Greetings

Have you ever had one of those days when nothing seemed to go right? I’ve had one of those days for about the last four weeks! I ordered a new 100 watt laser engraver about the first of May. When it was delivered there were issues with it. It took the last four weeks of back and forth with support to get it up and running. In the same time period, both my riding mows gave up. About a week ago my computer caught some kind of virus. This past Friday my phone died. I haven’t known what time it was for the past 3-4 days. I take comfort in the fact that “In the end, everything’s going to be alright. If it’s not alright now, it’s not the end.”

Now let’s get started with SPLINTERS.

May 2023 Meeting

The May Program was our second social hour. I can’t speak with authority on the success of the meeting. I ran out of steam way before I ran out of day last meeting date. I’ve never known our group to be bashful about talking on any subject, so I assume it went well.

BTW, there are a few pics from the sharpening seminar posted here.

June 2023 Meeting

Kevin Ashley will present a program on Native American Flutes.

May 2023 Show & Tell

Here are the items that were shown in May

Gary Bennett presented 2 band saw boxes: 1 single drawer was made with mahogany; the double drawer box was made from cherry. Both were finished with Deft Lacquer. He also used Flocking to finish inside the drawers.

Darren Earle showed a completed a platter carved out of Oak burl, turned by Tom Church and sanded/finished by Susan Church, it was finished with oil.

Dennis Finney showed us his 3-D cutting board. He used four different wood types and a total of 384 pieces and finished with Howard’s Cutting board oil.

Vince Zaccardi brought a platter he made during a John C Campbell Folk School Turning seminar using Ambrosia Maple and finished with 2 coats of homemade oil-lacquer. The bottom was turned off center and carved.

Bob Truesdale showed us a small live-edge egg cup he had turned with Ky Coffee wood and finished with Rattle can Satin Lacquer.

Denis Urbanczyk made a bed table with folding legs out of Walnut with brass inlay. He finished it with Danish Oil

Internet Links of Interest

Jim has been sharing a few good tips with us every month. Here’s a few from the Family Handyman-

https://www.familyhandyman.com/list/56-brilliant-woodworking-tips-for-beginners/

Carver’s Corner

The Splinter Carvers continue to meet first and third Saturdays of the month from 8:30 am to 10:30 am (whether Jim’s there or not).  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!

Note: Woodcarver Rich Wetherbee will lead a Caricature Carving seminar at Jim Jolliffe’s shop October 21st and 22nd from 8:30 – 4:30 each day.  Cost is $170 plus roughouts ($30-$40 each).  Lunch will be provided both days. Please let Jim know if you want to sign up.

Sweeping Up

A few funnies about wives. All in jest of course. 😊

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Greetings

We had a good day at the Sharpening Seminar on the 22^nd . We had six or eight in attendance (some were a little dull) but by lunch time we were all sharp woodworkers!

A week or so ago Henry Davis and I took a road trip to Dean Lutes shop to pick up some maple. On the way we passed the military museum between Sewanee and Monteagle. Henry said he knew the folk and had donated some things to the museum. He suggested we visit the museum soon. But I thought it might be a good field trip for interested club members. Henry will check for times/dates and we will discuss at the May meeting.

Now let’s get started with SPLINTERS.

April 2023 Meeting

Andy Rigney presented pictures of some of his cabinets and furniture. He gave a brief history of how he is turning a passion into a living.

Editor’s note: It’s always been a fear of mine that you could turn a hobby you love into a job that you hate. But that’s just me.

May 2023 Meeting

The May Program will be our second social hour. Do you have a subject you would like to know more about or a problem you just can’t solve? Bring it to the meeting. There’s a good chance you’ll find what you need to know. If nothing else, I can guarantee you’ll get a little sympathy.

April 2023 Show & Tell

Here are the items that were shown in April.

Geoff Roehm opened the show with how to do inlay work. He recently finished an iris and butterfly inlay on the neck of his daughter’s guitar. (Pic1, Pic2, Pic3, Pic4)

Jim Jolliffe showed 2 pieces carved from Basswood; ‘Cold One’ and ‘Lucky Leprechaun’ Both had Acrylic paint, Lacquer, and Matte fixative.

Mickey Knowles: Brought in a turned bowl out of cherry. He finished he piece with Cellulose Sanding Sealer and Mohawk Briwax.

Gary Runyon brought in a piece of Yellow Wood harvested locally, with hand-planed finish.

