TENNESSEE VALLEY WOODWORKERS

MARCH 90

 

 

 

SPLINTERS

 

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.