I hope this finds everyone able to enjoy the spring weather. We had a good turnout for our May meeting.
John Layde did a demo on turning Plywood. He did a great job of explaining the challenges involved with plywood. Some of those challenges are quality of the plywood, voids in the plywood, grain direction, plywood orientation, and many more. He brought in several examples of each challenge to show the advantages and disadvantages of each.
The open house was well attended with 6 out of 7 lathes going strong. Some were making bowls, some were making jewelry cups, and some were drilling cork and making bottle stoppers. Others came to partake in cookies and bars with coffee or pop and ask questions to resolve issues they may be having with their projects at home.
Remember Paint the Town event in Menomonie in July. We will be looking for some volunteers to man the booth.
We will be having our learn to turn event at the annual Chainsaw carving in Carson Park the first weekend in August so keep that in mind!
Have fun turning!
Bob
