TENNESSEE VALLEY WOODWORKERS                       APRIL ‘91

 

SPLINTERS

 

YES, THAT AGE OLD ADAGE “APRIL SHOWERS BRINGS MAY FLOWERS” IS

PROVING ITSELF PARTICULARLY TRUE THIS YEAR! I! THUS FAR WE

CERTAINL Y HAVE HAD ONE GLORIOUS SPRING! MOTHER NATURE’S SPRING

GREENS ARE UNPARALLELED... UNEXCELLED BY EVEN THE MUCH ENVIED

COLOR OF MONEY. IT IS TRULY A BLESSING TO HAVE A VIEW OF KIETH

SPRINGS MOUNTAIN AS THE GREENS SEEM TO FLOW UP THE MOUNTAIN WITH

EVERY NEW DAY. COME VISIT, SAY HELLO AND ENJOY THE VIEW.

 

FIRST AND FOREMOST AND MOST IMPORTANT

 

FOLKS, MARK YOUR CALENDAR NOW FOR APRIL 16 MEETING OF THE

TENNESSEE VALLEY W000WORKERS. THAT’S A LITTLE EARLY IN THE

MONTH, BUT IT IS THE THIRD TUESDAY NIGHT AND IT’S STILL AT 7:00

PM. WE NEED A BIG CROWD TO WELCOME CHARLES ALVIS FROM THE

TENNESSEE ASSOCIATION OF WOOD TURNERS. HIS PROGRAM IS TO SHOW ALL

TYPES OF TURNINGS FROM ALL TYPES OF WOOD. WE ‘RE GOING TO SEE A

LOT MORE THAN BOWLS, LADIES AND GENTS. Now, MR. ALVIS IS COMING

ALL THE WAY FROM NASHVILLE TO DO THIS PROGRAM. WE NEED A GREAT

TURNOUT TO SHOW THE URBAN WOOD TURNERS WHA T A FINE GROUP WE HA VE

DOWN HERE IN RURAL SOUTHERN MIDDLE TENNESSEE. TOM COWAN SAYS WE

DON’T WANT TO MISS WHAT MR. ALVIS WILL BRING WITH HIM SO BE THERE

TUESDAY NIGHT AND BRING A FRIEND, TOO. IF YOU CAN’T FIND A

FRIEND, A SPOUSE OR NEIGHBOR WILL DO!!!

 

HOW I SPENT MY WEEKEND IN HOTLANTA OR WHY I DREAD THE 1-75 SPLIT IN CHATTANOOGA

 

EIGHTEEN BRAVE SOULS SHOWED UP AT KROGERS A T 5:00 AM SATURDA Y

MORNING FOR THE TRIP TO THE ATLANTA WOODWORKING SHOW. IT WAS

LUCKY THAT WAKE UP CALLS WERE AVAILABLE. THE TRIP STARTED OFF

WITH A TRIP OVER MONTEAGLE MOUNTAIN AND I’M NOT SURE IF TOUR

DIRECTOR BISHOP PLANNED IT BUT THE DOGWOODS AND REDBUD S WERE

BEAUTIFUL. AFTER A SHORT BREAKFAST IN SOUTH PITTSBURG, WE

TRAVELED ON TO ATLANTA. THE MEN HEADED STRAIGHT FOR THE

WOODWORKING SHOW, BUT US LADIES HEADED FOR DOWNTOWN ATLANTA.

WHEN WE FINALLY ARRIVED AT THE SHOW, ABOUT SIX HOURS LATER, WE

FOUND SEVERAL TIRED, BUT HAPPY GENTLEMEN. PLENTY OF THEM WERE

LUGGING AROUND THEIR PURCHASES. EVERYONE ENJOYED THE FREE

SEMINARS AND THE ON GOING AND CONSTANT DEMONSTRATIONS. MY FIRST

IMPRESSION OF THE SHOW WAS THAT IT SURE WAS LOUD IN THERE.

PURCHASES INCLUDED JIGS, SUPER GLUES, BLADES, MA TS, AND WHAT I

CALL THE SHOW STOPPER. IT WAS THIS DISC THAT WILL CUT ANYTHING AND I MEAN ANYTHING. BRICKS, FILES, EVEN PLASTIC! AND IT LAST A LIFETIME.

 

WHAT I COULDN’T COMPREHEND WAS IF IT WAS MADE TO LAST A LIFETIME,

WHY THEY GAVE YOU AN EXTRA DISC IF YOU MADE YOUR PURCHASE AT THE

SHOW???? IT JUST GOES TO PROVE THAT OLD SAYING “IT IS MORALLY

WRONG TO ALLOW A SUCKER TO KEEP HIS MONEY” AND FOLKS, IF WE’RE

REALLY LUCKY, WE MAY GET FRED HELTSLEY TO GIVE HIS IMPRESSION OF

THE GUY. WHEN EVERYONE‘S FEET STARTED HURTING, WE LEFT THE SHOW

AND HEADED FOR HIGHLAND HARDWARE AND THEN HIT THE INTERSTATE FOR

HOME. I SAW ON THE CHATTANOOGA NEWS THAT THE MESS OF 1-75 WAS

CAUSED BY TUNNELING TRAFFIC TO ONE LANE TO PREPARE FOR

CONSTRUCTION OF EIGHT LANES THRU THERE. JUST A WARNING. THEY

EXPECT THIS FOR THE NEXT FOUR TO TWELVE MONTHS. WE NEED MORE

TRIPS LIKE THIS AND GEORGE REID, THE BUS DRIVER, DID A FINE JOB

OF ESCORTING US AROUND ATLANTA.

