TENNESSEE VALLEY WOODWORKERS SEPT 90

SPLINTERS

MY MY IT’S BEEN DRYII! IT’S BEEN SO DRY DOWN HERE IN BELVIDERE

THAT YESTERDAY...I SAW TWO BUSHES FIGHTING OVER A DOG...IMAGINE -

THAT. MAYBE US W00DWORKERS SHOULD TRY BUILDING ON A NEW WATER

TABLE...I’VE HEARD OF WATER BEDS....THOSE GEOLOGISTS OUGHT TO

HAVE A GOOD SET OF PLANS FOR A WATER TABLE. I’M AFRAID ALL THIS

HOT WEATHER HAS JUST FRIED WHAT LITTLE BRAIN CELLS I HAD LEFT..

AUGUST MEETING HIGHLIGHTS

OUR AUGUST MEETING WAS WELL ATTENDED.. .WEE HAD FOUR GUESTS WITH

ONE BECOMING A NEW MEMBER. WELCOME JOHN SARGENT AS OUR MOST

RECENT MEMBER, WE’RE PROUD TO HAVE YOU WITH US. JACK TOWNSEND

REPORTED THAT WE WERE WELL REPRESENTED AT THE W00DBURY CRAFT SHOW

BY TOM COWAN, PETE LARA, TED BALDWIN. AND SOME OTHER GUY SELLING

CLOCKS.

A SHOW OF HANDS INDICATED THAT WE CAN COUNT ON AT LEAST 15 PEOPLE

INTERESTED IN A SEMINAR THIS FALL. PHIL BISHOP GRACIOUSLY

OFFERED TO LOOK INTO SETTING UP A SEMINAR IN THE LATE OCTOBER

EARLY NOVEMBER TIME FRAME.

TOM GILLARD IS TAKING ORDERS FOR ENGRAVED NAME TAGS FOR $3.50.

TOM MENTIONED THAT THE HANDS ON SCIENCE CENTER GROUP FROM

TULLAHOMA IS INTERESTED IN VOLUNTEERS TO HELP WITH CONSTRUCTION

OF BASES AND CABINETRY...SEE TOM.

JACK TOWNSEND VOLUNTEERED TO WORK ON ORDERING NEW HATS.

SHOW AND TELL

SHOW AND TELL BROUGHT SEVERAL NEW AND DIFFERENT ITEMS. BOB REESE

SHOWED US A BOWDOCK MALLET THAT HE’S WRAPPED WITH STRING TO KEEP

IN FROM CHECKING. TOM GILLARD SHOWED OFF HIS HIGH CLASS

SAILBOATS——ANYONE WOULD BE PROUD TO.HAVE ONE OF THESE AS A

TROPHY. WINFIELD BENNETT IS LOOKING FOR SUGGESTIONS ON HOW TO

MINIMIZE THE CHECKING OF A WHITE OAK TABLE THAT HE IS CARVING

FROM THE LIMB OF A BIG WINDFALL. WINFIELDD YOU’LL HAVE TO KEEP

US POSTED ON YOUR PROGRESS WITH THIS MONUMENTAL UNDERTAKING.

HENRY DAVIS HAD A NEW PLUG CUTTER AND PILOT DRILL SET. BIBLE SCHOOL CRAFTS BY RICHARD GULLEY INCLUDED CLIMBING NINJA TURTLES AND NIFTLY LITTLE MAILBOXES. JACK TOWNSEND MADE ANOTHER

WALMART DISCOVERY -- A SYSTEM FOR TEXTURED PAINTING. A VERY

INTERESTING DISCOVERY, DR. TOWNSEND.

THE PROGRAM

PROFESSOR EMERITUS HENRY DAVIS PRESENTED AN EXCELLENT PROGRAM ON

CABRIOLE LEGS. JIM VAN CLEEVE AND HENRY ARE CERTAINLY THE LEG

MENU OF MIDDLE TENNESSEE. HENRY’S WELL PREPARED PRESENTATION

HELPED TAKE SOME OF THE MYSTERY OF THOSE COMPLEX AND COMPLICATED

CABRIOLES. THANK YOU, HENRY

NEXT MEETING

BOB REESE HAS SET UP ANOTHER HIGH POTENTIAL PROGRAM. TOM COWAN,

BILL KNIGHT AND MAYBE A FEW OTHERS WILL BE PRESENTING A PROGRAM

ON LAMINATED TURNINGS. DON’T FORGET OUR EVERY POPULAR SHOW AND

TELL. IF YOU HAVE SOME EXAMPLES OF LAMINATED TURNINGS LET’S SEE

THEM. BRING A GUEST. A FRIEND. A NEIGHBOR, OR A SPOUSE. LET’S

WORK ON OUR ATTENDANCE AND MEMBERSHIP NOW FOR THIS FALL IS

FALLING. THIS IS THE TIME OF YEAR TO START ON THOSE SHOP

PROJECTS AGAIN.

FOOTHILLS REPORT

MANY OF US ARE MEMBERS AND SEVERAL MORE OF US ARE CUSTOMERS OF FOOTHILLS CRAFTS IN MANCHESTER. AS YOU KNOW, THE STORE SUFFERED A FIRE SEVERAL MONTHS AGO AND HAS BEEN CLOSED SINCE THE FIRE.

LAST WEEK, THEY HELD A STATUS MEETING FOR ALL MEMBERS TO INFORM

THEM THAT THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS HAS DECIDED TO PURCHASED THE

BUILDING A MAKE THE NECESSARY REPAIRS. THEY HOPE TO OPEN AGAIN

NO LATER THAN THE END OF OCTOBER. AFTER THAT, THEY HOPE TO

EXPAND IN THE NEAR FUTURE. NOW THAT .THEY OWN THE PROPERTY. FOR

THOSE OF YOU WHO ARE NOT FAMILIAR WITH THE SHOP, THEY TURNED OVER

IN THE VICINITY OF $100,000 LAST YEAR. THAT’S A GREAT DEAL OF

MONEY INTO LOCAL CRAFTSPEOPLE OF THIS AREA.

REMINDERS

DECHERD CRAFT SHOW THIS WEEKEND SEPTEMBER 15 AND 16. WE’LL BE

SETTING UP AROUND 5:00 PM ON FRIDAY EVENING. WE’LL HAVE TABLES

AND TARPS , SO BRING YOUR WARES, OR JUST YOUR SPARKLING

PERSONALITIES AND JOIN US.

OLD TIMEY DAYS

WILL BE SATURDAY OCTOBER 6. WE’RE TRYING TO FOCUS ON LIVE

DEMONSTRATIONS...TURNING, CARVING, MOLDING MAKING. PLANING,

SHARPENING, TOY ASSEMBLY, WOOD THREADING, AND TIMBER FRAMING.

PLEASE STEP FORWARD AND VOLUNTEER IDEAS AND DEMONSTRATE.

NEXT MEETING TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 18. 7:00 PM SEE YOU THERE !!