TENNESSEE VALLEY WOODWORKERS OCT. 1991
ONCE AGAIN WE RETURN TO “OCTOBER’S BRIGHT BLUE WEATHER”. A GREAT
SEASON... .FALL .. .THE CRISPNESS TEND TO GET
ONES BLOOD MOVING
AFTER THE SLOW AND SULTRY SUMMER SEASON. I JUST RAN
ACROSS A FEW
WORD OF WIT AND WISDOM... TO SHARE WITH ALL OF YOU WISE AND
WITTY
WOODWORKERS... SO HERE WE GO:
MARRIAGE AT FIRST KISS — WHEN I TELL MY
KIDS THAT I MARRIED THE FIRST MAN I KISSED,
THEY JUST ABOUT THROW UP. BARBARA BUSH
THE POOR WISH TO BE RICH, THE RICH WISH TO BE HAPPY, THE
SINGLE WISH TO BE MARRIED, AND THE MARRIED WISH TO BE DEAD. ANN LANDERS
KIDS — IFABRAHAM’S SON HAD BEEN A TEENAGER, IT WOULDN’T HAVE
BEEN A SACRIFICE. SCOTT SPEND LOVE (THIS
CAN’T BE A REAL NAME)
MOTIVATION — HENRY FORD OFTEN SAID THAT WHEN HE HAD A TIME
CONSUMING AND UNPLEASANT TASK TO DO HE WOULD ASSIGN THE
“LAZIEST
MAN I COULD FIND” TO DO THE JOB. HE OBSERVED, “WITHIN A DAY
OR
TWO, HE WILL COME UP WITH A QUICK AND EASY WAY TO DO IT.”
SEPTEMBER MEETING
SORRY THAT WE MISSED THE SEPTEMBER MEETING. WE WERE BUSY
TOURING
THE WONDERFUL WILD WEST——THE GRAND CANYON, MONUMENT VALLEY,
TAOS,
NEW MEXICO, AND OTHER MAGNIFICENT SIGHTS OF THE WEST. WE’VE
HAD
SEVERAL EXCELLENT REPORTS FROM THOSE OF YOU FORTUNATE SOULS
THAT
ATTENDED THE MEETING. CALVIN SHARPE DISCUSSED LOCAL
TIMBERSPECIES
AND DEMONSTRATED CARVING SOME VERY NICE FLUTED BOWLS. NOT
BEING TRUE BLUE” MIDDLE TENNESSEE NATIVES, WE CERTAINLY WOULD HAVE ENJOYED
HEARING OF SOME OF THE UNCOMMON SPECIES UNIQUE TO MIDDLE TENNESSEE.
OCTOBER MEETING
THE THIRDTUESDAY FALLS EARLY THIS MONTH SO MARK THAT
CALENDAR FOR
OCTOBER 15, TUESDAY 7:00 PM
SAME OLD PLACE, DUCK RIVER ELECTRIC BUILDING IN DECHERD.
FRIENDS, NEIGHBORS, FELLOW COUNTRYMEN, AND SPOUSES ARE
ALWAYS
WELCOME. WE’LL HAVE OUR EVER POPULAR SHOWAND
TELL SO DON’T FORGET
TO BRING A SHOW OR A TELL OR BOTH. IT’S TIME TO GET BACK
INTO
WOODWORKING AND MAKING SCRAPS FOR THAT OLD WOOD STOVE.
TOM COWAN, OUR ABLE AND HONORABLE PROGRAM PERSON, HAS SET UP
ANOTHER MONTHLY MEETING THAT PROMISES TO CAPTURE US ALL. TOM
HAS
ARRANGED FOR “GUM”JOHNSON, OWNER AND OPERATOR OFJOHNSON
HARDWOODS
OF HUNTLAND TO PRESENT OUR OCTOBER PROGRAM. GUM WILL BE
DISCUSSING
WOOD TECHNOLOGY AND THE PROCESSING OF HARDWOODS. I’M SURE WE
WILL
HAVE AN EXCELLENT QUESTION AND ANSWER SESSION AS WELL.
TOYS FOR TOTS OR 80 SHOPPING DAYS TILL CHRISTMAS
HENRY DAVIS HAS GRACIOUSLY OFFERED TO HEAD UP A COMMITTEE TO
ORGANIZE, DIRECT, INSPIRE AND OTHERWISE HELP US WITH OUR
TOYS FOR
TOTS PROGRAM THIS YEAR. OUR ANNUAL PARTICIPATION IN THIS
PROGRAM
SEEMS TO HAVE TAKEN A DOWN—TURN IN RECENT YEARS. HENRY HAS
ENLISTED SOME EXCELLENT HELP FOR OUR COMMITTEE——CROCIA
ROBERSON,
AND BOB EUBANKS. GIVE THIS SOME THOUGHT AND LET THE TEAM
HEAR YOUR
IDEAS. WITH AN EARLY START THIS YEAR, MAYBE WE CAN AVOID THE
LAST
MINUTE HOLIDAY RUSH, WHICH CAN SOMETIMES MAKE THOSE
REWARDING
PROJECTS SEEM TOO MUCH LIKE A CHORE.
TOOLS FOR SALE
—TOM COWAN HAS A LIST OF TOOLS THAT AN INDIVIDUAL HAS FOR
SALE.
—RICHARD GULLEY HAS THE NAME AND ADDRESS OF “THE TOOL
COLLECTOR” FROM OLD TIMEY DAY TWO YEARS AGO, HE’S MOVED BACK TO WINCHESTER.
MEMBER UPDATE
SOME OF YOU PROBABLY KNOW THAT BILL WARMBROD IS IN METHODIST
HOSPITAL RECUPERATING FROM EMERGENCY SURGERY. BILL HAD A
TRACTOR
ACCIDENT AND IS IN INTENSIVE CARE AS WE GO TO PRINT. I’M SURE HE
CAN’T HAVE VISITORS, BUT HE’LL KNOW THAT OUR THOUGHTS ARE WITH HIM.
WE’LL TRY TO KEEP YOU UPDATED ON BILL’S RECOVERY. TAKE IT EASY AND
DO WHAT YOUR DOCTOR AND RUTH SAY BILL.
OLD TIMEY DAY
RAIN, RAIN, GO AWAY ALL THE WOODWORKERS WANT TO PLAY. THE
RAIN FELL MAINLY ON THE PLANES. RAIN IN THE HAIR ON THE
SQUARE.
I GUESS THAT TELLS IT ALL. THANKS TO ALL OF THE
TROOPERS WHO
TURNED OUT TO SUPPORT THE TENNESSEE VALLEY W000WORKERS BOOTH
AND
DISPLAY AT THE OLD TIMEY DAY CELEBRATION HELD ON THE SQUARE
IN
WINCHESTER, SATURDAY, OCTOBER 5TH. PARTICIPANTS INCLUDED
PHIL
BISHOP, JACK TOWNSEND, BILL KNIGHT, RICHARD GULLEY, TOM
COWAN, BILL
MOYE AND RICHARD HAGAR.
THANKS FOR YOUR SUPPORT !!