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2019 FVWWC—PO Box 1047—Batavia, IL 60510-1047 1

http://www.fwwc.org — [email protected]

NEWSLETTER Volume 25, Issue 10 October 2019

Calendar of Events September 3 Program - Page 2

Library Notes - Page 3

Annual Election of Officers - Page 3

The Big Raffle - Page 4

Shop Tours - Page 5-6

Lake Erie Toolworks Discount - Page 6

President’s Sawdust - Page 7-8

Editor’s Woodfiller - Pages 9-10

Show and Tell - Pages 11-14

Officers and Committees - Page 15

Special Interest Groups – Page 16

October 1, 2019

Program

Cory Hauser

Wood Toy Cars and Trucks

November 2019

Date Time Event

Nov 5

(Tues)

6:30PM

Hand Tool SIG

Scroll Saw SIG

ShopSmith SIG

Fundamentals SIG

Nov 5

(Tues)

7:30PM

General Meeting

Nov 20

(Wed)

9:00AM FVWWC Breakfast Club

Red Apple Restaurant

414 S. Schmale Rd

October 2019

Date Time Event

Oct 1

(Tues)

6:30PM

Hand Tool SIG

Scroll Saw SIG

ShopSmith SIG

Fundamentals SIG

Oct 1

(Tues)

7:30PM

General Meeting

Oct 16

(Wed)

9:00AM FVWWC Breakfast Club

Red Apple Restaurant

414 S. Schmale Rd



Burl Tichenor from Digital Wood Carver was our September

3 speaker. He brought one of his more portable machines

and gave an interesting intro to CNC carving. He also

brought some very impressive examples of CNC projects.

You can get more information on Digital Wood Carver prod-

ucts from the website: www.digtalwoodcarver.com

September 3, 2019 Program CNC Woodworking Equipment Demonstration

Burl Tichenor

Digital Wood Carver



I didn’t list all 13 books that we added to the library last month (Don’t want to overwhelm

everyone). For those period furniture aficionados, we have American Furniture Of The

18th Century by Jeffrey Greene. That’s good, but even better is Measured Shop Draw-

ings For American Furniture by Thomas Moser. Finally, we have Windsor Chairs, An Illus-

trated Handbook by Wallace Nutting. I expect a couple of our intrepid period furniture

folks will be standing at my table around 7:00 pm to check them out. Now don’t crowd.

For the more mundane woodworker, like me, we have some good books as well. William

Spence and Duane Griffiths wrote Furniture And Cabinet Construction and if that isn’t

enough, we also have Building Cabinet Doors And Drawers by Danny Proulx. For wood-

working basics, we have added The Table Saw Book by Kelly Mehler. For everything you

ever needed to know about woodworking, we suggest The Complete Manual Of Wood-

working by Albert Jackson, David Day, and Simon Jennings. All in all, I think these repre-

sent a fantastic addition to the library, bringing our total library to 675 books.

Annual Election of Officers - November 5 Meeting

In accordance with FVWWC by-laws, the Board will present a slate of officers for 2020 to

the membership at the October 1 meeting. The final slate of nominees will be voted on at

the November 5 meeting. At present, all the present board members are willing to serve

another year, but all positions are fair game and nominations for any of the board posi-

tions will be accepted from the floor at the November meeting. If you are nominating

someone other than yourself, please get the nominees approval before doing so. Offering

to be a co-chair or backup for a position would be a good way to transition into a regular

board position.

Let Tom Sharp or any of the board members know if you want to volunteer for any

of these positions.



Da Big Raffle

PRESENT RAFFLE

The raffle for the shop light accessories will continue for one more month. The drawing will take place at the November meeting. As you can see from the photo this is a series of lighting instruments to improve or add to your workshop experience. If you need to update or add to your shop lighting you should buy a raffle ticket. Take a look at the items and picture a brighter you. As usual, tickets are $5 each or 3 for $10 and the raffle is for members only.

1. A 7500 lumen 4 foot shop light that plugs in and is linkable with other shop lights (up to 4). Hanging hardware is included.

2. A 4400 lumen LED utility light. This will screw into any standard socket and has a shroud to reflect light downward. It replaces 3-100 watt bulbs

3. A dual power LED task light that plugs in or runs on a battery. It has a flexible neck and can be moved from tool to tool as needed. It mounts by magnet or clamp.

4. If the power goes out call Com Ed and then grab this 1500 lumen camping lantern. It has a 160 hour battery life (batteries included).

5. And finally for those constant electricity failures there is a 3000 lumen LED flashlight. It is a compact unit with a very bright, white light pattern. This is one of those small flashlights with a monstrous beam. (batteries included).

