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September 2008, Vol. 17, Number 9
WO O D WO R K E R SN E WS
September MeetingThursday, September 11, 2008, 7:00 pmShaker Heritage Society MeetinghouseAlbany-Shaker Road, Albany
What Is Shaker Furniture?By Jerry Grant
Jerry Grant is the Director of Research and LibraryServices at the Shaker Museum and Library in OldChatham, New York. His professional training is as alibrarian with a specialty in rare books and archives.Jerry has been on the staff of the Shaker Museum andLibrary since 1987 and has worked in jobs related to thehistory and practices of the Shakers for nearly thirtyyears. He is the co-author with Douglas Allen of ShakerFurniture Makers and Noble but Plain: The ShakerMeetinghouse at Mount Lebanon. While choosing a careerin research and rare books, Jerry has worked both as acurator and as a craftsman – making replicas of Shakeroval boxes.
For years there have been debates about what is oris not Shaker Furniture. Jerry will present an illustratedlecture on changing opinions of what is included in thephrase, “Shaker Furniture.” Early writers on the Shakers
focused on a very limited number of pieces of furniturethat met their stylistic criteria for being included in thecategory of Shaker furniture. Over the years the defini-tion of what is Shaker has broadened, but Jerry believesit has begun to once again contract. He will show exam-ples of this change and give his opinion on what it isthat makes something not only a piece of Shaker furni-ture but an exciting piece of Shaker furniture.
Members of the Shaker Heritage Society have beeninvited to join us at this meeting.
Shaker Style Table courtesy of editor
Annual Lumber and Tool AuctionSaturday, September 20, 2008 • Shaker BarnBy Charlie Goddard
This year’s auction is scheduled for Saturday, September 20, in the Shaker Barn on Albany-Shaker Road, nearwhere we hold our monthly meetings. The doors will open at 10 AM for inspection of the items for sale and the auc-tion will begin a noon.
For lumber there will be pine, black locust, black cherry, maple, sycamore, ash, aspen, large chunks of ambrosiasilver maple, 3 large chunks of camphor tree, eastern red cedar, some exotics from Joshua’s Trees, large sheets of oakveneer, various small turning blocks and the remainder of the American chestnut from last year.
There will be a large selection of tools, including a Stanley #45 molding plane, heavy duty Parks 14”, 3 HP planer,clean looking Shopsmith (with table saw, scroll saw, and drill press), old classical work bench with 3 drawers (will needsome repair), shop vacs, compressor, 8” radial arm saw, 4 wooden step ladders, chop saw, 3 HP Ryobi router, dust col-lectors, table saws, sanders, power drills, various hand tools and bundles of sandpaper. By auction day I’m sure this listwill have grown.
Auctions do not run themselves. It takes quite a bit of work to move the lumber and tools from storage, lay out theitems for sale, measure the board-feet of lumber in each pile, mark all the items, display the items during the auctionand keep the records of who bought what and for how much. If you can help please let me know (370-0388,[email protected]). We will start laying out the items at 9 AM on the Wednesday before the auction.
The auction is the primary funding source for grants issued from the Fiske Fund. Last year we made about $9,000,most of which has already been distributed in grants to attend woodworking courses.
