TENNESSEE VALLEY WOODWORKERS
MARCH 90
WELL HERE WE ARE AT THE MIDDLE OF MARCH... .BEWARE OF THE IDES OF
MARCH. IT SEEMS THAT THE IDES SNUCK UP ON US THIS VERY SAME WAY
LAST YEAR. THE THIRD TUESDAY HAS ARRIVED “EARLY” AND HERE WE SIT
WITHOUT A THOUGHT ABOUT OUR NEWSLETTER. I WAS LEAVING FOR WORK
THIS MORNING AND MENTIONED TO SUSAN THAT WE HAD TO START THINKING
ABOUT DOING THE “SPLINTERS” NEXT WEEK.. .THE UNUSUALLY LONG
SILENCE WAS MY FIRST HINT THAT ... “NEXT WEEK” WAS REALLY THIS
WEEK. THIS SITUATION PROVIDES AN EXCELLENT OPENING FOR A REMINDER
THAT WE ARE ALWAYS LOOKING FOR CONTRIBUTIONS TO YOUR NEWSLETTER.
WE’LL TAKE ANYTHING FIT FOR PRINT AND WILL CONSIDER SOME THINGS
THAT MAY EVEN BE UN—FIT. NEWS OF MEMBERS, CRAFT SHOWS, MAGAZINE
ARTICLES, HELPFUL SHOP HINTS OR LAST MONTH’S MEETING EVEN YOUR INNER-MOST THOUGHTS.
WE’LL BE LQOKING FOR YOU NEXT TUESDAY AT THE DUCK RIVER ELECTRIC BUILDING IN DECHERD
SEE YOU AT 7:00
TALK ABOUT “STANDING ROOM ONLY ...THAT DESCRIBES THE SITUATION AT OUR LAST MEETING
PERFECTLY. WE HAD NEARLY PERFECT ATTENDANCE AND PLENTY OF NEW FACES.. .INCLUDING: JIM
NEVILLE, BOB NEWSOM, MANUEL BROWN, FRANK DOUGLAS AND JIM STUBBLEFIELD. PLEASE EXCUSE
THE SPELLINGS AND OMMISIONS.
GUESTS, VISITORS, FRIENDS, NEIGHBORS AND SPOUSES ARE ALWAYS
WELCOME. SPEAKING OF NEW NAMES AND FACES.. .TED BALDWIN SUGGESTED
THAT WE LOOK INTO A CLUB NAME PIN WITH LOGO AND NAME.. .GREAT
IDEA.. .WE’VE GROWN SO MUCH IN THE LAST YEAR THAT IT’S GETTING
DIFFICULT TO ASSOCIATE ALL OF THE NEW FACES WITH A NAME.. .OR IS IT
SUPPOSED TO WORK THE OTHER WAY.. .MAYBE THAT’S MY PROBLEM.
WE CONTINUE TO OUT DO OURSELVES WHEN IT COMES TO SHOW AND TELL.
LAST MONTHS PARTICIPANTS INCLUDED: JIM VANCLEAVE.. .AN INSPIRED
DULCIMER WITH A BOOK—MATCHED BACK; TOM GILLARD BROUGHT A HOMEMADE JIG FOR MAKING CUT IN BOX JOINTS; TOM COWAN BROUGHT A CIVIL WAR MEDICAL CHEST THAT HE’S DOING A LITTLE RESTORATION WORK WITH; JOSEF MAIERBACHER HAD SOME UNIQUE APPLICATIONS OF WOOD. .A WOODEN
DIE FOR MOLDING PUMP HOUSING CASTS AND A GLIDER RIB; BOB REESE
SHOWED US A HETTLE WIRE JIG HE HAD MADE FOR A LOOM PROJECT... YOU
NEVER KNOW WHEN YOU’LL NEED A BUNCH OF HETTLE WIRE’S; MURREL
CHATTIN SHOWED OFF AN ORNATELY TURNED MULLBERRY LAMP BASE; HENRY
DAVIS CONTINUES TO TURN OUT SOME NEW FOUND TALENTS ON HIS NEW
LATHE .. .WE’RE NOT SURE WHAT THE SECRET TO YOUR “WIERD BOWL”
IS;BILL MOYE CONTINUES HIS CARVED HUNTER SERIES.. . THIS TIME HE’D
ADDED A “TURKEY HUNTER”; PHIL BISHOP HAD A MAMOTH CEDAR BURL THAT NO TELLING WHAT PHIL WILL CREATE WITH IT.
