The October meeting will be at 6:30 pm on the 16th at the University of Tennessee Space institute, room H111. Gene Cosco will give us a presentation on bandsawn boxes.
A complete list of scheduled programs can be found on the website.
Summer seems determined to hang on as long as possible. We’re into October now and temperatures are still pushing 90 degrees. Hurricane Michael may bring us cooler weather soon. But try to remember these warm days when January comes along and you’re complaining about the cold.
Welcome to our newest members, Doug DuBois and son Max from Wartrace TN, George Linkh from Pelham, and Glen Smith also from Pelham. All four joined at the September meeting.
We also had several guests - Carl Blumenthal, Ken Jordan, and Tim Glover.
A large part of the success we have enjoyed as a club these many years has been the great leadership we have been blessed with. Good leadership comes when folk who are willing to get involved for the good of the club and its membership. At the last meeting, our president gave a call for those who might be willing to give something back to the club. So, think about it, and consider serving during the next year.
Even if you’re not an officer, there are many other ways to serve. There are seminar committees, social functions (Picnic & Christmas), outreach and community projects. Get involved. You’ll enjoy working with fellow woodworkers and maybe get a new best friend to boot!
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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Doyle McConnell displayed a peppermill made of maple and a bowl with spalted maple around middle. Both finished with lacquer. They were made as gift for grandson's wedding. |
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Geoff Roehm brought 2 guitar necks and explained challenges of making on CNC. |
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Vince Zaccardi showed one of the boxes he had made for the Reading Trail in Tullahoma. |
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Jim Acord displayed Rocky Bramble Farm sign which Bob Addington did the lettering on CNC. The brambles and rocks were done by artist Mark Hawley. Sign not finished. |
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Richard Gulley showed a rope making machine he made for a client. He also showed a small sign made on CNC and explained how he painted lettering. He also had 2 small praying hands done on CNC. |
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Ross Roepke brought a nice table made of mahogany with African mahogany top. |
This is the ultimate woodworking link! A site that lists a plethora of other sites (the Top 100) about all things woodworking related – Magazines, videos, blogs, forums, hand tools, machine tools, supplies, carvers, turning, chair making and much more!!
http://www.woodworkers-online.com/p/top-100-woodworking-sites.html
Here’s a link to a page that’s all about picture frame production. That is, construction of a table saw sled, a jig to glue up the whole frame at once, and a finishing station to spray the frames. Lots of ideas and clear explanation on different variations of the basic frame and building and using the jigs.
https://www.popularwoodworking.com/projects/photo-frames-by-the-dozen/
I recently had to drill holes into the ends of a long board. I tried it by eye and failed miserably. Then I realized I could swing the
floor model drill press table 90 degrees and drill the holes. It took a lot of lining up, but worked great.
I found this set up for doing the same thing. Once built, the jig seems to simplify this task. The picture is pretty self-explanatory, but the link is below if you need additional info.
https://www.popularwoodworking.com/projects/vertical-drilling-jig/
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!/p>
These funnies aren’t specific to woodworking, but will probably “speak” to you. Thanks to Sid Matheny for posting the second on our forum.
Be careful out there folk! That’s all for this month. Watch out for SPLINTERS
