The Monthly Newsletter of Yellowstone Woodturners
Billings, Montana

September 2007                          Vol. 8, No.9

 Think About Turning Today!

   A big thank you to all the club members who worked so hard to make our fair booth an excellent event. We
won a ribbon for "People's Choice" and had many positive comments about the display and demo's. Great
team effort!
  SYMPOSIUM  Oct 13-14   Just weeks away; our first 2 day symposium will be a fine way for club members to
get "expert" instruction for different turning techniques and products at a fraction of the cost of attending an out of state event.     Some of our members have experienced Lee Carter and Pete Holtus classes and are enthusiastic about having them here at the Career Center.  Hopefully most of our members will sign up at our Sept. meeting.  We have let the Bozeman and Poulson
clubs know about the symposium; and we may have to limit attendance.
   The format will be one half "hands on" and one half class room style sessions. Lunch, snacks, and much more is being planned by the A & E Committee.
                                Stan Lambert
                                Pres.
   

Minutes

Meeting called to order by Stan at 7:00 p.m.  Introduction of guests: Greg Blaze.  Cookies were provided by Ron Musgrave and George Hoffman.

Members shared shop jokes.

Show and Tell

Minutes from July

Correction about vote to move meeting place from Career Center to Ron's shop.  To clarify, topic was voted on again:  Vote came in to move to Ron's shop for monthly meetings.

Treasures Report

Treasurer's report accepted As reported

Fair Both

Work Schedule was circulated to members to sign up for specific dates and time to work the booth. 

3 Lathes, Sharpening tool, Banner will be there for workers to turn on.

We will be giving tops and pens away this year.

Bring your own tools and projects you plan to work on.

Requested some one bring step display at the booth-  Dan and Ray volunteered to do a set.

A locking cabinet is available to the club to display items.

Paul and Ray will develop a brief club information sheet to hand out at the booth.

Fair tickets were available for club members to get in the fair for shift at the booth.

October Symposium

Stan will have info available if the career center is the site for the symposium.  The dates will be on a Saturday and Sunday in October.  Fee will be about $75.00.  Member will discuss topics for the turners at the September Meeting.

President Stan will not be available for the September meeting Vice President Wayne will be the chairman.

Yellowstone Boys and Girls Club

Members need to call Tom McMakin (655-2100) to set up a class and do Demonstration.

Members discussed developing a curriculum to teach and have an on going wood turning program available at the Boys and Girls Ranch.

Committee to look at this project was called:  Ed, Jerry, and Dan. Committee plans to start in October.

Caps and Logo's available at meetings.

New Business

We have been asked to do a  Fall turning demonstration at Billings Hardware.  To be held about the third weekend of October.  Billings Hardware will call Stan with the Dates.

Trees are being cut down and the wood is being offered to the club members to come and get it.  (trees are Elm, Oak, and Maple.)  Planed cutting is some time in September. 

Club T-shirts- Only 4 members are interested at this time.  Topic on hold.

Club Library

Have $79.00 available in fund.  Packard has a sale; proposed items will total $100.00.  Motions made and passed to add $50.00 from the general fund to the library fund to purchase videos that are on sale. (Marge has a list of the videos).

Program

Martin attended a trade show held in Las Vegas, (AWFS).  The show was for professional woodworkers showing the new  product lines of tools, Equipment, Machines, Ect. There were 14000 Booths there to look at and watch demos of the new product lines.  We had a short class on scroll sawing by Paul, and Martin showed off his new saw that he picked up at the show.  At the end of the program, Martin gave away his old scroll saw, in a drawing,  It was won by Ed Levenbeeger.    

MontanaFair Fine Arts News September 2007

Dan Schindler

I have reviewed the judging from the MontanaFair 2007 and gleaned the flowing facts.

The total number of entries in the fine arts woodturning this year were 53 which is down from 58 last year.  Of these entries 22 were in the beginner/intermediate category submitted by 5 turners.  The remaining were in the advanced category submitted by 4 turners.  Interestingly the entries were evenly distributed among the different lots such that no lot had fewer than three or more than four entries so all the eligible prize money was awarded. only three honorable mention ribbons went un claimed.

As in previous years I will retain a copy of the judging results report so if you would like any specific information from it let me know.

The three Yellowstone wood turners special awards were as follows:

Honorable mentions beginner bowl/plate $25.00 ---------- Ron Musgrave

Honorable mentions Advanced bowl/plate $25.00 -------- Donald O'Connell

Judges Choice award $25.00 ----------------------------- Don Buska

I received a letter from the fine arts superintendent thanking us for our participation in the fair and sharing some of her thoughts about the woodturners participation.  I will bring it to the September meeting to share with the membership.

I would like to thank everyone who participated this year and encourage you all to consider entering next years fair.  It's a good way to show the community what we as woodturners can do and how beautiful turned wood really can be.

Nov. 14th: Meeting at Ron Musgrave's shop.  Critique of Turned Vessels  (Art vs. Craft Approach.

Nov. 22nd: Thanksgiving Day