September 2015 Wooden Word - Washington Woodworkers Guild

WASHINGTON
WOODWORKERS
GUILD
VOLUME 7, ISSUE 5
THE
SEPTEMBER 2015
PR ESIDENT’S NOTE
INSI DE THIS
ISSUE:
PRE SIDE NT’ S
N OTE
Jim McMichael
1
DUE S N OW A CCEP TE D
2
FU TURE SPEAKER S
2
SA FE TY CO RNE R
2
T HE BIG BUIL D
RE SULT S
3
NEW MEMBERS
5
G OO DW IN H OUSE
C HA P EL DE DICA T IO N
5
WWG WEBSITE AND
FA CEB O OK P A GE
5
MY FI NAL
NEWS LETTE R
6
PO TENT IA L S OUR CE
6
JU LY WWG MEETIN G
7
OEBE N VS. RIESE NER
DE SK
11
I NTERVIEW W ITH
BIL L WALMSLEY
12
D OV ETA ILS FO R FUN
14
SEPTEMBER WWG
MEETI NG
16
C LASSI FIED S AND
A N NOU NCEM EN TS
20
I NTERE STI NG W EB
SI TES
20
O LD TO OL A DS
21
W W G 2015 PR OG RA M
CA LENDA R
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W HO W E ARE
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NEXT MEETING
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G
U I L D O20
F FICE RS
October
20
7:30 pm
Goodwin House,
Bailey’s Crossroads
Dunlap Hardwoods
WO O D E N W O RD
A
guild member
recently asked
“Where is the next
generation of woodworkers?”
It caused me to think back to
the beginning of my woodworking hobby. I started out
trying to develop patience, and
woodworking has been the ideal vehicle. When I was young,
my wife used to say that if the
elevator cable broke, it wouldn’t get to the bottom fast
enough for me. Nothing ever
happened fast enough. But I
discovered that if I wanted to
learn something like woodworking, it was a slow and arduous journey. The learning
curve was long and slow, because I had to learn a lot by trial
and error. Twenty or thirty
years ago I thought I had to
have power tools that were expensive, so I started out making
some basic things like shelves
for the house (which looked
really bad, but were functional).
I bought a circular saw and a rout- Young woodworkers have
er, and learned how to do some
learned to move quickly from
things with those tools. Eventual- an initial thought to a comly, I added more equipment and
pleted project. 3-D printers,
took on more complicated proCNC machines and lasers can
jects. I viewed woodworking as
make a prototype that would
an extremely expensive hobby. It not have been feasible a few
never occurred to me that I could years ago. Access to tools
be quite productive with a few
and materials is a lot easier
hand tools. Now, if I want to
too.
learn something, or if I have a
I don’t think that the younger
question, I can call one of my
people today make things
buddies for help, or I can take a
with the idea that they are
look at YouTube. It is much fastlearning and developing a
er and easier to review a lot of
skill that can be built upon.
content on the Internet, so I am
Instead, it seems that getting
leaving the old ways behind and
to the finish line is more imembracing the new. Darn it. Just
portant. So I think that we
when I was getting patient and
are okay right now if we rectaking things slow and easy,
ognize this transition and
things are different.
embrace those who want to
This is where I think the next
be in the express lane. Just
generation is standing right now.
when I thought things were
Technology is rapidly replacing
slowing down, they are accelthe process that we older wooderating. I was born in the
workers experienced when we
wrong generation.
were younger. Today, young
people have readily available information and methods to learn.
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WW G D UES NOW ACCEP TED
Myra Haley
W
ashington Woodworkers Guild renewal dues
for 2016 are now being accepted. Dues are $30. You can renew your
membership three ways:
You can pay on-line. Go to
www.washingtonwoodworkersguild.org.
On the Home Page click on “Join” . Go
to the very bottom of this page. You can
pay with either your credit card or through
Pay Pal if you have an account with them.
Just follow the prompts. It’s easy.
You can bring cash or a check to the October 20 WWG meeting
or
You can pay by mail. Write your check
out to Treasurer for $30.00. Then mail
to:
If you pay your 2016 dues before the December Guild meeting, your name will be
included in a drawing for a $50 prize.
The drawing will be held at the December
meeting, but you do not have to be present to win.
Myra Haley, Treasurer
1017 N. Quintana St.
Arlington, VA 22205
or
Any questions? E-mail me at: treasure@washingtonwoodworkersguild.org
FUTURE SPEAKERS & MEETINGS
October 20, 2015
November 17, 2015
December 15, 2015
Dunlap Hardwoods
Dave Heller
Annual Holiday Party
Daniel Miranda will be speaking on either selecting wood for specific projects
or t he use of live edge lumber for projects.
Learnings from being a professional
woodworker, and how it’s different from
making projects for yourself.
Location: Art Center
Tool Swap, Food and Prizes
THE SAFETY COR NER
Bob Rogers
O
ur summer in Maine
is almost over. I’m
looking forward to returning home to Virginia and
getting back to my basement workshop.
Even though our cabin here on Pemaquid
Pond is far too small for any sort of woodworking, this summer has not been devoid
of woodworking events and opportunities.
Warren, Maine is just one half hour away
and that’s where you’ll find the LieNielsen factory and showroom. This
year’s Lie-Nielsen Open House was especially terrific with Christian Becksvoort,
Mary May, Roy Underhill (the star of the
show), and many other woodworking luminaries in attendance. The Liberty Tool
Company is also close by. Liberty Tool
has an eclectic collection of old, used
tools, many of which have functions that
are just about impossible to figure out.
They do have a large assortment of hand
planes and an occasional gem can be
found by a diligent searcher. My visit
yielded a decent draw knife, a maul, and
an ax (for splitting firewood).
The Center for Furniture Craftsmanship
in Rockport, Maine offers one and two
week classes that cover a wide assortment
of woodworking disciplines. I was fortunate to able to take a relief carving class
with Mary May and a turning class with
Beth Ireland. If you’ve read this far you
are probably wondering what does all this
have to do with woodworking safety?
We are all familiar with what happens
when you get in the woodworking zone.
Everything is going well and each step is
producing the desired result. I was turning a green wood bowl and getting great
satisfaction out of seeing the long stream-
ers fly off of my bowl blank. It was at
this point that things went very badly.
My bowl flew off the lathe and struck my
face mask with great force. I had forgotten to tighten the knob that keeps the tail
stock quill from moving in or out; the
heavy bowl blank worked loose and became a flying hunk of very heavy wood.
