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About three months ago I started a renovation of a 1937 Ford Woody Station wagon, which was essentially going to be a simple refinish- ing of the varnish, and quickly turned into a major project involving a total dismantling of the wooden body leaving only the chassis. Over the years there had been a number of Dutchman type repairs done to the car, and the side panels had been replaced with Mahogany plywood, which wasn’t used in the original car itself. The car’s owner wanted to put new Birch ply panels back in place of the mahogany ones, and to totally replace the parts that had been repaired with new wood. The more we examined the car, the more water damage we uncovered, and the more pieces we had to replace, which is when we came to the realization that we were going to have to disassemble the entire wooden body in order to replace what needed replacing. It took me almost two weeks to take the car apart, because almost all of the seventy-one year old screws were rusted, and required a lot of WD 40, elbow grease, and a lot of swearing. A number of the screws needed to be extracted through some more extreme methods such as the use of easy outs, and screw extractors, which left holes where the screws once were. Some of the screws looked as if they could’ve been used on the Pyramids at Geza. In any case the disassembly constituted the hardest part of the job, because not only did we have to take it apart, but we had to bag, and label all of the parts, so we would know where they went, and what to replace with new ones. We had to replace all of the different types of screws with new slotted stainless steel screws. Not one Phillips screw was used, because they didn’t have Phillips screws in 1937. The fabrication of the new wooden parts re- quired the use of a shaper, to make the finger joints with a custom made finger joint cutter that cost about $1,400.00. We also used a small Williams and Hussey molder to make the coved interior top molding. We then had to strip all of the wooden parts using paint stripper, and lacquer thinner with a stiff brush. After the stripping we used a two part wood bleach to bleach out the color of the wooden parts, which required two applications of the bleach, and an application of vinegar and water to neutralize the bleach afterwards. We sanded all of the parts to 320 grit, and sprayed on seven coats of Spar Varnish being sure to wet sand between each coat with 400 grit wet dry sand paper and mineral spirits. Make sure to wipe off all of the mineral spirits, and to get the white residue out of the corners with a brush before applying the next coat of varnish. After varnishing we let the finish cure for two weeks before color sanding with 2000 grit sand paper, and mineral spirits, then rubbing it out with rubbing compound, swirl remover glaze, and carnauba wax. Reassemble car, and wala, a re- stored 1937 Woody. It was a piece of cake. Yeah, right. I will try to put together a presen- tation on this project for later in the year, and we might even per- suade the car’s owner to bring the car down for show and tell. P.S. See more photos on page 5. Sawdust & Sawdust & Sawdust & Shavings Shavings Shavings Volume 25 Issue 6 June 2008 President’s Message James Santhon IN THIS ISSUE President’s Message 1 Woodworker Sawdust 2 Woodturner Shavings 3 Show and Tell 4 OC Fair 2008 5 Coming Attractions 6 Toy Program 6 Monthly Drawings 7 Freedom Pens 8 Articles 9 Meeting Dates 11

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About three months ago I started a renovation of a 1937 Ford Woody Station wagon, which was essentially going to be a simple refinish-ing of the varnish, and quickly turned into a major project involving a total dismantling of the wooden body leaving only the chassis. Over the years there had been a number of Dutchman type repairs done to the car, and the side panels had been replaced with Mahogany plywood, which wasn’t used in the original car itself. The car’s owner wanted to put new Birch ply panels back in place of the mahogany ones, and to totally replace the parts that had been repaired with new wood. The more we examined the car, the more water damage we uncovered, and the more pieces we had to replace, which is when we came to the realization that we were going to have to disassemble the entire wooden body in order to replace what needed replacing. It took me almost two weeks to take the car apart, because almost all of the seventy-one year old screws were rusted, and required a lot of WD 40, elbow grease, and a lot of swearing. A number of the screws needed to be