Gary Bennett presented 2 laminated bowls: cypress/maple and poplar/mahogany. Both were finished with Hand Wipe Poly.

Judy Bennett brought in 2 examples of wood burning using Basswood. The color on the platter was due to oil-based colored pencils. The plaque was a wood scene with a cabin.

She also showed an intarsia Noah’s Ark. Various woods were used: western cedar, Basswood, Mahogany, Poplar, and walnut. It was finished with Deft Satin.

Vince Zaccardi brought a charcutier board using Walnut and an accent wood. Inlace epoxy was used to fill a big hole, the plate was finished with danish oil.

Richard Gulley showed a Lynchburg Weather Forecaster made from Jack Daniels Oak Barrel stave. He was given a box of parts by the Pugh estate in Moore County. He offered them to any one interested.

John Hartin brought in 2 turned bowls. A pierced Burl Bowl of Red Oak and a large bowl with carved leaves from Magnolia (Yellow with Black streaks). (Pic1, Pic2, Pic3) Both were finished with his homemade oil (1/3 poly, 1/3 Thinner, 1/3 Refined Linseed oil)

Internet Links of Interest

A few of my favorite internet DIY woodworkers who build their own tools/jigs:

Matthias Wandel – https://woodgears.ca/

John Heisz – https://ibuildit.ca/

Izzy Swann – https://www.izzyswan.com/

Stumpy Nubs – https://stumpynubs.com/

Carver’s Corner

The Splinter Carvers continue to meet first and third Saturdays of the month from 8:30 am to 10:30 am (whether Jim’s there or not).  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!

Note: Woodcarver Rich Wetherbee will lead a Caricature Carving seminar at Jim Jolliffe’s shop October 21st and 22nd from 8:30 – 4:30 each day.  Cost is $170 plus roughouts ($30-$40 each).  Lunch will be provided both days. Please let Jim know if you want to sign up.

Sweeping Up

Submitted for your edification and enjoyment:

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Greetings

Well, I’m hopeful that Spring has sprung. It’s been a busy month so far and I don’t see any change in the activity level. My wife and I celebrated our wedding anniversary on the 7^th. It’s probably more than coincidence that both of us had been married exactly 50 years.

The rest of the month will be focused on cleaning the shop and getting ready for the sharpening seminar on the 22^nd. We’ll have several methods of sharpening to demonstrate and opportunity for hands on sharpening. Bring a few chisels, hand planes, turning tools or even jointer blades and you might take them home sharp! More details at the meeting on the 18^th.

Now let’s get started with SPLINTERS.

March 2022 Meeting

Bill Lester presented a detailed slide show of how to make a banjo.

April 2023 Meeting

The April Program will be presented by Andy Rigney of Rigney Family Homecraft. He will go over his business and products.

March 2023 Show & Tell

Here are the items that were shown in February.

Matt Brothers: Opened Show & Tell with a slide presentation of a replaced walnut gun stock he made for a client. (Gun1, Gun2, Gun3, Gun4, Gun5, Gun6, Gun7, Gun8) Pictures are not in sequential order.

He also showed a beautiful bed he made of cherry. (Bed1, Bed2, Bed3, Bed4, Bed5, Bed6, Bed7, Bed8, Bed9)

Paul Jalbert: Completed 4 cherry spoons started by deceased TVWW member Jim Accord. 2 were engraved with birds the other 2 with cats. They were finished with Butcher Block oil. All were returned to Mrs. Accord.

Mickey Knowles: Brought in a turned bowl made of cherry. He then turned a bowl and a spinning top, both from African Mahogany. The top was made from the inside material left from the bowl he turned. All three pieces were finished with Sanding Sealer Lacquer.

Chuck Taylor: Brought in a toy tractor from maple, oak and cherry; and a wagon from figured maple. These were finished with Tried and True. His second item was a turned bowl out of spalted maple finished with satin lacquer.

Someone also brought a bundle of thin hardwood pieces. They somehow ended up at my house and I appreciate the donor and the delivery man. They’ll probably grow up to be Christmas ornaments.

Internet Links of Interest

From the WOOD magazine website – a page of links dedicated to shop maintenance (in conjunction with our sharpening seminar on the 22^nd.)

https://www.woodmagazine.com/workshop/shop-maintenance

Carver’s Corner

The Splinter Carvers continue to meet first and third Saturdays of the month from 8:30 am to 10:30 am (whether Jim’s there or not).  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!

