BAYSIDE WOODTURNERS & WOODCRAFTERS CLUB INC. · so please ensure you are looking after yourselves and observing the appropriate social distancing and hygiene measures while at club.

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BAYSIDE WOODTURNERS & WOODCRAFTERS CLUB INC. 15 Harman Street, Manly QLD 4179

Website: www.baysidewoodturners.com Emai l : admin@bayside woodturners .com Bayside Woodturners and Woodcrafters C lub banking detai ls : BSB: 06 4142 Account: 0090 3158

PATRON Joan Pease MP Member for Lytton

POSITION NAME PHONE EMAIL

President John Ford 0421055387 [email protected]

Vice-President Chris Young 0421660615 [email protected]

Secretary Brian Enchelmaier 0427699383 [email protected]

Assistant Secretary Clara Adams 0449508337 [email protected]

Treasurer Mark Johnson 0410504302 [email protected]

Assistant Treasurer Bill Sedgwick 0413960396 [email protected]

COMMITTEE MEMBER

Beryl Diamond 0428322670 [email protected]

Charles Bates 0407021306 [email protected]

Maurice Page 0439750933 [email protected]

John Piddick 0438646555 [email protected]

David Praeger 0411843627 [email protected]

Gary Field 0447157737 [email protected]

Evan Lloyd 0432209777 [email protected]

Wayne Skyring 0409016906 [email protected]

Graham Weir 0413054312 [email protected]

Newsletter June 2020

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President’s Report

It’s been a very energetic month in the club. We have gone from 12 two hour sessions a week to our

pre COVID-19 session times. Club members have done very well working in with the changes,

completing the paperwork, cleaning their hands regularly, wiping down tools after use and social

distancing. Thanks to all the Shed Captains for making this work so well. If any members have

concerns about complying with the current rules and not being allowed in, please contact me. I am

happy to explain the rules we must comply with.

This is not the time to drop our guard. Our average club age as a group puts us in the high risk

category, so we cannot afford to relax and become complacent. The COVID-19 virus is still out there,

so please ensure you are looking after yourselves and observing the appropriate social distancing and

hygiene measures while at club.

Now for a little bit of gossip…..

Welcome to all the new club members. I hope to be able to catch up with you soon.

The challenge group is recommencing on Wednesday, 1st July. This group is open to all disciplines.

For further information, please contact Bill S.

The pyrography group numbers have swelled, so much so that they have had to move from the hut

down to the shed. “Beryl’s Burners” are going great guns.

Dave’s carvers have also had a move down to the shed; however they found it too cold at night and

moved to a warmer, more vibrant day time slot. It must have been the ‘’cold chisels’’.

Bruce had a bit of ‘’rust’’ cut out of his leg. He is now on the mend and is actively engaged in getting

the learner turners up and running. This is another great move back to business as usual for the club.

Keep a watch out for the dates. It will be Monday mornings of course - we cannot intrude on that

patch.

Our wood turners Steve, Laurie and Bill D are all trying to turn one handed. It’s is amazing what you

can do with a parting tool. Wrist and elbows are on the mend. We wish them speedy recoveries.

The intarsia group are still operating out of the hut they must like it up there. They are a colourful

tight knit group, just like a jigsaw really.

The machinery group have been working diligently during the break. The tool box and milking stool

components for the next Maleny Wood Expo are almost complete. Maurice, the stereo you bought

from your favourite shop is getting a great workout at the shed.

We have some talented story tellers and I hear so many good yarns, it would be good to be able to

put them in print. If anyone would like to submit a story for the newsletter, please let Rod know.

Rod would also appreciate photos of recently completed projects. Please send a brief description of

the materials, process and type of finish used. “Time to Show and Tell”.

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Chris led a merry band of men to Rochedale last week. The offer of freshly felled timber had

chainsaws singing, utes & trailers toting. We now have a nice supply of hickory (or is it pecan?).

Please remember the pens for the troops. We still need another thirty pens. The club will make 30

pen kits available at no cost. Give me a call if you can help.

So take care all. Cheers John

A MESSAGE FROM THE COMMITTEE

Things are looking up for our activities.

