The September meeting will be at 7:00 pm on the 18th at the University of Tennessee Space institute, room H111.
The September program will be presented by Jay Hazel,
one of our club members. Jay’s topic will be “Stave Bowls”. He will
discuss the basic
construction techniques that are used in making the bowl. Jay will also
have samples of his work for viewing.
Come out and see how Jay makes these beautiful projects.
See you at our September meeting on the 18th.
Sept. 17-22: Coffee County Fair, Chairperson – Doyle McConnell, Location – Manchester, TN Time - TBD
Sept. 21 - 23: Polly Crocket Festival, Chairperson – Harry May, Location – Cowan, TN
October 13: A workshop entitled “Introduction to
Segmented Vessels” presented by Loyd Ackerman. The workshop
will be held at UTSI room H111 (our usual meeting place). Additional
information at the next meeting.
Get all the information concerning the above events at the next TVW club meeting.
(joining at the August meeting)
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Be sure to meet all of our new members and welcome them to the club.
The annual UTSI Employee Picnic is scheduled for September 21st.
In the past, club members have donated items to be used as door prizes.
It is a great help to UTSI and provide the club extra exposure. If you
are interested in helping with this activity, start getting your items
ready. The collection date for the donated items is September 18, our
next regular meeting date.
This is a great way to thank UTSI for allowing us to use the facilities
during our monthly meetings.
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The Coffee County Fair demonstrations will be
ongoing during September 17 – 22. Efforts are being made increase the
attendance at this
activity. The demonstration schedule will be discussed at the next TVW
meeting. If you would like to help and have not signed up already,
contact Doyle McConnell.
The Annual Polly Crocket Festival is scheduled
for Sept. 21 – 23. The location is Cowan, TN. The event contact is Harry
May. Additional
information will be given at the next club meeting.
The fall seminar, originally scheduled for October, has been postponed until the spring of 2013.
The carvers met on September 1st at the shop of Phil
Bishop. Their major work activity at this meeting was devoted to the new
“Totem Pole”
project. Some also worked on individual items.
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. Everyone is welcome to “join in”.
The next flute circle meeting will be on Tuesday, September 25th at 1 PM. They will be meeting at Tom Cowan’s Artisan Studio in Cowan.
The Cumberland Furniture Guild is currently holding a
juried exhibition, “Inspirations & Origins”, at the Customs House Museum
& Cultural
Center in Clarksville, Tennessee. This is important to the club because
one of our members, Tom Cowan, has a piece of furniture in this
prestigious show. He has a desk that was selected to be a part of the
exhibition, which runs through October 28.
Congratulations, Tom.
The club is experimenting with a plan to insure the
membership is notified when other club members have woodworking tools
and equipment for
sale.
If you have equipment for sale, please continue posting the items on the
forum under “Exchanging Stuff”.
Also, send the information to [email protected] . A list will be compiled
and listed on the web site. An email blast will also be sent
periodically to the club membership. To view the current list, click
here.
As requested by the members, there will be a workshop entitled
“Introduction to Segmented Vessels” presented by Loyd Ackerman. The
workshop
will be held on Saturday, October 13 at UTSI room H111 (our usual
meeting place). The time will be from 8:30 AM to 12:30 noon. This will
be
a hands-on workshop covering the steps in design through cut list for
creating a Segmented Vessel. A thorough discussion and video
demonstrations will show participants how to cut the segments, make the
rings, and assemble and turn the vessel so participants will leave
ready to go to their shop to create their first masterpiece. Anyone
interested in attending the workshop should notify Loyd Ackerman to be
included in the attendance roster. Participants will be asked to bring
some basic supplies (quad ruled paper, pencils, erasers, calculator,
12” rule) for their hands on activities.
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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.
Don't forget to take advantage of the forum. 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. You will 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.
Thank you, Henry, for providing this service to the membership.
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.
August
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Matt Brothers – designed and built a computer desk from cherry and finished with Danish Oil. He incorporated many fine details. |
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Tom Gillard - created an airfoil turning vane for a wind tunnel along with a cherry bed with head board. He had treated the wood with a lye and water treatment to create an aged look to the wood. He discussed how he developed the headboard pattern. |
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Jay Hazel - presented two turned goblets from scrape wood along with a walnut bed. |
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Vince Zaccardi - presented his work in progress of segmented pepper mills and hopefully will bring the completed project to the next meeting. |
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Ross Roepke - displayed a box that he was donating to UTSI for their picnic. |
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Doyle McConnell - showed pepper mills that he had created with Celtic knots in the design. He also had made a make-up powder brush which would make great Christmas gifts. Doyle brought and discussed a "thin strip" jig. |
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Jim Van Cleave - made a bird feeder to replace an old one. |
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Reilly Earle - had made a puzzle from walnut on a scroll saw. |
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Mickey Knowles - displayed potpourri dish from cherry and a bowl from box elder. |
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Sharron Wright- displayed a carving made from olive wood that a friend had brought back from the Holy Lands . |
To view the "Link of Interest" on our web site, please click here.
Click here to see the compiled list of items that are for sale by club members.
If you have additional 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] .
TUNE-UP TIPS FOR PERFECT PLANING
Your benchtop planer takes a beating in normal use. Give it
routine maintenance like the tip below for glass smooth results
board after board.
When the feed rollers lose grip, a workpiece can stall inside the
planer and become gouged or burned. If you see debris build up, wipe
the rubber feed rollers with mineral spirits or naphtha using a
clean rag to ensure a good grip.
Clean the head elevation screws and guide posts by blowing away dust
and chips with compressed air. Use a brass-bristle brush if needed.
Then lubricate the posts and threads with dry paraffin wax for
smoother movement.
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Visit this web site for “tips for every situation”: http://www.woodworkingtips.com/etips/
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