Note: Woodcarver Rich Wetherbee will lead a Caricature Carving seminar at Jim Jolliffe’s shop October 21st and 22nd from 8:30 – 4:30 each day.  Cost is $170 plus roughouts ($30-$40 each).  Lunch will be provided both days. Please let Jim know if you want to sign up.

Sweeping Up

For this month’s humor, I’ll focus on our obsession with tools.

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Greetings

Well, as I write this, it’s the afternoon of “Spring Forward.” I made through church without sleeping (at least not too much.) But I’m not sure I’ll be able to resist the call of the recliner the rest of the afternoon. I’d sure like to get a good start on the newsletter though.

Before we get on with the newsletter, I’d like to thank Gary Runyan for hosting John Hartin, Jim Jolliffe and myself to an impromptu shop tour Saturday afternoon.  It’s interesting to hear the history of how a person’s shop came together. A shop definitely reflects the interests of the owner and, to some extent, the stage of life one is in. On the way back, Jim and I stopped by John’s for a quick tour of his house and shop.  The house was maybe one of the most comfortable houses I’ve ever visited. Much like a favorite pair of shoes that have formed themselves to your feet, it just felt good. His shop was small but suited him fine for the things he makes now. Your sure can’t argue about the quality that comes out of his shop. Thanks again to Gary, John and Jim (the driver) for a great afternoon of good fellowship.

Now let’s get started with SPLINTERS.

February 2022 Meeting

For a first-time event with very little planning, I think the Social Hour was a success! Folks just seemed to gravitate to a conversation that was interesting or maybe someone asked how to solve a problem. It seemed like no one was in a hurry to go home.

March 2023 Meeting

The March program will be presented by Bill Listell on banjo making.

February 2023 Show & Tell

Here are the items that were shown in February.

Matt Brothers & Darren Earle: Matt came by some timber (Kentucky Coffee wood, I believe.) He had a small piece of the wood and several pictures showing the logs being milled by Darren Earle. (Pic1, Pic2, Pic3)

Paul Jalbert: Showed 2 love spoons. The Mother Spoon was made with Basswood. The Rosebud Spoon was made with cherry. Both were finished with Danish Oil.

Bryan Gordon: Showed what can go wrong when you lose focus. He was making a hummingbird house. He had drilled out the inside and made a plug to use when finishing on the lathe. Then, Bang! He forgot to use the plug. Fortunately, no injuries.

Mickey Knowles: Showed us his Walking stick made of Native Alaskan Willow wood and finished to a high gloss.

 Richard Gavagni: Shared a yarn bowl, a candle holder, and a cutting board. All were finished with Sanding Sealer and Lacquer.

Gary Runyon: Turned a cherry bowl which split. He used un-brewed coffee grounds and CA glue as a filler. He also showed us Fiber Diz’s sets made from multiple woods. Each Diz has a different size hole in the center to allow for spinning yarn into various thicknesses. Gary used Dr’s Woodshop Finish. (Pic1)

John Hartin: Turned a cherry bowl finished with oil/varnish. He also had a unique texture in the lid. He cut up old shop rags, dipped them in black paint, and put on the lid to dry in place.

Bill Guffey: Shared with us 2 walking sticks made with walnut and finished with Sanding Sealer and Lacquer.

Chuck Taylor: Brought a set of 48 ABC blocks complete with their own storage box. The blocks were made using Bradford Pear, Maple and Cherry and were finished with lacquer. He also displayed the International Standard describing colors and proper reverse letters, numbers or symbols.

Richard Gully: Brought several valentine ideas which he had made over the years. Finished with rattle-can lacquer. He also displayed a sign made from Ambrosia Maple with his CNC machine, finished with oil.

Jim Jolliffe:  Shared photos of making pocket doors with friends, using pine and plywood with no finish as the friends are painting the doors.

Internet Links of Interest

From Wood magazine website – a slideshow on jig building-

Jig Lovers Special | Wood (woodmagazine.com)

Carver’s Corner

The Splinter Carvers continue to meet first and third Saturdays of the month from 8:30 am to 10:30 am (whether Jim’s there or not).  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!

Sweeping Up

For this month’s humor, we’re having leftovers. Here are a few funnies I haven’t used in the past months. The first is a valentine reject.

This one is for you pet lovers:

Finally, from the miscellaneous department:

Watch out for SPLINTERS.