Stage 2 of the Roadmap to Easing restrictions comes into effect from 12 June. This means that

gatherings of up to 20 people are now permitted, subject to maintenance of social distancing

provisions.

Effective from Monday 15 June, the Bayside Woodturners and Woodcrafters Club will be able to

return to the normal scheduled session times as listed below.

Please note that Wednesday Show and Tell Meetings are unable to recommence at this stage.

Shed Captains will now act as Session Captains for the expanded opening hours and will ensure that

correct social distancing rules (as listed below) are adhered to.

If you are not feeling well, You must stay home.

Completion of the Club Entry Authority is required prior to entry to the hut and the shed.

This form will be held on file at the shed for tracking purposes, if required. If unsure how to

do this and there is no Session Captain available, please contact John Ford prior to entering

club buildings (contact details at the shed).

The social distancing 1.5 meter rule must be maintained.

Hand washing/sanitizing & equipment sanitizing must continue.

To comply with social distancing, the hut can accommodate a maximum of 5 persons and the

shed a maximum of 18. (The hut and shed total is not to exceed 20 people i.e. a maximum of

20 people on site at any one time.)

The kitchen, table & sit down area will remain closed to ensure compliance with social distancing

requirements.

If you have any questions in regards to this please contact John F. (Club President).

The club is gradually opening with ONLY 20 members allowed on the

premises at any given time as per the guidelines set by the government on

COVID-19

If you are planning on going to a session time at the shed

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Please read the policy ‘’Club Entry Authority – COVID-19’’ documents

formulated by the committee

Contact the Session Captain to book your time

Complete the ’’CLUB ENTRY AUTHORITY – COVID-19’’ form and hand it to the

Session/Shed Captain BEFORE entry into the shed.

ABIDE STRICTLY BY THE RULES

Lookin’ Up Yer Dates November - Brisbane Timber, Tools & Artisan Show – further information as it comes to hand Further Dates will be announced when they are announced

Session times Shed Captain Activity Contact phone number

Monday 9-11am. Dave Prager Music / Carving 0411 843 627

Monday 1-3pm. John Droppleman** Machinery Group 0413 272 666

Monday 6-8pm. Beryl Diamond Pyrography Group 3822 8746

Tuesday 9-11am. Ian Watt Machinery Group 0428 966 933

Tuesday 1-3pm. Jim Thallon Turning 3396 2576

Wednesday 9-11am. Wally Gagan Turning 3393 4696

Wednesday 1-3pm. Burnie Woodhouse Scroll Saw 0411 164 934

Thursday 9-11am. Athol McIntyre Turning 0408 893 941

Thursday 1-3pm. Steve Schuhmacher Turning 0421 600 953

Friday 9-11am. Laurie Gwynne Turning 0418 744 691

Friday 1-3pm.. Frank Rooney Turning 3207 3278

Saturday 9-11am. Shaun Hunt Machinery Group 0409 270 517

Saturday 1-3pm. Burnie Woodhouse Machinery Group 0411 164 934

Bruce Patch GeneraL 0429 956 893

Alby Shand General 0411 087 728

Shed Captain Details

Backup Shed Captains

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Demonstrations When the club recommences:- In-house demos will now be scheduled for the first Wednesday of the month prior to the meeting. They will start at 8.30am and during the demonstration period no work will be undertaken by club members with any machinery. There will be no show and tell for that Wednesday morning which is only one day of the month. Demos by outside demonstrators will be as usual on Saturday morning. When there is a guest demonstration there will be no Wednesday demo. Remember: You can get DVD copies of all demos for $2 a copy - see Rob McGregor.

Schedule of Regular Wednesday Meetings is still suspended until further notice

If you want to attend the Club shed to use equipment Refer to the Session/Shed Captain & Session Times listed above

Regular Meetings 1st Wednesday of month

Wednesday each week

In-house demos Club show and tell and meeting

8.30am 10am to 12 noon Shed open from 9am

Demo by Club members NO show & tell at the club meeting that follows Sharing of wit and wisdom, knowledge and experience, techniques and tips All contributions welcome.

3rd Wednesday of Month

Breakfast & Club competition

Novice & Open section

No show and tell contribution today. Competition Entries to be benched before 9:30.

