TENNESSEE VALLEY WOODWORKERS OCT. ‘92
ONCE AGAIN WE ARE BLESSED WITH
“OCTOBER’S BRIGHT BLUE WEATHER”...
O SUNS AND SKIES AND CLOUDS OF JUNE,
AND FLOWERS OF JUNE TOGETHER,
YE CANNOT RIVAL FOR ONE HOUR
OCTOBER’S BRIGHT BLUE WEATHER.
YES WE CAN EXPECT FROST ON THE
PUMPKINS ANY MORNING NOW. THE COLORS OF FALL ARE BEGINNING TO GRAVITATE DOWN WE
MOUNTAIN ... TOP TO BOTTOM ... THE GREENS OF SPRING LEVITATE UP THE MOUNTAIN .BOTTOM
TO TOP. I REALLY LOVE THE FALL.. .MAYBE SOME OF YOU DON’T GET EXCITED ABOUT IT
OR EVEN HAVE A SENSE OF DREAD ...IF SO JUST TELL ME ABOUT IT . . .I’LL ADJUST
YOUR ATTITUDE.
OCTOBER GATHERING OF SPLINTERS, WOOD WORKERS & SAWDUST-MAKERS
THE THIRD TUESDAY FALLS LATE THIS
MONTH. OUR MEETING WILL BE
ON TUESDAY OCTOBER 20 A T 7:00 IN
DECHERD A T THE DUCK RI VER
ELECTRIC BUILDING. WE’VE GOT
ANOTHER GREAT PROGRAM PLANNED... TOM
COWAN HAS ARRANGED FOR JIM WRIGHT
FROM MURFREESBORO TO DISCUSS &
DEMONSTRATE HIS CARVING TECHNIQUES.
TOM SPEAKS VERY HIGHLY OF
JIM’S WORK AND ITS UNIQUENESS.
GUESTS ARE ALWAYS WELCOME.. .PLEASE
INVITE A FRIEND, NEIGHBOR, SPOUSE,
CO-WORKER, CASUAL ACQUAINTANCE
OR ABSOLUTE STRANGER. EVERYONE IS
INVITED TO GATHER AT SHONEY’S
IN DECHERD TO DINE AND SOCIALIZE
WITH JIM WRIGHT AND ALL OF YOUR
FAVORITE TENNESSEE VALLEY
WOODWORKER CHARACTERS AT 6:00 ... IT’S
DUTCH TREAT. DON’T FORGET
EVERYONE’S FAVORITE.. .SHOW & TELL.
GAZING INTO MY CRYSTAL BALL::I SEE
ABRIGHT FUTURE ....YOU
WILL ATTEND A MEETING IN NOVEMBER
AND FIND OUT ABOUT THE
PRODUCTION UF GALLAGHER
GUITARS...IN DECEMBER, YOU WILL ATTEND A
CHRISTMAS GATHERING WITH MARTA
MAIERBACHER... I ALSO SEE ME MAKING
A PHONE CALL TO CONFIRM MARTA ‘S
PLANS FOR OUR DECEMBER GATHERING.
WE HAD A FINE CROWD WITH THIRTY
SEVEN MEMBERS AND VISITORS
LAST MONTH. OUR PRESIDENT, TOM
GILLARD, REMINDED EVERYONE THAT
THE NOMINATING COMMITTEE MAY BE
CALLING ON YOU TO SERVE YOUR CLUB
THIS YEAR. REMEMBER MANY FOLKS HAVE
WORKED HARD THIS YEAR TO
MAKE OUR CLUB A SUCCESS, NOW IT’S
THEIR TIME TO COME TO CLUB AND
VISIT AND WATCH OTHERS TAKE CHARGE.
TOM GILLARD IS A FINE
EXAMPLE OF SOMEONE WHO JOINED OUR
CLUB, STARTED PARTICIPATING IN
EVENTS, SPENT A YEAR AS SECRETARY
AND WENT ON TO SERVE AS
PRESIDENT THIS PAST YEAR. TOM’S A
BUSY FELLOW, WITH A FULL TIME
JOB, BUILDING LARGE AND SMALL
BOATS, TWO BOYS INVOLVED IN
EVERYTHING BOYS ARE SUPPOSED TO BE
IN, AND A FULL TIME JOB AS
HUSBAND. So SAY YES WHEN ASKED TO
SERVE.
STARTING THE EVENING OFF WAS JIM
VAN CLEAVE WITH SOME
DRAWERS WITH BEADING AROUND THEM. JIM
SAID HE CALLED SOME
ANONYMOUS SOURCES FOR SOME EXPERT
ADVICE, BUT COULDN’T GET ANY.
