The May meeting will be at 6:30 pm on the 21st at the University of Tennessee Space Institute, room H111. The program will feature Loyd Ackerman. This program is an introductionto the process of creating segmented vessels from design throughcompletion using short video snippets to substitute for hands ondemonstration.
A complete list of scheduled programs can be found on the website.
I have about all of my garden planted and everything is looking good. But between the garden and yard work, there’s less shop time. But not less shop work that needs to be done. Forces me to be more efficient, I guess. BTW, today (May 13th) is my birthday. I love getting old. It sure beats the alternative.
Dale Warner joined at the April meeting. Dale is from Fayetteville. Welcome him when you get the opportunity.
Dues are due. If you’re not sure if you’re paid up, just ask Paul Jalbert.
Pictures can also be seen in the Gallery and possibly more (close-ups and other views).
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Darrell Albert showed 3 chittum burl carved bowls. Finished with odies oil. |
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Mike Layfield had pics of a stand he made for his planer and a system of pvc pipe for collecting chips.. |
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Johnnie Brown showed peppermills he made out of myrtle and honey wood and finished with deft clear finish. |
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John Duval displayed a natural edge bowl of walnut and a walnut cookie jar both finished with sanding sealer and poly. He also had a nice segmented bowl of cherry and walnut finished with oil which he started the Friday before meeting and finished just before meeting. |
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Larry Wendland had a peppermill made from magnolia and finished with CA glue. He also had a cherry bowl finished with wipe on poly. |
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John Hartin displayed 3 small bowls made with magnolia and one made of box elder with a cherry top. All finished with lacquer. |
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Loyd Ackerman showed a damaged board caused by kickback on saw. Explained what happened and talked about safety. He also had a carving jig made on CNC and Jim Jolliffe explained how it is used for holding pieces for carving. |
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Lytle Anderson brought a bowl that looks like old poplar. We had a hard time identifying the maker so I hope we have this right. The bowl was made from wood salvaged from an old house (or barn) that was possibly 200 years old. |
Since Carl implemented the Tips & Tricks segment into our meeting, I thought I’d share a couple video links from the internet. I’ll just list two different sources. There are many more related links you can follow. Just remember YOU’RE A WOODWORKER, not a video watcher. (The internet is a blackhole. It’s very possible to end up in a galaxy far away, if you’re not disciplined. I suggest you write down what you’re searching for before you begin. If you find yourself drifting, use it as a lighthouse to get you back on course.)
101 Fast paced, semi-humorous woodworking tips.
The Splinters Carvers meet at Jim Jolliffe’s shop on the first and third Saturday's of the month from 8:30 am to 10:30 am. The shop is located at 201 Jolliffe Acres Ln, Tullahoma. Tools and wood are available at the meetings, just bring yourself and try your hand at carving!
Just in case you missed it earlier in the newsletter, Jim Jolliffe will present a program on carving bark houses at the June meeting.
I noticed there were several references to safety in last month’s meeting. Since I missed last month’s meeting, I thought this funny might be appropriate.
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We’ve all had bad days in the shop. Sometimes I find that it’s best to cut your losses and go to the house. This funny defines “One of Those Days.”
That’s all for this month. Watch out for SPLINTERS!
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