Pat Kerr, vice president, started the meeting with the announcement that our president, Greg Casagrande, had a heart attack, but is doing fine. He will be resting for a couple of months. Pat welcomed some new members and some returning old members.
Since Greg was also scheduled to present the program tonight, Marvin Stolzfus stepped up and volunteered, with just two days notice, to do the program.
Program:
Marvin’s program was on the sphere turning jib he invented. He showed all the iterations he went through to come up with one that really works. He explained that the success of his jig was based on four things.
- using conical bearings in the post to prevent wobbling.
- angling the cutter down at 30 degrees.
- rotating the cutter to the right or left to cut the opposite sides of the ball.
- using a round cutter instead of a square one.
He then proceed to make a baseball. He first roughed it out with conventional lathe tools and then finished it up using his jig. After cutting most of the ball he clamped it in another fixture he made to remove the nubs on each end. Too finish the illusion, and make it look like a real baseball he placed the wrapper from real ball around the wooden one and marked the seams. Using a wood burner he burnt the seam and the stitching.
Show and Tell:
Marvin was the first to show what he had made; a beautiful river table finished with the epoxy bar top coating. A friend of his made the legs for him. His car must have been full, with all the stuff he had to bring.
Don Hermey makes these steamer trunks of varying sizes, when he gets time in the shop. He donates them to area schools for fund raisers and treasure boxes in the elementary classes.
Tom Falcon turned this 23″ eucalyptus platter. The wood really shimmers in the light.
Fred Damianos showed a fishing knife he made and a couple of salt and pepper shakers.
John Peasley brought a lion he and started or the 2×4 contest but his band saw had problems. By the time he got it fixed it was too late for the contest.
Neil Mc Cullough brought the little army he made for the 2×4 contest. As predictable, everyone wanted to see the canon shoot.
Bob Parrish also had a cannon. His was a replica of a 1779 navel cannon which he made from brass and walnut. His also fires but with a real bang.
Judy Stickney showed several things she had made on the scroll saw, and a beautiful spoon she carved.
Stan Bockoski brought a model of some drop down cabinets he is going to put above the windows in his shop.
Barry Meyers brought pictures of two tables he made from Jatoba for his patio. The wood was so hard and heavy, he will never use it again.
Randy Cooper showed pictures of a 12 drawer desk he made for a friend, and another mission style, drop leaf, computer desk he built from some maple flooring he had left over.
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