DESERT WOODCRAFTERS SEPTEMBER 2008 NEWSLETTER

Financial report by Terry Glover, Treasurer:

Beginning balance: $1,160.36

Income: 41.00

Expenses: 25.00

Ending Balance: $1,176.36

Meeting Minutes – Desert Woodcrafters Association – September 6, 2008

Alan Crosby, President, called the meeting to order at 9:10 a.m. at the Raytheon Woodchippers clubhouse. 22 members and two guests, Al Samuelson and Katherine Rorschack, were in attendance.

Minutes for July 12 and August 2, 2008 were approved as published. Noted that Earl Merritt was listed as Treasurer in the August minutes and it should have been Terry Glover. Also the show and tell listing for George Lewis should have been for George Sample.

The 50/50 ($35.00) was won by Stan Ries.

The Bring Back, Dan Williams won the bring-back, a turned bowl made by Bob Erickson.

Show & Tell - 13 members participated and Ken Tower won the drawing.

l Alan Crosby – Turned bowl finished with wipe-on poly. He also showed us a digital angle meter used to accurately measure the angle of the saw blade when cutting bowl segments.

l Cathy Addison - Turned pens made of scrap wood from Dutch wooden shoes.

l Frank Pickett – Toy cars made of pew ends.

l Denise Omdahl - Turned pen.

l Terry Glover – Irregularly shaped turned bowl.

l George Sample – Scrollsawn and carved vase with wood flowers. He also showed us how he made them. Amapa wood??

l Sam Scalzo – Bird house, sea urchin hanging decorations.

l Ken Tower – Toy cement mixer trucks.

l Clem McLay – Wood carvings.

l Chuck Margeson – Adirondack chair.

l Bob Erickson – Turned segmented bowl.

l George Lewis – Keepsake boxes.

l Merle Watts – Turned bowls.

Woodworking challenges and solutions:

Use Tower Trophy if you want laser designs placed on your project.

For Sale:

Sam Scalzo – 1725 rpm motor $25. A two-headed cordless drill $50.

Jim Keown – 2HP Industrial dust collector $140.00. New in box, comparable to Harbor Freight item at $189.99.

Lee Augst has miscellaneous tools. Stay tuned for a list.

Auction – Mesquite wood 8”, 6” long went for $2.00; a piece of ironwood went for $8.00.

Old business: None.

New business:

The Fall Fling will be at Rancho Vistoso October 25 at 9:00. You are invited to present a demo; demos begin at 10:00. Lunch at noon, bring your Show and Tell items and there will be an auction benefitting our club, so bring your no-longer needed stuff. Lunch is $13.00 per person, we need a count (and money if you can) by the October meeting, or October 20 at the latest.

There will be a craft show Nov. 5 at Mount Lemmon. A nominal entry fee is required. See Ivan Hanna if interested.

Frank Pickett needs your Christmas toys by Dec. 1.

The Christmas party will be held at Christ church (Craycroft and Second) December 13 at 10 AM. If you wish to exchange gifts, they must be hand-made of wood by you. Cost is 10.00 per person, payable in advance only. For more info, call Sam Scalzo.

The November meeting (on the first) will be held as usual.

The meeting adjourned at 10:18.

Demo –

Frank Pickett shared his experience making Christmas toys. Frank prefers to use a 3/16” 10-tooth band saw blade for his work on toys. He covered recognizing and fixing materials problems like knots, voids and cracks. When he discovers defects in materials he either avoids them by cutting outside the defect - sometimes requiring a design modification - or repairs it using wood filler or plugging with wood. He warns us to make sure the toy retains its structural integrity. Vehicle axles can become a problem if the holes are not drilled parallel to each other. This causes the vehicle to rock diagonally on its wheels. Re-drilling is the usual remedy.

Sam Scalzo will do a demo on making hanging decorations next month.

NEXT MEETING SATURDAY OCTOBER 4, 2008 AT THE RAYTHEON WOODCHIPPERS CLUBHOUSE