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Bayside Woodturners and Woodcrafters Club banking deta i ls : BSB: 06 4142 Account: 0090 3158 Patron Joan Pease MP Member for L ytton President Jim Thallon 3396 2576 Vice-president Bill Darville 3851 1075 bill.darvill1@gmail.com

Secretary Maurice Page 3843 3628 admin@baysidewoodturners.com Treasurer Murray Porteous 3286 7292 mtjrport@bigpond.net.au Committee Clara Adams 3396 3162 Charles Bate 3396 7335 Alan Beswick 3393 3437 Alby Shand 33969827 Beryl Diamond 3824 4546 Bill Sedgwick 33968732 David Praeger 3901 1065 Ian Want 3396 6933 Steve Schuhmacher 3822 5227

January 2018

Newsletter

Bayside Woodturners and Woodcrafters Club

Annual General Meeting Saturday 24th February 2018 - 9am

15 Harman Street, Wynnum Come along and offer your support

Please bring along your holiday projects for all to admire.

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President’s Annual Report All aspects of our club can look back on a successful 2017. Club membership stands at 147 and attendance

at regular meetings has continued strongly.

Our special group meetings form the core of our club and they have continued strongly.

The Wednesday Show & Tell regularly attract nearly half of our membership while the Wednesday

afternoon turning instruction is regularly booked out. The Basic Turning course has maintained it’s

following and you still have to book in ahead to secure a place. The Advanced Turning group, while small,

continues to extend the skills of it’s attendees. We filled the roster for the first Saturday demos and were

rewarded with many excellent demos on a wide range of topics. Now we are looking for more for 2018.

Monday night Pyrography has some new members and early in 2018 they will all benefit from the

acquisition of our Horizontal Band Saw which will be able to produce quality thin timbers for their use.

Carving has been particularly active in 2017 with an all day first Monday now added to the regular Tuesday

nights. Our increased access to timber has been greatly appreciated by our carvers.

The Machinery group has maintained its high level of activity and its second Saturday morning of the

month (and the following Thursday morning) maintains its attractiveness to members.

The Scroll Saw group continues its third Saturday morning meetings and these will soon be enhanced by

some new scroll saws.

It was great to see the Clockmakers finally get up and running (a marathon we are told) and this new group

promises great things for the future.

Our Club Social Events continued in 2017 with the Christmas Breakup party being especially popular. The

State of Origin night and Wine and Cheese nights were both well attended, while the Christmas in July and

Melbourne Cup would have benefited by a larger attendance.

Our Community activities continued in 2017 and gave our club a greater public awareness. We continued

to rate well in the Cooroy inter-club competition and will enter again in 2018. The Mt Gravatt show and

Redfest were both very successful as was our Annual ‘’Art in Wood’’. A new event was the Mother’s Day

Sale at the clubhouse. We lucked out by coinciding with Manly School Fete (there won’t be a fete in 2018)

and the sale was very successful. A group of members manned two Bunnings days (sausage sizzles) and

these were also very successful. Many members took advantage of our auction day and bought/sold a wide

range of items.

All of our last grant monies have been acquitted and the items placed and installed ready for use so we can

have a flying start to 2018.

On behalf of all members I thank the people who have made all the foregoing possible. Our club in an

example of ‘’members working for members’’ and I encourage all members to contribute their energy, skills

and knowledge as they can. I won’t mention any names in particular, for obvious reasons, but special

thanks to our committee members and all those who showed leadership in the day to day running of the

club.

The Annual General Meeting will be held at the clubhouse on Saturday 24th February. Please consider how

you can be a ‘’member helping other members’’.

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Editor’s Note SCROLL SAW At a recent scroll saw group meeting it was decided at as a result of the group undertaking

projects every month it would be beneficial to those without scroll saws and the group in general to meet

after the Wednesday meeting of the 1st week in every month to continue the project, answer questions and

solve problems as they arise.

As this is only a short month there are fewer articles than usual. I hope to have future articles from other

facets of the club such as pyrography and boxmaking in upcoming editions. Don’t forget all members are

invited to submit articles of interest in the newsletter. It may be of some particular skill, tool or knowledge

of other matters that may assist other club members who are unable to attend on the Wednesday

meetings and miss out on these gifts of wisdom.

