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Keeping Austin Turning Since 1988

The Chip PileThe Newsletter of the Central Texas Woodturners Association

Austin, Texas

A Chapter of the American Association of Woodturners

SWAT - The 2018 Southwest Association of

Turners (SWAT) is now in the history

books. I hope that everyone saw at least one

demonstration that will inspire you to try a

new technique or make a new (to you) turn-

ing. In addition to attending the demonstra-

tions, viewing the instant gallery,

participating in the drawings, and visiting

the vendors; there were also many opportu-

nities to make new turning friends, renew

old friendships, and participate in spirited

discussions with fellow turners. If only

someone had a 40/40 bowl grind jig for my

wolverine grinding system.

By my rough count, CTWA provided 64 of

the 200 Beads of Courage Bowls in the

instant gallery. Thanks to all who made

BOC Bowls and to the Tollys for guiding

our program.

Volunteers make SWAT (and CTWA) pos-

sible. In addition to SWAT committee vol-

unteers, volunteers are needed for

everything from the set-up before the sym-

posium to tear-down, cleanup, and returning

our equipment to Austin after the sympo-

sium. I’m proud to be a member and presi-

dent of an organization in which so many

members volunteer to freely to help others.

AYW Pen Turning – The second pen turning

session was Friday, August 31st. Approxi-

mately 11 club members assisted AYW stu-

dents turn pens. It is a joy to see the look

some students have after their first pen.

Thanks to all who assisted.

Upcoming Activities

September Meeting – Remember

the turnings for the Georgetown

Forestry Group auction. Contact

Drew Shelton (dschel-

[email protected]) for additional

information.

October Meeting – Turnings for

the AYW auction

November Meeting - Election of

Officer. Turned ornament/decora-

tion President’s Challenge.

December – Christmas Party –

The party will be at Pat and Clyde

Littles the second Saturday in

December. The shop will open at 9

am for turning and solving the

woodturning and other world’s

problems with a great meal at

noon followed by the CTWA

famous gift exchange refereed by

Betty Hager. YOU DO NOT

HAVE TO PARTICIPATE IN

THE GIFT EXCHANGE TO

ATTEND THE PARTY. If you

want to participate in the gift

exchange, bring a turning that is

representative of your best work in

an anonymous (no to/from name)

package. Place the package under

the tree and wait for the after-

lunch fun to begin.

Keep turning safely and enjoy your creation.

Dwight

Meeting

September 18, 7 - 9 PM

Featuring

Len Brissette

Demonstrating Basket Bowl

American Youthworks - Austin, Texas

1901 East SH 71

1/4 mile East of I-35 South side of 71

Oct 6

First Saturday at

Bob Duncan’s Shop

President’s Corner


The August 21, 2018 meeting was

called to order by President Dwight

Schaeper at 7:06pm, approximately

44 people were in attendance.

Reports:

Call for Artwork at Austin city hall

was brought up by Suzi Parker,

Dwight will forward info via email

and we can discuss at the next meet-

ing if we would like to be involved.

Johnny Tolly reminded about Senior

Pen Turning for those graduating

seniors who missed the May turning

on August 31.

Drew needs turning for the Texas

Tree Conference Auction please

bring any donations to the Septem-

ber meeting. The Georgetown city

arborist gives Drew (us) a lot of

wood during the year, so we need to

give back.

August Demo

The August demo was a wonderful

presentation of pyrography by Herb

Ingram, if you have ever picked up

one of Herb’s bowls and turned it

over, you can’t help but marvel over

the burned images. Herb gave us

some insight on how to burn tree

images on to the back. Every bowl

no matter what kind of wood will

have an image of a tree the wood

came from. Herb made it look very

simple, maybe for him it is! He will

go to the internet and download a

line drawing of the type of tree and

then makes his rendition burned on

the bowl bottom. Herb uses a Burn-

master burner and makes most of his

own tips.

The burned images on the bowl bot-

tom gives an extra personal touch

for anyone who purchases one of his

turnings. Once burned Herb will

clean the surface with a brush and

denatured alcohol. Herb likes to use

his brew for his bowl finish (2 parts

Mylans and 1 part Denatured Alco-

hol). Herb also touched on different

woods and which ones burn well

and others that don’t.

