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The Newsletter of the Lehigh Valley Woodworkers’ Guild |
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January 2005 |
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Printed courtesy of HostwindowÔ
February Meeting: As Norm would say: “Before we get started lets talk about shop safety”. We have had many programs, but we have never had a program that dealt exclusively with this very important subject. This is a good time to discuss the things that contribute good shop safety. January Drag-in & Brag-on: We are very disappointed that Andy Bukovsky, with a “K”, did not exhibit anything this month. But we did spell his name right this time! Matt Doyle led off with a Walnut and Maple Cutting Board finished with salad bowl oil. The second picture shows the nice grain patterns, and the matching of end grain strips with long grain. Don’t go too many miles between lube jobs on this one Matt.
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Dave
Nichols
showed two clocks. One of
Mahogany with a lacquer finish, and one of Maple with three coats of
French polish
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John
Uhler,
whose Lathe never seems to get a rest is now turning pens using blanks and
kits purchased at Woodcraft. This writer’s notes give no clue as to what John is holding up, so I’ll say it is either a tree ornament or a very fat pen. Good work John. Mang Ed Note..It’s an ornament with inlay turned from a Taggoa Nut. The Nut was given to John by LV Woodturners.
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January Highlights:
Mike Peters was the featured speaker for the evening and it
was all about drying lumber.
This chart shows how the cellular make-up of wood absorbs and sheds water with changes in temperature and humidity. |
Mike had Louise handle his light work by setting a length of log on the table that had been sectioned to illustrate how to cut a log to yield quarter and rift sawn planks.
The
lesson here aside from wood knowledge is don’t mess with Louise. |
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It
is always a pleasure to have Mike and Louise give a presentation.
They come well prepared, they always have handout goodies, a strong
knowledge of the material that keeps woodworkers happy, and that keeps
their business at Shady Lane Tree Farm prosperous. Mike
and Louise brought their friend Larry Newswanger to the meeting and he
just happens to work for the Pa. Dept of Conservation and Resources.
This
department is responsible for Forest management, wildlife habitat, roads
and fire protection. Larry
talked about the different diseases and blights that have attacked Elm and
Chestnut trees and other species in the past, and the current problem with
Hemlock and other trees. Larry
said the Asian Long Horn Beetle is causing a lot of problems and that they
have not come up with a deterrent yet. He
said two things that elicited more than a few gasps from the crowd.
The first was that there are no laws governing the harvesting of
timber in Pennsylvania.
The second was that an acre of old growth Pennsylvania Black Cherry
could conceivably
be worth $1,000,000 depending on the density of the stand.
This writer has two acres without a Cherry tree in sight.
Time to start planting pits!
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Members Mart: Larry
Beers has these items for sale as a package. JessEm
Router Master lift assembly, in a JessEm Phenolic table top. The
unit is 2-1/2 years old and has been used very little in that time span.
It is in excellent condition.
The top is kept polished and it will accommodate the Porter-Cable
7518, 3-1/4 HP router. The
original price was $480. and the sale price is $380.00. Larry can be
reached on his cell # 610-533-2999 Space Fillers: Steve Young’s Guitar.
Last month we ran out space and could not show some great work. We are including them here.
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Adolph
Schneider, Master at work |
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Ellis’ workbench |
Dave Nichol’s Yacht |
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WOOD
SPECIALS
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Information compiled by the LEHIGH VALLEY WOODWORKERS’ GUILDSHADY LANE TREE FARM Louise & Mike Peters 5220 Shimerville Road Emmaus, PA 610 965-5612 Please call 5/4 Cherry KD $ 4.65 bf FLEETWOOD
LUMBER & FLOORING Bill Burkert 27 Rapp Rd. Fleetwood, PA 610 944-8364 Please call 4/4 Lyptus (Hybrid substitute for mahogany or cherry) KD $ 4.23 bf. Member
discount 5% JOHN
DECH 610
261-2938 Please call
evenings after
7pm 4/4
Walnut Air dried
$ 2.50 / bf BAILEY Wood Products, Inc. 441 Mountain Road Kempton, PA 610 756-6827
WOODCRAFT Parkway Shopping Center 1543 Lehigh St. Allentown, PA 18103 |
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