Splinters OCTOBER 1994
Once again we
welcome the cold crisp mornings and clear sunny days of “October’s bright blue weather”. Time to watch those shades of
autumn inch their way down the mountain. Now for a little Wizdum:
*How you react when
the joke’s on you can reveal your character
*Abstainer: A weak
person yields to the temptation of denying himself a pleasure.
*Even Noah got
no salary for the first six months — partly because of the weather and partly because
he was in training, learning navigation
*When you
arrive at your future, will you blame your past?
PRIMO PICNIC PARTY
A very special
thanks to our gracious hosts, Judy and Henry Davis for welcoming us all to the
comfort of their country estate. As usual the food was unbeatable. Ifs hard to fathom
such a multi-talented group, all excellent chefs and woodworkers as well. Aren’t
we good? Also an extra special Thanks to Richard Gulley our Auctioneer and
comedian. A very memorable event ... fine food and fine fellowship ... it just
doesn’t get any better.
OCTOBER OCCASION !!
The third
Tuesday has crept up on us once again. Don’t forget the meeting on October 18, next
Tuesday. Same time place. We’re about
due for another super SHOW AND TELL ... it’s always a good way to get in to
Fall projects now that the shop has cooled down a little. Lucinda has set up a
great program this month. Our guest presenter
will be Jerry Dawson, a Carver from Georgia.
Lucinda tells us that Jeriy does a wide variety of very interesting
carvings.
REMINDER
The Belvidere Market
is ready to accept your works on a commission basis. You can bring your tagged and
priced goods to the market or to the Tuesday meeting if ifs more convenient.
SHOW AND TELL
JVC
started us off with ideas from a new magazine HOME FURNITURE. Bob Eubanks had
two walnut night stands with about 7,000 hours in each. Henry and Judy had an interesting
duo project or as Henry called it “The project that wouldn’t go away”. They
took an antique chest that belonged to Judy’s mother and made a kitchen island out
of it. Quite a bit of restoration
work went into the chest and the marblelizing top looked the challenge that
Judy said it was. Teddy Bear Baldwin showed a jewelry box that he made in 1946.
This had the smell of a good program to me or Show and Tell. Bring something
you made when you first started woodworking.
Ross
Roepke showed off some sleighs made by a friend of his that would look great anywhere
this time of year. Winfield doesn’t need to go back to work with the kind of carving
he is showing now. He had a beautiful seagull carved from cedar. John Sargent
had a turned item that was a little bit more than a Saturday afternoon project.
A laid up bowl with a lid that matched. The gluing job looked a little trickey.
John said it was okay if the phone didn’t ring. Doyle McConnell had a friendly box joint jig. Does that mean it won’t hurt you? Geoff showed a curly maple/red
cedar dulcimer. And so we finished show and tell with a fine little foot
tapping number per TVW rules and regulations.
BAND SAW SAFETY
Ross Roepke sent in this article from WOOD MAGAZINE, Dec. 1994
Woodworkers consider the bandsaw a relatively safe tool to operate. But
every year 7000
accidents involving bandsaws occur in the U>S>--three times the number
reported for
routersMost of the guidelines are common sense but some deserve special
mention:
# Keep hands on either side of the blade, never in line with it.
# Never use a cracked (clicking) blade
# Turn of the saw before backing blade from a bind
# Do not force material through the saw
# Watch for cutoff pieces that jam the saw slot
# Use holding devices for small or odd shaped pieces
# Use auxiliary table or support for oversized work.
FOR SALE; RING
MASTER
Make bowls and other
decorative items. Wood chisels, Stand and other accessories included.
$295.00
This belongs to
our son and has been used three times. He is not a woodworker. Everett has his own
Ring Master
Call Everett White
967-3219
Page of comic strips included here – omitted since
they won’t copy.