What’s Inside

PREZ SEYZ

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MARCH DEMO

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SHOW AND TELL /

GALLERY

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CVWG AT MUSUEMS

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WHY SOME WOODS

SINK AND SOME

DON’T

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PEN WOOD OF THE

MONTH

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ART SHOW

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OPPORTUNITIES FOR

TURNERS

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MARCH

2019

Carob Tree Flowers

PREZ SYEZ

Guess what, daylight savings time and 40°

both the same week. Spring must be here.

Sorry but my yard doesn't look like it.

Still can't get to my woodshed.

I have missed the last two monthly meet-

ings because on other obligations, soon

my schedule should improve although Sue

and I are excited about the next chapter in

our lives which includes a move to the Rice Lake area but it's only

an hour away from the clubhouse. I'll be back for the first

Wednesday....

I want to thank you all for the awesome response to the Feed my

People event. We set a new record with our donation of bowls and

auction items. John will share the details.

How about a presidents challenge? With spring and warm weath-

er on the horizon, how about a turning, bowl, plate or vase, what-

ever, with a fish carved, wood burned, painted or dec- o- podged

on it.

Let's stretch a little.

Well have fun, and those who have unheated shops, soon !!!

See you all in April,

Prez, Duane

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3 March Demonstration

Sanding, Scraping and Surface

Enhancements

Mark Palma

Introduction:

Your work doesn't end when you put down your favorite tool, and shut down

the lathe. Regardless of how well all of your previous steps were done, poor

finishing hides your skills behind humps, scratches, and bad form. Mark

walked us through his procedure and what he has learned over his years of

wood turning and wood working.

Scraping:

Scraping can be done with a variety of tools, such as dedicated scrapers, bowl

gouges, skews, and carbide tools. Scraping doesn't use a cutting action, so a

gouge with the edge rolled over (flute nearly closed to the surface of the wood)

is actually a scraper. This technique removes wood quickly, and can help to re-

fine the shape by removing undesired humps and ripples such as where two

different curves meet, the nub at the bottom of a bowl, or clearing out material

in a tight corner at a shadow or reveal line. It can also remove end grain tear

out or be used for end grain hollowing.

Mark has some tips on using scrapers.

* Rather than holding the tool parallel to the bed, lower it slightly, so that if it

catches it's pulled into open air rather through finished wood.

* Scrapers work by the burr at the end of the tool, and this burr lasts for sec-

onds. Sharpen frequently. Fortunately sharpening scrapers is no more than a

quick pass at the grinder.

* Negative rake scrapers are less aggressive, but may be harder for some users

to sharpen.

For final touching up a light touch is needed, and a sharp tool. Sometimes

nothing helps. If repeated light passes with a freshly sharpened tool don't help.

Stop.

Sanding:

Sanding safety: When sanding wear a dust mask, the fine particulates can

make their way to the smallest structures in your lung and result in an eventual

disability. When sanding on the lathe make sure the tool rest is removed so

that there is no place where your fingers may become trapped between the tool

rest and wood. Use dust extraction.

Why sand? The goal of sanding is to make a surface that appears smooth and

uninterrupted to the eye.

It reduces light refraction, and since scratches are reduced to a uniform pat-

tern that can't be seen by the naked eye, the surface appears smooth. The end

user of the piece won't know if it's sanded correctly, but they will know if it's

sanded poorly!

In general, more expensive sand paper is better than cheap sand paper. Sand

paper is a more complicated item than many would realize. It consists of the

obvious abrasive, but also has a binder, additives to enhance sanding

(stearates), and a backing material.

Abrasives

* Garnet

Natural material, normally brown. It's a soft mineral, so it wears out fast. Oth-

er than 220 grit, Mark recommends using other, better materials.

* Silicon Oxide

Normally black. Not good on wood, it's technically friable, but not on wood.

* Aluminum oxide

Most common, but no common colour.

It's friable on wood, so as it's used the granules of aluminum oxide fracture,

creating new edges to cut.

