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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-US link="#0563C1" vlink="#954F72" style='word-wrap:break-word'><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:13.0pt'>Hello All,<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:13.0pt'>I wish to thank Duane Hill for stepping up last Saturday to replace the Mark Palma demo due to an emergency in Mark’s family.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:13.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:13.0pt'>Duane performed a very well-done demo on the use of the “shear scraping” technique on bowls, to which I might add can be used on a variety of curved surfaces. Lots of good questions and comments came from the audience during the meeting. The tidbits learned are very useable.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:13.0pt'>As he mentioned, its use allows the turner start sanding with a much finer grit and removes subtle imperfections in the formation of those surfaces. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:13.0pt'>For me, maybe with correct shear scraping technique, I can stop using 80 grit sandpaper as the starting grit!<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:13.0pt'>Thanks again Duane. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:13.0pt'>The member turnout was much smaller than we had hoped, maybe the Dec meeting will bring ‘em back! </span><span style='font-size:13.0pt;mso-ligatures:none'><img width=42 height=42 style='width:.4416in;height:.4416in' id="Graphic_x0020_1" src="cid:image001.png@01DA1611.044C8630" alt="Snowman with solid fill"></span><span style='font-size:13.0pt'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>-raasch<o:p></o:p></span></p></div></body></html>