The November meeting will be at 7:00 pm on the 20th at the University of Tennessee Space institute, room H111.
The November program will be presented by our
own Kevin Deuermeyer. Kevin will be discussing his approach to Intarsia.
He will be explaining how he approaches a project and how he goes about
the detailed steps to completion.
See you at our November meeting on the 20th.
Dec 7: TVW Christmas Party,
Chairperson – Karen Browning, Location – Decherd Nazarene Church. The
gathering time and other information will be announced at the November
meeting.
Get all the information concerning the above event at the next TVW club meeting.
(joining at the October meeting)
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Bill Guffey --------------- Hillsboro |
Be sure to meet all of our new members and welcome them to the club.
Make plans to attend the annual TVW
Christmas party on December 7th. The Chairperson for this
event is Karen Kerce Browning. We are confident that Karen will plan an
exciting activity.
The party will be held at the Nazarene Church
in Decherd.
Don’t forget to bring your favorite dish for the “pot-luck” dinner. Plan to come, enjoy the delicious food and have a good time with your fellow Woodworkers. Everyone is encouraged to bring a gift, preferably something you have made, to share at the evening’s gift drawing.
There will be additional information given at
this month’s meeting.
Everyone always has a great time. Put it on
your calendar and come on out to enjoy a good meal and great fellowship.
The nominating committee presented a slate of officers for 2013 at
the October meeting. The officer election will be conducted at the
meeting this month and the new officers will take office in January. You
will have the opportunity to nominate from the floor at the November
meeting, but, you must have permission of the person you are nominating.
President ..................... Kevin Deuermeyer
Vice-President ........ Karen Kerce Browning
Secretary .............................. Fred Heltsley
Treasurer ............................ Bob Addington
Publicity Chairman ..................... Phil Myers
Newsletter Editor .................. Chuck Taylor
The carvers meeting for November was cancelled, due to the conflict with the Huntsville Craft Show.
Several of the carvers participated in the Huntsville show on November 2 and 3. 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 flute circle meetings are cancelled for November and December, due to the holiday season. They will begin in January. The date and time for the January meeting will be published as soon as it is confirmed.
“Shop Tour” season is over. Clean up your shop this winter and get ready to be part of the tour next spring.
We appreciate Doyle coordinating the tours. Thanks to those who hosted tours this year. Everyone always picks up some ideas to apply in their own shop.
Have you accessed the forum lately? if not, you are missing some really great comments and advice. lots of members are asking and getting answers to their woodworking 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.
Have you tried the digital library recently? If not, you are missing a great opportunity to learn new techniques and brush up on old ones. Henry has the library “open” at each regular meeting. You can click here to view the library listings.
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.
Doyle McConnell - showed and discussed a bed post he was repairing on an old bed. He also talked about the extension he made for his lathe to do the repair on the post. |
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Richard Gulley – demonstrated the “noise maker” he had made. |
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Bob Leonard - displayed a beautifully grained walnut bowl. |
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Jim Acord – showed a pizza cutter and a damper handle knob for his wood-burning stove. |
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Jim Van Cleave – discussed three of his carvings. The carvings were of a wreath, a leaf and a Calla Lily. | |
Jim Everett – displayed his creation of a framed lighthouse, a lazy bear, a barn made from 60 year old wood, a woodpecker, two guitars and an eagle. | |
Matt Brothers – showed and discussed a newel post. | |
Doug Dunlap – discussed his creation of two stave bowls. | |
Dan Maher – showed some tool racks that hang on a pegboard wall. | |
Anthony Watts - displayed a group of scroll saw Christmas ornaments. . | |
Mickey Knowles - brought a maple cheese dish, salt & pepper shakers and Christmas ornaments. |
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] .
A simple jig makes it safe and easy to rip thin strips
The following is a homemade alternate to the “thin strip”
fixture that was shown at the TVW meeting a couple of months ago.
Ripping thin strips with your table saw fence positioned
close to the blade is a no-no. At the end of the cut, the strip
trapped between the spinning blade and fence can become a dangerous
projectile.
To safely rip the strips, build the simple jig shown from
3⁄4″ scrap. (For the #8 screws used to attach the cleat, drill
countersunk 5⁄32″ shank holes with 3⁄32″ pilot holes.) Do not glue
the cleat to the guide. This will allow you to be able to replace
the cleat when needed. The cleat ensures that the strips clear the
blade at the end of each cut.
To use the jig, mark the desired strip thickness on the end of the work piece. Place the jig against your fence and the work piece tight against the jig guide and cleat. Then position the fence, aligning the inside of the blade teeth with the mark on the work piece. Now rip the strips, as shown in the photo, repositioning the work piece tightly against the jig for successive cuts. Note that you’ll cut through the cleat with the first cut, creating a zero-clearance backer. To rip strips with a greater thickness, replace the cleat to ensure proper support.
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