extracted through some more extreme methods such as the use of easy outs, and screw extractors, which left holes where the screws once were. Some of the screws looked as if they could’ve been used on the Pyramids at Geza. In any case the disassembly constituted the hardest part of the job, because not only did we have to take it apart, but we had to bag, and label all of the parts, so we would know where they went, and what to replace with new ones. We had to replace all of the different types of screws with new slotted stainless steel screws. Not one Phillips screw was used, because they didn’t have Phillips screws in 1937. The fabrication of the new wooden parts re-quired the use of a shaper, to make the finger joints with a custom made finger joint cutter that

cost about $1,400.00. We also used a small Williams and Hussey molder to make the coved interior top molding. We then had to strip all of the wooden parts using paint stripper, and lacquer thinner with a stiff brush. After the stripping we used a two part wood bleach to bleach out the color of the wooden parts, which required two applications of the bleach, and an application of vinegar and water to neutralize the bleach afterwards. We sanded all of the parts to 320 grit, and sprayed on seven coats of Spar Varnish being sure to wet sand between each coat with 400 grit wet dry sand paper and mineral spirits. Make sure to wipe off all of the mineral spirits, and to get the white residue out of the corners with

a brush before applying the next coat of varnish. After varnishing we let the finish cure for two weeks before color sanding with 2000 grit sand paper, and mineral spirits, then rubbing it out with rubbing compound, swirl remover glaze, and carnauba wax. Reassemble car, and wala, a re-stored 1937 Woody. It was a piece of cake. Yeah, right. I will try to put together a presen-tation on this project for later in the year, and we might even per-suade the car’s owner to bring the car down for show and tell. P.S. See more photos on page 5.

Sawdust & Sawdust & Sawdust & Shavings Shavings Shavings Volume 25 Issue 6 June 2008

President’s Message James Santhon

IN THIS ISSUE

President’s Message 1

Woodworker Sawdust 2

Woodturner Shavings 3

Show and Tell 4

OC Fair 2008 5

Coming Attractions 6

Toy Program 6

Monthly Drawings 7

Freedom Pens 8

Articles 9

Meeting Dates 11

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Our last meeting was a great eye-opener and we all would like to thank Jason Burns, owner of King Double Bass, for such a wonderful talk. Jason is a very good example of a young man who never gives up on trying

new methods and ideas. I was so impressed to see the many new gui-tars that he has made as prototypes. Even his brochures were ex-tremely well presented and designed. Jason, our thanks go out to you for introducing us to how a Double Bass instrument is conceived and made. We would also like to welcome you as a new member to our Club! I was fortunate to attend Joe Fleming’s woodturning presentation on May 3rd, which was outstanding. Thank you, Joe, for such an informative presentation. I wish you much success and expect to see your name showing up as a demonstrator in the wood-turning seminars around the country. Two weeks ago I had the pleasure of spending time with our past Vice President, John Cal-los. I was surprised to see some of John’s other creations (nothing that uses sandpaper). He is actually an accomplished artist whose oil-on-canvas works are displayed by many art collectors. For those of you who are not aware, John’s other passion is rowing. I was amazed to see how beautiful the Long Beach Rowing Club is. Thank you, John, for such a great day.

Our June 5th meeting will be presented by Allan Boardman. Allan Boardman has been an avid ama-teur woodworker for most of his life. Although he has made furniture for his home, as well as many other artistic and practical objects of wood, his workshop time now, during his retirement, is de-voted mainly to wooden mechanical puzzles

Boardman who has taught woodworking, has also lectured on various aspects of the craft, and has written for many leading woodworking magazines. His recent book, "Puzzle Projects for Woodworkers," is intended to bring woodworkers into the puzzle world and visa versa with projects that will sharpen shop skills and provide both challenge and amusement. Some of his puzzles can be seen on the web at http://www.johnrausch.com. Boardman's professional career was in engineering and management in the aerospace business, and currently he spends as much of his time as possible in his workshop. At our June 5th meeting Allan Boardman will speak about some of his specialized methods for

making puzzles, particularly those he produces in small scale. Don’t miss this special event! Also, don’t forget to mark your calendars for our July 3rd meeting where we will be showcasing new products.