* Ceramics

Often blue, similar to silicon oxide, not friable so not good for wood.

• Exotics

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Abrasive Grit

US v.s. European "P" system

* See https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sandpaper#Grit_sizes

Don't skip grits!

A worn out 150 grit paper doesn't become a 180 grit paper. It becomes gar-

bage.

Most of your work is done on the first grit, and may require more than one

piece of paper. The purpose of the first grit is to remove all tool marks and cre-

ate a uniform, but rough, set of scratches on the work piece. If sand paper

won't solve your problem, you may need to go back to the tools.

Slow down the lathe speed when sanding, and slow down again at 180 grit and

up. Mark recommends down 40% initially, than down 10% past 180.

Open coat abrasives have more open space, this allows wood dust to escape.

Backing material

* Cloth, paper, or specialty materials

The backing material is available in multiple weights as well, too stiff and it

might not conform well to sharp shapes.

Binding material

* Dry sand only, or wet/dry sanding can make a superior finish, but the

right binding material has to be used.

Surface enhancements:

Surface enhancements are techniques used after the piece has been turned and

sanded to it's final form, and to a high degree of quality using 'traditional'

sandpapers. They can include additional sanding steps with various pads, pol-

ishing compounds, or friction polishes.

* 3M Scotchbrite

Maroon 320 grit

Green 600 grit

Gray 800 grit

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White 1000 grit

* Mirlon Pads

Maroon 360 grit

Gray 1500 grit

Gold 2500 grit

* Abralon Pads

180 through 4000 grit

* Micro-mesh

1500 - 12000 grit

* Klingpor Fusion Foam

Based on sander RPM

? 800-1200 grit

? 1800-2500 grit

? 2800-3500 grit

* Brown paper bags

* Beall buffing system

* EEE Shine (Wax and Tripoli compound)

* Scratch Free (oil, microcrystaline wax, and tripoli)

* Micro Magic 3 part abrasive wax with UV stabilizers (sand to 400-

600 grit)

* Automotive buffing compounds and plastic buffinf compounds

(car headlight scratch remover)

Yorkshire grit

Demo write-up submitted by John DeRyckere

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LATHE AUCTION AT APRIL MEETING

Last month’s newsletter invited bids for the 1024** Jet Mini Lathe

that was being replaced by the new Delta lathe just purchased with

a gift from Sherri Otto in memory of Al Otto. No one sent in a bid

or offer for this lathe. This lathe will be auctioned off at the next

meeting. If interested be at this meeting to give your bid.

In addition there are several 93 1/2 inch bandsaw blades for a 14”

bandsaw without a riser which will also be offered for bids.

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** I was not able to find any information on this lathe

model. The 1024 designation may be an error on my

part . I also was not been able to find a similar model

even though at first glance all Jets Lathes look alike.

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Fred Steffens with 2 bowls—one with

natural edge

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Jane Holme with pendant made of

Corion

Kim Thalacker with

reverse turned bowl

and a spindle

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Randy Patzke with

colorful segmented bowl

Ron Bartz’s vase with

enhancements

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Unnamed member with

natural edge bowl and

two other bowls on the

next page.

My apologies to this

gentleman whose

name was not given for

a second time. I will

endeavor to find out

and publish a correc-

tion next month.

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Other bowl turnings from the unnamed

gentleman

Natural edge bowl

from Jim and

Sandi. No last

name was given.

