North East Florida Woodturners Association Volume 20 Issue .

North East Florida WoodturnersAssociationVolume 20 Issue 12An affiliate of the AmericanAssociation of WoodturnersClub Nbr 130jaxturners.orgPresidents message:Happy Holidays! Kat and I hadThanksgiving with her son Will, here atthe house and I secretly enjoyed nothaving to run around for a change.Hopefully with the arrival of a vaccinewe will again be able to meet in personagain within the next 6 months.The new camera system project iscoming right along, I have visited withJack and Stephanie Roberts and withWalt Wager. The only visit left is withRudy and then we can get down buildingour system.Now down to the real stuff, it is time thatwe start dues collection for 2021. Thishas been a big year for expenses eventhough we have not been meeting inperson. The monthly Zoom meetings runthe club between 250 and 350 permonth depending on who we have as ourdemonstrator and we still need to pay ournormal insurance and fees. We also hadto absorb the cost of the annualWoodturning Contest this year that isnormally paid by the Jacksonville Fair.The dues this year will remain the sameas 2020. Individual membership is 35.00, and a family membership is 60.00. We are still offering freemembership to all active-duty membersand members under 18. You can paydues in one of two ways this year. Youcan either mail your payment made out toNortheast Florida Woodturners Assoc toJune Chambers814 S. Waterman RoadJacksonville, FL 32207Or you can now pay via PayPal by thelink on our website that will be upshortly.I look forward to seeing you all Mondaynight for the monthly meeting featuringFrank Penta. Please send in your Showand Tell contribution via the GoogleForm Colleen sent out and look for yourlink on Sunday. If I don’t see youMonday night, I wish you all HappyHolidays and a Merry Christmas andlook forward to sharing our fellowship inperson again next year! Happy turning,Don

UPCOMING EVENTS!!!NE Florida Woodturners ZOOMMeeting – December 14, 2020 at 6 pmFEATURING: Frank Penta is doing aZoom demo on "Designing and turninglaminated bowls”. Past president of theWoodturners Guild of North Carolina, Frankhas been involved in woodworkingthroughout his life, since 1977 he hasfocused specifically on woodturning. Hiswork integrates function and aesthetics withfine detailing and finishing to enhance thenatural beauty of the wood. Frank's one-ofa-kind designs are exhibited in privatecollections and sold through museums andgalleries.Frank has been a demonstrator at numerouswoodturning clubs, as well as regional andnational symposia. He has conductedworkshops in a variety of settings includingJohn C. Campbell Folk School, ArrowmontSchool of Arts and Crafts and theAppalachian Center for Crafts.Frank's professional experience in educationis reflected in his teaching ability and thehigh quality of his woodturning classes,demonstrations, and instructional materials.His work has been has featuredin American Woodturner magazine, and heis coauthor of the book Woodturning Tools,Techniques, and Projects.http://www.frankpenta.com/2022 Florida Woodturning SymposiumNewsThe Symposium will be on February 17-20,2022 and is moving to the RP FundingCenter in Lakeland, Florida. We willcontinue to update as 2022 draws closer.Mark your calendar!

Wood of the Month- The ubiquitousMapleMaple is in the family Aceraceae. There are128 species and a couple of thousandvarieties of maples that can be found mostlyin the northern hemisphere. These plants arecultivated because of their ornamentalmorphology, production of maple syrup andcommercial application of the wood.Unfortunately, out of 128 species, 54 arefaced with uncertain future due to habitatloss. Interesting Maple tree Facts: Size of maple trees depends on thespecies. Some types of maple can begrown as bonsai, while other canreach the height of 145 feet. Maple trees have brown bark that issmooth in young plants and rough inolder plants. Dense and fibrous rootsystems prevent growth of the nearbyplants. Leaves are divided in 3 to 9 lobes.They are oppositely arranged on thebranches. Leaves change color fromgreen to different shades of yellow,orange and red during the autumn. Flowers of maple trees can be green,yellow, orange or red in color.Individual male and female flowersare grouped in inflorescence. Insects(such as honeybees) are the mainpollinators of the flowers. Maple produces winged seeds whichmoves like a helicopter when it fallsfrom the trees. Maple syrup is the best-knownproduct of the maple tree. It isproduced by boiling tree sap. Maple trees about 30 years old are suitablefor sap extraction.It takes 40-50 gallons of tree sap toproduce one gallon of syrup. Peopleextract small quantities of sap (10%)from the individual maple trees. Thispractice does not affect growth andhealth of trees.Maple syrup is rich in sugar, but italso contains vitamins and mineralsin traces. It can be used as asubstitute for sugar. More common,maple syrup is used as a dressing forpancakes and other desserts.Maple wood is used to make musicalinstruments such as violins, viola,guitars and drums.Different types of furniture, baseballbats, bowling pins and butcher’sblocks are often made of maplewood.Dried maple wood is used forsmoking of food, while maplecharcoal plays a significant role in themanufacture of Tennessee Whiskey.Maple is also used in the paperindustry. Paper made of maple treehas excellent printing properties.People in Japan like to watch delicatechanges in the color of the foliageduring the autumn. Collectivewatching of maples in the autumn isknown as “momijigari” in Japan.The maple leaf is incorporated in theflag of Canada.Maple trees can survive more than300 years under appropriate climateconditions.