When you pick up one of Herbs

bowl’s make sure to look at the bot-

tom!

Cortland Hunt

We welcome NEW MEMBERS to join our

band of merry turners anytime. An interest

in woodturning is the only requirement.

Dues are $35/year, prorated $3/month for

new members. $45/year for a family mem-

bership.

With your membership, whether you are

experienced or a novice, we will teach you,

or learn from you. You will build long-last-

ing friendships based on a common kinship

of matching wood, metal, machine, and man

or woman as the case may be.

CTWA members are also encouraged to join

the American Association of Woodturners

(AAW). AAW provides an extensive

resource for articles, tips, and videos for all

areas related to woodturning. AAW dues are

General $60 ($50 for online); Family $65

includes up to 3 family members in the same

household. Visit the AAW website at

www.woodturner.org for full details and

membership form.

August Meeting Notes

Membership in CTWA

Chip Pile Photo Credits

Drew Shelton, Johnny

Tolly, Jimmy Tolly

2018 Calendar

The calendar listing as an attempt to keep

you informed on upcoming CTWA

events and other events of interest to

wood turners. All 3rd Tuesday CTWA

meetings are at American Youthworks 7-

9 PM.

Check the website http://CTWA.org for

latest information and map.

All 1st Saturday events are from 9 AM to

noon. Events and dates are subject to

change. Watch for emails and check the

website for updates.

Aug 21 - CTWA Meeting

Demonstrator - Herb Ingram

Reproducing trees

with pyrography

Pres. challenge beads of courage boxes

Aug 24-26 - SWAT 2018

Waco Convention Center

CTWA hosting Texas North Demo Room

Aug 31 - AYW Pen Turning

2:30 - 5 PM at American Youthworks

Need lathes and people to help

Sept 8 - 1st Saturday

Jim Brinkman’s shop

Sept 11 - BOC boxes delivery

10 AM in lobby Strictly Pediatrics

Children’s Hospital, 4900 Muller Blvd.

Sept 18 - CTWA Meeting

Demonstrator: Len Brissette

Basket Bowl

Oct 6 - 1st Saturday

Bob Duncan’s Shop

Oct 16 - CTWA Meeting

Demonstrator: Craig Timmerman

Nov 3 - 1st Saturday

Bill Steuwe’s Shop


First of all I’d like to say I’ve lived in

Texas 7 years and have made it to

SWAT five of those years and it is a

highlight for me every year to go, while

I know many of you have gone many

more than me I am luckier than those

who missed it. Our club is so very lucky

and if it was not for the hard work of

many of the members SWAT would

have a hard time being as great as it is.

Starting at the top Clyde Little the out-

going president did an outstanding job

leading SWAT, and what about Pat Lit-

tle once again selling more raffle tickets

than anyone else, yes they make a great

team. Then there are the Tolly’s all 100

of them, including Johnny, Marcia, son

Johnny, grand children J.J and Sophia

also Jimmy and his grandson Andrew, I

know they must have had clones too.

The many volunteers from our club who

sold tickets, hosted our room, shot vid-

eos, helped move in vendors, tables,

chairs and then to tear it all down after

the show. I applaud all of you and we all

are proud of you! Last on my list is

Craig Timmerman, WOW every demo

Craig did was standing room only! Next

time I hope they book him into one of

the larger rooms. As most of us know

Craig is an outstanding turner and dem-

onstrator. His demos were easy to

understand and follow, Great Job Craig.

We are lucky to have him in our club to

demo for us.

This year day one I attended these

demos-Dan Tilden “Exploring Natural

Edge Design”, Dan is a young 31 yr. old

turner from Oregon, he approaches his

turnings by trying to keep as much of

the figured wood as possible to enjoy its

beauty. He had some nice pieces in the

gallery. Next up was Stuart Batty “Per-

fecting the Art of Cutting, Stuart is a

showman and a great demonstrator

(couldn’t get into to Craig’s demo as the

room was full!). Third demo was Jerry

DeGroot “Hollow Christmas Orna-

ments” Jerry did a fun demo and comes

to us from the Hill country and no he is

not Rebecca DeGroot’s father. This was

all followed by the Cajun dinner,

hmmm enough said about that. The Fri-

day night turnoff Stuart Batty the master

vs. Ashley Hardwood his apprentice

who would win? Great show and fun

night and in the middle of the turnoff a

dance competition (Ashley won that

with ease). After about 22 minutes of

neck and neck action Ashley beat Stuart

by 11 seconds. Yes the master was

taken down.

