Our group meets ten times a year, on the second Tuesday of
each month (excluding July and August), at the Holy Family Parish Center (the white building at the corner of East County Line Road
(Rt. 526) and Ridge Ave.), in Lakewood, NJ.
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Visitors and perspective members are always welcome at our
meetings. Whether you're an experienced woodturner, or just someone who is
interested in turning, you'll be sure to find something of value at our
meetings.
Feel free to browse our website. However, the Members
area is restricted to club members only. That's where all the good stuff is
hidden. So you'll have to join the club to find out what's there!
Next Meeting:
Ahhh! Summer. The building where we have our meetings
is closed for the next two months, so our next meeting isn't until
September 14, 2010. But that doesn't mean you can't turn! Get
together with some of the other members. If you have a mentor, spend
time with them. Or even, practice alone. But take advantage of the great
weather, and turn, turn, turn! See you in September!!!!
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Special Notices:
Sadly, our club Vice President and Librarian, Ismael
Tuazon, has announced that he is resigning from both positions. Tom
Swain has offered to take over both positions, and the change is
effective immediately. We extend our thanks to Ismael, and wish him
well. And we also extend thanks to Tom Swain for stepping up to the
plate!
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Tom Jones posted a new article on the Tips page, in
the Members Only Area. The article discusses different ways to cut logs.
Members can access it here:
http://www.atlanticshorewoodturners.com/members/tips/CuttingLogs.htm.
Remember, all members are encouraged to write articles like this, to
help share your special knowledge and wisdom. Don't worry about
formatting; write it in Word, and send it to Tom, and he'll do the
formatting for you!
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The Atlantic Shore Woodturners club now has a presence
on
Facebook! Check us out. If you like, add us to your friends list!
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A new chapter of the AAW that's devoted to Segmented
Turning has been formed. They have officers, bylaws, and the web site at
www.segmentedwoodturners.org has been significantly upgraded to
include features appropriate to a new group (gallery, forum, links,
membership). There are many benefits to joining the group. But even if
you don't join us at this time, feel free to check out the website, as
it will be a place to get ideas for new projects of your own.
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The AAW's membership drive is still going on. Look
here for a list of
the benefits you get by joining, or to renew or join. And here's a new
video on
youTube, discussing the benefits.
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Speaking of AAW benefits! The AAW now has all of the
back issues of the American Turner magazing posted in the Members' Only
area of their website. There are thousands of wonderful articles, at
your fingertips. But you have to be a member to access them. The AAW has
also posted lots of woodturning-related videos on youTube,
which are available to everyone (even non-members).
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You Just Missed:
We had a full day
demo by Kurt Hertzog at John Puckhaber's shop on June 12, 2010. Kurt
is a world-renowned expert on pen-turning, as well as many other aspects
related to turning. If you're not familiar with Kurt, he is a frequent
contributor to Woodturning Design magazine, and an AAW board member. You
can see examples of his work at
http://kurthertzog.com. At this demo, he discussed things like
sharpening, mastering the skew, methods for mounting items on the lathe,
and ways to make your pens unique. In case you missed it, Tom
video taped the demo, and will be burning it to DVD in the near future.* * *
Sal Straniero gave a great demo on turning Peppermills
at our March 9 meeting. Some pictures of the event are shown below:
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Pictures from the March 9,
2010 meeting: |
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| Sal
Straniero demonstrates mounting the mill between centers
while turning the body |
The group
of members looks on with interest as Sal does his
demonstration |
A few of
Black Walnut and Cedar peppermills Sal brought as
examples. |
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