Greetings
May is probably my favorite month. My oldest daughter was born on May 13. Coincidentally, so was I. As of May, Tuesday 13th, we had a combined age of 124 years. I’ll admit most of those years are mine, but she’s catching up. When I was 42, I was twice as old as she was. Now she’s about 5/7 of my age. If I take good care of myself and live long enough, she may end up older than me.
Now let’s get started with SPLINTERS.
April Program
Gary gave a good, detailed program on sharpening plane irons and chisels using waterstones and ceramics. He finished up with sharpening card scrapers. Thanks, Gary.
May Program
May is Social Hour again. A good time to get better acquainted with other club members.
SAVE THE DATE!
TVWW’s 40th Anniversary Banquet Celebration is set for Friday, Sep 19th at the Manchester Coffee County Conference Center with Social time at 5:30 PM and dinner/program at 6. Tickets for the 3-course dinner will be $20/person. Club paying the rest of the meal cost and all facility expenses. Tickets will be available at the monthly meetings from April through August.
April Show & Tell
Here are the items shown in the May meeting –
Some photos from the Tullahoma 2014 TVWW Show were shown. Pictures included Loyd Ackerman’s segmented vase, Tom Cowan’s shelf with woodworking projects, a grandfather clock, Jim Everett’s intarsia doors, Splinter Carver’s cigar store Indian, and several of Dick Wollam’s carvings. More Tullahoma 2014 show photos will be shown in later monthly meetings.
Vince Zaccardi showed two 12” platters (Pic1, Pic2) he turned from ambrosia maple with alternative wood accents and specialty textures on the rim. (Pic1, Pic2) One was finished with Tried & True and one with Danish Oil. He showed the process of using a chatter tool on the platter that scarred the edge. He made a jam chuck that was 2.25” thick (3 pieces of ¾” plywood) with a recess to hold the platter. The jam chuck provided the stability required to make beautiful accents. Vince also showed two pepper mills and one salt mill. One pepper mill was made of ambrosia maple and finished with Danish Oil. The other pepper mill made of cherry and finished with a friction polish. The salt mill was made of mystery wood and an unknown finish. (Pic1, Pic2, Pic3, Pic4, Pic5)
Chuck Taylor showed a 12” oak platter made from an oak church pew foot. It was finished with Tried & True.
Larry Wendland showed a pepper grinder made from ambrosia with a clear tube for peppercorn storage he turned as a door prize for the 40th Anniversary Banquet door prize. It was finished with Tried & True. He asked members to consider donating one of their items as door prizes. The more the merrier!!
Richard Gulley showed two boxes he made. Both were CNC-created from 1/4″ plywood. The first was a box to hold the plaques he makes with the various names for Jesus. The book has a lid inscribed with “And His name shall be called”. The second box was a “Six Penny Game” box for folks to play. The lid has six numbered slots. Only the number 6 slot would fit a penny. The others hold pennies in their smaller slots. Competitors roll dice to see which slot they put their pennies in. If pennies are on the lid when a person rolls a six, they get to collect the “stranded” pennies. Both boxes had no finish applied. Richard also showed some recent purchases he made. First was a set of quick disconnect drill driver bits all connected to a carabiner. It’s handy when doing DIY projects. Also handy is a drill bit centering guide. Finally, he showed a small mallet. He liked the lighter weight and balanced feel. (Larger “Names of Jesus” Box)
Rick Dickson showed two whimsical “His” and “Hers” birdhouses he made from Western Red Cedar fence pickets. (Pic1, Pic2, Pic3, Pic4)
Ron Bundy showed a steel entry railing with a custom-made walnut handrail. He finished it with lacquer and paste wax. (Pic1, Pic2, Pic3)
Jim Jolliffe showed 3 caricatures of Uncle Sam, Tex and Atlas he carved from basswood and sealed with mineral oil and painted with acrylic washes. He then sealed the carvings with rattle can lacquer and antiqued with tinted liquid wax.
Carver’s Corner
The Splinter Carvers continue to meet first and third Saturdays of the month from 8:30 am to 10:30 am (whether Jim’s there or not). 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!
CCA Charter Member Rich Wetherbee Seminar is scheduled Sat-Sun October 11-12 at Jim Jolliffe’s shop. Carving/Sculpting choice TBD and times are 9-4 daily. $85/day plus roughouts and/or clay. There may get TVW scholarships to reduce member costs.
Internet Links of Interest
I came across an Amazon search that lists a TON of woodworking products. Just go to Amazon and search for woodworking supply. I have always been more specific in my searches, but if you’re looking for a gift for someone (or yourself), give this a try.
Sweeping Up
From Jim Jolliffe —
Here’s a two more to ponder –
Finally, this one is in honor of my 73rd birthday –
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