One of our old members has moved to South Dakota and is now starting a new woodworking guild in his new area. Bravo to Bob Buchanan! Here is an internet article announcing the new guild . . . The South Dakota Woodworkers Guild is forming a new chapter in Rapid City this month. The guild is a nonprofit group of woodworking hobbyists and professionals who meet once a month; its primary agenda is to give back to the community, according to a news release. For example, the Northern Hills chapter based in Spearfish recently created 13 handmade flag cases for the Spearfish Honor Guard. Bob Buchanan is organizing the Rapid City chapter, and the group will meet at Splinters, a woodworking business that allows people to rent shop time to build their projects. For more, visit www.sdwoodworker.org/rapidcity.html or con-tact Buchanan at [email protected] or 348-2865. Monthly meetings will be held at 7 p.m. the second Mon-day of the month, with the first meeting on June 9.

Woodworker Sawdust Chester Maharaj

Interesting News

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Shavings President’s Message Dick Foreman

The Joe Fleming professional demonstration was held on May 3rd. Joe turned a small vessel and hollowed it out through a small opening. He also turned eccentric circles in a six inch

square board which was fun to see. Joe interlaced his turnings with many examples of his, and other turner’s pieces, to get his point across on grain orientation, shape, sharpening and use of color. Joe had four detailed handouts. He also started the finial finish on a Don Derry type bowl that he is completing and will give to the club for the auction in October. A wonderful day with fellow members! Larry Roth was presented with an award at the May meeting by Ruthe Ingram for his work with the Pen Program at Camp Pendelton over the last five years. The Letter Award was written by her grand-

son, Captain Richard Weil. The work being accomplished by the Pen Com-mittee and all the supporting members is quite phenomenal and all of you de-serve a round of applause. Keep up the great work!

Ralph Alder was the club demonstrator on May 15th. As usual, Ralph found something different to turn for the members; this time a “Natural Edge Platter”. Ralph obviously enjoys turning and it shows in his pieces. Thanks Ralph! Next month’s Challenge will be a “Natural Edge Piece”. Mike Henderson was the Challenge judge for May. Only three pieces were entered in the “relief carving” but they were great! Ross Gilroy’s lidded bowl in maple with fluted sides and a carved flower, in relief, on the lid was judged best.

The club demonstrator on June 19th will be Len Musgrave. Len will be turning “Tops and Saucers” as he does each year at the Orange County Fair. I have not seen Len turn, but he is so passionate about turning at the fair that the demon-stration is bound to be great. Don’t miss it! The Keith Gotschall professional demonstration will be held on June 21st. Sign-ups are now underway. Keith is a very experienced turner and demonstrator and will be quite interesting and informative. Call Art Fitzpatrick, (562) 421-6992 for a reservation. A discussion was held at the May 15th meeting with the club members on adding a “Pen Turning” contest to the Annual Turning contests held in November of each year. A final decision will be made at the June 19th meeting. I would like to have someone volunteer to handle the Annual Turning Contests for me. This would entail getting judges, receiving turnings for judging at the con-tests, and handling awards. A fun task over a short period. Please phone or e-mail me if you are interested. Have a great time turning!

Turner Committees

Outside Programs Craig Chambers (714) 761-9245

Pen Projects Ruthe Ingram (714) 536-3624

Workshops Vic Cohn (562) 252-2580

Wood supplies Jeanette Gonzales (562) 417-7750

Refreshments Chester Maharaj (714) 832-6203

Video/Sound Ralph Alder (714) 544-3328

Challenge Denise Paley (949) 830-0730

50/50 Drawing Bill Rogers (714) 637-2912

AAW Membership Victor Cohn (562) 252-2580

Logo / Shirts Harold Hardy (562) 429-1671

Nominating Craig Chambers (714) 761-9245 Art Fitzpatrick (562) 421-6992

Special Projects Jerry Nininger (949) 631-7530

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Show & Tell Photos OCWA

Your OCWA Board at work . . .

