Mountaineer Woodturners Newsletter Merry Christmas and Happy New Year December 2010 Our president Joe Smith presided over the meeting. Twenty four members were present at the meeting. There were no visitors. NEXT MEETING January 8th, 2011 at 10:00am Workshop on the Chapter Challenge Cedar Lakes Business Dues for 2011 are over due Our new Officers for 2011: John Sheets President Byron Young Vice President Bill Sands Secretary John Gregor Treasurer Dave Mays widow sent some tapes on woodturning for our library. These were turned over to our librarian, Jim Morrison. It was moved that we initiate a library fine of $1.00 after the second month an item is out, and that the fine be doubled each succeeding month. The motion was seconded and voted down. Gloria Gregorich of Cedar Lakes sent the group a letter of thanks for our support of Cedar Lakes. Tom Schottle received a letter from the Huntington Museum of Art in Huntington, WV, letting us know about an upcoming exhibit coming in April "Turning Wood Into Art". This exhibit, which is part of the Mason Collection, will present 65 objects by 40 artists. There was no treasurer s report. It was moved and seconded to accept the definition of Professional Turner as described in Stan Cook s Chapter Challenge description as Mountaineer Woodturners standard. The motion was passed unanimously. The Professional Turner will be anyone who meets at least one of the following criteria: Is juried into Tamarack in any form of turning. Has a business license for some form of turning. Has sold or attempted to sell any turning under a business name. Has sold or attempted to sell any turning at an art/craft show, gallery exhibit, store, gift shop, museum, ebay, etsy, website, or any other venue open to the general public. Has sold any turnings at the wholesale level. John Sheets reminded us about the lathe turned work that will represent our chapter at the AAW symposium. The chapter s single entry
piece will be selected at the January meeting, so bring your entries then. For more details, consult the October Newsletter. Some of the Guidelines are: Dimensions must be 8" x 8" x 8" or less Work must require no assembly to display Weight limit is 3 pounds All entered work must be for sale January 8 th : Chapter Challenge workshop and practice February 12 th : Chapter Challenge judging 2011 Schedule Show and Tell Click picture for larger image Myke Hymes brought in one of his wonderful Christmas tree ornaments. Mike Ellison showed us a beautiful segmented bowl from Cherry, Walnut, and Sycamore. U.K. Dawson brought in three attractive bowls and plate from Spaulted Beech.
He also had a nice bowl and plate from Ash.
Bill Sands had a very nice dish with a segmented Maple cover. Bill also showed us a beautiful Maple plate and Maple bowl. He had a wonderful segmented bowl and an attractive Birch log bowl which he had stained dark red.
Dave Jones turned a mistake into an interesting plaque a Walnut vase on an Oak plaque. Dave also had a very nice natural edge bowl from Weeping Cherry and plate from Maple.
Warnie Lore showed us a set of hollowed pool balls on a base. Warnie also had a very nice Oak weedpot. Byron Young brought in some of his great Christmas tree ornaments. He also showed us a neat music box he had turned. He said the movement itself cost him $200.
Program Click picture for larger image The program for the meeting was a demonstration by Stan Cook, showing some aspects of the Chapter Challenge. Chapter Challenge 2011 The challenge for 2011 will require turning a pen and base/holder. The details are given in the enclosed description.
For your information our presently paid up membership roster is enclosed. Remember that only members in good standing (paid up dues) may enter work in the Chapter Challenge, or may present items for the AAW symposium entry. Miscellaneous The Newsletter will be sent by e mail to those members who have given me their email address. This medium will contain an HTML document in which I have included links to pictures of the "Show and Tell" items as well as a link to the website. The Newsletter with pictures is also available on the website. 2011 Paid up Members as of December 18, 2010 Name Address City State Zip Phone @Email Jim Bailey 7211 Sissonville Dr. Sissonville WV 25320 304 984.1616 jimb@citynet.ne David Bonnette H.C. 88 Box 56 Ripley WV 25271 304 372 8680 artero43@gmail.com Charles Brown 5 Willoughby Avenue Huntington WV 25701 304 525 2735 ceb5@earthlink.ne Bud Collison 203 Willow St. Elkview WV 25071 304 553 2442 budswoodworks@gmail.com Rob Conner 139 Circle Dr. Cross Lanes WV 25313 304 776 2579 makingsawdust57@yahoo.com William Crist 614 Greenview Rd. South Charleston WV 25309 304 756 3242 williamcrist@cebridge.ne U.K. Dawson 209 Harmons Creek Rd. Poca WV 25159 304 776 7803
