President, Vince Zaccardi, opened
the meeting at 7:04 PM and announced that the program would be “CNC – A Trend in
Woodworking?” featuring Bob Addington
New member Scott Tinker from
Chattanooga
Vince
moderated a discussion of Club Events past and future
·
Club Meetings
Third Tuesday UTSI
·
Carvers
Meetings First Saturday Phil Bishop’s Shop
·
Comments on
Huntsville Show – TVW member made no sales but got many ribbons
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Comments on
Foothills Craft Exhibition – Bob Addington and Ralph Hand got “Best of Show”
·
Dec. 9th Club
Christmas Party in Decherd – Comments below
·
Program for
the Dec. 20th meeting will be “Super Show and Tell”
Detalis
announced for the Christmas Party.
·
Dec. 9th at
Church of the Nazarene in Decherd on the corner of 4th and
Cumberland.
·
Signup sheet
circulated for Setup and Cleanup
· Everyone was asked to bring a gift (handmade if possible) – Doyle McConnell added that it wasn’t necessary to have a handmade gift but come anyway.
Announcements/Comments
·
Dues for 2012
due tonight
·
Exhibition at
TFAC -- TVW members are invited to
exhibit item for sale – talk to Becky
·
Fund-raiser
for Falls Mill – details on the website
·
Dan Mahar
volunteered to chair a new exhibition for fall 2012 or spring 2013.
Vince will take it to the executive committee
·
Vince
suggested that members use the forum and website
·
The grand
door prize signup was circulated
Election of
Officers
The president
solicited nominations from the floor
Given that no
floor nominations were made, Loyd Ackerman moved that the slate recommended by
the nominating committee be adopted as the officers for 2012.
Bob Reese seconded the motion. There
being no discussion, a voice vote was unanimous.
The new officers are:
·
President
Vince Zaccardi
·
Vice
President Paul Fulks
·
Treasurer Bob
Addington
·
Secretary
Kevin Deuermeyer
·
Publicity
Phil Myers
·
Splinters
Editor Chuck Taylor
Old Business
·
Jim Van
Cleave – commended the Club for a good showing at Jim Steadman’s memorial on
November 12
·
As is our
custom, a memorial book will be donated
to the Franklin County Library in Jim Steadman’s name
Loyd Ackerman
– showed a PowerPoint on delivery of the 25 square foot table and the carrier
made for the purpose of carrying the table top which weighed in excess of 150
pounds.
Jim Everett –
Three plaques made of cedar, a cabinet door with carved vegetation, a cedar
woodpecker
Ross Roepke –
Box of Spanish Cedar and Curley maple, a wood sample box from Constantines, and
an alignment tool using a dial caliper
Kevin
Deuermeyer – Box featuring inlay
learned from Tom Cowan
Bob Addington – Three
bowls (walnut, pine, Bradford pear) finished with wipe on Poly; cutting board
and no-smoking sign (as part of the program); cherry magazine rack
Doug Dunlap – Bowl from
cherry, walnut, and oak segments
Sharron Wright – Turned
box she got from Joe Getteys seminar presentation and the sample of a holding
jig and finial she got from Larry Parham’s seminar presentation.
Pete Blankenship – Asked
for help with a laser engraver for wooden handles – he showed a hammer handle.
Bob Reese and Rheta –
Bob showed and discussed his #34 violin and Rheta played it.
Bob showed and discussed lidded boxes he made after the seminar.
Kym Mason – showed a
walking cane with a realistic snake head handle made from chittum wood and
discussed the story of that tree.
Chris Pfender – showed a
bat and some captive ring turnings.
Mickey Knowles – two
bowls he began at the last turning bee, some ornaments, and tops he’s turned
Dick Wollam – showed a
carved and painted plaque.
A video named “CNC – A
Trend in Woodworking ?” featuring Bob Addinton showing his CNC Shark Pro
machine; Interviewer Henry Davis; and produced by Loyd Ackerman -- after which
Bob answered questions.