A great week here for the Patriot Woodturners.

 

 

Just today, @Steve Krumanaker posted his gorgeous, finished "Maple Rocks" bowl-

 

 

Steve posted more information and images here-

 

 

 

@Smallpatch is making more progress on his teapots.

 

 

 

He posted his updated progress-

 

 

 

 

@Steve Krumanaker is preparing to give a demo to the turning club, of which he is a member. Steve pointed out how much work it is to create/give a successful demonstration. When properly done, the audience gets information in an enjoyable, fluid manner. But, demos don't just happen by accident. Planning, preparation and practice are required to pull off a demonstration without a hitch. Just some of what Steve did getting ready-

 

 

He explains more, here-

 

By the way, those seed starter makers are a great gift. I made some a few years ago for relatives.

 

 

 

 

Mike Peace added a YouTube video on selecting lathe chuck jaws. Specialized jaws can really be an asset for different turning projects. I wish Mike would have done the Easy Wood Chuck jaws. Their add/remove mechanism is unique.

 

 

 

 

 

Capt. Eddie continues to produce videos. He recently added one on finishing a turning. He demonstrates an inertia sander which is really handy for spindle and bowl sanding. He has a hardware kit available for making these sanders.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Rick Turns has made available the YouTube listing of woodturning videos for May. If you enjoy finding an all-in-one place reference, please give Rick a quick thanks on his YouTube channel.

 

 

 

 

 

The Woodturning OnLine Newsletter came this week.  There are several interesting projects. A video by Todd Raines demonstrates how he turns flags. He uses a neat method to make multiple, exact copies. There are several nice jigs that can be applied to just about any lathe operation.

 

 

 

 

Another project is making a fishing reel, by Mike Darlow-

 

What's great about this project is that when you follow the link, you end up at the Woodcraft site. From there you can gain access to many of the articles/projects previously published in the Woodcraft magazine. A general list of topics is shown on the left side of the web page. 

 

https://www.woodcraft.com/blog_entries/a-fishing-reel

 

 

There is also an article on photographing projects. @Gerald created a super blog on photography, here on The Patriot Woodworker, and this article adds nicely to that.

The article is written in Microsoft word (.doc) and is by John Lucas.

http://nebula.wsimg.com/17b9a4c07da5b3c10dc5dfa5f30aa453?AccessKeyId=8E1EC0DC707F1FE36FCB&disposition=0&alloworigin=1

 

 

The entire Woodturning OnLine newsletter is at- http://www.woodturningonline.com/index.php

 

 

 

Safe turning

 

 

 

Lew you really packed in the info this time. Thanks for the work you do on this weekly post

2nd what Gerald said, lots of good info!

 

Steve

 

Nice post again this week Lew.  The fishing reel could be adapted to wind kite string too.

Absolutely.  What they said!

@Gerald Thank You!

 

@Steve Krumanaker Thanks!

 

@HandyDan Thank You! I think that would work great for a kite!

 

@PostalTom Thanks!