SPLINTERS
(A PUBLICATION OF THE)

Tennessee Valley Woodworkers

Vol. 24/ Issue 12  December 2009    Editor: Chuck Taylor 

=======Meeting Notice:========

The next meeting of the TN Valley Woodworkers
will be held December 15th at 7:00 p.m. at the
University of Tennessee Space Institute
All interested woodworkers are invited!

 

Please remember all our Troops around the world in your thoughts and prayers.

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
Maurice Ryan  962-1555   Health and Safety


List of Club Officers for 2009

President ………........……… Loyd Ackerman
Vice-President ….........……… Anthony Watts
Secretary ……........…..……… Vince Zaccardi
Treasurer ………........….….…. Jim Steadman
Newsletter Editor ….......…...… Chuck Taylor
Publicity Chairman …........…... Louis Bryant

The new TVW officers will take office in January. A special “Thank You” to the outgoing officers for a great year of Club meetings, seminars and workshops.

WELCOME TO OUR NEWEST MEMBERS

(BECOMING MEMBERS AT THE NOVEMBER MEETING)
Pete Blankenship…...........…...McMinnville
Jim Brown………............……...Manchester
Stanley Dunn…............………McMinnville
Gary Lyle………............………..Tullahoma
Bob Truesdale…............………Manchester

(Be sure to meet all of our new members and make them feel a part of our great club)

DECEMBER PROGRAM

Our December program is the annual “GIANT SHOW & TELL”. This is your chance to bring those “special” items that you are so proud of and those “not so special” learning experiences that may not have turned out exactly as you planned. This is the time for you to share your woodworking “adventures” with the rest of the club.

If you’re new to the Club or a visitor, here is how it works.  Instead of a regular show and tell in which several members bring an item, we encourage EVERYONE to bring something to show.  If you don’t have a current favorite project to share, bring an item from the past; maybe the first thing you ever built or something you built years ago but that you really enjoyed doing.  Or you could bring an interesting tool or something someone gave you.

You get the idea! If, on the other hand, you’d just rather not bring something, that’s OK, too.  You can just come, enjoy the meeting, and join in the applause from the membership.

Come and join the fun on December 15th.
 

KEEP UP WITH ALL THE CLUB NEWS

(TO VIEW THE LATEST INFORMATION CONCERNING CLUB EVENTS, UPCOMING PROGRAMS AND NEWS -- VISIT THE TVW WEB SITE BY CLICKING HERE)

The Tennessee Valley Woodworker's Web Site is constantly being updated with the latest club news and happenings. If you want to know the latest club news, be sure to take a look and check it out!!!!!!!
 

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


NEXT TVW EVENT

December 15: Giant Show & Tell It All Program (regular meeting)



 TVW NEWS AND NOTES


TVW CHRISTMAS PARTY

The annual Christmas Party was held at the Church of the Nazarene in Decherd on Friday December 4th. It was one of the largest crowds, with more than 80 people in attendance. If you did not attend, you missed a really great party.

A big thanks to LaDoris Ackerman, chairperson, and her team for doing a wonderful job coordinating the dinner and decorating for the event. The food was great, the decorations were beautiful, all the gifts were wonderful and the fellowship was special.

The “2009 In Review” slide show was very interesting. Thanks to Loyd for putting it together.

The singing, led by Richard Gulley, was great, as usual. A good time was had by all attendees.

CARVER'S CORNER

The Carvers held their regular monthly meeting on December 5th with 11 “eager” carvers participating. They met at Phil Bishops' shop and worked on individual projects.

They also discussed having a lady from Petersburg hold a class. The class will be open to all the woodworkers and the tentative location will be at Phil Bishops or Steve Shores. Steve is handling the details.

Allen Odel brought his new woodburner, which led to a discussion about a class on woodburning, which may be scheduled next year.

The next meeting of the carvers is scheduled for January 9th, due to the holidays. Additional information will be announced at the next monthly club meeting.


