General Meeting Minutes

February 26 2022:

Prescott Area Woodturners met on Saturday February 26, 2022 at 6708 Corsair in the Prescott Airpark. President Ken Allen called the meeting to order at 1 :00 p.m.

Ken welcomed 39 members who were present and 6 who attended via Zoom. Ken called upon Membership Chairman Jay Loden, who said there were no new members today, but we did have two guests. Jay explained that new members would be paired with a Mentor.

Treasurer Dennis Egan gave a quick total of our current finances.

Ken announced that Dean Humphrey has accepted the position of Events Chairman, and that Ric Davis has moved to Program Director.

Tickets were sold for a 50/50 drawing later in the meeting.

Vice President Mark Oglesby talked about the Chips & Grits meetings. These are held via Zoom on the second Wednesday morning of each month. Mark said it's a fun group. He welcomes suggestions for discussion topics. Meetings include both Show & Tell and Show & Ask, so that participants can display their work and/or ask about solutions to problems. The next meeting will be March 8, 2022. There will be an email before the meeting giving the zoom link and the suggested topic. Kathy Allen takes notes at these meetings, and those are posted on our website, so folks can go back and refresh their memory about something presented earlier.

President Ken Allen reminded folks about the scholarships currently available to members. Those must be received by March 1, so immediate action is necessary. The Board of Directors will decide winners at their next meeting.

Program Director Ric Davis announced that our next meeting, Saturday March 26, 2022, will feature an IRD by Todd Rains.

Ric thanked Gary Frank for doing today's demonstration, and then said that Gary would be available at his shop after Tuesday Breakfast at the Back Burner Restaurant on March 1. Members may also go directly to Gary's shop. The plan is to further discuss today's demonstration and perhaps offer some hands-on practice. Subsequent Tuesday demos will be scheduled after demonstrations at general meetings.

Ken Allen told us that a meeting of Mentors had taken place. The consensus was that Mentors were under used. PAW has 18 Mentors listed on the website, and Ken distributed a printout of the list to all those present. He asked that all Mentors in attendance today, stand. Ken then asked each Mentor to introduce themselves and give a short idea of their field of interest.
Ken then called attention to the Show & Tell table. He said that at the next meeting there would be an area of the table set aside for critique. This is not to criticize, but to help improve turning skills. This can be done individually or in front of the group.

Ken also mentioned that the club has wood sealer. There is a supply at Gary Frank's shop and also at Ken Allen's shop. Please bring a sturdy gallon jug. The sealer sells for $24/gallon.
Next Ken asked for input regarding email offers of equipment for sale. He said that the current rule is that only PAW members could sell things through the club, but that recently folks have suggested items from other sellers. Many said they were OK with broadening the field of sellers. Marge Hunt said that forwarding the emails isn't a burden to her, but if the amount of emails were to get to the point of spam, we could revisit the idea. Ken said that it would be discussed at the next Board meeting.

Marge Hunt gave a quick update on the new group of spouses and female PAW members that
will gather for lunch once a month. There is considerable interest!

Safety Chairman Joel Brooks announced that he had a series of hand-outs at the back of the room. Doug Rowe talked about tourniquets as a necessary addition to first aid equipment in our shops. It is also important that other members of the household be trained in their use.
Ken Allen then introduced Gary Frank as today's demonstrator. Gary said that his first step toward safety was to remove his watch and ring. He also used a full face shield. He showed us a completed platter, and explained that he used relatively inexpensive poplar wood for pieces like this, that would be embellished.

He turned the platter, and said it was important that it is flat. He then demonstrated beading, using a standard 3/8" beading tool with the flute down.

When the platter was sufficiently turned, Gary began the color part of his demonstration. He first affixed a cardboard shield to the lathe, to keep the ink from spattering the lathe. His "fancy" airbrush consisted of a tube that he blew into.

Once the piece was died to his satisfaction, he removed it from the lathe to dry. After it was dry, Gary would reattach the piece to the lathe and turn the back side. He then sealed and airbrushed the back side to match the front.

Gary likes a poly finish as the final finish. He cautioned against using any with an alcohol base, because that would mar the ink.

At the close of his demonstration Gary invited everyone to his shop the following Tuesday.

The 50/50 drawing followed the demonstration. $70 went to the winner of the drawing and another $70 to the club treasury.

Show & Tell is always a highlight of our meetings.

The meeting adjourned at 3:50 p.m.
Respectfully submitted, Marge Hunt, Secretary