TENNESSEE VALLEY WOODWORKERS JUNE 1991
WELL,
FOLKS. TOM IS OUT OF TOWN AND WON’T GET BACK IN TIME TO
WORK
ON THE NEWSLETTER. SO BEAR WITH ME AND MAYBE I CAN GET THIS
COMPUTER
TO GET THE NEWSLETTER OUT. IF NOT. IT’S TIME TO BUY A
NEW
RIBBON FOR THE TYPEWRITER.
ALL
THE NEWS THAT’S FIT TO PRINT
I’M
GLAD TO REPORT THAT JACK HAS RETURNED FROM NASHVILLE AND IS
RECOVERING FROM HIS SURGERY. JACK REPORTS THAT THE BEST PART OF
THE
TRIP WAS GETTING TO BE A PASSENGER ON THE TRIP UP THERE AND
BACK.
HE REPORTS THAT HE IS DOING FINE BUT WILL HAVE TO HAVE
MORE
SURGERY IN ABOUT FIVE WEEKS. NOW DO YOU THINK THAT HAS
SLOWED
JACK DOWN? NO. SIR ! HE CALLS ME THIS WEEK TO ADD A NAME
TO
THE NEWSLETTER AND SAYS HE IS GOING TO GET THE PROSPECTIVE
MEMBER
TO DRIVE HIM TO THE CLUB MEETING NEXT WEEK. NOTHING, I
REPEAT,
NOTHING SLOWS MR. TOWNSEND DOWN FOR LONG. SEE YOU
TUESDAY,
JACK.
PICNIC
PICNIC PICNIC PICNIC PICNIC PICNIC
NO
NEWS TO PRINT AS OF PRESS TIME. BUT A MEMBER OF THE PICNIC
COMMITTEE
DID INFORM ME THAT ALL DETAILS WILL BE ANNOUNCED AT
THIS
MONTH’S MEETING. SO BE THERE TUESDAY NIGHT TO HEAR TIME,
PLACE,
AND TEMPERATURE. AND DON’T FOR GET TO BE WORKING ON THAT
PROJECT
FOR OUR ANNUAL CONTEST.
JUNE
MEETING TUESDAY JUNE 18, DUCK RIVER BLDG. 7:00 PM
WE
ALWAYS APPRECIATE ITEMS FOR THE NEWSLETTER AND ONE OF OUR
MEMBERS
HAS SUGGESTED THAT WE HAVE A BIRTHDAY LIST EACH MONTH.
THINK
THIS IS A FINE IDEA AND IF YOU WANT TO TURN YOUR BIG DAY IN
WRITE
IT ON A PIECE OF PAPER AND WE’LL PRINT IT. DON’T WORRY, I
PROMISE
NO AGES WILL BE REVEALED. BUT IF YOU REMEMBER WHEN YOU
DIDN’T
HAVE TO PUMP YOUR OWN GAS. AND THERE WAS NO SUCH THING AS
ALL
YOU CAN EAT FOR $5.95, THEN YOU’RE UP THERE IN MY AGE
BRACKET.
TOM
GILLARD ALSO SUGGEST THAT WE PRINT MAPS
TO MEMBER’S SHOPS.
SOME
OF US REALLY LIVE OUT IN THE BOONIES AND WHEN YOU NEED HELP
OR WANT
TO BORROW SOMETHING. IT’S DIFFICULT TO LOCATE A SHOP. IF
YOU
CAN DRAW A DECENT MAP, TURN IT N TO US AND WE’LL PRINT IT.
SPEAKING
OF ADDRESS
I
DON’T KNOW IF YOU HAVE RECEIVED YOUR NEW ADDRESS. BUT IF YOU
HAVE
YOU NEED TO LET US KNOW. FOR INSTANCE, WITHOUT MOVING. I’VE
GONE
FROM RT. 2 BELVIDERE TO 724 FARRIS LANE. DOESN’T SOUND LIKE
THE
SAME PLACE. DOES IT ? THE POST OFFICE SAYS WEVE GOT A YEAR.
BUT
THERE’S NO TIME LIKE THE PRESENT. SOYOU CAN GET ALL THOSE
PRESENT
AS CHRISTMAS.
