Joined at the June meeting
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Dr. Kim Kimble - Manchester, TN |
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Jerry Hitchcox - Estill Springs, TN |
2016 TVW Annual Turning Bee was a great success
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There were about 30 people attending the
Turning Bee, held at Larry Wendland’s shop.
The activity got off to a good start with Karen Browning
The “students” were eager to learn the proper techniques and
quickly selected a blank, then started turning. Everyone turned a
least one blank and most turned two.
Around noon everyone got to pause for lunch. Karen provided the
delicious deserts to finish off the lunch break.
All attendees enjoyed the experience and came away with roughed out
bowls.
Thanks to Doyle for the demonstration, to Larry for the use of his
shop, to the “mentors” for their guidance and to all who helped in
preparing the blanks and setting up the shop area for all the
turners. ANOTHER TVW SUCCESS.
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Paul Jalbert show photos and discussed a
sign he made for the Beech Craft Museum in Tullahoma. |
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Matt Brothers discussed a series of photos of a kitchen work table. He built the table using Tiger wood. The work surface was Corian and the wood was finished with Danish oil and lacquer. |
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Chuck Taylor brought a
maple bowl, a small apple hollow vessel and a holly baby rattle.
The bowl and hollow vessel were finished with gloss lacquer and
the rattle was finished with beeswax. |
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Ross Roepke brought a small dovetailed puzzle. He did not share how to get the puzzle apart. |
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Doug Dunlap displayed a storage case, with removal trays. He installed a Boy Scout Patch on the top. The finish was Poly. |
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Loyd Ackerman brought a small “curved top” maple box with walnut trim. He discussed the “history” of the box concerning the difficulties he encountered in creating the curved top. Check out the forum to get all the details. |
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Doyle McConnell brought a finished Ambrosia Maple pepper mill that he used in the recent shop tour demonstration. He also made a matching salt grinder. He discussed a large hollow vessel which he had used a copper leafing technique he had learned at one of the club seminars. The finish on all items was gloss lacquer. |
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Judy Bennett displayed an Intarsia barn scene which included 78 different pieces. She discussed the Intarsia fish she created at a class in Sevierville, Tn. |
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Jim Everett brought two “Intarsia inspired” plaques. One was a Wounded Warrior scene with lots of Music City stars’ signatures and to be donated to Charlie Daniels for his project. The other was a “Music” scene with small individual signature plaques around the edge. This one is scheduled to hang in a new restaurant named Larry’s Country Diner. |
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August Dobert brought two “tools” and ask if anyone knew in what tasks the tools might have used. |
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Vince Zaccardi displayed some photos of woodwork done by Michael Blankenship, a blind woodworker. He explained some of the techniques used by the woodworker in turning with the physical impairment. These were on display at the AAW National meeting in Atlanta. |
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Magnet and tape
affix glue brush I use disposable metal-handled brushes to spread glue on woodworking joints, but I always seem to knock the brush off the bench and into the sawdust at the worst possible times. My solution: Tape a small magnet to the glue bottle with masking tape. The brush can’t roll away, and the bristles stay clean of debris. —James Sullivan, Washington, N.C. Courtesy of Wood Magazine |
Always wear your
safety glasses in the shop
