SPLINTERS
Vol.11 / Issue 6 Tennessee Valley Woodworkers Editor, Richard Gulley June 1997
Time For Another Newsletter?!?
The months are really rolling. Hopefully the pace
will slow a little by this month’s end. Daughter #2 will be married the 14th
(and I will assume my rightful position as the baby). Also, the new church building is nearing completion. The reception will be in the new gym. Maybe
my schedule will approach some kind of normal by the end of the current monsoon
season. At any rate, I have three days before the wedding with a bed to build,
a cup to turn, 100# of pork to slow cook, and a newsletter to compose, print,
and mall. All of that won’t get done this week. If you’re reading this
newsletter before meeting time, you know I place TVWW high on my list of
priorities. (Also know that, in all probability, I am on high on a list my wife
keeps, and that my position is not to be desired or sought after.) Let’s get on
with the news!
Business items:
1.
Exhibit — Ross made a report on “Magic in Wood”
exhibit. Everyone is responsible to see to it that their item is delivered and
picked up from each place. Team up to get it done. Everyone needs to get their
exhibit description to Loyd Ackerman or Doyle McConnell ASAP.
2.
Fall workshop - Loyd Ackerman gave report. The theme
is “Woodturning”.
a. Place — Tom Cowan’s
shop.
b. Date — October 11,
1997.
c. Presenters (arranged by
Tom Cowan) are:
-Pat Matringa (from
Nashville) a woman turner - special lathe techniques.
-Dr. Richard Binger (from Huntsville) —turning using fragmented materials.
-Louise Green — decorating
turned ornaments.
d. Food coordinator — John
Green.
3.
Newsletter help -- Doyle will get with Richard to
analyze the newsletter job and get appropriate help.
4.
Harold Hewgley announced that next month’s program
is Super Show and Tell. Everybody needs to bring something new, something old,
a tool, etc.
5.
Ross has some stackable drawers for sale (2’ x 2’ x
1’ h) for $2.00 each.
Show and tell:
1. Tom Church showed a big pencil sharpener. Actually thought to
be a beveling tool for dowels or tool handles.
2. Doyle McConnell showed his working spinning wheel Made quite a
stir and lottsa interest
3. Jim Van Cleave showed a miniature birdhouse on a stick that he
bought for 98 cents. High quality work. Question was: How can someone sell
something like it for 98 cents? Jim also brought in a picture of a Heppelwhite
hall table.
Then reached down and
pulled a bag of parts out and assembled it on the table for the club to
see. Very good work and meaningful learning
experience for the club.
4. Murrell Chattin brought in some bed lock systems. He pointed
out that he got them from Knies Hardware in Winchester and that they are going
out of business.
Don’t Dare Miss
the June Meeting! Super Show and Tell
June 17th at 7:00pm
ProgramPresentation.
Antique rifles - Billy Allen from Motlow.
Interesting program that included wood working the stock and metal working or
the ornamentation and workings of the rifle. Billy took us through the making
and antiquing of the piece. Lots of side points applicable to woodworking such
as nitric acid coloring, use of eggs to antique brass, and filling knits with 2
part epoxy.
Billy showed rifles, a pistol, and knives that he
made.
Minutes by Loyd
Magic in Wood
(Here’s an update on the club’s first public
exhibit)
The Manchester portion of the “Magic in Wood”
exhibit went very well. There were several, in the hundreds, that came to see
the exhibit and they were all impressed. We bad a good response from the
members both in display pieces and visits. I am very thankful for the support
of the membership and the bard work of the committee that went into making this
first effort a success. It has been expressed by several that this is a good
thing. The Board Director of Foothills
Crafts, Mrs. Phyllis Dix, is to be thanked for her support in this effort and
has already expressed her desire for us to return next year. Lanier Loweiy from
Manchester won the door prize. The display
will be moved to Tullahoma, Tuesday the 10th after 4:00 PM.
