The Monthly Newsletter of Yellowstone Woodturners
Billings, Montana

January 2010                             Vol. 11, No.01

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Think About Turning Today!  

    Well it's a New year and a new club Presidency.  Were hoping that you all had a Great Christmas, with lots of new turning tools, and a Happy New Year. Were looking forward to a Great year turning and sharing that knowledge with you and learning what you have to offer. We have a few new Ideas that we will be presenting to the club this next meeting so plan on attending and offering your input. 

    This year we are working on a new format for Presentations called Back to Basics.  Each month part of  the presentation will be on a woodturning tool, (parting tool, roughing gouge, spindle gouge, skew, ect) sharpening the tool, Do's and Don'ts, and it's use. The rest of the presentation is up to the team to choose.  You could continue with a project that goes along with the tool or something different.  Your choice.   Have a tool you want to present, or someone you want to work with, Sign up at this next meeting.  Months left open for presentations after this next meeting, club members will be assigned by the activities committee so signup.  Were asking for 3 or more members per monthly teams.

    We will be continuing to work with West High, and as always looking for members help in keeping the program going, This month it has been suggested we continue with spindle turning and work with them on making a goblet. This will teach them end grain hollowing, wall thickness measuring, turning a thin stem and parting off a project.  Club members that are going to help, please plan on bring a chuck to hold the wood and a spindle gouge and calipers.  

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Minutes

Meeting called to order 1858 hours (6:58 PM)

Guest - None – Note that Ralph Torrence is now a celebrity, newspaper article

Cookies – George Hoffman - Thank You!

Shop Joke of the Month – Ralph and Martin

Show and Tell – Christmas ornament contest later

Minutes – Carol Reimann motion by Buska 2^nd by Auker to accept

Treasurer’s Report - Jane Swaby – Lou and Ed Auker motion and 2nd

Correspondence – AAW, journal 6 times a year dues $48/yr, their symposium is June 18-20, 2010 in CT

Committee Reports - A&E –

2010 Symposium - AAW grant for 2010, application written up by Stan, Mike Mahony, September 11-12, 2010.

Christmas Decoration Contest - 8 categories, only 7 category had entries so bulbs got two prizes - Bulbs (several entries) Beckman & Auker, Candleholders – Buska, Scroll Saw – Ralph Torrence, Birdhouses – Vanderhoof, Bowls – Hogg, Wine Stoppers – Hogg, Misc - Spencer

Next Years Programs – Sign up sheet went around- different tool each month

Old Business –

West High- next class Dec 17^th, Spencer, Reimann, Hogg, Lambert, Dr Van - making a Bic pen

Key to Ron’s shop – only given to Stan, Dan, or Paul

Dream shop progress – photos

Elections – committee suggested, sheet sent around, only one per category.

New Business –

Nominating Committee – Stan, Martin, Dr Van – Election – Martin Robinson President, Stan Lambert Vice President, Carol Reimann Secretary, Jane Swaby Treasurer (last yr, term limits), Marjorie Ferrin Librarian, Paul Spencer – Newsletter/Website, Dan Schindler Technical Advisor. Hogg made a motion to accept nominations as they are written, 2^nd by Auker, no one else wanted to be considered for the position, passed to accept election as suggested by nominating committee.

Cookie Sign up Sheet went around, but then disappeared, someone must have taken it home by mistake, if you could look through your papers, please contact Stan if you have it. thanks

Meeting Adjournment - 1930 hours (7:30 PM)

Programs – Darrald and Marjorie Ferrin and Mick Hogg

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Calendar of Events

January

January 13th Meeting At Ron Musgrave's Shop Program By: Martin Robinson, Parting Tools

February 10th Meeting At Ron Musgrave's Shop Program By: Open for Signup

March 10th Meeting At Ron Musgrave's Shop Program By: Open for Signup

April 14th Meeting At Ron Musgrave's Shop Program By: Open for Signup

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