DESERT WOODCRAFTERS  MAY 2008 NEWSLETTER

Financial report by Terry Glover, Treasurer:

Beginning balance: $1,283.36

Deposits: 137.00

Checks: 162.50

Ending Balance: $1,257.86

Meeting Minutes – Desert Woodcrafters Association – May 3, 2008

Alan Crosby, President, called the meeting to order at 9:10 a.m. at the Raytheon Woodchippers clubhouse. 22 members and 1 guest (Peter Lacalamita) of Herb Winkler - were in attendance.

Minutes for April 5, 2007 were approved as published.

The 50/50  ($33.00) was won by Dennis Miniker.

Paul Swane won a raffle for a piece of mesquite brought in by

The Bring Back, xxx won the bring-back, a xxx made by .

Show & Tell - 12 members participated and Peter Lacalamita won the drawing.

l Frank Pickett – Toy cars.

l Dennis Minikel – Turned straw vases.

l Alan Crosby – More turned pens – using laminated flooring and saguaro. He used a lot of super glue on the saguaro.

l Peter Lacamalita showed us his hand-made veneered pictures and the tools he uses like a super-fine coping saw and a scalpel.

l Ivan Hanna – TV remote caddy with a built-in clock made of lyptus wood.

l George Sample – Scrollsawn plaque, then made a sign using the letters cut out of plaque.

l Ken Tower – Rolltop desk storage box, scrollsawn keychain puzzle.

l Paul Swane – Silver maple turned bowls.

l Stan Ries – Keepsake boxes.

l Bob Erickson – Turned bowls.

l Clark McClain – A turned “doodle”.

l Tom Dowell – Scrollsawn ornaments. (Baltic Birch)

Woodworking challenges and solutions:

Bob Erickson has volunteered to paint your Christmas toy projects.

Ivan Hanna needs an architect for a small project at home. Let him know if you can recommend one.

For Sale or For Nothing:

Clark McClain has a Craftsman scroll saw - $65.00.

Wib McKibbin has a scroll saw - $200.00.

Dennis Minikel has cut-offs to give away. Also has a Craig's list contact for wood. Contact Dennis for his number.

Woodchippers is selling a lathe and cabinets. Contact Terry Glover.

Bob Erickson knows of a mesquite tree coming down. Contact him if you're interested.

Ken Tower needs to take down a tree. 18” by 50 feet tall. Talk to Ken if interested in the wood.

Old business:

Alan Crosby brought in the results of cleaning up the library. You're welcome to them.

New business:

The meeting adjourned at

Demo – Ken Tower showed us how to make roll-top doors. Lay out wood strips and then sand one side only, the side that shows. Use linen, preferably, or canvas. Linen stretches very little in either direction while canvas tends to get stiff over time. Keep the strips clamped tightly together to prevent the glue from between the strips. Use contact cement to glue the cloth to the wood chips. Don't try to clean the brush when done. The solvent-based cement is ideal. Paint it on both surfaces, let it dry. Soak the linen side. Double coat the wood side since it will absorb some. Touch it to test if it dried. When dry it won't feel sticky. Then get some help to lay the cloth onto the strips. Use a veneer roller or use a block of wood and whap (Ken's technical term) the cloth.

NEXT MEETING SATURDAY JUNE 7, 2008 AT THE RAYTHEON WOODCHIPPERS CLUBHOUSE