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

                                                                                      President:          Tom Gillard, Jr.
                                                                                      V. President:          Matt Brothers
                                                                                      Secretary:          Bob Lowrance
                                                                                      Treasurer:          Jim Steadman
                                                                                       Publicity:          Larry Bowers
                                                                                       Newsletter Editor:  Chuck Taylor
                                                                                       Web-Master:          Richard Gulley
 
 

Our March program will be presented by Loyd Ackerman. Loyd’s presentation will be on the topic "Safe use of the Table-saw".

The Dogwood Festival is scheduled for April 13-15. Ken will be needing volunteers for the Festival activities, including setup, participation and teardown. If you can help, please see Ken Gould.

The splinter carvers met at the shop of Steve Shores on March 3rd. There were 8 members and 2 guests, Scott James and Kelton Garner.
5 carvers brought their mini-totem carvings. A fit check was made of the individual parts to see what the final product might look like.

The next carver group meeting will be at Jim Wright’s on March 31. They will start the cigar store Indian at this meeting and will continue the project during the Dogwood Festival. Photos from the last carving session are posted on the club web site in the gallery section under “carver’s events”.

The club is still in need of volunteers to help with the meeting refreshments. As you are aware, a sign-up sheet is passed around at the beginning of each year allowing you to sign up to bring “goodies” for our club breaks. We still have about half of the refreshment slots open for this year. If two people sign up each month, then it is not a hardship on anyone. If you are interesting in helping with this activity, please contact Tom Gillard at the next meeting. You may call Tom at 931-393-0525 or contact him by email at [email protected] .
 
 

Thanks to David Sapp for our February program on Windsor chairs. David put a lot of information into a small time slot. His explanation, along with the samples of each step in making the chair, were interesting and informative.
 
 

Henry Davis has been named the official “Historian” of the Tennessee Valley Woodworkers by the Executive Committee. He asks for members to continue providing photos, articles, and other memorabilia, as in the past.
 
 

Our name tags are made by K&S TROPHIES, 510 Country Club Drive, Tullahoma. They were about $5.00 including tax the last time we checked. When in Tullahoma you can go by and have one made, call them at 455-7359 or email them at [email protected]. The tags are 1" x 3" with white letters on a blue background. Just tell the folks that you want a Tennessee Valley Woodworkers name tag.   If you are never in Tullahoma, contact Jim Steadman (931-962-2940) or Chuck Taylor (931-728-7086) and they will secure a tag for you.

We are in the process of getting new club business cards printed that will have our new meeting location. For those who have not heard about our cards they are free to members and contain information about the club.  The cards are designed so you can sign your name if you choose.    If you want a supply of the new cards, see Jim Steadman.

We strive to always keep the club membership roster listing up-to-date. If you have address, email or phone number changes, please contact Chuck Taylor (931-728-7086) or Jim Steadman (931-962-2940) so that your information can be updated in our membership listings. We are making a concentrated effort to keep our membership information current.
 
 

Ross Roepke brought a stool with dowel joints.

Bob Lowrance displayed a detailed intarsia Herron, mounted in a frame.

Ken Burgess a carved and painted caricature that will be used as a part of the carver’s mini totem pole project.

Gary Runyon brought the hand planes he recently completed.

Henry Davis discussed a leather strop made from the leather given to him by Scott Short.

Ken Miller talked about a feather board he made years ago and still is a useful tool in his shop.

Doug Dunlap brought Christmas ornaments of various sizes, made from cherry, red heart and oak.

Chuck Taylor showed a natural edge bowl and an oak burl pen/pencil set.

Tom Church brought and discussed a new turning tool. He also had a video presentation of a cherry bed , with an unusual headbord design,he had just completed and a jewelry box.

John Sargent displayed and played a guitar he had made. The guitar was made with a beech neck, holly top and rosewood trim. He also showed pictures of a sound system storage cabinet.

Steve Shores showed his butternut carving of a spirit face that he had completed as a part of the class taught by Jim Wright.

Ken Gould displayed his carving of a spirit face completed in Jim Wright’s class.

Sharron Wright also showed her carving of a spirit face that was done in Jim Wright class.
 
 

Ever had the problem of trying to get parts clamped before the glue begins to set and the clamp pads will not stay???

When using clamps, it's a good idea to sandwich wood spacers between the jaws and project to keep from marring it. But how do you keep the scrap in position while tightening the clamp?

Recess small, round hobby magnets into 2" squares of 1/2" plywood. Drill the recess holes just deep enough so the magnet projects slightly above the face of the block, then epoxy the magnet in place. The magnets hold the blocks on the clamp jaws while you're clamping.