2003-2004 Long Island WoodTurners

Association

  Long Island Woodturners Association is a chapter of the American Association of Woodturners.  Our purpose is to foster a wider interest and appreciation  of woodturning on Long Island and in the metropolitan area.  We meet the third Saturday each month at 9:00 AM - Noon at  BOCES, Wilson Tech Campus in Dix Hills .  See the calendar of scheduled meetings for 2002 in our current club newsletter.

  Take the LIE to Exit 51 (Deer Park Avenue). Go East on the service road 1 block to Westminster Avenue  and turn right. Proceed  onto BOCES, Wilson Tech Campus and go to building “D”.

Our club 2002 officers are:

President –  Carl Saenger - (631)423-7624

Vice President—  Martin Rost - (631)277-7363

Treasurer  Joe  DeMaio -(516) 766-5189

Secretary  Ken Deaner -(516) 239-7257

Our monthly programs are organized by Joel Rakower - (631) 462-1186

  The club offers a wide range of opportunities for its members to improve their turning techniques and enjoy the company of other turners. There are demonstrations by  club members at our meetings.  Renown guest turners do 6 hour workshops several times during the year at a nominal charge to club members.  A free video and text library is available for their use.  Members are invited to participate in our monthly wood auction.  All are encouraged to bring samples of recent work to our "SHOW & TELL and become active participants.  The club participates in the activities of the American Association of  Woodturners and encourages its members to join. Many members attend their yearly symposium. 
 

LIWA 2002-2003 Club Calendar

Wilson Tech BOCES

April 12 –Rich Detrano-Note Channge of date due to holidays.

May 17—Trent Bosch—Full day visiting demonstrator, known for vessel within a vessel

June 14—Michael Mocho Full day visiting demonstrator (note date change), known for architectural turning, finials , full time instructor at Arrowmont Craft School, TN
 

Show and Tell

  Bob Brady  Presented Jim Diamond and Peter Stoltz  with bird houses for assisting him  during his last demonstration.  He also made a light house a la Hatteras.  Bob also did an assortment of vases, goblets and dishes of  maple, dogwood and sycamore.

  Marty Mandelbaum did three green bowls following the instructions from one of our libraries books he froze, and micro waved them.  They were finished with Watco Oil.  They did not crack.

  Carl Saenger did a large walnut platter, a Honduras mahogany rimmed bowl, a cherry bowl and an oak bowl. They were turned wet and stabilized in a soap mix.

  Martin Rost made some small goblets, cherry dishes, spalted sycamore volcano shaped and burned

  Jim Diamond made spalted maple and  mulberry dishes,  and an ash vase.   He also turned a red birch platter, and lidded grooved box, along with a mulberry hollow form.

  Arnold Winters made a candlestick and a maple dish.

  Charlie Panzner made a bird house, a walnut bowl along with some  segmented bowls and urns.

  Lenny Mulqueen did a cherry hollow with etchings  of fruit from Brazilian cherry.

  Steve Fulgoni restored a 1971 Powermatic model 90 lathe, and made an ambrosia maple dish, walnut bowl, mahogany bowl, and spalted bowl.

  John McCormick made two spalted maple bowls.

  Pete Richichi did an oak burl bowl, a cherry , and cherry crotch bowl, and two spalted maple bowls.

  John Wagner did a yew and a sassafras bowl along with a weeping willow burl bowl.

Meeting March 15, 2003

  Attendance:  Carl Saenger, Gordon Thompsen, Len Mulqueen, Leon Edleson, Bob Fentress, Martin Rost, Dominick Serio, John McCormick, Jim Cleary, Marty Mandelbaum, Bob Brady, Charles Panzner, Ed Achen , Chip Levy, Joe DeMaio, Bob Kaplan, Steve Fulongi, Joe Pascucci, John  Wagner, Rodger Rosicki, Weiner Wiegand, Joel Rakower, Arnold Winters, Jim Diamond, Ed Schnepf, Pete Stolz, Norm Abrams, Sandee Larsen, Murray Becker, Doug Ruggiero.

  The A.A.W did not approve the LIWA proposal for audio and visual equipment.  Marty Mandelbaum suggested the club approve the expenditure from our general funds.  It would make viewing and hearing demonstrators much more pleasant.  Many members had reservations but it is a subject that needs additional discussion.  Bob Brady
 

will investigate what needs to be done to reapply for the LIWA grant.

  The treasurer reports $2,129.99 in the club account.

  The Club will display it’s work in the Rockville Center Library June 7—June 28.  Jim Diamond will coordinate the display.  We would like at least one piece per member to be brought to the May meeting.  The piece should not exceed an eight inch diameter. 

  The East Islip Library would like a display for the month of August.  Charlie will coordinate.

  There was a motion to purchase a first aid kit to be kept in the Club library.

  Peter Stoltz has a source for discounts on band saw blades.  A club order was placed.

  Ken Deaner extends his thanks to Marty Mandelbaum for taking notes in his absence.
 

Wood Auction

  After a great start this year the number of members bringing wood to our monthly wood auction has fallen off.  We have had to postpone two wood auctions over the past two meetings.  Many members find it very difficult getting wood to turn.  The auction serves as an additional avenue for turning blanks. Please bring some wood to the next meeting.
 

Club Library

  Many new books and tapes are available in the Club’s library.  The library serves as inspiration form many of our members and is well maintained.  Please remember to return your materials on a timely basis.
 

April  12, 2003 Demonstration

  Rich DeTrano is scheduled to demonstrate at the next meeting.  Rich is a fine turner whose work has been featured in the A.A.W journal.  His hollow  forms and carving have be an inspiration to many of our members.  Don’t miss the next meeting.  Please note the change of date due to the holidays.

  Visit our club’s web-site and meet our members at Long Island Woodturners..  Our site is maintained by Peter Ward and  our server is provided by Peter Ward