and have always specifiedto the customer that they will beturned in three to four pieces andglued together after turning. I’vealways made the customer furnishthe wood and indicated that I wouldlike old growth fir that had been cutfor many years; i.e., salvaged woodfrom old constructions. This woodis easier to work and is dry. Withthe customer furnishing the woodthey can only complain about thequality of the turning not what thewood does after turning.If you must purchase the wood,try to get salvaged old growth Firthat has been removed from earlydays construction that is being demolishedto make room for newconstruction. It will be dry andwill generally be a better quality ofwood. I have no idea what the woodwill cost, but if you let the customerpurchase the wood, you do not haveto worry about cost. Good luck withyour project.Fred HolderLyle’s Response: I am not intoproduction work but I have been approachedby architects to do specialprojects. I too have the contractorget the wood, prep the wood, andfinish the wood. I just do the turning.I would prefer the fir. It turnswell with sharp tools. If you havenot done a lot of 8 foot long pieces Iwould suggest you get some councilfrom someone with a lot of experiencewith the dangers. It is not aseasy as it looks. I always double theprice I think I should charge and itworks out OK.Lyle JamiesonCarbide TipTurningTools?Question: I have been readingthreads on NC WoodWorker.netabout the Ci0 Easy Finisher (linkbelow). This is a carbide insert cuttingtool that at first glance looks tobe a very usable tool, especially fora novice turner like myself. It ain’tcheap (at $100 w/o handle, or about$135 for a kit), but that is the casefor any bowl gouge I’d buy. Giventhat I am also a novice sharpener,does this kind of tool make sense? Itis appealing to me right now. Is thissomething that I would ‘grow outof’ as I gain experience and hopefullydevelop more skill as a turner?Does anyone have experience withthis tool? How does it compare tosomething like the Sorby multi-tiptools? Once obvious difference isthe square shaft on the Ci0 and theround one on the Sorby; as a nov-More Woodturning August 2009 Page 18

ice I would think the square shaftwould keep the cutting angle moreconsistent.HenryFred’s Response: I don’t ownthe Ci0 tool as yet; however, whileat the Desert Woodturning Rounupin Mesa Arizona in February, I purchasedthe Ci1 and Ci2 tools. I findthem very useful for rough turningand expect that they would be easyfor a beginner to learn to use. I usethe Ci1 for a lot of roughing work.I am proficient with all of the otherturning tools, even the skew, as I’vebeen turning for 21 years and haveturned virtually all sorts of things.I did get to see the Ci0 tool work atthe Utah Woodturning Symposiumin the hands on/trade show area.When I first got the Ci1, I turneda bowl with it from start to finish,except that for the final cut inside,I did use a bowl gouge. I tried it onspindle work and found that it woulddo most spindle cuts except coves. Ialso turned a goblet with it at 3000rpm and it cut quite smooth at thatspeed. I had to use an Eliminatortool to turn the inside bottom of thegoblet bowl. Here is where the Ci0would have come in handy.Whether you are an experiencedturner or a beginner, I believethese tools are worth the money.They eliminate the need for sharpeningoften and are easy to use. Theylook like scrapers, but that is wherethe difference ends. They do not cutlike a scraper.I agree with others, joining aclub if possible and getting someregular hands on woodturning trainingusing the conventional tools isvery good advise. However, thesenew carbide tools are a good buyand will allow you to do things thatyou may currently be having troubledoing.Fred HolderLyle’s Response: You haveasked about the newest, hottest fadI have seen in a long time in theturning world. These Easy Roughertools are selling like hot cakes. I seeyou call it an easy finisher. That itis not, Ill try to explain. I agree withmost of the points Fred presents.Look at Fred’s process. He roughedout the form and did the finish cutswith more efficient tools. For a beginnerthe easy rougher might be agood way to get your feet wet. ButI agree with your assumption thatyou will soon grow out of it whenyou learn to use the bowl gougeand spindle gouge. I disagree withFred’s assertion that it “does not cutlike a scraper”. It is a scraper and itcuts as a scraper. It is not designedto have bevel support and it hasno slicing/sheering action that thegouges do. So they are a carbidescraper. Yes, that has the advantageof not needing to sharpen for a longwhile. But what happens whenit gets dull?? Do beginners havethe tools or expertise to sharpencarbide?? Or you have to buy newtips when dull?? I want to make itperfectly clear these tools are differenttechnology then Hunter orEliminator tools. The Easy Rougheruses the old carbide cutters that havebeen used in the metal working industryfor decades. The old carbideis not as sharp as the new nanograincarbide in the Hunter/Eliminatortools. So the bottom line is the EasyRougher is a carbide scraper thateven new, does not get as sharp asHSS. The Hunter/Eliminator toolsused correctly can be used in a sheering/slicingmode with bevel supportand leave an unbelievable surfacebehind that needs little sanding. SeeJohn Lucas video clip on YouTubefor an example of its use in a bowlwww.hunterwoodturningtool.com/tutorials. I use the same new Huntercarbide in my boring bar system forhollow forms. The Easy Roughertool was designed to be a roughingout tool and does a good job at that.But people are leaping ahead andusing it as a finish tool. It will havesignificant end grain tear out. Its adull scraper. I dont want to have tosand all that damage. I’d rather beturning than sanding. My advice toa beginner is to put the $100.00 intoa basic turning class or get a clubmember to mentor you and learnto use the gouges. I can rough outwith a bowl gouge and do finishingcuts that I start sanding with 320 gritsandpaper.Lyle JamiesonThread ChasersQuestion: I was researchingcutting threads in wood on the internetand came across your nameat the bottom of this website.http://www.jamesriser.com/Machinery/chasers/making_chasers.htmlIt refers to you for a “well explained”technique for using threadchasers. Any and all help in this isappreciated.John HeavillFred’s Response: My book,“Making Screw Threads in Wood”,was published in 2001 by GMCPublications in England. I keep afew copies on hand that I sell for$28.00 plus $5.00 shipping andhandling. The book covers all techniquesfor making screw threads in[Continued on Page 34.]More Woodturning August 2009 Page 19

Pen Turner’s Corner Continuedfrom Page 16answers we gave were as good as thequestions asked. Thanks to all whoattended and helped make the Fridayevening penturning meeting a success.I had several guys, and evena few ladies, stop me and commentpositively on the meeting. It was funfor the three of us and I hope thosewho attended found the time usefuland the information useful.VendorsA few vendors had pen relateditems for sale. Of course, many ofthe wood sellers had pen blanksmade from their cutoffs. I did manageto land two nice snakewoodblanks. They are long enough tomake 4 pens if I can cut them judiciously.. They were hiding underneathseveral other 1” spindles.I love snakewood. Of course therewere the usual array of tools, sandingsupplies, finishing supplies,lathes, books, videos, wood andmost anything one would need tocontinue or begin woodturning.Woodcraft had a few pen kitsand blanks. Choice Woods hadseveral boxes of nice pen blanks,acrylic pen blanks, finishing suppliesand kits. That was aboutthe extent of penturning suppliesexcept for one. I have reported onKallenshaan Woods of Las Vagasin a previous article. KallenshaanWood’s owner, Ken Nelsen, is thecreator of the most unique and innovativelaser cut, inlay pen blankkits. Ken had his entire line of lasercut inlay kits for sale along with thepen kits needed for the various inlaykits. I turned a few pens for Ken atthe symposium and assembled a fewalso. Some customers wanted thekits assembled and even a coupleFigure 1.. This photo showsseveral of Barry Gross’s penswhere unique materials havebeen cast in clear resin.Figure 2. This photo shows one of Barry’s watch pens.Figure 3. This photo shows twoof Barry’s segmented pens.wanted to have the created blanksturned. Thanks Ken for allowingme to help out in this way. Ken hasbecome a good friend and I love hislaser inlay kits. He also engravesother things including pens, penboxes, and other objects. Ken canengrave on most any material exceptbare metal. Kallenshaan Woods’ inlaykits can be seen at http://www.kallenshaanwoods.com See Figure4 for a picture of Ken and his sonColin. Colin is sitting taking a pictureof a newly completed pen. I’veshown pictures of the laser inlay kitsfrom Kallenshaan Woods in previousarticles. Be sure to take a lookat theKallenshaan Woods websiteand consider the laser inlay kits fora special project. Or, contact KenFigure 4. This is a picture ofKen and his son Colin.for special projects needing lasercut pieces. Since the symposiumwas held in New Mexico it is onlyfitting that I show a picture of a penmade from their kokopelli inlay kitand also, a pen made from one ofmy favorite inlay kits, the Moonscape.See Figures 5 and 6 for thekokopelli pen and the moonscapepen respectively.Figure 5. Kokopelli Pen.Figure 6. Moonscape Pen.The Pen Maker’s Guild hadthe pen display from the Penturner’sRendezvous 2009, held at the UtahSympoium, on display in the instantPage 20 More Woodturning August 2009

