TENNESSEE VALLEY WOODWORKERS
MEETING JUNE 20, 2017
President Paul
Fulks called meeting to order 6:30pm.
Passed list to members for
Klingspor discount.
Mickey Knowles has walnut logs to give away.
Guest: Don Langford and Mark Corlew
Dues: 90% members paid for 2017.
Carvers meet 1st and 3rd Saturday 8:30am – 10:30.
2 carving seminars
upcoming TBA
Upcoming Events:
July 18th - Mary Nichols – MTSU
video-grapher
August 15th – Avaliable
Sept. 19th – Al Sharp -Master
Woodworker
Oct. 17th – Gary Farley
July 22nd – Ronnie Young – Wood
Working Seminar – 8am Decherd Nazarene Church
Making Tea caddie/ Jewelry
box
Sept. 17-22 Coffee County Fair. Doyle McConnell Chairperson
Oct
14th – Heritage Days Tims Ford Park. Paul Jalbert and Vince Zaccardi
Chairpersons
Dec. TBA – Christmas Dinner Karen Browning Chairperson
Sale of Maurice Ryan's shop July 8th for club members only 8am-4pm. 166
Mansfield Rd. Winchester
Tom Cowan Memorial Turning Bee was a great
success. President Paul presented a Bowl turned by Tom Cowan to Larry
Wendland for the outstanding work he and his wife do for the turning bee.
Club Picnic held June 3rd at Falls Mill. Good time by all and auction
success raising funds for club.
Jack Kincella told of plans to help
Blue Monarch.
Jim Jolliffe presented a slide show of Mountain Top
Carving class he and Steve Shores did with 5 students ages 13-17.
SHOW AND TELL
Gary Bennett brought a large Cherry bowl. He also brought 2
segmented bowls of Cedar and a covered segmented jar made with gun stock
plywood. All finished with tung oil.
Judy Bennett had a intarsia flower
wreath of 138 pcs made of poplar, cypress, and walnut. Judy also had a
intarsia of a Lab dog of walnut and blackened with vinegar and steel wool.
Finish spray poly.
Doug Dunlap showed a pretty bowl of yellow poplar
burl, finished with 3 coats spray lacquer. He showed 3 smaller natural edge
bowls finished with spray lacquer.
Jim Jolliffe had a carving of
a wood spirit of cottonwood bark from Nebraska. Natural finish.
Mickey
Knowles brought a stained glass lamp finished using a red oak penetrating
stain and spray polyurethane. Also had a unfinished lamp frame from Tom
Cowan.
Jim Acord showed pics of shoe caddy and coat rack made for home
entrance. Made of red oak with golden oak stain and poly finish.
Matt
Brothers showed pics of Collins Roan's queen size bed he made of cherry with
lacquer finish.
Doyle McConnell explained how Collins turned pieces and
his equipment. Collins was not able to attend.
PROGRAM
Tony
Murphy – Moxon Vise
Tony discussed designing and building a vise. He
explained the purpose and materials needed.
Tony went through
construction and gave examples using a slide presentation.
Tips for
making a Moxon Vise:
Design for your needs
Choose appropriate hardware
and wood
Add your own signature
Use it to build some quality furniture
Meeting Adjourned