Two things were learned: a full facemask
is absolutely necessary when turning and
not wearing one is courting personal injury. The second is that complacency can
breed problems and potential accidents.
A conscientious woodworker takes nothing for granted and ensures that all equipment is properly adjusted and safety gear
is in place and is properly used.
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NATIONA L BUILDING MUSEUM 2015 BIG BUILD
Bill Walmsley
T
he 2015 Big Build was
held September 19 at
the National Building Museum (NBM). Official attendance at this year’s event was 4,881—605
less than last year, but more than enough
to keep the Guild’s volunteers busy the
whole day. This year, the running of the
event returned to the NBM. It had been
contracted out after their previous coordinator retired. Given that it was the first
time this group had been doing it, the
event went pretty well. Our only real
complaint was that last minute budget cuts
eliminated our promised T-shirts but that
has already mentioned to the organizers. I
can’t say how the rest of the Big Build
was since, once the doors opened, I didn’t
get a chance to walk around to check out
the other exhibitors.
Most of the budding woodworkers were
enthusiastic, appeared to be genuinely
interested in what they were doing and
had a good time doing it. At the end, we
had a fairly good size pile of chips and
shavings scattered around, showing that
the scrap wood they worked had suc-
cumbed to the assault of drills, planes,
spokeshaves, and gouges. However, the
best measure of success for our participation in the event was that we got through
yet another year without anyone getting
hurt, preserving our unblemished safety
record. A true testament to the watchful
eyes that our volunteers were keeping on
their budding apprentices. All and all, a
good day even after being on our feet all
day and suffering vocal chords.
We again found ourselves in a different
location. While not right in the middle
like some previous years, it really didn’t
matter because the crowds found us.
They got their chance to plane, drill, saw,
spokeshave and carve. It seemed to me
that there were a lot more very young
kids, many of whom where testing their
limits in strength and coordination to use
the tools. But, they made up for it in determination. Many took their prized chips
and shavings home, so I'm sure mom will
appreciate finding them floating in the
washing machine. While I’m not expecting that we will see an influx of new
members at our next meeting, I would not
be surprised that at some point in their
future a couple of the kids that were planning their first board may recall back on
the experience and pick up a plane again.
A few parents did ask about the Guild, so
maybe they will show up. Most didn’t
realize there was anything like the Guild
in the area, which shows that if we want
to do something about declining membership numbers, we really need to get
ourselves out more and in front of the
public.
The Guild owes a special thanks to those
members who did show up and devote
their time to letting the kids try their
hands at woodworking: John Birch, Jay
Christian, Tom Darone joined by his
wife, Myra Haley, John Hampton, Jim
McMichael, Jim Meltsner, Christopher
Moore and yours truly, Bill Walmsley.
For most, it was their first time and they
have indicated that it was enjoyable day.
Assuming NBM is going to have it again
next year and we are invited back, I
know that if it were up to the kids, they
would definitely want us back so we
should be returning. So if you regret
missing this year’s event, plan on participating next year on October 16, 2016.
More Big Build photos on the
following page
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MORE 2015 BIG BUILD PHOTOS
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NEW MEMBERS
members’ shops, and participate in multiple outside activities. We look forward to
working with you all.
Myra Haley
W
elcome to our new
members who
have recently joined the
Washington Woodworkers Guild. We
are always looking to expand our membership with both experienced woodworkers and those who are just beginning the journey. We all learn from
each other on how to improve our skills
and learn new techniques. We get to
work together on various projects, visit
Member Name
Location
Joined
Margery Goldberg
Washington, DC
08/24/2015
Mathew VIbberts
Arlington VA,
08/26/2015
Dawn Le
Washington, DC
09/27/2015
GOODWIN HOUSE CHAPEL DEDICATION
Joel Jacobson
A
few years ago, Mike
Connors and I were
commissioned to build furniture for the Goodwin House
Chapel. This included: an altar, a lectern,
a credence table, a flower stand, and encasing the communion rail posts in wood. Ken
Harrington worked with the Chapel Committee and provided us with a set of
SketchUp plans. We made the furniture
from solid cherry, and Charles Neil finished the pieces.
Earlier this year, Goodwin House planned
to have the Bishop dedicate the chapel, and
they invited Mike and me to attend. We
had second row reserved seats, just behind
a row of visiting clergy. I think many
residents were surprised to see us in
suits and ties. The Bishop dramatically
blessed everything in sight: the entrance, the organ, the altar, the lectern,
and maybe a few more things that I
can’t remember. The Bishop’s presentation was unusually animated and dramatic. During the part of the ceremony
where we greet our neighbors, Mike
told a clergyman in front of us that he
was glad the Bishop said some holy
words over the altar, which should compensate for the profanity we used when
we were building it. A resident took
this photo of us right after the
dedication:
Joel and Mike
VISIT OUR WWG WEBSITE AND FACEBOOK PAGE!
O
ur Washington Woodworkers
Guild website is growing in content, but we still want more content
from our members. Wouldn’t you like
to see some of your great projects on
the site and have people from around
the world view them? We are getting
visitors to the site from around the
globe. View the current information on
the site and see other members’ works
and make it your favorite site. Photos
and articles about your favorite jigs and
fixtures could be of value to members.
We want to have the latest news items
posted on the site for upcoming classes,
new working groups, special events and
upcoming guest speakers.
http:/washingtonwoodworkersguild.org
Now, in addition, we also have a Facebook page at: https://www.facebook.com/
WashingtonWoodworkers
Visit both sites, enjoy the content and
add your own works
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MY FINA L NEWSLETTER
Barry Ingram
T
his September 2015
issue of the Wooden
Word will be my final one.
After 34 issues and almost
6 years, it's time for someone else to step
up and take over. Every position in the
Guild should change now and then to
add variety and try out new ideas. The
next newsletter may have an entirely
different format and look. The important
thing is that we keep a newsletter going.
It is one of the few outreach capabilities
we currently have.
This has been both a challenging and a
rewarding job and I appreciate all the
help received from several members.
Without this help, we would not have a
newsletter. Many members have submitted how-to articles, tool and book
reviews, project experiences and examples, important safety thoughts, photos
and, of course, the extraordinary monthly meeting notes. I still don't understand
how Bill Walmsley takes such detailed
notes for us. Joel Jacobson has always
been there to provide his excellent event
photos when I needed them and has provided several articles. Dave Heller, even
though he has moved from the area, still
sends in articles and photos. Many
members have gone out of their way to
contribute.