gallery. They were in cases andunder glass. Because of the glareon the glass I was not able to getany descent pictures of them. Theycan be viewed at http://www.penmakersguild.comas soon as theyare uploaded to the website. I don’tknow when that will be but by thetime this issue is published the displaypen pictures may be posted. Ifnot, check back periodically and youwill see some well done pens.That’s about the extent of penturningactivity at the 2009 AAWSymposium. I had a great time. I satin on several excellent demonstrationsand hopefully learned a fewnew things I can use in my shop.SnakewoodI mentioned purchasing snakewoodblanks earlier. Snakewood isprone to cracking and for this reasonmany penturners, both the casualand the serious, shy away from usingsnakewood. Snakewood is oneof my favorite woods and makesa stricking and beautiful pen. Ofcourse, the blanks need to have lotsof those dark snakewood blotches.I very seldom purchase snakewoodunseen, except from vendors I knowwho only sell the best of blanks.Snakewood cannot be stabilized.Figure 7 is a picture of three snakewoodpens. The pens were not madeby me but I did repair the cracks.Figure 7. This is a picture ofthree snakewood pensHere’s the snakewood penstory about the pens in Figure 7.I received an email from a gentlemanin California who had threesnakewood pens. He love all three...and they cracked. He contacted themaker and was told that snakewoodalways cracked and there was nothinghe could do. They could not berepaired. I do know of several snakewoodpens that have not cracked andthe discussion to keep snakewoodfrom cracking will not fit here, evenif Mr. Holder allowed me to use theentire issue space for the discussion.Anyway, I was contacted about thesnakewood delima and I told the fellowto send them to me and I wouldrepair them. He sent the pens to meand I repaired them Now I have anew pen customer who owns severalof my snakewood pens.How did I repair them, youask? Well, if I told you I would haveto ..... Just kidding! Here is how Ihandle snakewood pens. I want theblanks to crack so I can repair them.I have not had a snakewood pencrack again after making repairs.Knock on snakewood. A crackedand repaired snakewood pen isnicer than most any other pen. Therepaired crack is often not noticeable.Follow along.First I drill the blanks and setthem on a shop shelf and forgetabout them. I check them in a fewweeks and see if the tubes will slideinto the drilled holes. If not, I reamthem with the proper drill bits andplace them back on the shelf. I dothis for several iterations...maybethree or four. Then, I insert the tubesbut I do not glue them. I trim andsquare the ends and rough turn thepens. Yes, you can turn a pen blankwithout the tubes glued inside. Justinsert the tubes and bushings andplace the blank on the mandrel.The bushings will hold pressureagainst the ends of the blanks andallow them to be turned. I turn themto about 1/32 inch larger than thebushings and to the final shape. I setthem on the shelf one more time andcheck them if two or three weeks. Iream them if needed. At this pointI glue in the tubes. Now comes thepart that takes even more patience. Iplace the blanks with the tubes gluedinside back on the shelf and wait. Iwait for the blanks to crack. Sometimesit happens quickly and othertimes not so quickly. When they docrack I move to the next step.The next step is the repair. Iplace the blanks back on the latheand do my final turning to the desireddiameter and final shape. NowI sand the blanks starting at 220 andpausing after 320 to collect sandingdust on the surface of the sandpaper.The dust is then mixed with CA glueto make a CA/dust slurry. Usingslow speed on the lathe I place the[Continued on Next Page.]More Woodturning August 2009 Page 21

Pen Turner’s Corner Continuedfrom Previous Page.dust laden sandpaper underneaththe spinning blank. NOTE: Turnoff any dust extraction systems. Idrizzle CA over the top of the spinningblank while touching the dustto the blank. The CA will mix withthe dust forming a slurry. The slurrymaneuvered over the surface of theblank making sure it gets into thecrack(s). Spray a little acceleratorto set the CA glue. I now use myskew or scraper to remove the CAand dust mix from the surface ofthe pen and start the sanding overagain with 220. Finish sanding andfinishing. Then assemble the pen. Iactually use this slurry on severalwoods with open grains. Picturesof this technique are included inmy CA finishing article if pictureswould help. The article can befound at http://www.RedRiverPens.com/articles . There you have it.Out of Round PensThis topic has been discussedin previous articles. I’ve mentionedone solution to be turning pensbetween centers. I am currentlytesting the special bushings usedto turn pens between centers. I willThe 2009 Symposium of the AAWby Fred HolderThe 23rd Annual NationalAAW Symposium was held fromFriday June 26 through SundayJune 28, 2009 at the AlbuquerqueConvention Center, 401 2nd StreetNW Albuquerque, New Mexico.There were approximately 1300people in attendance. There were54 demonstrators who conducted150 demonstrations in these rooms.Page 22 More Woodturning August 2009share my experience and thoughtson this pen turning technique nextmonth. I’ll show pictures of thebushings and also of the process.Complete information on where toget these special bushings will alsobe included. Some of you may evenhave the equipment to make themyourself.SWATThe Southwest Association ofTurners, aka SWAT, will be havingtheir annual symposium this fall. Thedates are October 16-18, 2009. Thesymposium location will be WichitaFalls, TX....yea, no travel expensesfor me! More information can befound at http://www.swaturners.orgI will be doing a demo about makingclosed end pens. We will alsohave a special hands-on area forpen making. Here is the info fromthe SWAT website: There will betwo hands-on-areas at the SWATSymposium this year. In additionto the regular hands-on-area wherenew turners can get some pointersor non-turners can get a first lesson,we will also have a hands-on-area forturning pens . Penturning is growingin popularity and the quality of thekits and the pens being made withThe symposium had 15 rooms fordemonstrations and meetings and 14rotations, making it impossible to seeall of the demonstrations. In additionthere was a large instant gallery withover 800 pieces to view and a tradeshow area with almost 50 vendors.As was done in Richmond lastyear, a 3520 Powermatic and JetMini-Lathe were raffled with allmonies raised going into the AAWEmergency Relief Fund. Ticketsthem are reaching new plateaus.Because of the growing popularityof making pens on the wood lathethe penturning hands-on-area willallow new or wannabe penturners tomake a first pen or seasoned turnersto make a pen or to get invaluableinformation on kits and making penon the wood lathe. We will have penblanks ready to mount on the latheand turn. Two different kits will beavailable from various vendors andprepared blanks will be available inthe penturning hands-on-area alongwith any needed tooling. The areawill be open during regular demonstrationtimes and also during anyfree time during the symposium’sregular hours. Experienced penturnerswill be available to assistand answer questions. Don Ward ofWichita Falls will be in charge of thepenturning hands-on-area and willbe assisted by several competent andknowledgeable penturners. Comeby and make a pen or just stop andvisit. Don Ward, Hands On PenturningCoordinator.Send me your penturning questionsor comments. Comments aboutthis column or articles are alsowelcome. Email me at this address:don@RedRiverPens.com Do a goodturn daily!were 1 for $5, 5 for $20, and 15 for$50. Tickets were only sold on siteat the symposium with the drawingbeing held on Saturday night at thebanquet. WMH Tool Group withtheir generous donations made thisraffle possible.The AAW local chapter, NewMexico Woodturners, hosted the2009 Symposium, and selected theHolland’s Rose organization as recipientof Return To The Community

