Meeting April 18, 2023

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

Visiting Guest: Joatta Sautter

Review of 2023 Calendar of Events:

Month              Presenter                      Program

April                 Andy Rigney                  Rigney Family Homecraft

May                  No Host                        Social Hour

June                 Kevin Ashley                 Native American Flutes

Complete list of events at club website.

The club will host a Seminar Sharpening Demo ½ Day – Saturday, Apr 22nd at Richard Gulley’s Shop. Richard, Gary Runyon and Jim Jolliffe will have different sharpening techniques to share.

Arts Alive Juried Art Show and Food Trucks is back and will be held at Frazier-McKewn Park in Tullahoma on Saturday, 24 June.

The Turning Bee was unanimously voted to be held on Saturday, July 22^nd. Chair Denis Urbanczyk will provide more details in future meetings working up to the Bee.

The Tool and Craft Fair will be held Saturday, Oct 28^th at St Barnabas Episcopal Church. It slipped one week due to Rich Wetherbee’s carving seminar on 21-22 Oct.

SHOP TIPS

1. To Clean wrap them in a paper clothe to catch metal slivers.
2. Humidity Stick: place oak edge joined wood to be measured on a maple board. As humidity changes and wood swells and shrinks, draw a line at the end and date it. Continue until you have a series of dates and different swell/shrink marks. Group consensus was this is not reliable.

SHOW and TELL:

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.

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.

Judy Bennet also displayed 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 display plate using Walnut and Accent wood finished with Inlace Epoxy Oil.

Richard Gulley showed us a Lynchburg Weather Forecaster made from Oak Barrel stave and a church pew. Forecaster was free, without the placard.

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) Both were finished with his homemade oil (1/3 poly, 1/3 Thinner, 1/3 Refined Linseed oil)

PROGRAM FOR TONIGHT:

Andy Rigney described his family business from start to present. Including some of the necessary changes to make it profitable. Thank you, Andy.

Meeting was adjourned at 8:30pm.

Next meeting will be May 16, 2023