OFFICERSPresident - Warren Stoker 439-6089
[email protected] President - Owen Arkison
Secretary -Kitty Scharl [email protected]
Treasurer - Austin Spang [email protected]
Past President - Pete Howe [email protected]
Historian - Darrell Welch (518) [email protected]
Executive Secretary - Charlie Goddard 370-0388 [email protected]
CHAIRPERSONSMid-Hudson Chapter
Joe Kennedy, President [email protected] Chapter
Co-ChairpersonsClyde Cheney - 661-5138
Ray Laubenstein - [email protected]
EducationHerm Finkbeiner 371-9145
[email protected] Programs
Position To Be FilledYouth Programs
Ray Gannon [email protected]
Fiske FundJoe Kennedy (845) 473-1598
Al and Emily Stahl [email protected]
LibraryWilhelmina Evans 753-7759
Susan Howe 885-9331Programs
Ken Evans [email protected]
PublicationsWally Carpenter [email protected]
SHOWCASEKen Evans 753-7759
[email protected] Crib
Gerry O'Brien [email protected]
VideographersDave Ellison 872-0980
[email protected] Kappel [email protected] Pugsley [email protected]
Bob Conahan [email protected]
Kirk Hardenburg725-1997
UNLESS OTHERWISE NOTED, PHONENUMBERS ARE IN AREA CODE 518
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Letter to the editor:I have been a fan of new approach that NWA is using in getting a supply ofwood for the annual wood auction, the acquisition of a trailer ever since theidea was proposed. It allows us to collect logs to a single site and keep whatwould be beautiful lumber from becoming firewood or, heaven forbid, shavingsunder a lathe. However, until I read the article by Ken Evans in the Augustnewsletter I did not realize that the loading and unloading system is trulyunique and does indeed merit a whistle.
The new NWA LOG TRAILER was there with logs brought in from some distantsite for sawing. Pretty nice rig, if you ask me. Slick as a whistle it loads andunloads BIG logs by a wench and pulley system only an engineer could deviseand operate.
This trailer will bring many logs to the Shaker site for sawing and eventual saleat the yearly Fiske Auction in September. If you have or know of any logs avail-able to NWA, please call Charlie Goddard at 518-370-0388
I am sure that this new system will attract many admirers and can only hopethat there won’t be a problem with more watchers than workers.
Herm Finkbeiner
Time is what we want most, but what we use worst.
Wm. Penn
The Fiske Scholarship FundBy Joe Kennedy
We made grants to eight people at the end of the second quarter. This wasa record. It is good to see so many members take advantage of the FiskeScholarship Fund.
David Bird took three introductory turning classes at the Brookfield CraftCenter. Bob Boisvert, Jack Collumb and Bill Reynolds took a basic intarsiaclass near Gatlinburg, TN. They drove down and back together to save on fuel,a great idea these days. Tom Osborne attended a Sculptural Furniture class atthe Center for Furniture Craftsmanship in Rockport Maine. As previously men-tioned, Austin Spang also attended this class.
Camilo Marquez took a basic woodworking class at the Banner Hill Schoolin Wyndham, NY. This is a new school, at least to me. Since it is so close to allof us, it might be worth checking it out at Bannerhillllc.com. (Note that thisaddress has four l’s.)
John Hodgson and Joe Benkert are enrolled in Finishing classes with TeriMasaschi at the Center for Furniture Craftsmanship. John will take a one weekclass and Joe will take a two week class.
If you plan to take a class, please send me your application. An applicationreceived by September 30 will be processed in October.
I am stepping down as Chairperson of the Fiske Scholarship Fund. Withthe cost of fuel increasing, I don’t want to drive to the Albany area as often as Ihave done in the past few years. I will continue to serve for the time beinguntil a replacement is named.
Editor: Joe, You will certainly be missed as you are an excellent leader andsupporter of the program!
WOODWORKERS NEWS ispublished by the NortheasternWoodworkers Association for itsmembers. The Association’s aimis to provide a common meetingground for lovers of woodworkingwho want to know more aboutwood and the techniques forforming it. The newsletter ispublished monthly. It is assem-bled in QuarkXPress 5.0on an iMac G5, duplicated byShipmates, and mailed to morethan 1,000 addresses.
Your next issue ofWoodworkers News
will be publishedin early October
Copy deadline: September 15Wally Carpenter, Editor
(518) [email protected]
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operates continuously. We also offer selected
links to other sites of interestto our membership.
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Mid-Hudson Woodworkers Second Annual ShowcaseBy Wally Cook
Call for Entries:The Mid-Hudson Chapter Show is just around the corner on Saturday,
September 27. Your projects and involvement are needed! All NWA Membersare invited to display their work. Arrangements can be made for your articlesto be picked up at the Wood Auction on September 20th. Alternately, you canbring your entries on Friday evening between 6PM and 8PM or by 9AM onthe day of the show.
