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:          Anthony Watts
                                                                                      Secretary:          Karen Kerce Browning
                                                                                      Treasurer:          Jim Steadman
                                                                                      Publicity:          Louis Bryant
                                                                                      Newsletter Editor:    Chuck Taylor

The February program is scheduled to be “Shaker Boxes” by Tim Arnold.  Tim has displayed at TACA for years and will bring to our meeting a detailed layout of boxes in progressive stages of construction.  He will bring examples of some of his work to illustrate the wide variety of his boxes for example: boxes with handles and music boxes.

Click "here" to view all the latest information concerning "TVW Upcoming Events" or "here" to view upcoming programs on our Web Site.

Please pay Jim Steadman, the club treasurer, at the meeting or you can mail your dues check to Jim at his home address (702 Bluff Drive, Winchester, TN 37398).

The next Carvers’ meeting will be on March 1st.

There is a safety recall concerning the “Skill” brand of circular saw. If you have a “Skill” circular saw with model # 5650, 5700, 5750 or 5755 stop using it immediately, and go to the following web site for details: http://www.skiltools.com:80/en/CustomerService/SafetyInfoRecalls/
If you do not have access to the web site, please call the company to find out about the action required.
 
 

We are trying to start a new service for club members. Your VP, Anthony Watts, has requested that we add some key local suppliers to the website to help members find items needed in the shop; for example:  belts and pulleys.

To accomplish this, we've changed the table of contents at the left and top of the home page from LINKS toLINKS AND CONTACTS.  We will, from time to time, add information on the Links and Contacts page based on members inputs.  If you find a place to purchase something pertaining to woodworking and would like to share that information with others, send an email to Loyd Ackerman with the details for inclusion.  We're not trying to replace the Yellow Pages; this is just for those special items and special contacts.
Information needed is:  Name, address, phone #, and website (if they have one) of the business and what you found there.

If you are interested in being a “host” for the Shop Tour schedule this year, please contact Doyle McConnell. He is looking for shops to fill this year’s schedule.

VOLUNTEERS FOR 2008

BREAK SNACKS: We still are in need of volunteers to help with the meeting “snacks”. Tom will be passing around a list for those willing to provide “break snacks” at our meetings. If you are willing to help, please be ready to sign up.

Jim Van Cleave – Country Church building carved into Cottonwood bark – a workshop success!

Ross Roepke – Two crosses made of a combination of light and dark woods. These will be auction items. He also brought a rolling podium he made for the country club.  It was made from one big Walnut log and had 3 shelves behind cabinet doors, and casters to easily maneuver it about.

Felix Rees – Turned lamp made from wood salvaged out of the old Church of Christ building in Flat Creek.  He also had made a clever carrying case for the 2 big coffee pots brought to the meetings each month.

Scott Short – Fantasy house carved into Cottonwood bark – another workshop success!

Tom Cowan – Walnut table with elaborate carvings.  The table top was made from one huge piece of curly Walnut. It was inspired by a table made by his ancestor at the turn of the last century.

Ken Gould – Another Carving Workshop success; two houses carved into Cottonwood bark finished with Deft spray lacquer.  He noted that windows are always a pain, especially when carving them!

Ken Burgess – Another successful Cottonwood bark carving with a long sweeping staircase and rock carved into the bark.

Dick Wollam – Screech Owl carved from Bass wood with Golden Oak used to stain his back feathers, and a white stain used on his breast feathers.

Johnnie Brown – Segmented vessel he started as a result of the workshop hosted by Loyd Ackerman in November. He also told us about programs on the web (with free downloads for 30 days) that lead you through the design of segmented vessels.  Two of those are: “woodturner-pro” and “3Ddesign-pro.”

Jim Wright – Four Cottonwood bark carvings of a wood spirit, an Indian, a Viking, and a combination of a wizard and fantasy houses in the same bark piece.

Dave Whyte – Dove tail jig made from walnut. He also made 3 smaller “micro jigs” which worked very well. He also brought a “work-in-progress” band saw box.

Loyd Ackerman -  Loyd showed us a cheap clamp that was broken, and advised that it is worth it to go ahead and pay the little bit extra to get one that is patented and will last.

Bob Addington – Mission style table made from Cherry.  It had four coats of Danish oil, and he will Polyurethane it when that cures.  He also explained his process of making a custom dowel using a 3/8 inch semi-circle router bit.

Sharron Wright – Another success story of the Cottonwood bark carving class, which was begun at Jim’s shop. She said carving was addictive and had difficulty carving the windows to a point where you could see through them.

Here is your opportunity. Do you have the kind of shop other woodworkers like to visit? Is your shop filled with clever ideas that help you work smarter, faster, or safer? Have you designed and built special tool racks, machine bases, cabinets, jigs, or other shop helpers you think your fellow woodworkers would find interesting? If so, the editors at WOOD magazine invite you to submit your workshop or individual shop projects for review for possible publication in future editions of America's Best Home Workshops. Your shop doesn't have to be big or nit-picky clean. The ideas could be storage solutions, task-specific jigs, shop tips, or the special way you designed, built, and outfitted your shop. To submit your shop, log on to the following web site:  www.woodmagazine.com/homeshops
 
 

For your drawer lock to work properly, the lock bolt must slide smoothly into the mortise (or hole) you make for it. But, trying to measure and mark that location is driving you crazy. Extend the lock bolt and put lipstick on the end of it. Retract the bolt, close the drawer, and then extend the bolt. The lipstick will mark the correct position for the bolt hole or mortise. You can mark door locks and cabinet latches this way, too.

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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.