TVWW MONTHLY
MEETING MINUTES
for
Tom
Cowan called the meeting to order at
Tom
passed around a get well card for Meryl (a former member for everyone to
sign).
Tom
announced that Chuck Taylor will be taking pictures in the back for members who
have not had their pictures made yet.
Guests
& Visitors:
The
club recognized and welcomed the following individuals as guests:
·
Dr.
Dick Binger, from
·
David
Sapp, from Woodcraft in
·
Aaron
Sapp , from Woodcraft in
The
club welcomed Stanley Dunn from RBC in McMinnville who brought in some Maple,
Cherry, and Popular Boards to give away.
New
Members:
·
Dr.
Dick Binger
·
Tony
and Christine Murphy
Old
Business:
Bob
Addington announced that anyone who had not picked up their name tag needed to
do so. He also said that if anyone needed
another name tag printed to let him know and he would make one for them.
Tom
Cowan reported on the spindle turning workshop held at his shop on Friday June
18th. There were
approximately 16 in attendance. During
the workshop Tom demonstrated the key elements of spindle turning (flats,
coves, and beads). By putting each one of
these elements together along with leaving a square section it is possible to
make any spindle you desire. Everyone
was given the opportunity to practice each element of spindle turning.
Tom
also reported on the bowl turning workshop held on Saturday June 19th. There were about 25 in attendance. Nine members served as mentors for the
participants who were turning. There
were eight lathes set up for participants to use. The workshop went on all day with
opportunities to turn bowls in the morning and evening.
Paul
Fulks reported on the Jig, Fixture and Template short seminar held at Matt Brothers’
workshop on June 26. There were
approximately 15 in attendance. Because
of the number of excellent jigs, fixtures and templates the workshop extended
to until nearly
Doyle
McConnell made an announcement on the club past activities at the Coffee County
Fair. Doyle is looking for new ideas to implement at
this year’s fair. He would like for us
to improve our participation and not become stuck in a rut. In the past the club members have turned
tops, jig-sawed puzzles, carved owls and colored ducks. If anyone has ideas
contact Doyle McConnell.
Tom
Cowan announced that plans were coming together for the 25th
Anniversary Celebration of the Tennessee Valley Woodworking Club. Chairman Dan Maher has booked the AEDC
Officers’ Club for October 23. The cost
for the meals will be $15 if the club helps defray part of the cost. This will be a celebration of service
performed by TVWW Club.
Carvers
Corner:
The
carvers meeting is held every 1st Saturday of the month at Phil
Bishop’s Shop at
The
carvers are planning a cookout at the coming meeting on August 2. The carvers are getting ready for the Polly
Crockett Days in
New
Business:
Loyd
Ackerman announced the sell of some of the club’s old electronic equipment (old
VHS-DVD player and other misc. equipment). Loyd served as the auctioneer. A number of members really participated and
the equipment sold very well.
Vic
Zaccardii supervised a drawing for some beautiful boards donated by BRC. The was a curly maple board, a set of curly
cherry boards and a set of yellow popular boards. Stanley Dunn of RBC in McMinnville was at the
meeting.
Show
and Tell:
Bob
Leonard brought in 5 wooden pocket knives.
Two of them he bought from Woodcraft.
One that Bob carved was made from popular, cherry and walnut. Bob was not really happy with the action of
the blade spring. It seemed to me that
spring worked really well.
Tom
Cowen displayed a small chest (probably a child’s chest) that he originally saw
in Winston Salem. Chests are significant
in furniture history. While no one knows
for sure where the original chest came from it is believed to have originated
in
Don
Rounsavill brought in two routed bowls made from cherry and walnut. One was a small tray on which Don had used a
drill to remove most of the material in the center before completing with the
router. The finish was Mahoney’s Walnut
Oil.
Jay
Hazel reported he had bought a jointer from General Industrial. The blades were not set up very well and he
didn’t want to buy a dial indicator.
Jay made a poor man’s dial indicator from wood with an indicator made
from coat hanger wire. Using this to set
the blades resulted in a very accurate set up.
Jay bought a precision straight edge to use for precision set ups. Then
he decided he would make one from mesquite that he could use for general use
all the time and only using the precision straight edge to check his working
mesquite straight edge. Jay also brought
in two bow saws. One was made from
walnut using a picture from the internet for his design. He bought the treaded rod from Fasco. The other bow saw was made from mesquite and figured
maple (BRC) Jay also displayed two scrapers made mesquite and maple.
Ross
Roepke displayed a four legged table with a unique design which he made for the
church. The table was built as a stand
to hold the head of Christ. The artist
for head was from Bell Buckle. He also
brought in a jig he built to clamp corners.
He also constructed a box from pecky pine with a poplar lid.
Bob
Addington made a set of TV trays from maple that came from BRC. Bob reported this was a one day project that
tuned into four days. The tops were made
from 5 pieces of maple with walnut inlay.
Bob said that gluing the four corners to the top at one time was
difficult. In the future he will glue
them up two at a time in order to have closer fitting joints. Bob used roto- hinges for the legs. He had to drill eight holes that were within
five thousands. The finish was spayed on
polyurethane. He ended up with a slight
orange peel on some of the trays. He
also constructed a holder for the TV trays.
Doug
Dunlap built a couple of fixtures for making pen blanks. One of the fixtures was made from a piece of
walnut and had an actual walnut nut imbedded in it. The walnut tree had grown around a nut that
lodge in the crotch of a limb resulting in the piece of wood containing a
walnut imbedded in walnut wood. One of
the fixtures was used to allow for the cross pen inserts.
Chuck
Taylor brought in a turned vase that was finished with gloss lacquer. He also made a baby rattle from holly.
Bill
May brought in a carved Jack Ass carved out of basswood. Bill’s explanation of the piece was
interesting and humorous.
Dick
Wolam constructed a narrow table. For
the center piece of the top he used pieces of red cedar resulting in a unique
and interesting design. The table was
finessed with shellac rubbed to the bare wood and then the final finish
applied.
Program:
An
excellent program was delivered by David Sapp and Aaron Sapp of Woodcraft in