UTSI NEEDS YOUR HELP

UTSI was in need of 2 new podiums.  They will supply the materials, but they would like our Club to design/build them. More information concerning this activity will be given at our next meeting.
 
 


TVW OFFICERS FOR 2010

The newly elected TVW officers will assume their duties in January.

The 2010 TVW officers are as follows:

President……....…..…….Tom Cowan
Vice President….........Vince Zaccardi
Secretary........................…Paul Fults
Treasurer……..…......Bob Addington
Publicity Chairman…...Louis Bryant
Newsletter Editor….....Chuck Taylor

We are looking forward to another great year for our TVW Woodworkers Club. Please support you 2010 officers, as they prepare plans for next year.


TIME TO PAY YOUR MEMBERSHIP DUES

TVW club dues were actually due in November. Our dues are $10.00 for a single membership, and $15.00 for a family membership (what a bargain).
Please pay Jim Steadman at the next meeting or you can mail your dues check to Jim at his home address (702 Bluff Drive, Winchester, TN 37398).


SHARPEN YOUR SKILLS??

If you have trouble with your gouges or chisels cutting properly, this is your great opportunity. If you want to know more about sharpening techniques, especially turning gouges, contact Bob Reese. Bob will give you one-on-one training. All you have to do is call and set up a time for your “learning experience”. You can contact Bob by phone (931-728-7974) or by email ([email protected]).


NEW LUMBER SUPPLY SOURCE

Looking for  that “special” board for your next project?

A new lumber supply source has surfaced in McMinnville. The Burroughs-Ross-Colville Company is located at 301 Depot Street in McMinnville. They now stock the normal supply of lumber and you are welcome to “come in and browse” for that special piece of lumber needed for the next project. The phone number is 931-473-2111. A tour of the facility is being planed for the near future.

To view their web site, please click here.


DIGITAL LIBRARY NEWS

Our library has two new additions. One is “Making Small Boxes”, the recent program presented by Ross Roepke. The other one is the "2009 Review" slide show, presented at the Christmas Party and shows all the 2009 club activities.For a complete list of all items in the Digital Library, see Henry Davis at the next club meeting, email him at [email protected] or call him at 393-3191 and leave a message.

To view the complete list of all items in the Digital Library on-line, please click here .

           To check out a program , please see Henry Davis at the next club meeting.

NOVEMBER MEETING SHOW AND TELL:

Loyd Ackerman displayed an amazing collection of segmented vessels, which will be given as Christmas gifts.

Ron Reimers showed a rack for holding his flutes and a cherry display case.

Bob Reece displayed violin #28.  He commented that the neck of this violin is the one he was working on at the Coffee County fair.  Jason then played “Shenandoah Farewell” on it.

Doyle McConnell brought segmented vessels and a walnut vase.  Some of the segmented vessels had inlaid sections in various pieces.

Ross Roepke brought a dolphin that he purchased from Carla Wright.  It showed the skill and insight that Jim had in his carving.

Tom Gillard showed a flag case that he made for Richard Gulley.  He also showed a piece of umbrella magnolia.

Jim Van Cleave displayed a carved flower made out of boxwood.

Bob Addington showed a sliding bookrack finished with wipe on poly.

Jay Hazel showed a set of salad tongs.  He also had a box made out of mesquite, which he said was the most stable wood he’s ever worked with.  He also had a dresser top valet box (a man box) and a rolling pin with an inlaid Celtic cross made out of cherry.

Allen Odell brought a Wounded Warrior cane and an oak bench.

John Mayberry had two pepper grinders, one made from peach and the other spalted maple.

Matt Brothers displayed a game room stool which had a leather seat.

Maurice Ryan brought photos he made while visiting the Grizzly plant and outlet store located in Springfield, Missouri. Some of the photos were of six-foot high segmented turnings, displayed in their showroom.

Will Gaetjens brought a maple food presser that had a cherry center.  This device is used to stuff food into a meat grinder.
 


HAVE WOODWORKING TOOLS FOR SALE??

