Chair Riser Program with Lou Gatch

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1 Volume 29, Issue 1 January 8, 2011 Plane News Special points of interest: From the President Cover Featured Speaker Summer Picnic Scheduled Christmas Party Photos Kerry Pierce Woodworking Instruction Schedule January 8th Featured Speaker Nick Engler For my presentation on January 8, I'm going to boil down the combined woodworking wisdom in all 53 of my books to just 14 simple tips. Really. I also hope to bring Shopsmith's latest "PowerPro" headstock for those Shopsmith owners who would like to see it. Nick Engler January 2011 From the President The holidays have come and gone. Its seems the older I get the faster this season flies by. I trust that all of you and your families have had a happy and memorable holiday season. The Holiday Party and our annual toy-making project appeared to be a great success. My special thanks to Mike Quinn and Dan Strohecker for the great job they did organizing and carrying through with the delivery of all those beautiful toys. Special thanks also to Dan for overseeing the wheel and axle program as well. It was gratifying to see such a large turnout. And lastly a very large Thank You" to all the members who constructed and donated all the toys. I'm proud of all of you but each of you should be proud of the fact that you helped brightened the Christmas morning of nearly 2,000 children. Our January 8th, 2011, meeting will feature nationally recognized woodworker and author Mr. Nick Engler. Nick has published 53 woodworking books and a multitude of articles in various woodworking magazines. Many of you may recall the hardbound multi-volume set he published several years ago, "The Workshop Companion." Nick believes in a balance between hand and power tool woodworking. His lectures and demos are quite engaging and very instructive. He will be discussing his "14 Commandments of Woodworking" (that s four more than we got the last time). He also is currently associated with the Shopsmith Company and will shed light on the current status of Shopsmith and he plans to show us a brand new lathe head that will soon be marketed. Our club application to the Annual Community Craftsman Award has been completed and is in the mail. My thanks to members Ed Robold, Mike Quinn, Dan Strohecker, Steve Sattler, and Tom Quertinmont who took the time to supply pictures of club activities and projects to accompany the application. Let s keep our fingers crossed on this one. It would be a great honor if our club is selected. Lastly, and I truly hate to bring this up, but as of this writing, 39 members have yet to pay their dues for That represents nearly 25 percent of the club membership. I also realize that we are in an economic slump as a nation, so if you still want to be a member but can t afford it, please talk to Mike Ware, our treasurer, so we can work something out. For the rest of you, there will be a call from my uncle Louie from Steubenville setting up a meeting time at a local Italian restaurant (a word of caution: wear knee pads). A healthy and happy 2011 to each of you and your families. I m looking forward to seeing each of you Saturday January 8, 2011, at the Spring Road Church. Chuck Caranna

2 Plane News 2 WOCO Delaware Sub Chapter News Those of you who were not able to make it to the WOCO Christmas Banquet sure missed a good time! As usual, there was a good turnout and, also as usual, the food and drink were delicious. If anyone decided not to come because they weren't certain they'd enjoy themselves, I would heartily recommend you mark your calendar for next December's as it appeared everyone went home quite pleased with the get together and especially the choral singers entertainment that followed dinner. By the way, Mike Quinn announced that there were more than 1,800 wooden toys turned in, about 100 more than last year. Way to go fellows and gals! After the meeting, Fred Ball of Westerville asked to join the Delaware group and of course I am delighted to add his name to our list. Chuck Caranna likes to call us the Delaware Over Achievers and it appears Fred is one too! Welcome aboard, Fred! Chair Riser Program with Lou Gatch Delaware Group including: Marion Ackerman Mike McIntee Dan McIver Tom Quirtinmont Steve Sattler Dan Strohecker Don Wenzlik Sets Ivan Dangler Leon Gage Ed Razler... 6 " Glen Rudie " Total as of November 13, Sets Please continue to securely tie each set of four in a plastic grocery bag. A 3 1/8 dia Forstner drill bit is available for member use in lieu of routing the pocket. Contact me if I erred or failed to give out drawing tickets. Thank you for supporting this program. Lou Gatch Our next meeting will be on Saturday, February the 12th. More on that next month. Also, please remember that the WOCO Summer Picnic has been scheduled for the 9th of July from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at Hannah Park in Gahanna. You might want to mark that down on your calendar, too. It'll be a good time, guaranteed! Guess that about wraps it up for this year. Sincere best wishes to each and every one of you this Christmas season and in Steve Sattler (740) Mark Your Calendars! WOCO Summer Picnic July 9, a.m. to 2 p.m. Hannah Park Gahanna, Ohio Steve Settler (740) We re on the web!

