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CAT Monthly Meeting - Demo by David Swiger

Date and Time

Wednesday, April 16, 2025, 6:30 PM until 9:00 PM

Location

Moose Lodge 1041
43 Catoctin Cir SE
Leesburg, VA  20175
USA
Meeting ID:
946 4391 7354
Passcode:
467569

Event Contact(s)

Gary T Newgaard
703 554-3653 (p)
703 554-3653 (c)

Category

CAT Monthly Meeting

Registration Info

Registration is not Required

About this event

Tonight will be mainly focused on beginners, but more experienced turners will also find things of interest. The first platter I’ll turn will be a burnt-rim ash platter from beginning to end, including my preferred finishing application on something burnt. As part of the demo, I’ll be discussing various tools to use and why. Including tools, I recommend for beginners, and more advanced turners. I will demonstrate how to turn a proper recess for mounting the blank, how to turn an ogee on the black side of a platter, turn an aesthetically pleasing rim for the eye to follow into the center of the platter when finished, how to use a torch to burn the rim, and then how to hollow out the center of the platter to provide for a crisp clean transition from the burnt rim to a natural wood finish center.

For the second platter, which will mostly be already turned, I will demonstrate how to do a dyed rim showing the techniques used to overcome the bleeding effects of using an alcohol-based dye.

Lastly, if time permits, I’ll discuss the method I came up with for doing a faux marble rim finish.

Dave