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The Newsletter of the Lehigh Valley Woodworkers’ Guild |
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March 2005 |
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The day the laughter stopped On Friday, April 1, 2005 our dear friend Angelo Triandafiliou died. I have written this and I am reading it over and over, but I still do not believe it happened. Is it some trick of the mind that convinces us that we can undo what is done? I can still see his image. I can still hear his great booming laugh. I can still talk to him, but, unlike this computer that I’m using to write this, I have no “undo” key that I can press to put things back the way they were. Has the laughter really stopped, forever? Wait…I hear something…..a voice, a great booming voice telling me to, “Push the memory button stupid!” That had to be Angelo. He was always there to help me with all my computer problems. We all have our personal memory keys that we can push to revisit all the good times we had together. If we all keep pushing, Angelo will be forever in our thoughts.
God has blessed you, Angelo, and we will always have you in our hearts. Your friend, Art Forever Angelo It is with heavy heart that we must bid farewell to Angelo, one of our brightest lights, who was so suddenly and unexpectedly taken from us when a blood clot in his lung moved into his heart. We are all stunned with his loss, but our hearts and prayers do go out to his wife, Donna, daughters, Jennifer, Steph and Alicia and to his beloved grandchildren. Angelo will be deeply and dearly missed by his family, his church, his guild and his many, many friends. To know him was to love him. 
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All who knew Angelo not only appreciated his fine woodworking skill, but were touched by his kindness, his thoughtfulness, his generosity and his wit. He was a driving force behind and intricate part of everything this guild has accomplished..if it needed to be done..Angelo was there. Our guild and our meetings… made richer because of him… will never be the same. Rest in peace, Angelo… Thank you for everything …we shall miss you, dear friend
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Tom Biello made his first appearance with the Jewelry Box in Red Oak that he made for his daughter. He still has to install the hardware and apply a finish. |
Book Sale: Because the Guild is such a good customer, we have been granted a few extra days to take advantage of our meeting date of the 19th. We will have book lists available for members to make their selections. Repeat after me: “A good book is the cheapest Apprenticeship you can buy.” |
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March Highlights: Fred Matlack came to the rescue again when he agreed to dip into his bag of woodworking tricks to give us another “short notice” presentation. The topic he chose was the layout and fabrication of segmented straight or tapered cylinders. Straight cylinders are the easier of the two. Decide how many sides (staves) are required and divide 360 degrees by this number. The answer is the number of degrees to set the blade angle to. This will work for any diameter or number of staves. Tapered cylinders are a little more involved since the slope angle of the taper requires the use of a miter gauge in addition to the beveled blade to make the compound cuts. The following series of pictures illustrate the glue-up of all the segments. |
trial fit
segments laid out on packing tape
glue-up
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inner tube strip squeezes tight In 1998 Tony O’Malley edited a Rodale woodworking book titled: The Woodworker’s Problem Solver. Fred Matlack was one of the contributors to this work along with seventy-seven other quite famous woodworker’s. The section on setting up compound miter cuts is clear and concise. As usual, Fred’s presentation was a chuckle trip. He is very descriptive and easy to follow. Thanks again Fred for your never saying no when we need you. Best you stay on your toes because you know we will be coming for you again. How come we never had this much fun trying to learn something in school. |
Remembering Angelo..
2nd Chip Carving Class |
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Angelo, Wayne Barton & Art
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Lou, Angelo, Helen, Bob and Ellis
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