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April Meeting 2010

BWG Next Meeting

April BWG meeting will be April 3rd
Meeting time: 10 AM to 4 PM - $10 Fee at the Door (please note time of meeting)
ATTENTION: All BWG members - please check website and or emails on the Friday or Saturday
before the meeting for possible cancellation due to inclement weather.
Demonstrator: John Lucas
John Lucas is from Baxter, TN and a member of the Cumberland Woodturners in Crossville, TN.
John's demo in the morning will be turning a hand mirror.  It's really a demo on how to make a small platter with and how to use different tools in different ways to achieve the same cuts.  Discussion will be on how these cuts differ and how to cut cleaner.  Second part of the morning demo will be the use of the skew, spindle and rough out gouge to turn thin spindles.
The afternoon demo will be turning a platter with a textured rim.  Demonstration will be on texturing, and exploring the many different ways to add texture to a turning.  Discussion of the use of many different cutting tools to achieve textures along with woodburning, leather punches, homemade punches, and rotary tools. The chatter tool and Sorby texturing tool will also be demonstrated.
John has been a woodworker and a woodturner for more than 20 years.  A member of the AAW, John has written numerous articles for woodturning magazines, has demonstrated at many clubs and national symposiums and is quite active in the teaching community.  John works for Tennessee Tech University as a full time photographer and also teaches workshops for the appalachian center for crafts.
Location: Hayesville High School
 
Welcome to the Brasstown Woodturners Guild (Est. 1993)
The Brasstown Woodturners Guild meets on the second Saturday of each month at Hayesville High School.  Top notch woodturning demonstrators are featured each month.  Meetings begin at 1 PM unless otherwise noted and guests are welcome.  A fee of $5 or $10 is collected at the door for each meeting.  For a map and directions click on the 'Map' menu item at left.
 
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Thanks,

Marsha - BWG Treasurer.

 
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BRASSTOWN WOODTURNERS GUILD
2010 MEMBERSHIP

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