Tennessee Valley Woodworkers

Meeting March 19th, 2024

Meeting called to order by Richard Gulley and Vince Zaccardi at 6:30pm.

Visiting Guests

Noah Stanley, Billy Tiller, Glenn Bennett, Jim Roe, and Dayle Mathis

New Business: None

Review of 2024 Calendar of Events

Roger Stegall Carving Seminar Mar 23-24, 8:30-4:30 with lunch provided.

Cost is $80 plus roughouts for TVW Members

Monthly Presenter Program

March 19 : Social Hour – No Host

April 16: Shop Tips and Tricks by Goeff Roehm, Gary Runyon and Jim Jolliffe

May 21: Club Social Hour – No Host

June 18: Felling Trees by Alan Hill

Other Announcements

Richard Gulley shared a Source for Wood

Teri Smith shared a source for Driftwood, FREE

Show & Tell

Joe Ferraro brought 2 Bowls: One was made from Spalted Maple, and other from Ambrosia Maple. Both were finished with Lacquer.

Sam Clark showed us his bowls made from Spalted Hackberry finished with Water Lox, a Cherry bowl finished with Lacquer, and a Cherry platter finished with Odie’s Oil.

Rick Laws brought an old school bow saw from Walnut. He finished it with Polyurethane.

Dayle Mathis displayed his Box Elder bowl finished in Wax.

Darren Earle showed us an unfinished Rattleback made from Bronze.

Tony Murphy made a bar stool from Walnut and Cherry. For a finish he used Oil/Varnish. He also showed us  a Baltic Birch jig used for the chair.

Billy Tiller brought in a tool box and a mallet. He used Pine, Oak, Cherry, and Maple and used a 3 part finish of Oil, Shellac, and Varnish.

Vince Zaccardi turned a Cherry and Epoxy bowl which was unfinished.

Richard Gulley showed us his 1st ever carving along with several others, and a rebuilt plane.

Program for Tonight

Social Hour

Meeting was adjourned at 8:15pm.

Next Meeting is April 16, 2024