We would like the displayed articles to have a professional looking entrycard. Duane Henry is prepared to print out a card for each piece, if you emailhim the following information:
• Your Name• Short Description or Title of your entry
(e.g., “turned salad bowl”, “end table”, “intarsia”, etc.)• Type of Wood(s)• Type of Finish
Please Note: All information must be emailed to Duane at [email protected] as
soon as possible. If the information is received by September 15th, the cardscan be printed. Otherwise, you must hand-write the information on providedcards when you bring the display items.
The Show:Plans are finalizing for the
show day. Indoor activities willinclude demonstrations withboth lathe and scroll saw. A workbench for hand tool demonstra-tion is planned. The children's'workshop will feature construc-tion of tool/toy totes and toycars. Outside activity will includea Wood-Mizer Sawmill demon-stration in the parking lot.
Volunteers are still neededfor floor guides, setup and teardown. Please call George Nortonat (845-687-6099) if you wish tohelp at the show. For all volun-teers and exhibitors entry to theshow is free. There is a $3.00charge for all others, includingvolunteers' and exhibitors'guests.
We will have a sale of donat-ed items and a raffle of somebeautiful tables and other dona-tions. Please consider supportingthis effort with additional dona-tions.
Al Shinker with pair of tables donated for raffle
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Mid-Hudson Wednesday group visits Taunton PressBy Chuck Walker
A group from the Mid-HudsonWednesday morning woodwork-ers visited the offices of TauntonPress in Newtown, CT on July 23.The trip was arranged by RichardShoulkin who contacted the pub-lisher of “Fine Woodworking”magazine to give us a look atwhere and how the magazine isassembled. Anatole Burkin, pub-lisher of FWW welcomed thegroup. In the conference area wewere shown walls of article pagesarranged so the staff can viewthe upcoming issue as a wholeand make suggestions about theorder of presentation beforegoing to press. Anatole explainedhow articles go through the selec-tion and editing process. Forauthors in the woodworkingworld, editors and illustrators areassigned to assist with finalpreparation. It was evident thatthere is a great deal more topreparation of articles for publica-tion than one might think.
The editorial policy of “FineWoodworking” magazine is toappeal to furniture builders. FWWattempts to serve this audienceby limiting actual project articlesexcept as used to introduce tech-niques. Their mainstay articlesare generally about tools andtechniques. How to submit tips tothe magazine was explained indetail. After discussion Anatolegave us a tour of the shop areashowing us a few projects thathad been featured in earlierissues. The shops are divided intothree rooms. One is primarily fortesting, assembling and photogra-phy. The second has power toolsof various types and manufac-tures. The tools are representativeof what woodworkers might havein their own shops. The lastsmaller room is for hand toolswork and finishing and is sepa-rated by a glass wall from thepower tools. We all developed anappreciation for the skill andeffort it takes to produce a qualitypublication.
Duane Henry, Joe Benkert, Tommy Gallagher, George Norton (partially hidden), Chuck Walker, DapCole, Al Shinker, Bobby Doran, Bill Sterling, Anatole Burkin, Richard Shoulkin, Fred DuBois, PeteChast.
New articles pinned up for viewing and arrangement in the upcoming issue.
Anatole Burkin describes the main workshop.
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Wood of the Month ©2008
- By Ron DeWitt
Monterey Cypress (Cupressus macrocarpa)Hartw. An Evergreen ConiferCupressus - The Cypress Family
The common name Monterey comes from its nativehabitat along Monterey Bay on the Pacific coast of cen-tral California in the United States. Seed of this tree wascollected there in 1836 by A. B. Lambert, taken toEurope and widely distributed. Trees were collected andnamed by Theodor Hartweg in 1846. This tree wasplanted in New Zealand asearly as 1848.
