DESERT
WOODCRAFTERS NEWSLETTER
March 7, 2009 Meeting Minutes – Desert Woodcrafters Association
President Clem McLay, called the meeting
to order at 9:04 a.m. at the Raytheon
Woodchippers Clubhouse.
Financial report by Terry Glover, Treasurer: Ending Balance : $1,482.93 (available )
21 members and 4 guests were in attendance. (Guests Chuck & Doris Trinko, {who are
members of the So. AZ Woodcarvers Assoc.}, Lydia
Winkler and Richard Kratz).
Minutes
for February meeting were
amended as follows: “Motion {to approve Feb. minutes}
by Dennis Minikel, seconded by Dan
Williams. Passed”.
Motion
made to accept by Sam Scalzo, Seconded by Frank
Pickett. Passed
The
50/50 ($37.00) was won by Clem McLay.
The
Bring Back: (a lacewood key fob, turned pen &
Christmas ornament made by
Clem
McLay), was first won by Mike Phillips, who declined because he won’t be
able to
attend
next month. The REAL
lucky winner was Wib McKibbin.
Old
Business:
The letter
that the club sent to AAW (composed by Terry Glover & Frank Pickett),
asking
for help to get the US Consumer Product Safety Improvement Act amended
was
read aloud by Frank Pickett. He summarized his internet research of Toy
Industry
Association, Inc (www.toyassociation.org) as follows:
U.S. Consumer
Product Safety Commission says:
Congress enforces the law.
Congressional action is required to change the
law.
Law still in effect, no changes and no exemptions.
Enforcement has been delayed until February 2010.
TIA web site says “Don’t Ask -- Don’t Tell --Don’t
Sell”
Members
are encouraged to write to your U. S. Congressional Representative to
request amendments to the US Consumer Product Safety Improvement Act.
Discussion
was held.
Motion
by Sam Scalzo to continue making toys for our
Christmas project until
February
2010. Seconded by Mike Phillips.
Majority
voted yes. Motion passed.
➢Frank will continue to order supplies needed for
the project.
➢Club has many woodworking magazines available for
members.
(Semi-)
New Business: We need to
get the camera working properly. Possibly needs new
battery,
or maybe just needs to be re-charged. Alan Crosby took the chip to download
and/or
get prints made of the Show & Tell projects.
SHOW
& TELL
Nine members
& two guests participated. Drawing won by Guest, Chuck Trinko
1. Gene Rittenhouse
– Polished sahuaro wood pieces (can be made into
refrigerator
magnets
or jewelry) (Drawing for one of the pieces was won by Ivan Hanna.)
Refinished a
damaged wooden lazy Susan tray– hot bargain he found at a thrift
store.
2. Ken Tower
– Large sailboat he made in the 1970’s (Gave away a drill box)
3. George
Lewis – Turned bowl w/lid. (Spalted maple, olivewood
with ironwood inset.
Holes filled
with coffee grounds and super glue) Suggested using black magic
marker
on light wood to look like ebony. Alan Crosby suggested black liquid shoe
polish
also.
4. Frank
Pickett – Modified 1 ½ inch wheels for toy trucks
5. Clem McLay – Lacewood items (as listed
in his bring-back)
6. Ivan Hanna
– Four fancy turned pens (Guardian gold filigree Amboyna
burl, spalted
maple,
rhodium finish filigree and Thuya burl.)
7. Guest,
Doris Trinko – Carved, painted & beaded gourd.
Advised can’t use locallygrown
gourds
because of the ‘desert glaze’ that occurs due to the heat. Must use a
mask
when cutting gourds due to mold that grows inside.
8. Guest,
Chuck Trinko – Deep relief carving with claw-foot
easel (Basswood, finished
with
clear lacquer)
9. Sam Scalzo – Keepsake boxes (Has mesquite pieces on consignment
at a gallery in
Tumacacori)
10. Alan Crosby
– Jig for turning napkin rings
11. Terry
Glover – Turned “spinner” top. Talked about Bonnie Kline’s class on
sharpening
skews/ Balancing kit for grinders.
WOODWORKING CHALLENGES AND SOLUTIONS:
➢ Alan Crosby had a pen mechanism that spun inside
the brass tube, so he squirted
➢ a bit of super glue into the brass tubing, which
caused it to bind enough to work.
➢ Suggestion: To prevent brass tube from spinning,
drill wood blank with 9/32” bit
instead
of 7mm, which will allow more space for the glue to adhere to.)
➢ Alan also asked how to repair a white stain on a
wooden tabletop (caused by an
unknown
cleaning product or polish)
(Solution:
The table probably has a lacquer finish and you will need to refinish it.)
➢Try checking www.woodcentral.com for answers to
woodworking questions
➢ FOR SALE
Sam
Scalzo --- Delta Line boring machine (with 13 bits) $600.00
Ivan
Hanna --- 14” band saw with riser
block (also with original parts. $75.00
Terry
Glover --- Grizzly lathe (full size)
$550.00
Lee
Augst---Sharpening stone, attachments, honing wheel, handbook &
instruction tape
$250.00
Lee Augst --- Special router with a variety of gadgets. Invested $1,400 –Make an
offer.
TWO-BY-FOUR
CONTEST:
➢ TURNED PIECES
Alan
Crosby – Napkin rings
Ken
Tower – Ball puzzle
Clem
McLay – Goblet with knot inside
Sam
Scalzo – Square-edged bowl with lid & finial (Candle made from scraps)
Denise
Omdahl – Bowl
Frank
Pickett – Two sets of coasters with
holders (One tiny bag of remaining
sawdust)
1st Prize Drawing $50 – Clem McLay
2nd Prize Drawing $25 – Denise Omdahl
3rd Prize Drawing $15 – Frank Pickett
➢ NON-TURNED PIECES
Ken
Tower – “Bow” saw with decorative bow
and arrow made from scraps
Gene
Rittenhouse – Two banks
Mike
Phillips – Rocking Horse (doweled)
Alan
Crosby – Box with lid (holds 6 turned
napkin rings)
Frank
Pickett – Short-nosed truck (with
bumpers, horns, & lights)with turned ball
George
Samples – Saw“horse”; “Band”saw; “Scroll”saw; clock
Clem
McLay – “Snuffy Smith” house
Denise
Omdahl – Office desk organizer
1st Prize Drawing $50 – Ken Tower
2nd Prize Drawing $25 – Alan Crosby
3rd Prize Drawing $15 – Mike Phillips
MEETING
ADJOURNED AT 10:30 a.m.
DEMONSTRATION
BY FRANK PICKETT: HOW TO TURN WOODEN BALLS
Next
month’s demo will be antiques video to be presented by Ken Tower.
NEXT MEETING SAT. April 4, 2009 at RAYTHEON WOODCHIPPERS CLUBHOUSE
Cathy Addison, Secretary