DESERT WOODCRAFTERS NOVEMBER 2008
NEWSLETTER
Financial report by Terry Glover, Treasurer:
Beginning
balance: $1,196.36
Income: 599.00
Expenses: 370.50
Ending
Balance: $1,424.86
Meeting
Minutes Desert Woodcrafters Association November 1, 2008
Alan
Crosby, President, called the meeting to order at 9:13 a.m. at the Raytheon
Woodchippers clubhouse. 25 members and
two guests - Cory Knop And Stephen Goff - were in attendance.
Minutes
for October 4, 2008 were approved as amended, correcting the winner of last
months' Show and Tell to Cathy Addison.
Motion made by Clem McLay, seconded by Dave Widup.
The 50/50 ($42.00) was won by Paul Swane.
The Bring Back,
Bill Powers won the bring-back, a turned bottle stopper made by Chuck
Margeson.
Show & Tell - 16 members participated and Chuck Margeson
won the drawing.
l Bob
Erickson Changing table, toy cars with detail painting done by his wife, ?.
l Terry
Gloveer Turned platter; turned while green and now warped.
l George
Lewis Turned angels, using oak and mesquite.
l Chuck
Margeson Toy cars.
l Clem
McLay Turned, segmented vase, finished with triple-E cream.
l Dennis
Minikel - Turned bowls
l Denise
Omdahl Turned pens.
l Mike
Phillips Toy cars.
l Frank
Pickett Turned weed pots.
l Stan
Ries Turned bowl.
l Marie
Roberts Toy cars.
l George
Sample Boxes using scrollsawn tops, Christmas decorations.
l Paul
Swane Toy cars. Prescription glasses
from eyebuydirect.com for under $60.00.
l Ken
Tower Toy truck. He used Ace clear
enamel to finish the natural wood.
l Dave
Widup Scrollsawn Christmas decorations.
l Herb
Winkler Veneered artists' palette crayon holders, toy cars.
Woodworking
challenges and solutions: None.
For Sale:
·
Gene Rittenhouse Craftsman 4
jointer, make offer; 20-amp receptacles, safety glasses.
·
George Lewis Belt sander - $150.00
·
Terry Glover Lathe, $600.00.
Old business:
l Bring
your toy cars to Frank or to the next meeting on December 6th.
l The
Christmas party will be held on December 13 at Christ Methodist Church 655 N
Craycroft (4th and Craycroft) from 9:30 to 2:00. The cost is $10.00 per person and you may
bring hand-crafted gifts for a gift exchange.
Mark them as male/female appropriate, if necessary.
New
business:
·
Paul Swane brought some donated
Rustoleum paint. The secretary will
prepare the donor a thank-you letter for us all to sign.
·
Bob Erickson brought in a sample of
Sassafras wood.
·
Bill Powers is traveling to Colonial
Williamsburg to attend workshops. He
wanted to know if we were interested in seeing a presentation of his visit
there.
·
Elections are coming up so have your
nominations for new officers in mind. We
will vote on them at the December meeting.
The
meeting adjourned at 10:15
The
Fall Fling at Rancho Vistoso October 25th:
We had the usual good time there beginning with demos in the
morning Scroll sawing, Pen turning, etc.
Show and Tell Bob Erickson brought some inside-out turning
examples, Frank Pickett brought some Ready-mix trucks, Don Jovag showed his
turned platters, Kevin Miller a display cabinet.
Jean Sax talked about Seniors for Kids which provides wood
and plush toys for kids at hospitals.
Auction Ken Tower brought a Paddle-wheel boat, Tug boat
and a Ready-mix truck bought by Clem McLay, Wayne Norman and Dot Crosby,
respectively; Frank Pickett had a Table
lamp bought by Bob Erickson; Ivan Hannah a Toy truck bought by Dot Crosby; and
Alan Crosby sold three turned pens to Clem McLay, Wayne Norman and Ann
Tower. Total proceeds of $230.00 went to
benefit the clubs benevolent projects.
Demo Ken Tower showed us how to dowel
joints. But first, he recommended we do
not use dowel joints for chairs. They
are simply not strong enough for that purpose.
But they are good for most other purposes and require only a minimal
investment.
·
Sizing dont use doweling material
which exceeds ½ the thickness of the wood you are joining (dont exceed 3/8
when joining Ύ wood.)
·
Placement when using 2 dowels in the
end of a piece, divide the width in thirds, placing the dowels at the one-third
marks.
·
Dowel material if you use standard
dowel rod, flute the rod to allow room for the glue. Ask Ken to show you how to make a simple jig
to flute dowels. Otherwise, the recommended
way is to use ready-made dowel pins which have flutes or spiral grooves (both
are equally effective) to allow the glue to spread evenly around the pin and
the ends are chamfered to allow easy insertion.
It may be necessary to ream out the hole if the dowel is too tight. Dowels will vary in diameter due to a number
of reasons including moisture and/or manufacturing variation.
·
Drill bits Twist drills may be used
but not in end grain. They tend to
wander. Brad points are better. However when reaming a hole, use a twist
drill since the flute edges are designed for cutting. Ken likes to buy his drills at Harbor Freight
for the obvious reason price.
·
Doweling jig a necessary investment,
and reasonable. Get a self-centering
one. Or, dowel points work well if you
are good at centering the holes.
·
Dowel plugs for hiding screw heads
can be made from the same stock as the finished piece by buying a plug
maker. Ken prefers to buy them from MLCS
since the Harbor Freight ones break easily.
·
Drill speed use a slow speed; Ken
rarely changes his drill press speed.
·
Safety always use a vise to hold the
work piece. Dont ever try to hold the
piece in one hand while drilling or reaming unless you like the nickname
Three Fingers or Lefty.
NEXT MEETING SATURDAY DECEMBER 6, 2008 AT THE RAYTHEON
WOODCHIPPERS CLUBHOUSE