Day two the Zenrichs “Eccentric Jew-

elry Pendants” very informative gave

out some good ideas and yes they are

eccentric too. Second up Damn no seats

to see Craig! So Zac Higgins, Mr.

Dunkin Junk “Casting resin Pen

Blanks” I’ve known Zac for a couple

years and watch him on YouTube regu-

larly. He is a wealth of info when it

comes to resin casting; it was a good

demo for anyone wanting to get into

casting. After lunch Ashley Harwood

“Rim and Foot Design on a bowl, this

was a good presentation with many

highlighted bowls that Ashley turned.

Last demo for the Craig, nope full

again! So it was Jim Burt “Vases from

Triple Crotches”. Sitting next to Drew

we both were waiting for the worst to

happen on this demo, I think we both

cringed at the same time on a few occa-

sions. After seeing many great demos

and in every turning demo the demon-

strator always sharpened for the last cut.

I never saw Jim sharpen his tools during

the whole demo which in itself was a lit-

tle scary.

Day three something different Toni

Ransfield “Polymer Clay from start to

finish”, had to see why those pen blanks

are so expensive. Ok I will not ever

make my own clay pen blanks, but they

are amazing. This lady loves what she

does and it shows, I’m sure it’s fun they

are beautiful but no not for me to do.

Demo was worth the time to see.

Want to see a taste of SWAT look up

Worthffort, he does about half hour

video tour of SWAT and is fun to

watch, if you watch you will see many

of us in the background of his video. He

also highlighted Craig’s work and

Joseph Schoenfeld’s Burl Platter. Billy

Burt has an overview video on You-

Tube too.

2018 SWAT Summary Recap

by Cortland Hunt

Volunteer Your Shop

For

First Saturday

1. It doesn’t need to be

big or fancy.

2. We’ll bring the lathes.

3. You make the coffee.

4. Drew Shelton brings

Round Rock donuts

and asks for donations

from all who attend

to help offset his costs.

5. Have at least enough

room for 1-2 turners

(easy in the summer).

6. Contact Erik Peterson

or Joseph Schoenfield

to volunteer.


2018 Beads Of Courage boxes delivered

Photo of members who delivered 55 Beads of Courage boxes September 11, 2018. Thanks to all who made BOC boxes. We hope for even more next year as the need continues to be there.They can put a smile on a sick child’s face.

Big thanks for Johnny and Marcia for leading this effort.


August Meeting Bring Back Winners

Maker Donation Winner

Austin Krause Paduak Box Jerry Berman

Pat Jenkins Mesquite Box Jerry Berman

Suzi Parker Click Pen Pat Jenkins

Suzi Parker Ballpoint Pen Jerry Berman

Austin Krause Mulberry Bowl Jerry Berman

Tom Grimes Jelutong Bowl Pat Jenkins

Jim Spano Natural Edge Ash Bowl Jerry Berman

Jim Spano Live Oak & Walnut

Lidded Bowl

Pat Jenkins

August Meeting Show and Tell Gallery Items

Maker Turning Wood Finish

Jim Spano Candy Dish Ash & Walnut Danish Oil

Jim Spano Lidded Box Fog wood Danish Oil

Jim Spano Candy Dish Kentucky Coffee & Walnut Deft Lacquer

Phil Freeburg 2 Bowles Mesquite Lacquer

Cortland Hunt Hollow Form Bradford Pear & Mesquite Orange Oil/Beeswax

Cortland Hunt Winged Bowl Huisache Walnut Oil

Herb Ingram Bowl Hackberry Mylans & Black Bison Wax

Herb Ingram Burl Art Piece Mesquite Mylans & Black Bison Wax

Herb Ingram Lidded Box Mesquite Mylans & Black Bison Wax

Herb Ingram Hollow Vessel Mesquite Mylans & Black Bison Wax

Ed Roberts Vase Mesquite Wipe on Poly

Tom Grimes Carved Candle Stand Walnut & Basswood Watco Lacquer

Tom Grimes Segmented Brandy Sniffer 195 Pieces of wood Behlen Lacquer

Jimmy Tolly Bowl Maple Lacquer

Jimmy Tolly Platter Maple Mahoney’s Oil

Jimmy Tolly Platter Oak Lacquer

Jimmy Tolly Bowl Teak Mahoney’s Oil

Len Brissette Basket Illusion Maple UV Lacquer

Joseph Schoenfeld Burl Bowl Big Leaf Maple Cactus Juice

Joseph Schoenfeld Big Burl Platter Big Leaf Maple Oil & Wax


Craig Timmerman “Suspension”

