SPLINTERS

Tennessee Valley Woodworkers

Vol. 22/ Issue 4        April 2007         Editor: Chuck Taylor 
 


Meeting Notice:
The next meeting of the TN Valley Woodworkers
will be held April 17th at 7:00 p.m. at the
University of Tennessee Space Institute
All interested woodworkers are invited!

Please remember all our Troops around the world in your thoughts and prayers.

The following people have agreed to serve as contacts for their particular skills.  If you have questions, suggestions for activities, or other comments relating to these skills, please call these folks.  Their interest is to help the club better serve their area of expertise.  Your participation with them will help them achieve that goal.

               Design: Tom Cowan    967-4835                                    Finishing:      Phil Bishop          967-4626
              Turning:        Tom Church   967-4460                            Carving:        Harry May           962-0215
              Sharpening:    Bob Reese     728-7974                             Joinery:        Ross Roepke       455-9140
Maurice Ryan  962-1555   Health and Safety

List of Club Officers for 2007

                                                                                      President:          Tom Gillard, Jr.
                                                                                      V. President:          Matt Brothers
                                                                                      Secretary:          Bob Lowrance
                                                                                      Treasurer:          Jim Steadman
                                                                                       Publicity:          Larry Bowers
                                                                                       Newsletter Editor:  Chuck Taylor
                                                                                       Web-Master:          Richard Gulley
 
 

WELCOME TO OUR NEWEST MEMBER
(Becoming a member at our March meeting)

Scott James – Estill Springs

 (Be sure to meet our new members and help make them feel a part of our TVW Club)

APRIL PROGRAM

Our April program will be presented by Walter Clement. Walter will give a presentation on "Freehand Technical Sketching" and its application to project design. Illustrative handouts will be provided.

KEEP UP WITH ALL THE CLUB NEWS

(TO VIEW THE LATEST INFORMATION CONCERNING CLUB EVENTS, UPCOMING PROGRAMS AND NEWS -- VISIT THE TVW WEB SITE BY CLICKING HERE)
 
 

The TVW Web Site is changing and is in the process of being redesigned. The changes will result in you being able to navigate within the Web Site easier and more efficiently. Thanks to Loyd and Richard for their efforts toward making the Web Site more useable for our members and Site visitors. Be sure to take a look and check it out!!!!!!!


TVW NEWS AND NOTES
 

TIME TO PAY YOUR 2007 MEMBERSHIP DUES

As a reminder, your TVW dues were payable in January. April is the month we will begin to remove names of members who have not paid their 2007 dues. If you would like to continue to be a member of the club and receive the Newsletter, please pay Jim Steadman at the next meeting or you can mail your dues check to Jim at his home address (702 Bluff Drive, Winchester, TN 37398).

Our dues are $10.00 for a single membership, and $15.00 for a family membership (what a bargain).
 
 

SCHEDULE OF UPCOMING EVENTS FOR 2007

Dogwood Festival - April 13-15  Chairperson: Ken Gould

Shop Tours - The first 2007 shop tour is scheduled for Saturday April 21. See details under "SHOP TOURS ARE BACK" section.

Spring Seminar - May 12. "Chair Making with Greg Pennington". Chairperson: Anthony Watts

Annual Picnic and Auction - June 2 (rain date June 9). Chairperson: Karen Kerce Browning.

Coffee County Fair Demonstrations - September 17 -- 22 Chairperson: Doyle McConnell

Fall Seminar – Topic and presenter TBD

Christmas Party - December 7

The above list will be updated as additional information is known concerning these TVW events.

NEXT MAJOR TVW EVENTS

The Dogwood Festival is scheduled for April 13-15. Ken Gould is chairing this event and will be looking for plenty of help to support this spring activity. The Club will have two full booths side by side again this year.  There will be exhibits and demonstrations to draw attention to what woodworking is all about.  Carvers will have their cigar store Indian project going. Turners will be demonstrating woodturning projects.

SHOP TOURS ARE BACK

The 2007 shop tours are on. Thanks to Doyle McConnell for organizing the tour schedules. The tour will start at Dutch Maid Bakery for breakfast at 8:30 AM. The bakery is located in downtown Tracy City on highway 41 and then we will visit the Marugg Company of Tracy City, TN, which is the oldest factory in Grundy County. Then we will travel to Dean Lutes' shop.  Dean has recently expanded his shop.  This will be a very interesting tour along with the beautiful spring blooms along the way.

SPRING SEMINAR

The spring seminar has been set and Anthony Watts is the chairperson for this event. Come enjoy "Chair Making with Greg Pennington".  Greg is a skilled Windsor Style chair maker with over 100 chairs, rockers and settees made thus far.  Come watch him make a chair from start to finish on May 12 at Tom Cowan's shop.  The Seminar starts at 8 am and ends at 6 pm.  Cost is $40 per person and $45 at the door (includes lunch and take home CD with construction info).  This will be an exceptional day of learning and watching a craftsman take raw materials through to a finished chair.  If you have any questions call Anthony Watts at 455-8624 or Matt Brothers at 467-3014.

