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Valley Woodturners


Technique

This section features Tips and Techniques supplied by our members who are invited to share their ideas with fellow members. Accompanying photographs or sketches are desirable but not essential and should not inhibit anyone from contributing.

Tips and Techniques should be original and not from another source unless giving full credit to the originator.

Please send your ideas to the Webmaster.

Vic΄s Presentation on Segment turning

The Notes from Vic's Presentation on Segmented Turnings are here.
The presentation was held on April 10th, 2012 during the regular monthly club meeting.

Kathyw΄s Rim Treatments document

The Notes from Kathy's Presentation on Rim Treatments are here.
The presentation was held on March 20th, 2012 during the regular monthly club meeting.

Bill Neddow΄s Winning Picks

  Here is a way to prevent thin bowl from flexing under speed while turning on the lathe. This comes from a chat between Bill and Terry Scott. Terry says:" Hi Bill tonight I started another plain bowl thought you'd like to see what I mean by back support I just turned a 20mm ply ring with a taper to match the slope of the bowl Hot melt glue and away you go



  One minute and 24 seconds for Glenn Lucas to turn the outside of about a 15 inch bowl!
Check out Glenn Lucas' excellent site

  Here is a Wood Shrinkage Calculator Site that will tell you how much shrinkage to expect with different types of wood -- especially helpful if you are using more than one species of wood in your turning.

  Here is a list compiled by Neal Addy of all the lathes sold in North America and their specifications. This could be invaluable to anyone looking to purchase a lathe.

  There was a bit of information on WoodCentral this morning about a lady who is doing a PhD on spalted wood. She has identified some of the fungus involved and is now getting to the point where she can direct the spalting she wants. Check out PhD on spalted wood

  Not sure about grit classifications for sandpaper? Why does some 400 grit paper feel like 800 grit of another brand? Here are a few links that might help. Have a look at the following:
advantage_online_archives, Klingspor abrasive backings, Klingspor abrasive grains, Klingspor dictionary

  Need to turn a pedestal? Check out this page on Neal Addy΄s website -

  An excellent article on oil finishes, their history and use


  Preliminary cuts for turning spheres by Myron Curtis in PDF format. Document provided by Bart Poulter.


  At our club meeting of April 2010, Gunilla Matteau delivered a very comprehensive and well-prepared presentation on the use of colour. She has graciously made her 2010 Revised presentation available here It is in pdf format and will require that Adobe Reader be installed on your system

  Stephen Russell is the guy who discovered that boiling bowls helps them dry faster and helps stop cracking. He has some interesting material in the free educational library on his site. There are also numerous articles in the library, covering beginner to advanced topics.

He also has a great woodturning tips library located there.


  A comprehensive list of using glue to bond different materials.

  A nine page .pdf file on sharpening by Joe Fleming can be found here. Another good reference provided by Bill Neddow is this link to the Wood Central site. There a lots of diagrams and angles to guide you along the way on both sites.


Safety Tips

  Woodshop Safety from woodworker Howard Ruttan

  Lathe Safety Guidelines

  Chainsaw Safety Compiled by the Labour Department of New Zealand, together with the makers of Stihl Chain saws

  Toxic Woods Chart provided by the Minnesota Woodturners Association

  Health Hazards & Wood Some of the potential health hazards associated with timber use prepared by U-Beaut Enterprises Highgate Hill, QLD Australia

  Wood Lexicon in English to French or French to English


Photography Tips

A really good photography tutorial can be found at Neal Addy΄s web site. Look through the Turners Corner.



Adhesives

How they work, why they work, and the proper way to use them. An excellent document prepared by Dave Paul, a long time worker in the adhesive industry. Reprinted with his permission. This document is available by clicking here. Dave welcomes any questions you might have that are not answered in this document. You can email him at Dpaulpa@Comcast.net. His web site is www.huntncarvecustomcalls.com



Is there Butternut in your future?

Paul Matteau found out the following when he wanted to cut down a Butternut tree on his property. It turns out that Butternut is listed under the Endangered Species Act, there is a $5,000 fine for dropping a tree where permission has not been granted by the ministry. It has been listed as such since 2008. Have a look at the following Ministry link to find out why.

If you are a property owner, before you sharpen that chainsaw, here is a pdf file with information on the subject.

The Ministry contact person for getting permission is:


Link with instructions to build a Graeme Priddle Wood "Vaporiser"

www.woodturnersresource.com/extras/projects/priddle/WoodBurner.html