Hey there Woodturners. This month's meeting will be on Tuesday
evening, May 3 at 6:30 PM. We'll meet at Hunter House
(13428 Providence Road) in Weddington (if using a GPS enter the
town name as Matthews).
This month our featured demonstrator - direct from
his Winter hiatus in sunny, warm Sarasota, Florida - is Moe
Gingerich. Moe will show us how to decorate turnings
using E-L-E-C-T-R-I-C-I-T-Y! The technique Moe
will use is called Lichtenberg Figures or Lichtenberg Fractals.
In a nut shell, attaching probes to a piece of wood and
applying an electric charge produces a series of branch-like
figures on the surface of the wood. See the attached photos for
examples. This demo should be one of the more interesting demos
of the year so far.
Come early to the meeting to share your turning stories with
fellow turners and have a cup-o'-Joe or a soft drink.
We'll be holding the raffle as usual. Tickets are $1.00 each
or five for $6.00. Bring unwanted tools or wood to put on the
raffle table and earn an extra raffle ticket for each item you
donate. After the raffle, we'll hold the Turner of
the Month drawing. As a reminder, the Turner of the
Month is the person who won the TotM drawing the previous month.
If you win the current drawing, all you need to do is turn a
small object of your choice and place in the box for the
following month's drawing.
Additionally, Rick Erexson is going to auction off a Delta
Radial Arm saw. Bidding will likely be via email and will
include Waxhaw Woodturners, Souther Piedmont Woodturners and
Charlotte Woodworkers. Profits from the sale will be split
between WWT and SPW. Many thanks to Rick for this. Rick will
provide more details at the meeting -- won't you Rick 😉.
And don't forget to bring your latest turnings to share with
everyone during the Show-N-Tell portion of the meeting.
We
have an upcoming turning event as well this month. On Saturday,
May 7 we will be turning small items, e.g., tops, boxes
and honey dippers, for sale to help raise a few bucks for the
club. We'll be at Hunter Farms (next to our meeting location)
helping to celebrate the opening of Hunter Farm's
strawberry picking season. We would really like to have
as many Waxhaw Woodturners present as possible whether your
turning or not. Bring some of your turnings to sell to the
attendees - remember the next day is Mothers' Day so a lot of
folks will be looking to those last minute, hard-to-find,
unique, hand-made items for Mom. More details will be
available at the meeting and in an upcoming reminder email.
We
are still seeking demonstrators for the months of July through
December. Please share your talents with your fellow turners.
If you are interested, please let Moe or me know. If you
know of someone outside our club who I is interested in doing
a demo, please let us know as well.
And
speaking of December, it is not too early to start thinking
about becoming an officer or board member of WWT. Elections
will be held at the end of the year for 2017 and will include
the offices of President, Vice President, Secretary, Treasurer
and board member(s). If you forget about this during the
upcoming months, fear not. We'll be sending our periodic
reminders and talking about this in the upcoming meetings.
I
hope to see y'all at the meeting on the 3rd.
Cheers,
jpw