Woodturners of Polk County, Florida

Note; There has been no meeting in January prior to 2011, due to the Florida Symposium, and There are no minutes for December as there is no business meeting at the Christmas dinner.

Click on the month to link you to the .pdf file of the minutes. Note the photos taken at the meeting are at the end of the each Minutes after July 2007.

NOTE: Only the last 4+ years of meeting minutes have links below. All previous minutes are available – contact club secretary.

See list in table below for Demonstrations at each meeting

2020:

January February March April May June July August September October November

2021:

January February March April May June July August September October November

2022:

January February March April May June July August September October November

2023:

January February March April May June July August September October November

2024: Note, The Demo’s will be the item to turn for Project 24.

January February March April May June July August September October November

Year	Month	Demonstrator	Subject
2024	January	Steve Hood	3 point bowl
	February	Ted Smith	Bowl without a chuck
	March	Steve Hood	Finials
	April	Gerald Avery	Bowl from a bowl
	May	John Kriplean	Lidded box
	June	Mike Linkswiler	Multi axis vase
	July	Gerald Avery	Pepper mills
	August	Mine Linkswiler	Candle sticks
	September	John Kriplean	Bird Houses
	October	Ted Smith	Duplication – Spendils, bowls, etc
	November		Texturing -
	December		Christmas Party

Year	Month	Demonstrator	Subject
2023	January	Steve Hood	Tool handles
	February	Ted Smith	Turning spheres
	March	John Kriplean	Turning a eggs
	April	Steve Hood	Turning a bowl quickly
	May	Ted Smith	Turning Scoops
	June	John Kriplean	Turning a goblet
	July	Mike Linkswiler	Flowers
	August	Gerald Avery	Toys
	September	Bruce Woody	Pens
	October	Steve Hood	Miniatures
	November	None	Discussion on Fair entries
	December		Christmas Party

Year	Month	Demonstrator	Subject
2022	January	Ted Smith	Tear drop box
	February	Steve Parker	Pen
	March	Steve Hood / Mike Linkswiler	Basket weave bowl/platter
	April	Gerald Avery	Wood Threading Jig
	May	Ted Smith	Bowl coring
	June	Al Hockenbery	Turning a spheres
	July	Dennis McNeill	Finishes
	August	Ron Browning	Turing Jewelry.
	September	Gerald Avery	Jig for turning a sphere
	October	Hank Norwell	Natural Edged Vases
	November	Al Hockenbery	Christmas Ornaments
	December	Christmas Party	None

Year	Month	Demonstrator	Subject
2021	January	Steve Hood	Hollow form with wood burning
	February	Bill Freeze	Hollowing box with carbide tools
	March	Ted Smith	Deep Hollowing methods
	April	John Kriplean	4 sided box
	May	Steve Hood	Salt & Pepper shakers
	June	Al Hockenbery	How to cut a log into turning blanks
	July	Art Worth	Bowl coring
	August	Rudy Lopez	Square/round Vase
	September	Steve Hood	Finials (Paper by Patrick Sikes)
	October	John Kriplean	Christmas ornament ball
	November	Randy Summers	Humming bird house
	December		Christmas Party

Year	Month	Demonstrator	Subject
2020	January	Ted Smith	Box Tear drop shape
	February	Bill Freeze	Seed Pot
	March	Ron Browing	Bowl
	April	No meeting – C-19
	May	No Meeting – C-19
	June	Steve Hood	Square sided bowl – tea light
	July	John Kriplean	Lidded box
	August	Bill Freeze	Square box
	September	Ted Smith	Coasters& Christmas tree
	October	Bill Freeze	Christmas ornaments
	November
	December

Year	Month	Demonstrator	Subject
2019	January	Bill Freeze	Basic of segmented turning
	February	Ron Browning	Lidded box
	March	Ted Smith	Mounting turnings
	April	Mark Nienstabt	Egg box
	May	Al Hockenbery	Hollow form – camera for hollowing
	June	Steve Hood	3 sided bowl
	July	Ted Smith / John Henry	Turning bowl from board
	August	John Kriplean	Turning an egg shaped box
	September	Ted Smith	Coffee scoops
	October	____	No Minutes – sec absent
	November	Fredy Flores	Laser engraving
	December	Christmas Party	No Minutes

Year	Month	Demonstrator	Subject
2018	January	Ted Smith	Vase – narrow neck, hollowed from bottom.
	February	Bill Freeze – Ted	How to turn bottom of bowls
	March	Ron Browning	Natural edged bowl
	April	Jack Roberts	Boxes
	May	John Kriplean	Pens
	June	Art Worth	Winged Box
	July	Lee Sky	Layered bowls
	August	Rudy Lopez	Winged Bowl from crotch
	September	Ron Browning	Salt shaker
	October	Ted Smith	Small Christmas items
	November	Al Hockenbery	Christmas Ornament
	December	Christmas Party	No Minutes

Year	Month	Demonstrator	Subject
2017	January	John Kriplean	Turning a pen using a pine cone.
	February	Al Hockenbery	Hidden Ring Box
	March	Bill Freeze	Mushroom Box
	April	Ted Smith	Goblet with captive ring
	May	Don Geiger	Sharpening Tools (No Minutes)
	June	Bill Freeze	Pocket Purse Box
	July	John Kriplean	Honey dippers
	August	Ted Smith	Sanding – material, tools & techniques
	September	Cancelled	HURRICANE IRMA
	October	Ron Browning	Magic Salt shaker / Christmas ornament
	November	Bill Freeze & Ted Smith	Christmas Ornaments
	December	Christmas Party	No Minutes