3 Plane News 3 Furniture Bank of Central Ohio A dedicated group of WOCO volunteers has been working at the Furniture Bank once a week making dressers. At the same time, we ve been looking for ways to improve the product and the manufacturing process to increase output. After a great deal of work (thanks to Lou Gatch, Dave Chenault and others), we are close to implementing the changes which we hope will help us to reach the goal of 30 dressers per month. Once we achieve that number, we ll try to increase the output even more. The need is that great! To accomplish this, we need more volunteers from WOCO. We currently have one group of seven people who work each Tuesday from about 9 a.m. to 3 or 3:30 p.m. (taking off for lunch, of course). We would like to form at least one more team of seven people who can work on another day. At the meeting in January, we ll be passing around a signup sheet for volunteers. Please consider supporting your club in this very worthwhile endeavor. If you cannot volunteer every week but would consider working from time to time as a substitute, we need you as well. If you cannot come during the week and would like to volunteer on Saturday mornings, please let us know that. Working at the Furniture Bank is sometimes tiring but is always rewarding as we help our club fulfill its mission of providing service to our community using our woodworking skills. Mike Quinn Library Update WOCO Librarian John Herrel is working to update and maintain WOCO s lending library a wealth of resources for WOCO members. This is an enormous task. If you have any books out or if you would like to donate items for the library, please see John at the January meeting so all book records can be verified. Thanks!

4 Plane News 4 Holiday Toy Program Once again, thanks to the dedication, generosity and hard work of the WOCO members who participated, we finished the year with excellent results from our Holiday Toy Program. The final tally is slightly higher than the number announced at the Christmas party. We set a record with 1,830 toys being produced and donated to the five organizations we support. This year, we had 57 members who made toys, either individually, in groups or both. Although slightly down from last year s 59 participants, this still represents a fine level of involvement for the club. Of the 57 people who made toys, seven participated for the first time and 13 participated for their second year. This bodes well for the future of the program as more and more people begin to get involved. If you have not yet made toys for the program or haven t done so for the last few years, I invite you to get started in This is a great community service project of our club and I know the children who receive these gifts truly appreciate your efforts. We had six toy-making groups operating in Working in a group is a good way to get to know your fellow club members and to learn new skills and techniques. We ll be putting together groups again this year and hope to expand this part of the program. Another goal this year is to try to put together guidelines to follow in making toys, including things like finish selection, allowable sizes for loose parts, length of pull ropes, etc. We ll keep you posted. The following members contributed to the success of this year s toy program: Marion Ackerman Chris Amatos Fred Ball Ben Bennett Walt Betley Gary Bogart Chuck Caranna Dave Cenault Jack Chenoweth Bob Cole Gordon Correia Wayne Cuthbert Ivan Dangler Butch Deems Robert Engle John Fair Henry Fisher Leon Gage Lou Gatch Joe Goodwin Peter Grace Ron Grady John Herrel JD Lynn Phil Lynn Ron Mack Mary Kay Marsh Mike McIntee Dan McIver Nelson Meyer Bill Miller Bob Morrison Chuck Murray Ross Petitto Jerry Plasenthal Tom Quertinmont Mike Quinn Ed Razler Craig Renkert Ed Robold Keith Rogers David Rouse Steve Sattler Ed Shaffer Mike Simpson Larry Smith Lou Spezialetti Dan Strohecker John Thill Jim Tippie Mike Totsch Jim Walters Rosie Wendt Don Wenzlik George Whited Joan Whited Joe Yusko Remember, it s not too early to be thinking about your toys for next year. Who knows with a few more people participating, we may be able to crack the 2,000 barrier. Mike Quinn