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I've held off writing this June article until I could have as much information about the entries into the as possible. As many of you know the deadline for entering items into the fair has been ex-tended from May 21 to June 1. This was granted because to allow for more entries in all De-partments, Divisions, and Classes. That ranges from 4H to Wine Making. Not just woodwork-ing. I'm writing this on Saturday night May 24. Here is what I can tell you at this point. We have over 100 entries. I'm hoping for nearer 200. Entries have been made by several prominent furniture makers. We will see a great collection of chairs, rockers included. The number of turnings is less than we had last year. Several cradles, tables, night stands and accessories are being shown. With the new Divisions established for this year, we are seeing musical instruments, carvings, fret work, intarsia, furniture for children and studio furniture. The build team is very busy building a 70 foot long wall of display cases, three 10 Foot square demonstration booths and an information desk. This building activity has all been taking place in the personal shops of the team members. Beginning Tuesday May 27 we can start relocating these build activities to the Orange County Fair grounds in building 17. We will move the activity to building 15 as soon as it is available. The east end of the building will be available June 14. The west end will be available some what later. Why am I laying out the schedule in such detail? It is to let our members know how much work is involved in getting our first show together in a new building and how hard our small build team is working. It is also to let you know that entries will start arriving on Friday June 27 and Saturday June28 and we must be ready to receive, photograph, judge, and display them.

Show & Tell Photos OCWA

OC Fair 2008 Ed Straub

More photos of the Woody project . . .

Another project on the way . . . A peek at the Woody Room at Southcoast Cabinets

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Coming Attractions OCWA Events Location Dates

Utah Symposium Utah Valley State College May 22-24

SD County Fair Solona Jun 14 - Jul 6

OC Fair Costa Mesa Jul 11 - Aug 3

San Diego Symposium San Diego July 19th

Desert Wodworking Roundup Mesa, AZ Feb 6-8, 2009

Demonstrations Host Date Cost Location

Keith Gotschall Demonstration OCWT June 21st $25

Advanced Tustin Senior

Center

Turner’s Club Demo Les Rogers

Pens, Jigs & Things OCWT July17th Free Tustin Senior

Center

Straka Chuck OCWT August 23rd TBD TBD

Turner’s Club Demo Craig Chambers

Concentric Turning OCWT September 18th Free Tustin Senior

Center

Turner’s Club Demo Len Musgrave

Tops & Saucers OCWT June 19th Free Tustin Senior

Center

Turner’s Club Demo Burce Lewellyn

Christmas Ornaments OCWT November 20th Free Tustin Senior

Center

Another work party success story although the normal day, the first Saturday after the monthly OCWA meeting had to be changed because the Turners had scheduled a seminar that Saturday. Sixteen members showed up at the work party which was held at Bill's school. As you know it is a great place to work. Lots of tables and elbow room. We had 3 or 4 projects to work on. The major ones were the memory boxes, helicopters and basket ball games. The memory boxes had to be assembled and sanded. We will put a finish on them at another time. The school frowns on spraying on campus which is quite understand-able. The helicopter bodies and rotor blades were sanded and they will also be completed at another work party. Same as for the basket ball games.

By networking all of the work which is accomplished at the work parties, we will free up members who manufacture the parts to be assem-bled. They then do not have to spend time with labor intensive details of sanding, assembly and finish spraying thus a higher number of toys are pro-duced. We are pleased that Austin Hardwood and Hardware allows us to display our toys. There is an open invitation to all to visit and see the display of items our craftsmen have produced.

The June work party will be on the SECOND Saturday of June which is the l4th, at Bill's school. The first Saturday was cancelled because the 7th is graduation. ALERT! There is still lots of wood for your projects - pick up a few trunk loads anytime..

