Hickory – The Western Piedmont Woodcrafters Club July 22nd meeting will feature a presentation on making a wooden bowl on a lathe. The club will meet at its usual time, 9:30 AM, on the 4th Saturday of the month, at Klingspor’s Woodworking Shop, 856 21st St. Drive SE, Hickory. Meetings are open to the public.
Ralph Green will give a presentation using a lathe to make a wooden bowl. With discussion and demonstration, he will cover many aspects of the process, including tools used, techniques, materials, and finishes. He will use carbide cutting tools for the demonstration, as he doesn’t enjoy the required sharpening process for more conventional high-speed steel tools.
Ralph Green is a long-time turner, beginning lathe projects in 1971. His first lathe projects were an ashtray for his father, and a plant stand for his sister. He stopped turning for a number of years, and began again, when his wife encouraged him to attend a meeting of the North Carolina Woodturners club that meets on second Saturdays at the Klingspor Woodworking Store in Hickory, NC.
Members and visitors should also enjoy the portion of the program in which members and guests show and discuss their completed woodworking projects. All will have an opportunity to offer comments and ask questions about presentations, items shown, and other topics.
The meeting will include a raffle of items funded by the club and donated items.
The club consists of about 60 Hickory-area woodworkers of all skill levels, from hobbyist to professionals.
The club usually meets on the fourth Saturday of each month at the Klingspor’s Woodworking Shop in Hickory. The exceptions are our annual offsite picnic, the October Klingspor’s Woodworking Extravaganza, and a combined November/December meeting.