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Greetings

February is upon us and by the time you read this newsletter Valentine’s Day may have come and gone. I hope you remembered the one who takes care of you. Whether it be wife, husband, parent, or friend. “Always take care of the one who takes care of you.”

I plan on bringing to Show & Tell little Valentine gifts I’ve made for my wife over the years.

BTW, February is a short month, so this will be a short newsletter.

Let’s get started with SPLINTERS.

January 2022 Meeting

Tony Murphy did a great job presenting his program on making a bar stool.

February 2023 Meeting

The February program will be “Social Hour.” This is something new the club is trying. The idea is, once a quarter, we’ll take  time to socialize and get to know each other,

 January 2023 Show & Tell

Here are the items that were shown in January.

Paul Jalbert made snowshoes out of oak and bent the frames in his homemade steam machine made from a refurbished coffee pot. (Pic3)

Joe Little showed star segmented and a ring segmented bowls, made of various woods and finished in lacquer.

Mickey Knowles showed a set of salt and pepper grinders. One was made with Walnut (for pepper); the other was Maple (for salt). He used sanding sealer and lacquer to finish.

Anthony Watts showed us 3 shaker Boxes in Cherry and finished in oil. He also showed us 5 compound cut ornaments made of cedar.

Jim Jolliffe shared 3 caricature carvings; a woman, a pilot, a Mountain man all carved out of Basswood and finished in BLO, acrylic paint and matte spray.

 Internet Links of Interest

No actual link this month, but Eric Strotheide sent me this info. He didn’t send the link for the article and this is just a portion of the text he sent. However, if you do a search for The Claxton Spear, you’ll find a plethora of information on this early tool. I probably read over 30 minutes before getting back to the newsletter.

“The oldest man-made object on earth, sits in a display in the Natural History Museum, London.

This stunningly well-preserved spear point is by far the oldest known wooden tool ever found, it was made over a hundred thousand years before anatomically modern humans first appeared on the scene, by some early ancestor of our species, a clever Hominin with a penchant wood carving.

Made from Yew wood, skillfully carved by razor sharp worked flints and shaped into a stout spear, a tool made for hunting the large prey of the land bridge between Britain and Europe.”

Carver’s Corner

The Splinter Carvers continue to meet first and third Saturdays of the month from 8:30 am to 10:30 am (whether Jim’s there or not).  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!

Sweeping Up

For your consideration – Some Valentine humor.

Watch out for SPLINTERS.

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Greetings

This year is very special. It’s loaded with expectations, possibilities, and challenges (great and small, good and bad.) I pray for you all a good year with no greater problems than you can comfortably handle – or at least, handle. Of one thing I’m relatively sure. If you have a woodworking problem, you have many people in the club willing and eager to help you. If not help, I can almost guarantee heartfelt sympathy. <grin>

It’s time to get started with SPLINTERS.

December 2022 Meeting

The December Super Show & Tell was a great success. Not as big as some years, but great quality.

2022 Christmas Luncheon

Pictures from the Christmas luncheon have been posted on the website. It’s amazing how many good looking people are in our club!

Club Events – Tennessee Valley Woodworkers (utsi.edu)

 January 2023 Meeting

The January program will be Tony Murphy presenting a barstool build.

One-on-one Sharpening

Gary Runyon is still offering one-on-one classes on sharpening scrapers and planes at his shop by appointment. Contact Gary via email to set day and time. deertracefarm@gmail.com

December 2022 Show & Tell

We had a great Show & Tell at the December meeting. I’m going to try and get the Show & Tell pictures in a gallery named for the month they were shown. Previously, they lived in the next month’s Gallery. Hard to explain and probably not noticed by many, but it sure bothered me. Here are the items that were shown in December.

Joe Ferraro showed two bowls he turned at different Turning Bees.  The first bowl was turned out of cherry.  This year’s bowl was turned out of ambrosia maple.  Both were finished with lacquer.

Chris Sautter, with the use of pictures, talked about making a 4’x10′ maple drawing table for client. Started by making a large, 5’ x 11’ work table in 3 pieces. Showed process and large number of clamps needed for project, As part of project made cabinets and installed turnbuckles to hold top.  Used Tried and True finish. (Pic1, Pic1a, Pic2,Pic3, Pic4,Pic5, Pic6,Pic7, Pic8,Pic9, Pic10)

Jim Jolliffe brought a pair of gingerbread men decorated using Puffy Paint (available at Walmart, Hobby Lobby and Joann Fabric) and finished with satin rattle can lacquer.

