Recorded by Eric Strotheide, Secretary
The meeting was opened at 6:30 pm by club
President Paul Fulks
Paul startled us of as he usually does with an
important history lesson. He gave us a short lecture on the history
and subsequent uses of the acanthus leafs on columns throughout history.
Guests attending tonight's meeting were Ron
Bailey from Winchester, and Paul Credle from Tullahoma.
A short account of the previous Wood Carvers
Meeting and shop tour held at Jim Jolliffe’s shop was given. They held
a carvers clinic with 16 carvers present, and a short demonstration on
different types of carving, and hands on use of different carving tools.
The Klingspor sandpaper order was canceled do to
not being able to save any money by the clubs special ordering. A sign
up sheet was passed around for members wanting to sign up for Klingspors 10%
off list. Orders can be made through Klingspor by catalog, email, or
phone.
The upcoming main guests for the rest of the
year are as follows:
May 17- Jack Kincella Finishing 101
June 21-Matt Brothers. TBD
July 19- Mike Bell Funiture Curator of the TN
State Museum
Aug 16- Paul Jalbert. Set up for carving
signs
Sept 20- Ross Roepke. Techniques for
making Boxes
Oct 18- Eric Strotheide & Pete Miller.
Wooden Toys
Nov 15- Wayne Loveless. Krueger Joinery
Systems
Dec 20- Super Show & Tell
Anyone wishing to give a shop tour of their
shop, contact Jack Kincella
Up Coming Club Events
This years club picnic will be held again at the
Falls Mill grounds on May 14.
This years "Turning Bee" will again be held at
Larry Wendlands shop on June 25
A "Mentors Workshop" will be held on June 18
Coffee County Fair, entire month of September
Christmas party and dinner. December 8 at
Boskeys
Show and Tell
Loyd Ackerman brought in pictures of a plaque he
made for the "Donor Tree" he made with his CNC machine for the Lobby of the
Manchester Arts Center. Loyd
also showed a clock, featuring a negative relief picture made from Corian,
and cut on his CNC machine, which he had cut as the main accent for the
clock. The cutout was back lit with LED lights.
He mentioned being inspirated by a long ago member, Jack Tounsend.
Doyle McDonald showed us a trick which cleans
the buildup off of your saw blades. Soak the saw blade in ammonia for
about 30 minutes, then clean lightly with a brush. He then showed us
the beautiful pepper mills made from oak and cedar, the wood coming from the
old family home which had been in the family for generations.
Doug Dunlap drought in a segmented vase, made
from 180 pieces of oak and cherry woods. He claimed to have messed it
up, and corrected it by making another one, this time using 193 pieces to
get his proportions correct.
Bob Stancil showed us several wooden bowls he
had turned from Magnolia wood. Several were around 12 inches, deep
sided, which he had to made a special tool rest for, and one in particular
was a natural edge. He also brought a cherry bowl carved from the
burl, finished with Danish oil, and a bowl turned from the crotch of a
hickory tree. It was bell shaped, and about 10 inches.
Ross Roepke brought in a rocking horse he had
made about 28 years ago for his first grandchild. He saw the plans in
a wood working magazine years earlier, and has now made 3 for his children,
and several for the grandkids.
Jim Everett brought in pictures of the intarsia
piece he is working on entitled "Riding with Private Ryan", based from a
song by the same title. He is also working on a new piece for the
Wounded Warrior project and Homeward Bound, several charities helping the
PTSD veterans, for which Charlie Daniels is helping him to get signed by
other Musicians.
Bob Addington brought in some rocking chairs he
cut from MDF on his CNC machine for his grandchildren, that come apart, and
when assembled, are held together by one plug.
John Hartin brought in a tulip shaped bowl he
turned from scrap spalted hackberry, and a natural edged tulip shade bowl,
both turned with the golden ratio in mind while making them. He also
gave a short demonstration on how not following the golden ratio can give a
perfect piece a sense of not looking right.
Judy Bennett brought in her intarsia niece
featuring a qualla bear, which she will be sending to NC as a baby gift.
It features woods from spalted Cherry, maple, walnut, and finished with a
semi gloss finish.
Felix Ridge brought in a turned lamp, with a 10
inch base, made from red oak and walnut, sealed with a polyurethane sealer.
Noel Johnson showed us a Scandinavian natural
edge bowl, which is called a Royal Paulownia Bowl, very light weight, made
from cherry wood. He sealed the edge with CA glue to stabilize it
while turning, and kept blowing air through it from behind to help to dry it
as he was turning it.
Paul Jalbert showed us the sharpening jig he
made to help him to keep his carving tools always at the peak performance.
He also brought the plans, and gave a brief demo on how to make it. It
was made from cherry and covered in polyurethane.
Mickey Knowles brought in a 12 inch bowl he
turned from a spalted maple. It had a bad portion in the wood, which
he fixed with coffee grounds, sawdust, and CA glue. He used a
cellulose sealer, and finished it with a food grade wax.
Greg Meyers showed us the Christmas ornaments he
had turned on the lathe, and a cherry bowl. He had finished them with
a high speed turning polish.
Jim Van Cleave brought in several serving trays
he made for his wife several years ago. They were made from walnut
wood, and one of them had handles on it. He made them using a router
and a cardboard cutout pattern. He suggests starting off with good
grained walnut, and about 10 lbs. of sandpaper. He also made a small
matching table to go with the trays.
MAIN PROGRAM
Tonight's main program was presented by Ronald
Young. He gave us a detailed lecture on not only the history of the
Southern Cellaret, or the Southern Wine/Liquor Cabinet, but also brought
along detailed drawings, pictures, plans, and even actual pieces used to
make this traditional southern cabinet.
The meeting came to a close at approx. 9:00 pm.