Toy Program Jim Balestreri

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We did pretty well, we made $68.00 for the club. I’m going to have to agree with James this time, half-way at least, it’s better if more people win than one wins all. It got a little crazy when the same person somehow won 3 times this last month. SO, newer rules: you can only win once from each jar, and a maximum of twice from the raffle drawing, unless your tickets are the only ones in a jar. So James, you were somewhat right there. I think we did pretty well considering a handful of the regulars were gone helping Ruthe last month, but we could have used their support. And like last month, if you would like to email me and tell me something you would like to see offered in the raffle, I would like to hear from you... Send your note to: [email protected] SUBJECT: OCWA Raffle Be sure to include OCWA RAFFLE in the subject as my spam is getting worse and I don’t want to miss hearing from you so I can pick out things based on your preferences. I have been going around trying to get some more things that will interest you, I hope you like the things I pick out. I have almost finished uploading the pics and mov’s from the school to my site, I have photo account at Webshots.com where you are welcome to go to Webshots and check it out. After my water heater burst, I am finally getting my tile put in, and my vani-

ties installed. I will post finished pics to share and let you know when I do, if you want to peek at them. I renamed my 101 projects, added “and more” to the title, and as I finish more they will be there. I still want to come by the toy workshop and other places to show my local friends to my family and friends out of town. You really are a wonderful part of my life I would like to share with everyone. It’s easy to find my albums, from your internet browser:

Just do a Google Search for cheri_lm and much to my surprise a whole page of links to my pictures and albums comes up, click on the one that says pictures and al-bums and from there you get a page of all of my albums. There are a few of the puppies there now, feel free to share them with your grandchildren. Thank you, sponsors, for your support. Joe Lomax was very generous this last month and offered to pay for the items I got from Austin Hardwoods (Santa Ana). THANK YOU VERY MUCH JOE. I really appreciate it, and the club does also. And I’m sure Jim Anderson must have been helping Ruthe last month along with the others, thank you all for your support for Ruthe and the troops. And a THANK YOU VERY MUCH TO INGKO OETOMO AT WOODCRAFT in Stanton, he gave me a big box item for this next months raffle, I’ll let it be a surprise. I hope it’s something you will like and use. And Thanks to Guy Willacker, at Rockler in Orange, for helping me out with the raffle items also. Guy is really building up the store, it is growing and getting packed with great choices of things we all need and use. Good luck and thanks again to all of you and see you next month at the meeting.

Monthly Drawings Cheri Durthaler

Board of Directors

President James Santhon (949) 481-2821

Treasurer Ralph Crowther (949) 588-2922

Vice President Chester Maharaj (949) 422-4522

Secretary Ed Straub (714) 536-4568

Woodturners President Dick Foreman (714) 637-6175

Public Affairs Chairman Ralph Alder (714) 544-4388

Director at Large Aaron Fleischer (949) 279-3586

2nd Director at Large Jim Balestreri (949) 493-6431

Newsletter Don Scott (714) 533-7883

Committees

Badges Lew Musgrave (714) 532-4778

Toy Program Jim Balestreri (949) 493-6431

Library Ollie Vaughan (949) 278-5939

Nominations & Elections Bill Rogers (714) 637-2912

Refreshments Drew Shellenbarger (714) 450-2365

Welcome /Membership Gary Morse (714) 241-1972

Mentor Chairman David Wade (714) 771-3248

Resources George Plummer (714) 540-4527

OC Fair Ed Straub (714) 536-4568

Drawing Cheri Durthaler (714) 936-9188

Webmaster Aaron Fleischer & Denise Paley [email protected]

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WHO’S NUMBER ONE??? You guessed correctly …. It is Orange County Woodworkers! You guys and gals are amazing!

Our inventory is quite low at the present time and that’s OK because we will build it back up and be ready for our next request for pens. I have shipped 947 pens to Iraq and Afghani-stan within the past two weeks and have a request for 200 more which will be the balance of the pens on hand. On behalf of the Troops I want to thank ALL of you for your continued support.

Larry Roth has engraved names on close to 200 pens for our troops and wounded warriors since 2004. At our last meeting I was honored to read a special thank you letter that my grandson Captain Rick Weil had written to Larry in appreciation for his donation of engraved pens for the volunteers who donated their time and talents to support Rick’s unit the MWSS-372 at Camp Pendelton during his time at Pendelton and Iraq.

Victor Cohn was one other member of our OCWA group who received a special thank you from Captain Weil for his generous artistic work in framing three banners with special engraved plaques honoring three of his fellow Marines who performed outstanding missions to support Rick and MWSS-372.

