WNY WOODTURNERS II
Meetings 7:30 PM; Second Thursday
Hamburg Middle School
360 Division Street
Hamburg, New York
Meeting was
called to order at 7:30 by President, Ron Hudson.
We welcomed
Linda Bennett, a new member to the club.
Treasure,
Pat Boggan, reports for month of Dec.
STARTING
BALANCE 1530.73
DESCRIPTION
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PETTY CASH EXPENSE
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PETTY CASH RECIEPT
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PETTY CASH BALANCE
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BANK ACCOUNT EXPENSE
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BANK ACCOUNT RECIEPT
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BANK ACCOUNT BALCANCE
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TOTAL CLUB BALANCE
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50/50 |
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14.00 |
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DUES |
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80.00 |
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20.00 |
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SECRETARIAL EXPENSES |
6.93 |
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AAW DUES FOR OFFICIERS |
45.00 |
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TOTALS |
51.93 |
94.00 |
143.14 |
0.00 |
20.00 |
1449.66 |
1593.80 |
Announcements
John O’Neil
thanked Jim Hilburger, Barb Berger, Paul Mazuchowski, Jake Debski, and Rich
Mialki for mentoring at the beginners’ session.
January
demo will be announced at the meeting.
The
Pembroke club is hosting a Sorby tool sale in Feb.
If you have
borrowed any videos, and are done watching them, PLEASE bring them back. John
Chevanne has volunteered to be the temporary librarian.
Dues are
due in January. Remember they are $20.00 now.
An e-mail I
received that I’m passing on.
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Hello, My name is Dennis and I own
RiverLogs Inc. a Florida based company
specializing in the reclaiming of sunken (Sinker) logs from Florida’s
historic past. I am writing to you because we have some unique wood in all
sizes and shapes that may interest your club. The logs that we recover have
been underwater for between 150 to 200 years! The colors of this amazing wood
aren’t seen in natural or kiln dried woods, it’s the minerals in the water
and the sediment that does it. We can mill these logs into anything you may
want, from pen blanks to turning wood of all sizes. We currently have 6 species of wood available including original growth
Florida Mahogany, Cherry, Birch, Heart Pine, Cedar and Cypress. We are offering
our wood to you at a reduced rate to sell to your club members. We have Pen
Blanks in an average size of ¾” X ¾” X 10” (one of each species listed) for
just $7.00 plus shipping. Larger pieces (in some instances up to 30 inch wide
by 30 inch long by 6 inch thick at reasonable rates as well. Of course we
also have these species in, with grain ¼ cut circles 6” wide x 2” thick
minimum as well as crosscut or any way you like it. If you have interest
please feel free to contact me at RiverLogsInc@aol.com Thank you in advance for
your consideration. Dennis Tel 386-338-1650
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Old Business
Paul Mazuchowski has
accepted the job as webmaster for the club. He will take over in January. Thank
you Paul for assuming this responsibility for the club.
New Business
Bob Harrington, who now works for
the new Woodcraft store on Ridge Rd, reported that he is negotiating with the
new owner to get the member a discount at the store.
John O’Neil reported that the
Pembroke club is bringing in Keith Tompkins on April 26th for a
demo. He asked, if it could be arranged, did our club want to host a hands-on
session at Barb’s Barn. Since there was
a good show of interest from the club members he will contact him to see if he
would be willing to come early for this session. He will report the next
meeting.
If you want to know more about Mr.
Tompkins his e-mail address is: KeithPTompkin.com
SHOW
AND TELL
Rich Mialki: cherry burl platter
Lance Eggleston: 2 bowls and a
box out of sassafras
Don Rust: open segmented bowls,
pink ivory bowl with inlay
Jim Hilburger: snowmen
Pat Boggan: vase, bottle stoppers, and oil lamp
Ron Hudson: 3 cherry bowls and 2 tree trays and a penguin
Ned Evans: mango bowl
Gerry Guenther: white ash bowl
Jake Debski: natural edged ambrosia maple bowl
DRAWING
50/50Rockler: Jim Hilburger
Jim
Hilburger was called at the last minute to put on a demo for the meeting. His
demos included how to make the following:
His new
version of the train whistle, snowmen, and tops. He also showed us his
unpatented center finder.
As usual, with Jim’s demos, the lathe was at
high speed, the chips flew and many pearls of wisdom were shared with all.
Thank You Jim for filling in at the last minute.
ELMER’S CORNER:
Another use
for fabric softener sheet: Anti-static Shield wipes
If you use
a face shield regularly in the workshop, you find the plastic builds a static
charge that attracts dust. To clean and reduce the static cling, wipe the
shield with a fabric softener sheet. You can use them over and over again, and
then grab a fresh one from the laundry room whenever you need one.
Respectfully
submitted,
Muriel
Kummer