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14 Plane News 14 WOODCRAFT GREETINGS TO ALL THE MEMBERS OF WOODWORKERS OF CENTRAL OHIO!!! YOU ALSO HAVE OUR SINCERE CONGRATULATIONS ON THE LOVELY TOYS THAT WOCO MEMBERS MADE FOR OUR COLUMBUS AREA CHILDREN THIS YEAR! AS USUAL, A FINE JOB WAS DONE ON THIS IMPRESSIVE ANNUAL PROJECT!!! WE AT WOODCRAFT ALSO HAVE SOME WOODWORKING CLASSES THAT WOCO MEMBERS MIGHT WISH TO TAKE ADVANTAGE OF IN THE NEW YEAR OF DETAILS FOR THE FOLLOWING CAN BE CHECKED ON WOODCRAFT S WEBSITE. JUST CLICK ON STORES/CLASSES/DEMOS/DETAILS Planning-Designing-Building A Workshop with Mike Totsch Saturday, January 22, 10 a.m. 1 p.m.... $50 Salvaging & Using Wood From Blowdown & Dead Trees with Randy Sanders Thursday, February 17, 6 p.m. 9 p.m.... $25 Making A Highland Weather Station with Greg Bacho Sunday, March 13, 12:30 p.m. 5 p.m.... $80 2 Bamboo Backed Long Bow Building Classes with Master Bowyer Tom Turgeon Thursday, April 7, 3 p.m. 9 p.m. & Friday, April 8, 9 a.m. 6 p.m....$395 Saturday, April 9, 11 a.m. 6 p.m. & Sunday, April 10, 9 a.m. 5 p.m...$395 If any of you are interested in signing up for any of these classes or our other offerings, please call us at the store at (614) to register. We take payment at the point of sign up to reserve your space. ********************************** MERRY CHRISTMAS & HAPPY NEW YEAR!!! JIM & RUTH BAUMGARDNER

15 Plane News 15 Kerry Pierce During Kerry s excellent presentation at our November meeting, he mentioned his upcoming schedule of lessons. Some members have already signed up. For your convenience, his February and March lesson schedule is included below. Weekend Woodworking Instruction in the Lancaster, Ohio, shop of Kerry Pierce LLC, author of 19 woodworking books and 150+ magazine articles for Woodwork, Woodshop News, Popular Woodworking, Woodcraft, American Woodworker, and The Woodworker s Journal Instruction is offered in a clean and safe woodworking environment. Classes are limited to two students at a time. Every student is assigned a good bench and a well-lit work space. Tuition is only $75 per day. Classes run from 8:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. on Saturdays and Sundays. February 5: Building a Perfect Finish. Learn how to prep material for finishing with the use of hand planes, scrapers, and sandpaper. Learn how to lay down a series of silky smooth coats of finish. Learn how to top off a good finish with a layer of paste wax. February 6: Mastering Molding Planes. Learn how to restore, set up, and use a variety of molding planes on both soft and hard woods. Learn how to group narrow profiles to produce attractive cornice moldings. Learn how to use shooting boards to fit tight miters in your molding work. February 12: Building a Classic Shaker Four-board Bench. Learn how to cut clean dadoes with dado planes, how to cut wedged through tenons using only hand tools in the creation of this sturdy and handsome bench. February 13: Mastering Joinery Planes. Learn how to restore, set up and use joinery planes to bring a new level of precision to your work. The class will cover the use of miter planes (and shooting boards), shoulder planes, moving filletster (and rabbet planes), plow planes, and dado planes. February 19: Mastering Bench Planes. Learn how to grind and hone plane irons, how to set up your planes to perform a variety of stock preparation tasks. Learn how cambering plane irons can transform your use of bench planes. Learn how to level and smooth boards and glued up panels using jacks and smoothers. Learn how to joint an edge with a jointing plane. February 20: Mastering the Hand-cut Dovetail. Learn how to cut both through and half-blind dovetails using only hand tools. Learn how to lay out a run of dovetails along the corner of a case or drawer to achieve both strength and beauty. Learn how to mark and cut dovetail joinery for cabinet fronts. February : Build a Dovetailed Shaker Candlebox. Learn how to surface stock and how to raise panels using bench planes. Learn how to cut through dovetails by hand. And leave the class with a tangible expression of the skills you acquired.