I will still be maintaining the Guild website, along with Ken Harrington, who does
the really hard work. We also have a lot of
past issues of the newsletter that I will be
adding to our website. Of course, when the
new Editor steps up, I will be here to assist
them getting familiar with the task and the
publishing software. We can all help the
new editor by sending in good content for
every issue. We can help our fellow members by passing on our woodworking experiences in the newsletter. I know that I
have learned a lot from all the articles that
the members have submitted.
Barry
Another advantage of being the Editor is
that it keeps you totally up-to-date on the
happenings in the Guild
A P OTENTIA L SOURCE OF MILLED LUMBER
T
his past Sunday, I attended the Home Show at the
Dulles Expo Center . While
there, I met Atis Stone from
Rock Ridge Contracting. LLC.
This family owned business is located in
Great Cacapon, WV, but does work all over
the area.
They do everything from barn package milling and construction to complete land clearing, grading, to road building and everything
in-between.
However, what got my attention was the use
of their portable sawmill. Atis mentioned
whatever need you have at very good prices.
You can go to the site and pick up freshly
milled lumber to your requirements.
The contact information for Rock Ridge Contracting is:
Www.rockridgecontractingllc.com
email: atis@rockridgecontractingllc.com
Phone: 540-974-5849
This might be a possible source for some
good rough wood. Of course, we would have
to stack it for drying .
that woodworkers call him to see where they
are working now to see what kinds of lumber
they will be milling. They can mill slabs to
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JULY 2015 W WG MEETING
Bill Walmsley
O
ur July 21 meeting was
held at the Goodwin
House.
Announcements :
• We had one visitor, Dan. He is just
starting out and is interested in exploring a variety of woodworking areas.
• Treasurer Myra’s report – As of July
1st, new members will only have to
pay ½ the normal dues to cover them
through the end of the year.
• While Barry Ingram, our newsletter
editor, was attending to things at the
woodshop at the Reston Community
Center, he passed the message that he
needs content for the Wooden Word.
Since we don’t have a meeting next
month, this is a good opportunity to
redirect that time writing up a tool/
product/book/video/new project review
and forward it to him. The newsletter
is only as good as the content you submit for it.
• Jay Christian announced that he recently established a Facebook page for the
Guild. It is tied to our website. He will
be distributing details to the members
shortly. If you haven’t checked out the
new and vastly improved site, you
should do so the next time you sit down
at your computer. Also, in the category
of a bunch of aging woodworkers who
are somewhat ignorant of the latest
technology, consideration is being given to adding the Guild to MeetUp.com
in attempt to boost attendance at the
meetings.
• Working Groups that have been held
(turning segmented bowls and building
a small box) have been very well received. Jim is looking to start up another (if it’s working, why not). Jim
thought picture frames might be a
good topic. If anyone would be interested in taking the lead on it or another topic, get in touch with Jim. Also
being considered is adding a new feature to our meetings — a short (15
min or so) Skill Building Topic. If
you have any thoughts or would like
to start it off, get in touch with Jim.
• Jim wanted to thank Mel for stepping
up and volunteering to participate in
the Program Committee, i.e. deciding
on and lining up our monthly presentations. It wouldn’t be bad to have a
few others contributing, so get in
touch with Jim if you are interested.
• Jim also wanted to remind everyone
that THERE WOULD BE NO MEETING IN AUGUST. Meetings will
resume in September when the topic
will be our annual Super Show & Tell.
The Board is still considering adding
new categories and other possible
changes as we discussed at last
month’s meeting, but the basic format
will follow past events. Once all is
finalized, it will be disseminated. So,
you still have time to escape the heat
and humidity to work on your entry to
this year’s contest.
• While on the topic of September
events, the Big Build will be happening on September 19 from 10-4. Even
though we had three possible volunteers sign up tonight, we are still woefully short of the dozen members we
need to adequately support the event.
• John Davis announced that PATINA,
our sister tool collectors group, is going to have Bill Adair talk and demonstrate gilding at the Sept PATINA
meeting on 9/13. Contact John or go
to www.patinatools.org for more details. John met Bill at one of the Big
Builds, so as a further pitch to sign up
as a volunteer for that event, it’s not
only an opportunity to help neophyte
woodworkers, but also network with
a number of the aligned crafts being
practiced in the area. As an aside,
John also mentioned that he now has
an excess of bar clamps. Yes, it does
appear that you can in fact have too
many clamps, at least if you are space
constrained. If you’re interested in
helping to relieve John of his burden,
he is offering Hargrave clamps, 3’ to
6’ long for sale for $10 per foot.
Safety Presentation
Bob Rogers was out, so no safety topic
this month, but that’s no reason to get
foolhardy and careless in the shop.
Think about what you’re going to do and
how you’re going to do it before you
hurt yourself. The fingers, eyes, ears,
lungs you save are your own.
On Going & Recent Projects
(formally Show & Tell):
Bob Kinsel recently returned from the
American Association of Woodturners
(AAW) annual conference in Pittsburg.
In addition to presentations by many of
the top turners in the country/world, one
of the big draws is the vendors’ market,
offering all types of tools, wood, and
supplies to keep you busy at your lathe.
One item that Bob couldn’t resist, particularly after fussing with cutting the segments for the Segmented Bowl Working
Group, was a set of wedgies which,
when used in conjunction with the
Weggie Sled (user made from their
plans), allows you to readily produce
spot on accurate segments. The Weggies
are highly accurate machined plastic
wedges in various angles produced by
SegEasy http://www.segeasy.com . You
use the Weggies to set your sled and
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then start cutting on your table saw. No
muss/no fuss and spot on accurate seg-
ments ready for glue up. The SegEasy
website has videos that cover the process
and offer a wealth of information on making segmented turnings.
since then, with the help of a hand full of
classes and various print and video resources, has filled a substantial portion of
his townhouse with Colonial period décor, including his furniture reproductions.
His focus to date has been the Queen
Anne and Chippendale periods and his
furniture portfolio includes diverse styles,
having reproduced pieces from the Boston, Philadelphia, Connecticut and Newport regions. Leonard enjoys sharing what
he has learned with like-minded people
and has made presentations to the Washington Woodworker's Guild and the Society of American Period Furniture Makers, of which he is a member.
Hammer Veneering is a pretty straight
forward process that does not require a
major investment in tools/equipment to
try, and you can expect to get satisfactory
results from your first attempts. Although, like most woodworking activities,
the more you work at it the better your
outcome will be. Probably the most difficult thing to overcome is getting past the
idea that you are applying glue to both
sides of the veneer. Bruce’s presentation
focused on the fundamental process, making it appear easy enough that anyone
could try it. He started by going over the
tools and equipment needed.
available that have a cast steel head and
cost around $60, but one can be easily
made for far less that works just as well.