BOB REESE ARRANGED AN EXCELLENT PROGRAM FOR OUR FEBRUARY MEETING.
JIM SNODGRASS OF ATHENS GEORGIA GAVE US A COMPREHENSIVE
DEMONSTRATION OF A “BRAND X” SCROLL SAW. JIM AND THE SAW DO SOME
PRETTY AMAZING THINGS. THANK You TO BOTH BOB AND JIM FOR THE
PROGRAM. BY THE WAY, BOB HAS A GARAGE FULL OF THESE WELL MADE
“BRAND X” SAWS IF ANY OF YOU ARE INTERESTED.
MAMMOTH MARCH MEETING
THE PROGRAM FOR THIS MONTH SHOULD BE ANOTHER STANDING ROOM ONLY
OCCASION. BOB REESE CONTACTED DISCOUNT PLUMBING AND ELECTRIC AND
THEY ARE SENDING A DISTRICT RY0BI REPRESENTATIVE TO GIVE A ROUTER
DEMONSTRATION. THIS WAS THE NUMBER ONE REQUEST ON BOB’S SHEET
THAT HE HANDED OUT AT THE FIRST OF THE YEAR, SO ALL YOU FOLKS
THAT ASK FOR IT, COME ON DOWN. THE REP WILL BE SHOWING ROUTERS
AND TECHNIQUES AND TIPS. BE SURE TO COME EARLY AND GET A GOOD
SEAT.
AND SPEAKING OF FUTURE PROGRAMS, BE SURE AND LET BOB KNOW IF YOU
KNOW OF ANYONE IN THE VICINITY THAT HAS A WORKING KNOWLEDGE OF
GLUE AND GLUEING. THIS WAS THE NUMBER TWO REQUEST THAT FOLKS
WERE INTERESTED IN LEARNING. THERE IS LOTS OF HIDDEN TALENT IN
OUR AREA, SO IF YOU HEAR OF ANYONE BE SURE TO CONTACT BOB REESE.
ATLANTA WOODWORKING SHOW
MARCH 23-24—25 AT THE LAKEW00DS FAIRGROUNDS, 2000 LAKEWOOD AVE.,
ATLANTA. SEE THE WIDEST VARIETY OF WOODWORKING PRODUCTS UNDER
ONE ROOF. THERE WILL BE MACHINERY, POWER AND HAND TOOLS, AND
SUPPLIES. ALSO, HUNDREDS OF PRODUCTS, FREE WORKSHOPS, AND
SPECIAL SEMINARS BY THE INDUSTRY’S LEADING EXPERTS.
SHOW HOURS.
FRIDAY MARCH 23 NO0N—7 PM
SATURDAY MARCH 24 10
AM—6 PM
SUNDAY MARCH 25 10 AM_5 PM
FOR MORE INFORMATION CALL 1—800—826—8257
CRAFT FAIR HINTS
ONE OF THE BEST WAYS TO INCREASE YOUR PROFITS AT A CRAFT SHOW IS
TO BUILD A MAILING LIST. You CAN COLLECT NAMES BY SETTING OUT AN
ADDRESS BOOK, COLLECTING INFORMATION FROM CHECKS, OR TAKING
SOMEONE’S BUSINESS CARD. AFTER A SHOW, DIVIDE THE INFORMATION
INTO TWO CATEGORIES——THOSE WHO HAVE A GENERAL INTEREST IN YOUR
WORK AND THOSE WHO HAVE ACTUALLY BOUGHT SOMETHING. THEN, BEFORE
A FAIR SEND POSTCARDS TO WHOSE WHO LIVE WITHIN DRIVING DISTANCE
OF THE FAIR AND LET THEM KNOW YOU BOOTH LOCATION IF POSSIBLE.