Norm Musur & Bill Knudsen

Raffle and Silent Auction Committee





New Lake Erie Toolworks Discount

I wanted to pass along an update to share with your woodworking club members as to how we will be handling their 10% discount for tools purchased online from our Lake Erie Toolworks website (www.LakeErieToolworks.com) moving forward. Instead of using the discount code previously provided for your use, the member can simply leave an online note during the checkout process referencing the Fox Valley Woodworkers Club and we will then issue a 10% discount that will be refunded back to the member’s credit card. Same gener-ous discount, slightly different process. Note that we also offer a totally Risk Free Guarantee where if the member is not satisfied with any product purchased from us, they just need to notify us within 30 days of receipt to process a full re-fund and we'll even pay for return shipping. Best regards, Jeff Dombrowski Lake Erie Toolworks, Inc. Email: [email protected] Web: www.LakeErieToolworks.com Phone: 814-528-4337

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President’s Sawdust

Tom Sharp, President FVWWC The editorial musings of your president which maybe serious, funny, technical, or philosophical, but hopefully

always entertaining.

Tools for the wife

Recently I took a class at Marc Adam’s School of Woodworking. Great class, I learned a lot, and the food

was great. The class used a lot of the typical tools we woodworkers use and we were given a tool list of

items to bring with us. Hence, the problem at home emerged. Mrs. Sharp had decided to do a little redec-

orating in the bedroom while I was gone. This included hanging new curtains and changing out the curtain

rods to hold them.

The call came mid-week. She wanted to know where she could find a little drill to make some holes to se-

cure the curtain rods. She wanted to know where the small twelve volt drill was. She abhors the bigger

eighteen volt drills, let alone the dreaded corded drill. The good wife also wanted to know where some

small drill bits were.

“I have the drill and the drill bits”, I said. “I’m using them for the class.”

She couldn’t understand this. “Doesn’t that school have tools there”, she asked?

I told her they did but it was easier to have your own at the ready instead of finding where the schools

were at. Plus, I was used to my own tools and they felt better to the hand than a different brand of the

same type. “Yea, but that leaves me with none to use”, she argued.

“I think I broke one of your drill bits too,” she confessed, explaining she used what I later found out was a

countersink bit to do the job. Turns out the allen key was not tight on the bit and the portion that cuts the

countersink had slid down the drill bit. After acting like I had lost a thumb from this terrible tragedy, I said I

could buy another. Of course, I told her such items could only be bought in complete sets and I couldn ’t

just buy the one she broke. One must take whatever advantage there is to acquire more tools.

This whole scenario exposes a number of issues. There are at least five drills and 4 sets of drill bits in the

shop. Of course, Murphy’s Law along with a woman’s prerogative says the one I have is the one my love

wants. Another problem is the missus doesn’t know where all the other drills and bits are located. Lord

knows rummaging through every door and cabinet to find what she wants is not a good idea. There are

things in the shop I don’t want her to touch let alone know that I own. Making an itemized list and where

they are located in not a good solution either. I don’t think she would recognize the proper name of the

tools. Plus, I may have them somewhere else just like I did during the class.



The answer is simple. Give her a set of tools of her own, put her name on them, and paint the handle pink.

I can put them in the garage in a separate toolbox. The cost will be well worth it. My tools will be intact,

the queen will know where to look to find what she wants, and I don’t have to worry about her discover-

ing things in my shop that are secret. On top of all that, it will be handy and fun to use her new tools for

household jobs.

Upon this writing, I found there are ready made kits on Amazon already put together. They’re even col-

ored pink. Pick up one of these for your better half and use an engraver to put her name on all of the piec-

es. They could come in handy for that next project when you need a few tools. Just don’t let her know

you are using them.

President’s Sawdust



It’s Kind of Like Magic

In some ways, woodworkers are like magicians. We can transform some of the

scroungiest looking wood into useful items and even things of beauty once in

awhile. I am sure each of you could give a great example of this magic.

My example is a garden bench my wife “commissioned” me to make for our patio.

This bench will live outside in the elements and I started thinking I would make

the bench out of cedar. After viewing the cedar supplies available at the local big box stores, I real-

ized that I would not be able to find enough decent cedar to build the bench. The legs and arms are

2 1/2 inches thick and seat rails are all 1 1/4 inches thick. None of the local stores carry clear cedar

this thick and I did not want to risk special ordering it sight unseen. Plan B was to make the bench

out of White Oak which is abundant, fairly weather resistant and available at area sawmills. First

stop was Kirkland sawmill. Their supply of thick and wide White Oak was sparse and a bit pricey—

pretty much all they had was too thin, kiln dried, and already surfaced S4S. Next, I stopped by

Meyer in Batavia to see what he had. His prices are very good, but like Kirkland, his kiln dried stuff

was too thin and already planed to thickness. Then he took me to his outdoor stacks of oak planks

which are rough-sawn and air dried. It is pretty nasty looking wood with plenty of spider egg sacs,

bird poop, and just plain dirt. Nevertheless, the price was right and after some rearranging of the

wood stack with his fork-lift truck, I went home with a dozen or so White Oak planks around 2 inches

thick and 9 feet long. After a thorough cleaning in the garage with the shop vac the wood was

allowed into my basement shop. The photo below of some cutoffs gives you an idea of what it

looked like.