Bruce made the one that he uses from
some scrap wood, and I believe it was
maple. The crucial component of the
hammer is the blade. He made it from a
strip of 1/8” thick x 1”wide brass strip
that is inset into the 4” wide hammer
head leaving about ¼” exposed. It is this
brass strip that actually does the squeegeeing. The only thing that has to be
done to the blade is putting a slight gentle radius and smoothing on the exposed
edge. That’s best done before inserting
it in a groove cut in the head. Polishing
that edge does help to reduce friction,
making the hammer easier to move
across the surface being veneered. In
addition to epoxy, he also drilled and
inserted a pin in the center of the blade to
secure it to the head. To complete the
hammer, he added an appropriate length
handle (12” or so) and secured it with a
wedge and applied a finish.
Glue is next item on the list. Hammer
veneering uses hide glue. Hide glue is
available in various gram strengths. He
stated that 192 gram strength is best for
The first item, and that for which the process is named, is a veneer hammer.
While it has a hammer look, it’s used
more like a squeegee than a hammer, and
Feature Presentation: Bruce
Leonard on Hammer Veneering
Furniture maker, Bruce Leonard, whose
beautiful Bombé chest reproduction was
featured in the December 2014 issue of
Fine Woodworking magazine, discussed
his recent work and demonstrated hammer
veneering.
Bruce discovered a passion for American
period decorative arts eight years ago and
there is no hammering involved in hammer veneering. Commercial hammers are
veneering, having a good working time
and flexibility. It is best not to use liquid
hide glue, but rather mix it yourself directly from the granules. All you need to
do is cover the granules with water and
let them sit for a while, and when it
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looks like applesauce, put it in something
that acts as a double boiler and heat the
mixture up to between 140-180 degrees.
You want the glue to have the viscosity
where it runs off a stirrer as a steady
stream, i.e. stays on stirrer (too thick),
comes off in drops (too thin). Once at
proper consistency, to maintain that temperature Bruce has found that a Mr. Coffee
cup warmer works great. Commercial glue
pots with a built in double boiler are available for $130 but you can just as easily use
a potpourri pot or baby crock pot that you
can pick up at a yard sale. Fill it with water and put the glue mixture in the ceramic
cup or whatever else fits in the water bath.
With the above in hand, you are ready to
start, once you get some veneer and something to apply it on. There are more species of wood available commercially as
veneer than you will ever find as solid
wood, not even counting the various figures and grain patterns in those species. If
you were fortunate enough to have attended last month’s meeting, you got a pretty
good picture of the world of veneer. Bruce
has found Certainly Wood, https://
www.certainlywood.com/ addresses his
needs. Of course, you can always saw
your own. While you may not have quite
the selection of species, you will have
more options on thickness. Some veneers,
such as crotch and burls may need some
preparation. These types of veneer often
have the surface contours of a potato chip
that don’t lend themselves to readily adhering to a flat surface. They have to be
preconditioned by using a flatting agent
(glycerin). Flat veneer works a lot better.
Bruce’s first (successful) veneer project
was a humidor, as found in the Nov/Dec
1997 (issue #127) of Fine Woodworking.
As tradition, he lined the interior with
Spanish cedar, but to add more pizzazz,
he applied cocobolo veneer to the plywood top. While it’s common practice to
veneer both sides of a piece to balance the
forces and prevent cupping, with small
items with a very stable base material,
that’s not always necessary.
does add some mechanical advantage to
the glues bonding. Now you’re ready to
apply the glue.
The hot hide glue becomes increasingly
tacky as it cools, so you want to coat the
veneer and get it in place as quickly as
possible. You apply the glue to both
surfaces of the veneer, placing it on the
substrate and begin working the surface
with the hammer, starting from the center and working towards the edges and
applying pressure as you move the ham-
He cuts the veneer about a ¼” larger than
the piece being veneered using a box
knife and steel rule. He doesn’t think that
a veneer saw is all that necessary. What
he does do is rough up the glue side of
thick veneers using a toothing blade in a
Lie Nielsen scraping plane in the direction of the grain. This is not a necessary
step and certainly with thin veneer your
could easily tear up the veneer if you’re
not careful, but when using hide glue it
mer across the surface. The glue on the
surface acts somewhat as lubricant for
the hammer. You are looking to remove
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all the air between the substrate and the
veneer and not have any voids. You can
tell by tapping the panel with your fingernail if there are any. At the same time that
you have removed the air pockets, you
have scraped off virtually all of the glue
that was on the surface. Once you have
solid bond, put a piece of wax paper over
the top and then weight the panel. If you
are doing several panels you can stack
them as long as there is a piece of wax
paper between each layer. Theoretically, is
not necessary to clamp the panel. The initial tackiness of the hide glue with a bit of
weight is enough to hold the veneer to the
substrate until it fully cures. However, it
doesn’t hurt to err on the side of caution
and use a few. Once dried, give your panel
another tap test. If you discover an air
pocket just slit it with a sharp hobby knife,
force a bit more glue into the void and reclamp. You might also be successful in
using an iron to heat the area reactivating
the glue. Be sure to use a piece of card-
board or cloth to prevent scorching the
veneer with the iron.
Once the panels are fully cured (overnight
is more than long enough), it’s time to do
a bit of clean up. A sharp card scraper is
Bruce’s tool of choice. A few swipes
with the scraper and you have a surface
ready for finish. He demonstrated his
abbreviated technique for sharpening a
card scarper. He uses single cut (bastard)
file which he runs along the scrapers edge
firmly for three strokes. He then flips the
scraper end for end and gives it another
three and he is ready to scrape. He does
not bother to burnish the edge to roll a
burr. He maintains this gives you an edge
which cuts with about 95% of the effectiveness of one with a burr but saves a lot
of time and fuss.
He showed a humidor that he made. This
was not his first, but followed the same
basic design and construction technique.
He assembles, veneers, cuts and applies
his edge banding while the box is one
piece, only then cutting off the lid. He
then installs the top and bottom liners,
followed by the two long sides and finishing with the short sides which have a lip
to seal the top and preserve the proper
humidity in the box. They are friction fit
without gluing. He uses quality brass
quadrant hinges and a mortised lock to
secure the top. They are a bit tricky to
install but worth the effort and expense
for a really quality job.
