Stateline Woodturners
September 12, 2026 Club Meeting
Visitors: John R. with his son Whitt who is beginning to turn. Brad C. who happen to encounter Ben J. who got him interested in checking the club out.
Show-N-Tell, Novice: Entrants were:
· Carl H. with a segmented urn made from yellowwood, maple, and walnut finished with Waterlox.
· Larry S. with 1) a jewelry box made with a walnut bottom, a hickory laser engraved top (a new tool for him), and floxed inside and 2) an offset turned walnut bowl.
· Whitt R. with walnut and maple pawns he turned for the chess board his grandfather had made for him.
· David W. with walnut drawer pulls made for a two-drawer Shaker cherry side chest that is near completion, finished with Bioshield Hard Oil #9, and turned by laminating a walnut block to a red oak block with paper between for separating with a mallet and chisel after turning.
Carl H. won in this category for his urn, which he is loaning to the Roger’s Historical Museum for display.
Show-N-Tell, Advanced: Entrants were:
· Ben J. with 1) a small post oak bowl made from a piece of wood he bought in Texas before/after attending SWAT and 2) a winged live edge walnut bowl made from a limb.
· Mike E. with a sweetgum lidded bowl like that shown in a 2017 AAW article where the bottom was offset fluted with a router using a vacuum chuck after turning and then dyed, and a three piece dyed lid handle.
· Mike S. with pieces made from yard wood, his favorite source, 1) a hollowed spalted oak bowl finished with walnut oil, 2) a spalted oak lidded box with a down curving wing with lid seeming to be of walnut with an oak finial, and 3) 4 small bowls he brought to show how you can quickly practice and experiment with small pieces (3 live edge and 1 winged).
· Larry C. with a ball that was true within a few thousandths of an inch since he had to sand a dent out and demonstrated how to easily check for round by using a small cutoff of conduit or pipe which you could move across and around the ball.
· Frank E. with a whole set of pens, which is his current passion.
Mike E. won in the advanced category for his lidded bowl.
FYI: Pictures of the entries for Show-N-Tell are posted on the club website by Larry C. They can be found under Club in Action -> Photo Albums and selecting the entrant’s name/picture. The entrants for the last meeting are always at the top, and their latest entries are at the end (go to the right) of all their entries with the date of showing noted for each.
Our Art 2026: Larry C. announced that a piece by Mike S., Within the Curve, was selected for exhibition within the lobby of the Walton Arts Center this fall. It is very competitive to have one’s work accepted and a very prestigious honor for Mike.
October President’s Challenge: With Thanksgiving coming the theme is cornucopia, make some fruit to fill the horn of plenty.
Membership Dues: These are due by the end of the month. Payment may be made online with a small credit card charge added, to Jamie (sitting in for Paul today), at the next meeting, or a check mailed to Paul Moore at 2617 W Highland Knolls Rd Rogers 72758. Reminders are going out from the website.
Rogers Historical Museum: Pieces to display the next quarter will be picked up today, or may be taken directly to Debe. The pieces loaned and displayed in the last quarter may be picked up at the October meeting.
Kaden’s Cause: We have received feedback that our urns are often too large as the ashes for a baby are minimal. Think of the something the size of your fist or with outside dimensions close to 3” x 1”. One that could be hung on a pendant is also desired.
VA Pen Program: The last session was hosted by 9 club member/assistants who found it great fun and very rewarding. The club has started a Go Fund Me and has applied for a $4,000 grant. The funds and expenses for this outreach are now being conducted from a separate bank account.
SWAT: Ben reported on the SWAT (Southwest Association of Woodturners) symposium he recently attended along with some other club member: amazing fun, 1000s of attenedants, raffles, tool displays, a Saturday night banquet with table center pieces given away. The Rocky Mountain symposium is in September and held in Loveland, CO. Smaller, but great fun and includes a longest shaving contest. That will be followed by the Tennessee symposium held in January.
ESSA: The Eureka Springs School of the Arts, a good partner with our club, is holding their Mad Hatter Ball on October 16th and is soliciting donations for this event.
Wishing Spring: The October Wishing Spring Art and Craft Festival is coming up the 15th – 17th. This is a great opportunity for local artist, including turners, to display and sell their work. Members can go together to rent a booth.
President’s Comments:
· Annual club officer elections are coming up in October. Ben requested a board meeting after this club meeting to find out which current members are willing to continue serving another year. David M. has announced that he will no longer serve as program chair – a very important role. Anyone interested in serving in any capacity, please contact Ben.
· David M. is heading up the Christmas Brunch and Gift Exchange (in leu of a December meeting) and there is now a sign-up sheet at the back of the room to record the food item you will be bringing and the number that will be attending.
Bring Back Raffle: There were approximately 8 items raffled off, with the first winner being Buzz P. picking a vase by Mike S.
Demonstration by Tom A.: Making Animals
Tom has found making animals to be fun and quick. He likes giving them away (kids love them), and his wife likes displaying them. He brought many examples of the animals that he has made: an owl, a cat, a dog, a giraffe, a pig, a chicken, a sheep, a cow, an angry goose, and even an elephant. Check out a picture of these under Club in Action -> Photo Albums under his name for 09/12/2026. He said he learned how to make these by watching You Tube videos, and orders parts like eyes from Amazon. He demonstrated turning a dog which required chucking up the piece and sawing off the body from the head. He then demonstrated turning the body for his angry goose which could be done entirely between centers.
Attendance: Approximately 30
Please send omissions and corrections to David Wimberly (wdw@uark.edu) so that this record can be corrected on the website.