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Three bowls made by Barry Grill

Empty Bowls – Stepping Stones of Dunn

County

Five members of the CVWG contributed 55 bowls and vessels

to the Stepping Stones of Dunn County Empty Bowls event on

March 2nd. Nine of the vessels went to the silent auction. The

event was from 11:00 to 2:00 and when I arrived at 11:30 for

the event there were no wood turned bowls on the soup and

bowls tables. All the silent auction wood turned vessels also

went to appreciative bidders. Hopefully we will increase the

contributions to this event next year. Thank you to the con-

tributors. Dennis Ciesielski

14 The CVWG Represented at Two Recent

Museum Events

The first event on Feb. 9th was the Frost Fair at the Dunn County

Historical Museum in Menomonie. The second event on Feb. 16th

was at the Fiber Arts & Craft event at the Chippewa Valley Muse-

um in Eau Claire. At both events we had our display next to the

West Wisconsin Wood Carvers Guild. This offered an opportunity

to talk woodturning from the wet log, the variety of wood that that

we turn, the challenges we may experience that finally provides a

beautiful turned vessel. We also had the opportunity to talk about

the CVWG and perhaps entice one or more to join our group.

The picture that includes both our and the carver's table is from

Menomonie and the other with Mary Weider and I is from Eau

Claire. The carver's table was just around the display wall.

Dennis Ciesielski

Frost Fair at the Dunn County Historical Museum

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Dennis Ciesielski and Mary Weider at the Chippewa

Valley Museum for the Fiber Craft and Arts show

Overdue Membership Dues

To those who receive the newsletter notification and

have not paid their dues, contact Duane Walker or

Randy Patzke so we can drop your name from the mem-

bership and mailing lists.

Duane Walker— elk. stir@gmail.com

Randy Patzke— arpatzke@hotmail.com

16 Why Do Some Woods Sink and Others Float

Perhaps this is a question that has little relevance to woodturners or even most people in general. The only re-ally practical reason might be if one was on a deserted is-land and planned to make a raft or boat of some kind to escape the island. One doesn’t even have to be on an is-land but maybe in the wilderness or deserted lake area and one’s boat has capsized and the thought of making a raft to get back to civilization has occured. Here the ques-tion becomes important. If a raft is built and it sinks when launched then a lot of time has been wasted.

Whether wood sinks or floats is determined by wood’s ra-tio of weight and volume called density.

If less dense – it will float

If more dense – it will sink

There are also woods that don’t entirely sink but will only sink just below surface.

Density is determined by the size and number of openings in the wood. These openings allow tree sap to run through the tree. Thick sap requires big openings to flow through, while thin, watery sap needs only small openings.

Wood that is less dense and floats has big openings. Wood that sinks has very tiny openings.

Water density is a standard 1gm/cm^3. Wood with a den-sity higher than 1gm/cm^3 will sink. Those with less den-sity will float. Specific gravity determines density. Specific gravity is a measure of the ratio of a wood’s density as compared to water. If a wood is of the same density as water, the specific gravity would be 1.00.

Another consideration is whether the wood is freshly cut wet or laying around for a while dry. Fresh cut wood is heavier than dry wood of the same type. Percent of water

– wood may be less that water density but if wood is green it will probably sink anyway.

Other factors – pure wood vs, altered wood such as rot, added weight (nails) worm and insect holes.

With all these factors in mind how does one decide wheth-er the wood decided upon will float? Obviously, take a piece of the wood and put it in the water. If it sinks, look for another wood. However, one could predetermine whether it will sink or not by checking the openings of the wood and whether it is very wet. Then see if it sinks. Could save some time in a survival situation. On the other hand if you don’t have survival skills or some sort of tools to make a raft this information is useless. Well maybe you’ll be lucky and be rescued in time anyway.

http://science.answers.com/Q/Why_does_some_wood_sink_and_some_wood_float

https://morgridge.org/blue-sky/why-do-some-logs-float-and-some-sink/

https://www.wood-database.com/?s=specific+gravity

Video demonstrating several types of wood density and whether these float or sink. Video by Eric Meier of the Wood Database.

https://www.bing.com/videos/search?q=floating+woods+and+sinking+woods&&view=detail&mid=E4FE14526D3B7A062C8AE4FE14526D3B7A062C8A&&FORM=VRDGAR

Video on building a raft when you have the tools.

https://www.bing.com/videos/search?q=making+a+raft+&&view=detail&mid=3E4E0AB1A4EB2665B3803E4E0AB1A4EB2665B380&&FORM=VRDGAR

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PEN WOOD OF THE MONTH

CAROB

A small hardwood native to the eastern Mediterranean, the

carob, or locust bean, tree (Ceratonia siliqua) produces

pulpy, sucrose-rich pods up to 12" long. Because of the

pod's natural sweetness and chocolate like flavor, it's be-

come a favorite health food alternative. You'll find it in yo-

gurt, wrapped as snack food "chocolate" bars, and in pow-

der form similar to cocoa for hot drinks.