Doyle
For Sale
Ross sent me this item to include in this month’s letter as he has plans to be out of town.
The lady at Foothill Crafts that was so supportive
of owr exhibit there this week asked to advertise a scroll saw that her husband
bought shortly before he died. This is 30% off new price.
RBI Scroll Saw with light, foot peddle, extra blades
and cover. New Condition!
Emily Culpeppcr 728-0788 $1,000.00
(Received this email from Manuel after our Internet segment at the Spring Fling)
You sold me a bill of goods and here I am. In early
April I acquired a 150 mhz pentium Packard BelL Windows 95 has been driving me
nuts, but I’m getting inc bang of it.
Call it fatherly pride, but I believe you will
appreciate my sons web page. The turners will hopefully approve of his work.
Its an expansion on the types of bowls I have shown at the meetings, the
address is:
From: Manuel Brown [email protected]
Here’s a sample of the traffic that’s on the UseNet
news group rec.woodworking . Doyle had asked me a couple of weeks ago about
wood related newsgroups. I’ll list a few of my favorite groups at the end of
this segment. I’ll number the different articles to differentiate.
1.Colby@sqicom (Brian Colby) wrote:
I need some help with the design of a desk my wife
wants me to make. She wants a paneled desk top with bird’s eye maple panels and
either cherry or walnut rails. If was building some kind of door, I would leave
the maple floating but I don’t want to
do this with a desktop. If I make it solid, I’m worried about expansion
cracking the desk top. Any suggestions on how to make a solid top like this
would be appreciated.
brian
Looks like a candidate for veneering
.Wilsonart manufactures a product called Craftwood
veneer which is nice for assembling different colors this way. It is wood
veneer on a phenolic backer, essentially real wood p-lam. It is much easier to
band it and work the edges as it is flatter and stiffer than veneer alone,
making fitting multiple pieces less of a headache. Comes in 4x8 sheets and
there is no waste. Also, they use top-notch quality veneer. I’d use 1” MDF as a
core, being sure to use backer laminate on the bottom. This would give you a solid, flat, stable
top. You could miter a solid molding around the edge of the top with no
movement problems. I’ve built several tops this way, including a mahogany and
figured maple dining table with leaves.
2. Our new
website is now up at “http://www.lecvallcy.com”. It’s a fairly extensive site
with lots of technical information. Please give us your comments/suggestions.
For normal questions and service, please write [email protected]
Cheers,
Lee Valley/Veritas
3. Subject: FS Stanley Planes by the numbers.
Date: Mon, 05 May 1997 12:01:56 -0700
Reply-To: [email protected] The “Stanley Planes
by(the)Numbers” video
is for collectors and users of band planes. Host
Patrick Leach leads the viewer through the myriad of planes produced by the
Stanley Rule and Level Company. From the highly prized #1 to the #444 Dovetail
plane, Patrick shows how these planes
are used, variations and improvements in design and what to look for when you
are purchasing a plane. See the following planes in action: Scrapers, Bench
planes, Scrub, Rabbet, Compass, many more . . .
This video features over 100 planes and is an
excellent chance to see some of the rarest.
Running lime 90 minutes. VHS/NTSC only. (Mexico/USA/Canada).
At this time, the only method of payment is by check
or money order. Please send the total that applies to the following address.
ALP Productions
3706 Ednor Road
Baltimore, Md. 21218-2049
Price $29.95 plus $3 shipping and handling.
MD. residents please add $1.50 for Sales Tax.
$32.95 non resident of MD.
$34.45 residents of MD.
Please allow 3 weeks for delivery.
Please include your name and mailing address. If you
wish me to mail it to someone else as a gift, please include his or her name and
address. Questions about the video can
be e-mailed to me.
