Newsletter Editor: Keith Zimmerman   Website: CentralIllinoisWoodturners.com   June 2006   Volume 9, number 6

The Central Illinois Woodturners met June 12 at the Woodcraft store in Peoria.

The July meeting will be at the Woodworker's Shop in Bloomington July 10. Dick Coers will demo the Sorby texturing tool.

Paul Cobb reports the club has $1300 in the treasury.

Ten woodturners enjoyed Keith Adams' turning demonstrations Saturday, June 10. We thank Keith for opening up his shop and demonstrating for our members.

Dave Carroll will look into the possibility of the club turning during the Marigold Festival in Pekin and report at the next meeting.

Don't forget to send pictures of your work to Keith Zimmerman for posting in our club gallery. Keith said he could work with most anything you send him.

The President's challenge for July is to turn an egg.

Jerry Rhodes - candle holders from willow, spalted mulberry and spalted honey locust.
Dave Bloom - sassafras bowls accented with aniline dyes, bowl of eggs and chuck for turning eggs.
Ron Bell - eggs and nested bowls from maple burl with natural edge.
Paul Cobb - segmented platter and vessel.
Art Witte - bowls from spalted hackberry and butternut.
Jim Meizelis - bowl from mahogany and several whistles.
Dave Donnan - three segmented bowls.
Keith Zimmerman - natural edge bowl from mesquite and bottle stoppers.
Terry Quiram - cherry bowl and several pens.
Dave Kraft - mushrooms.
Roger Buss - mahogany bowl and lidded vessels Jack Jorgenson turned.

Click here to see photos of the Show-n-tell.

Ron Bell gave a demonstration of the McNaughton and the Oneway bowl savers, explaining the pros and cons of each tool and answering questions members had.
Thanks for an excellent demo Ron.

McNaughton	OneWay