There are, arguably,eight true cypresses foundin North America, seven inthe U.S. and one in Mexico.Others, located in southernEurope, North Africa andChina, number about sevenmore for a worldwide totalof perhaps 15. Adding tothe usual difficulty whenplacing species in a genus,there is also a disputednumber of what may ormay not be varieties. Sometaxonomists contend thatthere are as many as 26species in this genus. In anattempt to achieve someclarity and based upon newgenetic data, it has beensuggested that Cupressus bedivided into two genera,one for “Old World” andone for “New World”cypresses.
The Monterey cypress (Cupressus macrocarpa), alsoknown simply as macrocarpa, is probably most notablefor its remarkably constrained native area--two rockyheadland areas along the central Pacific coast. Thelargest, located near Pescadoro about 30 miles (48 km)north of Monterey Bay, is only about 2 miles (3.2 km)long and 220 yards (0.4 km) wide. The second, about75 miles (121 km) south of Pescadoro at Point Lobos, ismuch smaller. Combined, these two groves occupyapproximately 300 acres (81 hectares), the smallestnative range of any tree in the world! Fossil records,however, indicate this tree existed 140 million years agoin an area covering much of what is now western NorthAmerica.
This tree must be described in several ways,depending upon habitat. In its native range theMonterey cypress is a very picturesque, small- to medi-um-size, slow-growing tree reaching heights of 15 to 60ft. (4.5 - 18 m) with stem diameters of 2 ft. (0.6 m)dbh. Young or sheltered trees may be columnar with
symmetrical crowns, often becoming flat-topped withspreading tops as they age. On their seaside precipices,branching is sparse and wind-contoured giving trees analmost defiant appearance. They have a very high salt-air tolerance. Old trees may reach 300 years. Commonassociates include Monterey pine, another restrainedendemic.
Elsewhere this tree is considered medium to large.It is planted extensively outside of its native range,often naturalizing easily, growing bigger, better andfaster than in its native environment. Its potential rangein the U.S. extends along a coastal band fromMassachusetts to Oregon. It is grown in western andsouthern Europe for its timber, as an ornamental, and
for shelter belts. Australia, New Zealand,South America, and South Africa plant it fortimber. It is content in a wide variety of full-sun conditions, from moderately dry to wetbut well-drained clay, sand or loam, slightlyalkaline to very acidic, mountainous to flat, atvarious altitudes. The form in these areastends towards tall, slender and conical, andgrowth rates might be two to three times thatof trees in the native area.
The National Register of Big Trees reportsthe largest Monterey cypress in the U.S. at102 ft. (31 m) tall and almost 15 ft. (4.5 m)dbh, growing in Pescadoro County, California.Substantially larger trees can be found inalmost every other country where it has beenintroduced. Great Britain has a tree 118 ft. (36m) by 10.5 ft. (3.2 m) dbh. One in NewZealand is 157 ft. (48 m) tall, another is 16.5ft (5 m) dbh.
Leaves of Monterey cypress are opposite,scale-like, dark green, bluntly pointed, placedalternately in four rows along the roundedbranchlets which have a ropy or cord-likeappearance. Leaves become red-brown aftertheir first winter and may persist for three orfour years before dropping. Foliage develops
in dense three-dimensional sprays. Crushed fresh leaveshave a pleasant resiny-lemon scent.
Small inconspicuous yellow flowers appear inFebruary or March. Fruit, a rounded cone 1 to 1.4 in.(2.5 to 3.5 cm) long, is the largest of any of the cypress-es. It is composed of 6 to 8 pairs of very hard, tightscales. Cones ripen from green to brown in their secondyear. The cones are described as moderately serotinous,remaining closed and hanging long after the seedsinside are mature. They usually require the heat of a fireto melt the binding resin, releasing the seeds. Theenclosed seeds may be viable for 20 years. Althoughthe tree is considered “rare and threatened” in itsnative habitat, current attitudes toward fire suppressionmay be a factor.
Bark is pale brown and lightly ridged on youngtrees becoming pink-brown to gray, rough and coarselyfibrous with age.
