TENNESSEE
VALLEY WOOD WORKERS
SPLINTERS NOVEMBER. 1994
NOVEMBER. the serious side
of Fall, the icy fingers of Winter are ready to put the grip on us. The true
joys of Winter with firewood, frost on the windshield and difficult cars are a
few short days away -- just nipping at our heels. Now a little wizdum:
*Bumper sticker - Washington,
D.C. 87 square miles surrounded by reality.
*Flying? - I’ve been to
almost as many places as my lost luggage -- Bob Hope
*Never smarten up a chump
-- W. C. Fields
*The fact that a sucker is
born every minute is not as important to the scam artist as the certainty that
so many of the victims can be recycled.
NEW NEWSLETTER VOLUNTEER
We all warmly welcome
Goeff Roehm as our new newsletter editor. Goeff graciously ~ responded to Jim
Van Cleave’s request for volunteers to take on the newsletter role.
Susan thanks you and I
thank you, Goeff. Let’s all help Goeff
out by supplying material for the newsletter (news of members, cartoons, items
for sale, woodworking hints, bad jokes or whatever). Thank you and best of
luck.
On Saturday,
November. 12 we will be having our Fall Seminar. Tom Cowan has been making
arrangements with Paul Pitts, a professional woodworker, furniture maker from
Nashville to present our Fall seminar. Paul has both breadth and depth of talent. We spent a Saturday
with him several years ago and have been inspired ever since. Paul specializes in traditional furniture, Windsor
chair making and period carving. The Saturday session will include Windsor
stool making, steam bending, lathe
work and more. We will start at 8:30 A.M. Show up early for coffee and donuts.
Be reminded to save your appetite for a gourmet lunch prepared by chef Bob
Eubanks. All this for just $25 per
person or $25 per couple -- truly a
bargain to spend the entire day with a truly talented professional. This will
all take place at Henry and Judy Davis’s place (see map on following page). We
are truly fortunate to have the Davis’s as our gracious hosts once again, especially after we trashed Henry’s
shop during our picnic auction. Contact the Davis’s if you are planning on
attending -- phone 393-3191 and leave a message or drop a note to 247 Delight
Lane, Tullahoma.
THANK YOU FOR A THANK
YOU
A note from Judy Davis....
Dear Woodworker club members, We want to thank
you so much for the gift you presented to us doing the picnic. All
Of you are like family, so it was very
special to be remembered with such a nice surprise.
Henry and Judy Davis
Follow the
Yellow Brick Road
to Henry and Judy Davis’s Woodworker’s
Hand drawn map included in original issue.
• Preeeesenting...
The
nominees for 1994 officers of Tennessee Woodworkers:
President –
Lucinda Howard
V.
President – Tom Cowan
Treasurer –
Judy Davis
Secretary –
Susan Church
Publicity –
Jack Townsend
Murrell
Chattin made a shoe
shine box and
since he found himself with a little spare time, he made four more. JVC showed
walnut tapered legs and did a pretty good jig with his legs, I mean, showed a
very good jig for making tapered legs.
Winfield doesn’t have as much time to
whittle under his own tree as he did the county’s, but Billy May inspired him
and he made a pair of walnut dolphins. Ralph Cammack made some praying hands
using the intarsia art form, and won a blue ribbon at the Coffee County Fair
with the rose he showed a couple of months ago. Crocia’s ready for Christmas,
Toyland, Toyland, Toyland. Leonard Jackson turned a lemon juicer, but was also
seeking expert help in how to cut the drain slots. Lucinda had a 14th century
spinning wheel, that more closely resembled a spinning top. The taller you are
the more you can spin. Billy May could not attend the meeting but he sent his
spirit. Or was that a spirit face? Nice work, Mr. May.
This is a very gentle reminder that at the November meeting
you may need to wear your favorite long johns. Due to construction at the Duck
River building, there will be no heat in the meeting room.