HE SAID HE BROUGHT THE BEST ONES
WITH HIM, BUT THEY ALL LOOKED
GOOD TO ME. TOM COWAN HAD A CHERRY
BOWL THAT WAS EL PERFECTO.
JUST TO SHOW YOU HOW SMART TOM’S
DAUGHTER, EMILY, IS, HE SENT HER
TO TOWN TO GET SOME OIL TO FINISH
THE BOWL (SOMETHING HEALTHY)
AND SHE CAME BACK WITH SOME
MEDICATED MINERAL OIL THAT SHE GOT AT
THE DRUG STORE AND IT WORKED PERFECTLY.
I THINK EMILY SHOULD GET
AN 800 NUMBER AS AN ANONYMOUS
SOURCE.
BILL KNIGHT HAD FIVE BOWLS AND ONE
OF THEM WAS SPALTED
WALNUT. BUT BILL REPORTS THAT PROFESSOR ANONYMOUS SAYS THAT
WALNUT DOESN’T SPALT. I DON’T KNOW
THE ANSWER TO THAT QUESTION
BUT I DID GO TO MY FUNK AND
WAGNALLS TO LOOK IT UP. ONLY PROBLEM
IT WASN’T IN MY DICTIONARY. Now
I’VE GOT THIS OTHER DICTIONARY
THAT IS A REAL TOME. IT’S AN
UNABRIDGED WEBSTER’S THAT WAS
PUBLISHED IN 1894 AND IT IS ABOUT
SEVEN INCHES THICK. IT GIVES
TWO DEFINITIONS FOR SPALT:
1. LIABLE
TO BREAK OR SPLIT; BRITTLE; AS SPALT TIMBER.
2. HEEDLESS;
CARELESS; CLUMSY; PERT; SAUCY; GIDDY AND FRAIL.
Now THAT DOESN ‘T SOLVE THE DILEMMA
AS TO THE SPALTING PROPERTIES
OF WALNUT, BUT IT DOES DESCRIBE
SOME SPALTED WOOD I’VE SEEN. So
KEEP BRING THOSE SAUCY BOWLS, BILL.
L UCINDA HOWARD, HAD TWO TYPES OF
TURNED PLATES THAT SHE HAD
WORKED CHIP CARVING INTO THEM. ONE
PLATE SHE PURCHASED AND THE
OTHER SHE TURNED HERSELF. FOLKS,
THAT PLATE SHE TURNED HERSELF
WAS SO MUCH FINER AND LIGHTER
LOOKING. BILL CHEW HAD A GOBLET
WITH A RING TURNED INTO THE STEM
AND BILL• SAYS THAT IF YOU HAVE
SOME APPLE WOOD TO GIVE AWAY TO
PLEASE GIVE IT TO HIM. TOM
GILLARD HAS GREATLY EXPANDED HIS
BOAT MAKING BUSINESS AND IS NOW
MAKING FULL SIZE JOHN BOATS. HE
SAYS HE STILL STAY WITH CANOES
FOR FLOATING DOWN THE ELK RIVER.
BOB REESE HAD A BOARD DULCIMER
THAT HE IS THINKING OF SELLING IN
LOCAL AREA SHOPS. IT PLAYED
REAL PRETTY AND SOMEHOW THIS HAD
SOMETHING TO DO WITH BUYING A
NEW LATHE. I DIDN’T REALLY
UNDERSTAND AND THAT PART BUT I’VE
HEARD THAT STORY MYSELF. TED
BALDWIN CERTAINL Y TOOK THE PRIZE
FOR BRINGING ONE OF THE MOST
UNUSUAL THING TO SHOW AND TELL. IT
WAS A POST DRILL AND IT WAS BIG AND
LOOKED LIKE YOU COULD GET
SOME BIG MUSCLES WORKING IT. TOM
CHURCH HAS A NEW ORBITAL SANDER AND
THE STORY WAS SOMETHING LIKE I NEED
A NEW LATHER ONL Y SECOND
VERSE.
FOLKS, IF YOU MISSED RICHARD HAGARS
EXCELLENT PROGRAM ON HOW
TO BUILD A DULCIMER, YOU MISSED ONE
OF THE FINEST PROGRAMS WE
HAVE HAD ALL YEAR. RICHARD NOT ONLY
WENT FROM START TO FINISH,
BUT HE WENT THROUGH THE THOUGHT
PROCESSES, TOO. HOW HE WENT
ABOUT SOLVING SOME OF THE TECHNICAL
PROBLEMS AND COMING UP WITH
COMMON SENSE SOLUTIONS WAS
OUTSTANDING. AND THEN HE CAPPED THE
EVENING OFF WITH A FINE SELECTION
OF MUSICAL NUMBERS. THANKS
RICHARD.