Minutes of the March 18, 2014 TVW General meeting
The meeting was called to order at about 7 PM by President, Karen Browning, in
the UTSI auditorium because H111 was being used for health screening.
There was a slight delay in convening due to Audio Visual issues centered
on the meeting place and regular order of business was modified to suit the
circumstances.
The order was:
·
Guests were welcomed
·
Show and Tell
·
Business
·
Break
·
Program
The guests were:
·
Gary Bennett, Wartrace
(became a member)
·
Jack Kincella, Lynchburg
·
Jason Chittam, Tullahoma
·
David Mansfield, Winchester
Business meeting:
·
Craft show and festival announcements
o
April 26 – “Arts Spring”
in Downtown McMinnville
o
April 25 – 27 Huntsville
“Panoply” (Greg Myers)
o
April 26 – 27 South
Pittsburg “Cornbread Festival” (Harry May)
o
May 2 – 5 Winchester
“Dogwood Festival” (Harry May)
o
May 17 – “Craft Arts
Festival” in downtown Bell Buckle
·
Club Events
o
May 10 – Turning Bee
(Chairman Larry Wendland circulated a signup sheet)
o
May 31 – Annual Picnic and
Auction
o
October 11 or 18 – Fall
Seminar
o
December 12 --
Christmas Gala
·
Shop Tours – Doyle McConnell asked whether there
would be hardships if shop tours were conducted on weekdays.
Mixed response but not generally negative.
·
Workshops:
o
Pepper Mill
o
Segmented Bowls
o
Scraper sharpening
o
Working with Veneer
·
Exhibition Report – Loyd Ackerman gave a report on the 2014 Exhibition and
thanked everyone involved.
·
A report on the situation with Phil Bishop was that he isn’t improving and will
be going home this week. Dick Wollam
made an announcement that help was needed to do some work at Phil’s home.
·
Bob Addington gave a report on his stroke and thanked everyone for their
support. He is looking forward to
his recovery.
·
Dick Wollam announced that they are seeking a new place for the carvers to meet.
Show and Tell:
|
Vince Zaccardi |
Variable Miter Gauge and Box Joint jig |
|
Lavon Jones |
Drying Rack for laundry room with magnetic catch |
|
Greg Myers |
Box Elder Bowl and Mushroom shaped wood turnings for demonstrations |
|
Jim Everett |
Several intarsia plaques and showed how some could be made into
panoramic display |
|
Tom Gillard |
Container with Brown Recluse spiders |
|
Doyle McConnell |
Walnut Pepper mill showing a flaw |
|
Karen Browning |
Natural Edge bowl with painted objects to show how to overcome woodgrain
problems in turning |
|
Loyd Ackerman |
Box Elder closed vessel from firewood |
|
Larry Wendland |
Pecan bowl with no end grain |
|
Allen Odell |
Alaska gaff hook from Diamond Willow; a carved fishhook from Alder and a
fishing lure made from Alder |
|
Johnnie Brown |
Patriot Pen collection made with kits supplied by Woodcraft at the
February meeting and wood cut offs from his shop |
|
Jim VanCleave |
A stool he made to go with the bar he uses for a casual activities and
office needs |
The program for the evening
was presented by Pete Miller.
He covered an introduction to Pyrography
(wood burning art) from the early beginnings up to selection and use of tools.
Several examples were shown and a discussion of how to use and apply
patterns for the artwork.