TVWW MONTHLY MEETING MINUTES

for

JANUARY 19, 2010

 

Tom Cowan called the meeting to order at 7:00 p.m.

 

The club recognized and welcomed the following individuals as guests:

1.      Joe Simon – from the Stones River Club

2.      Jeff Halley

3.      Wayne Ison

 

The club welcomed the following individuals as new members:

  1. Levan Jones
  2. Kenny Smith

 

Tom Cowan commented that the dues are payable.  Everyone should pay by the end of January.  Bob Addington, Treasurer is collecting dues this evening.

 

Tom reported plans are being made for the year’s activities.  The leadership needs input from the members in order to have the best possible activities and programs.

 

The Executive Committee will be meeting next week on Tuesday, January 26, 2010 at UTSI in room H111.  The committee members should be thinking of ways to improve the club during  2010.

 

Tom reminded everyone that this year marks the 25th anniversary of the TVWW Club.  The club has been doing something right to have survived for that period of time and the number of members has grown tremendously.  We need to decide someway to celebrate and commemorate this milestone.  If the members have any suggestions they need to let the leadership know.

 

Vince Zaccardi, the Program Chairman for the year made a report on the programs he has set up through April.  He asked the members for any suggestions they might have or programs they would prefer.

 

Tom commended the club on the large membership.  A large membership is a good thing but it brings with it a challenge that everyone must work harder so that we all get to know each other.  If anyone has suggestions on ways to improve our comradeship and fellowship with each other let Tom know.   It is difficult just to try and remember all the names.

 

Carvers Corner:  Jim Van Cleave reported that the carvers went to the Saint Barnabas Episcopal Church in Tullahoma in order to see the new bronze of Saint Barnabas.  The bronze was completed by Russ Faxon of Bell Buckle.  Russ produces sculptures at his Bell Buckle studio using the lost wax casting method.  Russ also produced the “dancing girl statue” which is located front of the Tullahoma Fine Arts Center.  The next meeting of the carvers will be at Phil Bishop’s shop on February 6 at 8 a.m.

 

Tom reminded the club that two members have passed away since the last meeting.  He asked the membership to keep the families of Ed White and Vic Vigdorth in our prayers and thoughts.

 

The members were reminded of the Tennessee Association of Wood Turners Convention in Nashville January 29th through 30th.  The information can be obtained on the web site, a three day registration costs $165 and the two day registration costs $135.

 

Ross Roepke read a note from Anne Cline of the Tullahoma Literacy Council.  Anne is the lady at the Tullahoma Event Center who helped us last year with our Fine Wood Working Exhibition.  They have an auction of donated items to raise money for their yearly activities including their support of people pursuing a GED.  This year they have been especially hard hit since they have suffered budget cuts from local governments.   Anne is soliciting the donation of a piece of art or and item for their auction.  April 10th is the date of the auction.  Anyone interested is encouraged to participate in donating a piece for the auction and buying items at the auction.  

 

Vic Ziccardi reported that he had brought some patterns for producing wood pictures along with some scroll saw patterns.  These are free for the taking. 

 

Old Business:

Chuck Taylor reported receiving an e-mail from Carla Wright.  Carla has sold her place and will be moving to Florida in February.  She still has some items for sale (old tools, newer used tools, and other misc. items).  Chuck handed out a list of items and reported that he would be posting pictures of the items on the TVWW web site on Wednesday. 

 

New Business:

 

Show and Tell:

 

Tom Gillard showed a Z table that was made from walnut.  Tom made this modernist style table using only a picture from a Tom Moser Catalog for the design.  He completed the table with a lacquer finish.

 

Anthony Watts displayed a number of pictures of a cherry bed he built for his daughter.

 

Daniel Maher projected before and after pictures of a closet organizer he built with MDF.  He showed the statistics of the amount of rod space, drawer space and self space available before and after the project was completed.  He also made mention of the MDF fasteners he used.

 

Ralph Hand brought a jelly cupboard which he made out of white pine with walnut rim and latches.  He finished the cupboard with 5 coats of wipe-on poly. 

 

Bob Addington brought in a suite of bowls.  Bob reported that he turned eight oak bowls only one did not crack.  He turned a bowl out of persimmon (member of the ebony family) that was very attractive; however Bob felt it warped excessively.  Bob displayed two large pine bowls, a maple bowl with a good ambrosia pattern, and a Walnut bowl.  Bob also built a bow sander from a set of plans he found in an American Woodworking Magazine 

 

Vince Zaccardi brought a cherry bowl finished with carnauba wax and apple renaissance wax. 

 

Ross Roepke showed a modern style chair he built from a picture he found on the back of the Fine Woodworking Magazine.  He also brought a walnut table that was trimmed with cherry wood.  He displayed a box made of bradford pear wood with a unique poplar top.

 

Jim Van Cleave displayed a relief carving of a flower with brackets made from basswood, which he had displayed at a previous meeting.  He then unveiled the same flower completed in stone (stone accents, with appropriate colors) which he made at the Tullahoma rock and gem center.

 

Bill May displayed a unique wrist watch cased in ebony wood with a rosewood wrist band. 

 

Jay Hazel brought in an ula chopping board which he made from end grain walnut squares glued together and trimmed in maple.  The board was finished with walnut oil.  Jay also displayed the Oneida Dust Deputy (along with a plywood roll around stand he designed to hold the Dust Deputy and his shop vac).  The stand was very impressive.  Jay swore the Deputy caught all the shavings and most of the dust before it entered the shop vac, almost eliminating the need to clean his shop vac’s filter.  Further information on the Oneida Dust Deputy may be found at the http://dustdeputy.com/ web site.

 

Tony Harrison a small five sided table top from walnut, oak and pine and which utilized a five-sided top, five-sided base and five floor legs.  He also displayed a lazy susan constructed from osage orange, cherry, walnut and ebony.

 

Will Gaetjens brought a trivet he constructed from cherry wood.  He also displayed a spinning top, which he made.  The handle was poplar with the top itself turned from bradford pear.

 

Stuart Gaetjens made a Dala horse.  The Dala horse is a small carved, painted horse.  This handicraft originated in the Dalarna Province of Sweden thus the name Dala horse.  He carved and painted the horse as a Christmas gift for his wife. 

 

Program: 

 

Bob Reese presented an excellent program on how to build a sharpening system for $2.89 or less.  Many people say that sharpening systems are too expensive.  Bob says anyone can afford this one.  It is simple and it works.  It is similar to the Wolverine System but is made predominately from wood rather than metal.  Bob reminded members of his standing offer to give one on one sharpening instructions sharpening.  The video of Bob’s $2.89 sharpening system was excellent with help from the cameraman and video producer Loyd Ackerman).  This DVD is now a permanent part of the club’s library.