The next meeting of the Valley Woodworkers will be held at 7:00 PM on May 10, at the club’s meeting room in the G & S Upholstery Building, 224 7th Ave. in South Charleston.

APRIL MEETING

There were 45 in attendance at the April meeting with three guests. Welcome to Ray Dowdy from Tornado, Paul Adkins from Scott Depot, and Charlie Flowers from Sod, West Virginia. Ray Dowdy and Paul Adkins also paid their dues to join the club. Welcome aboard gentlemen.

The annual Christmas Dinner is scheduled for December 13 at Wellington’s at Scarlet Oaks Country Club.

Jerill Vance reported that we received notification from the Internal Revenue Service that the Valley Woodworkers of West Virginia, Inc. has been granted Non-Profit Status and is exempt from paying Federal Income Tax.

Woodworking, like many things in life, is a learning experience. The knowledge and skill gained from various means helps us to grow and become better woodworkers. The way we learn is what is very intriguing to me. Books, videos and magazines are popular ways of increasing our woodworking knowledge. There is also the formal setting, such as classroom training, but more important is the informal setting, such as learning from others. This is one reason the informal break discussions at our meetings are used by so many of you to gather information from other members. A lot of you seek information from some of the more knowledgeable, older members we have. Although experience is often synonymous with age, that is not always the case. This next meeting we will have the opportunity to learn from one of the younger members we have in our club. So come prepared to soak up knowledge not from an old man, but from a young, experienced craftsman. Enjoy your shop time!

Jerill Vance

Tom McClellan reports that there is $2,350.93 in the club treasury and $356.00 in the Special Projects Fund.

Steve Tracey provided the shop tip for April. Steve showed how he manages his shop extension cords by coiling them using the “daisy chain” method and then storing them in a five gallon plastic bucket.

Dan Pleska - brought some pictures of a 1969 model Powermatic #45 lathe that he rebuilt with the help of Glen Jewell. The rebuild included the sanding of rust and paint, replacing the motor, belt and bearings, locating and purchasing missing parts that included tailstock, tool rest holder and indexing pin, repainting and applying the white “rally stripe” that Powermatic machinery has.

Tom Schottle - showed a Karate Belt Holder he made for his son. The holder displays the different color belts that were earned as he passed through the ranks.

Tanner Boster - brought two boxes. The scalloped box was made of Cherry and Walnut and the butterfly box was made of Ash

Bob Shingleton - showed a child's rocking chair made in the shape of a horse.

Allan McNeel - brought parts of a Federal Style table that is a work in progress. He explained how he made the curved apron, banding and stringing.

Glenn Pauley - showed a Cherry night stand he made that went with the bedroom suite he showed pictures of last month.

Bill Smith - brought a rocking chair made of basswood he made after seeing the rockers that Fred Frier demonstrated at the last meeting. The rocker has a rosewood stain and four coats of hand rubbed finish.

Randy Hodges - showed two boxes he made and had juried into Tamarack. The Oak boxes have a Cherry stain and a clear lacquer top coat.

Carol Cutlip - brought a Sushi Tray she made in a beginning woodworking class taught by John Williamson. The tray is made of Maple, Cherry and Walnut with a Wesson oil finish.

Ron Jones - brought two turned boxes he made of Walnut and Poplar. Ron is also a member of the Mountaineer Woodturners.

Jerill Vance - showed the Walnut dulcimer he made for his father-in-law. This dulcimer is the proto-type for the dulcimer he is demonstrating for the club project.

Jerill Vance started the first of two demonstrations on the dulcimer club project. There were 28 sets of dulcimer hardware ordered for this project.

Jerill suggests that the first parts that should be made are the neck block and tail block. These pieces have kerfs cut in them that accept the sides of the dulcimer. The kerfs are made using the table saw. After cutting the kerfs, that dimension of the kerf thickness should be used to dimension the thickness of the sides. After the blocks were cut, he showed how to glue the sides into the blocks. He then used this “framework” to layout the back of the dulcimer. The rest of the demonstration consisted of the placement of the spacer blocks and front and back support blocks. These small blocks are cut from pine. The next demonstration will cover the cutting of the sound holes in the top, the finger board, and the assembly.

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The following companies provided materials for last year’s Salvation Army Christmas toy project. Please give them special consideration when you need materials for your projects: Blue Ridge Machinery & Tool, Cabinet Supplier Inc., Coastal Lumber Company, Evans Lumber Company, J.C. Hamer Lumber Company, McFeely’s Square Drive Screw Company, Teays Valley Hardware, West Virginia Marine, & Woodcraft Supply. In addition, Klingspore Woodworking Shop, provides a 10% discount to club members.

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                       MAY AGENDA

 

Welcome new members and guests

Raffle item – thanks - Lloyd McIntyre

Refreshments – thanks - Jerry Phelps

Future schedule

Picnic (Sept 29^th at Lloyd McIntyre’s)

Christmas dinner - Dec 13^th at Wellington’s

Fall Museum Show – month of October

Valley Wood Festival – Oct 27^th

Other announcements?

Report from Search Committee

Allan McNeel, Glen Jewell, Andy Sheetz, Steve Boster, Eli Rouse and Jerry Phelps

Treasurer’s report – Tom McClellan

Members dues

Non-profit status granted!

Website update – ads

Other old business??

New Business ??

Second club project – Claude Croteau

Library update – Bill Morris

Hardware kits for dulcimer

Shop Tip

“Show and Tell”

Raffle drawn

Demonstration – Appalachian dulcimer (part #2) – Tanner Boster and Jerill Vance

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A non-profit organization formed for individuals interested in woodworking and promoting woodworking through community service. For more information, contact:

Jerill Vance, President 743-7264

Allan McNeel, 1st. Vice President 586-1065

Glen Jewell, Vice Pres./Membership 346-9819

Andy Sheetz, Vice Pres./Toy Comm. 549-4929

Dan Pleska, Sec./Newsletter Editor 757-4109

Tom McClellan, Treasurer 757-6181