Gary Runyon had a variety of bowls made from mesquite, osage orange, peach, red bud, cherry finished with shellac, oil and wax.

Mickey Knowles displayed a tea chest which he made a number of years ago with Tom Cowan.

Larry Wendland brought a number of pens. Made with Japanese wood, Bolivian wood and Chittum. Finished with CA glue on some and sanded to 12,000 grit sandpaper with others.

Darren Earle showed a large bowl made from red ash with liming and dyed blue. Finish lacquer.

Chuck Taylor had a variety of pieces, Candle holders of maple, small hollow vessel of maple, pot potpourri dish of maple, a small lidded box of holly and mushroom display made using multiple woods.  The mushroom stems were offset turned two and three times to get the curves.  All finished with lacquer.

Richard Gulley had 2 spoons on a chain made out of cherry about 40 years ago for wife honoring daughters. The spoons were finished in food grade wax and “age”.  He also showed a nice nativity scene made with CNC. The nativity scene was made of Rosewood and finish with mineral oil.

Richard Dickson brought a couple mini Japanese toolboxes. One made with cherry and walnut and another with maple and ivory. He also had coffee scoops made of different woods. (Pic1)

Anthony Watts displayed a number of shaker boxes of different sizes. He told the procedure of making boxes. Made with maple and popular finish milk paint and wax.

John Hartin showed a couple large bowls made from Magnolia crotch wood. He talked about the designs.
(Pic1, Pic2)

Internet Links of Interest

Since selling out his shop and moving north, our friend Jack Kincella has decided to use primarily hand tools. This month I’m giving you all a couple links that will help you follow the neanderthal lifestyle. The first deals with what your first hand tools should be. But it includes links to many other pages that will help you tune, sharpen, and use those tools.
Your First Hand Tools….and Why | Wood (woodmagazine.com)

The second link is an auction house specializing in old tools. The prices are a little high, but you can buy instant gratification without spending all your time at yard sales and flea markets. (The hunt is where the fun is though.)

www.mjdtools.com

Carver’s Corner

The Splinter Carvers continue to meet first and third Saturdays of the month from 8:30 am to 10:30 am (whether Jim’s there or not).  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!

 Sweeping Up

Two variations of the “Measure twice, cut once” motto.

And finally….

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Greetings

This year is quickly slipping through our fingers. I trust we have all made the best of those days. We’ve had many opportunities for fellowship. I’ve enjoyed the meetings/programs this past year both in-person and on Zoom. Glad to see Covid moving into the past.

 I’ve had the pleasure of working on group projects with several club members and developed lasting friendships.

Just recently, at the tool/craft sale, we had a slow spell before we closed up. We sat around for maybe 45 minutes talking shop, projects past and future, and in general just having a good time. And time well spent is never wasted.

The Christmas brunch was a great time too. Nothings better than eating good food with good friends. Speaking of good food, how about sharing your recipes for your favorite dishes? I really liked the buffalo chicken dip and the apple pie thingy. The waffle cookies were neat too. How about bringing the press, or whatever, to Show & Tell?

It’s time we get started with SPLINTERS.

November 2022 Meeting

The November Program was on Shadow Turning by member Fred Heltsley. A novel approach to turning that, at first, seemed simple. As the program progressed it was evident there were complexities to be considered.

December 2022 Meeting

The December program is always our Super Show & Tell month. Bring something old, something new, a favorite piece, or something that just speaks to you.

One-on-one Sharpening

Gary Runyon is still offering one-on-one classes on sharpening scrapers and planes at his shop by appointment. Contact Gary via email to set day and time. deertracefarm@gmail.com

November 2022 Show & Tell

We had a great Show & Tell at the November meeting. Here are the items that were shown.

Jim Jolliffe had 3 carved caricatures made of basswood. Finish with boiled linseed oil, acrylic paint washes and spray matte finish.

Richard Gulley showed Christmas ornaments and a jack-o-lantern box. Made with ambrosia maple  and cedar.  Richard talked about making ornaments and the Many Names of Jesus signs with his CNC machine.

Gary Runyon showed a shoulder plane he made with apple wood and tool steel.

Chuck Taylor displayed a red cedar coin bank made for kids. Said he made them in place of tops as Christmas gifts.  He finished them with beeswax and linseed oil. Had a nice bowl made from apple and finished with satin lacquer.

