Greetings
This is Thursday the 16th and I’m late getting the newsletter started. These seem to be tumultuous times, The fate of the Annual Craft & Tool Sale, as well as the Christmas Brunch, is up in the air. My phone died about a week ago, Elvis is dead, and I don’t feel too good myself. But, in the end, it will all be alright. If it’s not alright now, it’s because it’s not the end.
Now let’s get started with SPLINTERS.
October Program
This month Gary Runyan will tell everything you ever wanted to know about work benches.
Recent Events
The 40th Anniversary Banquet Celebration was a great success by anyone’s standards. Thanks to Jim for his attention to detail these many months and to Larry Wendland for all his work rounding up door prizes.
The Club Picnic at Fall’s Mill had a light turnout but a great time. The weather was beautiful, the food was delicious, and everyone enjoyed John’s demonstration of the antique multi-tool. Shopsmith was just a Johnny Come Lately.
Rich Wetherbee Carving Seminar
is scheduled 9:00 AM- 4:00 PM October 18 – October 19. The cost is $85 + roughouts for members, and $170 + roughouts for nonmembers. There may still be vacancies. Contact Jim Jolliffe.
September Show & Tell
Here are the items shown in the September meeting –
Billy Tiller showed a shelf he built for his mother’s tv. He made the shelf out of oak and plywood, and used a linseed oil, mineral spirits, and polyurethane finish in approximately equal amounts.
Richard Gulley showed a plaque he made for the family of Henry Davis Jr. He made it from cherry and rosewood on his first attempt, but it was difficult to tell the woods apart and so he made another one using maple and oak for the second attempt. He is going to add keyholes to the back. Richard finished the plaques with a lacquer finish. The plaque will be presented to Henry’s family on Friday. Judy also played a large role in the early history of the club.
Vince Zaccardi showed a picture of a screen door that he made for his house. Matt Brothers worked with Vince on mortise and tenons for 2 screen doors Vince made for the house.
He also showed a bowl turned out of Norfolk Island pine and said the bowl really sucked up the finish like a sponge. He was not sure what kind of finish was used on the bowl. (2 different bowls- pic1, pic2)
Vince also showed a bowl that he turned out of walnut and finished with quick-dry polyurethane. The finish was not drying so Vince sanded it off and finished the bowl with lacquer.
Vince also showed a small tool used for setting the tension of a bandsaw blade. He said the tool works quite well and is more accurate than tightening the blade by hand. The tool can be purchased at eztension.com
Paul Jalbert showed a retirement plaque that he made. He has been making signs for Tims Ford staff for several years. He made a retirement sign for the head of operations at the park. He carved Glen Gallaghan’s face on the sign. Paul said there is always a story in woodwork, and it is important for the woodworker to deliver the message he intends in his work. The whole park staff will sign the back of the sign. Paul made the plaque out of cherry and will finish it with polyurethane.
Rick Dickson recently got a box joint blade. He made one box which he tried to make as thin as possible. The other is a puzzle box. Rick donated both boxes as door prizes at the banquet.
Carole Runyon and Gary Runyon made weaving shuttles for weaving bands on a small angle loom. The shuttles are used to pick up the threads on the loom. They were made out of mesquite, ebony, bloodwood, and walnut and were finished with Min-Wax antique oil
Gary Runyon made a pecan and an ash needle box. He put green and blue to get a turquoise color. He finished the boxes with Dr. Woodshop oil, shellac, and wax.
Carver’s Corner
The Splinter Carvers continue to meet first and third Saturdays of the month from 8:30 am to 10:30 am (whether Jim’s there or not). The shop is located at 201 Jolliffe Acres Ln, Tullahoma. Tools and wood are available at the meetings, just bring yourself and try your hand at carving!
Internet Links of Interest
Your link of interest could be here. Please send cool woodworking stuff to me and I’ll give you credit 😊.
Sweeping Up
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Newsletter Information
Splinters is a publication of the Tennessee Valley Woodworkers. For submissions, email editor, Richard Gulley (rgulley@retiree.utk.edu .)
Submissions to the newsletter are more than welcomed. Send funnies, tips, or other content that may be of interest to our membership, and you may see it in a future edition of SPLINTERS.