Recorded by Eric Strotheide, Secretary
Paul Fulks gave another interesting history
lesson, this month on the origin of the name of the state of Tennessee. It
was a Cherokee word, Tanasi, that the name came from, meaning "bend in the
river", or "place where the river bends."
This months guests are Dan Knotts from
Winchester, Marvin Miller and Larry Ward, both from stones Rivet, and Bill & Ann
Stokes from Estill Springs.
A reminder was given about the Carvers Corner,
with bi-monthly meetings on the first and third Saturday of each month at Jim
Jolliffe's work shop.
The club has decided to go ahead with the
request to make the awards for the meeting of the Tennessee Commission on
Children and Youth.
They will be in the shape of a 50's era rocket
ship. There will be a meeting at Tom Cowan's shop to discuss who will be
involved and what parts they will be building.
This years upcoming programs:
Shop tours will start again in September
Coffee County Fair September 17-24
Turning Seminar at Collin Roans shop
October 22
Christmas Dinner at Boskeys Bar & Grill.
December 8
Bob Stancil announced he is moving and showed
pictures of all his shop equipment he will be selling.
The Atlanta Wood Workers Fair will be held on
August 24-27 at the Atlanta Convention Center
Doug Dunlap started us off by bringing in
several bowls he had turned from pecan wood. They were approx 4-5 inches
wide, and finished in a lacquer.
Jim Everett brought in several of his intarsia
creations. One was a lamp and matching Coat rack,
covered with antlers to hang the coat on,, one piece featuring an old revolver,
one a girl with a dulcimer, and one of a hummingbird. They were finished
with Minwax polyacrylic.
Gary Runyan showed us a Japinesse styled storage
box he brought. It was made from ambrosia maple he had bought at David
Ashley saw mill in Elora. The finished it with 3 coats of antique oil. He
also brought in a brown, approx 3 inches in diameter he turned from a red bud
burl, and finished with a shellac.
Bob Addington brought in sexier all Han held
rolling back massagers he made with his CNC machine
Jim McClure brought in a set of turned salt and
pepper mills he had made from pear wood, using a lighter wood for the salt, and
darker for the pepper. They are unfinished at this time.
John Harton gave a brief demonstration on how to
best choose a piece of wood to get the best results when turning a bowl
Mickey Knowles brought in several walnut bowls
he turned, finished with a cellulose sealer.
Garry Bennett brought in a variety of turned
bowls, from cherry, walnut, and other woods, and finished in a variety of
finishes.
Tom Cowan, a founding member of this club, likes
to tell us how easy wood working is, but very few of us can come near to the
skill he possesses. He again showed us his skill of furniture making, but
this time, he showed us how to make miniature furniture. Not just smaller,
but accurately reduced in scale in every dimension.
He gave a quick talk
as to why miniature furniture was first made, and what kinds of tools are needed
to make them. He showed us how he will reduce the patterns to be able to
accurately make a piece to look like its larger cousin, but just smaller in
every way.