gifts this year. Holland’s Rose is anall-volunteer organization dedicatedto providing affordable housing andother services to patients and familieswho must travel to Albuquerquefor medical care.Special Demonstrations andPresentations• The Spindle - This specialgallery, organized by the ProfessionalOutreach Program(POP), represented the work ofmore than 50 invited woodturners,all pieces were auctionedat the symposium on Saturdayevening..• Believe It or Not: Thursday7:30pm Terry Martin andJacques Vesery put on a showlooking at famous artists as theymight not want to be seen.• TWIRLINGS: was an exhibitionof work by Gary KnoxBennett• Resident Artists - The residentartist program was in its secondyear. This year Jean-FrançoisEscoulen was the resident artistand was demonstrating on acontinuous basis throughout thesymposium.• “Spirit of the Southwest” exhibition• Chapter Collaborative ChallengeDemonstrators and ResidentArtistsThere were 54 people involvedin either demonstrating or participatingin discussion groups.They are: Garry Knox Bennett,Trent Bosch, Marilyn Campbell,Andrew Chen, Nick Cook, VirginiaDotson, Gorst DuPlessis, DavidEllsworth, Jean-Francois Escoulen(Resident Artist), Charles Faucher,J. Paul Fennell, Barry Gross,Matthew Hill, Allen Hockenbery,Sherry Hockenbery, MichaelHosaluk, Peter Hromek, WilliamRay Hughes, Douglas Jones, EmmetKane, Deborah Kermode,Jerry Kermode, Bonnie Klein, PatKramer, John Lea, Bill Luce, MikeMahoney, Alain Mailland, Andre’Martel, Terry Martin, Larry Miller,Michael Mocho, Rolly Munro, DavidNittmann, Pascal Oudet, BinhPho, Chris Pytlik, Joe Ruminski,John Sauer, Merryll Saylan, BettyScarpino, Mark Sfirri, Steve Sinner,Bill Smith, David Springett, BillTilson, Kevin Wallace, MichaelWerner, John Wessels, Steve White,Molly Winton, Andi Wolfe.Trade ShowAs usual, there was a verylarge trade show and vendor areawith almost 50 vendors being represented.Instant GalleryInstant Gallery registerationbegan on Thursday afternoon andcontinued through Friday morning.Instant Gallery Critique was held onSaturday. One could pick up theirinstant gallery entries between 1:00p.m. - 3:00 p.m. on Sunday. Attendeescould have three pieces in theInstant Gallery and demonstratorscould have up to six pieces. Therewere approximately 800 pieces inthe Instant Gallery.Special Interest Night (SIN)was held on Friday, June 26 from7:30 - 9:30pm This was an opportunityfor groups and individuals tohave panel discussions, meetings,and special presentations. The AAWprovided the rooms and digitalprojector. Past year sessions haveincluded groups of Segmenters,Pen Turners, Box Makers, Collectorsof wood Art, Educators, DisabledTurners, Ornamental Turners,WOW and more.Spouse and Significant OtherInformationThree packaged tours wereset up for the non-woodturning enthusiast/travelpartner. These tourswere:Santa Fe TourAlbuquerque City TourTram TourSpouse Craft Room was setup to allow non-woodturners topractice their own crafts with otherswhile your spouses were enjoyingtheirs.Symposium ScheduleThursday June 25, 3:00 to 7:00p.m. - Registration/Check-in(registration also on Friday,Saturday and Sunday, beginningat 7:45 am).Saturday June 27, 5:30 pm to 6:00PM - Social Hour, followed bythe Food Affair/Auction Gala at7:30 PMFriday-Sunday: Rotational Demonstrations,Friday and Saturday,9 a.m.-5 p.m., Sunday 9a.m. - 3:15 p.m.Mildred and I arrived in Albuquerqueabout 1:30 pm and checkedinto our hotel before heading overto the Convention Center. Registrationwas to start at 3:00 pm and itwas an effortless task. It was alsoeasy to check in our items for theInstant Gallery at this early hour.[Continued on Next Page]More Woodturning August 2009 Page 23

AAW Symposium Continuedfrom Previous PageWe received a wonderful bookletcompiled and edited by Sharon Biermanof Columbus, Ohio and wassponsored by The Sanding Glove,who had booth #211. This was oneof the best symposium booklets thatI’ve ever seen. Thanks Sharon foryour efforts.We explored the ConventionCenter to try to fix in our mindswhere everything was located andthen about 5:00 pm we found theGallery Reception for the Spirit ofthe Southwest, Spindles, and Twirlingby Garry Knox Bennett. Unfortunately,neither of us had brought ourcamera along and never did return tophotograph these beautiful pieces.“The Spirit of the Southwest”was a juried exhibit that broughtout a diversity of relevant ideas andthemes about the Southwest, focusingon the geography, history, andculture of the area. Mildred was especiallyimpressed by the drums.“The Spindle” was a specialexhibit, international in nature andan invitational show featuring workby more than 40 artists. Each 12”or smaller spindle was a singularstatement of artistry, inventiveness,and vision. The proceeds from theauction of these pieces went to supportfuture POP events, functions,and awards.The Garry Knox Bennett Exhibit,“Twirling”, was hard to conceiveas a woodturning exhibit,because he is not a woodturner buta furniture maker. Although someof the stuff was turned by peoplesuch as Michael Hosaluk, DavidEllsworth, and Mark Sfirri and thenpossibly reworked by Garry, perhapsit could be called a woodturningexhibition.At 7:30 pm, we attended a specialpresentation by Jacques Veseryand Terry Martin. The presentationwas a bit of a put-on or perhaps aput-down. I felt that we might havebeen better off to spend the eveningin our room studying the beautifullydone booklet.I felt that we mighthave been better offto spend the eveningin our room studyingthe beautifully donebooklet.Friday morning, we arose toattend the Opening Ceremonies,which I believe was worth attending.Tom Joyce, a blacksmith that I knewmany years ago, gave a nice talkabout his career as a blacksmith andhad slides to show some of his workand the progression from simplehardware for doors and windows tocomplex projects including gatesand artwork of various sorts.After the Opening Ceremonies,Mildred and I split. She wentto watch some demonstrations andI visited the Trade Show area, theInstant Gallery, and Jean-FrancoisEscoulen (Resident Artist).Resident ArtistI checked in on Jean-FrancoisEscoulen several times during thesymposium. For most of the Symposium,he worked on a piece that wasthen auctioned off after the greatfeed that we were given on Saturdaynight. Figures 1 and 2 show theprogression of the piece. And Figure3 shows some of the pieces that hehad on display.Figure 1. Jean-FrancoisEscoulen, Resident Artist,working on the piece that wouldbe auctioned at the banquet.Figure 2. Escoulen nearlyfinished with the piece.Since we didn’t stay for theauction, I’m not sure what this orany of the other pieces sold for, butI understand that the pricing wasdown from the past because of theeconomy.Page 24 More Woodturning August 2009

I purchased a few items includingthe 60 degree Raptor fromCraft Supplies and a piece of OsageOrange for possible Chinese Ballsin the future.Figure 3. Some of Escoulen’spieces that were on display at theresident artist’s work area.After watching Jean-Francoisfor awhile, I then visited the TradeShow area. This was a large eventin itself. One could have spent allthree days just looking at tools andbuying them.Trade ShowI spent some time handing outcopies of the July 2009 issue tovendors along with a new brochuredesigned for both subscriptions andfor advertising with the advertisingrates and requirements beingdescribed.I’m going to talk a bit about theTrade Show with a number of picturesof products that were new to me.Figure 4. Bill Rubenstein’sspecial drive center withremoveable bits to make it a twospur drive or a four spur drive.One heavy duty drive center.Figure 6. Mini-Monsterhollowing set up on a Jet MiniLathe.Figure 7. New Tormek Set up toallow the use of Tormek jigs ona dry grinder. I had to have oneof these and hope to get it set upand checked out for a review inthe September-October issue.Figure 4. Bill Rubensteinwith a Stubby Lathe and hishollowing system. He gave mea demonstration of it and itscapabilities.Figure 5. Don Derry HollowingRig, which fits into the toolrest and provides stabilizedhollowing. Don does his cuttingon the far side of the hollowform.Figure 8. Robert Sorby toolhandle overall view. RobertSorby has started sellingunhandled tools and a specialtool handle to hold the tools.The handle comes with inserts tomake the handle fit three sizes ofshaft.[Continued on Next Page]More Woodturning August 2009 Page 25