Using the carob pod for food isn't a 20th-century phenome-

non. Where carob grows, the poor and hungry have always

looked upon it as a staple—mashing pods for a vegetable or

eating them raw from the tree. Egyptians extracted syrup

from the pods, then fermented it as a royal liquor for their

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Oddly (or not) the Wood Database does not in-

clude the wood of the Carob tree. The Carob tree

is not a very big tree and is more valued for it’s

fruit. Why then is not the Olive tree similarly clas-

sified. The Olive tree has a trunk up to 5 feet but

the Carob is only about 3 feet in diameter. So the

Olive tree can provide larger wood which can be

used for larger items such as furniture whereas

the Carob cannot be used for larger projects other

than small carvings and turnings. Just my guess!

pharohs. Even John the Baptist found nourishment in the

carob pod during his sojourn in the wilderness, according to

biblical scholars.

As well-known as carob may be to health food advocates

and Mediterranean peoples, its greatest fame stems from its

association with precious stones. Ancient jewelers, seeking

a standard weight measurement for gems, discovered the

hard, heavy seeds of the carob pod. They began to use the

seeds singly or in multiples to assign value to individual

stones. Over the years, the term for these seeds evolved to

become "carat," the now-universal weight unit for diamonds

and other stones of value (one carat equals 200 milligrams).

With all its present uses, the large stands of carob

found today in Israel, Lebanon, Syria, and other coun-

tries bordering the Mediterranean seldom become

lumber. While some carob wood finds its way into

turnings and small novelty items, the tree's small size

makes it impractical for anything but producing pods.

https://www.woodmagazine.com/materials-guide/lumber/wood-species-1/carob

Ceratonia siliqua, known as the carob (from Arabic وب خر(kharrūb( and Hebrew חרוב (haruv() tree, t John's bread, locust bean (not African locust bean), locust-tree,[or carob bush is a flowering evergreen tree or shrub in the pea family , Fabaceae. It is widely cultivated for its edible pods, and as an ornamental tree in gardens. The ripe, dried, and sometimes toasted pod is often ground into carob powder, which is used to replace cocoa powder. Carob bars, an alternative to chocolate bars, as well as carob treats, are often available in health food stores. Car-ob pods are naturally sweet, not bitter, and contain no theobromine or caffeine.

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The carob tree is native to the Mediterranean region, in-cluding Southern Europe, Northern Africa, the larger Medi-terranean islands, the Levant and Middle-East of Western Asia into Iran; and the Canary Islands and Macaronesia. The carat, a unit of mass for gemstones, and a measure-ment of purity for gold, takes its name from the Greek word for a carob seed, keration, via the Arabic word, qīrā.

The unit "carat", used for weighing precious metal and stones, also comes from κεράτιον, as alluding to an an-cient practice of weighing gold and gemstones against the seeds of the carob tree by people in the Middle East. The system was eventually standardized, and one carat was fixed at 0.2 grams.

