The Three Amigos treat the club to an evening of bowl bottoms

Mark Irving starts it off by explaining the fabrication and use of his Compression Chuck.

And he then demonstrates some efficient slight-of-hand manipulation with a traditional jamb chuck

Here’s Mark removing the last remnants of the bowl’s original tenon with a power carver.

Then Tom Raymond took over and pointed out which part of the bowl is the bottom!

Tom also used a jamb chuck to secure the piece which left Mark wondering why Tom’s was better than his.

To remove the nub Tom used a shallow fluted carving gouge and a mallet. A couple of good whacks and he was done.

Then incoming president Peter McCrea began his portion of the demo by showing how to get the bowl perfectly centered in a jamb chuck with a dial indicator mounted on a magnetic base.

Nice chunk of wood!

Peter used a shallow fluted detail gouge and a box scraper tool rest to quickly remove the tenon with a simple friction and rubbing technique.

Here’s his detail gouge

And for his finale, Peter converted the club’s 2436 into an 800 pound power sander.

Click here to read the newsletter article about this demo

Show & Tell

How come no one wants to look at the stuff on the table?

Jeff Frost warns Bob Delio about the hazards of looking at stuff on the table.

The two Peters sample the night’s fine cuisine.

Ya know guys .... the stuff on the table was pretty darn good.

Now we’re getting somewhere!

Well, sort of!

Finally! Good work!

All photos this page by Andy Hoyt

Page last updated on October 1, 2006