NEW MEMBERS

Joined at the July meeting

Shop Tours

We are planning a shop tour for Saturday Sept. 17th. The tour will be at Henry Davis shop and will center around small projects that can be done in small shops and be marketed at businesses and farm markets etc. in our area. Anyone else who is presently doing this and would like to partner up with Henry in his shop is urged to come forward over the next couple of weeks so we can present their ideas as well. They can contact me (Jack Kincella) at the August meeting so we can include them. This can include pen or bowl making, carvings, or really any ideas that folks have and are doing.

Projects Plans

We are putting together club projects that will help in the communities and get attention and possibly enhance finances for the club. We have the Goodwill project for the rockets and Paul Jaul Jalbert and Jack Kincella have secured a project to restore 2 large entry doors for the CEO of Harton hospital, that will benefit the finances of our club as well as get great publicity for us.

Welcome To Our Library

 The current custodian is Pete Miller and he can be reached via e:mail at quackers1034@blomand.net. If you have any questions concerning the process of getting a CD please drop him an e:mail.

Carvers Corner

The August 6 session of the Carvers Clinic was very well attended and the highlight was Jim Jolliffe's summary of his week-long wood carving course in Nebraska. Many nationally recognized wood carving instructors were present. His personal project during the course was a Native American bust carving in butternut. Jim passed along to the rest of us carvers the guidance that he was given about carving features that attract attention to all sides of the carving and the use of specific tools to efficiently carve certain features. Blue Pau brought a stylized driftwood carving and an unfinished blue jay carving with burned-in realistic feathers. Other club members continue to carve whimsical houses cottonwood bark.

The carvers are continuing to meet twice a month on the first and third Saturday's of the month from 8:30 am to 10:30 am at at Jim Jolliffe's shop, located at Jolliffe Acres Lane, Tullahoma, TN.

NAME TAG INFORMATION

If you are a recent new member or had requested a new name tag, a box of name tags will be available at the next meeting. In the  future, name tags will be made for new members and available for pickup at the next regular monthly meeting. Name tags for other  members will be made upon request only and will also be available for pickup at the next meeting. Please contact Chuck Taylor (931-728-7086 or email taylor_cw@charter.net) for information or name tags.

SHOW AND TELL

July Show and Tell

	Doug Dunlap brought in two bowls he had turned from pecan wood. They were approx. 4-5 inches wide, and finished in a lacquer.
	Jim Everett brought in several of his intarsia creations. a lamp with deer design on lamp shade and mounted on a long rifle, a coat rack covered with antlers to hang the coat on, one piece featuring an old revolver, one a girl with a dulcimer, and one of a hummingbird. They were finished with Minwax polycrylic.
	Gary Runyan showed us a Japanese styled storage box he brought. It was made from ambrosia maple he had bought at David Ashley saw mill in Elora. The finished it with 3 coats of antique oil. He also brought in a brown, approx. 3 inches in diameter bowl he turned from a red bud burl, and finished with a shellac.
	Bob Addington brought in two wooden rolling massagers he made with his CNC machine
	Jim Acord brought in a set of turned salt and pepper mills he had made from pear wood, using a lighter wood for the salt, and darker for the pepper. They are unfinished at this time.
	John Hartin gave a brief demonstration on how to best choose a piece of wood to get the best results when turning a bowl
	Mickey Knowles brought in two walnut bowls he turned, finished with a cellulose sealer.
	Gary Bennett brought in a variety of turned bowls, from cherry, walnut, and other woods, and finished in a variety of finishes.

LINKS OF INTEREST

 To view the "Links of Interest" on our web site, please click here.           

FOR SALE

Click here to see the Exchange Opportunities

If you have additional woodworking items for sale or are looking for woodworking items, please send information to Chuck Taylor at 931-728-7086 or email to taylor_cw@charter.net . 

Notes

Kenneth (Dale) Daniel  will sharpen TVW member blades. His location is 2007 Ovoca Road, Tullahoma.
Phone – 931-455-5024, cell – 931-247-4753.

Shop Tip

Cut bolts clean with no shredded threads To cut bolts to length with a hacksaw, I made a simple bolt-holding vise jig from a piece of scrap hardwood. After drilling a hole the length of the scrap, where shown, I cut partially through the center of the jig with my bandsaw. When tightened in a bench vise, those jaws pinch the bolt firmly for a wiggle-free cut. And here’s a trick to clear those threads that invariably get messed up during the cut: Thread a nut up the bolt before you cut; then remove it after. This cleans up any mashed threads. If you plan to cut more than one bolt to the same length, mark the location of the bolt’s tip while in the jig for a quick reference point. —Don Stanley, Jefferson, Ore. Courtesy of Wood Magazine

Work safely and don’t take unnecessary chances with your woodworking tools

Always wear your safety glasses in the shop

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TVW SUPPORTERS

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