Lenny Mulqueen Stave Bowl Construction

                  Lenny  demonstrated how to cut eight segments of twenty-two degrees each on a table saw using a home made jig.  Lenny matches the grain of each of the pieces .  Lenny used a three jaw chuck but a four jaw would do just as well.  When Lenny completes the bowl of his project and then makes a top and base to fit the bowl. 

                  Lenny uses scraper to do the entire project.  He feels it is safer than using a gouge which is more aggressive.  He made one of the scrapers by boring a steel rod and installing a set screw.  A cutter fit in the slot can easily be changed.  He does not care for the Ellsworth tool which requires super glue to hold the cutter. 

                  It was a fine demonstration.  Thanks to Lenny for his willingness to demo.  The sample projects that were on display were fine examples of Lenny’s skill with this form.

Show and Tell

              Ken Deaner showed two black walnut, two mulberry and a sycamore bowl.  Each were carved , pierced, textured and leafed. 

                  Bob Brady showed three open segmented pieces,: purple heart and beach, walnut and maple and mahogany  and maple. He also did a number of hollows, plates etc. 

                  Pam Vogt showed a large red cedar hollow carved and textured.

                  Charlie Panzner did  elm, cherry and maple footed bowls

Jim Diamond did a mahogany beaded bowl, a wire brushed fir bowl, a mahogany plate with a burned design and an oak plate. .He used oil and wax to finish.

Carl Saenger did three natural edge bowls of cherry and sugar maple.  He used a fifty–fifty shellac to alcohol to finish.

Norm Abarams  did a black walnut bowl with orange shellac, and a curly maple plate.

Roger Rosicki showed a hollow .  cherry, oak, and mahogany bowl . He also had a spalted beach hollow.

Thanks to all of the Show and Tell participants.