JUNE
MEETING ThTESDAY JUNE 18, DUCK RIVER 7:00PM
AND
AT THAT MEETING, WE’RE GOING TO HAVE A PROGRAM BY TOM COWAN
ON
PRACTICAL IDEAS ON PROCESSING AND TURNING GREEN WOOD. TOM’S
COME
UP WITH A LOT OF KNOWLEDGE WHILE HE HAS BEEN WORKING ON
TECHNIQUE
AND I’M SURE PLENTY OF GOOD ADVICE WILL BE AVAILABLE.
IF
YOU HAVEN’T BEEN BY THE LIBRARY TO SEE THE EXHIBIT ENTITLED “AN APPLAUSE TO A
TREE” YOU OWE IT TO YOURSELF TO GO BY THERE AND GEE THE WONDERFUL DISPLAY THAT
CROCIA SET UP OF ALL OUR WORK. SHE SPENT A GREAT DEAL OF TIME ARRANGIN13 AND
MAKING DISPLAY CARDS. OUR SPECIAL THANKS TO HER AND BE SURE TO STOP BY.
AND
IF YOU WOULD LIKE TO VISIT A GALLERY. JOHN JORDAN HAS AN
EXHIBIT
AT THE ZIMMERMAN/SATURN GALLERY IN NASHVILLE. I BELIEVE
IT
IS GOING TO BE THERE THRU THIS MONTH. IF ANYONE HAS THE EXACT
DATES,
PLEASE LET US KNOW AT THE MEETING.
SHOW
AND TELL EXTRAORDINAIRE
OVER
FIFTEEN PEOPLE SHOW THEIR WORK OR GAVE SHOP HINTS OUT. IF I
MISSED
YOU. I’M SORRY. BUT. I WAS SO FASCINATED BY EVERYTHING I
FORGOT
TO KEEP WRITING.
JAMES
STTJBBLEFIELD TOLD HOW TO MAKE YOUR OWN WOOD MOLDING, JUST
SAND
SAND SAND. JACK TOWNSEND SHOWED THAT HE PASSED HIS
READING
COMPREHENSION TEST’. HE MADE THE CLAMP THAT WAS IN THE
MAY
ISSUE OF SPLINTERS. GERRY MCGRATH HAS A GAUGE TO ADJUST A
TABLE
SAW AND THE DEPTH OF THE BLADE. WINFIELD HAD A HEART
TRIVET
THAT HE CARVED. HE. SAID. IT WAS BETTER THAN WORKING IN THE
FENCE
ROW. NO ONE IS GOING TO ARGUE WITH THAT. HENRY SHOWED
SOME
REAL HI TECH WOODWORKING BY USING A XEROX MACHINE TO REDUCE
THE
PATTERN SIZE OF A PIECE HE WAS MAKING. I HOPE I GOT THAT
RIGHT.
BUT WITHOUT MY TECHNICAL ADVISOR I FEEL LIKE IT’S LA LA
LAND.
BILL CHEW SHOWED A BOWL HE TURNED FROM ORANGE WOOD HE GOT
IN
FLORIDA. I HATE TO TELL YOU THIS BILL. BUT IT’S THE ORANGES
YOU’RE
SUPPOSED TO BRING HOME. BILL KNIGHT PASSED UP THE
OPPORTUNITY
TO SHOW HIS GALL BLADDER AND INSTEAD BROUGHT SOME
BEAUTIFUL
BOWLS. THANKS FOR THAT SMALL FAVOR. BILL.
I
KNOW I MISSED A LOT OF YOU. BUT FOLKS, IF YOU MISSED LAST MONTH’S DISPLAY, WELL
IT WAS ONE FOR THE RECORD BOOKS.
AND
IF YOU MISSED SHOW AND TELL, YOU MISSED THE FINE PROGRAM THAT
BOB
REESE DID ON BENDING WOOD. WE JUST DON’T KNOW HOW LUCKY WE
ARE
TO HAVE A FINE CRAFTSMEN LIKE BOB IN OUR CLUB, TO PROVIDE US
WITH
SUCH FINE TECHNICAL ADVICE AND BEAUTIFUL WORK.