TVWW MONTHLY
MEETING MINUTES
for
June 15, 2010
Tom
Cowan called the meeting to order at
Guests
& Visitors:
The
club recognized and welcomed the following individuals as guests:
·
Donald
Patton
·
Frank
& Francis Pratt
·
Bennie
Vincot
·
·
Anne
Fulks
The
club welcomed new members Frank & Francis Pratt.
The
club welcomed Stanley Dunn from BRC in McMinnville
who brought a $25.00 gift certificate to the club.
Old
Business:
Turning
Bee to be at Tom Cowan’s Shop on June 19th:
Loyd
Akerman presented a fast paced video made at Tom
Cowan’s of the preparation of bowl blanks for the Turning Bee. Thanks especially to Tom’s son who used his
Timber King saw mill to cut slabs out of sugar maple logs.
Johnnie
Brown reminded members of the Turning Bee which will be held on Saturday, June
19th. There should be ten lathes
available for participants to use.
Tom
Cowan reviewed the spindle turning workshop which will be held on Friday, June
18th, the day before the turning bee.
Falls
Mill Picnic:
Felix
Rees gave a report on the annual picnic and auction held at Falls Mill. Felix thanked all who made the event a
success. The club sold over $800 at the
action. The food was over the top and a
good time was had by all.
Jigs
and Templates Saturday Short Seminar:
Paul
Fulks reminded members of the Jigs and templates seminar to be held at Matt
Brothers Shop on June 26 from
Carvers
Corner:
The
carvers meeting is held every 1st Saturday of the month at Phil
Bishop’s Shop at
New
Business:
Show
and Tell:
Loyd
Ackerman brought in pictures of his latest project. Box beams to make a portable work table. Loyd built 2 box beams with the top made from
Formica while the top from ˝ MDF with a gusset glued in every 8 inches in the
beam. These beams along with saw horses
make a sturdy support for a work table that is flat, light and easy to put up
and take down.
Bob
Addington brought in five hollow vessels he turned. One was Apple and two were from Box
Elder. He finished them in Danish Oil
and wipe on poly. Loyd turned one from
Kevin
Deuermeyer displayed two toy vehicles he made from Jack Daniels Oak
staves. One was a truck and the other a
coupe that also had Beech, Walnut and Cherry wood. He finished them in
polyurethane.
Jay
Hazel brought in a bowl he turned form a piece of wood he found on the
road. He calls this wood road kill. Jay also displayed a bowl he turned from Red
Cedar which came from the Stones River Battle Field. Jay attended the sharpening
seminar in
Scott
Short displayed a football he turned from plans he found on the internet. The plans were made by a man in
Ralph
Hand brought in a chest he made for Milner Carden. The chest was made from Walnut and
Cherry. The Walnut chest ends were made
from highly figured wide boards. The top
was made from Cherry with Walnut banding.
The chest was stunning in its overall appearance.
Jim
Everett (artist in wood) brought in a stool he made from Cedar wood and
finished with a new Minwax exterior finish. He also brought in three pictures he made
using wood from Red Cedar, Eastern Red Cedar and Western Red Cedar.
The pictures were of a mule, a horse, and a Bible. He then used a wood burner to create a wood
burning picture on each background.
Jack
Rowe brought in a spalted Bradford Pear bowl. He also displayed a broken file that he used
to make a bead cutting turning tool. He
turned two cups and baby rattle using the bead cutting tool he made.
Program:
The
program was presented by Wayne Sutter from Woodline