• Vol 29 / Issue 07
  • July 2014
  • Editor, Chuck Taylor

Next Meeting July 15th     

The July meeting will be at 7:00 pm on the 15th at the University of Tennessee Space institute, room H111.

About The Program

The July program will be presented by David Sapp, owner and operator of the WOODCRAFT store in Franklin. David’s presentation will be
“The Building of a Table”. He will discuss the steps required and point out some of the “pitfalls” to avoid during the process.

David may also talk about the new store that will be opening soon in Chattanooga. Come out and hear what David has to share about the
subject. You will learn some valuable tips that you can apply in your own shop activities.

See you at our July meeting on the 15th.

Announcements

NEXT MAJOR TVW ACTIVITIES:  

 

  Welcome to Our New Members -- becoming a member at the June meeting

     Eric Strotheide ------ Belvidere

Be sure to meet all of our recent new members and welcome them to the club.

  TVW NEWS AND NOTES   

MEMBER NEWS

 Congratulations are in order for Ross Roepke. Ross was recently named a 2014 Lifetime Achievement Fellow by the AEDC commander. The
June 23, 2014 edition of Hi Mach (the AEDC) newspaper announced his induction. Congratulations Ross.

"SEGMENTED TURNING" WORKSHOP

Want to learn how to create those beautiful “Segmented Turnings”? Here is a great opportunity.

A “Segmented Turning” workshop is scheduled for August 2 at UTSI, room 111. The class will begin at 8:30 and end at 12:30.

The workshop will cover the basic calculations and their applications. There are Microsoft Excel spreadsheets available for doing the
repetitive math and printing out the results and a short familiarization tutorial on their use will be given in the workshop.

You will need to bring the following with you:
A basic calculator (Trig functions helpful but we’ll provide the necessary charts should you not have a calculator available)
A few sheets of quad ruled paper (Preferably 4 squares per inch)
Pencil
Eraser
A simple straight rule

To sign up for this workshop, please send an email to tv-w@live.com or contact Loyd Ackerman.

NEED YOUR SAW BLADE SHARPENED!  

Kenneth (Dale) Daniel is back in business and will again sharpen TVW member blades. His location is 2007 Ovoca Road, Tullahoma. Phone –
931-455-5024, cell – 931-247-4753.

TVW 2014 CALENDAR OF EVENTS

  Want to see what is planned for the current year? Click here to see the events and dates of the TVW planned activities for the current year.                      

 CARVER'S CORNER 

        

The next monthly meeting of the wood carvers will be Saturday, August 2.

The carvers normally meet on the first Saturday of each month at 8:30 AM. The new meeting place is Jim Joliffe’s shop. Anyone
interested in carving is welcome to attend these monthly meetings.
The carvers normally meet on the first Saturday of each month at 8:30 AM. Anyone interested in carving is welcome to attend these monthly meetings.

  CHEROKEE WINDS FLUTE CIRCLE NEWS

The flute circle has a new name. The new name chosen was “The Cherokee Winds Flute Circle".
The group’s next meeting will be Saturday July 19th at the Cowan Artist Guild on Main Street in Cowan. The morning meeting time is 10 –
12.

Everyone is welcome. A flute is not required, one will be provided for new comers. Come and enjoy the relaxing music of the native
flute

Contact Ron Reimers @ 931-308-5196 or ronreimers@hotmail.com for additional information.
Come and join the fun and fellowship with the “Fluters”.

FALL HERITAGE FESTIVAL

The first Fall Heritage Festival will be held September 19-21 in Cowan. Along with the festival activities will be a “juried” arts and crafts show. There will also be demonstrations and displays, supported by the club carvers.

Application form deadline was July 5th. The applications may be printed from the TVW web site or contact Art Brickse (931- 962-9665).

Additional information can be found by contacting any of the following:
www.fallheritagefestival.info
email: info@fallheritagefestival.info
phone: 931-563-3868

  TVW FORUM

 

The forum is “alive and well”!!!!! Stay “on the edge” of great information and timely discussions of tricks, tips and techniques from
your fellow woodworkers.

If you have not checked out the “forum happenings” lately, you are missing some great informational exchanges between club members. This is a service offered to all members of TVW.

The forum is booming with “expert” solutions to your woodworking problems and great advice. And, guess what? It is all “free” to club members.

TVW DIGITAL LIBRARY NEWS 

The Club's Digital Library is currently closed.

If you would like to volunteer to be the club librarian and administer this important program, please contact your club president.

If you have checked out items in your possession, please return the items to Henry Davis at the next club meeting. 

Remember that selected DVD's can still be viewed on the Club website.

NAME TAG INFORMATION

 If you are a recent new member or had requested a new name tag, a box of name tags will be available at the next meeting. In the
future, name tags will be made for new members and available for pickup at the next regular monthly meeting. Name tags for other
members will be made upon request only and will also be available for pickup at the next meeting.

Please contact Chuck Taylor (931-728-7086 or email taylor_cw@charter.net)  for information or name tags.

   

SHOW AND TELL