TENNESSEE
VALLEY WOODWORKERS
JULY 1992
YES INDEED IN SPITE OF THE SLOW AND DOUBTFUL START. SUMMER
IS
TRULY WITH US.. THE CORN IS HIGHER THAN AN ELEPHANT’S
EYE..AND
ALL ThE FARMERS ARE SMILIN, Now THAT I’VE FIRED THE LAST
FIRECRACKER. BLASTED THE LAST BOTTLE ROCKET AND SPARKED THE
LAST
SPARKLER.. IT’S TIME TO START GETTING IN SHAPE FOR THE
TENNESSEE
VALLEY W000WOPKERS ANNUAL PICNIC. I’VE BEEN REFINING A
REGIMEN OF
EXERCISES FOR SERIOUS PICNIC PEOPLE.. AT LEAST THREE WEEKS
PRIOR
TO ANY SERIOUS PICNIC. THE SERIOUS PICNIC PERSON SHOULD
START
EXPANDING THE USUAL STOMACH STRETCHING EXERCISES:
A ONE SITTING SNACK TO INCLUDE THREE PANS OF CORN BREAD
INTERSPERSED WITH R-C COLA’S IS ALWAYS AN EFFECTIVE STRETCHER. KOOL AID WITH JUST ABOUT ANYTHING, ESPECIALLY
CANDY BARS. IS ALWAYS A GOOD WAY TO
WARM UP... ITS RECOMMENDED BY THE U.S.
OLYMPIC PICNIC SPECIALTY TEAM.
KEEP UP THOSE EXERCISE TROOPS.. MAKE THE TENNESSEE VALLEY
W00DWORKERS SWELL UP WITH PRIDE?.. WE’LL BE WITH YOU ALL THE
WAY.
ESPECIALLY IN THE HOME ST-R-E-T-C-H
I DON’T KNOW FOLKS. I’VE JUST FINISHED READING WHAT TOM WROTE AND I FEEL MORE LIKE LOSING MY LUNCH THAN DINING WITH THE COLONEL.
WE WILL SPEAK OF THE PICNIC IN A MINUTE. LETS CATCHUP ON
LAST
MONTHS MEETING. JIM VAN CLEEVE STARTED THE SHOW AND TELL
PORTION
WITH SOME PRETTY PROJECT PICTURES. HE ALSO HAD A PRETTY JIG THAT
HE MADE FOR CUTTING TENONS. IT WAS MUCH TOO PRETTY TO USE.
AND
HE HAD A BIG SERVING TRAY WHICH IN SURE WILL BE FULL OF
GOODIES
FOR OUR BIG ANNUAL SHINDIG. WINFIELD BENNETT AKA. HARRY
TRUMAN
HAD AN INTERESTING CARVED CHAIN WITH HIS NAME INSCRIBED IN
IT.
AND HE ALSO SHOWED US ALL SOMETHING NEW, TRAMP ART. HOBOS
CARVED ON YARDSTICKS OR OTHER WOOD AND LAYER THEM TO MAKE
FRAMES
WINFIELD HAD AN EXAMPLE AND YES, FOLKS, PAINT STICKS ARE THE
SAME
WIDTH AS YARDSTICKS. BOB REESE WAS THERE WITH HIS #2 VIOLIN
THAT
WE ALL SAW FROM THE ALMOST VERY BEGINNING AND IT WAS PLAYED -
BEAUTIFULLY By HIS NUMBER ONE WIFE. THAT’S THE CLOSEST I’VE
EVER
BEEN TO A GREAT SOUNDING VIOLIN. IT WAS SIT BACK AND RELAX
TIME.
THOSE ARE THE SWEETEST MOMENTS OF W00DWORKERS WHEN YOU HEAR
A
HANDMADE INSTRUMENT PLAYED BY SOMEONE YOU KNOW. ELTON
THOMPSON
SEEN WORKING ON HANDCUT DOVETAILS AND HE HAD A LOVELY BOX
FOR A
FLINTLOCK PISTOL TO SHOW OFF HIS ABILITIES. CROCIA ROBERSON
HAD
SOME TURNED CHRISTMAS ORNAMENTS THAT SHE PURCHASED AT A SHOP
NAMED TENNESSEE MEMORIES. THE SHOP IS IN NASHVILLE ON
BANDYWOOD
NEAR DILLARDS AT GREEN HILLS. SEE CROCIA FOR FURTHER
DIRECTIONS.
