TENNESSEE VALLEY WOODWORKERS FEB. 1992

SPLINTERS

THUS FAR ITS BEEN A FABULOUS FEBRUARY!! WE’VE BEEN BLESSED WITH A

FEW FAIR FEBRUARY WEEKS TO PREPARE FOR THE SIX MORE WEEKS OF

WINTER FORECAST BY “MR. GROUND HOG”. THEY SAY THAT MRS. GROUND

HAS ENOUGH GOOD SENSE TO ATTEMPT TO STAY IN BED FOR ANOTHER SIX

WEEKS REGARDLESS OF THE WEATHER.... I GUESS SOME THINGS HOLD TRUE

REGARDLESS OF THE SPECIES. PRETTY UGLY TALK WITH VALENTINES DAY

JUST AROUND THE CORNER.

FEBRUARY MEETING

HAPPY BIRTHDAY!!! GEORGE. OUR FEBRUARY MEETING WILL BE JUST THE

DAY AFTER GEORGE WASHINGTON’S BIRTHDAY.... TUESDAY FEBRUARY 18 AT

7:00 P. ... . IN DECHERD, THE DUCK RI VER ELECTRIC BUILDING.

OLD GEORGE WASHINGTON AND JIM VANCLEAVE HAVE AT -

LEAST ONE THING IN COMMON... NEITHER OF THEM

WILL LIE ABOUT CUTTING DOWN A TREE... JIM CUT DOWN

THE MAGNOLIA AND BILL CHEW TURNED SOME

BEAUTIFUL VASES FROM IT.... I NEVER IMAGINED

THAT MAGNOLIA WOULD HAVE SUCH CONTRASTING

GRAIN. WELL, THAT WAS LAST MONTH... WE HAD

PLANNED ON HAVING A REPRESENTATIVE FROM
POWERMATIC TOOLS IN MCMINNVILLE FOR OUR

FEBRUARY MEETING. AS LUCK WOULD HAVE IT, OUR

REPRESENTATIVE HAD A CONFLICTING TRIP TO

CALIFORNIA. HAVE NO FEAR... ROY FARMER IS COMING

TO THE RESCUE. ROY HAS GRACIOUSLY CONSENTED TO

HELP US OUT BY PUTTING TOGETHER OUR FEBRUARY

PROGRAM. THE PROGRAM WILL BE ABOUT ELECTRICAL

THINGS LIKE.. .MOTORS, 110V AND 220V, CIRCUIT

RATINGS, SAFETY, REVERSING, THREE PHASE

CONVERTERS AND WHATEVER. THIS PROMISES TO BE AN

INFORMATIVE PROGRAM.... QUITE OFTEN WE STUMBLE

THROUGH THESE ELECTRICAL THINGS BY THE SEAT OF

OUR PANTS. DON’T FORGET OUR EVER-POPULAR SHOW

AND TELL...

IF YOU DON’T BRING AN ITEM BRING A GUEST.

SPOUSES, FRIENDS AND NEIGHBORS ARE ALWAYS

WELCOME. EVEN IF YOU THINK THIS ELECTRICAL

STUFF MAY NOT INTEREST YOU... COME AND HEAR THE

SHOCKING TRUTH... IT WILL MAKE YOUR HAIR STAND

ON END.. .MAYBE YOU’LL GET WELL GROUNDED... OR

PICK UP ON THE CURRENT TRENDS.. .A GOOD WAY TO

MAKE A FEW CONNECTIONS.

PROGRAMS PROGRAMS

THANK YOU FOR THE EXCELLENT RESPONSE ON OUR 1992 PROGRAM SURVEY.

IT’S GOOD TO SEE SUCH AN INTEREST... YOUR COMMENTS AND WILLINGNESS

TO PARTICIPATE ARE REALLY APPRECIATED. THE RESULTS ARE SUMMARIZED

BELOW... MOST POPULAR FIRST:

‘THE WINNER... JIGS AND FIXTURES, ROUTER TECHNIQUES AND JIGS ‘NUMBER TWO.. .AUCTION NIGHT, WE’LL HAVE TO DISCUSS THE DETAILS. ‘A CLOSE THIRD... DESIGN, SHAPE, PROPORTIONS AND STRENGTH... WE NEED A FEW VOLUNTEERS FOR THIS ONE.

......... I THINK CROCIA ROBERSON IS OUR PRIME CANDIDATE TO SHOW OFF HER FINE HISTORICAL AND INTERNATIONAL COLLECTION.

‘WOOD WORKING L ITERATUR & (BOQKS,CATALOGS & MAGAZINES) & YOUR OWN BUSINESS ALSO GOT A HEALTHY RESPONSE.

CONSIDERING OUR PICNIC AND THE CHRISTMAS GATHERING, IT LOOKS LIKE

WE’VE GOT ANOTHER FULL YEAR AHEAD OF US. OF COURSE WE’RE ALL

LOOKING FORWARD TO MARTA MAIERBACHER’S SLIDE SHOW OF GERMANY AND

HER HOME BAVARIA.

