President's Message

March, 2013

Hi All,

The Desert Roundup 2013 is now in the history books.
It was great to see how many of our members participated.
Meeting new people, the turner rotations were great and all
in all a very successful roundup. In 2014, AAW will be in
Phoenix and the Phoenix Club will be contacting us for help in
the many areas needed.

President's Choice this month: flower vase or weed pot
(not the type you are thinking of!!)

DATES FOR REMINDERS:

March 30th at 9 a.m.
Location: 9280 E. Old Vail Rd.
This is the lumber pick-up at the door company and there will
be lots of wood available according to Clayton.

May 15
Super Wednesday at Craft Supplies - always a great day

May 16-18
Just a reminder: the Utah Woodturning Symposium is in Orem, UT.


WOODTURNING TIP:
Store your unopened bottles of CA glue in the freezer.
It will not freeze and will stay fresh until you are ready to use.

OTHER TIPS:
40 degree bevel best overall bevel
30 degree for soft woods
50 degree for hard woods
This is from woodturning on-line. Check this site out for lots of good ideas.

Keep the chips flying,
Sam

Plan on what pieces you want to bring to the next meeting for the "instant gallery." It's a perfect time to share your work with other club members. And if you find something of interest in the instant gallery, take the time to ask the maker about it may be about how it was constructed, techniques used, or finishing. It's time to share our thoughts with others. Anyone with donations (e.g. tools, machinery, library books or videos) see any one of the committee members.