Welcome to Buckeye Woodworkers & Woodturners
Meetings are normally held the second Saturday of each month beginning at 9:00 am
Next meeting - May 11th
David Qualls
Working with Resin
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David Qualls - Working with Resin & Embelishments to Accent the Piece
I bought a Shop Smith thinking I would be able to become a woodworker. HA HA. 😂
This was 2001 so the first thing I tried was my lathe tools to turn a candle holder. Again HA HA 😂. I didn’t know you had to sharpen the tools so it was no go. The next 5 or 6 years went buy and nothing happened. I moved to Michigan for a new job and a friend invited me to a wood turning club in Kalamazoo it was the best thing I did. The first demo was by Lyle Jamison and he talked about the need to keep your tool sharp. What an eye opener. I basically just played at turning until I retired and moved to Ohio in 2015. Turning on a shop smith presents a lot of challenges, but I learned and challenged myself except I just couldn’t do what the pros were doing.
I joined the NCWT club and in 2020 I purchased a 42/24 3hp Powermatic lathe. "Go big or go home". I told my wife I was tired of blaming the Shop Smith for my problems turning, with the new lathe I had no excuses. I sold my bowls at craft shows when my wife had a show. After a couple of years I started making Charcuterie Boards and the small tables. Now I have my own booth and most of the time I outsell my wife. This is our fun money that we use to vacation and take our kids and grandkids.
This was 2001 so the first thing I tried was my lathe tools to turn a candle holder. Again HA HA 😂. I didn’t know you had to sharpen the tools so it was no go. The next 5 or 6 years went buy and nothing happened. I moved to Michigan for a new job and a friend invited me to a wood turning club in Kalamazoo it was the best thing I did. The first demo was by Lyle Jamison and he talked about the need to keep your tool sharp. What an eye opener. I basically just played at turning until I retired and moved to Ohio in 2015. Turning on a shop smith presents a lot of challenges, but I learned and challenged myself except I just couldn’t do what the pros were doing.
I joined the NCWT club and in 2020 I purchased a 42/24 3hp Powermatic lathe. "Go big or go home". I told my wife I was tired of blaming the Shop Smith for my problems turning, with the new lathe I had no excuses. I sold my bowls at craft shows when my wife had a show. After a couple of years I started making Charcuterie Boards and the small tables. Now I have my own booth and most of the time I outsell my wife. This is our fun money that we use to vacation and take our kids and grandkids.
Join the club at the
Northwest Family Recreation Center
in person on May 11th
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BWWT / Carter Bandsaw Blade Discount Program
Photos From April - Turning a Honey Pot and Dipper
What's Next?
June 8th
Doll Lumber Picnic
July 13th
BWWT Auction
September 14th
Mike Nathal - Emerging Bowl
Doll Lumber Picnic
July 13th
BWWT Auction
September 14th
Mike Nathal - Emerging Bowl