‘MARCH ... WE ARE STILL PLANNING ON A PRESENTATION AND

DEMONSTRATION OF LASER WOODBURNING BY MR. MIKE SHARP AT THE

U.T.S.I. CAMPUS. I’LL TRY AND HAVE MORE DETAILS AT OUR TUESDAY

MEETING.

IN SEARCH OF THE PERFECT MITER

HELP!!

IN ATTEMPTING TO MAKE SOME MITERED CABINET DOORS, WE’VE BEEN

STIFLED IN BEING ABLE TO PRODUCE NEAR-PERFECT” MITERS. WE ARE

MORE THAN READY TO HEAR YOUR THOUGHTS, IDEAS OR SECRETS PLEASE.

SUPER-DUPER SHOW AND TELL

CROCIA BEGAN BY ASKING FOR HELP WITH A COUPLE OF CHORES SHE

NEEDED DONE TO HELP WITH HER WORK WITH SPECIAL ED STUDENTS. AND

SHE GOT A VOLUNTEER IMMEDIATELY, THANKS A LOT BOB EUBANKS.

THAT’S ONE OF THE MAIN REASONS WE STARTED THIS CLUB TO HELP EACH

OTHER WITH WOODWORKING PROBLEMS. TOM GILLARD HAS BEEN MAKING

PICTURE FRAMES, I TELL YOU THE COMPETITION IS GOING TO RUN JACK

AND I OUT OF BUSINESS. HE SAID HE GOT A NEW BAND SAW FOR

CHRISTMAS THAT HAD CHROME AND A CD PLAYER ON THE SIDE.. AND OF

COURSE, YOU HAVE ALREADY HEARD ABOUT THOSE MAGNOLIA VASES THAT

BILL CHEW TURNED. HENRY DAVIS BROUGHT AN UPDATED SCRAPBOOK THAT

EVERYONE ENJOYED BROWSING THRU. WINFIELD BENNET SHOWED A COUPLE

OF VALENTINE BOXES HE HAD MADE. HE ONLY GOT TWO MADE BECAUSE HE

WAS RUSHED FOR TIME A T WORK. TOM CHURCH SHOWED THE L OVEL Y

JEWELRY BOXES HE MADE. ACTUALLY, TOM MADE FOUR OF THOSE, AND I

AM SURE HE WILL NEVER MAKE ANOTHER ONE.

DORA TOWNSEND CALLED SANTA AND SAID SHE WANTED A HOT AIR MACHINE

FOR CHRISTMAS. SANTA SAID “ WHAT FOR, YOU’VE GOT JACK ? “, BUT

HE SENT HER A COMPRESSOR ANYWAY. BoB REESE HAD A JIG THAT HE

MADE FOR HIS DREMEL TOOL. GRANDPA BISHOP BROUGHT HIS ROCKET MULE

IN FOR EVERYONE TO RIDE. TOM COWAN HAD A SHAKER STOOL WITH A TOP

WOVEN BY RAYMOND LEICHTY. IF YOU DON’T KNOW RAYMOND, YOU SHOULD

TAKE THE TIME SOME DAY. AND IF YOU NEED SOMETHING WOVEN, OR

CANED, HE IS THE MAN TO SEE.

CROCIA HAD SOME TOPS THAT WILL MAKE YOUR FEET SHRINK. (YOU HAD

TO BE THERE ) AND HOWARD COULSON HAD A JIG FOR SOLDERING BANDSAW

BLADES TOGETHER.

You KNOW THAT FINE GROUP OF GENTLEMEN THAT SIT OVER ON THE STEPS

EVERY MEETING. I CALL THAT AGITATOR Row AND THEY SEEMED TO

QUESTION WHERE HOWARD GOT THE FINE METAL HE USED FOR MAKING HIS

JIG.

I’LL TELL YOU A SECRET HOWARD, TOM CHURCH HAS SOME OF THE

SUSPICIOUS MATERIAL ALSO.

FOR SALE FOR SALE

HENRY DAVIS HAS SOME USED WOODWORKING EQUIPMENT FOR SALE. HE WILL HAVE A LIST OF ITEMS OF THE MEETING.

HAS ANYONE HEARD WHEN THE AUCTION AT PAUL PYLE’S SHOP WILL BE ? BE SURE TO LET US KNOW SO WE CAN PRINT IT IN SPLINTERS.

PARKING REMINDER

JUST so TOM COWAN WON’T HAVE TO STAND UP AND SAY IT AT THE NEXT

MEETING. PLEASE REMEMBER NOT TO PARK IN THE DRIVE THRU LANE AT

DUCK RIVER. WE HAVE TO LEAVE THAT LANE OPEN FOR FOLKS TO DRIVE

IN AND PAY THEIR BILLS.

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