The January meeting will be at 7:00 pm on the 17th at the University of Tennessee Space institute, room H111.
The January program will be presented by Kenneth
Daniel. Kenneth is a long-time saw sharpener who lives in Tullahoma. A
lot of the club
members have used Kenneth’s services in the past with great results.
Here is a chance to get all your “saw sharpening” questions answered by
a local expert.
Come out and see what Kenneth has to tell you concerning how to care for
your saw blades at the January 17th meeting.
(becoming a member at the December 2011 meeting)
Be sure to meet all of our new members and welcome them to the club.
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Ross Zorn ............. Madison, AL |
We have a new slate of officers for the calendar year. Please express
your appreciation to the 2011 officers for the outstanding year of
activities, workshops and seminars. They did an outstanding job.
The teamwork demonstrated by members throughout our club is what sets
this club apart.
We enter 2012 with a total membership of 186. The club had a total of 27
new members added to the roster during last year.
We are looking forward to another great year for our TVW Woodworkers
Club. Please support your 2012 officers, as they prepare plans for the
year.
There will be a Workshop on making a "Longworth Chuck"
on January 21 at 9 AM. The location will be Henry Davis’ shop at 247
Delight Ln,
Tullahoma. Contact Henry for directions: 931-393-3191 or
[email protected]. Contact Loyd Ackerman 931-728-9952 or
[email protected]
for technical issues.
You will need to provide your own supplies and some tooling.
You can view the workshop plan and the items you will need on the web
site.
You can see all the discussion that has been taking place by accessing
the TVW forum.
The TVW Executive Committee will be meeting this month
to plan the year’s activities and set the dates for the regular events
that will occur
during the year. Additional information will be available at the regular
meeting. If you have suggestions for a seminar, workshop or program,
please give your request to one of the executive committee members.
Sixteen carvers showed up at Phil's shop on the 7th
and worked on individual projects. The group has decided to acquire some
buckeye for a
future project. Everyone will be working on a "Woodspirit" at the next
meeting. Bring your own wood. A suggestion was made to have a class on
“eyes”.
One of the carver's early exhibits being discussed is the Cowan Center
for The Arts on March 10th. Additional carvers information will be
available
at the regular meeting.
The carvers normally meet on the first Saturday of each month and work
on individual or group projects. Anyone interested in carving is welcome
to attend these monthly meetings.
Scott Short found a procedure on the internet describing how to rejuvenate Ni-Cad batteries. He tried it and it worked. If you have old Ni-Cads and want to bring them back to life, contact Scott.
The
Forum is now functioning smoothly with lots of activity and really great
information being passed between members. If you have a question, here
is the place to get an answer. Instead of just “viewing” the forum, you
can ask questions or answer questions. It is a great way to swap ideas
and learn new tricks of the trade.
If you have not registered, the procedure is on the home page of the TVW
web site. Just follow the procedure on the website and send an email to
either Loyd Ackerman or Chuck Taylor. They will email you as soon as
your account is activated. You will then be able to share your ideas and
experiences with other members through the forum.
A great way to start off the year is to review the
massive listing of information available in our “Digital Library”. This
is a good way to learn new techniques and brush up on old ones. Henry
has the library “open” at each regular meeting. If you have internet
access, you can take a look at all the topics, by going to the club web
site. New items are being added all the time.
Please remember that you can now view some of the club DVDs on line. Go
to the library listing on our club website and click on the underlined
titles.
For a complete list of all items in the Digital Library, see Henry Davis
at club meetings, email him at [email protected] or call him at
393-3191 and leave a message.
If you have not already paid you dues, please pay the treasurer, Bob Addington at the meeting or you can mail your check to Bob at his home address (249 Big Oak Drive, Manchester, TN 37355). Our dues are $10.00 for a single membership, and $15.00 for a family membership (what a bargain).