A Message from the Secretary The Annual General Meeting of the Bayside Woodturners and Woodcrafters Club Inc. will be held in the Club House at 15 Harmon Street, Manly, on Saturday, 24 February 2018, commencing at 9.00 am. The order of business will be –

Receipt and confirmation of the minutes of previous AGM

Presidents Report

Financial Report

Election of officers for 2018

General Business

All members are requested to attend.

Time to pay your annual subs for 2018 It’s that time of year again. Happy New Year and all that but it’s time to make your annual subscription payment. Contrary to popular belief your mother does not work at the shed. So there will be no more follow ups, gentle reminders or personal notifications. Those with unpaid dues at the end of March will cease to receive the newsletter from April onwards. Remember you need to be financial to vote at the AGM in the last Saturday in Feb. The Secretary and Treasurer do not wish to become debt collectors. Please make our job easier and allow more time for woodworking. Maurie Page Secretary

Please note the club is closing the Post Office Box. All future correspondence needs to be addressed to

Bayside Woodturners & Woodcrafters Club Inc. 15 Harman Street, Manly QLD 4179

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Lookin’ Up Yer Dates AGM Saturday 24th February 2018 - commencing at 9.00 am - Club House at 15 Harmon Street, Manly

Monday 5th February – Advanced turners

Demonstrations 1st Saturday of the month – a demo by Rob McGregor will be given on the subject of off-centre turning.

Demos will generally be scheduled for the first Saturday of the month at this stage Remember: You can get DVD copies of all demos for $2 a copy - see Ken Groves.

Regular Meetings

Wednesday Club show and tell and meeting

10am to 12 noon Shed open from 9am

Sharing of wit and wisdom, knowledge and experience, techniques and tips All contributions welcome.

3rd Wednesday of Month

Breakfast & Club competition

Novice & Open section

No show and tell contribution today. Competition Entries to be benched before 9:30.

Tuition - Free to Members Monday evening PYROGRAPHY

Instruction and self paced projects 7 pm till 9 pm

1st Monday of every month

ADVANCED WOOD TURNING group 8am

Tues evening every week and 1st Monday of month

CARVING From beginner to advanced

6 pm till 9 pm 9am – 5 pm

Wednesday arvo every week

TURNING INSTRUCTION Teachers / mentors for all skill levels

12:30 till 3 pm

2nd Saturday MACHINERY GROUP Hands on use of all workshop equipment in making projects

8:30 till 12:00

Thursday after the second Saturday Sometimes 2nd sometimes 3rd

MACHINERY GROUP Hands on use of all workshop equipment in making projects

8:30 till 12:00

Thursday every week

CLOCK MAKING GROUP 2 pm till 4 pm

3rd Saturday and after Wednesday meeting held in the 1st week of the month

SCROLLSAW & INTARSIA Come and learn the tips and tricks

8:30 till 11.30 12 pm till 3.00 pm

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Articles of Interest

There will be a visit to Australia in February of Romania’s number one carver by the name of Zeena. Terry

Martin, who is Australia’s number one carver, is coordinating the visit and sessions are open to members to

attend. Costs, venues and times are yet to be announced and if you are interested contact Rob McGregor.

EQUIPMENT

Band Saw

Someone has changed the blade on the bandsaw and not adjusted to guides to accommodate the new blade width. This causes considerable wear and tear on the blade and significantly reduces its useful life. Please ensure you know what you are doing when you adjust equipment. This is why the accreditation

process which commenced on the 24th January is necessary.

Compressor

It is proposed to establish the compressor outside the new shed with hoses and fittings through various outlets in the shed. There will be a working bee to do this in the new year.

Storage

Work on the new storage shed will commence in the new year.

Club Shirts

New King Gee shirts are available from Gray’s online. It was proposed that the club purchase a quantity of dark blue shirts at a reduced price. Tool Sharpening – It is apparent that the protocols and procedures, put in place last year for sharpening and maintaining wood turning chisels are not working. Many tools are not being sharpened before use and those that are have been sharpened incorrectly.

The tools provided by the club for use are to be sharpened in accordance with the procedures on the notice boards.

If you do not like the way those tools are being sharpened it would be wise to bring your own. But do not sharpen your own tools on the club equipment as the jigs have been set up to sharpen in one fashion only and are not to be altered. A review will be undertaken of the training of tool sharpening and accreditation will be required in the future.

Information of what chisel is to be used for each particular purpose is already on display READ IT!!!!

Turning a Grin When I went to get my driver's license renewed, our local motor-vehicle bureau was packed.

The line inched along for almost an hour until the man ahead of me finally got his license.