Year	Month	Demonstrator	Subject
2016	January	Bill Freeze	Inside out turning (no minutes)
	February	Ted Smith	Teardrop vase
	March	Adam Hood	Spiral carving hollow form
	April	John Alleman	Bowl basics
	May	Art Worth	Hollowing with camera system
	June	Bill Freeze	Emergent Bowl
	July	Ron Browning	Segmenting bowls and hollow forms
	August	Rudy Lopez	Square Vase
	September	Ted Smith	Turning Bangles and Finishing with Pumice
	October	Al Hockenbery	Turning Green Wood
	November	Bill Freeze	Inside out ornaments
	December	Christmas Party	No Minutes

Year	Month		Demonstrator		Subject
2015	January		Canceled - FWS
	February		Don Geiger		Shape and Forms
	March		James Lee		Feather inlay in bowl rim
	April		Adam Hood		Bowl from a cube
	May		Ted Smith		Production turning
	June				Winged Bowl
	July		Jim Mullins		Fluting
	August		Bill Freeze		Use of Carbide tools
	September		Steve Marlow		Salt Box
	October		Jamie Harrel		Fractal wood burning
	November		Ted Smith		Christmas ornaments
	December		Christmas Party		No Minutes
Year	Month	Demonstrator		Subject
2014	January	Ed Brannon		Milk paint
	February	Al Hockenbery		Hollow Forms
	March	Don Gieger		Grinder setup and tool sharpening
	April	Ted Smith		Jigs and Gadgets
	May	Art Worth		Bowl Bottoms
	June	John Kriplean		Turning Acrylic Pens
	July	Rick Horton		Privets – off centered turning jig
	August	Al Hockenbery		Ball in a Ball
	September	Steve Marlow		Bowl from a board
	October	Adam Hood		Bowl from wheel chair – No minutes
	November	Ron Browning		Sea Urchin Ornament
	December			Christmas party – no minutes

Year	Month	Demonstrator	Subject
2013	January	Rudy Lopez	Thin stemmed goblets
	February	Glen McLean	Off Center Turning
	March	James McClure	Natural edged bowl
	April	Ron Cinquanti	Using the Skew
	May	Glen Ploeckelmann	Miniature bird houses.
	June	Al Hockenbery	Shallow bowl from crotch
	July	Franck Johannesen	Norfolk Island Pine Mushroom
	August	Don Watson	Oriental plate
	September	Ted Smith / Adam Hood	Finials
	October	Adam Hood	Calabash Bowl
	November	Jim Smith	Napkin Rings
2012	January	Ted Smith	Home made Live Center & Others gadgets
	February	Jim Smith	Peppermill
	March	Kirk Moss	3 legged stool
	April	Ron Browning	Segment turning. Saturday Hands On
	May	Al Hockenbery	Triangular Napkin Holders
	June	Adam Hood	Turning from wheel chair
	July	Ted Smith	Spherical box
	August	Rudy Lopez	Winged bowl
	September	Art Worth	two axis boxes
	October	Ron Browning	Finishing
	November	John Kriplean	Christmas ornament
	December	N/A	Christmas Party - 7 pm.
2011	January	Ted Smith	Box with finial
	February	Guy Gerrard (CFW)	Off center turning
	March	John Kriplean	Pen making using CA Glue finish
	April	Bob Varner	Wood Oyster box / stick pen
	May	Al Hockenbery	Full sized bird house
	June	Art Worth	Decorated rim vase
	July	Don Geiger	Wobbler
	August	Ted Smith	Coaster
	September	Ron Browning	Donut shaped vase
	October	John Kriplean	Christmas ornaments
	November	Gerald Avery	Threaded Box - Corian
	December	N/A	Christmas Party - 7 pm.
2010	January	Florida Symposium
	February	Guy Gerrard (CFW)	Photographing, design, & Off Center turning
	March	Ron Cinquanti	Pendant
	April	Larry Hasiak	Hollow forms the simple way
	May	Sherry Hockenbery	Texturing & Color
	June	Ted Smith	Single tool turning
	July	Dan Hoffman	Off center turning - special chuck
	August	Steven Marlow	Bowl from a board
	September	John Kriplean	Bottle stopper
	October	Ron Cinquanti	Turning a paper weight
	November	Al Hockenbery	Bowl Basics
	December	N/A	Christmas Party @ 6 PM
2009	January	Florida Symposium
	February	John Kriplean	Pen
	March	Club working session	Pens
	April	Richard Morris	Thin Turnings, and Piercing
	May	Rudy Lopez	Winged bowls
	June	Ron Cinquanti	Boxes
	August	Ted Smith	Hook tools, making and using
	September	Don Geiger	Sharpening tools
	October	Ron Browning	Pepper Mills
	November	Al Hockenbery	Christmas Ornaments
2008	February	Al Hockenbery	How to Finishing a bowl
	March	David Swinson	“trick of the trade” for segmented turning
	April	Al & Sherry Hockenbery	Ins & outs of vacuum chucking
	May	Ted Smith	natural bark sided goblet with captive ring.
	June	John Kriplean	miniature box lid with finial
	July	Eric Kline	use of an air brush and stain to color wood
	August	Glen Ploeckelmann	miniature bird houses.
	September	Ted Smith	ways to mount bowls, boxes, etc and turn the bottom
	October	Al Hockenbery	??
	November

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