Tuition - Free to Members Monday PYROGRAPHY

Instruction and self paced projects 7.00pm – 9.00 pm

1st Monday of month ADVANCED WOOD TURNING group & SCULPTORS

8am

Tues evening every week and 1st Monday of month

CARVING From beginner to advanced

6 pm till 9 pm 9am – 5 pm

Wednesday arvo every week

TURNING INSTRUCTION Teachers / mentors for all skill levels

12:30 till 3 pm

2nd Saturday MACHINERY GROUP Hands on use of all workshop equipment in making projects

8:30 till 12:00

Thursday after the second Saturday Sometimes 2nd sometimes 3rd

MACHINERY GROUP Hands on use of all workshop equipment in making projects

8:30 till 12:00

Thursday every week CLOCK MAKING GROUP 2 pm till 4 pm

3rd Saturday

SCROLL SAW & INTARSIA Come and learn the tips and tricks

8:30 till 11.30

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Saturday General Access to Club Facilities You must be a member

There must be two Club Members in attendance and both must be accredited on the machines.

AVAILABLABILITY FOR GENERAL ACCESS 1st Saturday of month if no club demo

3rd & 4th Saturday of month

Contact the Shed Captain rostered for the day to express your intention in attending

Club Equipment, Training & Safety

Due to Corona Virus Please consider you fellow club mates

DO NOT attend club meetings or work groups if you are Experiencing ANY signs of a cough, cold or Flu like symptoms.

Refer to the policy ‘’Club Entry Authority – COVID-19’’

Turn all machines off at the wall when finished using them.

Editor’s Note

As this is a’’ COVID’’ edition of the newsletter and there is little to report on that has not already

been circulated to members from the committee we have put together an article which will be in 2

parts. The first is the history of woodturning and the development of lathes. The 2nd part will cover

the tools, some of the techniques used by turners.

When researching this it was apparent that some magnificent work was being turned as far back as

1500’s as shown in the "Robert Chalker Mazer’’ bowl shown in this article with lathes which could

only be described as primitive.

The lathes being produced in the mid 1800’s are a reflection of the skills of the craftsmen and

designers of the time and one appears in this article.

We hope it is of interest to all.

All club members are reminded that you are most welcome to submit articles and photos of your

projects for inclusion in the newsletter. It does not have to be a group submission as individuals are

encouraged to submit articles as well.

If you find as article of interest to the club you can forward it to us and as long as there is no

copyright issues we will consider it for inclusion.

After all it is your newsletter and must contain relevant articles of interest to the members.

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Articles of Interest IN APPRECIATION Thanks must go out to member Ray Baxter for putting us onto some pecan nut trees. This very pale wood is quite dense and can be utilised by most woodworkers. Thanks also to John Piddick, President John, Chris Young and Steve Schumacher for chainsawing and transporting back to the club. If you are lucky enough to score some of this wood don’t forget to put a few dollars in the coffers.

AUSTRALIAN MEN’s SHED ASSOCIATION

Our club application to join the Australian Men’s Shed Association has been successful and Bayside

Woodturners and Woodcrafters are now affiliated with that association.

AMSA is the peak body representing Men’s Sheds in Australia, providing practical support and assistance. With over 1000 Men’s Sheds registered AMSA is now the largest Association in Australia focused on the wellbeing and health of men through community development. By being registered with AMSA you shed will become a part of our well recognised network committed to improving the wellbeing and health of men while contributing to your community, enriching your ability to be recognised by all levels of government authorities and corporations. AMSA is a charitable not-for-profit association and is registered as a Deductible Gift Recipient

The AMSA team consists of a dedicated group of people, professionally employed personnel as well as a huge volunteer network of experienced “shedders” recognised worldwide as the most qualified and experienced both academically and practically in the men’s shed environment.

The Australian Men’s Shed Association is federally funded to provide practical support to Men’s Sheds, this enables AMSA to deliver a wide range of services including the following benefits:

The association provides the following benefits:

Advise and support managing our shed via our free call 1300 550 009 support line and interaction manual on their website

AMSA Men’s Shed Insurance Package (POA)

Access to support from Professional staff (Community Engagement, OH&S etc)

The “Setting up a Men’s Shed” interactive manual, available from the website

AMSA newsletters

Use of the AMSA logo

Offers of materials and other goods and services that are offered to AMSA. Usually this will be donations of timber and other supplies or Corporate donations.

