The September meeting was held on September 8 at Millworks in Bloomington.

The September demo was a demonstration by Keith Zimmerman on how he turns off-center bowls.

The 2009 Officer elections will be held at the November meeting in Bloomington. The slate so far is:

President - Dennis Belcher
Vice President - Frank Kobilsek
Secretary - Hod Bailey
Treasurer - Terry Quiram
Librarian - Joe Landon
Webmaster - Keith Zimmerman
Membership - Dave Carroll

CIW's fall demo will be held Saturday, October 11, 2008 at Woodcraft in Peoria. Trent Bosch will be the demonstrator. Program will begin at 9:00 am and run through 4:00. Lunch is included. The agenda Saturday will include those items most of interest to club members such as;

Finishing options
Turning Open Forms
Different Grinds to minimize sanding
How to cut wood for best figure
Surface treatments
Getting Comfortable with the ½" swept back grind gouge
Wood selection (what to look for and why)
Enclosed Forms (Vessels of Illusions, etc)
Making a Vessel of Illusion
Tools for hollowing
What is good form?
Making your own tools
Generating new ideas for your work

Trent Bosch is a world class turner and excellent teacher. We are privileged that he is coming to Central Illinois.

Roger Buss was able to obtain permission to use the empty facility next to Woodcraft for the day. With this change there is additional room and the limit on the number of attendees has been removed. BUT, if you want lunch that day, get your name and check to for $35 to Terry Quiram before October 10th. This is a decided improvement in the facility available to us and should improve the overall experience.

Through the efforts of Dave Kraft, Keith Zimmerman, and Roger Alexander we will not only have video but also amplified sound. To further improve the event, Roger Buss has lent us an LCD projector. World class turner, good facility, improved sight and sound. Quite a package for only $35.

Currently the Sunday hands-on has 8 registered. Maximum is 10. Again, get your name and money to Terry if you want one of the last 2 spots. Session will start at 9:00 and end at 4:00. No lunch.

The dinner with Trent Bosch will be Sunday at 6:00 pm in Morton. Trent is using the Peoria airport and will not be arriving until very late Friday evening, so the dinner will be Sunday. I will notify all attendees of the location as soon as it is settled. There is room for an additional 4 people at the advanced turning discussion.

Bill Smith announced that he has purchased a booth for upcoming Harvest Festival to be help October 4 at the Interstate Center. He is offering to sell works by members of the club. He can be contacted at (309) 662-1160.

It was announced at the meeting that Keith Adams has had an article published about him in the Decatur Herald Review. Due to copyrght laws, I cannot put the article in the newsletter, but if you go to the newspaper's website and search the archives for Keith, you can read the article.

It's time to renew your membership and vote for new board members. You should have already received a renewal form and ballot in your mail. You can also renew your membership and vote online by logging into the members only site at http://woodturner.org/member/MemberLogOn.asp. Read about the candidates at http://www.woodturner.org/org/2009BoardCandidates.pdf

The Board of Directors has announced two key personnel changes. The first is that Betty Scarpino is now the editor of "American Woodturner", and the second is the Mary Lacer has been appointed Executive Director.

It's time to start making plans for next year's symposium in Albuquerque, New Mexico on June 26-28, 2009

Baby Fold (Normal) - John Katzke reports that the Baby Fold in Normal is asking for donations of ornaments for Christmas trees the organization sells to raise money. Each tree is "pre-decorated" then raffled off. Please keep the Christmas spirit alive all year by making two or three ornaments that are 2" -5" tall and weigh under 4 oz. Bring them to the Peoria Woodcraft store and they will be on display throughout the year.

Details of the requested ornaments are as follows:
• Each ornament tagged w/ makers name, wood types used, and value.
• Have them marked " Baby Fold/John Katzke"
• Deliver after March 15, so John has time to set up display area.
• Price them appropriately so that the Baby Fold has an idea of their value

Clinton Apple and Pork Festival - September 27 - 28 in Clinton Illinois. Contact Jerry Sievers for more information

Sugar Grove Harvest Festival - October 18 in Funks Grove Illinois. Contact Jerry Rhoads for more information.

Winners of the September Show-n-tell drawing were Dave Bloom, who won a Platter Blank and Dick Coers, who won a Gift Certificate. The winners of the President's Challenge drawing were Dave Kraft and Larry Moreau, who both won bowl blanks.

The following members shared and discussed their work with us:

Keith Adams - plywood vase w/walnut accents
Bob Adam - elm burl shallow bowl
Dave Lee - cottonwood burl cookie jar
Joe Landon - door stop, spalted maple bowl, orange agate vase
Walt Deidich - miniature bird houses
Bill Patton - hard maple natural edge bowls
Dave Bloom - maple and pear bowls
Ed Kraft - earring holder and box
Tom Tonozzi - walnut and butternut bowls
Harold Levine - Doorstop
Larry Moreau - Doorstop and bowl
Keith Zimmerman - Off-Center bowl
Dave Kraft - candleholders, tops and ornament
Dick Coers - walnut box

See photos of our members showing their work at the September Show-n-tell.

The September demo was done by Keith Zimmerman. His subject was his technique for turning off-center bowls. After distributing a handout, he discussed the chuck he uses, including it's design, described and demonstrated each step as he progressed to the final result.

The handout can be found on the Tips & Techniques page.