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By Ken Evans
The Board met at 5:30PM. Peter Case informed the Board thatTotally Turning was progressing very nicely. Cooperation between theAWA and the KWA will produce a very nice Totally Turning Symposium.Matt Clark of KWA has lined up Jimmy Clewes, Michael Mocho, and RollyMunro as professional presenters for TT2009. Molly Winton will join theturning group as a Showcase presenter to produce a very impressivearray of turners for the event.
As everyone knows by now, Totally Turning and Showcase 2009 willboth take place March 28 and 29 in Saratoga Springs at the City Center/Saratoga Hilton complex.
There were about 40 members present for the August meeting of theAdirondack Woodturners. This is about average for the summer monthsespecially August.
The raffle had all the usual items and sales were brisk for the good-ies and the Club store sold out of Anchor Seal within the first few min-utes.
The Instant gallery showed some very fine work including a jig byIan Panek using a barbeque rotisserie to slowly turn a turning for finish-ing. Pretty slow rotations and pretty cool.
Dave Jarose provided the turning program for the meeting. His topicwas inside out turning to produce very unique candlesticks. Without alathe, and with only examples of his work, Dave provided an extremelywell done program which kept everyone informed, amused, and at timeslaughing out loud. The program was very well done, lighthearted, andexactly the kind of program we need. Thanks, Dave.
Wednesdays at Stillwater has been suspended until September orOctober as the lathes are needed for the upcoming County Fairs. AWAwill be demonstrating at the Washington County Fair and theSchaghticoke Fair. Come see fellow club members at these fairs.
Membership was advised that elections of positions to the AWABoard are up-coming at the December meeting. A nominating commit-tee will make nominations to the group. Nominations from the floor canbe made at the September or October meeting. Voting ballots will bemailed to MEMBERS in November. These ballots can be marked andmailed back postmarked by the December meeting or brought to theDecember meeting. Ballots will be counted and the winners announcedbefore the conclusion of the December meeting.
Only AWA members may vote. To be an AWA member, you MUST BEAN NWA member AND have filled out an AWA membership applicationduring the time frame
December 2007 and November 2008. NWA membership period endsin August, so check to be sure your NWA membership is paid as we willuse the NWA membership list to determine members.
If you have done these two things, then a ballot will be mailed to youin November.
See everyone in September.
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August Adirondack WoodturnersAssociation
For Sale
I have a slab of sycamore with two natural edges. Dimensions are 9' long, approximately 23" wide and 2" thick. I am asking $200. My phone number is 518-765-3189, [email protected]. If you have any questions, please let me know. Thanks. Kitty Scharl
C L A S S I F I E D S
NWA WoodworkingClasses at theStillwater ShopFor more information about any ofthese classes log on to: http://wood-workerorg.blogspot.com/
The TablesawKen EvansTuesday, September 166:30 PMCost: $20
Lamination, the Basics and BeyondGarrett HackSat. & Sun. October 18 & 199 AM to 4:30 PMRegistration for this session opens onSept.2, 2008Cost: $150
Hand Plane Tune-up ClinicTom Osborne & Bill VanBruntSat. & Sun. October 18 & 191 PM to 4 PMThis session will be held at theKennedy Shop in HalfmoonCost: $25
ToymakingWarren StokerWednesdays, Oct. 8, 15 & 2210 AM – 1 PMCost: $60 plus materials
To register contact Gerry O’Brien at:[email protected] (518)459-9266
About the time we can makethe ends meet, somebody
moves the ends.
Herbert Hoover
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The Monterey cypress is susceptible to thecoryneum canker fungus, for which there is no knowncure. Infestation begins in the crown and can progressdown the tree to kill it. Control of the white cankerinvolves cutting out and burning affected parts, butbadly infected trees may require removal. The fungusseems to follow this species wherever it is planted.