Vessel w/Laminated Arch

Mesquite/Maple/Walnut Lacquer

Pat Jenkins Bowl Pecan Wax\

Pat Jenkins Bowl Cedar Elm Walnut Oil

Pat Jenkins Vase Cedar Elm Deft

Pat Jenkins Small Bowl Cedar Elm Walnut Oil

Saleem Shafi Pipe Fitting Emulation Hackberry Lacquer

Dwight Schaeper French Rolling Pin Maple/Walnut/Mahogany Mineral Oil

President’s Challenge BOC Boxes

Awards Received by

Tom Grimes

Bob Duncan

August Meeting Beads of Courage Boxes

Maker Wood Finish

Herb Ingram Ash Mylans/Black Bison Wax

Herb Ingram Ash Mylans/Black Bison Wax

Cortland Hunt Hackberry w/ Corral Inlay Lacquer

Jim Brinkman Various w/ PVC

Jimmy Tolly Hackberry Paint/Lacquer

Tom Miller Walnut/Maple Lacquer

Gary Beers Cherry/Maple/Rosewood

Gary Beers Mahogany/Rosewood Mahoneys

Dwight Schaeper

Suzi Parker Pine/PVC lACQUER

Suzi Parker Pine/PVC Paint/Lacquer

John Parker Pine/Mesquite Spar Varnish

John Parker Elm Spar Varnish

August Meeting Show and Tell Gallery Items

Maker Turning Wood Finish


BOC boxes collected at the August Meeting


August Meeting Gallery


Herb Ingram Demonstration of woodburing trees on Turnings

BurnmasterController

Burning TipandHand Piece


September First Saturday at Jim Brinkman’s Shop - 35 Members Attended

Thanks for hosting Jim


Volunteer Instructors

South

Stacy Hager 512.282.1036

basics, spindles, sharpening,

hollow vessels

Johnny Tolly 512.858.4471

basics, open segmented

Jimmy Tolly 512.894.0686

basics, platters

Craig Timmerman 512.288.3598

bsaics,square turning

hollow vessels

Hilda Carpenter 512.395.7782

airbrushing, tool handles, bowls

Drozda finials, sea urchin ornaments,

bottle stoppers

Jack Besperka 512.261.4682

decorating & finishing

North

Jim Spano 512.835.5023

novelty items. tops, shop gadgets

Len Brissette 512.258.4004

bowls, platters, sharpening

Round Rock/

Georgetown

Ed Roberts 512.255.3294

basics, platters

2018 CTWA Officers

President

Dwight Schaeper

[email protected]

512.517.1345

President-Elect

Jason Tunnell

[email protected]

512.630.9771

Past President & Board President

Vaden Mohrmann

[email protected]

512.658.7508

Secretary

Courtland Hunt

[email protected]

Program Chairman

Pat Jenkins

[email protected]

903.926.5180

Board Secretary

Pat Little

[email protected]

512.423.0508

Board Treasurer

Len Brissette

[email protected]

512.258.4004

Director

Drew Shelton

[email protected]

Director

Joseph Schoenfield

[email protected]

SWAT Representative

Steven Green

[email protected]

512.395.7776

Newsletter Editor

Dan Gillen

[email protected]

512.630.9950

VolunteersMembership Chairman

Blair Feller

[email protected]

830.385.2782

Webmaster

Vaden Mohrmann

[email protected]

512.658.7508

Audio/Video Coordinator

Greg Vest

[email protected]

512.736.2715

First Saturday Coordinators

Erik Peterson

[email protected]

830.598.5352

Joseph Schoenfield

[email protected]

512.560.0407

Librarian

Suzy Parker

[email protected]

512.266.0824

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