AAW Symposium Continuedfrom Previous Page.Figure 9. Robert Sorby New toolhandle viewed from the end toaccept the tool.sold later to raise money for the Holland’sRose organization, which wasa return to the community opportunity.I donated one of my ChineseBalls for this purpose.Now, I would like to talk a bitabout some of the demonstrationsthat we attended.DemonstrationsI attended two of David Springett’sdemonstrations: 6-pointed Starin a Cube and Lattice Turning andSpheres & Turning Inside Them.David SpringettI didn’t get any good photographsof David’s Lattice Turningportion of the demonstrations, butFigure 11 shows a couple of hislattice pieces as well as some of hisother work.Figure 12. David Springettabout to turn a spiked star in acube.Figure 10. Robert Sorby newtool handle end has a removablethreaded plug for insertingweight into the handle if needed.That pretty much coveredthe new products that I viewed inthe Trade Show area. I was reallyimpressed with the change of toolhandles for the Robert Sorby turningtools.Instant GalleryThe instant gallery was so largethat I could only select a few piecesto use in this issue. Those pieces areused on the cover. As I understandit there were over 800 pieces in thegallery. A number of those pieceswere items donated for the auctionon Saturday evening. There was alsoa section where one could donate apiece to be sold by silent auction orPage 26 More Woodturning August 2009Figure 11. David Springett’swork on display at the demo site.As shown in Figure 13, Daviduses a plug that fits the hole to holdthe star stable while the other holesare cut. the center hole in the plugslips over the point of the star. Thescrew slightly to the side of center isfor inserting and removing the plug.David says that he uses the plugsover and over and had a sack full ofthem. For each hole, he selected aplug to fit it. For this demonstrationhe only did one hole in a cube thatwas already started.Figure 13. David Springett’schuck for for holding the cubewhile turning the star in thecube.Figure 14. Six point star inside aCube.

David began the second demonstrationthat I watched by makinga sphere from a prepared blank. Heused a sphere turning jig to makethe balls round and then sawed offthe long tenons, which he said hewould use to make another sphere.He doesn’t like to waste wood.Figure 15. David Springett’sswinging jig to turn spheres.This was a simple jig thatanyone could make to simplifythe turning of spheres.After making the sphere, Davidselected another sphere with some ofthe holes already done and workedon what would become a 12 pointstar in a sphere. Again, he only didone hole using a disc type plug ashe had for the star in a cube. Figure16 shows a completed piece.Woodturning Books For SaleWe are pleased to offer the following books from Linden Publishing forsale through More Woodturning.Here are the titles we are offering:• All Screwed up!: Turned Puzzles and Boxes Featuring Chased threadsby John Berkeley $24.95• 500 Wood Bowls $24.95• Beyond Basic Turning: Off-Center, Coopered, and Laminated Work,by Jack Cox $28.95• Chris Child’s Projects for Woodturners, by Chris Child $16.95• Decorating Turned Wood: The Maker’s Eye, by Liz and MichaelO’Donnell $19.95• Fabulous Turned Wood Projects, by Hazeu Hiebert, et al $17.95• Richard Raffan Turning Guides, Slipcase Set, by Richard Raffan $59.95• Segmented Turning: A Complete Guide, by Ron Hampton $19.95• The Art of Segmented Wood Turning: A Step-by-Step Guide,by Malcolm Tibbetts $25.95• The Complete Illustrated Guide to Turning by Richard Raffan $39.95• The Lathe Book, by Ernie Conover $24.95• The Woodturner’s Workbook, by Ray Key $19.95• The Woodturner’s FAQ Book, by Fred Holder $19.95• Turn a Bowl: Getting Good Results the First Time Around,by Ernie Conover $19.95• Turned Boxes: 50 Designs, by Chris Stott $19.95• Turning Boxes with Richard Raffan: (revised and updated) $24.95• Turning Bowls with Richard Raffan, by Richard Raffan $24.95• Turning Boxes with Richard Raffan $24.95• Turning Green Wood, by Michael O’Donnell $17.95• Turning Pens and Pencils, by Kip Christensen & Rex Burningham $17.95• Turning Projects, by Richard Raffan $21.95• Turning Wood with Richard Raffan, by Richard Raffan $24.95• Wood for Woodturners by Mark Baker $19.95• Woodturning: A Foundation Course, by Keith Rowley $19.95• Woodturning: A Fresh Approach, by Robert Chapman $17.95• Woodturning Forms and Materials, by John Hunnex $19.95• Woodturning Projects, by Mark Baker $19.95• Woodturner’s Wooden Clock Cases by Tim Ashby $5.95Figure 16. David Springetts 12point star in a sphere.Pay shipping of $4.25 for the first book plus $1.00 for each additional book.Priority Mail is $6.50 for the first book and $1.00 for each additonal book.Foreign Customers please request a quote for shipping costs.Order three books and take a 10 percent discount on the order.Note: Discount does not apply to postage.Master Card and Visa Charge Cards AcceptedSend Orders to:More WoodturningP. O. Box 2168Snohomish, WA 98291-2168Telephone: 360-668-0976Fax: 360-668-1798More Woodturning August 2009 Page 27

AAW Symposium Continuedfrom Previous Page.David then showed us a glassapple that he said a friend of hismanufactures. It had a small holegoing through each side. He saidhe would show us how to insert awooden arrow through that hole.Figure 17 shows the finished project.a CD-ROM that supposedly has agreat deal of information on it. Idon’t think either of us has had anopportunity to give it a look see.There were brief talks by JohnLea and Jon Sauer and then SteveWhite as the president of the OrnamentalTurners International tookover for the rest of the evening. Hereare some of the photos that we tookduring the meeting.Figure 20. Another of themany pieces shown during themeeting.Figure 17. David Springettsarrow piercing a glass apple.To do this project, David tookan arrow that was already made upthat the tip would not enter the hole.He brought a cup of water to a boiland stuck the tip of the arrow in itfor a bit and then squeezed the tipuntil it was down to the thicknessof the shaft. He inserted the arrowthrough the two holes in the glassapple. As the arrow tip cooled, itexpanded back to its original shapeand could no longer be removedfrom the apple.It was an interesting set ofdemonstrations and took care ofFriday afternoon.Mildred and I came togetheragain and had dinner at the littlediner on the ground floor. It was nota fantastic dinner, but was much lessexpensive that a dinner at the hotelwould have been. We then spentsome time in the Instant Gallery andthen attended the Ornamental TurnersInternational meeting. Mildredjoined for the special price and gotFigure 18. Steve White,president of OrnamentalTurners International, duringthe introduction of the meeting.Figure 19. One of a number ofpieces shown that were done bySteve Whites partner. This piecewas done on several machines asI understood the description.Figure 21. New frame tohold a pen when checking apattern. I believe this is beingmanufactured by Steve White’scompany.Figure 22. This photo shows abottle stopper being decoratedon Steve White’s Rose EngineLathe.Page 28 More Woodturning August 2009

