VALLEY
WOODWORKERS
February 2007
FEBRUARY MEETING
There were 42
present at the February meeting with two guests. Welcome to Greg Boggs of
Charleston and Paul Ennis of St. Albans.
ANNOUNCEMENTS
The Valley
Woodworkers membership for this year is 48 as of February 8, 2007.
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Allan McNeel
reported that the Meeting Place Committee had made no progress.
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Andy Sheetz had
nothing to report from the Toy Committee.
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Jerill Vance
announced that Marshall Community and Technical College is going to offer
classes in beginning woodworking taught by John Williamson. Advanced classes may
be offered in the future. For more information contact Marshall Community and
Technical College.
FROM THE
PRESIDENT
Spring is right
around the corner and most of us are ready to participate in outdoor activities.
However, spring rains still allow us plenty of shop time. This is the ideal time
to clean shop and possibly make room for more tools that we don’t need but have
to have.
The papers have
been filed for non-profit status and hopefully we will be granted that status
soon. The search committee is still actively looking for another meeting place.
If you know of any place that may be available, please mention it to anyone on
this committee. And if you have not paid your dues yet please do so. Also, the
membership survey has been completed and compiled to give the executive
committee direction. The final results will be posted on the bulletin board at
the meeting room.
We will be
starting another club project soon to allow everyone the opportunity to learn
more about woodworking. This is one of the more popular events that we do as a
club.
If anyone is willing to do a “hands on” demonstration for the club, please
contact any officer. Also, be sure and continue to bring in the “show and tell”
items so everyone can learn from what you have done. Enjoy your shop time!
Jerill Vance
TREASURER’S
REPORT
Tom McClellan
reports that there is $2,030.48 in the club treasury and $327.00 in the Special
Projects Fund. The annual dues of $30.00 is due at the beginning of each year.
BY-LAWS
Peter Howell
presided over the discussion and vote on the by-laws. A motion was made and
seconded to add a purpose to the by-laws that stated that the club would
identify opportunities to purchase and/or rent materials and woodworking
equipment. A motion was also made and seconded to change the amount of an
expenditure needing the board’s approval from $50.00 to $100.00. All motions
were passed with a vote by show of hands.
Changes were also made to comply with State Code. They are: ten days notice
(instead of three) shall be given to the members of any meeting and a quorum is
defined as twenty percent of the membership (instead of twenty percent of
members present).
A motion was also made and seconded to accept the by-laws as amended. This
motion was also passed with a vote by show of hands.
SHOP TIP
Bill Morris
provided the shop tip for February. Bill made a series of angle blocks he uses
with his grinder and sharpening jig to sharpen his turning gouges. Whenever he
needs to sharpen a gouge, he places the appropriate angle block in the jig. Bill
says that they are “quick, easy and accurate.”
SHOW AND TELL
Jerill Vance -
Showed the frames he made for the certificates we present to the Toy Project
Contributors. The frames were made of Ash, Maple, and Oak with Walnut inlays in
the corners.
Glenn Pauley -
Asked if anyone knew why there was a mark on today's rules at 19 3/16?” It is
the measurement between centers of the new engineered lumber floor joists that
are being used in house construction.
Clyde Drake -
Brought a toy golf cart he made, complete with golf clubs. The cart is made of
Poplar.
Bill Morris -
Showed a lidded bowl made from Apple and Walnut he is going to enter in a show
at the Mountaineer Woodturners in Ripley.
Tanner Boster -
Brought two scroll sawn boxes. One was made of Ash and Cherry. The other was
made of Quarter Sawn Sycamore and Cherry.
Jesse Lazear -
Showed a sample of two woods not often seen. They are Pink Dogwood and
Persimmon.
Ian Moir - Brought
a Mahogany plaque that holds a coin and a tile that commemorates the 400th
anniversary of Jamestown, VA. He also showed a small oak bookshelf he had
restored. It had been painted brown.
RAFFLE
Earl Williams won
a router bit case in this month’s raffle.
DEMONSTRATION
Steve Tracey
provided February’s demonstration on “Everything You Ever Wanted to Know About
Regular Polygons.”
Steve showed a number of measuring and marking tools. His handout provided the
angles and measurements of 3 sided Equilateral Triangles through 10 sided
Decagons.
Steve also demonstrated two methods of laying out an Ellipse.
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The demonstration
for March will be a discussion by chair maker Fred Frier on rocking chairs.
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.
MARCH AGENDA
ANNOUNCEMENTS
Welcome new
members and guests
Raffle item – thanks - Lloyd McIntyre
Refreshments – thanks - Jerry Phelps
Results of survey on bulletin board
Future schedule – Picnic and Christmas dinner
OLD BUSINESS
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 update
Web site update – business card sized ad
Other old business??
NEW BUSINESS
New Business ??
Yearly club project
“Show and Tell”
BREAK
Raffle drawn
Demonstration – Rocking Chairs – Fred Friar
VALLEY WOODWORKERS OF WEST VIRGINIA
224 7th Ave.
SOUTH CHARLESTON, WV 25303
An organization formed for individuals interested in woodworking. For more
information,
Contacts
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
Bill Morris, Librarian 965-5850