In late Roman times, the pure gold coin known as the soli-dus weighed 24 carat seeds (about 4.5 grams). As a re-sult, the carat also became a measure of purity for gold. Thus, 24-carat gold means 100% pure, 12-carat gold means the alloy contains 50% gold.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ceratonia_siliqua

To see pictures of the Carob tree, leaves and fruit go to:

http://tree-species.blogspot.com/2008/04/carob-tree-ceratonia-siliqua.html

Healthy Aspects of Carob

Carob is high in fiber, low in sugar and fat, and high in vit-amin A and B2. Carob in the diet can help lower cholester-ol, lower risk of heart disease, ease stomach issues and treat diarrhea. All that and polyphenols (antioxidants).

https://www.healthline.com/health/5-best-things-about-

carob#health-benefits

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PEN KIT OF THE MONTH

Pen kit is from Craft’s Supplies USA is a chrome version called the

Artisan Sienna. Craft Supplies bills it as having a “streamlined look”

with a “single tube design that enhances the overlook and feel while

providing exceptional balance.” Cost for the kit was $9.50. Bushings

are $3.95 and the 27/64” drill bit is $13.75. Combination of drill bit

and bushings is $15.90. Extra tube is .50.

An interesting discovery in researching this pen was a series of

acrylic blanks already cut with brass tube that Craft Supplies has

available for this pen kit. The blanks designs are made from the

Chiyogami Japanese Paper techniques

(costs $10.45- $14.50). According to

the billing, the designs are made in

small family owned shops in Japan.

Chiyogami refers to Japanese hand -

screened decorative kozo washi /

paper consisting of repetitive pat-

terns. In Japan “Chiyo” means

1,000 Generations & “-Gami”

means paper. Originally the design

was applied to handmade kozo paper with wood blocks, but

today most chiyogami is produced with silkscreen tech-

niques. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Origami

The pen blanks are made by Hobble Creek Craftsman. The de-

signs from this company in Orem Utah are very diverse and appar-

ently one can submit one’s own designs for manufacture.

Apparently the Chiyogami designs were a special order from Craft

supplies USA(?). The web site does not show these to be a stock

item from Hobble Creek.

Check out this web site: https://hobblecreekcraftsman.com/

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10 Useful Facts About The Carob Tree (Árvore de Alfarrobeiras)

1. The Carob tree prefers a dry climate and is native to the Mediter-

ranean.

2. The fruit of carob is called a pod and is edible.

3. The pod not only contains many small beans, but also a semi-

sweet pulp.

4. Locust bean gum is made from the pulp of the pods and used as a

stabilizer, emulsifier or thickener.

5. Carob pods contain iron, magnesium, calcium, vitamins A, B2, B3,

and D plus etc.

6. Carob pods can be ground into flour and used as a cocoa substi-

tute for chocolate flavoring.

7. Carob contain just 1/3rd of the calories of chocolate so great if

you are on a diet.

8. Carob pods are almost fat-free – another plus.

9. Carob is non-allergenic – great if you are allergic to chocolate.

10. Carob has various other applications including the production of

cosmetic facemasks, fodder for livestock and firewood to name a

few.

https://pigletinportugal.com/2012/08/09/10-useful-facts-about-the-carob-tree-arvore-de-alfarrobeiras/

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Above Top: Typical

Carob Tree

Above Middle: Uni-

form Carob Seeds

as was used for

weights

Middle right: Ma-

ture Carob Pods

Lower right: Imma-

ture Carob Pods

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items from Carob

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Samples of Products Made From

Carob

Chips for baking Large Squares for

Baking

Powder for Co-

coa like drink Dog Biscuits

Left:

Carob

Syrup

Right:

Carob

Coffee

26 Club Member Shows Work At the

Pablo Center

The show at the Pablo Center at the Confluence in Eau Claire this

past March 20th through the 25th was titled 'Fabulous Florals &

Fine Art.' Invitations went out to artist and florists for this annual

show. The artist's submissions are chosen based on original de-

sign and that they would pose a challenge to a floral designer. The

florist are presented with a picture of the art that has been chosen

by the organizing committee with the direction to create a floral

arrangement that interprets the art piece. It is short due to the

short life of the floral arrangements. It is a unique show of art and

floral arrangements and is expected to be presented again next

year. Dennis Ciesielski

27 Opportunities For Members

I'm reaching out from Volume One & The Local Store in Eau Claire,

WI about the possibility of working together & connecting as whole-

sale or consignment partners to offer goods in our shop. I'm hoping

someone from your group will be willing and able to help us out

with some product ideas!