Michael WernerMichael Werner is a localwoodturner and artist, who is a fulltime teacher in the shop area of alocal school. Several years ago, Itaught a class on the skew chisel andMichael attended the class. The nextmonth he brought many skew turnedpieces to the club meeting. He hasmoved forward significantly sincethat time. One of his specialties isOff-Center/Multi-Center turnings.He said that recently he has returnedto doing some spindle work and thatwas the class I attended. The demowas called Crisp It Up! or BetterDetailed Turnings. Figure 23 showsMichael ready to turn.Figure 23. Michael Werner. Inthe background is a drawing ofthe piece that he was going toturn during the demonstration.Figure 24. Top part of a piecelike Michael turned.This piece was similar to thepiece that Michael turned duringthe demonstration. I had to leavebefore the demonstration was overso that I didn’t get a final shot of thepiece he was demonstrating. Here isthe bottom portion of the illustratedpiece:Figure 25. Bottom portion of thesample piece that Michael wasturning.Michael has become a verygood demonstrator in the some 10years that I’ve know him.Michael MochoOn Sunday morning, I sat inon Michael Mocho’s demonstrationof “How to Hot Rod Your Lathe.”Michael is a full time turner in theAlbuquerque area and does a greatdeal of different things.In this demonstration, he talksabout ways to customize and improvethe performance of your lathewith simple modifications, accessories,and innovative attachments thatwill greatly expand your creativecapabilities and help you work withmaximum efficiency and enjoyment.Apparently, Michael makes a goodmany of his tools and accessories. Iwas especially impressed with hismobile tool stand that is shown inFigure 26.Figure 26. Michael Mocho’smobile tool stand, which haslarge wheels to make it easy tomove around.Figure 27. Some of MichaelMocho’s work on display duringthe demonstration.[Continued on Page 30]More Woodturning August 2009 Page 29

Coming Events11th Annual Rocky MountainWoodturning Symposiumwill be held on September 12-13th2009 at The Ranch, Loveland,Colorado. Demonstrators include:Curt Theobald, Trent Bosch, CindyDrozda, Allen Jensen, Joe Fleming,Criag Timmerman, Thomas Farrell,and John Giem. For more information,visit their website: rmwoodturningsymposium.com.Contact:Mike Davis at 970-484-9190 oremail mikeldavisllc@msn.com.* * *Turning Southern Style XVwill be held on September 18 through20 in Helen, Georgia. The locationwill be the Unicoi State Park Lodgein the mountains of North Georgianear Helen. Featured demonstrators:Bill Grumbine, Art Liestman, & AlStirt. Also: Nick Cook, Joe Gettys,Wes Jones, and Dave Barriger. WebSite: http://www.gawoodturner.org/Email: Harvey Meyer at him1951@bellsouth.net.AAW Symposium Continuedfrom Page 29* * *Ohio Valley WoodturnersGuild will sponsor its 6th biennialsymposium “Turning 2009 on Oct16-18, 2009 in Cincinnati, Ohio.Featuring: David Ellsworth, Jean-François Escoulen, Bonnie Klein,Alan Lacer, Jon Magill, Stuart Mortimer,Jennifer Shirley & JacquesVesery. For more information checktheir Web Site: http://www.ovwg.org/.* * *North Carolina WoodturningSymposium will be held October23-25, 2009 in the GreensboroColiseum Special Events Center,Greensboro, NC. It will feature 63rotations by International, Nationaland Local area demonstrators. Thedemonstrator list includes: AllanBatty, Stuart Batty, Jimmy Clewes,Stuart Mortimer, Ray Key, NickCook, David Datwyler, Mark Gardner,John Jordan, and Chris Ramsey.For more details go to http://northcarolinawoodturning.com/and visitfrequently to keep up to date.* * *22nd Annual Symposiumat Opryland will be held on January29 and 30, 2010 in Nashville,Tennessee. Featured demonstratorsinclude Trent Bosch, Frank Penta,Tania Radda, and Mark St. Leger.For more information about thisevent e-mail info@tnwoodturners.org or call 615-300-0363Coving ToolJimmy Clewes says, “The toolworks really well in a variety of situationsbut lends itself particularly wellto small detail work, finials etc andminiature turning.” For perfect covesevery time, visit the Home of the CovingTool at our website.www.jonathanhess.com.703-378-8508.Figure 28. A hollowing toolmade using a Dremel bit that isground to shape and epoxiedinto the end of the hollowing toolshaft.Figure 29. Router Jig used todecorate turnings.This routing jig slides on thelathe bed and has a guide piece thatrides on the turning and controls thedepth of cut into the turning. Figure30 shows this jig in use. I believe hesaid the router was purchased fromHarbor Freight, so the cost of makingit was minimal.Figure 30. The router jig beingused to decorate a turning.The AAW Symposium wasso large that I feel the rest of theevent should be carried over to thenext issue. I do not like to continuestories, but sometimes the amountof information makes it necessary. Ihope you have enjoyed it so far!!!Page 30 More Woodturning August 2009

News in the Trade: What’s Happening inWoodturningThe Sören BergerThread CreatorSoren Berger is making anotherattempt with his Thread Creator. I’mnot exactly sure how it works, butthe following information is fromhis web site.This new threader combinessimplicity and precision, the ThreadCreator enables everybody to createperfect threads with ease of use.• Two minute setup time on anysized lathe• Non critical box blank preparation• Painless precut and finish cut offemale thread.• Right sized male thread cut withjust the flip of the toggle.• One off adjustment of threadfit.• No faster or simpler to usethreader on the market.The ease of use with this systemcan be experienced with the consistencyof producing a high qualitythread on your art pieces; First timeand every time! This gives the artistat every skill level, the abilityto produce accurate, clean threadseasily and with no complex measurementsneeded.Soren has a special web site setup for this product where you canpre-order the tool. The web site is:http://sorenberger.com/. If it is asgood as he says, it may be worth investingin to make your boxes withthreaded lids easier to make.Tormek Jigs - Nowfor Bench GrindersTormek is introducing theBench Grinder Mounting Set BGM-100 which makes the Tormek woodturningjigs also suitable for benchgrinders. This means that you canWoodturning Books For SaleWe are pleased to offer Schiffer Woodturning Books for Sale throughMore Woodturning. Here are the titles we are offering:• The Basics of Turning Spirals by Bill Bowers $14.95• Easy Turning Projects for the Smaller Lathes by Bill Bowers $14.95• Great Turning Projects for the Smaller Lathe by Bill Bowers $14.95• Turning Threaded Boxes by John Swanson $14.95• Turning Wooden Jewelry by Judy Ditmer $12.95• Basic Bowl Turning with Judy Ditmer $12.95• Dick Sing Turns Miniature Birdhouses by Dick Sing $14.95• Turning Humidors with Dick Sing by Dick Sing $14.95• Pens From the Wood Lathe by Dick Sing $12.95• Dick Sing ReTurns: Unique and Unusual Pens from theWood Lathe by Dick Sing $14.95• Wood Lathe Projects for Fun and Profit by Dick Sing $12.95• Useful Beauty: Turning Practical Items on a Wood Lathe by Dick Sing $12.95• Turning Bowls by Dick Sing (NEW) $14.95• Turning Ornaments and Eggs by Dick Sing (NEW) $14.95• Projects for the Mini Lathe by Dick Sing (NEW) $14.95• Turning Candlesticks by Mike Cripps $14.95• Turning Goblets by Mike Cripps $12.95• Turning Pens and Desk Accessories by Mike Cripps $12.95• Wood Turning for the Garden, Projects for Outdoors by Michael Cripps $12.95• Segmented Wood Turning, by William Smith $14.95• Mini Lathe Magic: Big Projects from a Small Lathe, by Ron Hampton $14.95• A Turner’s Guide to Veneer Inlays, by Ron Hampton $14..95Pay shipping of $5.00 for each book.Foreign Customers please request a quote for shipping costs.Order three books and take a 10 percent discount on the order.Master Card and Visa Charge Cards AcceptedSend Orders to:More WoodturningP. O. Box 2168Snohomish, WA 98291-2168[Continued on Next Page]More Woodturning August 2009 Page 31