For the rest of Bruce’s presentation he
showed some of the period furniture pieces that he has made over the years and
continues to make. A styled reproduction
of an 18th century Thomas White five
bay desk that is in the Museum of Early
Southern Decorative Arts (MESDA) collection in North Carolina. It is thought
that White had apprenticed under Goddard before starting out on his own. It
shares many Goddard style characteristics, including blind mitered dovetail
joints between the sides and top, carved
corner feet, a center foot, cocks beading
around the drawers and fluted quarter
columns on either side of the center bay.
Bruce was guided by Ben Hobbs on his
construction of this piece.
He also had slides of a Newport Low
Boy that follows a Goddard piece in the
State Departments collection. In Newport fashion, the leg posts do not run
through the cabinet. It has carved Newport shells and the ball and claw feet that
have no webbing between the toes and
pierced talons. The center bay is removable, hiding several cleverly hidden secret compartments. This piece took an
estimated 400 hours to complete.
He also had a Serpentine Bombe Chest
featured in the Readers Gallery of FW
Nov/Dec 2014, #243, p. 74. He worked
under the tutelage of George Slack to
make the chest.
Bruce’s presentation certainly took all
the mystique from the hammer veneering
process, showing it to be something that
any woodworker can quickly grasp and
apply. Many thanks to Bruce for taking
the time to show us how it’s done.
Editor’s note: Our thanks go to Joel
Jacobson for taking the photos for this
meeting.
SEPTEMBER 2015
VOLUME 7, ISSUE 5
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OEBEN VS. RIESENER DESK
Dave Heller
L
ast month I mentioned my intention
to build a very elaborate
roll-top writing desk that
I saw at the Musee de Nissim Camondo
in Paris. When I started doing some
research, I learned several things. One
was that the desk was not by Riesener,
but Jean Francios Oeben. Oeben was
also German, and cabinet-maker to the
King until his early death in 1763. Riesener took over Oeben’s shop by marrying his widow.
Pierre Ramond published a three book
set on Marquetry, and in Book 3 are
detailed drawings of some of the finest
traditional marquetry – and there is the
Oeben desk, from pages 36-41. Silas
Kopf also mentions in his book “A Marquetry Odyssey” how marquetry is cut to
go onto compound curved surfaces – by
using a chevalet with curved jaws to cut
veneer already shaped to the correct
shape by making a plywood assembly on
a blank of the right shape. Easy, yes?
Maybe not, but at least it’s a concept that
could work. If I had a chevalet, and if it
had curved jaws. And if pigs could fly,
we’d shoot for bacon, as my Dad would
say. Possibly, I’ll make a practice piece to
work through this.
Oeben was famous for his mechanisms as
well as his furniture, and the Library associated with the Museum of Decorative Arts
in Paris has an article on this. I am still
trying to figure out how to get a copy from
them – it seems to be indicating that it’s
possible
SEPTEMBER 2015
Volume 7, Issue 5
Page 12
Interview with Bill Walmsley
Barry Ingram
I
n each issue of The
Wooden Word, we will
have an interview with one
of our long-time members.
We were privileged to have Bill
Walmsley step up this month.. Bill attends every meeting and event and has
been a lifesaver for me by taking notes
for our newsletter at all our monthly
meetings.
when they were located in Falls Church in
a former lumber yard. Regular meetings
were held in a shop that Hugh Belton and
Gary Norvell had off an alleyway on Capitol Hill.
At the time, I was already a member of
the Northern Virginia Carvers and my
interest in woodworking was not limited
to carving, so figured it might be a chance
to broaden my abilities that I had from
association with the NVC.
How long have you been involved in woodworking?
Tell us about yourself.
I hail from New Jersey, arriving in this
area in 1975 - first in VA then moving to
MD where I currently reside. I’ve been a
contractor mostly to various agencies of
the federal government most of my professional life. My current plan is to retire
from that next year, assuming to pursue
other interests that I have not been able
to devote much attention and effort to
while still having to work.
When did you join the Guild,
and why?
While memory fails as to exactly when I
joined it was in the early 1980’s. The
first meeting I went to was a field trip
they had to Colonial Hardwoods back
My first woodworking project was helping my dad make a clothes tree for my
room. I was probably six or so, and still
have the clothes tree, but not really using
it. That was a start and then I worked on
various projects through the years, usually to be used as gifts or something needed
around the house. As I started working
summer jobs at places that had shops
where I could manage to get access to
tools, my involvement picked up. It wasn’t until I got off living on my own that I
was able to assemble tools and have a
dedicated space to work that I got serious
about woodworking.
What kinds of woodworking?
I like carving, mostly doing abstract
sculptural stuff. Other than that, I do
what I need to make for around the house
or as gifts.
How did you get started?
As young kid, working with to ‘help’ my
dad with whatever he was doing. As I got
older, I ended up doing the stuff that
needed to be fixed or made around the
house. My dad worked a lot, so I often
got his honey do list passed to me to take
care of, “trickle down effect”. Some of
these involved woodworking but most
were just working with tools to fix
whatever.
Did someone influence you?
Dad was a big and early influence and
both my grandfathers were very handy,
so I picked up some from them. I also
had a neighbor that I would tag along
with as he did stuff around his house.
Looking back on family records, I
found that there were a number in previous generations that had worked in
woodlots, etc., so there may be some
saw dust in the genes. I got a lot from
reading and from fellow members of
the Guild and the other groups that I
belong to over the years.
Besides the Guild, what other
woodworking related organizations are you involved with?
Northern Virginia Carvers and PATINA are only ones I participate in regularly, but I am also a member of the
Capital Area Woodturners/AAW and
Blacksmith’s Guild but not actively,
since when and where they meet
doesn’t work with my schedule.
You are “the Big Build Guy”.
How did that come about? It
seems like a really worthy public service effort.
I inherited the slot from John Davis,
who started the Guild’s participation in
the event and, as his time demands
started to conflict, he passed it along, I
was the willing stuckee.
Certainly for the Guild it is worthwhile.
It’s the only public exposure we get,
now that we don’t have the wood show
any longer. I can’t say that it’s the best
venue for recruitment short term, but
hopefully it will have a long term effect
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INTERVIEW WITH BILL WALMSLEY (CONT.)
(Continued from page 12)
on keeping an interest in woodworking
alive. Since they have pulled the wood
shop programs from the public school
systems, and the tool that most parents
use to get things fixed is a phone, as brief
and limited as it is, it’s the only exposure
kids have to tools and doing something
with hands, other than working a mouse
or remote control. Many of the kids really seem to enjoy the chance to do it. It’s
too bad we don’t get more membership
support. It would be the type of activity
that we could bring to other venues.
