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Some of the members gathering before the meeting |
Lyle brought in some flowers to brighten the day |
Some of the members examining the more curious tops that had been brought in |
President Jim Vasi gets the meeting started at 7:30 |
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Lyle Foell, Erie County Fair Chairperson, reports on the results of the fair |
Kicking off show and tell, Jim Vasi shows some of his latest turnings |
Ron Mostel shows his keychains and stoppers |
A "free" wood turned bowl is explained by Marwin Feldman |
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Jim Meier has been busy with surface decorations again |
After a short break, our featured guest speaker, Don Olney gets his presentation started |
Don, a world famous top collector and expert, brought a small sampling of his 7000 piece collection |
Don's collection spans tops from the late 1800s through modern day, from all around the world |
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Don, the founder and former owner of ToyCrafters, has spent a lifetime of designing and manufacturing toys |
He explains what features make a top spin well |
Restrictive spin area shapes and mass make it harder to get a top spinning well |
The more mass out at the perimeter of the top, the better |
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Photos by Kurt Hertzog |
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