The March meeting will be at 6:30 pm on the 19th at the University of Tennessee Space institute, room H111. The program will feature Gary Runyan sharing his expertise of tool steel.
A complete list of scheduled programs can be found on the website.
Spring will officially start the day after our March meeting. I sure hope the April showers aren’t any heavier than what we’ve been having.
I’ve had a lot of different jobs and multi-step jobs going through the shop lately. As usual, multi-tasking tends to open the door for the shop gremlins to come in. I had to make several items to help me keep focused. Come to the March meeting and see if you think it might help.
Welcome to our newest TVW member, Chris Sautter, who joined at the February meeting.
Dues are due. The club continues to hold the line on inflation. Without a doubt, the best deal in the mid-state.
Pictures can be seen in the online newsletter and possibly more (close-ups and other views) on the Club Gallery.
We appreciate you taking the time to give us the info on your Show & Tell items. It makes our secretary’s job much easier.
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Vince Zaccardi brought a beautiful cutting board. He explained making and how the handle was tricky to make. Made of cherry, maple, walnut and finish with mineral oil. |
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Jim Acord had a set of peppermills made of Cleveland pear with wipe on poly finish. |
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Gary Runyon had a depth gauge made for turning. Used a lavatory stem for gauge. The wood is bubinga and bocote rosewood. Finish is Minwax antique oil. |
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Paul Credle showed a group of toys made for toys for tots. He explained patterns used over 70 years old. Biggest challenge is making number of the same toy and painting. Has used silk screening for some. Also showed jigs for assembling rocking horse. More pictures of Paul's toys and shop can be seen on the Gallery. |
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Jack Tate brought unusual item of a rock that a tree grew around. Ruined saw blade. Finish spray lacquer. |
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Paul Jalbert displayed a relief carving of an elephant that was started at the Splinter carvers wood carving demonstration at The Art In The Park 2018 in Lynchburg. Made from glued up cedar scraps and beech for the tusks. Finished with many coats of boiled linseed oil on the cedar and clear gloss varnish overall. |
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Chuck Taylor brought a 13” bowl made from maple and finished with oil and wax. |
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Bill Guffey displayed a bowl made of cherry and a bowl made from pecan. Finish is lacquer. |
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Doyle McConnell showed pictures of grandchildren working on projects. One had made baby bed, shelves, and a table. Another made a bed with nice headboard. A third grandchild made a coffee table and end tables. Doyle also had pic of baby rattles and bowls he had made. All of Doyle's pictures can be seen on the Gallery. |
The Pepper Mill Workshop will be held at Doyle McConnell’s house on Saturday, March 23rd starting at 8am. If you signed up for the workshop, Doyle has ordered a parts kit for the mill. Cost is around $14. He will have some blanks on hand. If you wish to bring your own stock, dimensions are 2.5 to 3” square and 10” or longer.
Our vice-president, Carl Blumenthal, would like to get information regarding our members special woodworking interests and talents. Also, anyone you might know who has talents of interest to the club. This will help in planning programming for the coming year(s). Be prepared to fill out a short form at the March meeting.
Tom Gillard sent me this link to a youtube video showing a nice push stick. The guy offers a
pdf drawing that we have on our website,
if you’d like to make one. I also drew it up in my CNC software, but haven’t cut any yet. Contact me about the vector file, if you’re interested.
https://youtu.be/ykGGjZ-ofgs
Changing router bits is becoming a pain for me- both at the CNC and at the router table. I’ve been looking for a solution.
Other than the cost, maybe this is the solution. Check out the videos on their home page.
https://www.musclechuck.com/
Here’s another
link from Fine Woodworking that tells about the quick change collet.
(There are a couple different manufacturers of the collets.)
Here’s a use for that tube of dried up silicone that’s living in your caulking gun-
https://www.woodmagazine.com/woodworking-how-to/shop-tips/dried-up-silicone-caulk-cleans-up-abrasive
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!
Not all of our members are of the older persuasion, but there’s enough to make these funnies painfully appreciated –
Submissions to the newsletter are more than welcomed. Send funnies, tips, or other content that may be of interest and you may see it in a future edition of SPLINTERS