Every month, you take great
meeting notes for the members
and the newsletter. They are so
detailed and complete. How do
you do that?
Since I never have had much of a
memory, always took good notes. My
job has often required keeping track at
what was said in various meetings, so
I’ve gotten decent at taking down the
salient points of what’s been said and
spitting it back. I’ve had to do a fair
amount of other work related writing as
well. The biggest problem is reading the
notes, since my handwriting leaves a lot
to be desired, even for me.
It seems like you have many interests. Tells us about some of
them.
I have adopted a trail from our local park
authority, so I spend time looking after it
and adjoining wood & wetlands. I pick
up a lot of trash in support of that. I also
do trail maintenance for NPS in Greenbelt Park. I’m pretty active in certain
goings on in my community. I have a
garden in summer and still try to get out
to catch some live music when possible.
Any favorite types or styles of
woodworking?
whole lot of work, another possible retirement project.
As far as styles, I like Shaker, Art Deco,
the less angular modern stuff and to a
lesser extent, arts and crafts.
My favorite tool is the one that is going to
allow me to get the next step in the project
done quickly and safely, so it varies.
Many get their 15 minutes of fame.
Do you read any particular
woodworking publications?
I have subscriptions to pretty much all the
major printed woodworking publications
and I eventually get around to reading
them all, although I do skip most of the
project stuff. I’m not crazy about online
stuff, since I don’t need any more time
staring at a screen than what I have to do
for work. My woodworking library has
grown past my time to read it all, but
that’s on the list for retirement.
Tell us a little about your workshop and favorite tools
Initially, my shop was in the basement of
my house. It was a problem with no outside access, and a 90 degree turn to get
down the stairs, made getting heavy
equipment down there interesting. I
found that it didn’t take long to run out of
room and I got totally sick of every time I
wanted to do anything, I had to move ten
other things. Finally, I enclosed a carport
and built an addition which at the time
gave me what I thought would be more
than enough space. That was 20 years
ago and now again I have run out of
space, except I don’t have room to do any
more additions. Last year I started to
reclaim the basement space, not giving
me more space, but allowing me to at
least do hand work in the winter when it
is too cold in the main shop with no central heat in it. Now, in a last desperate
grasp for more space, I’m starting to think
about enclosing the remaining carport and
move my metal working stuff there. It’s a
longer term plan that would involve a
Any other tools you would like to
have?
I’m kind of a tool junkie, so if space and
budget weren’t constraining factors, there
probably aren’t too many that I wouldn’t
like to have, particularly if they happen to
come with the time to play around with
them.
Do you currently have any special interests?
I do think that collectively we have really
neglected our responsibility to take care of
the environment. I direct a good portion
of my time and effort to local environmental efforts.
Bill, any other comments?
It would be great if we could get more
involvement from our members in the
Guild activities. Not like everyone has to
be involved in everything, but if each person just helped out/participated in one
thing, we could obviously do more. All
would get more out of it, and it would
give the organization a lot more needed
vitality.
SEPTEMBER 2015
VOLUME 7, ISSUE 5
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D OVETAILS FOR FUN A ND NO P ROFIT
Dave Heller
S
uppose you want to make
a small case. The back
will be frame and panel, so
you decide to inset it in a rabbet. The case
should be dovetailed, since that is the correct joinery for the situation. You are proficient at basic dovetails so you decide to
have a little fun.
How to accommodate these rabbets? Also,
just to complicate things, a mitered front
corner would be preferable to a square butt
meeting. What would this look like? ( Photo 1, Photo 2).
style ( i.e. very fine points) dovetail cutting tails first. Anyway, photo 3 shows
the pin layout.
Photo 3
front pin doesn’t need to be cut past the
miter corner, but cut the miter last.
Photo 6 is the most important step. The
edge of the pins must(!) be exactly on the
marking gauge line, and the front edge of
the two boards must align. If not, you
are guaranteed to have your joint fit
wrong, even if your cuts are perfect.
Only perfect cuts in the right place yield
a nice joint. Mark the pins on the tailboard. Note that the back pin is hanging
in the air. That can’t be market yet.
The marking gauge line isn’t very clear,
but it’s there. I lay out the verticals to get
my cut going, but don’t get fussy. Note
that the back pin is short, so that the space
from the rabbet is filled with the wood
below the pencil line.
Photo 4 shows the pins cut, and a cut to
the right of the leftmost pin where the
rabbet is.
Photo 6
Photo 7 shows the four pin holes cut.
Photo 1
Photo 4
Photo 2
Photo 5 shows the waste cleared and the
miter cut. Key point: the front side of the
In the first two photos, you see the mitered
front corner, the large inset in the top back
to fill the side rabbet, and a smaller inset on
the back dovetail for the smaller rabbet.
Also, London style dovetails, because they
look nicer.
So how is the joint laid out? Pins first, of
course. I don’t know how you do London-
Photo 7
Photo 8 ( next page) adds the miter, required to start fitting the joint together so
that you can mark the last tail.
Photo 9 (next page) shows the pins inserted until the short tail lands, so it can
now be marked. That is cut, (short, because it is) then the waste is removed,
supporting the rabbet so that it doesn’t
blow out.
Photo 5
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DOVETAILS FOR FUN AND NO PROFIT
Photo 9
Editor note: In a follow-up email, Dave and I were talking about dovetails, Here is a remark from Dave:
I always cut pins first. If I'm going to take the time to make dovetails, I figure that London
style are the only ones worth doing. They're just showier, which is the point with dovetails. I
don't use them at the backs of drawers though - only where they'll be seen.
Photo 8
And I prefer the mitered corners, so I do them about half of the time. The other bit I hadn't
done before yesterday afternoon, but decided to figure out how to do it. That's why I wrote
the article - it was something new, but it worked out pretty well.
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SEPTEMBER 2015 WW G MEETING
Ill Walmsley
O
ur September 15
meeting was held at
the Goodwin House.
Announcements :
• We had one visitor, Tom. He is an
amateur who has been doing woodworking for 30 years. He resides in
Fairfax Station.
• Our Treasurer, Myra reported that, as
of September 1, you are able to renew your membership for 2016 from
the website or to her directly. As in
years past, if you renew before the
December meeting you will be entered into the drawing for a $50 gift
certificate. Dues remain at $30.