Just a bit more background about our shop: The Local Store is a full

-on retail store in downtown Eau Claire, Wisconsin featuring appar-

el, books, music, art prints, glassware, gifts, and more – produced

by, for, and/or about people in this community. All merchandise

somehow evokes a sense of place in the Chippewa Valley or Wis-

consin in general. Many artists, writers, businesses, and creators of

the Chippewa Valley/Wisconsin use The Local Store as a retail out-

let for their goods, and Volume One's own creative team creates

many of the products we sell. We also work with regional vendors

such as yourself that make products about Wisconsin or the Mid-

west or that are made here.

We're in the process of expanding our store footprint in our building

as well as expanding our product selection. Within that, offering a

larger option for wood goods is a focus for us. We think you'd be a

great fit to work together! We're looking at Pepper Mills, Wood

Planters/ Holders, Wood Wine Glasses/Goblets, and Wood Vases,

etc. and would also be open to other products/ideas as well. We're

super interested in those products and I attached a few photos of

'inspiration' for some styles that we like and I'm hoping to get some

feedback and what's doable and what's maybe not at this point.

You can see more information about the store here too:

Website: www.volumeone.org/store

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/TheLocalStore/

Instagram: @thelocalstoreec / https://

www.instagram.com/thelocalstoreec/

Please get back to me when you can with any logistic information,

questions or concerns you have for us, and any other information

you can provide. Looking forward to hearing from you soon!

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just hoping to get started here. Let me know what you think! Thank

you!!!!!

Lindsey Quinnies

Store Manager - The Local Store

Volume One / The Local Store

205 N. Dewey Street

Eau Claire, WI 54703

ph: 715-552-0457

www.volumeone.org

Ideas for wood turned goods

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APRIL DEMONSTRATION

Demonstration:

This demonstration will consist of a presentation of several facets of

bowl segmenting which will include : how a wedge sled works; mak-

ing patterns to determine shape and size of segments; and steps to

make the segmented rings, glueup; sanding and turning.

Demonstrator:

Mary Weider is a nurse at Sacred Heart Hospital and came to a

monthly meeting. With several classes on turning Mary has become

a seasoned turner after approximately 3 years and actively partici-

pates in the activities of the group.

Meetings are first Wednesday of the month at 7 pm. Open

house—Coffee and Chips - is the second Saturday of the

month from 8 am to 12 pm

Meeting Dates and Demonstrations

April 3— Mary Weider—Segmenting

May 1— Jeff Fagan—Chips and Tunes

June 5— John Layde—Tenon On/Tenon

July 3—Tom Leonard—Pen finishing and Finishing Problems

August 7—To Be Determined

September 4 - To Be Determined

October 2—John DeRyckere—Lidded Boxes

Open House-Coffee and Chips Dates

April 13

May 11

June 8

July 13

August 10

September 14

October 12

Meetings and Coffee and Chips are held in the Eau Claire In-

sulation building at 1125 Starr Ave on the northeast side of

Eau Claire, Wi.

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Board of Directors for 2018

President Duane Walker 1-715-577-2248 elk.stir@gmail.com Vice President John Layde 715-834-9371 ouzo@charter.net

Treasurer/ Randy Patzke Membership 1-612-845-6185 arpatzke@hotmail.com

Secretary John DeRyckere 715.838.9480 jderyck@gmail.com Program Director Mark Palma 1-612.991.7733 marksworkshop@gmail.com

At Large Director Joe Nycz 1-715-937-2803 nyczjoseph@live.com

Non Board Positions Librarian Dennis Ciesielski 715.233.0236 daciesie@gmail.com

Newsletter Editor Tom Leonard 715.831.9597 tl9597@charter.net Web Master Jerry Engedal 712.834.1022 joanandjerrye@gmail.com

Photos of Show and Tell / Gallery items

provided by : Mary Weider

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