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Some of the members gathering before the February meeting begins |
The club had visitors from the Aspire program |
Steve Imerese started off the show and tell |
Jim Vasi showed his latest turning |
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A lidded box from Norm Gibbon |
Jim Rupracht shows his latest bud vase |
Another lidded box was shown by Jake Debski |
Jim Schnellinger shows his latest bowl turning |
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Marwin Feldman shows his lidded box |
The demonstrator for the evening was Jim Rupracht |
Jim's demo was on his technique for after turning carving |
In addition to hand tools, Jim also uses power carvers |
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While not used during the demo in able to be heard, a protective helmet is a must |
Another safety item is a cut resistant, protective smock |
Jim marks out his plans in pencil allowing for changes in shape and position |
After marking the leaf pattern, Jim shows how he power sands it into shape |
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For more aggressive stock removal, Jim uses a power carving setup |
An example of a project requiring serious stock removal |
Other items only get a bit of surface treatment |
Some examples of Jim's turned and carved work |
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Photos by Jay Elliott |
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