• Jim announced that Barry Ingram
will be stepping down as newsletter
editor after a 30+ issue stint. Barry
has done an incredible job in producing the Wooden Word but now feels
it’s time to pass the position along to
another. The newsletter provides
several very important functions for
the Guild; it keeps our members who
do not make it to our meetings in the
loop as to what is going on within
our august group; passes along a
wealth of information presented to us
by our meeting speakers and from
articles submitted by fellow members; and it is also a means of exposing us to the public/potential new
members, and helps to give us credibility in the woodworking community. If you would be interested in assuming the position, please let Jim
know.
• Jay Christian announced that the Potomac Academy recently had to take
down a very large Black Gum tree.
Some massive slabs have been milled
from the trunk and other pieces are
being left whole for any turners or
carvers. This wood, plus other lumber (walnut, white & red oak, maple,
cherry, and others) that has come
from the grounds, are being offered at
nominal cost. Some of the lumber
has been kiln dried and other only air
dried. This is an opportunity to get
some great lumber at very reasonable
prices and help the school out as well.
Contact Jay if you are interested..
• Working Groups that have been held
(turning segmented bowls and building a small box) have been very well
received. Jim is looking to start up
another (if it’s working, why not).
Jim thought picture frames might be a
good topic. If anyone would be interested in taking the lead on it or another topic, get in touch with Jim. Also
being considered is adding a new
feature to our meetings; a short (15
min or so) Skill Building Topic. If
you have any thoughts or would like
to start it off, get in touch with Jim.
here to talk to us about selecting the
right wood for your project.
Feature Presentation: Super
Show & Tell
As has been tradition for the September
Meeting, we don’t have our regular
technical presentation, but rather a series
of them as our members participating in
the Super Show & Tell relate the
unique/interesting aspects of the project
that they submitted into this year’s competition. This year, there are two levels
of competition; beginners for those just
starting out and expert for those who
have been at it for a while. Each is
competing for their chance and choice
of a Incra Box Joint Jig (2) or one of
four Shenandoah Toolworks beautiful
steel mallets for the top three selected
by popular vote in each category.
• Jim wanted to thank Mel, Jay, Myra,
and Ka-Loon for the extra effort that
they routinely put forth to support the
Guild. We always need folks to step
up, since nothing gets done by itself
and you will only get out of the Guild
what you put into it. So next time the
call goes out to help out, step forward
and volunteer.
• Dan Jordan announced that he is
looking for someone to refinish two
cherry tables. They were originally
finished with Danish Oil but are now
showing their age. If you are interested, contact Dan at (301) 585-1539.
• Next month’s meeting topic will have
the folks from Dunlap Woodcrafts
The Prizes
This year we had seven members submitting pieces, three in the beginners
category and four in expert.
Stu Sherman – Stu pieced together an
intricately designed cutting board from a
pattern he got the off YouTube. He
used maple, cherry, and walnut for his
board. It involved two separate glueups where pieces were flipped and rotated between each. He used Titebond III
and a salad bowl varnish finish, wet
sanding the last coat with 400 grit paper.
He rounded over the edges with a 1/4”
router bit and added inset handles using
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(Continued from page 16)
a template jig & router. It was tricky
keeping the parts aligned and properly
chuck, center drilled on the lathe, and
turned with a ½” spindle roughing gouge
and carbide inset Hunter tool. As needed,
final finishing was done on the lathe. He
did want to pass along a useful tip which
is: don’t apply liquid finish to pieces on a
rapidly spinning lathe it makes a mess.
Leonard Sirota – Leonard submitted a
box that he had started working with
Norm’s box working group. His box was
Ultra Suede. One challenge was getting
the drawers lined up. The fronts were
cut from a single board and Bob wanted
to keep that continuity. He used an oil
varnish finish from General, which he
found a bit thick and thinned it for easier application. He used brass knobs
from Lee Valley.
Joshua Nichols – Joshua completed a
Krenov inspired table, replacing the
apron with a through drawer that opens
from either side using hand carved the
knobs. The top is attached with dowel
pegs for alignment and slotted screws.
Stu’s Cutting Board
oriented so to not mess up the pattern. If
he were to make another, he would definitely make sure that he would kept all
his parts the same thickness before glue
up. Having them varying in height made
the final dimensioning more difficult,
even using a planer.
Tim O'Hearn - Of late, Tim has been
focusing on the lathe and his entry this
year reflects that his time spent has been
paying off. Tim had a variety of pens
and mechanical pencils that he made as
gifts, although he may hang on to a few
favorites. He made them using mecha-
Leonard’s Box
made out of walnut and cherry and intended as a present to his wife to commemorate her first publication. He used
Norm’s CNC router to put an inscription
on it. The box featured a curved top partially cut on the table saw to rip kerfs and
then worked with a router & jig to remove the remaining waste before final
hand sanding in prep for a finish of spray
varnish.
Bob Kinsel – Bob submitted a multidrawer jewelry box on legs. He made
one for his wife and now is following up
with ones for the granddaughters. The
drawers use router cut dovetails and are
suspended on wooden rails. They have
plywood bottoms and were lined with
The table legs are curved and he cut
those on a bandsaw and then used a
spokeshave to finish smooth. He finished it with Danish Oil and wax.
Jim McMichael – In addition to attending to presidential duties, Jim squeezed
in enough time to make a laminated
table. Actually, he had been working to
have this ready for last year’s show but
Tim’s Pens
nism kits from several manufactures and
a variety of wood species and acrylic.
The pens were all turned using a four jaw
Joshua’s Krenov Table
Bob’s Jewelry Box
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SEPTEMBER 2015 WWG MEETING (CONT.)
(Continued from page 17)
it ended up in this year’s - time flies.
The table is made from tiger maple and
has a walnut top that came from a tree off
the Mt. Vernon property. He resawed the
strips for laminating and shaping them
brought in a dreadnaught guitar modeled
after the famed Martin D28. He made this
from scratch construction in a class he
took from Mike Meers. It involved gluing
After each participant’s presentation,
the attending members were able to
examine the pieces more closely before
casting their votes for the top three in
each category. With all the votes
counted, the winners in this year’s super show and tell were:
Mel’s Guitar
Jim’s Laminated Table
around a form using Titebond II adhesive. The apron is joined to the legs using mortise and tenon joints. He used a
thinned oil based varnish as a seal coat
and then applied waterborne final coats.