Wood of this tree may be described as somewhatsimilar to bald cypress and equally variable in proper-ties. Specific gravity is 0.49 to 0.60; weight is 31 to 37pcf (497 to 593 kg/m3) at 12 % M.C. Freshly cut woodsometimes hasan unpleasantodor. Wood air-or kiln-dries eas-ily with little ten-dency to warp orcheck. Sapwoodis pale tocreamy-white;heartwood is thecolor of palestraw. It is medi-um- to fine-tex-tured, moderate-ly hard, andmoderatelyheavy withstraight grain.The wood workseasily withsharp-edgedhand or powertools and finishes nicely. It has excellent durability incontact with soil or when exposed to the weather.
No specific safety hazards were found related toworking with Monterey cypress, but some species in theCupressus family are known to cause skin, eye, noseand throat problems. Those precautions are advised.
Monterey cypress is one of the most widely-plantedtree species in the world. Where planted, the timber of
Wood Questions
A.Amber. Varying from transparent to opaque andfrom golden yellow to dark brown, amber consists offossilized terpenoid resins, mostly from long extinctpines.
Q. What is the only jewel of plant origin?
Wood Definition- Ron DeWitt
Coppicing is a traditional European method ofwoodland management in which tree stems are cutdown to near ground level. In subsequent growth years,many new shoots will emerge. After a number of yearsthe cycle is repeated. This is an effective way toincrease wood production, especially for firewood onsmall wood lots.
Coppicing is being experimented with to producebiomass--large amounts of plant or tree fiber for use asfuel for power generation.
this tree is used for general construction. Its durabilityhas made it useful for fence posts, boat construction,siding, mine timbers, log cabins, and shingles. Some isused for trim work, cabinetry, furniture, novelties, boxesand coffins. Also it is used for shelter belts, noise andsight barriers, and frequently as an ornamental. Manycultivars have been developed for garden planting.
In some of those countries where it is heavily plant-ed, especially in South America and Africa, the rapidproduction of wood from Monterey cypress has made itan important component of the local forest economy.In those countries it is used internally and for export toreduce pressure on native stands.
This is another example of a fine tree that does itsbest almost anyplace away from home.
Wood of the Month
Membership Renewal Time!!By Susan Howe
NWA memberships expire at the end of August each year. Please check your address label on this NWAWoodworkers News. The upper right corner shows the month and year your membership expires. If your label says“Aug 09” you’re already paid up…thank you. If it says “Aug 08” you need to renew.
Renewal letters were mailed in August. If you haven’t already renewed take a few minutes to review and/or correctthe information at the bottom of the letter, detach it, include your fee ($25 single or $30 family) and mail it in theenvelope that was provided.
Any questions or concerns you can reach me at [email protected] or (518) 885-9331
Mid-Hudson Woodworkers NewsBy Wally Cook
Whose Cuisine will Reign Supreme? Chef's Bob Doran andBill Reynolds will be the designated delectifiers at the Mid-Hudson Picnic to be held on Saturday, September 6 from noon to4PM. Bring your lawn chairs, pot luck dish to share, and an itemfor the raffle. We guarantee a delightful afternoon! The picnic willbe held once again on the grounds of the historic Opdahl proper-ty in Hurley (and many thanks to Vi and Bob).
For those who have not been there previously, please see themap.
Another Season, Another Show: The Mid-Hudson Chapter'sSecond Annual Mini-Showcase is planned for Saturday,September 27. The purpose of the show is to draw attention tothe work of the NWA in the Hudson Valley. Al ("The Finisher")Shinker has donated two beautiful tables for the raffle -- and theWednesday gang worked on another table (sapelli mahogany) forthe event.
We could use donations of handmade items for the sales andraffle tables -- last year, this venue was a big hit with the audi-ence. Please call contact Bob Doran (sales table) or Bill Reynolds(raffle table) if you have items to provide.
