Greetings
This is Tuesday, July 9th and I’ve been working on the newsletter off and on most of the day. Most things are going well, some not so much.
One of the sticking points this month is the Turning Bee. You’ll see below the results of a LONG email thread. We had some top-notch people working on the problem (I helped too) and I believe it will work out.
Now let’s get started with SPLINTERS.
Tom Cowan Turning Bee NOTICE!
Due to a lack of volunteers to be mentors and folk to bring their lathes, there have been some changes to the 2024 Tom Cowan Turning Bee. First, the date has been moved back to September 14th, the Saturday before the September meeting.
The second change is the location. The Turning Bee is now scheduled to be in the gymnasium of the Decherd Church of the Nazarene. We want to thank Denis Urbanczik for hosting the Bee last year and offering the facilities of the Isha House again this year. But both he and the Exec. Committee realize that is a long distance for volunteers, lathes, and participants to travel.
Speaking of volunteers, we need more mentors to step up and those with lathes that are relatively mobile and capable of turning bowls (“midi” class or above w/base) to volunteer their machines.
Denis Urbanczik will still be the lead for the turning bee. New sign-up sheets will be passed at this month’s meeting. More info at the meeting.
June Meeting
Allan Hale gave a presentation on Felling Trees. His PowerPoint can be found here.
July Meeting
A relatively new member, Rick Laws, will give a presentation on The Joseph Greer House. I’m sure it will be an interesting and informative story of a Revolutionary War hero and the preservation of his original homestead in southern Tennessee.
June 2024 Show & Tell
Gary Bennett brought four Christmas ornaments. The bodies were box elder and the finials were mahogany.
Rick Laws showed 2 whistles in the shape of old cannon barrels.
Jim Jolliffe brought a drawing of a pineapple finial and a rough turning and two finished finials. All were done by Paul Pitts.
Jim showed pictures of a small 3-legged table with a marble top. Jim replaced a leg on the table and Matt Brothers assisted with matching stain. (Pic1, Pic2, Pic3, Pic4)
He also showed pictures of a rocking chair he replaced the rockers on. It was difficult to stain the wood parts without staining the upholstery. (Pic1, Pic2, Pic3)
Vince Zaccardi recently replaced the feet on a small furniture piece for a customer. In the process he made several prototypes. “Waste not want not”, so he turned them into votive candle holders.
Vince also brought pictures of a set of scales he saw in Chicago. What he found unusual was the scrolling table at the top that the operator could figure the price from weight and $/lb.
He also showed a small bowl he had turned. I don’t think he had to glue, epoxy or repair any part of it, but I might be wrong 😊.
Billy Tiller brought Rooster napkin holder that had been in the family for years but was broken. He made a duplicate of the project and plans to make several more for other family members.
Internet Links of Interest
Here are a few links to some woodworking hacks on YouTube. They’re both from the same author and the third is a link to his channel
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eYOEbS_ACY0
25 useful woodworking hacks
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cCVxPMbA4Hw 16 more
JSK-koubou Youtube channel – https://www.youtube.com/@jisakukobo/videos
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!
Sweeping Up
Here’s some funnies you might like-
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Newsletter Information
Splinters is a publication of the Tennessee Valley Woodworkers. For submissions, email editor, Richard Gulley ([email protected] .)