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December Meeting: Member Appreciation Luncheon

The Annual Member Appreciation Luncheon will be held on Saturday, December 14, 2024 for members who registered by the deadline (12/2/2024). The Board would like to use this event to thank you for making 2024 another good year for the Guild. In addition to the luncheon, we will have a contest, a gift exchange, and Show and Tell.  

Annual December Contest - Turn a Bowl

We are excited to announce the theme of this year’s contest, to be held at the December Member Appreciation Luncheon on December 14th. Members are invited to turn a bowl. You may embellish the bowl in any way you see fit and there are no size limitations. 

One entry will be awarded "Best in Show" as voted on by all members in attendance. Additionally 1st, 2nd and 3rd place awards will be selected in each of the three divisions (Novice, Advanced and Masters) by a panel of judges from our Masters division. 

We encourage everyone to begin working on a bowl to enter into the contest. If you haven't yet turned a bowl please leverage the classes, skill building sessions and open shops to assist you in creating a bowl

for this years competition.

Not a member yet? You can sign up any time of the year. Click here for more info…

Want to learn how to turn a bowl? Check the calendar for an upcoming Bowl Turning class….

November Meeting: Ornaments Galore Demonstration

Ornaments Galore

At the November meeting, members got a head start on the holiday season and were treated to several demonstrations for turning ornaments. Member handout document for the ornament demonstration can be viewed here: Ornament Making Demonstration handout

At-Large Board Position

Congratulations to Jesse Parrett for being elected as the new At-Large Board member for the Guild.

October Meeting: Winged Bowl Demonstration with Jamie Donaldson 

National woodturner and instructor, Jamie Donaldson, demonstrated his winged bowl techniques as our special guest at the October monthly meeting. Jamie began with basic bowl turning techniques and progressed into more advanced techniques for different types of bowls including his signature winged bowls.

“I attended my first turning workshop in 1987, and the magic of beauty in found wood was revealed to me. Here was a process that encompassed material, skill, form, logic, artistry, tools, and not deferred gratification. The orgy had begun!” - Jamie Donaldson

View his wood turning gallery at https://www.jamiedonaldsonwoodturner.com/Gallery

See his photo studio techniques for wood turning at https://www.jamiedonaldsonwoodturner.com/Tips-Techniques

October Meeting: Show and Tell

New Classes - sign up now, classes are filling up.  Check the Calendar for more classes and skill building sessions….

Intermediate/Advanced Lidded Box

As an intermediate-to-advanced box turning class, you can create a decorative box with OVWG's master of box making! If time allows, we will also explore inlaying the top with a decorative inlay. 

As a prerequisite, you should have turned a minimum of 3-5 boxes (or take the basic box class) and not have taken this class before (see calendar event for details).  We will take a blank through shaping, hollowing, lid fitting and sanding. Tools used will include gouges, scrapers, chucks, and sanding supplies.

The class is full, but you can get on the waitlist at Intermediate Box Making - 12/7/2024

Fundamental Tool Control and Cutting Edge Presentation for Spindle Turning 

Are you an early and intermediate turner struggling to make desired cuttings at desired locations with minimal “catches”?

Dozens of short exercises will introduce and build fundamental skills and concept understanding to enhance spindle turning projects.

The emphasis will be on learning and practicing tool control fundamentals: body positioning; posture; arm and body mechanics; and handle grips; using a number of short exercises. Concepts that will be explained include riding/gliding/floating the bevel, raising the handle to lower the cutting edge, supported and unsupported cuts, ghost images, and more.

Because it is the best tool for this class, these fundamentals and concepts will be presented and practiced using a spindle roughing gouge to make a stress-free start to a cut, “pick up a shaving,” make a square cross section spindle blank round; and if time allows make broad coves, beads, and tapers.

Register for the class at Tool Control When Spindle Turning - 1/11/2025

Traditional Peppermill

Learn how to make a peppermill from layout, shaping, drilling and assembly. As a a project for beginners and seasoned (pun intended) turners alike. These woodturning projects are beautiful and useful additions to any kitchen and they make great gifts. In this class, KC demonstrates how to bore the proper holes to hold the grinding mechanism and then how to turn the exterior and assemble the mills.

Register for the class at Traditional peppermill - 2/8/2025

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Turn Fest

Cross Drill Ornaments with Inlays

As an intermediate class, we learned how to make a Christmas ornament using a cross-drill technique and advanced spindle turning skills. After cross-drilling a hardwood cube, the cube was turned to created a globe. Laminates (snowflakes and dog paws) were then inlayed into the cube. A cap and finial were turned to complete the ornament.

Bird House Ornaments

As the holiday season approaches, we found ourselves looking for special gifts for special people. For woodturners, small gifts that will have special meaning for others are well within reach. With a little imagination and the use of wood scraps, the class made birdhouse ornaments that relatives and friends will treasure for years to come.

Demonstrator Class: Winged Bowls

Following his demonstration at the October monthly meeting, national woodturner Jamie Donaldson guided class participants through the process of making their own Winged Square Turning and Winged Bowl. He covered the process of sharpening the tools as well.

Segmented Vessel Week

It was segmented vessel week at OVWG in August.  Jess Parrett led a two-part hands-on class that provided techniques for creating segments using a table saw sled, gluing segments into rings, and gluing rings on the lathe to create a rough vessel blank to finish at home.  Dan Gingerich, John Peters, and Terry Elfers provided instructional support and shared various techniques in making segmented pieces.

Offset Plate:

Bob Henrickson led the group in turning a different sort of plate by creating a plate using both offsets and tilts to produce a striking effect. The domed center provided a focal point for embellishment. Using a jam chuck, the back side of the platter was shaped into an ‘ogee’ curve. 

Cheese Platter:

KC Kendall provided the ingredients to create a cheese platter with a marble insert.  A tasty tip to share - repurpose a mortise.  A mortise on the top side is used to finish the bottom side of the platter.  If the marble insert in the center is set up to be removable, the mortise can also be used to hold a similar sized bowl for chip dip.

Intermediate Skills: Jam Chucks

In the July Intermediate Skill Building session, techniques using jam chucks to turn and shape round objects were demonstrated. Attendees created a jam chuck to hold a round work piece in place for turning and repositioning as needed to create a desired shape.

Intermediate Skills: Ball-and-Cup

It was time to have fun making a Ball-and-Cup toy in Bev Connelly’s Skill Building Session for Intermediate members.  In a round about way, the session started with making a sphere and then designing a cup to fit the sphere - all from the same workpiece blank.  Techniques included sphere making, hollowing with a Forster bit, caliper measure, and creating pieces that fit inside another. With Bev and Mark’s expert guidance in efficiently turning the workpieces, the biggest challenge was catching the ball in the cup.