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The Newsletter of the Lehigh Valley Woodworkers’ Guild |
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October 2004 |
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Printed courtesy of HostwindowÔ
Raffle Results: Norm Bachman’s generous donation of thirty cans of Stain, both water-base and oil-base, were split into three packages and raffled off in a matter of minutes. As usual, members were equally generous and $150. in tickets were sold. This will be matched by the Guild and $300.will be sent to The Quinton Fund. Adolph Schneider, Angelo Triandafilou and ??? were the winners. |
Thanks for your support. “Woody” Winkler pulled the winning tickets. Book Sale: For all who missed the last meeting and have a book on order, $20. makes you a Reader. Draggin & Braggin: Bill Grumbine made up for his shoddy attendance record of late by showing this outstanding natural edge bowl of Ash.
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He also showed this Guitar Stand of Walnut that he made for his daughter. His daughter’s requirement for a stand coincided with a contest being held on WoodCentral.com. Bill entered the stand to be judged against other stands and garnered a 2nd. Place prize. Bill showed this free form bowl made from Cherry Burl that is 17-1/2’ point to point. An apt title for this piece would be “Vortex”. |
Angelo Triandafilou, whose Turning skills are building at Warp speed, had this small box turned from Boxwood. It came from a tree that had been growing in Bob Tinsman’s front yard for a gazillion years. This was a gift for Barbara Tinsman for giving up the tree.
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Angelo also had this pair of Candle Sticks made of Osage Orange an extremely tough wood. The Don Schroder Tack Box: Last month we mentioned the Tack Box that Don had made, but had not brought to the meeting. To prove he has “Draggin”& Braggin” rights, here is a picture. The box is made of Cherry, both solid and ply, and is 37-1/2 wide x 25-1/2 deep x 25 high. The finish is boiled linseed oil with 5 coats of hand rubbed Varnish. It was raffled off to raise funds for his daughter’s riding club. |
October Meeting Highlights: Paul Anthony, our speaker for the evening, in conversations prior to the meeting thought that a program “in the round” would be more relaxing and have more impact. He was right so we might try this more often. What Paul did not realize was that once he was in the circle he was trapped. The benefit of having speakers of Paul’s caliber is that they are at or near the top of the learning curve in their profession. They have been at it long enough to have made a plan for success based on a solid foundation of proper mental preparation, efficient and safe methods of construction, and a constant search for better materials to achieve the results they want. In short, they have already made the mistakes, and have learned from them. This allows them to draw from this well of knowledge and to pass it on with the hope that other people, in their quest to be |
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better, can avoid these mistakes. And who of us has not made some colossal mistakes when applying a finish to a piece that we invested much time and money in? Paul chose Wiping Varnish as the topic for the night and it did not take long for him to convince the 60 members in attendance that he knows what he is talking about. Good preparation is the key to a good finish, and each step from planing, sanding and checking for glue spots is important. Paul discussed the differences between straight oil finishes, oil/varnish mixtures and wiping varnishes. His preferred wiping varnishes are: Seal-a-Cel, Waterlox and Olympic Poly in the category of tung oil varnish because they cure fast and hard, they build with each coat, and offer good protection against moisture and abrasion. Fast curing makes this class the trickiest to apply. The second category are Oils (tung oil & linseed oil) which cure soft, do not build, and offer minimal protection against moisture and abrasion, but are the easiest to apply. The last category are Oil/Varnish mixtures like: Watco; Minwax Antique Oil Finish and Deftoil. Their curing time depends on the ratio of oil to varnish. They cure soft so shouldn’t be built up. They offer minimal abrasion resistance, but are easy to apply. Paul demonstrated the application of Waterlox, a wiping varnish, on this Walnut table. |
When the finish starts to get tacky, wipe with clean soft cloths until no tackiness remains. If the finish gets too tacky to wipe just add more finish to soften it. Wipe aggressively, paying special attention to edges and corners.
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Paul suggests you work in small areas on larger pieces to be able to stay ahead of the drying time. (Editor’s note: There is more to Paul’s procedures than we can cover here, and we are considering making copies available to members. We will keep you posted.) |
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Tadaaaaa Thank
You, Paul !
In the Round…
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Member’s Mart: Just a reminder that Norm Bachman has quite a supply of the Mastercraft stains that he has been offering at a great price. F.Y.I.: On Wednesday night, Nov. 17th, Ellis Walentine will host James Krenov in the Chat Room discussion on his web site www.woodcentral.com. Those of you who have not been to this site, or have been absent for a while, should take this opportunity to participate or just lurk. The action starts at 9:30 pm EST, but you should visit before that to sign up and familiarize yourself with the procedure.
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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
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