June 18th, 2024
Meeting called to order by Jim Jolliffe at 6:30pm.
Visiting Guests
Dennis Smith, Morgan Elmore, Harry Moodie, Lee and Rene Cavett
New Business
None
Review of 2024 Calendar of Events
Coffee County Fair – 30 Aug – 7 Sep 2024 – Higher traffic days are Wednesday – Saturday, September 4th (Sr Citizens’ Day) through Sep 7th. Friday September 6th is Youth Day and all Manchester City School Kids have a field trip. Sign Up sheet will be sent around at July/Aug meetings.
Tom Cowan Turning Bee has been slipped to Saturday, September 14th, at The Church of the Nazarene, Decherd. Cost is $10 per person
Club Picnic Saturday, Sep 21st @ Falls Mill 11am-2pm
Monthly Program Presenter
July 16th: Joseph Greer House by Rick Laws
August 20th: Club Auction
September 17th : Social Hour
Show & Tell
Jim Jolliffe repaired a 3-legged, cherry side table and a rocking chair made of mahogany/oak. He also showed us cherry finials turned by Paul Pitts.
Rick Laws showed us 2 Cannon Ball whistles made of Walnut and finished with BLO.
Garry Bennett displayed his Christmas ornaments made from Box Elder and Mahogany. He used Sanding Sealer Poly to finish them.
Billy Tiller showed us Rooster napkin holders made from Maple and Oak.
Vince Zaccardi turned several candle holders for tea lights using various wood types. He also showed us a candle holder he turned out of Cypress. He also showed us an antique scale that automatically calculated the price of an item through a look-up table on the scale that correlated the weight and price/pound of different items.
Program for Tonight
The Craft of Tree Felling, by Alan Hale. Thank you, Alan, we learned a lot.
Alan’s presentation may be found at https://tnvalleywoodclub.com//wp-content/uploads/2024/06/The-Craft-of-Tree-Felling-Presentation-v2.pptx
Meeting was adjourned at 9pm.
Next Meeting is July 16th, 2024