 

 

MARCH MEEEEEEEEEEEFEEEEEEEEEEEETING

 

EVEN THOUGH WE WERE ALL EXCITED ABOUT TRAVELING TO BILL KNIGHTS

SHOP, WE HAD TO HAVE OUR SHOW AND TELL SESSION BEFORE WE HIT THE

ROAD. TOM GILLARD TRIED HIS HAND AT TURNING SOMETHING AND SO HE

DID. ( IT APPEARED TO BE A GOBLET TO ME, TOM. ) WINFIELD MADE A

THRESHOLD FOR HIS SON’S HOME AND IT WAS OUT OF WALNUT. IT WAS

VERY NICE. HE SAID HIS SECRET TO FINISHING IT WAS PASTE WAX.

JACK TOWNSEND HAD A SQUIRREL FEEDER THAT HE COULD PROBABLY SELL

PLENTY OF IF HE JUST TAKES A SNAPSHOT OF THAT SQUIRREL SITTING

THERE. TOM COWAN MUMBLED SOMETHING ABOUT “SMART, UGLY, AND

INSANE” BUT I DIDN’T KNOW IF HE WAS TALKING ABOUT JACK OR THE

FEEDER. TOM AND PHIL BISHOP SHOWED SOME ITEMS BUT MY HANDWRITING

IS COMPLETELY ILLEGIBLE AT THAT POINT. RICHARD GULLEY HAS BEEN

ROAMING THRU BIG LOTS, AGAIN. THIS TIME HE FOUND SOME SWISS

SANDPAPER. I GO FOR THE SWISS CHOCOLATES MYSELF, RICHARD

 

 

LIBRARY EXHIBIT LIBRARY EXHIBIT LIBRARY EXHIBIT

 

THIS IS A GREAT OPPORTUNITY TO SHOW YOUR STUFF AND HELP THE

TENNESSEE VALLEY WOOD WORKERS GAIN SOME WIDER RECOGNITION. CROCIA

R0BERS0N HAS TALKED THE LIBRARY INTO DISPLAYING SOME OF OUR

ITEMS. WE WANT TO ENCOURAGE EVERYONE TO BRING AN ITEM TO DISPLAY

IN THE EXHIBIT. CROCIA ONLY HAS ONE FAVOR TO ASK. YOUR ITEM

NEEDS TO BE UNDER TWELVE INCHES HIGH. IF YOU HAVE ANYTHING YOU

WISH TO SHOW BE SURE AND BRING IT TUESDAY NIGHT. OR IF YOU HAVE

ANY QUESTIONS. JUST CALL CROCIA. I’M SURE SHE WILL BE ABLE TO

HELP YOU.

 

LAND OF GOSHEN, WE’RE NOT IN KANSAS ANYMORE AUNTIE EM

 

YES FOLKS, THE HIGHLIGHT OF THE MARCH MEETING WAS OUR VISIT TO

BILL AND EVELYN KNIGHT’S LOVELY HOME AND SHOP. OR AS BILL SAID,

HIS PLAYHOUSE. THE SHOP HAD A WOOD FLOOR, WOOD STOVE, BATHROOM,

AND SINK. BILL SEEMED TO HAVE PLENTY OF ROOM FOR ALL OF US. I

THINK I COUNTED ABOUT 30 IN THE SHOP AT ONE TIME. TOM COWAN AND

PHIL BISHOP ADDED TO THE PROGRAM. TOM SHOWED SOME HOLDING

DEVICES HE MADE FOR HIS LATHE AND PHIL HAD A GREAT COLLECTION OF

ANTIQUE TOOLS. WE REALLY WANT TO THANK BILL AND EVELYN FOR THEIR

HOSPITALITY. LET’S VISIT MORE SHOPS.

 

 

DON’T FORGET WE’LL HAVE SHOW AND TELL THIS MONTH JUST LIKE

ALWAYS. BRING SOMETHING YOU BOUGHT IN ATLANTA OR BRING WHAT

YOU’RE GOING TO PUT IN THE LIBRARY EXHIBIT.

 

 

 

 

AND HENRY, ARE YOU ROLLER RULERING???

 

CHECK THA T CALENDAR

 

TUESDA Y APRIL 16

 

7:00

 

LET’S HAVE A GOOD

 

TURN-OUT FOR OUR

 

NASHVILLE GUESTS

!!!!!!!!!!