Tennessee Valley Woodworkers
Vol. 19/ Issue 5
May 2004
Editor: Tom Gillard Jr.
Meeting Notice:
The next meeting of the TN Valley Woodworkers
Will be held, May 18th at 7:00 p.m. in the
Duck River Electric Building, Dechard, TN
All interested woodworkers are invited!
The following people have agreed to serve as contacts for their particular
skills. If you have questions, suggestions for activities, or other
comments relating to these skills, please call these folks. Their
interest is to help the club better serve their area of expertise.
Your participation with them will help them achieve that goal.
Alice Berry
454-3815 Design
Phil Bishop
967-4626 Finishing
Tom Church 967-4460
Turning Harry
May 962-0215
Carving
Bob Reese
728-7974 Sharpening Jim
VanCleave 455-8150 Jointery
Maurice Ryan 962-1555 Health and Safety
List of Club Officers
1. BYOC (Bring your own chair)
2. Bring your favorite covered dish. The club will furnish the chicken.
3. The club will furnish soft drinks, but you can bring tea if you desire.
4. Bring an item you have made to be sold at the auction.
5. Bring your musical instruments and have a 'jam session'.
A note about the auction --- The auction is a fun event and has become our major fund raiser. We ask that you bring items to donate for auction. Items that you have made are especially popular. The auction gives our club members the opportunity to obtain work of other members that might not otherwise be available. If you have items for the auction but will not be able to attend you may bring the items to our regular May meeting.
Ya’ll come out and have some fun and excitement!!
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Tom and Josh Few (Cowan)
Mike Zenser (Nashville)
Doyle McConnell showed a sample molding for a mantle that he was repairing. He had made the cutter to match the old molding from a file, using a “Dremel” tool. He then mounted the cutter in a molding head cutter on his table saw to produce the molding.
Jim Van Cleave brought a wood spirit carving that he carved at the Carving Workshop. He also showed 3 (1, 2, 3) relief carvings of flowers. He gave the interesting family history of an old chair that he displayed.
Hugh Hurst brought 3 natural edge bowls turned from beautifully textured mesquite wood. He also brought a maple natural edge bowl that he had made for a customer.
Gary Runyon brought a small vase to show what a turned rhododendron burl looks like.
David Whyte displayed a working lathe that he had made from a design he had found. Naturally, the wood was beautiful walnut.
Bob Reese displayed a violin, made in China, that he had purchased and refinished/reworked. Gold leafing designs had been put on the back. He also brought a beautifully sounding 5-string violin made from maple. The maple had very unique grain spacing.
Russ Willis brought a birdhouse made from 25 pieces of cedar. The top was formed of copper.
Kenneth Clark displayed a small oak table that he had made and finished with spar varnish.
Don Powers showed a chettum wood bowl. The chettum turning had a beautiful and unique shape.
Newt Wright
brought a segmented bowl he had turned.
The bowl was made from walnut and maple.
Henry Davis: has
a Model 113.198111 Craftsman 10” Radial Arm Saw, w/leg set. Saw has
been cleaned, lubed and adjusted. New tabletop.
$250 393-3191
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