THE SAWDUST. Meeting Time. Volume 14, Issue 6 June 2007

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1 THE SAWDUST Volume 14, Issue 6 June 2007 Small Talk Welcome to the latest edition of The Sawdust! This month s issue has a number of photographs from Fred Miller and John Goodson s presentation at the May meeting on Constructing a Chest the 18 th Century Way. The article from Early American Life magazine that inspired Fred to build his first version of this chest is attached as a separate.pdf file. We hope you enjoy the reading. The membership list is attached at the end of the newsletter. I will keep an updated list but this is last time we will be sending it out with the newsletter until probably December. The membership list will not be posted on the web site. (If any member ever needs an updated list all you have to do is send me an and I forward it to you.) Lastly, I have added a Calendar to the newsletter that will list events for June and July. For now it mostly has upcoming classes offered by Woodcraft, but if you know of any other events that you think should be on the calendar please do not hesitate to contact me. Constructing A Chest, the 18th Century Way At the May meeting Fred Miller, with help from John Goodson, showed us the construction of the case and drawer dividers/guides, including the wood selection and joinery techniques (hand-cut dovetails, mortise & tenons with room for expansion, etc ). The program for the June meeting will cover construction of the base, with ogee bracket feet, and the drawers. The Charlotte Woodworkers Association would like to thank Horizon Forest Products (Charlotte, NC) for donating the beautiful tiger maple wood and Horton Brasses ( for donating the drawer pulls. When completed, the piece will be displayed at Klingspor and Woodcraft, and then donate the piece in the Club's name to One Special Christmas. In the spirit of a picture being worth a thousand words, here are some photographs and notes from the evening: continued on page 2 Best regards, ~Peter Stoffel CWA Secretary Meeting Time Meetings of the Charlotte Woodworker s Association are held the third Tuesday of each month, except for December. Meetings are held at the Well of Hope Lutheran (formerly Incarnation Lutheran Church), 6400 Old Reid Road, Charlotte, NC (off Archdale Drive). A social and refreshment time starts at 5:30pm; our meeting starts at 6:30pm. Come to the meeting early and get to know your fellow woodworking enthusiasts! This shows the mortise and tenon joinery of the drawer divider. It is hard to see in the photograph, but the dovetail joint that will attach the rail to the side of the case does not run the entire length of the front rail, just the first 1-1/2 inches. The edge of the dust panel has been tapered rather than thinning out the entire board in a planer. Every joint is numbered to facilitate assembly. The Sawdust 1

2 continued from page 1 Here you can see one rail attached to the side of the chest. The round dowel sticking up 1/8 on the top of the rail will act as a stop for the front of the drawer. This way, as the case expands and contracts with the temperature and relative humidity the drawer front will remain in line with the front of the case. The wood for the bottom of the chest is poplar because this will not be seen. The Story Stick (right) shows the layout of the finished chest. (The stick is not lining up with this case because the feet have not yet been added ) There are no other finished drawings or plans. The Sawdust 2

3 continued from page 2 Below are some teaser photographs of Fred & John s June presentation: Fred showing the stick in relation to the case. Here we can see the components from photograph 1 being dry-fit into the case. The Sawdust 3

