Jim MacLean, J Hiltz, Rick, Chris, Miles, Roy, Scott MacLeod, Brian, Paul

Work continured on the trays and rolling pins.

Leo reviewed the finish:

Stain, salad bowl finish x 2, gold acrylic, rub off with Methanol, salad bowl finish.

Leo demonstrated a steel jig he ade to cut three inch sand paper discs on the drill press.

Leo demonstrated a planer that is used on the drill press to plane off a surface.

He showed how to flaten a glued up piece using this method.

Leo discussed table saw blades, explaining the hollow ground type and demonstrating how a swedge is used to flare the teeth

Curved serving tray

Post Xmas meeting

Lawrence, J Hiltz, Paul, Miles, J Maclean, Roy, Chris
(Rick called in sick!)

The lads met on January 8/13 after the Christmas Holliday.
Work continued on the rolling pins and the Sushi tray.
Paul had a turned rolling pin that had no centre drilled.
Leo demonstrated how to drill it on the lathe.
To protect the wood, tape some wooden blocks of equal thickness on the jaws of the 4-jaw chuck.
This is to protect the wood.
The piece is held between centres.
The headstock chuck is rotated and the jaws are tightened in individually until the wood is centered.
An accurate way to do this is to place one end of a long stick under the workpiece, extending away from the lathe and resting on the tool rest.
As the headstock is turned by hand the far end of this stick can be seen to go up and down according to the degree that the piece is out of centre.
Adjust the jaws accordingly until there is very little movement at the end of the stick.

Leo has been granted the Order of Canada and a celebratory cake was presented in this great honour. We all agreed that it his high time that this award was given to the Professor.

Two new people attended from Louisbourg:
Gary Perry and Bennie Fudge