News Continued from PreviousPageexactly replicate the edge angleson your bowl gouges, spindlegouges and skews whether you use aTormek machine or a bench grinder- or both. Water cooled sharpeninggives the finest bevel surface andan edge that lasts longer, but if youneed to remove a lot of steel forthe initial shaping, it is done morequickly on a high speed grinder.The New Tormek System to useTormek jigs on Dry Grinders.The key to the Tormek system,the patented Turning Tool SetterTTS-100, can also be used on abench grinder since it automaticallycompensates for different wheeldiameters. So if you prefer to makethe first rough shaping on a benchgrinder the shape can be exactlyreplicated when you make the finalsharpening on the larger Tormekstone.The Turning Tool Setter alsoincludes a profile guide containingsuitable shapes for bowl gouges andskews, recommended by experiencedwood turners and recognizedwoodturning workshops, e.g. CraftsSupplies USA and DrechselstubeNeckarsteinach in Germany.With the Bench GrinderMounting Set BGM-100 you getall the hardware you need to use thepatented Tormek woodturning jigson a bench grinder. You can mountthe set on either side of the grinder-or by using two sets - on both sides,and you get a versatile sharpeningsystem. The mounting set also includesa 50 page handbook on howto shape and sharpen all your turningtools and detailed drawings on howto make the wooden platform. Retailprice $56,99.For further information:geoff@tormek.comPictures: www.tormek.com/images* * *Popular Ice CreamScoop Kit NowAvailable In ChromeRockler Woodworking andHardware has upgraded one of itsmost popular turning products, introducinga new chrome version ofits Classic Ice Cream Scoop Kit,Mike MahoneyNew VideoTo Orderwww.bowlmakerinc.coma premium hardware package forcrafting custom-handled scoops.The chrome kit joins the currentsolid brass version to givewoodturners two beautiful optionsfor one-of-a-kind projects. Bothkits include a scoop, ferrules anddetailed instructions for turning thehandle and assembling the scoop.The finished scoops make excellentgifts or craft fair items, and haveconsiderable heirloom value. Theyare good projects for a wide rangeD-Way Tools (www.d-waytools.com)Simply the finest Lathe tools availableBowl & Spindle Gouges, Beading tools,Hollowing tools, handles and tool rests.Made from M42 cobalt high-speed steelPhone: (360) 432-9509 Fax: (360) 432-3051Page 32 More Woodturning August 2009

of turners, allowing woodworkersto be as creative and ambitious asthey like with the handle’s shape,style, and species of wood.While at the AAW Symposium,I met Andre at his booth and wastold that his shipment of diamondgrinding wheels had come in. I’vebeen using a 360 grit wheel with aplastic frame that was designed forpolishing rocks and I was warnednot to overheat it when sharpening.I ordered one of the 360 grit wheelsfrom Andre, which has a steel frameand should not create a problemfrom heat.I hope to have a full report onthe diamond grinding wheel in thenear future. If you wish to contactAndre, his contact information is:ANDRÉ MARTEL167 Rang des Ecossais St-Césaire,Québec, J0L-1T0 CanadaTEL: 450 293-2186E-Mail: amartel@netc.netWeb Site: www.public.netc.net/martelThe new Rockler Ice CreamScoop in Chrome Finish.Rockler worked with one ofthe biggest names in woodturning,Alan Lacer, to produce the kit.An accomplished turner, writer,instructor and demonstrator, Lacerhas worked in the craft for over 30years. He designed the kit specificallyfor Rockler.The new chrome-finishedClassic Ice Cream Scoop Kit (item22940) retails for $12.99. It isavailable at Rockler Woodworkingand Hardware stores nationwide,Rockler’s independent resellers,Rockler.com or from the Rocklercatalog. For store locations or a freecatalog, please visit www.rockler.com or call 1-800-279-4441.* * *Diamond GrindingWheelsSome time back, I orderedsome diamond grinding wheelsfrom Andre Martel in Canada. Thefinest that he had at that time was100 grit. So I purchased a 100grit, a 80 grit, and a 60 grit wheelto give them a try. I wanted a finergrit wheel, but he was sold out atthe time.VERMECCHUCK DRIVE DOG• For Vermec, Vicmarc, or small Nova Bonhamchucks• Held by chuck jaws for quick mounting andremoval• Domed surface allows alignment in variouspositions• Pins are Adjustable and Replaceable• Centre Pin is hardened•For Further Information:Web: www.vermec.comEmail: vermec@netspace.net.au39 Dalton Street, Kippa-Ring QLD 4021 AUSTRALIAPh: +61 7 3284 3733 Fax: +61 7 32842733PROUDLY MADE IN AUSTRALIAMore Woodturning August 2009 Page 33

Q&A Continued from Page19wood and pretty well explains theuse of hand thread chasers to makethreads in wood. I’ve written articleson thread chasing for More Woodturningmagazine, which I publish,and for Woodturning magazinepublished by GMC Publications inEngland.I do not make my own threadchasers, but own chasers made bymost of the manufacturers, plusmany that were war surplus inEngland after World War II. Ofall of the thread chasers that I’veused, the ones made by Ray Iles inEngland are the most comfortableto use. “Tools for Working Wood”imports these chasers. Their web siteis: .If you have specific questions,I may be able to help you.Fred HolderLyle’s Response: I applaudyour interest in hand chasing threads.It takes a bit of practice to master.When you see somebody like Fredor Allen Batty do it, it is like poetryin motion. But the tradition is beinglost with the threading machine attachmentsthat use revolving cuttersthat make it quick and easy. I triedhand chasing a few times and realizedI didn’t want to pay the dues toget good at it. So I can not be of anyhelp on the tools needed.Lyle JamiesonUsing a Wood Tap forChucksQuestion: I’m not gettingsuccessful results using a wood tapto make some chucks. I’m usingmaple and cutting face grain into apre-drilled 1-1/8 hole for a 1-1/4”finished threaded hole. I find turningthe tap and advancing the tailstockquite a challenge so I stepped to thebackside of the lathe since my rightarm is stronger and use my left toadvance the tailstock.ChipFred’s Response: I use a tapwrench (or an end wrench that willfit the square part of the tap) on thetap and use the tailstock to help keepit aligned to tap the hole straight.The wood needs to be mounted withthe grain perpendicular to the axis ofrotation (i.e., bowl fashion). For a1”x 8 tpi spindle, I drill a hole that is1” in diameter to the depth of the unthreadedportion of the lathe spindleand then a 7/8” hole all of the waythrough the wood, or at least to thedepth that the spindle will reach intothe tapped hole.I use the same process for the1-1/4” x 8 tpi tap. Except I firstdrill a 1-1/4” hole to the depth ofthe un-threaded portion of the lathespindle and then a hole of 1-1/8” allof the way through for the threadedportion. You do not need to use thetail stock live center to push the tapinto the wood, its purpose is to helpyou keep the hole perpendicular tothe face of the wood being tapped.I simply advance it occasionally tomake sure the tap is running true.The Beall Spindle taps workvery well and helps to make an excellentmounting to glue to a bowlblank or a hollow form blank orwooden faceplates.Incidentally, I always flood thethreads with thin CA glue and runthe tap through again after the gluehas set. This just provides bettersupport for the threads.Fred HolderLyle’s Response: Again,Fred’s vast knowledge surpassesmine. I have never tapped woodenthreads. I don’t have anything toadd on this oneLyle JamiesonFinish for Bark on aBowlQuestion: Recently a neighborcame over with a Boxelder burlabout 7” in diameter and asked if Icould turn a bowl from it and leaveall the bark on. I have been turningfor about 40 years (hobby, not professional),and I never had anyoneask me to “leave all the bark on”.No problem turning the bowl, but:Should one finish the bark in anyway? Any suggestions, directionsor advice will certainly be appreciated.L.M. TaylorFred’s Response: I’ve neverhad anyone ask me to leave all ofthe bark on, but if they did, I wouldclean the dust off of the bark with airor a soft paint brush and then finishwith a spray lacquer to seal the barkand hopefully get it to stay on thebowl as the years pass.Fred HolderLyle’s Response: I have a rulethat if I want the bark on, I haveall the bark. If a chunk falls off itall goes. I have used a method ofsaturating the bark edge with CAglue as I go to “plasticize” it. Thebark dries/shrinks at a different ratethan the wood so it is hard to keepit all on.As I turn the edge I use a gentlesheer scrape with the angle of thetool facing the bark to try not to liftit off during the cut. I do the outside[Continued on Page 35]Page 34 More Woodturning August 2009