Many of you know the story of Rick from the time he was at the Naval Academy then joining the Ma-rines and being deployed to Iraq. Rick decided to retire and be a good husband and father to his new little son Isaiah and that was the reason for honor-ing all of the volunteers and Marines who sup-ported him during his time at Camp Pendelton. Rick, Sarah and little Isaiah are now living in Arizona in a new home that they recently purchased. I will surely miss seeing him on my visits to the Wounded Warrior Battalion.

The past three days I have received over a dozen emails and pictures from the Camp Pendelton Marines deployed to Iraq and will

share as many as space will allow:

Thank you ALL so much for your support of our troops. I will bring pictures of our latest pen recipients to our next meeting. Bless you ALL………..Hugs, Ruthe

Freedom Pen Project Ruthe Ingram Nationwide Total: 81,706

OCWA total: 8,963 Nationwide 2008: 4,980

OCWA 2008: 1,197

Turners Pens

Bill Bahret 20

Robert Bilerich 10

Larry Garrett 30

Larry Gerber 13

Bob Gibbs 160

Ruthe Ingram 183

Bruce Lewellyn 40

Lutheran High 72

Bruce Potter 160

Les Rogers 191

Ken Turlis 20

Burt Underwood 5

Al Whitcomb 28

Fred Wilmont 10

Nichole 1

Ross Gilroy 10

Clyde James 10

Dear Ruthe, I am a U.S Marine currently in Al Taqad-dum, Iraq. I received a pen from your Freedom Pen Project. I just wanted to thank you for what you do for us and we do appreciate the time and effort that goes into your project. I’m from Santa Ana, CA and it’s always nice to get something from so close to home. I will definitely put the pen into good use. Once again thank you. SEMPER FIDELIS GySgt Cornejo J. M.

Ruthe, I want to thank you for the incredible box of Freedom pens you sent my Com-manding Officer. We received them today and I passed them out to every Marine and Sailor in our Squadron. The utter amazement at the fine workman-ship and detail of these pens was a sight to behold. Every Marine and Sailor was very impressed at how nice these pens were and at the fact that you sent one for everyone. We all truly appreciate your generosity and support. It means a great deal to us knowing that so many fine Americans like yourself and your organization really care about what we are doing and support our efforts. A huge thank you from the Marines and Sailors of HMLA 367! Semper Fidelis SgtMaj Kenneth E. Warren

Good afternoon, Today I was handed one of you beautiful hardwood pens and was told it was out of appreciation for my service. I have to say this is my third trip here to Iraq and it is the support we receive from the states that don’t make home seem so far away. In turn you and others are doing us a service and help us get through these deployments. Whether you support the war or you just support your troops, we indeed appreciate your support. Thank you for your thoughts and prayers. Sgt. Blankenship USMC

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Safety Tirade by David Wade Safety Tirade #1

