We had a great turnout for our April meeting. I think the weather is finally returning to normal so we can get outside and get some fresh air and do outdoor activities. I hope you were able to see the eclipse by finding clear skies somewhere.
We had a good turnout for Phil Holtan putting on his demo. He did a great job explaining the finer points of turning bowls. He was very easy to understand and everyone I was able to talk to said they learned a lot.
Empty Bowls is coming up in May this year and we had several boxes of bowls donated. Our wooden bowls are always a favorite at their event.
The demo from our April meeting was put on by Tom Spielmann on turning threads on the lathe. Turning the threads is not as easy as it looks. There are a lot of little things that make thread cutting challenging, from wood types and moisture content, to sizing both the male and female threads. Tom did a good job showing how and what to look out for.
Attendance at the last open house was down a little but everyone had a good time and several problems in the world were solved!
Remember the 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