Using two OpposedBowl Steadies as aCenter Steadyby Joel Rakower and Don LindsleyWhen doing deep hollowing itis often helpful to use a center steadyto keep the workpiece centered andto minimize vibration. But centersteadies tend to be expensive, andmany have an arm at “12 o’clock”that prevents using a laser guideduring the hollowing process.We suggest using two Onewaybowl steadies to proxy for a centersteady. As the name suggests, thebowl steady is designed to supportthe walls of a bowl as it is shapedand brought to final wall thickness.Typically it is mounted to the leftof the bowl (as you face the headstock).Figure 1. Two Oneway bowlsteadies stacked so as to serveas a center steady for a hollowform.When hollowing, we simplyadd a second steady on the righthandside. Depending on the shapeof the piece being hollowed, it maywork to mount the steadies side byside. You can also stack the steadiesas shown in Figure 1. To stack them,you may have to use a bolt about ½”longer than the ones provided byOneway. The bolt is a U.S. standard½” x 13.An advantage of stacking isthat it is easier to align the steadieson either side of the workpiece.Note that in Photo 1, thesteadies are about as close togetheras they can get: the end of the upperbase butts up against the base forthe post of the lower one. You canovercome this limitation by “scissoring”the two bases, such that theupper base can extend past the postof the lower one (Figure 2).Figure 2. The bowl steadieswith the bases “scissored” topermit moving the wheels closertogether. The laser spot from thehollowing system is visible onthe left side of the photo.If you do this, you’ll also haveto pivot the arms on each post sothat wheels contact the workpiece atapproximately right angles. Figure2 shows the laser spot (but not thelaser arm itself) of the hollowingsystem, illustrating how the pairedsteadies are compatible with thatsystem.The authors are members ofthe Long Island Woodturners’ Association.Tip for using aSpindle Tapby Don LindsleyA spindle tap, such as the onemade by Beale, is used to cut threadsinto blocks of wood so that theymay be mounted directly on theheadstock of a lathe without use ofa faceplate. I have found it useful formaking jam chucks and home-madescrew chucks, among other items.To use the tap, you pre-bore ahole that is just larger than the rootdiameter of the tap, then use the tapto thread the wood. As with any tap,you need to keep it coaxial with thehole in order to make clean, properlyaligned threads. Instructions suppliedwith the tap suggest mountingthe wood block to the headstock ofyour lathe using a 4-jawed chuck,and using a point center in thetailstock to keep the tap properlyaligned. Lock the headstock anduse a wrench to advance the tap intothe pre-bored hole. To keep the tapaligned, you must simultaneouslyadvance the tailstock to keep the[Continued on Page 38]Q&A Continued from Page34first, apply the thin CA and take onefinal light sheer scrape again, andput more glue on the outside edge ofthe bark again. Now on the insideas I sneak up on the wall thickness,repeat the process of double glue.This seems to stabilize the bark andhold it on. Finish sanding as youwould any other natural edge. Youcan put the same finish on the barkas you do for the rest of the bowl.Lyle JamiesonMore Woodturning August 2009 Page 35

Shape Shifter Eccentric Tool TestBy Fred HolderSome time back I received thefollowing e-mail:“I am making a tool to do offcenter work using a scroll chuck tohold the wood. I also have an accessoryfor the chuck that will make3,4,6 sided pens. Please look at myweb site www.shapeshiftertools.com. Any comments are welcome.Send me email or call 407 782-7019.“Thank you“Danny Hoffman”Danny now tells me that hehas videos linked to his web siteshowing: pen turning, a three sidedbox, and a goblet with a crank shaftlooking stem.I asked Danny to write and articleabout his tool for publication inMore Woodturning, but he preferredthat I would write the article andsent me a tool to review and purchaseor return. The tool as receivedsells for $225.00 plus S/H, or youcan just purchase the ShapeShifterwithout the pen turning capabilityfor $175.00 plus S/H. Figure 1shows the complete tool with thepen adapter. The ShapeShifter hasa threaded recess on the back to accepta Nova Chuck Adapter and hasa 1” x 8 tpi threaded area to mountyour chuck.I own most of the other eccentricchucks and most of themuse either a screw, a recess, or afaceplate to mount the wood to thedevice. Some shift the wood sidewayslike the ShapeShifter and sometilt it like the Escoulen Chucks, butI don’t believe any of them allowmounting a chuck to the eccentricchuck. I was immediately concernedabout this operation because there isPage 36 More Woodturning August 2009Figure 1. The ShapeShifter device for mounting your chuck to thelathe and shifting it offcenter.no mechanism to counter-balancethe weight of the chuck plus theweight of the wood mounted in thechuck. Therefore, I proceeded withcaution.My first test was with the NovaG3 chuck, which is fairly light. Iturned several different pieces ofwood to test its ability to shift thewood and I always kept the spindlespeed below 500 rpm. Since I oftenturn oval hammer handles betweencenters, I wondered if this devicewould allow turning pieces oval.Figure 2 shows the result. I wasable to do this by first offsetting theShapeShifter somewhat and markingthe zero degree point on the wood. Iturned wood until it was sort of 1/2oval then loosened the wood in thechuck and rotated the zero mark to180 degrees mark. I then turned thewood until it was oval.Figure 2. This piece of wood wasturned with the lathe runningat about 200 rpm and the woodwas cut with the EasyRougherCi1, which does not cut veryclean at this slow speed.I then brought the ShapeShifterback to center, which is not easy todo because there is no provision fordetermining centering. Many of theother off-center chucks also lackthis ability, but some mechanism to

Figure 3. The Vicmarc chuck has been mounted to ShapeShifterand a piece of 5/8” square by 5” long wood has been mounted in thechuck and turned round.determine center would be handy.I mounted my Vicmarc chuck withthe small jaws so that I could turnsome small pieces of wood. Withthe ShapeShifter set to center, Icould run the lathe at a much higherrevolution to turn the square woodround as shown in Figure 3.on the piece of wood as shown inFigure 4.I then remounted another pieceof 5/8” square by 5” long piece ofwood and turned an eccentric finialto see how the chuck would workon this small wood. I was satisfiedwith the results. I had marked thewood and then rotated it 90 degreesto obtain a rotating offset similar toa crankshaft. See Figure 5.Figure 5. This photo shows thefinial that was turned with eachstep being rotated 90 degrees.The finial is shown with a pieceof similar wood.My next test was to turn a bowlwith an offset hollow. I first drilled a1” hole and mounted the blank ontothe jaws of my Vicmarc chuck andturned the outside. The wood wasdry and slightly cracked RussianOlive. Once the outside was turned,I switched to the Nova G3 chuck togrip the 2” tenon on the bottom ofthe bowl. I then shifted the Shape-Shifter and drew a line on the faceof the bowl blank to show wherethe outside of the recess wouldfall. I found that I could not turnat speeds above 330 rpm with thissetting. With the diameter defined,I then hollowed the recess as shownin Figure 6.[Contoinued on Next Page]Make 2-3 Bowls from 1 Blankwith My New BowlSawFigure 4. This photo shows someof the eccentric turnings on thepiece of wood mounted in thechuck in Figure 3.Using the tail center as a marker,I shifted the piece off-center sothat the tail center was just insidefurthest offset of the wood and thenturned off the very end of the pieceand then several eccentric areasTurn Nested Bowls from 6” or 8” bowl blanks with a $39.95hand-held tool I call the Bowlsaw.See my website bowlsaw.com for details.Steussy Creations415-897-1457 334 Atherton Ave., Novato, CA 94945More Woodturning August 2009 Page 37