He inspected his photo for a moment and commented to the clerk, "I was standing in line so long I ended up looking pretty grouchy in this picture."

The clerk looked at his picture closely. "It's okay," he reassured the man: "That's how you're going to look when the cops pull you over anyway."

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Tools Explained:

DRILL PRESS: A tall upright machine useful for suddenly snatching flat metal bar stock out of your hands so that it smacks you in the chest and flings your beer across the room, denting the freshly-painted project which you had carefully set in the corner where nothing could get to it.

WIRE WHEEL: Cleans paint off bolts and then throws them somewhere under the workbench with the speed of light. Also removes fingerprints and hard-earned calluses from fingers in about the time it takes you to say, 'Oh sh -- '

SKILL SAW: A portable cutting tool used to make studs too short. PLIERS: Used to round off bolt heads. Sometimes used in the creation of blood-blisters. BELT SANDER: An electric sanding tool commonly used to convert Minor touch-up jobs into major

refinishing jobs. HACKSAW: One of a family of cutting tools built on the Ouija board principle. It transforms human

energy into a crooked, unpredictable motion, and the more you attempt to influence its course, the more dismal your future becomes.

VISE-GRIPS: Generally used after pliers to completely round off bolt heads. If nothing else is available, they can also be used to transfer intense welding heat to the palm of your hand.

OXYACETYLENE TORCH: Used almost entirely for lighting various flammable objects in your shop on fire. Also handy for igniting the grease inside the wheel hub out of which you want to remove a bearing race.

TABLE SAW: A large stationary power tool commonly used to launch wood projectiles for testing wall integrity.

HYDRAULIC FLOOR JACK: Used for lowering an automobile to the ground after you have installed your new brake shoes, trapping the jack handle firmly under the bumper.

BAND SAW: A large stationary power saw primarily used by most shops to cut good aluminium sheet into smaller pieces that more easily fit into the trash can after you cut on the inside of the line instead of the outside edge.

TWO-TON ENGINE HOIST: A tool for testing the maximum tensile strength of everything you forgot to disconnect.

PHILLIPS SCREWDRIVER: Normally used to stab the vacuum seals under lids or for opening old-style paper-and-tin oil cans and splashing oil on your shirt; but can also be used, as the name implies, to strip out Phillips screw heads.

STRAIGHT SCREWDRIVER: A tool for opening paint cans. Sometimes used to convert common slotted screws into non-removable screws and butchering your palms.

PRY BAR: A tool used to crumple the metal surrounding that clip or bracket you needed to remove in order to replace a 50 cent part.

HOSE CUTTER: A tool used to make hoses too short. HAMMER: Originally employed as a weapon of war, the hammer nowadays is used as a kind of

divining rod to locate the most expensive parts adjacent the object we are trying to hit. UTILITY KNIFE: Used to open and slice through the contents of cardboard cartons delivered to your

front door; works particularly well on contents such as seats, vinyl records, liquids in plastic bottles, collector magazines, refund checks, and rubber or plastic parts. Especially useful for slicing work clothes, but only while in use.

DAMN-IT TOOL: Any handy tool that you grab and throw across the garage while yelling 'DAMM-IT' at the top of your lungs. It is also, most often, the next tool that you will need.

A woman walks into a butcher's shop...

... just before closing time and asks, "Do you have any turkey?" The butcher opens his fridge, takes out his only turkey and puts it on the weighing scales. It weighs six pounds. The woman looks at the turkey and at the scales and asks, "Do you have one that's a bit bigger than this one, please?" The butcher puts the turkey back into the fridge and then takes it out again, but this time when he puts it on the scales he keeps his thumb on the turkey. The scales now show eight pounds "That's wonderful," says the woman. "I'll take both of them, please!"

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Photo Gallery of only a small portion of the wonderful work of club members

It is not possible each month to publish all the wonderful items made by the club members. For further

pictures, check out the club website and Facebook pages for detailed pictures of these and many more

items.

Kenetic Sculpture by Bob H. Check out Bob’s website for yourself, to see some of his wonderful work.

http://www.wood.hains.com.au/kinetics.htm

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This is only 1 example of the Carvers

totem pole project for 2017

What a fantastic achievement. This

rocking bike was made by a newer lady

club member who had never attempted

anything of this nature before.

WELL DONE!!

Another fine example of craftsmanship This is difficult to achieve. The unusual item was crafted in

one piece from the same piece of timber.

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Great examples of the fine detail in scroll saw work

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