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June 5, 2025 Meeting
7:00pm - 9:00pm
Danny Bartlett
Trembleurs
Hybrid Meeting - live at the MAC and on Zoom
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Danny gave us an overvview of turning these incredably difficult items at Open Shop a few months ago. tonight he will take us through the whole process.
TREMBLEURS
Trembleurs were originally used in France as part of a woodturner’s body of work to show their mastery of the craft to promoted from Journeyman to a Master of the Guild. They are made from one piece of wood and were made with Ivory in the seventeen and eighteen hundreds. The ‘fine’ connecting the features were supposed to be no thicker than a horse’s hair. One question that is often asked is – “What are they used for?”. Pride and bragging rights are the answers. The wood must have very straight grain and be relatively and uniformly dense. I have turned trembleurs from oak. They are extremely fragile, and I don’t recommend doing it.
The large trembleurs shown here have all been turned in the last year. The large one is Maple, dark is Jatoba, and the third is Cherry. The large one will stand on its own and is usually one the granite fireplace hearth in my house. The two medium trembleurs are suspended from the top of the clear tube. The tubes are traditionally glass, but these are acrylic. The tube for the large trembleur is used for transport and display only.
Open Shop is directed toward the new turner but all are welcome. Bring a project you want help finishing. Bring questions about methods, tools, designs or any other woodturning question. There are seven lathes available for use. Bring your own tools and wood or buy wood at the shop.
We will have three sharpening stations to help you perfect your sharpening technique. There is no more important topic for the new turner (or the old ones for that matter) than sharpening.
YOU DO NOT NEED TO REGISTER FOR OPEN SHOP
Registration guarantees you use of a lathe, and others can use one when one becomes available.
There will always be three or more advanced turners there to help, sharpen tools, and answer any questions.
Open Shop is free, but the rental Portable Rest Room and our coffee and doughnuts cost money. A $20 donation would help defray expenses.
Requirements
10:00 – helpers arrive for setting up and donation drop-off 11:00 – members arrive to socialize, view donated items 12:00 – BBQ 1:00 – Auction
Many thanks to David and Karen Williams who have agreed to once again, host the event. If you can help during the auction, please let us know when you arrive and we will find a task for you.
What is It
This is our annual fund and fun raiser. It is a critical event in keeping NWWT in good financial shape and provides fantastic bargains for our members. Also, it has been some time since we have seen each other face to face so a great opportunity to renew friendships. If you are new to turning and looking for tools or wood to turn, this is your chance to pick up a year’s worth of wood for pennies on the dollar. We can take credit cards, checks or cash.
How Can You Help
This is an event where we need our members to donate what they can to the auction as well as spend money for all the donations. Below are items we suggest.
New Members
If you are new to the club or have never been to our auction, we start with a great BBQ at around noon. We always appreciate for members to bring a dish to share – fruit, dessert, and side dishes. We will take care of the meat. You will have plenty of time to browse the donations and pick out your target items.
At around 1:00, after everyone if full, rather than taking a nap we start our auction and again we will have the professional auctioneer as we have had in the past which keeps the show lively and fun.
We hope to see you there!
Note, in the past we have had members who could not make the auction but would like to make a contribution to the club. If you are one of them, you can easily donate online at https://northwestwoodturners.wildapricot.org/Donate . NWWT is a 501-c3 non-profit organization and all donations are tax deductible.
Dave Wood's Shop 24250 SW 65th Ave, Tualatin OR 97062.
Requirements and general information:
Class Agenda:
Requirements and general information
Agenda
Morning
Tools you need
Note: If you do not have any tools yet, loaner tools are available. We recommend you wait until after the class to buy tools so you know what to buy, and what not to buy.
The primary objective of this course is to walk beginners through making a wooden bowl. This course is targeted at people who have never turned wood, or who want to take a refresher course before advancing on to the next level of bowl turning expertise.
Note: If you do not have any tools yet, loaner tools are available. We recommend you wait until after the class to buy tools so you know what to buy and what not to buy.
Course description coming soon!
Course Objectives:
The primary objective of this course is to refine and expand your skills in the finer details of bowl turning. When you look at a bowl, your eye is very discerning. You will learn optimal bowl shapes, rim designs, and base options. Skills learned here will help you advance to the next level of expertise.
Each student should complete one piece in class. Sanding and finish application included, time permitting.
Prerequisite Skills
If you have not yet developed the skills below or are unsure, please attend an open shop and talk with one of the helpers before registering for this course.
Agenda:
Lunch Hour: Additional Demonstrations and Q&A session during lunch
Afternoon
Tools to bring
24250 SW 65th Ave, Tualatin OR 97062
Course Objectives The primary objective of this class is to teach additional spindle turning skills. There are a variety of techniques learned in this class that are applicable to many other types of turning projects.
We will introduce you to use of the skew in this class.
Prerequisite Skills: If you have not developed the skills described below or are unsure, attend an open shop session and discuss it with one of the helpers before registering for this course. Skills required are:
Tools you need to bring
Northwest WoodturnersPO Box 1157Lake Oswego, OR 97035
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Northwest Woodturners is a 501(c)3 non-profit organization.
