Meeting October 17th, 2023
Meeting called to order by President Jim J at 6:30pm.
Visiting Guests
No visitors
Review of 2024 Calendar of Events
Club Picnic at Falls Mill was a great success! Leftover pulled pork to be provided as lunch to TVW members at the October 28th Tool & Craft Sale, 8a-2p.
Tim’s Ford Fall Fest (aka Heritage Day) was a success! Thanks to Chuck Taylor, Vince Zaccardi, Paul Jalbert and Jim Jolliffe for their turning/carving demonstrations!
Carving Seminar October 21-22 8:30a-4:30p NOW FREE (a $200 value) to club members for the instruction and one roughout! Class size is up to 12 students. Please come try it as we have all the tools you need and now have a nationally recognized instructor, Rich Wetherbee!
The Tool and Craft Fair will be held Saturday, Oct 28th from 8 AM -2 PM at St Barnabas Episcopal Church. No fee for members to set up and sell their tools and their wood creations! Set up will be Saturday morning from 7-8 AM with the sale beginning at 8. Karen Browning plans to bring pulled pork for participating TVW members’ lunch!
Vladmir Davydov FREE Carving Demo on Saturday, Nov 11th from 8:30-11AM at Jim Jolliffe’s Shop, 201 Jolliffe Acres Ln, Tullahoma.
Monthly Presenter Program
November 21 Tim Ryan Stabilizing Wood
December 19 Club Members Super Show and Tell
January 16 Gary Runyon, et al Tips, Tricks and Jigs
Complete list of events at club website
Shop Tips
No tips due to Club Auction 2.0
Show & Tell
Jeremy Price turned 2 very large bowls. One out of Walnut the other out of Maple. Both were finished with Odie’s Oil.
Gary Bennet showed us a Bandsaw Box he had made from Red Cedar finished with Deft Lacquer.
Judy Bennet brought 2 items using Intarsia. The Honeybee Sign used Spalted Maple, Oak, Walnut, and Yellow Heart. The Christmas Bells Ornament used Mahogany, Walnut, and Ash. Both were finished with Deft Lacquer.
Richard Gulley brought many Christmas ornaments made with his CNC and Laser Engraver. He used different types of Plywood and finished with spray Lacquer. He also showed a variety of nameplates referencing different names for Jesus in the bible that were engraved into individual ornaments of different hardwoods. All were finished with spray Lacquer. He included the scripture reference for each name.
Program for Tonight
Continued Club Auction from the August meeting.
Meeting was adjourned at 9pm.
Next meeting will be November 21, 2023