November 14th Guild Meeting at Robert Bateman Secondary
– as usual on the second Thursday of the month –
6:30 Arrival, Setup, ”Chips Fly“, and Members Gallery viewing. And get advice in the “Problem Corner”
7:00 Meeting News, announcements, welcoming new and returning members.
7:10 Feature: Segmented Turning – with Colin Delory.
“As a lover of wood I enjoy reclaiming prunings of various tree species and other so-called waste woods and turning them into bowls etc. or combining them to take advantage of their color and/or textural characteristics to produce award winning segmented creations. ” – Colin Delory.
Here is an article by Colin Delory, Open Segmented Woodturning on how to get started.
8:45 Juice, Tea and Snacks at the break. And buy wood raffle tickets. Goodies supplied this month by Bill Olsen, Ross Paterson, Beverley Pears, Bill Peetoom and Roger Pitts. Don will have some Magazines and DVD’s for rental from the club Library.
And the ”Problem Corner” Advice from the veterans. Bring something you are working on or something you want comment on form & design. Bring in problem pieces, unknown species, wood pieces that you don’t know what to do with.
9:00 Presidents Challenge is a low profile candle holder from a piece of 2X4 or 3X4 by 10 inches long
9:15 Members Gallery: Commentary. Bring completed work you want to show, tell how, take questions, and discuss.
9:30 Wood or Tool Raffle donations: Bring wood blanks or a roughed out bowl blank. Bring something you would use yourself. This month Al Byron, Adam Christiaanse, Gary Cormier, Wayne Cunningham, and Alan Cusworth will each be bringing something good!