July 2010 Club Meeting Newsletter                                    Club president, Bill Gruhn called the meeting to order. No new members this month and just one visitor. Club business items are slow during the summer months and some Board of Directors were on travel so, the board reports were very quick.                        2010 Club Picnic Coordinator, Neil Frevert, gave a comprehensive description of the plans for the Annual Club Picnic at the Balboa Pavilion (second Wednesday in September). Neil provided the following information. Date: Wednesday, September 8th at the Balboa pavilion (spouses and "significant others" are definitely invited). 5:00 PM Social Time: to meet & greet; view Toy Project items; view/buy member items for sale and view/bid on silent auction items.  6:00 PM Dinner Time: catered by Roland's Bar B Que (same as last year).  Liquid  refreshments are planned. Entertainment: provided by the HSV Crystal Chimes Chorus Activities include: Silent auction and door prizes are being solicited. Members can bring items to sell, and retain the money.  Tickets will be sold at the August 11 Club Meeting, two for $15.00 ($10.00 each if you wait till the picnic).  Committee members: Neil Frevert and Rob Tillotson  Other picnic helpers include: Terry Jasicki, Elton Benson, Denton Hushaw, Eddy Berk and Tom Aubry                   Show & Tell                  Don Buck showed a turned bowl he made where he starts with one 12" x 12" x 1" board. Don sets his bandsaw to a 45 degree angle and makes progressively smaller circle cuts. Correctly done, he glues the angle cut rings together and relatively little time is required on the lathe to get the final bowl shape.                                           The above myrtle wood plank was the subject of an interesting show & tell story that included a cross country trip in a 21' foot camper, finding the plank for sale in the Pacific northwest, covincing his wife and then transporting the plank on the camper couch for the remainder of the trip. It will be interesting to see what he makes with it after that much effort to bring it home.                 Main Program  Club vice president, Lee Smith introduced Ron Endicott, who retired from Weyerhauser and has worked in forestry for most of his life. Ron had an information packed presentation focused on Arkansas tree species. He had collected and mounted typical leaf patterns to support his discussions on a wide variety of trees. Most members are familar with oak, maple, cherry, walnut and various pines. Each of those woods along with many others, have a number of different species in that category, and not just red or white oak! Ron also stressed to be careful who you buy your wood from. Make sure it's a reputable dealer, because a lot of them will sell you one thing that looks like what you're asking for but it maybe something else. Ron brought in different wood samples and some of his own work to illustrate his discussions. Example pictures are provided below.                               Ron Endicott                   Lee Smith presented Ron with a momento as a reminder of the club's appreciation of an excellent and informative presentation.