St. Louis Woodworkers Guild

St.Louis
Woodworkers Guild
August 2015
Issue 357
Our Next Meeting
At Our Last Meeting:
Period Furniture Making with Dr. Kent Adkins
Thursday 7:00 PM
August 20, 2015
At our last meeting, we were joined by Dr. Kent Adkins, owner of The Steeplechase Shop.
You can take a video tour of his incredible workshop at http://blip.tv/popular-woodworkingvideos/a-visit-to-kent-adkins-shop-4581544
Creve Coeur
Community Center
300 North New Ballas Road
Creve Coeur, MO 63141
In addition to being a renowned Urologist & Surgeon with a wife, 3 year old twins and a
2 year old, 3 offices and privileges at 3 hospitals, he somehow finds time to be quite the
accomplished woodworker.
Sharpening
Local woodworker Dave
Moore will discuss
sharpening for his many
woodworking tools.
Dr. Adkins’ woodworking specialties include reproductions of Period & Regional furniture.
continued on page 4
Dr. Kent Adkins showing
photos of his period
furniture projects
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St.Louis
Guild Officers
President
Mike Sistek
Vice President
Brad Bernhard
Secretary
Keith Lissant
Treasurer
Tom Tupper
618.830.4516
314.984.0764
Woodworkers Guild
President Letter August 2015
I’ve noticed that in the summer, my projects take a little more time to get done. Most
of the things that distract me in the summer from getting shop time are family related
and I don’t regret them at all. However, every year I secretly look forward to the end of
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summer and the start of fall because I know I’ll be able to devote a little more time to the
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avocation of woodworking. So, I’m really happy with all of the activities that are planned
Directors
Bob Brinkman 314.378.1893
John Bronson
314.223.9232
Wayne Watson 314.846.1172
Denny Krupinski 636.677.1678
for the guild this fall.
Newsletter
John Bronson
Scott Wunder
314.223.9232
636.922.7629
picnic is all set for the tour of the Muny Theater with the picnic afterward in Pavilion Two at
Librarian
Kevin Weisner
618.355.0185
Just a few of the things that are planned right now are the annual guild picnic, shop classes
at our Faust Park shop, a great shop tour, and more great monthly programs. The guild
Forest Park. A sign-up sheet will be passed around at the upcoming meeting this Thursday.
This is a great opportunity to bring out your family as well as friends of yours that may
Webmaster
Cecil Robertson 314.605.1410
be interested in the guild and have a great tour as well as enjoy some time socializing at
Toy Committee Chairmen
John Patton
314.843.0616
Steve Briner
636.866.6121
that include band saw boxes, hand plane tune-up and tote repairs, veneering, and making
the picnic. Bob Brinkman has a full load of shop classes going on in the next few months
an infill plane. Also, world re-known carver, Boris Kechoyan is coming in from California to
hold a class on carving techniques at the Faust Park shop. The class will have to be limited
to 10 students and the details will be at this meeting in August. We also have a great shop
tour planned. Bill Cerny will open his shop and will have demonstrations on the Woodmizer
Sponsors
Hibdon Hardwood Inc.
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Rockler Woodworking
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Shellac Finishes
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Woodcraft
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Band saw mill, his amazing stump rotisserie, shop, kiln, gallery and will have a lumber sale
just for us. Bill specializes in quarter sawn lumber and has an amazing supply of some of
the best lumber you’ll find in the bi-state.
First though, we this month’s program and it is going to be a good one. David Moore will
be presenting a program on sharpening. David is a local professional woodworker who
has had his articles and videos published by Fine Woodworking magazine. He studied
woodworking in a two year program at the Furniture Institute of Massachusetts with Phil
Lowe. Since returning to the St. Louis area he has built an amazing array of great furniture.
He is also a really talented videographer and has produced quite a few really great videos
on different aspects of Fine Woodworking. Recently, he was featured in St. Louis Magazine’s
Artist Spotlight and the link to that article is here: http://www.stlmag.com/home/st.-louisartist-spotlight-david-moore-furniture-maker/. He is going to put on a great program and it
is one you definitely don’t want to miss!
Mike
A Rare Opportunity
Announcements
with Boris Khechoyan
There were 67 attendees,
including guests and
members, at the June Guild
meeting.
A special opportunity for members
of the St. Louis Woodworkers Guild
has become available. Next month on
September 19th and 20th the Guild
Congratulations to Kevin
Weisner, winner of a $50 gift
card from Rockler.
will host Boris Khechoyan Master
Woodcarver for a two day “hands on”
workshop on woodcarving
Boris is a classically trained Master
Woodcarver from the former Soviet
Union. He has a worldwide reputation
and his carvings can be found in
numerous museums. You can view
some of his work on his website www.
woodcarver4u.com A former resident
of the St. Louis area, Boris relocated to
California several years ago. Personal
business brings him back to St. Louis
and he has agreed to give a two day
workshop for Guild Members at a very attractive cost.
