Meeting December 16th, 2025
Meeting called to order at 6:30 pm by Vice President Gary Runyon.
Visitors: There were no new visitors at the December meeting.
Announcements:
The Splinter Carvers are looking at two seminars this year. One will focus on architectural carving and one focused on animal carving.
The Tom Cowan Memorial Turning Bee will be held Saturday February 21st, 2026 the Decherd Nazarene Church. Larry Wendland is the chair and will be seeking turning mentors and turning students!
The TVW Annual Christmas Party was held Saturday December 13 and was a great success! Special thanks to Karen Browning for setting up the Decherd Nazarene Church’s Fellowship Hall and arranging the delicious main course of brisket and turkey! Thanks to Richard Gullley for playing the guitar and leading Christmas carol singing! Thanks to all who brought sides and desserts to share and taking time to celebrate with us!!
Gary Runyon has tagua nuts if anyone wants them. He also has a brand new 3000 grit sharpening stone that he is selling at cost for $85.
Super Show and Tell:
Dan Buholzer showed a wolf carving from basswood that he finished.
Bob Truesdale showed a walnut fruit bowl that he turned from a tree that his neighbor cut a few years ago. The wood was taken from near the hollow of the tree. Bob finished the bowl with matte rattle can lacquer.
Gary Runyon showed two turnings. One was made from a piece of burl maple that he found in the shop. He finished it with Dr. Woodshop. The other was one of the last turnings by John Hartin and was taken from near the root of the tree.
Mickey Knowles showed a cutting board he made for Christmas with chevrons made from scrap wood. He used various woods for the cutting board with walnut being the primary wood. He finished the board with a cutting board finish he got from Home Depot.
Larry Wendland showed wood he got from a friend in Wisconsin. His friend thought it was Canadian syrup maple. Larry turned a bowl out of it and thought it turned like box elder. The wood is pale with a reddish tint. He finished the bowl with polyurethane.
Michael and Brenda Zuccaro showed boxes they made out of cherry and walnut. The boxes have trays and drawers and have ambrosia maple and sapele tops.
Ralph Elmore showed door harps he made. He went to a horse show, and his aunt had a door harp on her door. He made several door harps over Covid. The harps have shaker pegs, and Ralph used zither pins to make the wires tight. He used a laser to cut the shapes. The interior is made of pine, and he used a heat press and laminate to color the wood on some of them.
Vince Zaccardi showed an oak with a natural edge that he turned from a tree that fell in his yard. A friend was clearing out his house and had a piece of burl. Vince used friction polish and finished the outside. He also showed a bowl that he turned through the bottom and plugged. Then he turned a hole in the plug so he plugged the plug. He lacquered some of the bowl, but it is too cold to finish lacquering it at the moment.
Richard Gulley showed pictures he made for his 50th anniversary. He used software to make a sketch then used his CNC to carve the wood and filled it with black paint. Richard also showed name cutouts he made for three girls at church. He also made his grandson a house number and name that he cut out of Baltic Birch plywood using a laser. Richard plans on painting the house number orange and blue for Auburn.
Lloyd Ackerman used a CNC to make a plaque with a saying on it. He used walnut and cut it with a 60 degree V-bit. He also made a fish plaque for his son.
Dennis Rumer showed salt and pepper mills he made from wood he got at an auction. He made 12″ mills and finished them with white-polyurethane.
Chuck Taylor showed a wooden tea pot shaped rack he made in 4th grade. He sold it for 25 cents at the time. He also showed a clock prototype he made out of Ambrosia maple and cherry and finished with satin lacquer.
Zachary Zuccaro showed a small bowl he turned out of a piece of cherry. He turned through the top rim and used the rim and other scraps to make a carrying tray for the bowl. The bowl and tray were finished with shellac.
Anthony Watts showed a wood burning carving he made. He also showed a scroll saw piece he made out of walnut showing cardinals. He finished with an oil finish.
Karen Browning showed a vase she turned . The vase had a knot in it and exploded. Doyle helped her cut the vase in half with a scroll saw.
Social hour @ 7:10 pm.
The next meeting will be held Tuesday, January 20th at 6:30 pm.