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THE TWIGMohawk Hudson Bonsai Society
JUNE 29 MEETINGat pfm bonsai10 AM DEMOWS after LUNCH
REGISTER FOR THE
WORKSHOP NOW
TREES WILL BE
CHOSEN IN THE
ORDER OF
REGISTRATION
VOTE FOR YOUR STAND CHOICE FOR OUR SUMMER BUILDING PROJECTSEE PAGE 3
POTENTILLA DEMO AND WORKSHOPON JUNE 29 AT 10 AM, Pauline Muth will teach a lesson about
this great hardy species of Potentilla followed by a
demonstration.
The club trees were bought from long time member David Irvine.
They show good wild characteristics and members will be able to
buy them at our original cost. The demonstration tree will be
raffled.
Potentilla workshop. After lunch create a wonderful wild potentilla bonsai for
your collection. The club trees are very reasonable $35 or 45. Selection order of the trees will be in the same order as registrations. A limited amount of other potentilla will also be available from Pauline and David. Email or call Pauline to register. Trees payable at the meeting to MHBS. A fee of $20 for the workshop to benefit the club should be mailed to club treasurer Molly Beverage 285 Hickory Hollow Road Pawlet VT 05761to secure your place. There are 8 places in the workshop. Observers are welcome. ADDITIONAL POTENTILLA WILL BE AVAILABLE FOR SALE AT THE MEETING.
LUNCH provided by the members. Please bring something to share. Beverages provided by pfm bonsai.
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POTENTILLAThis shrub is a great species for bonsai especially due to the
wonderful trunks. It is extremely hardy. Grow it in full sun
but watch the water as they need plenty of it. As a result
deeper pots are used and the soil mix should contain a good
amount of organic material. Deadwood should be treated with
lime sulfur tinted with some black ink to give a more natural
appearance.
To make the Potentilla fruticosa `Kobolt´ flower, you need to let it grow almost uncontrolled (no pruning) from mid spring. Controlled back pruning of branches in earlier spring is necessary, afterwards leaving branches grow unattended. When flower buds appear in summer, very long branches can be pruned away keeping the shorter flowering branches.Letting a few long branches growing keeps other branches shorter, taking away energy from the growth of other branches. Later these overgrown branches are removed after fulfilling their task. from Morten Albeck
Artist: Sara Rayner
ShohinArtist: Morten Albek
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OUTDOOR STAND BUILDING PROJECTLAST year we all enjoyed making outdoor bonsai stands for the ABS Learning Seminars and finding great homes for them in our gardens. Many members expressed interest in making
more stands this year. Myron is ready to set up his assembly line again for our July meeting
BUT we need to decide what styles to build. We will be limited to two designs for the project.
On this page are ideas for us to work from. We need to know what the membership wants to
build. Send an email or call Pauline with the stand you would like to add to your
collection. Also include how many stands you would like built.
VOTE ONLY IF YOU WANT STANDS PLEASE!
PLAN 1 Making more stands like we used for ABS 18 inches across or 24. Ht. variable
PLAN 2 Making a folding stand...see Photo 2 below with TomPLAN 3 Making a multiple level stand....see Larry’s idea Photo 3
PLAN 4...Pat’s plan Photo 4 only taller
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Sanding (Insert Groan Here)It’s tempting to screw this proj-ect together immediately, but I’dsuggest you do all you can to re-sist the urge to assemble.
A better bet is for you to sandall your pieces to remove marksand dings. This helps get themready for whatever finish you’llbe applying (paint, deck stain,tung oil or nothing).
Once the faces and edges havebeen sanded, you need to “break
POPULAR WOODWORKING April 200482
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LET. NO. ITEM DIMENSIONS ( INCHES) MATERIALT W L
! A 8 Legs 11⁄2 31⁄2 15 Redwood! B 2 Top cross braces 11⁄2 31⁄2 191⁄2 Redwood! C 2 Low cross braces 11⁄2 31⁄2 16 Redwood! D 2 Stretchers 11⁄2 31⁄2 44 Redwood! E 5 Top boards 11⁄2 31⁄2 60 Redwood
JAPANESE GARDEN BENCH
Use scraps as spacers to ensure that your leg assemblies gotogether just right. This is a lot easier than measuring every-thing.Then screw it together using stainless steel screws.
ElevationProfile
the edges” of all the boards. Thisis pretty simple to do. Just grabsome #120-grit sandpaper andtake a couple of licks on all theedges of each board (you’re try-ing to remove any sharp edges).This will make the bench morecomfortable to sit on and less like-ly to splinter when it gets wet.
Leg AssemblyThis bench goes together quick-ly. Chuck a bit in your drill to give
you a 3⁄16" pilot hole and a coun-tersink simultaneously. These bitsare available from most home-supply or hardware stores.
Begin by assembling one ofthe leg structures. First find a pieceof scrap that’s 41⁄2" wide and placeit between two of the leg pieces.