For woodworkers, of all the species ofhardwoods found in the forests of NorthAmerica, Maple trees are one of the mostcommon. Woodworkers primarily separatemaple into two types of lumber- Hard Mapleand Soft Maple. Hard Maple is commonlyreferred to as Sugar Maple. Soft Maple, onthe other hand, is derived from severaldifferent variations of the maple species andgo by names such as Red Maple (Acerrebrum) and Bigleaf maple (Acermacrophyllum).Furniture, cabinets, and instruments are allcommonly made using both Hard Maple andSoft Maple. However, for hardwoodflooring, Hard Maple is used more oftenbecause it has a higher density and is about25% harder than Soft Maple.Both Hard Maple and Soft Maple speciescan produce a variety of unique graineffects. Grains such as Birdseye, curly, tigerstriped, and even wormy are all sought aftergrain patterns for woodworkers looking for aunique look. These special grains are usuallycoveted by designers. Flooring and cabinetmanufacturers prefer the regular grain of theMaple species for its beautiful colorationand consistent grain pattern.Hard maple flourishes west and south fromsoutheastern Canada and Maine to Minnesota,Missouri, and Alabama. The largest quantitiesof hard maple are found around the GreatLakes, and Michigan and New York producethe most trees in this country. Soft maplefollows the same range, but grows in damperground--lowlands, swamps, and streambanks. Maple sapwood has a clean, whiteappearance, is free from defects, and istypically 3" to 5" thick.These qualities make it more valuable thanheartwood, which is uniform in color andruns from light reddish brown to dark brown.Soft maple, although similar in appearance tohard maple, produces lighter wood with morepronounced grain. Although not as tough,stiff, or heavy as hard maple, soft maple tendsto resist warping and twisting better. Its colorranges from pale brown to almost white withbrown streaks.Hard maple remains strong when bent,absorbs shock well, works nicely with bothpower and hand tools, and resists wear. It alsoturns well and requires no filling beforefinishing. Hard maple takes a high polish andhas substantial screw-holding power.Soft maple works even more easily than hardmaple. It glues, stains, and finishes well butdoesn't take as high a polish as hard maple.Soft maple, used principally for lumber, paperpulp, and other industrial applications,continues to be suitable for cabinet frames,unseen parts of upholstered furniture, and jigsand forms used in woodworking shops.Hard maple applications include bowlingalley surfaces, chopping blocks, piano frames,turnings, furniture (particularly figured-woodpieces), ladder rungs, rulers, tool handles, andeven clothespins.Hard maple comes in average lengths of 6' to12' and average widths of 6" to 10", whilesoft maple trees tend to produce somewhatwider boards. Both types are widely availableand can be bought as lumber, veneer, andturning blocks. Maple is a relativelyinexpensive hardwood, although bird's-eye,curly, and burl varieties can be expensive.

2nd Place – Jason Meneely – GainesvilleWoodturners, rosewood hollow form, 5”W x 6” T, lacquer finish2020 WoodturningContest WinnersRound & Brown3rd Place – Paul Rushton, stretchered, 6”W x 6” T, walnut, lacquerEmbellished1st Place – Mark Wood, camphor hollowform with stand, 15” W x 9 ¾” T, Oilmixture finish1st Place – Kathy McCall, UnidenticalSiamese Twin Burl Birds, females, turned &carved heads, turned palm nut eggs, alcohol ink,inktense pencils, pyrography, polymer clay,glass eyes, burl body, palm base

Pieces from lastmonth from our membersGreat work everyone!!2nd Place – Jason Meneely – GainesvilleWoodturners, the Joy of Greenwood,Ligustrum, 3”W x 9”T, colored with spraydye, lacquer, 3-part car polishSpalted bowl by Ed Malesky, spaltedholly, wipe on poly, 9.5” diameterLimb Bowl by Harold Mills, ChineseElm, tung oil & citrus, 5”x4”3rd Place – Don Penny, Sunspots, Hollyhollow form, 6” T X 2” W w/o finial,Unicorn Spit colors, lacquerCongratulations to all the winners!!

Flight of the Rays by Tina Minahan,bleached Sycamore and Cherry rays,matte lacquer-bowl, gloss lacquer onrays, 10” diameterTwo faces of Man by Daniel Callahan, elmspalted & decomposed lightly carved rim,3/1, 9x8x1/8Spalted holly hollow form by Tina Minahan,spalted holly, satin varnish, 12”Bow tie by Mark Wood, oak, 3/1, 10”w x 7”tall

Club OfficersPresidentDon Pennydonaldpenny@att.net(904) 591 6231Past PresidentKeith Barrettkeith.larrett@gmail.com(386) 527 0230Holey vase by Andy Oldenburg, cedar, satinlacquer, 8”Wx10”highCancelled until further notice. See you onour ZOOM meetings!Regular monthly club meetings:The 2nd Monday of each month, at 6 PM atWoodcraft of Jacksonville11160 Beach Blvd.Suite 121Jacksonville, FL 32246904-721-9796jaxturners.org for more informationVice PresidentPaul June ChambersJunejack@comcast.net(904)707 310SecretaryColleen LarsenLarsenc721@gmail.com904-614-7782

Woodturners Guild of North Carolina, Frank has been involved in woodworking throughout his life, since 1977 he has . Woodworkers primarily separate maple into two types of lumber- Hard Maple and Soft Maple. Hard Maple is commonly . and Michigan and New York produce the most trees in this country. Soft maple