ShapeShifter Continued fromPrevious PageFigure 6. The bowl has beenhollowed and is ready forsanding.As a final decoration, I cut abead around the recess with a 1/8”Robert Sorby beading tool. Thesanded and oiled bowl is shown stillon the lathe in Figure 7. Figure 8 isthe piece after it has been reverseturned in a Rim Chuck to finish thefoot.Figure 8. The finished bowl afterthe bottom has been turned.Figure 9. ShapeShifter with penturning mandrel attached.Spindle Tap Continued fromPage 35point center in the indentation atthe end of the tap’s shaft as the tapmoves into the wood. That’s notalways easy.It helps to use a spring-mountedpoint in the tailstock. I use aRobert Sorby Steb-Center, but anyspring-loaded point would do. Iplace the tap in the hole and bringup the tailstock, advancing it untilspring is compressed (see thephoto). I use a wrench on the flatsof the tap and turn the tap until thepoint of the Steb-Center has movedforward about as far as it can, andthen I advance the tailstock againto recompress the spring. Repeatuntil the tap reaches the bottom ofthe pre-bored hole. I find this to bemuch easier than trying to advancethe tailstock at the exact rate that thetap is feeding into the wood.Figure 7. The turned, sanded,and oiled bowl still on the lathe.Figure 9 shows the Shape-Shifter with the pen turning mandrelattached. Since I don’t turn pens,this part of the system was notchecked by me. However, I’m sureit would work very well with a bitof practice.Figure 10. This is a selection ofpens turned using ShapeShifter.The pens were turned by GeneCombs.If you do not own any of theeccentric chucks, the ShapeShifterwould allow you to do work withthe wood held in your chuck thatmany of the other eccentric chuckson the market will do with the woodmounted onto a faceplate or a screwchuck.Spindle tap being supportedby a spring-loaded point in thetailstock.Editor’s Note: How many of ourreaders have simple tips such asthis one that could be written upand shared with the woodturningcommunity. I’m sure our readerswould appreciate your efforts. Thinkabout it, what do you do to simplifya particular operation?Page 38 More Woodturning August 2009

An Emmy-Winning Bowl?by Don LindsleyThe family of one of my customershas a tradition at Christmastime of drawing names to see whogives a present to whom. Herbrother - a very successful NewYork City television producer - isnotoriously hard to please and quitevocal in expressing his displeasureif his standards aren’t met, so everyonein the family hopes not to drawhis name! But a few years backmy friend drew the brother’s name,and so had the challenge of findinga gift that he would like. She chosean end-grain natural-edge bowl inblack walnut. The bark was unusuallythick, so the bowl had a highlyirregular dark rim, then a band ofcreamy sapwood, and an interior ofdark, variegated heartwood.The family met in the brother’shome to exchange gifts, in the roomwhere he displayed his many trophies.When he opened his gift, myfriend held her breath, hoping thathe would not be disappointed withit. He stared at the bowl for a fewseconds, then grabbed an EmmyAward statue off a shelf, and gaveit to her to express his thanks. Apparentlyhe was more than pleasedwith the gift.Does that mean I can claim thatone of my bowls won an Emmy?!!Holland 4 Wheel Steady100% improvement over 3 wheelsteadies25% larger swing capacity, fits lathesizes, 12,14,16,18,20,24Easy to build of plywoodPlans for sale $20.00 + $2.00 s/hCustom Built $275.00 + s/hemail: wmhollan@optonline.netphone 631-281-0302The Market PlaceThe first 10 words of classified advertisementsare free to subscribers, additionalwords are 20-cents per word, no minimum.On non-subscriber advertisements, price is20-cents per word with a minimum billingof $4.00.Beginning and advanced woodturningclasses. Call Ted Bartholomew 253-927-6855,Tacoma, WA.Sharpening Machine for all Woodworkers- The Big Tree Tools machine is a flatplaten belt and buff machine for woodworkers,which allows a wide range of belt grits to beused, and belt changes take only a few seconds.Now our Versa-Jig is included with every machineallowing you to sharpen all the hand toolsin your shop! The convenience and accuracyare unequaled. Visit bigtreetools.com to viewphotos, see our other tools and read articles onturning by Jon Siegel. See ad in this issue orcall 1.888.TURNINGSuper Glue 2 0z. $5.50, Thin, Medium.Thick, Accelerator 2oz. $3.00. acwtinc@ameritech.net.PAYPAL, VISA & MASTERCARD.LOGLAMPS.COM ARTISTIC & CUSTOMWOODTURNING, INC. 1-800-894-8123Make pens using your drill press with aVertilathe. http://vertilathe.freeyellow.comWoodturning on a VB36 Lathe, atHigher Manaton Farm. SW England. Web Site:www.turning-wood.comFaceplates: Straight from manufacture,heavy duty aluminum, brightly colored anodize,most common sizes. Visit our website:www.minkcrafts.com or call toll free (866)956-2200.The Burl Source. Large supply of AustralianBurl Caps, turning blanks, pen blanks,and large jarrah burl slabs. Check us out at www.theburlsource.com or call 801-942-2616.Emory’s Woodturning E-Books www.asthewoodturns.com/books.html.Free Wet Grind/Hone Instant ChangeSharpening System Plans: http://www.DavidReedSmith.com.Maple Turning Blanks--PRICE $6-8PBF+S&H cut to size, call 360-942-3468 ore-mail: john@hamptonwoodcraft.com.Pen Finishing Kit: A must for all penturners! Obtain a scratch free remarkale shine onall surfaces including stabilized woods, acrylicsand solid surface materials using the new 2”x2”double sided foam backed sanding pads. Kit containsinstructions for use and seven color codedpads ranging from 300 to 12,000 grit. $13.95.BG Artforms. TEL: 888-717-4202.Easier, Faster Segmented Vessel Design,Web Site: www.segmentedturning.com.TEL: (805) 489-5309.Woodturning classes – Satisfactionguaranteed. Call Larry Miller 360-412-1583,Olympia, Washington”Cabochons for woodturners at www.yoyospin.com/cabWoodturning Instruction: Now that Ihave insurance through the AAW Craft WorkersInsurance Program, I can again offer trainingin my shop. If interested in basic woodturninginstruction or specialized training such as theChinese Ball, contact me at: 360-668-0976.Fred Holder.New Video--”Relief carved Embellishmentsfor Wood Projects”. DVD--$30.00plus $3.00 S/H. VHS $20.00 plus $3.00 S/H.Contact: Tony Cortese, 20850 NW 13th Street,Dunnellon, FL 34431. Ph 352-489-5652. E-mail:romeowoodturner@msn.com.NEW REDUCED PRICE: SimplifiedFluting with Al Caton. Video-$20.00 plus S&H$3.00. DVD-$30.00 plus S&H $3.00. Insturctionand inexpensive jigs for fluted works of art.Order from: Al Caton, PO Box 2360, Dunnellon,FL 34430. TEL: 352-465-0562. E-Mail: alcat@bellsouth.net.Making the Chinese Ball, Revised 2008,by Fred Holder. The revised booklet outlinesFred’s trials and tribulations in attempting toconquer this project. Tells how to make the toolsneeded to use the Crown Chinese Ball Tools.Booklet now contains 64 pages of information.Order from Fred Holder, PO Box 2168, Snohomish,WA 98291. Price is $10.00 includingshipping. Telephone 360-668-0976.Bowl Coring with the McNaughton. ADVD by Reed Gray (aka robo hippy). Everythingyou need to know about how to use thistool, from will it work on your lathe, to the laserpointer system that is available. $30 includingshipping in the US. Contact Reed Gray 541-463-9634, or reedgray@comcast.net. (05-09)Limited quantities of Mountain Mahogany(curly leaf). Flat rate postal box (12x12 x5 1/2 inches) $50 and up depending onwhat you want. Green logs sections, or greenblanks, sealed, and plastic wrapped. ContactReed Gray 541-463-9634, or reedgray@comcast.net.(12-08)Turn Nested Bowls from 6” or 8” bowlblanks with a $39.95 hand-held coring tool I callthe BowlSaw. Check bowlsaw.com for detailsor e-mail me at Steuss@aol.com. For questionscall 415-897-1457. Steussy Creations.Big Tree Tools, Inc.Innovative tools forwoodturnersSee our web site featuring our SharpeningSystem including the NEWVersa-Jig - sharpen all your tools onour system.bigtreetools.com1-888-turning (887-6464)PayPal acceptedMore Woodturning August 2009 Page 39

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