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I got this email this morning:

Starting tomorrow morning (for about 3 days) I am having a very large old wild cherry tree cut down at my rental in Eastmoreland (SE Portland).  It might be 70 or 80 feet high (but I'm bad at those estimates) and I'd guess that I can only reach a bit over half way around it with both arms.  I hate for the wood just to be disposed of if anyone could use it in woodworking of some kind.  It's very sad to cut it down, and I'd love for something new and beautiful to come of some of it.  Is there anyone in your group who might be interested in using some?

If you think there might be someone interested, please contact me soon, before it is all carried away.

Cynthia Bauer

503 238-1436

flowerbauer@gmail.com

WOOD IS WHERE YOU FIND IT!

Mike

The September 2016 Northwest Woodturners Newsletter is available on the Newsletters page.

Keep the chips flyin’!
Jim Schoeffel

The August 2016 Northwest Woodturners Newsletter is available online on the Newsletters page at http://www.northwestwoodturners.com/.

Keep the chips flyin’!
Jim Schoeffel

2016 HOLIDAY BAZAAR AT MOUNTAIN PARK

Already in the planning stages, our 2016 Holiday Bazaar is looking for talented participants to join us.

The date of the event is Saturday, November 26th from 10 AM- 5 PM and is open to the public.

Around 30 spots are available for local vendors. We are looking for all kinds of vendors with a wide variety of homemade items.

Bazaar applications are available at the Clubhouse or online by clicking on the link below. Applications are due by October 1st. For any questions, please email Melissa at melissa@mtparkhoa.com.

Download the application here.

Russ Little asked me to make it known to our membership that Woodcraft is looking for experienced woodworkers, especially turners, for the Tigard store.  If it sounds interesting, contact Woodcraft in Tigard at (503) 684-1428.

At the AAW Symposium in Atlanta there was a special session on remote demonstrations.  Since we had talked about this, I thought you might be interested in a more detailed look at the process.  I'm even more interesated now.

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Mike

The July 2016 Northwest Woodturners Newsletter is available here on the Newsletters page.

Keep the chips flyin’!
Jim Schoeffel

I received this email from Dale Larson.

Mike and Terry

Could I ask you to announce at this coming month's meetings that there will be a sale of Wally's wood and Tools at my place (5010 SE Regner Rd, Gresham 503-661-7793)  on Saturday June 25th.  Wally bought only the top quality tools and wood.  We also have his Oneway 2016 lathe still for sale.  A partial list of his tools and wood:

Hollow form and spindle blanks of nice wood

lots of hand turning tools

mini ligno moisture meter

air dental drill system

lots of Norton sand paper

Talon and Stronghold chucks and jaws

Oneway bowl steady rest

disk sander

Trend air shield face mask

Detail master IV woodburner

two bag Jet dust collector

And all the adaptors and points you would find in a good woodturning shop

Thanks for the help.

Dale

Last year, Miguel Hernandez donated a box of old wooden planes.  I bought them and sent them to my friend Joe in North Carolina.  He is an old school tool guy.  he repaired a couple of the planes for his use.  In the box was a set of planes for making window frames.  Joe is a friend and student of Roy Underhill (The Woodwright's Shop on PBS).  Underhill was thrilled to get the planes since they are impossible ot find since the advent of the router and will use them in his class on window frame production and possible on TV.  

Nothing goes to waste.  

Those planes beyond repair were given to one of Joes friends that has a pirate theme restaurant for the display on the ships carpentry shop.

I couldn't figure out how to post the picture here so I put it up in Gallery page

The June 2016 Northwest Woodturners Newsletter is available on the Newsletters page at http://www.northwestwoodturners.com/.

Keep the chips flyin’!
Jim Schoeffel