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Monthly Show & Tell Session

April 17th, 2025
Zoom session opens about 6:30 PM
Meeting begins at 7:00 PM

April Show and Tell Session

Thanks to everyone who sat in on the March session, it was another great evening!

As we say time and again, we truly look forward to seeing what all our members are making and there is really no better way to do so than by joining in a Show & Tell session.

It is important to be reminded that the Show & Tell sessions are intended for all levels of woodturners and designed to be a safe and respectful place to solicit supportive input and advice, regardless of a woodturners experience level. It’s an opportunity for turners to engage in an informal and beneficial exchange of ideas and to foster further growth in woodturning.

All WGNC members and their guests are welcome to spend an evening with fellow woodturners as we explore and share members' projects, ideas, issues and yes, even those shop disasters.

Keep in mind, you do not have to have a completed project to participate. These sessions are designed for the exploration of ideas, techniques, problems, designs and any other subjects pertaining to your woodturning experience. So, whether you have a completed piece, a practice piece or simply "idea boards", all are welcome for sharing and discussing with other members. If you don't have anything mentioned above, join us anyway. We always have a lot of fun, you can meet folks and like most of us, you just might learn something or be inspired to try something new.

To read the entire article and submission guidelines click here.

50 ways to Mount Wood on a Lathe - with Steve Criscenzo, Michael Earley and Ted Ross

Thursday May 8^th
Hybrid: Live at NCSU Crafts Center and by IRD Broadcast via Zoom
Zoom call opens a 6:15 for socializing
Meeting begins at 6:45 PM
Demonstration begins at 7 PM

Have you been challenged trying to mount a piece of wood on your lathe? Or maybe you saw someone create a vessel but had no idea on how they mounted it? Or what different methods might be available to mount a blank that you are not aware of?

Well you’re in luck as this demo will review several different methods and tools for mounting pieces on a lathe. This will give you the opportunity to see first-hand a mix of techniques and real-life experiences you may not have seen before.

This month our WGNC demonstrators will provide us a demo on a mix of different methods to mount a piece, the pros and cons of each and how they work to hold a piece securely on a lathe.

This demonstration will explore:

> Several ways to mount between centers
> Faceplates and when and how to use them
> Chuck jaws and screw chucks
> Vacuum chucks and setup
> Mountiung for final tenon removal
* Jam chucks
* Cole jaws
* Longworth chuck
* Rubber chucky mounts

Click here to read more.

💥Wood Sale Success!💥

Perfect Day for a Wood Sale - Good Weather, Lots of Wood, Happy Customers and Cookies

On Saturday, March 22nd, WGNC held the Spring 2025 Wood Sale. It turned out to be a perfect spring day for the event and there was plenty of quality wood to choose from at very reasonable prices. Those who stopped by took advantage of the sale selection and pricing to add to or replenish their turning inventory.

Thanks to all the members who stopped by and special thanks to:
- Eddie for the always fantastic cookies and other baked goodies that appear at so many of our meetings and events
- Dick Raup and Ted Ross for hosting, organizing and doing all the heavy lifting required to make the wood sale a success.

And in other news:

New Videos:
The March Demonstration video is now available.
To view current and past videos click here

New Galleries:
The March Show and Tell Gallery photos are now available for viewing 03 - Mar 2025 - Show & Tell

Breakout: Let it burn!

The Saturday February 22nd breakout session was a sell out. This breakout, led by Lars Nyland, featured multiple ways a turner might add embellishments using "fire". Some of the hands on tools used were blow torches and burning units that use attached hand held pens to burn surface designs. While everyone had fun and were able to try their hand at burning, the best news of the day was our host, Ted Ross, still has an unscorched shop to work in!

Above is a slide show of some of the fun.

For additional reference material for this session see Burned Turnings

Breakout: Women in Turning

The WIT breakout sessions continued on Saturday, March 15th. This breakout, hosted by Ted Ross and featuring a wig stand project, had Eddie, Lydia, Tiffani and Ellen fully engaged for ther entire day.
Nice work ladies!

Breakout: Comments

Below are a few comments regarding the "Let it Burn!" breakout:

Lars Nyland:

Great day yesterday watching all of you burn your pieces! The transformations were amazing!

I was shocked at the end of the day how much carbon had accumulated in the rinse water; I've never seen anything like it.

Here is a link to the slides I made. If you care to, you can take some time to look into each artist and the techniques they use.

Stephan Moll:

Thank you very much for having hosted such a wonderful breakout session. Not only was Lars” presentation great and relevant, but opening your workshop for us, the setup outside, the cookies and donuts - it all made for an educational, worthwhile, well organized, fun and peaceful day. The great weather, of course, helped, too.

David Chapin:

Today was a great day. Lars, it was wonderful to get the benefit of your experience, combined with a chance to experiment for ourselves.

Thanks so much!!

Karl Koch:

Thank you for sharing with us today Lars! I have been thinking about all the new ideas that I was exposed to today. And thank you Ted for hosting us in your shop and yard!

It was a good day! Which is never something to be taken for granted.

Much appreciated,