Discussions of safety usually focus on protecting the individuals that are using the tools. Most of us rec-ognize when we are creating a safety hazard and we dutifully guard ourselves with appropriate personal protective equipment. Rather than rehash the same old topics, this tirade is going to take a different slant. I want to rant about the safety hazards we create for others. All of us, myself included, have inadvertently put others' health and safety at risk. Often this is by doing something stupid or by thinking only of ourselves. Generally the type of hazards we create rarely exist solely within our personal space, they often expand to include others. To cover such situations it is common in industry that a person is not permitted to create a hazard until those affected are appropriately protected. The hazards could be metal shavings, welding arcs, excessive dust generation, whatever. It seems to work. It should be obvious that if you need some form of protection then people around you likely need it too. But, how many times have you seen a demonstrator (supposedly aware of the risks) wearing eye protection but allowing uninformed mem-bers of the public (who are likely not aware of the risks) to stand in front of or alongside him with no similar protection? Certainly you cannot say the public voluntarily assumes a risk if the demonstrator's purpose is to introduce something new to them. Also consider that group and public environments tend to include people with a wide variety of afflictions and sensitivities. I submit that, in a public setting, turning woods like cocobolo or silky oak (both known to cause violent reactions in some people) is irresponsible as well as hazardous. If they do not affect you, great, feel free to use them in your shop, they are beautiful woods. But, do not put others at risk for what is usually a quickie demonstration project. (Note: While cocobolo may be the best known wood hazard, silky oak has been implicated in several cases of anaphylactic shock, one of which re-sulted in death.) Continuing on, how many times have we, either as individuals at home or as club members at an event, made tools available to others without verifying they know how to use them? A swimming pool in your back yard is called an "attractive nui-sance" and the risks well known. How different from that is an unrestricted lathe in a woodworking booth? (Mea Culpa: After a single spindle-turning lesson eight years ago I found myself at an event in the club booth attempting to rough a bowl blank with the same tool I had just learned about, the skew. I sometimes wonder what might have happened if Arnold Tavi-anini hadn't come along right then and politely set me straight.) Changing directions only slightly, a pet peeve of mine is when people create a hazard by walking up on me unannounced while I am in the shop and focused on something. I actually had one person duck under a chain across the shop's doorway and approach me while I was working on the lathe. I first knew he was there when I heard my name whispered from about three feet behind me. While he may not have learned any new words that day, he was probably surprised that so many of the colorful ones applied to him. Unfortunately, variations of this scenario get repeated regularly. Let me suggest that when people are working with tools and they do not know you are there, LEAVE THEM ALONE! There is likely nothing you can say, ask, or want that is more important to them than their own health and safety. Feel free to visit them later. If it isn't worth coming back, well… I'm sure you can figure it out. (Mea Culpa: Larry, I apologize. Notice I haven't walked up to your shop window since.) Seriously folks, if you walked up to somebody's front door and found it open, would you walk into their house without knocking and go looking for them? Why should it be any different for an open door to a wood shop or a garage door, especially with all the obvious opportunities for injury to them and you? So what is the answer? What is the objective of this tirade? Spend a little time thinking about the other person's safety. That's all. I have to go now. I feel my ears burning. P.S. . . . Don’t forget to participate in the Mentor Program to keep the spirit of our club growing. If you want to know, you have only to ask. If you don’t ask, how will you ever know.

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An interesting challenge came to Rockler Woodworking recently . . . An old two story Victorian home in Orange that was built in 1886, and located at 428 South Orange Street, was in need of restoration on the front porch to bring it back to its original splendor. The house was constructed entirely of old growth redwood harvested from Northern California. Be-cause of the historical significance of the project, the city’s Design Review Committee, Historical Engineers and the Old Towne Preservation Association all had to have approval of each step of the project. Their next door neighbor, Craig Williams, volunteered to re-create the support beams which required that he reproduce the original design and use period materials while being held to a higher standard of construction by the City of Orange Design guidelines and the Department of Interior Standards, because of the historic stature of the house. Since several of the beams needed to be twelve feet long and 5 inches in diameter, he came up with the idea to mount a mini-lathe on a long beam with bed extensions mounted on a track to accommodate the length and allow for the live center and a moveable tool rest. He first attempted this in

his back yard but found the contraption to be too unsta-ble so he got permission to bring it into the Rockler store and mount it on a pair of Jet lathe legs. We at Rockler had a lot of fun par-ticipating in this project and donating our time but soon found that the motor on the mini-lathe could not handle

the mass of the beam so we developed a pulley and link-belt apparatus to let the store’s OneWay 2436 drive the post. This process was carried out at the Rockler Store in Orange for about two weeks. Everybody got a chance to partici-pate. As the project took shape, Guy Willaker, the store manager, had only two requests . . . “Don’t get hurt and don’t burn down the store.” The turning was accomplished by a combination of conven-tional turning tools and a router mounted on an x-y table. We turned a total of 3 of the 12 foot support beams and 4 of the shorter six foot beams. It was quite a conversation piece as customers came into the store and watched the progress (including several members of OCWA). The project is not done yet, but you can see the first two posts mounted in their proper position as the restoration continues. Good job Craig! Thanks again for the valuable support of Rockler Woodworking, without which this pro-ject could not have been accomplished.

Story of the FrankenLathe by Don Scott

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