4 continued from page 3 CALENDAR OF EVENTS JUNE 2 LUMBER PREPARATION PICTURE FRAMING JUNE 7 PEN TURNING JUNE 10 CARVE A COUNTRY SWAN JUNE 14 SHARPENING CARVING TOOLS JUNE 17 LATHE III: LIDDED BOX HAPPY FATHER S DAY! JUNE 19 CHARLOTTE WOODWORKERS MEETING JUNE 21 RAISED PANEL DOOR CONSTRUCTION JUNE 23 BASIC LATHE: PART I JUNE 24 BASIC FINISHING JUNE 28 CARVE A MAN ON THE MOON JUNE 30 LATHE VII: NATURAL EDGE BOWL JULY 1 POWER CARVING JULY 5 PEN TURNING JULY 7 ARTISTIC BOWL WITH TOP AND FINIAL John Goodson and Fred Miller with a sample of what the finished chest will look like. A big thanks to Fred and John for putting this demonstration and presentation together! JULY 12 BANDSAW 101 JULY 17 CHARLOTTE WOODWORKERS MEETING JULY 19 INLAY TECHNIQUES Write an article for Sawdust JULY 21 ROUTER II: MAKE A HINGED BOX Please consider writing an article for The Sawdust, this is your newsletter. What do you want from it? What do you want to share with your fellow woodworkers? Everyone likes to share, share your successes, failures, and mistakes, have fun with it and share with others at the same time. JULY 22 CARVE WHIMSICAL CONDOS ON A CYPRESS KNEE JULY 26 BASIC LATHE: PART I JULY 28 WOOD SPIRIT WALKING STICK Contact Peter Stoffel at PStoffel@Carolina.RR.Com or call The Sawdust 4

5 The Classified Section Wood for Sale Tom Booker in Concord has some Oak he s like to sell. him at tfbooker@aol.com * ShopFox W1693 Planer/Moulder (no moulding knives, only the straight planers; single speed unit) $600 Chestnut Lumber for Sale. Starting at $4 per Board Ft. Purchase any amount -up to bft available. If anyone makes something (a clock, carving, fish, etc.) that they would be willing to trade I am open to bartering & dickering! Call Don Hovis: daytime , after 5 pm Wood Lathes for Sale -$400 2 Shop-made Industrial-size Lathes. Both were made 20+ years ago, by a machinist in Lincolnton, NC. 1.) The long lathe has an overall length of 90 inches, maximum stock length of 70 inches. The bed is 2 6 inch channel steel beams. 2.) The bowl lathe is 2 8 inch channel steel beams. Included is an assortment of pulleys and 7 knives. * Blum FA Mini-Press/Hinge Borer (have been finding numerous bits of Blum hardware we'd let go with the press) $1,200 * Delta 1.5 hp table saw * Kobalt 60 gallon shop compressor (oil lubed, 220v motor, Lowe's item #3692) $175 * General International table saw model 50-26M1, 220v 3hp, mounted in 100 x 124 inch table w/ 55 inch guide. $800 $400 for both the lathes and the accessories. I am open to bartering & dickering! Call Don Hovis daytime , after 5 pm Misc Tools For Sale Eric Baron (at EricJBaron@GMail.Com or ) is helping to liquidate a cabinet maker s shop in Mooresville, NC. Some of the tools listed include: * Delta model AP400 1hp dust collection units. (Have 2, plus a few bits of hose/connectors) $100 ea * Delta model spindle line borer $750 * Porter Cable model x 24 belt sander. Make offer * DeWalt DW421 Orbital Sander (have 2). Make offer * Makita 3 x 18 belt sander. Make offer The Sawdust 5

6 C H A R L O T T E W O O D W O R K E R S A S S O C I A T I O N S P O N S O R S Please thank them every time you use their services. HORIZON FOREST PRODUCTS Chad Mitchell, Manager 839 Exchange Street Charlotte, NC Mr. David Boyuka 1725 Windsor Square Drive Matthews, NC (704) CWA MENTOR PROGRAM The following members have offered their help to anyone interested in learning skills or new techniques in their area of interest. Contact each person to arrange times to get together if interested. Bill Golden Shopsmith & Accessories popstoyshop@yahoo.com Wayne Manahan Sharpening wmanahan@vnet.net THE WOODWORKING SHOP OF CHARLOTTE Jim Rivers, Manager 4728 South Blvd. Charlotte, NC (704) Show your CWA membership card and receive benefits (except power tools and wood) If you are willing to mentor new woodworkers please let us know and add yourself to the list. Thank you! "Real men measure once, cut once. Then they head back to the lumberyard." -Unknown Peter Stoffel 213 Village Glen Way Mount Holly, NC BUILD RATE US POSTAGE PAID PERMIT NO ADDRESS CORRECTION REQUESTED The Sawdust 6