TENNESSEE VALLEY WOODWORKERS

MEETING 10/18/22

Meeting called to order at 6:30pm by President Jim Jolliffe.

Visiting Guest: John Gore.  He recently moved to Winchester from Franklin TN.  Family is from Winchester.

Club picnic on September 24^th at Falls Mill was a great success. All who attended had a great time.

Calendar Review: Complete list at club’s website.  Highlights:

Shop tour: Nov 5^th  Anthony Watts shop  913 Hillsboro Blvd. Manchester, TN.  Sign-Up sheet circulated and those on Zoom, or absent tonight, should email Chuck Taylor if they want to go.

Club Tool and Craft Sale: Nov. 19^th  8am-2pm  Church of Nazarene Decherd

Christmas Party: December 10^th 11:30am-2pm Church of Nazarene Decherd

Members to bring side dishes and desserts.

Jim presented list of nominations of officers for 2023:

President: Jim Jolliffe

Vice President: Gary Runyon

Treasurer: Darren Earle

Secretary: Teri Smith

Newsletter: Richard Gulley

Membership: Chuck Taylor

Publicity: Christian Carroll

Motion made to accept and elect as presented. Motion carried.  Officers will begin their positions on 1 Jan 2023.

Gary Runyon said Woodcraft sale has good sale on sharping stone and stone holder.

Committee Reports: Programs-Gary Runyon only program, so far, for next year will be Tony Murphy on building bar stools.

Newsletter- Richard Gulley – if anyone has anything for newsletter send info to him.

Vince Zaccardi spoke about our support to Heritage Days at Tim’s Ford Oct 8^th-9^th. Not bad but no food and less vendors than previous years. Told they are working to improve experience.

SHOW & TELL:.

Richard Gulley showed pictures of bullet holes found in shop where someone fired gun. 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.

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.  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.

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, 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.

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

The November Program with be Shadow Turning by member Fred Heltsley.

Meeting adjourned around 7:50.