Thank you for your support. Anatol
4. Hello Everyone,
This Tuesday, May 20th, marks the sixth running of the Race trough the Woodworker’s Maze. The Maze is a free online, interactive puzzle designed to challenge a woodworker’s knowledge. The first one through will receive a $100 gift certificate from Woodcraft. For more information, go to:
http://www.planrlte.com/maze.html
Good Luck~
Jim
5. [email protected] (Hank Macklen) wrote:
I’ve seen a plywood product at Home Depot called
ParaPly in ¼”, ½” and ¾” sizes which looks like a scaled-down
version of Baltic Birch with a scaled-down
price. The Sales Droids were too busy
to ask—so does anyone know what this stuff is, how good, etc.?
(reply)
I think you have it right, it is very much like
baltic birch [actually from Russia] a lot cheaper and in US sizes [the
Russian’s never would change from metric sizes] rnjh
6. Complete plans for a really nice rocking
horse...see pic and details at
http://mcmben.aoLcom/surfgeo/gr1rock~html
7. Unique hand crafted Lamps & Waterfalls can
now be seen on the web. Magic Mushroom Lamp & Waterfall Co.
members.aol.com/
8.
[email protected] writes:
Carving wood can be purchased at many places. Try
http://www.woodcraft.com. They sell tools, supplies and wood. My favorite
source of woodcarving information is Chip Chats Magazine. The March-April issue
is the only one that contains advertisements. There you will find all the
sources you’ll ever need.
See http://www.chipchats.org.
8. Just
wanted to put a note out about my new web page -will be showing pictures of the
L1 -
the Ultimate artisan’s lathe.., along with other
info about variable speed drives, bearings and the usual trappings involved in
building a bowl lathe.
The site is pretty green right now - give ‘er a hit
now and again. I’ll be building it up
over the next few weeks. Thanks for your time! http://www.netreach.net/~res
9. Vacuum chucking system that will (amazingly) work
both on finished pieces, *and* on roughed out, out of round pieces. He
accomplishes this by means of a neoprene (or something) sleeve that seals
against the vessel. The system comes w/5 different sizes of - hmnun, don’t know
what to call ‘em - anyway, 5 different sizes of holder doohickies. The
appropriate size is fitted inside the bowl you’re working on, and the ol’ vac we
started up and you’ve got full access to the outside & foot for finishing
paradise. You can get more info at: http://www.webweavers.co.nz/woodturners/naw.
Click on the supplies link then “Berger Vacuum Chuck
& Viking Hook Tool” from there.
WOOD WEB
http J/www.woodweb. com Mark Andemon
(Some of these articles came from
rec. crafts.carving and rec. crafts.woodturning)
Closing
Out
*“The
trouble with good ideas is that they soon degenerate into a lot of hard work” -
Anon.
*Life
is uncertain. Eat dessert first.
*
Is it true that cannibals don’t eat clowns cause they taste funny?
*
The Darwin Awards are for people who defy the force of evolution and insist on
being more stupid than our animal friends.
The
Chico, California, City Council enacted a ban on nuclear weapons, setting a
$500 fine for anyone detonating one within city limits.
Police
in Radnor, Pennsylvania, interrogated a suspect by placing a metal colander on
his head and connecting it with wires to a photocopy machine. The message “He’s
lying” was placed in the copier, and police pressed the copy button each time
they thought the suspect wasn’t telling the truth. Believing the “lie detector”
was workinf the suspect confessed.
Police
in Wichita, Kansas, arrested a 22-year-old man at an airport hotel after he
tried to pass two (counterfeit $16 bills.
A
bus carrying five passengers was hit by a car in St. Louis, but by the time
police arrived on the scene, fourteen pedestrians had boarded the bus had begun
to complain of whiplash injuries and back pain.
A
convict broke out of jail in Washington D.C., then a few days later accompanied
his girl friend to her trial for robbery. At lunch, he went out for a sandwich.
She needed to see him, and thus had him paged. Police officers recognized his
name and arrested him as he returned to the courthouse in a car he had stolen
over the lunch hour.
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