The June meeting will be at 7:00 pm on the 19th at the University of Tennessee Space institute, room H111.
The June program will be presented by Dr. Ben
Spaulding. His program will be “Investment Casting”. Dr. Spaulding will
share some of the interesting aspects of investment casting and some
lessons he has learned over the years.
Come to the May 19th meeting and hear what Dr. Spaulding has to share.
June 30: Turning Bee, Chairperson – Henry Davis,
Location - Tom Cowan's shop, Time – 8:30 AM
Lunch and drinks will be provided. Cost: $10
This has been our most popular club event for a number of years.
Everyone will get the chance to take home a "rough out" bowl.
Most of the club members got their turning “start” at one of our turning bees. It is a great place to learn the basic techniques. Come on out and enjoy the fun and fellowship.
(No new members at the May meeting)
Dan Bledsoe ---------------- Estill
Springs
Dean Lutes ---------------------- Tracy
City
Bernard Schroer -------------- Huntsville
Gary Walker ------------------- Winchester
Be sure to meet all of our new members and welcome them to the club.
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The annual TVW picnic and auction was held on May 26
at Falls Mill and proved to be a major success.
The auction is one of the major fundraisers for the club. A total of
$641 was raised. Thanks to everyone who brought items for the auction
and to the auctioneer (Richard Gulley) and Doyle, his “crowd worker”.
A big thanks goes to Karen Browning, event chairperson, and her crew for
their efforts to make the event a huge success. Also, the hosts, John &
Janie Lovett, deserve thanks for allowing the club to descend on the
area for the event. What a beautiful setting for the picnic.
The carvers met on June 2 at the shop of Phil Bishop.
They worked on individual items and some worked on the new “Totem Pole”
project. Plans were also discussed concerning future activities.
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.
Want to learn how to play a flute? Here is your
chance. Ron Reimers has started a “Flute Circle” at Tom Cowan’s studio
in Cowan at 114 main St.
The May 29th flute circle featured Jim Gilliland, a special guest from
Huntsville, AL. Jim has been making flutes for over 20 years, and now
specializes in making bamboo and cane flutes.
Jim is the only flute maker to have one of his black bamboo flutes
played on the International Space Station. This flute in now on display
in the Native American Museum at the Smithsonian in Washington, DC.
The group meets at 1:00 PM on the fourth Tuesday of each month at Tom
Cowan’s Artisan Studio in Cowan. Everyone is welcome.
Additional information concerning the next meeting of the group will be
announced at the TVW club meeting on June 19.
Anyone who has an interest to learn about the native American flute is
welcome at the sessions. If you don't have a flute, arrangements can be made for a loner.
So come on out and have an afternoon of fun, learning and enjoyment. It
will be fun, as everyone learns together.
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It is now officially “Shop Tour” season. Clean up your shop because your shop may be on the next tour. Thanks to Doyle for coordinating this enjoyable activity. The best thing about the tours is the fact that everyone always picks up some ideas to apply in their own shop.
If you want to be on the tour list, contact Doyle.
If
you have not tried the TVW forum, take the time to view all the great
information exchange that is happening. Go ahead and register and you
will see what you have been missing. Instead of just “viewing” the
forum, you can then ask questions or answer questions. It is a great way
to swap ideas and learn new tricks of the trade. You will then be able
to share your ideas and experiences with other members through the
forum.
The club library is a great way to learn new
techniques and brush up on old ones. Henry has the library “open” at
each regular meeting.
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.
May
Meeting
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Jim Everett - showed pictures of his completed project of a fireplace mantle intarsia work. This work was done above the mantle and both sides. Take a look at the great detail. This photo demonstrates the "start and finish". |
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Ross Roepke - displayed 2 boxes that he had made from mahogany. |
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Bob Reese - displayed his 35th violin and his wife played it for the group. Here is the detail work on the back. |
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Henry Davis - showed a vase that he had made from maple. |
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Greg Myers - showed two boxes that he had turned at the Panoply event. |
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Vince Zaccardi - displayed a bowl he had turned and finished with lacquer. |
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Loyd Ackerman - had a turned segment of a podium that was being made for UTSI. It was turned from red maple. |
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Bob Addington - had created a plaque made from maple with his name and address on it. This was created on his CNC machine. |
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Wayne Simmons - displayed a small chest that he had made from scrape pine lumber. |
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Doug Dunlap - brought a box-joint jig. |
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Newt Wright - displayed a bluebird house that he had made. The box completely disassembled for easy cleaning. |
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Ken Gould - showed an interesting piece of driftwood that he had cleaned up and attached a copper rose that he had created to it. |
To view the "Link of Interest" on our web site, please click here.
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] .
KEEP THOSE CLAMPS CLEAN
Maintain your clamps just as you do your tools.
Clean the jaws, pads, and bars after a glue-up because hard, dried
glue can dent workpieces and interfere with the jaw movement. And,
once glue builds up, it is difficult to remove.
To prevent this, put waxed paper between the clamp and workpiece.
Or, apply a light coat of paste wax or paraffin wax to the clamp
components to resist glue sticking. Add wax on the clamp screws for
smoother turning.
Do not use silicone- or oil-based lubricants: They can stain your
workpiece and interfere with your finish.
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