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*Check out the VA Woodturners Symposium 2012 website
Barbara Dill - Saturday March 24, 2012 all day demo
Click here to see Promo Page
NO REGULAR MEETING ON March 20, 2012
Fred Williamson noticed the PSA sandpaper at Kirk's source Online Industrial Supply is on sale at $20 per 5" 100 count roll = $0.20/sheet.
If anyone is interested it is http://www.onlineindustrialsupply.com/psa-gold-paper-discs-5-inch.html
This stuff is about as good as the 3M gold I've been using that I've bought from TCP Global. By comparison the 3M Stikit Gold 220grit is $62 per 175 count roll, which comes out to $0.36 per sheet.
TCP Global does have a product they call DuraGold, at $25 per 100 roll. http://www.tcpglobal.com/duragold/421.aspx
the 3M stickit gold in 500 grit may be found at http://www.autobodytoolmart.com/3m-stikit-5-gold-disc-rolls-p-11338.aspx
*A Second Life for the Jackson Prayer Tree - A tree that was present at the encampment of Confederate Gen. Thomas J. “Stonewall” Jackson’s army near Middle River in June 1862 has succumbed to disease and time. The towering white oak that was known locally as Jackson’s Prayer Tree toppled to the ground overnight May 27, said Donna Miller, daughter of the owner of the property in northern Augusta County where the tree was located.
Jackson's army had just completed a string of five military victories, including the battles of Cross Keys and Port Republic, in roughly a month that spring. According to the diary of Jackson's mapmaker, Jedediah Hotchkiss, the general attended a religious gathering on June 15 during the encampment. A local legend sprouted that Jackson attended the prayer meeting under the tree, leading to its moniker.
Members can go to www.woodturnersofvirginias.org site to review the history, guidelines to turners and the information form to submit for turnings.
The following are supplemental information/contacts:
1)-Each turner's Information form along with PHOTOS of turned item with # are to be sent to Norm Reid of WofVA at nreid2@earthlink.net before sales. Norm maintains the data base for these activities as needed.
2)-Turners that want to donate all or self determined portion of sales to the Wounded Warrior Project can send a check made out to Woodturners of the Virginias. Mail check to :
Peter Shoemaker
36 Palmyra Church Road
Edinburg, VA 22824
Peter is the WofVA Treasurer and has a separate account to consolidate deposits for Wounded Warriors Project and about monthly sends a check. Insure you denote on check what it is for to help Peter out. His Email is : SHBS@shentel.net
If an individual would prefer you can go direct to Wounded Warrior Project web site and donate direct via charge card. You will likely be on their mailing list for evermore. Suit yourself.
3)-Don Voas or Dennis Hippen have extra cards you should use with your sales/gifts. See them at meetings for nicely printed copies. Card is well done and has history of tree and on backside you are to put your name, date, and piece #.
*Dennis Hippen organized a CVW field trip to the Alberene Quarry in Nelson County.
Click here for some shots from the outing, along with a description by Jim Oates.
*Late breaking on the stone turning equipment:
*Kirk McCauley is featured in the Daily Progress - check it out at this site
Or paste this link into your browser
http://www2.dailyprogress.com/lifestyles/2011/may/01/monticello-tree-lives-woodturners-chess-sets-ar-1005978/
*Here is a link to information Lanny Campbell gave us in his fine handout
on Heat Treating Tools.
Lanny's most imformative demonstration on tempering yielded this final product with all the color gradations from smithy black to peacock to straw.