June 2017

Turning Fundamentals

Bob Edwards

Bob Edwards has been turning for what seems like forever. Living with a talented and creative wife he searched for an outlet of his own. Nothing seemed to satisfy until he discovered Woodturning. That was over 40 years ago and his enthusiasm has never dwindled. Not having the patience for pen making or segmented work he is content with just about anything else.

Bob's been a member of the AAW sense it's inception with a member number of 1210. Bob will turn just about anything that will stay together while turning but his favorite material is Mesquite.
Bob loves to travel and when he does he takes along some Mesquite to trade with turners along the way. He enjoys teaching and demonstrating to others but has a rather different approach. Rather than demonstrating how to turn one object he prefers to show how to use the tools to create your own forms.

His demonstrations are light hearted as he will sometimes deliberately make a mistake to illustrate a point. Bob encourages participation and discussion during his demos, it's like group therapy. He often learns as much from his audience as they do from him.

Meeting Photos March 2017

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MONTHLY PRESIDENT'S NOTES

President's report for June 2017

• Welcome new member: Lawrence Reid.
• AAW half price membership is still available until June 30th. WNT is now #2 in the number of members joining AAW under this program. We can be #1 if just a few more sign up. If you have never been a member of the American Association of Woodturners, now is your chance to join for ½ price. You can sign up here http://tiny.cc/AAWNewGen . Brochures will be available with James Haynes.
• New, hot off the press 2017, WNT Directories are now available. Pick yours up at James Haynes’ table. One copy per member please. If you want an electronic copy in PDF format email James Haynes at This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. and he will send it to you via return email. Please give David and Robin Carter a big thank you for their work in producing the directory.
• "Bob's Challenge" for June is a ring holder. You can really use your imagination on this one. How many rings, how few, what wood, what shape. It is all up to you? Remember you get one quarterly drawing ticket for each challenge you participate in. Bob pre-announced his July challenge in order to give us more time to turn a box, or more, for Beads of Courage. This is one of our primary community benefit programs. See Ray Moyer’s information in the newsletter. I know the shops are going to start getting hot in the Texas heat but try to keep your skills up by completing each month’s challenge.
• Empty Bowls is another WNT community program that continues through the year. Those that turn the most bowls get first choice at attending the luncheon in February. Bowls, pots, pens, any turned item is acceptable so bring your contributions to the meeting where they will be collected.
• SWAT is on the horizon. As fast as this year is passing August will be here in no time so you need to get your SWAT registration https://wpforum.wufoo.com/forms/swat-2017-registration/ completed. Reservations for hotel or camping are also filling up rapidly. SWAT is August 25th- 27th in Waco.
• We will also need a helper at each rotation we sponsor. Bob Clark will have a signup sheet and more information at the meeting. If you are going to be at that demonstration anyway, then it is very easy to be the helper (no experience needed).

See you at 6:30pm Thursday and be safe. We don't need a new "safety coordinator".

Glynn Cox

President

MISSION STATEMENT

The mission of the Woodturners of North Texas is to advance the creative pursuit of woodturning through educational programs, practical demonstrations and community service projects. Personal achievement is encouraged through mentoring, design challenges and member participation.