Knowledge You Can Build On — Est. 1998
Newsletter Help
Stephen DiCenso
>I write a newsletter for a wood turning group. I am looking for topics to write about. I am looking for info on wood to help write a wood of he month column. I am also looking to discuss topics with other newsletter editors and maybe develop a rapore that helps all of us each month. I am new to woodworking and have a limited knowledge.
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JHS
>Just check the threads on the NG. Lots of topics covered here.
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Jim King-Iquitos,Peru
>If you would like I could help with some articles about Amazonian tropical woods.
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Mark Kauder, Phenix City, AL
>Stephne,
I used to write, with the editorial help of the late Jon Arno, a wood of the week posting on this forum last year - lasted about 10 weeks - way too many hours of research.
I will email you the ten articles that I wrote. They are mostly a compilation of a bunch of web research.
Mark
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David
>I'm new as well, and definitely with limited knowledge. However, I have written a few newsletters. Here's what I would find helpful:
Wood identification - just a couple examples on a monthly basis
Terminology - maybe define a few terms each month
Newbies corner - Green wood versus dried wood, simple projects, "how'd they do that?"
Sources of wood. Wood that is easy to turn versus wickedly hard to turn. Crotches, Burls, trunks and Branches - mapping of a tree.
Safety hints - again, a couple each month
From the shop - new tool reviews, obscure tools, basic tools that every turner should have, outfitting the workshop for less than a billion dollars.
finishing - favorite methods from members of the club. Wax - the non-hazmat way to finish. Water versus oil based finishes. Fun with sandpaper.
technique - getting a really thin wall without getting a lampshade. "riding the bevel" - a monthly look at cutting, scraping, crying.
I guess I should stop there. Topically, I think you can appeal to experienced and non-experienced by hitting a variety of topics at different levels. Example, finishing is of interest to everybody. Tree identification - one month a common tree, the next month a toughy that is less common.
Last hint for the newsletter is that you'll be writing it every month, and there are plenty of ideas. No need to cover everything in a month.
Hope this helps.
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Doug Trembath
>Stephen, one way a couple of editors I know do it is to browse the websites of other clubs. You can get many good ideas and a lot of inspiration on them. I'm not suggesting you plagiarize, now, just shop for ideas then do your own research and write 'em up.
Doug Trembath
Studio in the Woods