ITS NEAR THE MOLE HOLE SHE SAYS. AND LITTLE TOMMY CHURCH HAD
A
LITTLE BABY RATTLE TURNED FROM ONE PIECE OF WOOD.
FIRST OF ALL LET ME SAY THAT THIS NEWSLETTER ENDS WITH A
FINE
PIECE OF WRITING THAT JANIE LOVETT SENT OUT AS A PRESS
RELEASE TO
OVER 45 NEWS OUTLETS. BUT REMEMBER. IF YOUR NAME IS NOT
LISTED
IN THE RELEASE AND YOU PLAN ON DEMONSTRATING JUST GIVE PHIL
BISHOP A CALL OR JUST SHOW UP THAT SATURDAY MORNING AND WELL
BE
WAITING.
STARTINC TIME. JANIE SAYS SHE WILL BE THERE BY 7:30 TO SHOW
US
WHERE TO SO AND HAVE SOME COFFEE WAITING. THE MILL OPENS AT
9:00
SO WE NEED TO BE ALL SET UP BY THEN.
THINGS TO BRING. BRING A LAWN CHAIR FOR EVERYONE WHO EXPECTS
TO
SIT DOWN SOME TIME DURING THE DAY. BRING A SACK LUNCH IF YOU
DON’T WANT TO BE STARVING BY PICNIC TIME. THE LOVELY MRS.
LOVETT
WILL PROVIDE WATERMELON FOR A BREAK DURING THE DAY. SOFT
DRINK
MACHINES ARE AVAILABLE AT THE MILL AND WE ALL KNOW WHERE WE
WATER BUCKET IS LOCATED. BRING WHATEVER SET UP YOU NEED TO
SHOW
OR DEMONSTRATE YOUR WARES.
IN CASE OF RAIN. THEY WILL TRY TO MAKE ROOM FOR US IN THE
MILL
UPSTA IRS AND DOWN. THIS DOESN’T APPEAR TO BE MUCH OF A
PROBLEM.
BUT. IF YOU HAVE A TARP, YOU MIGHT WANT TO THROW IT IN, JUST
IN
CASE A THUNDERSTORM HITS. SURELY IT WILL QUIT RAINING BY
THEN.
SHOW AND TELL TABLE. SINCE WE’RE NOT HAVING A CONTEST THIS
YEAR.
WE RE GOING TO SHOW OFF TO THE PUBLIC. IF YOU HAVE SOMETHING
SPECIAL YOU HAVE MADE AND WANT TO DISPLAY IT WITHOUT MANNING
A
BOOTH ALL DAY. BRING IT BY AND WE WILL DISPLAY IT. YOU MIGHT
WANT TO SELL IT OR NOT. OR, IF YOU HAVE A BOOTH AND WANT TO
DISPLAY SOMETHING DIFFERENT. BRING IT/ TABLES WILL BE
PROVIDED
AND THIS BOOTH WILL BE MANNED ALL DAY.
ADMISSION WILL BE FREE TO ALL W000WORKEPS AND A GUEST OF
THEIR CHOOSING. AFTER THE MILL CLOSES AT 5;OD. THE MILL WILL BE OPEN TO ALL OF
OUR MEMBERS AND FAMILY,
PICNIC. CHICKEN WILL BE PROVIDED BY THE CLUB AS WILL DRINKS,
ICE. PLATES. AND FORKS AND NAPKINS. BRING A DISH OR DESSERT
OR
BOTH. BRING YOUR FAMILY AND CHAIRS. BESIDES ALL THE OTHER
ENTERTAINMENT. RICHARD’S GROUP IS GOING TO BLESS US WITH
THEIR
SONGS. OH YEA, IF YOU THINK ABOUT IT BRING A SERVING SPOON
FOR
YOUR DISH. IT HELPS A BUNCH,
DID I MENTION. THE PICNIC WILL START AT 5:30 OR AS CLOSE AS
POSSIBLE.
PSYCHEDELIC PREDICTION OF THE DECADE. SOME OF THOSE TURNED
CHRISTMAS ORNAMENTS ARE GOING TO SHOW UP AT A MEETING REAL SOON.