16 Plane News 16 March 5 + 6: Building a One-Drawer Shaker Document Chest. Learn how to employ both through and hand-cut dovetails, how to shape edges with bench planes, how accurately install hardware in the creation of this diminutive Shaker masterpiece March 12: Build a Pair of Dovetailed Shaker Berry Boxes with Steam-Bent Handles. Learn how to steam bend wood using a low-cost steamer. Learn to cut through dovetails in thin stock. Learn to produce accurate radii using a block plane and pencil marks. And leave the class with a handsome pair of Shaker reproductions. March 13: Mastering Bench Planes. Learn how to grind and hone plane irons, how to set up your planes to perform a variety of stock preparation tasks. Learn how cambering plane irons can transform your use of bench planes. Learn how to level and smooth boards and glued up panels using jacks and smoothers. Learn how to joint an edge with a jointing plane. March 19: Weaving a splint chair seat. Learn how to weave this most traditional of American seating materials: hand-woven splint, which is related to but different than caning. March 20: Mastering Molding Planes. Learn how to restore, set up, and use a variety of molding planes on both soft and hard woods. Learn how to group narrow profiles to produce attractive cornice moldings. Learn how to use shooting boards to fit tight miters in your molding work. March 26: Building a Perfect Finish. Learn how to prep material for finishing with the use of hand planes, scrapers, and sandpaper. Learn how to lay down a series of silky smooth coats of finish. Learn how to top off a good finish with a layer of paste wax. March 27: Mastering the Hand-cut Dovetail. Learn how to cut both through and half-blind dovetails using only hand tools. Learn how to lay out a run of dovetails along the corner of a case or drawer to achieve both strength and beauty. Learn how to mark and cut dovetail joinery for cabinet fronts. Details: A non-refundable $25 deposit reserves your spot. The balance (at $75 per day) and any materials fees are due by 8:30 on the day your class is to begin. Every student is required to sign a waiver and release from liability before taking a class. Tool lists and waivers will be sent via or conventional mail to individuals who have paid deposits. Please make checks out to Kerry Pierce LLC. Please bring a sack lunch. Kerry Pierce LLC 3104 Mudhouse Lancaster OH (740) kerrypiercefurniture@gmail.com

17 Plane News 17 WOCO Treasurer's Report December 31, 2010 STATEMENT OF OPERATIONS Revenues Membership Dues $ 2, Raffles $ note: Furniture Bank Donations $ 1, Hat Sales $ 5.00 TOTAL REVENUES $ 2, Expenses Audio Visual $ Awards $ - Charity $ - Christmas Party $ Copying $ - Insurance $ Library Supplies $ Meeting Refreshments $ Newletter Expenses $ Office Supplies $ 5.13 Picnic Expense 2011 $ Postage Expense $ Speaker Fees $ Show Expenses $ Toy Making Materials $ TOTAL EXPENSES $ 1, ACTUAL CASH FLOW Balance Carried Forward from September 1, 2010 $ 4, Add: Revenues $ 2, Subtract: Expenses $ 1, Balance On Hand as of October 10, , $ Note : Donations for Furniture Bank are not included in Revenues Paid members for = 125 Members from who have not renewed = 39

18 Plane News 18 WOCO website Visit these retailers who support our club Woodcraft 1077 Bethel Rd. Corner of Bethel & Kenny Rds. Columbus (614) Woodwerks & Rockler 1181 Claycraft Rd. Columbus (614) Woodline USA Router Bits (800) WOCO and OTHER meetings Woodworkers of Central Ohio January 8, :30 a.m.-12 p.m. At Spring Road Church of Christ 74 S. Spring Rd. Westerville, OH Central Ohio Woodturners Call Chuck Kemp (614) Nancy Kerns (614) For location and times Columbus Chippers Carving Club Meets 1st and 3rd Tuesday of each month at 7:00pm Plane News is a publication of the Woodworkers of Central Ohio PO Box 3114 Westerville, OH Meetings are held the second Saturday of September, November, January, March and May 8:30 a.m. 12:00 p.m. at Spring Road Church of Christ at 74 S. Spring Road, Westerville, Ohio. President: Chuck Caranna, (614) Vice President: Edward Robold, (614) Treasurer: Michael Ware, (614) Piermont Court Westerville, OH Librarian: John Herrel, (614) Editor: Joe Goodwin, (614) Send your feedback and ideas about what you would like to see in this newsletter to Joe Goodwin at jgoodwin@insight.rr.com. The deadline for newsletter articles is the 15th of the month before the next meeting. Send newsletter articles to : Joe Goodwin, Editor jgoodwin@insight.rr.com or at: 2665 Weyant St. Lewis Center, OH (614) If you would like to change the way you receive this newsletter, or mailed hard copy, please contact me and I will make the change. Each mailed hard copy of the newsletter costs the club about $3.00.