Clay and Cindy Cooper showed multiple items.  First was a Tim’s Ford Lake laser cut sign. They showed a charcuterie tray made with cherry and also laser cut by a friend.  They made a circular charcuterie tray made from pine with feet and a decorative pine bough wreath done by Cindy with wood-burning tools and light paint.

Paul Jalbert displayed a large 3” thick redwood sign he made for a customer carved with western style lettering and horse and bull heads. He talked about the challenges of carving this highly figured redwood. He finished the sign with acrylic paint and spar urethane.

Gary Walker brought a spice rack, trivet, cutting board and segmented bowl. Made with ash, walnut and maple, finished with lacquer.

Sam Clark showed a dispenser for M&Ms made for kids of Good Samaritan in Murfreesboro.

Vince Zaccardi had a maple bowl and a walnut bowl. He explained the plug in one and hole in other. He told of using a recess method using Forstner bits to turn bowls. He also had a tool to measure bowl thickness.

Internet Links of Interest

Links from Wood Magazine – These are mostly plans for sale from WOOD.com, but I believe all have appeared in the magazine.

Lumber Racks – Woodworking plans from WOOD Magazine The World’s Leading Woodworking Resource (woodstore.net)

Wall Cabinets – Woodworking plans from WOOD Magazine The World’s Leading Woodworking Resource (woodstore.net)

Roll Around Tool Base – Roll-Around Tool Base: Roll-Around Tool Base Woodworking Plan | Wood (woodmagazine.com)

 Article on Track Saws – – Tracksaws – Wood (woodmagazine.com)
If you work with plywood a lot and you have Christmas money you don’t know how to spend, I highly recommend a tracksaw.

Carver’s Corner

The Splinter Carvers continue to meet first and third Saturdays of the month from 8:30 am to 10:30 am (whether Jim’s there or not).  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!

Sweeping Up

Some funnies for you.

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Greetings

We’re on the backside of 2022 and it seems to be building up speed. My calendar of appointments is quickly filling up. I hope all of you have added Nov 19 (the Club tool/Craft Sale) and Dec 10 (the Club Christmas Brunch.) Both events are in the gym at the Decherd Church of the Nazarene. More info at the November meeting.

I really appreciate the great Show & Tell turn out last month. It’s always been my favorite part of our meetings.

Now, let’s get started with SPLINTERS.

October 2022 Meeting

The program featuring Andy Rigney, owner of Rigney Homecraft Fine Cabinetry, was postponed to 2023.

November 2022 Meeting

We will have our next meeting on Tuesday, November 15^th. The November Program with be Shadow Turning by member Fred Heltsley.

 One-on-one Sharpening

Gary Runyon is still offering one-on-one classes on sharpening scrapers and planes at his shop by appointment. Contact Gary via email to set day and time. deertracefarm@gmail.com

Upcoming Events

It’s time to clean up the shop and identify tools that you can live without. It’s time to turn them back into cash. November the 19^th starting at 8:00 am. Set the evening on the 18^th. Decherd Church of the Nazarene Gym,

The annual Christmas brunch will be December 10^th 11:30am-2pm at Decherd Church of Nazarene Gym. More info at the meeting.

October 2022 Show & Tell

Here are the items that were shown in last month’s Zoom/Live meeting.
Note from Editor- We had a great turn out for Show & Tell in October. Almost like a Super Show & Tell!

Richard Gulley showed pictures of bullet holes found in shop where someone fired gun. (Pic1, P1c2) Had pic of bullet. Discussed making 50 memorial crosses for the American Legion with Vince to be placed along highway entrances to Winchester/Decherd for special days. (Pic1, Pic2, Pic3, Pic4, Pic5, Pic6)

Jim Jolliffe showed love spoon he made for son and fiancé marrying Saturday. Finish linseed oil, lacquer and wax.

Rick Dickson showed a quilt style plaque made of cedar, oak and walnut pieces. He also salvaged an antique old piano lid with quartersawn oak veneer to make a table. (Pic1, Pic2, Pic3, Pic4, Pic5)
Finally, he had piece of wood from a friend’s dad shop asked if anyone knew what wood it was.  He passed two sample pieces around with no firm identification made.

