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.

          Design:      Tom Cowan    967-4835                            Finishing:      Phil Bishop          967-4626
              Turning:        Tom Church   967-4460                            Carving:        Harry May           962-0215
              Sharpening:    Bob Reese     728-7974                             Joinery:        Ross Roepke       455-9140

The  May program will be a movie presentation featuring the Marugg Company of Tracy City, TN. Tom Cowan will interview owners, Andy Weaver and Dean Lutz, who will lead us through a fascinating story of the founding and operation of the company from its beginning up to the present, along with demonstrations of their unique use of machinery.   Andy and Dean have been active, participating Club members for many years. Don't miss this combination of shop tour and history lesson on May 16th.
 

• The  schedule of major events will be posted and updated as they are confirmed.
• The program for the next monthly meeting will be posted as quickly as possible.
• The meeting minutes will be accessible to anyone visiting the site.
• The previous meeting announcements will be posted, in case someone missed the meeting or did not hear the announcements during the meeting.
• The member listing will be up-dated as soon as changes are identified.
• Other changes will be made as necessary to best serve the club members.

Due to the club activities already scheduled for the months of May and June, the next shop tour will be in July. Tentative schedule of shops includes Matt Brothers, David Jacobs and Collins Roan. The exact dates will be announced later.
 
 

Five of our club’s expert carvers gathered for the April carving session at Phil Bishop’s shop. Those attending were Harry May, Phil Bishop, Dick Wollom, Ken Burgess and Bob Lowrance. They did not have enough people to move the totem pole into the shop. The entire meeting time was spent on the preparation of a walnut board to carve a Boy Scout emblem. Hopefully, there will be progress pictures of the next meeting.
 
 

We strive to always keep the club membership roster up to date. If you have changes to your home address, phone number or email address please let us know so we can update our membership list.  Contact Henry Davis at 931-393-3191 or [email protected]
 
 

Drilling a series of accurately spaced holes can be grueling. Even a small misalignment becomes a glaring error in a row.

Line up those holes smartly with a simple spacing jig for your drill press. Attach a fence (thicker than the material you'll be drilling) to the wooden auxiliary table of your drill press. Drill out the end hinge hole on the long arm of a T-hinge to accept a machine screw the diameter of the hole you'll be drilling.

Now, secure the hinge to the fence top so the distance from the fence to the screw equals the distance from the edge of the board to the hole location. Clamp the jig to the drill-press table so the distance from the bit to the screw is the same as the space between the holes, and the distance from the bit to the fence equals the distance from the edge of the board to the hole.

With the jig in place, measure, mark, and drill the first hole. Now, slide the workpiece along the fence. The screw will fall into the hole to stop the board in position for the next hole. Repeat to drill the rest of the holes.
 
 

--From Wood-Online
 
 

Doyle McConnell brought a Hackberry bowl that he had roughed out a long time ago, a handle he made for Juel’s seam ripper, and a pin-nailer he used to help create his “Fibonacci”.

Ronny Guess brought a scale model farmhouse and barn, that he  built and made into jewelry boxes. He discussed some of the intricate details of his construction, including how he made the tin roof.

Loyd Ackerman showed a Segmented vase, decorated with carving.

Karen Kerce brought a bowl made from mimosa.

Tom Gillard showed us a Kola wood box he purchased while in Hawaii celebrating his 30 year anniversary.

Harold Hewgley brought a Victorian style Quilt rack made from cherry and walnut.

Ross Roepke brought 2 small poplar “tote boxes” and a cherry table with a natural edge top.

Dave Whyte displayed a double Band Saw box made of poplar and mounted on a walnut base.

Ken Gould brought a swamp maple bowl, finished with water-based polyurethane.

Doug Dunlap brought some baby rattles and discussed some of his difficulties during the turning process.

Steve Shores showed a very detailed basswood relief carving of a dragon.

Bob Ralston brought and discussed a segmented vase started at a seminar.

Chuck Taylor brought a hollowing system he built and a red maple vase made, utilizing the hollowing system.

Tom McGill brought and discussed a keepsake box.