During October online meetings, members displayed a variety of projects in the Show & Tell portion of the meetings.  Below are pieces shown during the meetings! 

Bill Shea rarely attends our in-person meetings as he lives in Dalton, MA.  He can attend via Zoom and did so in October.  He sent photos of his recent projects prior to the meeting so Charlie shared them with the group as Bill described them.
The Rocking Fish is a gift for his grandson's first birthday.
The five adaptation of the Isaac Newton Young Shaker wall clocks are made from cherry as housewarming gifts for Bill's nephews.
The pine jelly cupboard is a gift for his niece's wedding.  It was Bill's first time punching metal for the inserts.  Each insert is different and they are highlighted in the detail photos.
Thanks for sharing Bill!

Mike Vecellio continues to grow as a woodturner.  Recently, he completed the maple bowl turned from maple butcher block countertop scraps.  It measures 10 inches across and 3 inches deep and produced 5 gallons of shavings that he placed under the bird feeders.   The second bowl is maple and walnut, again 10 inches across and 3 inches deep.  Mike finished both with Odies's Oil.
The Candy Cane pen is an experiment for Christmas.  Instructions for making the blank are in the November 2020 newsletter!

Raymond Smith created the walnut bowl shown here.
He sent along three process photos as well, showing how he used Cole (Remounting) Jaws to work on the bowl's bottom.

Larry Prunotto turned this lidded box of ash, adding a knob of cocobolo.

Ward Vuillemot presented a multi-piece tea light candle holder.  Made from black walnut, he turned it in four pieces - one an inside out turning of two pieces - and then assembled the final piece.
WARNING:  Never leave lit candles unattended.  Also, when using tea lights, always have a protective coating (like the metal casse) around the sides and bottom of the candles. 

Jim Yonkers has a son that lives in Georgia.  On a recent trip to visit, he completed the smoke shed shown in the photo that he's been building for several years.  His son did the masonry work.. The cedar is from milled trees Jim cut down on the property over the years.  

Ed Siegel is developing his skills regarding extremely thin spindle turning.  He recently completed the two thin turnings - probably no more than 3/16" at their thinnest - shown below.  
Ed is one of the demonstrators for the online Empire State Maker Faire being held on October 16 and 17.  He created the maple bowl burnished with padauk below as a practice for that demonstration.  

John Wyman completed two turning projects recently that will become Christmas presents.  
The first is a fashion doll for his granddaughter based on an item found on Etsy.  The body is made from scrap pine and the hat is a purchased disk with a flower decoration
The second is a "fish bonker" for his son-in-law and other fishermen in the family.  The idea came from the Turning for Profit website.  John created by blank by gluing poplar on either side of the maple.  

Charlie LaPrease cuts a lot of wood - especially firewood.  When cutting firewood, it is important to cut to lengths that will fit into the wood stoves.  He recently created this "jig" using tulipwood to hold the piece of an old fiberglass fishing rod with the measurements.  A rare earth magnet to hold it to his chainsaw.

Mel Taber often creates unique pieces that are enhanced by following the form of the blank.  This birch carved bowl is an example of his talent bringing out the beauty of the wood while creating a useful bowl.  The piece measures 20" in diameter and is 9" tall.  He used mostly an Arbortech grinder to create this.

Robert Ward is often commissioned to create wood memory photos of dogs that have moved on to another world.  The two shown here are his latest.  He was also asked to create the plaque for a friend's mother whose son is a Marine.

Barbara Raymond-LaPrease cut the elephant pattern a year or more ago.  Recently, she worked with her airbrush and created a backer for it and put an oil finish on the cottonwood face.  Recently, she completed the howling wolf picture, another cut from cottonwood.  She again used her airbrush to create a backer board (not yet completed) as well as enhance the main board.  The pattern for the elephant is from Creative Woodworks & Crafts [now defunct] in the May 2013 issue.  The Trees with Howling Wolf plaque is a pattern from Sue Mey.

Bob Henry recently completed this set of walnut and maple layered bowls.  Each layer is cut and then assembled into the stacks.  Bob finished the bowls with lacquer.

Ted Kleege recently completed the maple bowl in a bowl project that was demonstrated at the last in-person meeting on March 10th.  Ted, like many other members, is also frugal and doesn't see a reason to pay for a bird feeder when he can make one using a 64 ounce mayonnaise jar! 

More to Come ...