(Next Page)

Lee



.

The magic part is how nice and beautiful the oak turned out after jointing and planing. So far, I

have only completed the sides of the bench, but all these parts came from that scroungy looking

White Oak.



SHOW AND TELL

September 3, 2019 Meeting

Dave Dockstader

Project: Word Art

Wood: 1/8” Plywood

Finish: un

Rich Escallier

Project: Banding Exercise

Wood: White Oak Box, Maple, Cherry,

Walnut Band

Finish: Wipe-on Poly

Note: If you’re going to make banding,

start with 3/4” stock minimum



SHOW AND TELL


Al John

Project: Fishing Lures

Wood: Cedar

Finish: Paint & Clear Coat

Lee Nye

Project: Photo Ribbon

Wood: Cherry, Walnut, Maple

Finish: Tried and True



SHOW AND TELL


Rich Russel

Project: DVD Player Shelf and

Holder for RV

Wood: Pine

Finish: Minwax 209 Stain

Varathane Poly

Cory Hauser

Project: Toy Trucks

Wood: Pine, Poplar, Oak

Finish: none



SHOW AND TELL


Woody Johnson

Project: Table

Wood: Cherry

Finish: Watco Oil

Note: First piece with turned elements

Tom Sharp

Project: Bicycle Frame

Wood: Poplar?

Note: Marc Adams class

with Mark Osgood



Special Interest Groups ShopSmith Al John SIG Chair: [email protected]

Scrollsaw Dave Dockstader SIG Chair: [email protected] Hand Tool Arnie Bandstra SIG Chair: Michael Fross [email protected]

Woodworking Fundamentals SIG

Michael Rauchmiller

[email protected]

2019 Membership Dues Dues for 2019 can be paid at the general meetings - just see Eric Springer at his table before the meeting or during break. Dues are still $30 per indi-vidual which includes the whole family. Please note that family members must reside at the same ad-dress. Our by-laws require payment of dues by February 15. Members unpaid after that time are removed from membership rolls and mailing lists.

If you are unable to pay in person, or forgot your checkbook, mail in your dues. Print out the mem-bership form from our website:

http://www.foxvalleywoodworkers.com/Documents/MemCard_11_Online.pdf

Mail it in:

FVWWC Membership Chair

PO Box 1041

Batavia, IL 60510-1041

2019

FVWWC Officers & Staff

President: Tom Sharp

[email protected]

Vice President: Dave Burk

[email protected]

Treasurer: Doug Pfaff

[email protected]

Secretary: Steve Fox

[email protected]

Programs: Dan Jarodsky

[email protected]

Membership: Eric Springer

[email protected]

Website Director John Gesiakowski

[email protected]

Resources: Dave Dockstader

[email protected]

Member-at-Large: Al John

[email protected]

Communications Lee Nye

Director: [email protected]

Raffles: Norm Musur

Bill Knudsen

Show & Tell MC: Rich Russel

Audio/Visual Tech: Dave Burk

Shop Tour Chair: Bill Knudsen













ShopSmith SIG

October 1, 2019

The next ShopSmith SIG meeting will be October 1 @ 6:30 in the downstairs room

adjacent to the scroll saw SIG.

Al John [email protected]

Hand Tool SIG

October 1, 2019

The Hand Tool SIG meets, January through November, at 6:30 pm, before the regular meeting at Bethany Lutheran in Room M111 of the Ministry Center (Church annex). The Hand Tool SIG topic will be making plane irons. This includes making, modifying and heat treating irons for all kinds of planes, including old metal planes, wood planes and modern home made planes. All members are encouraged to bring what you’ve done or attempt-ed.

Arnie Bandstra and Michael Fross

[email protected]

Scroll Saw SIG October 1, 2019 The next Scroll Saw SIG next meeting will be Tuesday, October 1, 2019, at 6:30 prior to the club meeting. We are starting early on our Christmas pre-sents, so bring in plans, ideas, and examples if you have them (pretty well) finished already. If you are interested learning how to use the scroll saw you have, this group is an excellent resource for expanding your knowledge and picking up tips and patterns. Don’t forget to bring in some samples of your work for discussion.

Dave Dockstader [email protected]

Woodworking Fundamentals SIG

October 1, 2019

The fundamentals or novice woodworkers SIG will meet at 6:30pm in the main building upstairs in

the Adult Lounge. Follow the signs from the main meeting room.

Michael Rauchmiller (Rocky) [email protected]






Fox Valley Woodworkers Club

General Meetings held at:

Bethany Lutheran Church

8 S Lincoln St. - Batavia, IL

On the 1st Tuesday of each month at 7:30 pm

Doors Open at 6:30 p.m.

Visitors Always Welcome!

FVWWC Website http://www.fvwwc.org Email [email protected]

October 1

Cory Hauser

Wood Toy Cars and Trucks

http://www.fvwwc.org