The class will be held at the Guild’s Faust Park
shop. Attendance is limited to the first 10 people to
register. The Tuition fee for Guild members is $125.00
plus the cost of materials (expected to be under
$20.00)
If you wish to register contact Bob Brinkman, Wayne
Watson or Tom Tupper.
A list of required carving tools will be provided to
registrants. Bring your own lunch each day as no
lunch will be provided. A refrigerator is available in
the shop.
If you have any questions contact Wayne Watson at
314-541-3047
Future Workshops
October - November
Infilled Plane Class with
Robbie Field and Mike
Sistek (4 sessions, $100 plus
Materials)
October 17th
Veneering with Jeff Morgan
and Mike Sistek
November 19th
Bandsaw boxes with Robbie
Field
December 19th
Hand plane tune-up and
repairs with Wayne Watson
Contact Bob Brinkman to sign
up for any of the workshops.
Upcoming Meetings
& Events
September 26th
Guild Picnic
St.Louis
Toy Report
We delivered 194 toys in
June. Our year to date total
is 1410 items. Grand total
since 1994 total delivered
is 41,345.
We have a large supply of
cars on hand. Craft items
would be good for the
August meeting.
If you need patterns see
our web site to select and
print a pattern or you may
call and we will send you
the patterns by mail. We
need about 20 to 30 each
of any craft pattern you
select.
Woodworkers Guild
At Our Last Meeting:
Period Furniture Making with Dr. Kent Adkins
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He has honed his woodworking skills by training with:
Eric Jacobsen & Thomas William – Furniture Making
www.ejfm.com/AboutEric.html
www.thomaswilliamfurniture.com
Matt Wolf – Fine Furniture
www.doucetteandwolfefurniture.com
Curtis Buchanan – Chair making
www.curtisbuchananchairmaker.com
Peter Galbert – Chair making
petergalbertchairmaker.com
His favorite Regional influences are: Newport, RI, Charleston, SC and Philadelphia, PA.
One of the ways to help identify the region where a piece of furniture was produced
is by examining the secondary woods, such as drawer boxes. Generally, the secondary
woods were chosen because they were plentiful in that area.
Dr. Adkins buys most of his lumber from Irion Lumber. You can visit Irion’s website at
www.irionlumber.com
Irion specializes in wide lumber and matched boards from the same log. They carry a
large inventory in different widths & thicknesses of just a few species, mainly Cherry,
Tiger Maple, Walnut, Butternut and Mahogany. Lou Irion started a furniture shop in 1977.
He started sawing his own lumber in order to get the quality he needed. In 1995 he sold
the furniture shop to focus on the lumber business.
Dr. Adkins’ presentation included numerous slides of his many beautiful projects,
including: Chest of Drawers, Trestle Table, Triple Chest & Highboy, Oxbow Chest, Chest
w/burled Walnut, corner cabinet, Philadelphia Cartush (Carving Project), Secretary (Bookmatched), Trunk Shaped Breadbox, Highboy – tiger maple, Tea Table, Double Borough,
Desk – tiger maple, George Washington Desk, Hall table – Butternut, Bed, Canopy Bed,
Acorn Bed, Tall Post Bed, Stool & Benches, Windsor Chair (Barstools), Windsor Chair,
Stool/Bench, Windsor Settee, Grandfather Clock, Roubo Workbench (2), Turned Post Bed,
Kitchen Cabinets, Post Bed – Mahogany with Satinwood inlays, William & Mary Coffee
Table, Entertainment Center, Round Table.
Dr. Adkins finished up by telling us about a couple of his woodworking aspirations: to
explore carving & turning and Shellac.
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St.Louis
Woodworkers Guild
Show and Tell
Don Snyder – Don
showed a table top
workbench that he
made at Marc Adams
Brad Bernhard – Brad
showed a Freddy
Roman project.
Beutelmann’s – The
Beutelmann’s showed a
pair of toy cars.
Jason Ottenson – Jason
showed a lidded jar.
Rich Sanders – Rich
showed some scroll
saw work with
different arch logos.
Meeting location.
Membership Application
Creve Coeur Community Center,
located at 300 North New Ballas
Road, St.Louis, MO 63141.
Name
Date
Address
City
State
Phone
Zip
Occupation
Type of woodworking you enjoy
E-mail address
Where did you obtain this application and learn about this Guild?
If you would like to join the St. Louis Woodworkers Guild please attend our next
meeting or mail this application and your check for $30 for one years dues to:
St. Louis Woodworkers Guild, P.O. Box 411766, St. Louis, MO 63141-9998