Center the top cross brace onthe two legs, flush everything up,then glue and screw the cross
brace to the legs using two screwsin each. You can use polyurethaneglue or a water-resistant glue suchas Titebond II.
Put another piece of scrap 2x4against the top cross brace andcenter the low cross brace belowthat scrap. Then glue and screwthe low cross brace to the legs.
Next, put two more legs ontop of the cross braces and placethe 41⁄2" scrap spacer betweenthem. Glue and screw these twolegs to the cross braces. Repeatthis same procedure for the otherleg assembly. You’re almost done.
Plug It UpFor a finished look, we took a fewminutes to plug the holes madeby the countersink. Our coun-tersink made a 3⁄8"-diameter hole.
You can plug the hole withstore-bought 3⁄8" plugs or 3⁄8"-diameter dowels. We took some3⁄8" x 3⁄8" square stock, whittledone end and glued it in place. The
41⁄2"-widescrap
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MINUTES BY SANDYMHBS minutes for May 18, 2014
President Tom called the meeting to order at 12:38 P.M. 11 members and 3 guests were present
Upcoming events• June 29 Potentilla demo and workshop with Pauline. The demo will begin at 10 followed by
the club meeting and then the afternoon workshop.• July 27 Outdoor stand building• Aug. 31 Visit to Mark Comstock’s nursery• Sept. 5 Club show of slate plantings at the slate museum in Grantville• Sept. 19-21 Club show at Saratoga Art Center• Oct. 26 Workshop with Frank Mihalic
Old business• MABS update Great conference. Each club will receive just under $1000. Our club
changed the method of selling raffle tickets and it was deemed a success. Three club members also won 3 of the 6 demo trees! Next year we are in charge of vending. STAND UP AND GIVE A CHEER to our own DR. DAVID PATON for his EXCEPTIONAL JOB as the new MABS treasurer. Many thanks, David, for all your work.
• Stand building Design ideas were discussed and drawings or pictures of each design are to be published. Member will be asked to vote.
New business• Ideas were discussed for the August meeting. It was decided to visit Mark Comstock’s
nursery. A bring your own tree workshop with Nick Lenz is being considered as a possible additional club activity. Since his workshop is limited to a smaller number of people, it was suggested that the regular meeting’s activity allow for participation of all members. NOTE: Nick is no longer scheduling sessions so we will not be able to visit him
• After discussion, a motion was made and seconded to have Frank Mihalic for a workshop for the October meeting.
Miscellaneous announcements• Many thanks to Mary Madison for an informative, practical, and hands on approach to tropical
bonsai. Crocodiles, scorpions, and drug dealers: Mary has handled them all. Mary’s sharing of her expertise and collecting stories provided us with a great bonsai learning day.
. Adjournment A motion to adjourn was made and seconded. Meeting adjourned.
Respectfully submitted Sandra Kiszkiel secretary - MHBS
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REGIONAL AND NATIONAL EVENTS
Fourth NATIONAL BONSAI EXHIBITION Rochester NY http://www.internationalbonsai.com/store/1708315/uploaded/national_exhibition/index.htmlABS/GSBF Oct 31 Sacramento CA http://www.gsbf-bonsai.org/convention/BCI Australia http://goldcoast2014.bonsai-bci.com
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MHBS 2014 programsMHBS Calendar
June 29 Potentilla workshop with Pauline at pfm bonsaiJuly 27 Outdoor stand building at pfm bonsaiAug. 31 Visit to Mark Comstock’s pre bonsai nursery in CTSept 5 1st. Friday Art Show at the Granite Museum in Granville, NYSept. 19-20-21Club show in Saratoga 19th is set up onlyOct. 26 Frank Mihalic open workshop for members with demo by FrankNov. 23 Open workshopDec. 6 holiday party Saturday at the Charlton Tavern, Charlton NY 6 PM
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MHBS OFFICERS
President Tom Kiszkiel 845 687 9115 [email protected]
Vice President Programs Jon Staples (518) 488-1357. [email protected]
Vice President club show Pauline Muth 518 882 1039 [email protected]
Treasurer Molly Beverage 802-384-0310 [email protected]
Secretary Sandy Kiszkiel 845 687 9115 [email protected] Past President David Payton 518-356-3299 [email protected]
Newsletter Editor Pauline Muth 518 882 1039 [email protected] Club Photographer Alan Tallman 914-980-5407 [email protected]
Webmaster Larry Mossey 518 368-7960 [email protected]
WEB SITES OF INTEREST
American Bonsai Society - www.absbonsai.org Bonsai Clubs International - www.bonsai-bci.com
MidAtlantic Bonsai Societies - www.midatlanticbonsai.freeservers.comNational Bonsai Foundation - www.bonsai-nbf.org
THE MHBS WEB SITE IS http://mohawkhudsonbonsai.org