Day Jobs: The Chapter manned a demonstrator booth at theHurley Corn Festival on August 16. The event draws over twelvehundred visitors each year. This year our chapter showed tech-niques for woodturning, scroll saw, and lutherie. The WednesdayGroup has been meeting at George Norton's shop this summer.Recent activities included demos on veneering (Al Shinker) andthe Leigh D-4 Dovetail jig (George Norton).
Al Shinker tables for Mid-Hudson Showcase raffle
CHAPTER NEWSSacandaga ChapterBy Gary Spencer
The Sacandaga Chapter of the Northeastern Woodworkers Association last met on June11th, our programinvolved a shop visit to Barney Bellinger’s Sampson Bog studio. This was an excellent program and fitting for ourfinal program before our summer break.
Our first program of our new season will be September 10th. Our program will highlight the activities and skillsof Charlie Kested at the Scroll saw. Charlie has brought in pictures of some of his creations and they were outstand-ing thus an invitation to do this months program. If you want to see some exciting scroll saw projects and alsolearn how to do scroll sawing yourself then this is the program for you!
During the summer break we had some of our members involved in a community restoration project, TheItalian Gardens in Broadalban a structure involving columns and beams, both exposed and covered, in a park likesetting, which has deteriorated but is salvageable. This project involved much dismantling, raising some fallencolumns, getting rid of some rot and rescuing some old timbers and replacing some, also replanting some shrubsand other vegetation. This project has grown larger than expected but morale is high and everyone is having agood time doing a good thing for the community.
Our elected Chapter officers for next year are: Co-presidents will be Clyde Cheney and Ray Laubenstein, TheTreasurer will be Arnold Jaffee, our Board Representative will be Mike Kratky and our Liason person will be GarySpencer. With the Chapter in these hands we look forward to an excellent and productive year.
Our regular monthly meetings are the second Wednesday of each month and begin at 7:00 P.M. at MayfieldHigh School woodshop.
Our next regular meeting will be Sept.10, 2008. Come on out! Remember we have door prizes and lightrefreshments are served.
For Directions or information contact: Clyde Cheney – 661-5138 • Ray Laubenstein – 863-6071 • Gary Spencer - 863-6433
Map to Mid-Hudson Picnic
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Upstate N.Y. Expo FocusedOn EducationBrian Caldwell Woodshop News July [email protected]
Each year, the Northeastern WoodworkersAssociation, the largest woodworking guild in New York,presents its “Woodworkers Showcase,” an exposition offine woodworking featuring hundreds of pieces of furni-ture, carvings, turnings, toys, miniatures and sportsequipment by the region’s finest woodworkers. The 2008Showcase was the 18th annual event and was held April5-6 at the spacious Saratoga Springs (N.Y.) City Center.The total volunteer effort takes between 275 and 300people to put on the show.
“Our exhibitors are amateurs and professionals,and our organization has both amateurs and profession-als in it,” says Ken Evans, 2008 showcase chair. “Therewere roughly 400 items exhibited this year. It’s an edu-cational event, and it’s just for the viewing pleasure ofthe public; the items are not for sale.”
The event includes a woodworkers’ competitionwith awards, a special theme display, exhibits by guestorganizations, experts available to answer woodworkingquestions, continuous free lectures and demonstrations,and special exhibits and sale of products by national andarea businesses of interest to woodworkers.
“[Northeastern Woodworkers Association] started inthe capitol district [Albany, Schenectady, Troy] around1991 with people from General Electric and, from that, itgrew into about 800 members now,” Evans says. “Wehave three chapters: one in the capitol district, we haveone in the mid-Hudson district in Kingston, and we haveanother chapter in Sacandaga Lake. We also have a num-ber of special interest groups; ‘SIGs’ we call them, con-sisting of two turning groups, a carving group and ascroll-sawing group.”
Each year there is a theme-based feature exhibit andthis year it was Adirondack furniture. The showcase alsoprovides woodworking education.
“We had four lecture rooms running a different lec-ture every hour for the two days,” Evans says. “We hirefour nationally known woodworkers, and the rest of ourpresenters are regional presenters, both from our cluband other clubs. We use the nationally known wood-workers also as judges because some of the pieces thatare entered are entered for judging. The judges werePete Korn, Doug Stowe, Chris Schwarz and WayneBarton.”