Generic tri-fold Shed Brochures

Our shed details on their website, through the “shed locator” (Where applicable)

Access to the largest network of Men’s Sheds to learn and share information, and Resource Library.

Information and invitations to events and the Bi Annual Men’s Shed conference (2015 Newcastle, AMSA Membership Discounts)

Support and special programs from our Men’s Health and corporate partners

Australian Men’s Shed Association website: https://mensshed.org/

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SATURDAY MACHINERY & SCROLLSAW GROUPS

The scrollsaw and machinery groups quite successfully shared the shed on Saturday.

The scrollsaw group had more attendees than permitted and some went to the machinery group and

did their projects. Chris and Rod went to Bill S’s home to collect a generous and sizeable donation of

offcuts of timber for the scroll saw group.

Many thanks to Bill as the timbers will be put to good use in their projects.

The newcomers in the group are progressing very well and are taking on more difficult intarsia

patterns with confidence and skill. Upon the completion of the current projects they are making they

will satisfy the criteria for them to be approved for accreditation on the machines.

Keep up the good work!!

Machinery Group hard at work

Scroll saw group members

socially distancing

Benny’s (AKA Bernie) Intarsia creations

Maybe there is a hidden link between these two projects

Horses & Drink

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Pyrography Group

Hi everyone this is Beryl the old girl of the club. The Pyrography has been going now for 4 weeks and

we are going good, but we could have more people. Pyrography is something that can be used on

any of the things that we make. You can make some of the wooden things we make look a lot better

and more sellable. We have had a few men and at the moment we have more men than women. If

you don't have a machine we have some that we lend out until you can buy one. Think about it. Hope

to see some more in the future.

Editor- I hope to be able to include some photos of ‘’Beryl’s Burners’’ work in the next newsletter and

maybe we can encourage them to submit information on their equipment and a small project.

HISTORY OF WOODTURNING THROUGH THE AGES

Woodturning is the craft of using the wood lathe with hand-held tools to cut a shape that is symmetrical around the axis of rotation. The origin of turning dates to around 1300 B.C. when the Egyptians first developed a two-person lathe. One person would turn the wood work piece with a rope while the other used a sharp tool to cut shapes in the wood. The Romans improved the Egyptian design with the addition of a turning bow. Early bow lathes were also developed and used in Germany, France and Britain. The Chinese, Persians, and Arabs had their own variations of the bow lathe.

A carved stone pictograph from the tomb of an Egyptian Priest. 300 B.C. with a Woodturner and his equipment: the craftsmen are in side view, the turning lathe is shown in the plan view. Left the master, who leads the turning steel with both hands, knees on the right of the assistant, who works the blanks. The rotation axis is in vertical position.

Box made with a scrollsaw by Ian F

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Early lathe workers would sometimes use their bare feet to hold cutting tools in place while using their hand to power the lathe. Bow lathes continue in use right up to the present day. Between 500 and 1500 A.D., turned wooden vessels served as the everyday bowls and cups of most of the population of Europe. Our knowledge of these humble vessels comes from bowls excavated from shipwrecks, such as the Mary Rose and the Oseberg burial ship, or dug out of deep wells, where they were preserved in a nonaerobic environment. Much of this ware was turned from green wood on a spring pole lathe Finely crafted drinking bowls, known as mazers, were produced in very limited quantities from dry wood, then decorated with silver-gilt central bosses and rims.

The "Robert Chalker Mazer", Britain 1480–1500, Victoria and Albert Museum. Maplewood with silver-gilt rim and boss. The boss is engraved with the Trinity, originally enamelled, an unidentified merchant's mark and the inscription ROBERT CHALKER IESUS.

11th Century Hand cranked lathe

Lathes during this time period were hand cranked by “a boy,” presumably pulling back and forth on a cord wrapped around the piece being worked.