U.K. Dawson 209 Harmons Creek Rd. Poca WV 25159 304 776 7803 Robert Ellis 2192 Wolfe Run Rd. Parkersburg WV 26133 304 863 0687 Mike Ellison 29065 Houston Rd. Little Hocking OH 45742 740 989 2828 mellison1@windstream.ne Manfred Felberbauer 102 Summerset Dr. Marietta OH 45750 747 373 1657 Caroll Garnes Rt. 1 Box 73 Liberty WV 25124 wvcgarnes@hughes.ne John Gregor 1922 Winding Hills Charleston WV 25320 304 546 0205 jggregor@frontier.com Don Hamrick 2811 13th Avenue Vienna WV 26105 304 295 5953 wdwkrdon@aol.com Thomas Hart 1345 Rt 21 Kenna WV 25248 304 988 1776 boss36946@frontier.com David R. Jones 602 Fleming Ravenswood WV 26164 304 273 3188 deebee2@suddenlink.ne Ron Jones P.O. Box 122 Elkview WV 25071 304 965 0500 ronbarberjones@yahoo.com Robert Lett 4624 First Ave. Nitro WV 25143 304 755 4867 Warnie Lore 2049 Pennsylvania Ave. St. Albans WV 25177 304 727 4266 lwlore@aol.com James Morrison 1425 Virginia St. Belpre OH 45714 740 423 8179 jdmorrison36@sbcglobal.ne Dave Murphy 630 Strawberry Rd. St.Albans WV 25177 304 727 0771 murphy302@suddenlink.ne Jim Roberts 624 Briscoe Rd. Parkersburg WV 26101 304 424 6454 Jimadaroberts@aol.com Bill Sands 49 Meadow Lane Parkersburg WV 26101 304 863 6143 wgs@wvonline.com Tom Schottle P.O. Box 70 Liberty WV 25124 304 586 3878 wvschott@hughes.net John Sheets 618 Heritage Drive Parkersburg WV 26104 304 916 2406 jjsheets@gmail.com David Shombert 26 Pineview Drive Elkins WV 26241 304 636 8083 shomberts@meer.ne Jim Smith 1207 Larchwood Rd. Charleston WV 25314 304 342 1755 jallbee@fiascofarm.com E J Ulland 625 Ridgeview Dr. Ripley WV 25271 304 372 4974 ejulland@verizon.ne Paul Weinberger 164 Woodlyn Drive Weston WV 26452 304 269 1746 wpwmgw@aol.com James Withee 855 Staunton Turnpike Parkersburg WV 26101 304 428 1238 jm34js85@suddenlink.ne Byron Young 1346 Frogs Creek Rd. Charleston WV 25312 304 388 7111 byron.young@camc.org Jim Smith, Secretary, Phone: 304 342 1755 e Mail:mountain@mountaineerwoodturners.com Some Notes in Closing This will be the end of my tenure as secretary and my last newsletter. Many thanks to you all for your help and putting up with me all these years. Having seen some of Bill s work, I am sure he will do a great job and bring some good new ideas to the job. While going through some of my records, I came across some data, which at least was interesting to me. Chapter Trivia Speaking of dues, 30 persons (only) have paid their dues for 2011. Dues at $20 a year are a bargain. When I started this job the dues were $12/year. In 2002 they went up to $18/year. Then in 2005 they were raised to $20/year, where they have stayed for 6 years. I hope the 30 paid up members are not all there is. Membership has been pretty steady through the years. Year Members 2004 48 2005 56 2006 52 2007 56 2008 58 2009 54 2010 50 Speaking of the Chapter Challenge, Tom Schottle started the concept in 2005, with the 2006 Challenge Year Topic 2006 "Put a Lid on it"
2007 "Multi piece Vessel" 2008 "Rolling Pins" 2009 "Hollowforms" 2010 "Christmas Tree Ornaments" 2011 "Pens" Did you realize that our new batch of officers are all fairly new to the club, so we have some "new Blood". Here are number of years which they have been members. President John Sheets 5 th year Vice Pres. Byron Young 7 th year Secretary Bill Sands 2 nd year Treasurer John Gregor 2 nd year Finally, speaking of officers In 2000 and 2001 In 2002 and 2003 In 2004 and 2005 In 2006 through 2010 Jim Morrison was president, Clarence Clarkson was vice president, Carl Mercer was Treasurer, I was Secretary, and Roy Revel was librarian. Dave Mays was president, Dave Shombert was vice president, Carl Mercer was Treasurer, I was Secretary, and Jim Morrison was librarian. Dave Jones was president, Tom Schottle was vice president, Carl Mercer was Treasurer, I was Secretary, and Jim Morrison was librarian. Joe Smith was president, Tom Schottle was vice president, E.J. Ulland was Treasurer, I was Secretary, and Jim Morrison was librarian. [Return to Top of Page] [Home][Chapter Information][Meeting Information][History][Calendar][Newsletter][Gallery][Woodturning Links][Other Links][Tips and notes]