If you would like to list woodworking equipment for sale or would like to purchase wookworking items, please contact Chuck Taylor with the item information and it will be posted in the Newsletter. You can contact Chuck at [email protected] or call at 931-728-7086.


One of our Club members, Adam Dean, has some lumber for sale.
The list of lumber is shown below:

1) 200 bf cherry 4" X 4"  100 years  @ $ 2.50 bf
2) 700 bf cherry 4/4  80 years old air dried....$ 2.50 bf
3) Some slabs & burls...chestnut, walnut, bass, beech, red wood etc
4) 1500 bf old yellow poplar from barns....$1.50 bf
5) 1000 bf reclaimed beech.$1.50
6) 200 bf reclaimed oak..$1.50 bf
7) 800 bf 2" X 6" reclaimed oak....$1.50 bf
8) 1500 bf reclaimed pine   $ 1.50 bf
9) Many hewn beams misc. poplar chestnut, cedar, oak, pine etc.  $2.00 bf
10) 800 bf 2" X 4" oak barnwood ( much quarter sawn here )   $1.50 bf
11) 50 12' long round wormy chestnut logs
12) Plus another 10,000 bf of misc. reclaimed wood to look over.

If you are interested in any of the above, you can contact Adam at (931) 761-7673 or email him by clicking here.
 


"DO IT YOURSELF" HELP SITE

This is an interesting web site for all you "do-it-yourselfers". The site has nothing to do with woodworking, but can tell you a lot about trouble-shooting and repairing your appliances. The main feature is the "Ask the Repair Guru" section. If you have a repair problem, click here to find the answer to your problem.


WOODWORKER'S HUMOR

WOODWORKING TIP OF THE MONTH

Magnetic Stop Block

When cross-cutting short pieces to the same length, it is a good idea to clamp a stop block to the rip fence of your table saw. This block provides clearance between the rip fence and the saw blade so the cut-off pieces don’t get trapped (and kick back).

Here is an idea that avoids the hassle of fiddling around with clamps. Instead, use a magnetic stop block. It’s just a hardwood block with a pair of small magnetic catches inserted into one edge, see drawing below.

Note: If the face of your rip fence is wood or aluminum, simply put the magnetic catches in the bottom face of the stop block.

The magnets hold the stop block securely against the fence. And when you are done, simply store the block out of the way on the side of the saw cabinet.


 

LINKS AND CONTACTS ----- NEW LINKS HAVE BEEN ADDED
(TAKE A LOOK)

Take a look at the new listing of Links and Contacts on our web page. To view the section, click on LINKS AND CONTACTS.  The listing contains lots of information to help you in your woodworking "adventures".

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 them.


MEMBER NAME TAGS

WANT A TVW NAME TAG? HERE IS THE WAY TO DO IT!!!!!

The name tag cost is about $5.00 including tax. You can get yours by contacting Jim Steadman (931-962-2940) or Chuck Taylor (931-728-7086) and they will secure a tag for you.

MEMBER INFORMATION CHANGES

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.

LOOKING FORWARD TO  YOU AT OUR NEXT MEETING

 ====== DECEMBER 15 ======

AT THE
UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE SPACE INSTITUTE.
 

WEB SITES OF INTEREST

Wood Central

American Association of Woodturners

Tennessee Association of Woodturners

Intarsia Net

Woodturners Catalog

Exotic Woods

Woodcraft

Certainly Wood (The Ultimate Veneer Store)

Woodworkers' Library

BRC Woodworkers Lumber Supply

Everything you always wanted to know about Dust Collection Systems
 

click on the image below to go to these sites
(Special contributors to Club functions and activities)


 


 


 


 


 


 

THIS IS THE END OF YOUR TVW NEWSLETTER FOR THIS MONTH
ANOTHER IS BEING PREPARED FOR YOUR "PLEASURE" NEXT MONTH
PLEASE SEND SUGGESTIONS/COMMENTS TO CHUCK TAYLOR