Mel Montemerlo – While Mel has spoken to us in the past about his work with
ukuleles, this time he super sized and
bital sander, and once the right thickness had been reached, the top starts to
resonate to the vibration from the sander and you know it is time to stop.
up the two pieces each for the top and bottom and they are not flat but gently slope
to meet the sides. Heat bending the curved
sides, making and fitting all the internal
struts, dovetailing the joint for attaching
the neck, as well routing for inlay of the
edge binding and sound hole rosettes were
all separate projects in themselves. The
binding, rosettes, pick guard, bridge, tension rod, and tuners were all purchased
from Stewart MacDonald, a well known
guitar supply house. The guitar was finished with a spray lacquer. Making a
stringed instrument requires very precise
work, at least if you want to end up with
something that you can actually play.
There is no margin for error. Mel was
particularly fascinated by the process for
achieving the right resonance for the top.
The top has a very subtle rounding and its
thickness is very instrumental in determining how good your guitar will sound. The
way it was done was using a random or-
Beginner
1st
Leonard Sirota
2nd
Tim O'Hearn
3rd
Stu Sherman
Expert
1st
Mel Montemerlo
2nd
Joshua Nichols
3rd
Bob Kinsel
Congratulations to all. An excellent
group of submissions. Hopefully, their
success will spur the rest of us to get in
the shop and make something for next
year’s Super Show and Tell.
Editor’s note: Once again, our thanks
go to Joel Jacobson for taking the
photos for this meeting.
More Meeting Photos on the
Following Page!
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SEPTEMBER 2015 WWG MEETING (CONT.)
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CLASSIFIEDS A ND A NNOUNCEMENTS
Tools for Sale
Tools for Sale
For Sale:
Blue Tornado Dust Collector
George Slack has an American made
3HP cyclone with filter bags that I plan
to sell. It is a wall mount single phase,
230VAC unit in excellent condition. With 4 cloth filters attached it has
approximately 2100CFM capacity.
The unit can easily handle 4 pieces of
equipment operating simultaneously
using 4" duct. He will sell for $400.00
or best offer.
It is bargain basement priced. It is 13
years old and it was purchased new for
$2200.00. Contact George for more
information at 540 349-8632
Announcements
C.P. Johnson announces that they
are hasting a Lie-Nielsen Hand
Tool Show
Friday & Saturday, October 23 &
24
We are excited to host The Lie-Nielsen
Tool Company for a 2 day show. If you
missed last year's event, this will be your
chance to examine these fine, Americanmade tools in person. Ask the expert demonstrators, try the tools yourself. And
while you're here, pick up some of
our exceptional hardwood lumber. CPJohnsonLumber.com Facebook.
com/CPJohnsonLumber
Lie-Nielsen.com
Facebook.com/Lie-Nielsen
Members: If you have tools for sale or
announcements for the other members
that you would like included in the next
newsletter, please send them to the Editor
VA LUABLE A ND INTERESTING W EB SITES
From Joel Jacobson:
How to Sharpen a Wooden Spokeshave – with Paul Sellers
Ancient Egyptian In spired Table - YouTube
https://www.youtube.com/watch?
v=zOJVXRQLUOI&feature=em-subs_digest
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3mnSKPXPb8o
Maker Series: Artisanal Firewood - This Is That YouTube
https://www.youtube.com/watch?t=30&v=TBb9O-aW4zI
From Barry Ingram:
Woodsmith Tips - Rock Solid Drawer Joints
From Ka-Loon Tung
Armor Tools Auto-Pro In-Line Dog clamp as a tail-vise
alternative
http://lumberjocks.com/reviews/5946
http://www.woodsmithtips.com/2015/09/10/?
utm_source=WoodsmithTips&utm_medium=email&utm_c
ampaign=9851
Woodsmith Tips - All about biscuit joinery
http://www.woodsmithtips.com/2015/09/17/?
utm_source=WoodsmithTips&utm_medium=email&utm_c
ampaign=9869
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THE OLD TOOL AD S
Barry Ingram
This ad is from the November 1948 issue of Popular Science.
Now here is another approach to the tilting arbor on your
table saw.. Why tilt the blade if you can tilt the entire table?
SEPTEMBER 2015
About the WWG
www.washingtonwoodworkersguild.org
WASHINGTON
W OOD WOR KE RS G UI LD
12600 Dusty Wheel Lane
Fairfax VA, 22033
www.washingtonwoodworkersguild.org
Since its founding in 1980 the Washington Woodworkers' Guild's primary
goals have been the education of its members in all aspects of woodworking
and the promotion of interest in woodworking in the Washington metropolitan
area. Efforts toward these goals have taken various forms: demonstrations
at monthly meetings; technical seminars by nationally known experts; exhibitions of members' work; maintenance of a woodworking videotape library;
book and tool purchasing programs; and the publication of a semi-monthly
newsletter - 'The Wooden Word'.
Our Members
The Guild has over 130 active members, eighty percent of whom are hobbyists, with the remainder making a living from the craft. Member skill levels
vary from novice to professional. Member interests cover all types of woodworking: furniture (modern, antique reproduction or restoration); turning; carving; box making; toy and model making; marquetry; gilding; musical instrument making; antique tool collecting; and environmental health and safety.
Meetings
Meetings are normally held on the third Tuesday of the month (except August)
at 7:30pm at the Goodwin House Bailey’s Crossroads in Falls Church. A typical meeting consists of a business portion to discuss the status of the club,
upcoming events, group book & tool purchases, and other Guild activities. The business portion of the meeting is then followed by a 'Special Program' highlighting some new aspect of woodworking for skill enhancement
and education.
WASHINGTON WOODWORKERS GUILD OFFICERS
President
Jim McMichael
jcmcmichael@aol.com
Secretary
Open
Vice President
Bob Kinsel
kinselbob@msn.com
Web Master
Ken Harrington
tails1st@gmail.com
Master Craftsman
Coordinator
Jay Christian
jaychristian@cox.net
Program Chair and Open
Communications
Treasurer
Myra Haley
On-going & Recent
Mel Montemerlo
treasurer@washingtonwoodworkersguild.org Projects Coordinator montemerlo@gmail.com
Database
Administrator/
Barry Ingram
barryi@ingram-us.com
Safety Coordinator
Bob Rogers
bobandcarolyn1@cox.net
Wooden Word
Editor
Barry Ingram
barryi@ingram-us.com
At-Large Director
Stu Crick
stu@stuswoodworks.com
DVD/Tape
Librarian
Tim O’Hearn
ohearnt@verizon.net
At-Large Director
Bob Kinsel
kinselbob@msn.com
Nametag
Coordinator
Richard Tilghman
richtilghman@msn.com
At-Large Director
Dave Heller
dave@hellerandhellerfurniture.com
www.washingtonwoodworkersguild.org