There was a vendors’ area with more than 75booths where items are sold, but the exhibit area andthe professional gallery are strictly for display.
“We probably had 3,500 to 3,600 attendees, some-where in that neighborhood,” Evans added. “Show[attendance] of this nature is down. We’re told it’s thebiggest show in that facility attendance-wise.”
The 2009 showcase is scheduled for March 28-29in Saratoga Springs.
George showing the Leigh dovetail jig
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Adirondack Woodturners Association - The AWA is active throughout the year.Meetings are every first Wednesday of the month (except in January and July whenit is the second Wednesday), and are held at the Curtis Lumber conference room onRoute 67, Ballston Spa. Beginners’ sessions begin at 6 pm; the main program at6:30 pm. Wednesday “Learn and Turn” sessions in Stillwater are also scheduledfrom 6 pm - 9 pm except on AWA member meeting nights. www.adirondackwood-turners.org Contact Ken Evans, 753-7759 or [email protected]
Carver’s Guild - meets every Friday at the Clifton Park Senior Center from 9:00 amto 1:00 pm. Sessions are intended for every NWA member who is interested in carv-ing, from beginners to those wanting to learn a new technique. No reservations arenecessary, just show up! Contact Bill McCormack, 233-7260.
Scroller’s Guild - Meets on the third Wednesday of the month at The School atNortheast, 1821 Hamburg St., Schenectady. A beginner's session starts at 6:30 PMfollowed by a general meeting at 7:00 PM. Contact: Donna Phillips, (518) 372-3337or [email protected].
Kaatskill Woodturners - Meets the second Wednesday of each month at 7 p.m. atthe Opdahl property in Hurley. Contact George Norton, (845) 331-1705.
Jim's "Hole in the Woods Gang"Meets every Saturday, from 9:00 am until noon at Jim Kennedy's shop at 86Guideboard Rd., in Halfmoon. (just 1 mile east of the Halfmoon Diner on Rt. 9).Our general purpose is public service work for various charitable organizations,including the Double H Hole in the Woods camp for children. We strive to foster alearning environment for our members through the projects we work on and theinformal training/learning sessions given by and for our members. Sharing fellow-ship and relating experiences are a major part of our sessions, as we do accomplishmany tasks during our times together as well.Contact Dick Flanders, (518) 393-5215 ([email protected]) or Darrell Welch,(518) 477-8431 ([email protected]) for more information.
CHAPTERSNWA Mid-Hudson -The chapter meets at 7:30 p.m. on the third Thursday, exceptJuly and August, at the Hurley Reformed Church. The Church is just off the theHurley exit from Rte. 209. Right at the exit, right at the stop sign and left into theChurch parking area. Contact Joe Kennedy, (845) 473-1598
NWA Sacandaga - The chapter meets at 7 p.m. on the second Wednesday of eachmonth at Mayfield High School in the woodworking shop. Park by the section of thebuilding that protrudes further into the parking lot and enter the nearest of the (5)doors. Contact Gary Spencer, 863-6433.
NWA Program Schedule2008-2009
September 11, 2008Shaker Furniture Talk
Gerry Grant
October 9,2008Fiske Fund Recipients
November 13, 2008Fiske Fund Lecture
Ernie Howe
December 4, 2008Family Night
January 8, 2009Jim’s Hole in the Wood Gang
February 12, 2009Solid Wood Case
and Drawer ConstructionBill McTierman
March 12, 2009Shaker BoxesJohn Wilson
April 10, 2009Sagandaga SIG
May 14, 2009Jigs & Fixtures(Mid Hudson)
For meeting cancellationinformation,
call Ken Evans 753-7759or Charlie Goddard 370-0388
September MeetingThursday, September 11, 2008, 7:00 pmShaker Heritage Society Meeting House
Albany-Shaker Road, Albany
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