Medieval Lathes

Medieval European turners favored a design called a “spring pole” lathe. In this form, a frame, usually of sufficient height for the turner to stand, holds the piece being turned between two upright posts (called poppets or puppets) on sharp metal points (called centers). One end of a cord is attached overhead to a pole or similar “springy” mechanism to provide recoil. The cord is then wrapped around the piece to be turned and attached to a foot treadle. The turner cuts on the down stroke, and then lets the spring pole power the return motion.

Bow Lathe

Bow Lathe which has treadle power but uses a bow instead of a pole to assist the mechanism. (Circa 1400-1500)

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Hand cranked Flywheel Lathe It was the crank in conjunction with the flywheel that provided a huge leap forward in technological advance. The crank, linked to a treadle provided constant rotation whilst the momentum of the large flywheel ensured the crank was carried over its dead spot and an adjustable tailstock with a threaded cranked handle.

As early as 1568, a separate fly wheel powered a lathe via a drive belt. A master would cut the wood while an apprentice turned the crank on a huge wheel, often several feet in diameter. Woodturners in London organized into a guild as early as 1310 on Wood Street. By 1347, the Turners Company was assigned responsibility for regulating weights and measures by the Mayor. By 1591, they built their own Hall. The Company governed the apprentice system, and established pricing for goods. In 1604, they were incorporated as the Worshipful Company of Turners of London.

In 1794 The Holtzapffels developed ornamental turning lathes from the continuous revolution lathe combined with metal-working innovations like the automatic slide rest. These lathes worked from geared patterns to cut designs in hardwoods such as ebony. They were favoured as a hobby by European princes. This is one of their models.

Holtzapffel’s 1868 Model Lathe Holtapffel & Company Ornamental Turning Lathe No. 2089 and Accessories, 64 charing Cross, London, 1868, mahogany bench with six drawers mounted below, each fitted with components, marked on the front of the headstock and top of cross slide Holtzapffel & Co./64 Charing Cross/2089, six speed spindle, dividing heads mounted to the headstock include a simple 1-72 index and complex 0-360 division plate, universal headstock, tailstock and cross slide all mounted to the 38 inch steel bed, overhead spindle, treadle and flywheel, together with a boxed ‘’Atkinson Reciprocator’’, Atkinson calipers and other tools.

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In early 1920 increasing mechanisation almost caused the end of the handcraft of woodturning.

In the US, woodturning was part of the curriculum of industrial arts taught in public schools—often a prerequisite for classes in building furniture. The 'problems' from textbooks included both tool management skills, and assignments to turn objects such as gavels, darning eggs, boxes, trays, candlesticks, lamps, and legs for furniture. Woodturning skills were used by patternmakers in the making of prototypes and shapes for casting molds used in foundries during the 19th and 20th century. They worked very slowly to achieve precision, using enormous patternmaker lathes and slow-cutting scraping tools. Woodturning has always had a strong hobbyist presence. Woodturning has always had a strong hobbyist presence. In the 1970s, an explosion of interest in hobby woodturning in the English-speaking world sparked a revival in the craft. In America, England, Australia, New Zealand an arts and crafts scene of the woodturner was established; many exhibitions and a rich literature offer up to videos over woodturning testify this. Our club has a large number of members who are wood turners and create many amazing and beautiful objects. They willingly share their knowledge and skills with any who are interested.

Researched from the following websites: https://bernhard.nepelius.at/en/woodturning-jigs-manuals-techniques/history-of-woodturning/ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Woodturning https://www.designingbuildings.co.uk/wiki/The_history_and_techniques_of_woodturning

Belt driven lathe Early electric lathe

3 of the club lathes is use by club members

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Photo Gallery of only a small portion of the wonderful work of Club Members

It is not possible to show, in the newsletter, every item made by Club members so check out the

club website and facebook for detailed pictures of these and many more items.

https://baysidewoodturners.com/ https://www.facebook.com/Bayside-Woodturners-Woodcrafters-Club-1432805143643413/

Teak and epoxy resin inset

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In April there was an article about Cecil’s ‘’Willys Jeep’’ he has restored. Ken G. has crafted a beautiful model for him.

Well Done!!

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Turning a Grin

Could this be the Carver’s next project?

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Joan Pease MP & her staff at the

LYTTON ELECTORAL OFFICE For their continued support with the Club’s bulk printing