Meeting November 18th.
Meeting called to order at 6:30 pm.
Visitors: Ralph Elmore from Estill Springs, Wayne Sutter and Bill Thompson from Old HIckory, and Joe Tank from Tullahoma
Announcements:
Upcoming free art studio tour November 21-23 in Rutherford County.
Dues are coming due. The annual fees are $15 per individual and $25 per family.
Richard Gulley could use woodworking links.
Upcoming events include Marquetry by Austin Chandler in January and the Cowan Memorial Turning Bee February 21. The Tullahoma Arbor Day Celebration is coming up April 25th. Last year’s event featured 3 new tree plantings and what happens to trees after they die (furniture, wood art, and whiskey barrels).
Nominations for officer positions open in December. Please consider if you might be willing to serve as an officer for the upcoming year.
Geoff Roehm noted a community in North Georgia has a community bandsaw mill. The Tennessee Valley Woodworkers Club might consider a road trip down there. The club might also consider a solar kiln to dry the wood from the mill. Michael Zuccaro and Mike Atkinson have solar kilns.
TVW Annual tool and craft sale was a success! It was Saturday October 25th at the Decherd Nazarene Church. The gross proceeds from the sale were $400. $293 went to the club after donuts and a donation to the church.
40th anniversary T-shirts are still available for $25 each.
A free art tour in Rutherford County is Fri-Sun from 10 am to 5 pm.
TVW Annual Christmas party is Saturday December 13th at the Decherd Nazarene Church. Fellowship will begin at 11 AM, and lunch will be 11:30 to 2:00 pm. The club will provide the main course and drinks. Members being a side or dessert.
Wayne Sutter and Bill Thompson visited from Woodline USA, 14909B Lebanon Rd, Old Hickory TN 37138. Wayne runs a group called Chippers that meets at his house on Thursdays to build furniture a church. While building the furniture he has to do inlays, and he made a prototype of a new inlay tool called a Router Genie. The Router Genie is designed for trim routers and allows just enough movement to cut a perfect inlay. It also has a circle attachment that can be used to cut large circles.
Wayne also brought bandsaw blade inserts that he prints on his 3D printers. If you have a bandsaw that Woodline does not have an insert for, let Wayne know, and he will design one and let you have the insert for free. His cell phone number is (615) 498-6234. Be sure to text him before calling, and let him know why you are contacting him.
Injection molders are thousands of times faster than 3D printers but require expensive molds. Wayne makes about 4,000 parts a month using his printers and uses On-Shape software for the basic designs. He mostly uses ABS for what he prints on his 3D printers. Wayne also prints a “First Class Cupholder” that he sells on eBay for old Volkswagons. He used CNC machines for about 30 years before entering into 3D printing. There is website called Thingyverse.com that has 40 million files you can use for free for 3D printing.
Other Announcements:
Gary Runyon brought beeswax that people can have. Michael Zuccaro brought some old rasps and chisels to give away.
Show and Tell:
Gary Runyon showed a Henry O. Studley style toolbox that he made. He needed to save space on his workbench so he made the box to store some of his tools. He used cherry, plywood, and rare earth magnets. The toolbox also features a tray to store miscellaneous items. Additionally, he inserted dowels in the bottom of the toolbox so it can be firmly placed on his workbench for easy access.
Peter Hunter showed a bowl that he turned out of Northern White Cedar. It is very light wood but did not chip or tear out whole turning. He also showed a spirdle he turned which is a tool for stirring Scottish porridge. He also showed a previous attempt he made at turning a spirdle. Peter used a skew to turn the entire spindle.
Mickey Knowles showed a bowl that he turned. He went on a trip to Vermont, and saw a bowl with inlays that he photographed and used as an inspiration for his bowl. He started with a square piece of walnut and inlaid white pine and turned the bowl after finishing the inlays. He finished the bowl with lacquer.
Chris Sautter showed a box that he made for his wife, Joetta. He made the box of maple, cherry, and walnut.
Richard Gulley showed coasters that he made for his daughter’s wedding. His oldest granddaughter got married Saturday. Richard used slate and etched it using a CO2 laser.
Joe Tank showed a carving he made of praying hands in 1976 while living in Michigan. He used basswood for the carving. He finished it with a German wax stain.
Ralph Elmore showed a Thanksgiving turkey napkin holder that he made from pine. He used a CO2 laser to cut the turkey.
Chuck Taylor made a music box out of quartersawn Birdseye maple. He upgraded the music movement and finished the box with satin lacquer.
Karen Browning showed a bowl she turned. She turned through the bottom so she fitted a candle holder with a mirror into the bottom. She finished it with lacquer.
Paul Jalbert showed a plaque made at the Fall Festival with “helpers” from the Festival. This was the wood club’s 12th consecutive year at Tim’s Ford Fall Festival. This year people got to work on a carving of a large dinosaur skull, and Paul brought it home to finish the carving. Darren Earle and Susan Church donated the piece of curly basswood with a live edge that it was carved from. The carving is named “Timsfordasaurus” and was finished with spar urethane. It will go to the state park and be hung in the visitor’s center.
Brenda Zuccaro showed an intarsia butterfly she made out of mahogany and cedar.
Michael Zuccaro showed a pair of matching jewelry boxes he made with Brenda Zuccaro for their granddaughters out of Ambrosia maple and Birdseye maple. The boxes have walnut inlay and walnut feet. They are finished with French Polish.
Social hour at 8 pm.
Please mark your calendars for our December 16th “Annual Super Show & Tell” next month!