December
Meeting
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Tom Cowan - Photos of his 2011 work which included: Two chests made for client with an image of her house inlayed and with her daughter’s initials in each. Other photos: Tea table; candle stand; drop leaf tea table; Art&Crafts table; Cellarette; KY Sugar chest; KY Sugar desk; Thomas Jefferson tall desk; occasional table; Charles Roth desk and a display case. Tom discussed his work on some of the photos. |
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Matt Brothers – Art & Crafts Oak Display cabinet with flocking in the drawers and glass shelving. |
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Henry Davis – Book rack he made about 40 years ago. A Koa bowl he purchased while in Hawaii in 1999 along with a discussion on the leafing of the Koa tree. |
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Bob Leonard – Carved ducks and a holder for carving knives. Bob discussed using a hand mirror to check to see if eyes on a carving are aligned. |
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Vince Zaccardi – Three walnut platters. He discussed how he held them for turning and discussed his spraying experience. |
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Mike Layfield – A cutting board from a kit he is making for Christmas and an Oak pencil holder. |
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Jim Everett – Cedar plaques; a book stand for his show booth made from natural limb and plywood; a collapsible table. He discussed his work with cedar and difficulty in finding darker shades. |
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Sharron Wright – Flowers (mounted on some media) that she makes from wood shavings. A weed pot that she made from a special piece of wood. |
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Crotia Roberson – Showed and discussed some walking toys she had acquired. |
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Newton Wright – Showed and discussed a Mobious strip sculpture he made from Bradford pear. He dyed it and finished it with polyurethane. |
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Felix Rees (Tom Cowan represented Felix) – A clock that had been displayed at the Christmas Party. |
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Bob Addington – A book Rack similar to one he gave away at the Christmas party; a name plaque he made for a granddaughter and a sign, with inscription, made with CNC machine. |
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John Hartin – Large maple bowl made from 4 foot diameter maple tree; bowl made with spalted beech; some giveaway bowl blanks for members to take. |
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Gary Runyon - Floats for making joints fit – especially for making wooden planes; walnut ornaments. |
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Scott Short – a platter made from colorful Box elder and finished with lacquer. |
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Bob Reese – Inside-out turnings he made based on information he got from the forum. He described his experience with breaking some and his analysis for the cause. |
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Paul Jalbert – A sailing ship made by his son. He discussed the process and the benefits of the project. |
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Allan Odell – A gaff hook fashioned after those used by Alaskans for scooping fish from the water into a boat. |
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Ken Burgess – A collection of whimsical dwelling carvings made from bark and a description on the process used; a nest of bowls made from a “holy red maple” tree harvested from a church yard. |
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Joseph Maierbacker – A bowl from an interesting piece of wood; a clock made using machine tool parts. |
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Jim Van Cleave – walnut serving tray made in 1992. He described trying to turn it outboard on a lathe and that he finally hollowed it out with a router. |
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Ross Roepke – A walnut and butternut occasional table which he’ll donate to a silent auction. |
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Loyd Ackerman – A hard maple box made for his son to carry a break-down bow. A PowerPoint presentation on making a ‘writing desk’ using a Sketchup design process and a commercial for Sketchup. |
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Wayne Ison – A propeller from a WW-1 aircraft that his wife bought for him many years ago. |
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Anthony Watts – walnut table with turned legs, still a work in progress. His experience with a tree he harvested through the making of a piece of furniture. |
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Ron Reimers – Indian flutes he made using his new lathe and a discussion of the making process. He played a short tune on one of them. |
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Greg Myers – A rack for his daughter’s karate trophies; pepper mills out of maple for Christmas presents; wine bottle stoppers. |
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Jim Jolliffe – Deep relief wood carving from bass wood. |
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Loyd Ackerman – A PowerPoint presentation on the Longworth chuck, announcing a workshop to be conducted in the coming months, and making a commercial for the Club’s Forum. |
To view the "Link of Interest" on our web site, please click here.
For Sale - Delta Platinum Edition 10” contractor’s saw, 36” fence with router plate cut-out in the extension table. Contact Richard Gulley (931-967-5477).
For Sale - Robland X-310 Combination woodworking Machine (5 year old machine at a fraction of the original cost)
A great multipurpose woodworking tool. Here is the web site to
view the machine information:
http://www.conwaysaw.co.uk/newmachines/uniwood/roblanduni.htm
Some of the extras included are:
— Large sliding table
— Upgraded jointer & rip fences
— Short & long sliding table miter arms
— New set of planer/jointer knives
— Mobility kit
The owner of this machine is moving and does not want to take the machine with him. if you are interested, Phil Myers, one of our club members, is the contact.
If you have woodworking items for sale or are looking for woodworking items, please send information to Chuck Taylor at 931-728-7086 or email to [email protected] .
Visit this web site for “tips for every situation”: http://www.woodworkingtips.com/etips/
The following companies are supporters of the TVW club. Click on their "logo" to go to their web site.