CARVER’S CORNER

The splinter carvers met at Jim Wright’s shop on March 31. The group was scheduled to begin the process of carving the “Cigar Store Indian” at this meeting and will continue the project during the Dogwood Festival. Photos from the carving sessions are posted on the club web site in the gallery section under “carver’s events”.

If you want to help with the club meeting “refreshments” you need to act fast. Only November and December slots are available. If you are interesting in helping with this activity, please contact Tom Gillard. You may call Tom at 931-393-0525 or contact him by email at tjgillard@bellsouth.net .
 
 

THANKS

Thanks to Loyd Ackerman for our March program on "Table Saw Safety". Loyd gave some useful tips concerning the safety aspects of using the table saw.
 
 

TVW HISTORIAN

Don't forget that we now have a club “Historian”. Our historian, Henry Davis, requests that members continue providing photos, articles, and other memorabilia, so that the history of our club can be captured.
 
 

MEMBER NAME TAGS

WANT A TVW NAME TAG? HERE IS THE WAY TO DO IT!!!!!

The name tag cost is about $5.00 including tax. You can get yours by contacting Jim Steadman (931-962-2940) or Chuck Taylor (931-728-7086) and they will secure a tag for you.
 
 

MEMBER INFORMATION CHANGES

We strive to always keep the club membership roster listing up-to-date. If you have address, email or phone number changes, please contact Chuck Taylor (931-728-7086) or Jim Steadman (931-962-2940) so that your information can be updated in our membership listings. We are making a concentrated effort to keep our membership information current.
 
 


SHOW AND TELL:

Fred Heltsley displayed a book on Windsor chairs that he had found on the internet, showed pictures of a really big cherry tree, discussed a “Woodmizer” portable sawmill and gave information and directions to the Gambill sawmill located in Smyrna.

Henry Davis brought a Humming bird feeder that he was donating to the Manchester Arts Center fundraiser auction.

Bob Leonard brought and discussed a tool holder made of maple, mahogany and walnut and a carved wood spirit face.

Doyle McConnell brought and demonstrated an electronic angle gage.

Ross Roepke brought an assortment of jewelry boxes, some with figurative top inserts and some that had book-matched faces. One of the boxes was donated to the Manchester Arts Center fundraiser auction.

Kenneth Clark brought a cherry floor lamp with a “French polish” finish.

Chuck Taylor displayed a fruit bowl turned from ornamental cherry and filled with wooden “fruit” (donated to the Manchester Arts Center fundraiser auction).

Bob Addington brought a bathroom cabinet (Danish oil & wipe-on poly finish), a cherry magazine rack (donated to the Manchester Arts Center fundraiser auction) and some table saw accessories. The accessories included a sled, feather-boards and push- sticks.

Marion Riley brought a carving recently completed.

Ralph Hand brought one of his shop accessories, a “center finder”.

Bob Lowrance displayed his “Dogwood Festival” plaques and two carving donated to the Manchester Arts Center fundraiser auction.

Matt Brothers discussed two walnut chairs that is a part of the dining room suite that he is making.

Ron Tony brought a small natural edge bowl (donated to the Manchester Arts Center fundraiser auction).

Scott Short brought his caricature carving for the mini totem.

Dennis Mas displayed a saddle towel rack and a rustic chair with leather covered back and seat.

Newton Wright brought a "finger" plane and a large plane made from ash and mahogany.

Ed White brought 60 grit sandpaper to give away.

Sharron Wright brought a painting (to be donated to the Manchester Arts Center fundraiser auction).
 
 

ITEMS FOR SALE

Ken Gould has a bandsaw and sander for sale.

Collins Roan has a dovetail jig for sale.

WOODWORKER'S TIP

"Inexpensive pipe-clamp vise"

Mount the business end of a 3/4" pipe clamp to the front of your workbench, using a cut-off floor flange and a short length of pipe, as shown in the drawing. (The top of the jaw is about 1" higher than the bench top.) Next, drill two rows of evenly spaced 3/8" holes into the bench top to accept the dog's 3/8" bolts. The bolts don't thread into these holes; they just pin the dog in place in whatever pair of holes best suits the size of the workpiece.

To distribute the clamping pressure over a wider area than the narrow face of the clamp jaw alone can provide, insert a wooden block between the jaw and the workpiece. Keep a variety of thin scraps around that don't interfere when using a power-sander on a workpiece held in the "vise."

----------From Wood Magazine----------
 

WOODWORKER HUMOR
 


 
 

TOOL DEFINITIONS

  DRILL PRESS: A tall upright machine useful for suddenly snatching flat metal bar stock out of your hands so that it smacks you in the chest and flings your beer across the room, splattering it against that freshly-stained heirloom piece you were drying.

 
 

PLAN TO ATTEND OUR NEXT MEETING
APRIL 17TH
AT THE
UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE SPACE INSTITUTE.
 
 

WEB SITES OF INTEREST

Wood Central

Woodturner Forum

Intarsia Net

Woodturners Catalog

Exotic Woods
 

click on the image below to go to these sites
(Special contributors to Club functions and activities)
 
 


 
 


 
 


 
 


 

THIS IS THE END OF YOUR TVW NEWSLETTER FOR THIS MONTH
ANOTHER IS BEING PREPARED FOR YOUR "PLEASURE" NEXT MONTH
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