Darren Earle showed picture of cherry bowl with hummingbird. Finish danish oil. He told of making arbor for wedding and mistake made. Had to do a little adapting but all turned out good. Made of white oak, finish danish oil and spar varnish. Had pictures of box elder log at Falls Mill and of making large bowl from it.
(Pic1, Pic2, Pic3, Pic4, Pic5)

Gary Runyon displayed a storage box made of sassafras finish teak oil. He also had some threaded needle boxes of hard rock maple and a weaver’s shuttle of osage orange.  He finished the shuttle with broom straw then spray poly.

Mickey Knowles brought some hummingbird feeders made of holly and finished with no gloss lacquer. He also had a bowl with the top made of peach wood.

Geoff Roehm showed ukuleles being made with walnut and mahogany and red cedar.

Judy Bennett had a nice bride and groom plaque using walnut, maple and basswood.

John Hartin had a bowl made from box elder, a cherry bowl where he carved leaves on. He had 2 walnut bowls with covers (Pic1, Pic2), 2 spoons of walnut and he used a hot needle to decorate.

Todd Green displayed 2 signs that Richard Gulley put saying on for him:
Do Not Fear For I Am With You.
He also showed small table made to hold a lamp with drawer made of poplar and finish with poly.

 Internet Links of Interest

Router Tips and Tricks from Wood Magazine –

https://www.woodmagazine.com/woodworking-tips/editorial-extras/20-best-router-tips-and-tricks

Period Fan Carving from Fine Woodworking –

https://www.finewoodworking.com/2014/12/04/episode-6-period-fan-carving?utm_source=Newsletter&utm_content=FW+Video+Workshops&utm_medium=Newsletter&oly_enc_id=2126E0655890G2G

Carver’s Corner

The Splinter Carvers continue to meet first and third Saturdays of the month from 8:30 am to 10:30 am (whether Jim’s there or not).  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!

Sweeping Up

Some funnies for you.

Why folks hate to go to the dentist.

Do you remember this song?

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Greetings

We’re having beautiful weather and a great time to be in the shop. I’m sure a lot of our folk are busy helping out Santa and those poor overworked elves. I have a few more Christmas ornaments and Halloween decorations I’m working on and hope to have some samples for Show & Tell.

Late Breaking News!! – While Vince Z, Tom Isbell and I were working on more crosses for the American Legion today (Wednesday 12^th), I found a round hole in my roll-up door. On the back wall of the shop, I found a hole through the 4” dust collection pipe (8’ off the floor) and a hole continuing through the back wall. Someone had fired a round through my building! I don’t know why or when, but I’m somewhat hesitant to go back out. I deserve hazard pay!

Now, let’s get started with SPLINTERS.

September 2022 Meeting

Tony Murphy provided a detailed presentation on building a Michael Fortune #1 Steam Bent Chair.  He accomplished this feat both at Marc Adams’ School of Woodworking (MASW) located in Franklin, Indiana and in his home shop.

October 2022 Meeting

We will have our next meeting on Tuesday, October 18^th. The program is Andy Rigney on  Homecraft Fine Cabinetry

 One-on-one Sharpening

Gary Runyon is still offering one-on-one classes on sharpening scrapers and planes at his shop by appointment. Contact Gary via email to set day and time. deertracefarm@gmail.com

Members Helping Out

Vince Zacardi and Richard Gulley assisted American Legion member, Tom Isbell, construct crosses for the flag/cross presentation on July 4^th, Veteran’s Day, and Memorial Day on roadsides entering Winchester and Decherd in Franklin County. If anyone else is interested in this project, see Richard. Pictures will be in next month’s Show & Tell gallery.

Picnic Report

As usual John and Janie Lovett were gracious hosts for our annual picnic at Falls Mill. The weather and fellowship were great, and the food was abundant. A good time was had by all.

September 2022 Show & Tell

Note from Editor- Show & Tell has been sparse the last few months. (And that’s being kind.) Bring in those Halloween and Christmas projects you’re working on.

Here are the items that were shown in last month’s Zoom/Live meeting.

Gary Runyon showed three sliding lid boxes.  He also had a small, turned mallet.  One of the boxes was made of Redbud and was highly figured.  He then lifted the “monotone” mallet and asked what wood it was made from.  The answer was Redbud as well! He said the wood grain changes to a single color as it ages in sunlight.  The other box was made from spalted black walnut.  Both were finished in MinWax Antique Oil.

