TENNESSEE VALLEY WOODWORKERS

Meeting June 20, 2023

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

Visiting Guest: Dan Buholzer

Review of 2023 Calendar of Events.

Month Presenter Program

Month            Presenter                                Program

June:               Kevin Ashley                           Native American Flutes

July:                Paul Jalbert                             2 X 4 Challenge

August:           Jim J & Gary Runyon           Club Auction

Complete list of events at club website.

The Turning Bee was unanimously voted to be held on Saturday, July 22 from 8 AM until turners complete.  Location is Isha Institute 951 Isha Lane McMinnville TN 37110.  Cost is $10 per person for the bowl blanks. Chair Denis Urbanczyk will provide more details in future meetings working up to the Bee.

July 29 Shop Tour Teri Smith @ 100 Pleasant Way, Shelbyville. Anthony Watts will provide more details at the July Meeting.

Richard proposed visiting the WWII Military Museum on Saturday, August 19. Further details coming.

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.

The Club is looking for a black locust tree to support a repair at Falls Mill.

SHOP TIPS

1. Instead of buying dust collection adapters, consider using a hole saw and drilling into a tennis ball the sizes you need.

2. Make your own 90 degree clamp using 2“ binder clip and steel corner brackets.

SHOW and TELL:

Paul Jalbert completed a service project making a Little Free Library and Native Plant boxes for Tim’s Ford. Used paint to finish.

Richard Gavigni presented 2 letter openers made from Lignum Vitae and finished with paste wax.

Chuck Taylor brought in 2 items: Salt and Pepper Mills turned from Pecan and Nested bowls made out of Spalted Maple. All were finished with Tried and True, Linseed oil, Bees Wax.

Mickey Knowles turned a Mimosa Bowl finished with Sanding Sealer (cellulose) Lacquer.

Gary Runyon brought in a series of wolverine-type Tool Rests which he welded.

Richard Gully brought in a Cord Spreader Jig out of Maple unfinished. And a couple of Laser cutouts made from ¼” plywood and MDF.

Bob Truesdale showed us a partially turned bowl made from Spalted Dogwood.

Jim Jolliffe showed us a carved cabin in a frame made from barnwood. The cabin was carved out of cottonwood and frame background was red cedar. Finished with satin lacquer, using colored pencils to add color highlights.

PROGRAM FOR TONIGHT:

Kevin Ashley with Native American Flutes. Kevin explained the critical structure of the flute design, then performed on several of the flutes he had made.

Meeting was adjourned at 8:30pm.

Next meeting will be July 18^th, 2023