Next Meeting September 18th
The September meeting will be at 6:30 pm on the 18th at the University
of Tennessee Space institute, room H111.
Greetings
Well, we’re approaching that mythical time of year when summer yard
and garden chores slow up, the temperature and humidity both go down,
and woodworkers can spend more time in the shop. We might be approaching, but I haven’t been able to cross over into “the promised land.”
But hope springs eternal.
September 18th - Tom Gillard -- Glue Joints
A complete list of
scheduled
programs can be found on the website.
Looking Back
- Fall Seminar – Ronnie Young presented another fine program. The project was not very complicated but the methods learned
carry over into larger projects. My favorite part of all our seminars with Ronnie has been listening to his tips, tricks, and
methods of work. He’s a treasure house of good information. He almost convinced me to purchase a Festool sander, but I just
can't bring myself to do it. We also had a great meal and a lot of good fellowship with fellow club members. A good day all round.
- August Program – Jim Joliffe did a great job presenting how he tamed a huge pine slab and turned it into a bar top.
Coming Events
- October 13 – Heritage Day at Tims Ford State Park
- December 7 – TVW Christmas Dinner – Decherd Church of the Nazarene
Welcome to Our New Members
Welcome to our newest member, Jim Haaven. Jim lives in Murfreesboro and joined at the August meeting.
In addition to Jim, there were several guests at the August meeting - Jay Strickler, George Linkh, Glen Smith, Mary Strotheide.
We strive to get the right picture associated with the right presenter, but oftentimes it's hard. So speak up when you give your name
and we'll try hard to get everything matched up. Also, there are
additional pictures of some of the items in the
Gallery. Look for Show and Tell.
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Doug Dunlap showed a keepsake box made for his grandson who is becoming a eagle scout. Made of pine, cherry, and mahogany.
Finish danish oil.
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Ross Roepke had
four small boxes. 2 made with oak and walnut, 1 made with maple and cedar, and one made of cherry oak and walnut.
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Jack Kincella had a
set of small sanding blocks used to sand tight places like spindles and angles. Also had clamps used to hold sacrificed fences on the table saw.
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Bob Addington showed
business card holders made for family members done on CNC.
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John Hartin showed
three salt boxes he had made.
Two were made of hackberry and one was cherry. The lids were pinned on from the bottom.
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Marvin Miller displayed a
band saw box with a drawer. Made of hard maple.
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Bill Guffey displayed a pretty
walnut bowl finished with spray lacquer.
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Tony Murphy used pictures to show a
bar he has worked on for 3 years. Top of walnut and sassafras with 8 coats of water base poly. He had metal pieces made by Ken Gould. He used pine and used different finishes to really make it look good.
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Vince Zaccardi showed pictures he took while on vacation in S.C. He had pics of
carved birds, many made of bass wood, by carver Granger McKay.
The artist used a unique method of connecting birds which stood as much as 5 feet tall.
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Reilly Earle also used pictures of
bookshelf he made. He used cherry for the base and plywood for shelves.
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Fred Heltsley had pictures of a
hanging day bed he made using inspiration from Green and Green. He showed several design influences
and how he combined them in the finished product.
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Richard Gulley displayed a couple
signs he made with CNC. He also showed an inexpensive
screwdriver set you
could make by disassembling a Harbor Freight screwdriver and making a custom wood handle. Great for Christmas presents.
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Links of Interest
The following items are from the weekly Chattanooga Woodcraft email. It usually contains some interesting stuff.
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Did you know that the largest trees in the world reside in Sequoia National Park in California? The tree in this picture isn't
even close to the largest one; that honor goes to the General Sherman Tree. General Sherman is the largest tree by volume, and the
largest living organism on the planet! It's 2,100 years old, weighs 2.7 million pounds, 275 feet tall, and is 100 feet wide at its
trunk! So next time you're on the West Coast, be sure to take time to visit the Giant Forest and view these huge trees!
(Source: visitsequoia.com)
- Baseball fans, did you know that the world's largest wooden baseball bat measures 161" long with a circumference of 40" and is
owned by the Fargo-Moorhead RedHawks baseball club of Fargo, North Dakota? The bat is known as 'Big Bruce' and made from white ash,
the same material as major league baseball bats. It was named after Bruce Thom, President of the RedHawks' Minor League Baseball team.
A computer measured the specifications of an actual Louisville Slugger bat and a computer-controlled lathe was programmed with
those specifications. It was turned on a lathe in the summer of 2000 by Cinderwitt and Co. of Wahpeton, North Dakota and sanded
and finished by Quality Cabinets of Fargo, ND. It was engraved with a soldering iron by Blair Tweet and Tim Flakoll, both of Fargo, ND.
(source: guinnessworldrecords.com)
Woodworking Tips
- From the
Highland Woodworkers site:
(an excerpt from an article about mistakes in the shop. It's a
pretty good article and worth the read.)
A business executive told me the story of a new manager who made a terrible mistake in judgment. His error cost the company a lot of money. His boss called him on the carpet. "I suppose I'm fired," said the manager. "Fired?" said the boss. "How can we fire you? We just spent a quarter of a million dollars educating you!"
- From
Wood magazine-
Files have long teeth running across their width. Those with only parallel teeth are known as straight-cut or single-cut files. Those with rows
running at opposing angles are called cross-cut or double-cut files—these cut more aggressively than straight-cut files. Largely used for metal
removal, files occasionally come in handy for fine wood removal. Four grades—smooth, second cut, bastard, and coarse—give you additional choices
in cutting aggressiveness.
Rasps get greater use in wood shops than files and rifflers. Their teeth, shaped like tiny mountain peaks, cut wood aggressively, but with little tear-out or clogging. Available in various coarseness grades, rasps perform superbly in controlled-cutting tasks, such as shaping cabriole legs or gunstocks, carving, easing edges, and tuning joinery. Better rasps have randomly spaced teeth that help give you smoother surfaces and better cutting control.
Rifflers, also known as riffler rasps because they have teeth like those on rasps, have variously shaped cutting surfaces at each end. You hold them in the middle when finely shaping hard-to-reach and concave surfaces. The greater the variety of rifflers you have on hand, the better the odds you’ll have just the right shape to meet the task at hand.
Carver's Corner
The Splinters Carvers meet at Jim Jolliffe’s shop on the first and third Saturday's of the month from 8:30 am to 10:30 am. The shop is located
at 201 Jolliffe Acres Ln, Tullahoma. Tools and wood are available at the meetings, just bring yourself and try your hand at carving!
Tool Acquisition Opportunities
I got an email from Dean Lutes re: Cabinet Shop for sale –
- I have a realtor friend who is over the listing for the sale of John Corbett’s Wood shop (Old Craft Woodworkers) Close to Sewanee. Shop land and all tools are for sale. Would it be possible to announce this at the meeting?
So, if all works out, we may learn more about this opportunity at the meeting.
Sweeping Up
Be careful out there folk! That’s all for this month. Watch out for SPLINTERS
