Hampton Roads Penturners - November 2013 Newsletter

MAPG 2014 NEWS - The MAPG planning team just fi nished our fi rst meeting for the 2014 event! It will be held again at the Richmond Woodcraft Friday May 2 - Satur-day May 3. Similar format to last year with some improvements. Stay tuned as we arrange for demos and vendors, but lock in the date.

For the newbies, MAPG stand for Mid-Atlantic Penturners Gather-ing, though based on last year, poeple came from near and far. It’s an evening and full day fi lled with all things about pen making. Visit our website at http://www.midatlan-ticpen.com, Mid-Atlantic Penturners Gathering for a view of MAPG.

PENS FOR TROOPS

Our next meeting will be held on November 2, 2013, from 9:30 am - 12:00pm at Woodcraft of Virginia Beach / Norfolk. Jason Gantner will be demonstrating CA fi nish techniques and have a group workshop to show our appreciation to the military by turning pens for the troops as part of Norfolk Woodcraft’s upcoming 10th anniversary events.

NOVEMBER 2, 2013 MEETING

MEMBER REMINDERS:

The Project Pen for November was to make/share a promotional pen for the club using the labels or decals provided at the September meeting.

Member profi les/links are now available on the website for a small fee of $5 per month or $50 per year. 100% of funds collected will be used to pay for the website and other promotional services we can afford.

Please email [email protected] for more information.

September Meeting Recap...........................................pages 2-4

November Meeting Preview........................................page 5

Inside this Issue...

November 2013 Edition of the Hampton Roads Penturners NewsletterNewsletter Editor: Tina Wissen Email: [email protected]

Publish Date: October 27, 2013

HAMPTON ROADS PENTURNERS

We had two demonstrations for our September meeting. Charley Good-win fi rst showed how he makes pens with labels and decals. In our second demonstration, Brian Nikitas went through how he makes pens out of bottle caps. Both demonstrations were very detailed and informative.We thank these members for sharing their given talents.

September Meeting Recap

Demo #1: Charley GoodwinLabel and Decal PensIAP: cwolfs69Website: pensbycharley.com

Demo #2: Brian Nikitas Bottlecap PensIAP: NikitasWebsite: facebook.com/nikitaswoodworks

For more information about either demonstration, we recommend you contact Charley and Brian directly through the IAP forum.

http://www.penturners.org




SEPTEMBER 14, 2013 MEETING PHOTOSCharley Goodwin aka cwolfs69 demonstrated how to apply both a label and a waterslide decal.

Labels and decals printed with an ink jet printer need to be sealed with an acrylic spray prior to applying to pens. There are a variety of brand names and types of sprays that can be applied to the labels and decals.

picture of a water slide decal on a light wood blank

picture of a label on an acrylic blank

Hints for Success:




SEPTEMBER 14, 2013 MEETING PHOTOSBrian Nikitas aka Nikitas demonstrated how to make a pen out of bottle caps.

picture of a completed bottlecap pen

Hints for Success:

After the bottle caps are fl attened and bent to the fi t the tube, they are cast in a clear polyester resin using a tube-in silicone mold.




TURN FOR TROOPS - Each year Woodcraft stores nation wide open their doors to any and all who wish to turn a pen in their store, and the pens are shipped off to our troops overseas. Woodcraft generates thou-sands of pens every year for this project.

In preparation for this great event, we are doing our share to help Norfolk Woodcraft by turning pens on November 2 as a club. To help us kick off our Pens for Troops meeting, Jason Gantner (aka jasontg99) currently employed by the US Navy, will share his techniques for applying Cya-noacrylate Glue aka CA fi nish to pens. We hope you can join us, all skill levels are invited, mentoring will be available for beginners. ___________________________________________________________

Woodcraft is also having their 10th Anniversary Sale and Celebration Fri-day - Sunday, November 1, 2, and 3. See their website for more details.

http://www.woodcraft.com/stores/store.aspx?id=556

November Meeting Preview

Cyanoacrylate is the generic name for a family of strong fast-acting adhe-sives with industrial, medical and household uses. Cyanoacrylate adhe-sives have a short shelf life if not used, about one year from manufacture if unopened, one month once opened. They have some minor toxicity.Cyanoacrylates include methyl 2-cyanoacrylate, ethyl-2-cyanoacrylate (commonly sold under trade names such as “Super Glue” and “Krazy Glue”), n-butyl cyanoacrylate and 2-octyl cyanoacrylate (used in medical, veterinary and fi rst aid applications). Octyl cyanoacrylate was developed to address toxicity concerns and to reduce skin irritation and allergic re-sponse. The abbreviation “CA” is commonly used for industrial grades.

This information is quoted from: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cyanoacrylate

Did you know?

MEMBER POLL:

1. Do you use a CA fi nish?

A. Yes B. No

2. What is your favorite brand of CA glue?

A. Nexabond B. Satellite City C. Stick Fast D. Titebond E. other:

Please mail [email protected] with your answers.







Social Media Mashup

International Association of Penturners (IAP)

http://www.penturners.org

IAP stands for International Association of Penturners, an online forum dedicated to the penturning community.

IAP also provides a photo gallery, wiki, links, library, marketplace, and vendor catalogs, as well as supports portals for local chapters, like the Hampton Roads Virginia Chapter.

Please visit penturners.org today to join this free online forum, or use our contact form for more information about local meetings, events, and activities.

Hampton Roads Penturners’ website has been up and running since July 2013. We have had a great response from our current members but would also love it to continue to grow by sharing with others.

Please share our website URL: http://www.hrpenturners.net.

If you need to send photos for the demo gallery or project pens, please use our email at [email protected].___________________________________________________________

Have you liked us on Facebook? We would love to hear from our Facebook friends more often. Please feel free to share what proj-ects you have been working on i.e. new trends or techniques, or just want to share your latest pen - http://www.facebook.com/HRPenturners

We also have a Twitter account for all you “tweeters” at

http://twitter.com/HRPenturners

@hrpenturners#hrpenturners

We need demonstrators for next year’s meetings, so please send an idea or offer to do a demonstration.

How can I help?Special thanks to Bill and Heather Caillet of Woodcraft for their support of Hampton Roads Penturners!

Woodcraft of Virginia Beach / Norfolk is located in The Shops at Janaf on the corner of Virginia Beach Boulevard and Mili-tary Highway in Norfolk, VA.

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Hampton Roads Penturners - November 2013 Newsletter