Vince Zaccardi discussed his live center getting stuck in the quill of his tail stock.  He tried to soak it loose using WD-40, Kroil and an old mechanic’s trick of automatic transmission cut with acetone but nothing worked.  He also used a torch and a 3-pound sledge. That didn’t work either, so he bought a new quill. Member Geoff Roehm suggested Gibbs Brand as a loosening agent and said it works 10X better than Kroil.  On a different note, Vince showed a die and homemade wrench which is used to repair the threads on his head stock spindle.  It works very well!  He offered them to anyone to use.

Internet Links of Interest

Popular Woodworking has a good article on making a lap joint Craftsman Style picture frame here. You’ll find links to other links about framing skills. There is also good info on how to mount your artwork toward the end of the article.

The WOOD website has a good slideshow on making jigs. While most of use whatever is found lying around the shop, they demonstrate what’s available commercially. A lot of jigs are quick and dirty to be used a few times and thrown away. But some can actually find a permanent place in the shop and deserve the extra expense.

Carver’s Corner

The Splinter Carvers continue to meet first and third Saturdays of the month from 8:30 am to 10:30 am (whether Jim’s there or not).  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!

Sweeping Up

Some funnies for you. The first is somewhat a pun, but the second leans more on the technology side.

Submissions to the newsletter are more than welcomed. Send funnies, tips, or other content that may be of interest, and you may see it in a future edition of SPLINTERS.

Greetings

I really hate that I missed the annual auction. That’s one of my favorite program/events. I’ve been down in the back for several weeks now’ but I’m just about back to normal. I celebrated by going out to the shop and sticking my finger into a spinning table saw blade. Thanks to the SawStop, the damage was minimal. (It was worse than the hotdog that they demo with, but just peeled back the tip of the middle left finger.)

That’s enough of my sad story, let’s get started with SPLINTERS.

August 2022 Meeting

The August Program was our annual auction of tools and member-created works to raise money for the Club. Auctioneers Jim Jolliffe and Matt Brothers did a fine job describing each of the items for members to bid. Bidding was fun and raised money (initial report was more than $1,000) for the club. The treasurer will submit a final report of bids and amount raised.

September 2022 Meeting

We will have our next meeting on Tuesday, September 20^th. Tony Murphy will present Making a Michael Fortune #1 Steam Bent Chair

One-on-one Sharpening

Gary Runyon is still offering one-on-one classes on sharpening scrapers and planes at his shop by appointment. Contact Gary via email to set day and time. deertracefarm@gmail.com

Members in the News

Loyd Ackerman saw this article about Jim Everett in the Manchester Times and put it on our website. It’s not the whole article, but you might find it on the Times website.

Another Bookcase Building Session

Vince Zacardi led another team of club volunteers in building bookcases for the Literacy Council. They met for three different sessions at Henry Davis’s shop. The first they broke down the plywood into sides, shelves, and backs. After two more shifts, they completed all the assembly. Vince’s team was made up of Paul Jalbert, Jim Joliffe, Dennis Finney, and Mickey Knowles. Henry Davis was in charge of quality control. 

August 2022 Show & Tell

Here are the items that were shown in last month’s Zoom/Live meeting.

Matt Brothers with the use of pictures showed how he made corbels for a contractor working on an old house. (Pic1, Pic2, Pic3, Pic4) He also showed pictures of a nightstand and chest of drawers he made for his grand-daughter.  (Pic5, Pic6, Pic7, Pic8, Pic9, Pic10)

Vince Zaccardi showed pictures of artistic pieces from the American Association of Woodworkers and Carvers. The art included a “swamp still” made from wood.  (Pic1, Pic2, Pic3, Pic4, Pic5). He also brought a turning tool which had become too short to sharpen and explained how to use it in a different way. Instead of a rounded grind, he ground it straight at the end of the tool and it became a custom beading tool. Ingenious! (Editors note – Vince’s turning tool picture was not available at publish time – Maybe later.)

Internet Links of Interest

Fine Woodworking site Has a Nice video on hand sharpening plane blades.
Sharpen Your Plane Irons Freehand – FineWoodworking

Wood magazine has a video demonstrating a few really nice box/door handles.
https://www.woodmagazine.com/video/get-a-grip-on-these-sexy-handles

Carver’s Corner

The Splinter Carvers continue to meet first and third Saturdays of the month from 8:30 am to 10:30 am (whether Jim’s there or not).  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!

 Sweeping Up

Some funnies for you.

Submissions to the newsletter are more than welcomed. Send funnies, tips, or other content that may be of interest and you may see it in a future edition of SPLINTERS