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NEWSLETTER
Volume 23, Issue 7
July, 2016
ININTHIS
ISSUE
THIS ISSUE
Calendar of Events
Officers and Committees – Page 2
June 7 Program Notes - Page 3
July 2016
Raffle - Page 4
Show and Tell Information - Page 4
DPWWC Auction—Page 5
Library Notes - Page 6
Date
July 5
(Tues)
Time
6:30PM
Event
Hand Tool SIG
Scrollsaw SIG
Shop Tours - Pages 7 - 8
WW Fundamentals SIG
President’s Sawdust - Page 9
Howard’s Corner - Page 10
July 5
(Tues)
7:30P
M
General Meeting
Editor’s Woodfiller - Page 11
Show and Tell Projects - Pages 12 – 15
Special Interest Groups – Page 16
July 5 Program
Chisel Sharpening
Tom Sharp
Tom will report on the results of his
microscopic evaluations of multiple
sharpening methods for Narex chisels submitted by club members using their favorite techniques. Can
the Tormek or Worksharp beat
sandpaper? We’ll see.
2016
July 20
(Wed)
9:00AM
FVWWC Breakfast
Club
Red Apple Restaurant
414 S. Schmale Rd
August 2016
Date
Aug 7
(Tues)
Time
6:30PM
Event
Hand Tool SIG
Shopsmith SIG
WW Fundamentals SIG
Aug 7
(Tues)
7:30PM
General Meeting
Aug 15
(Wed)
9:00AM
FVWWC Breakfast Club
Red Apple Restaurant
414 S. Schmale Rd
FVWWC—PO Box 1047—Batavia, IL 60510-1047
http://www.fwwc.org — [email protected]
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FVWWC Officers & Staff
FVWWC
Special Interest Groups
President:
Tom Sharp
[email protected]
ShopSmith
SIG Chair:
Dave Dockstader
(630) 851-8118
Vice President:
Mike Brady
[email protected]
Scrollsaw
SIG Chair:
Dave Dockstader
(630) 851-8118
Treasurer:
Doug Pfaff
[email protected]
Hand Tool SIG
Chairmen:
Mike Brady
[email protected]
Secretary:
Steve Fox
[email protected]
Programs:
Dave Burk
[email protected]
Membership:
Mike Nowak
Website Director
John Gesiakowski
[email protected]
Resources:
Dave Dockstader
[email protected]
Show Chairman:
Keith Rosche
Member-at-Large:
Arnie Bandstra
Communications
Director:
Lee Nye
[email protected]
Raffles:
Norm Musur
Andy Marck
Photographer:
Tyler Sondergaard
Show & Tell MC:
Rich Russel
Audio/Visual Tech:
Dave Burk
Shop Tour Chair
Dan Jarodsky
Host:
Gail Madden
Mike Bridger
[email protected]
Woodworking
Fundamentals SIG
Jeff Walsma
[email protected]
2016 Membership Dues
Dues for 2016 can be paid at the general meetings - just see Mike Nowak at his table before the
meeting or during break. Dues are still $30 per
individual which includes the whole family. Our
by-laws require payment of dues by February
15. Members unpaid after that time are removed
from membership rolls and mailing lists.
If you are unable to pay in person, or forgot your
checkbook, mail in your dues. Print out the membership form from our website:
http://www.foxvalleywoodworkers.com/
Documents/MemCard_11_Online.pdf
Mail it in:
FVWWC Membership Chair
PO Box 1041
Batavia, IL 60510-1041
Make your checks payable to the Fox
Valley Woodworkers Club.
2016
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June 7 Program
Edward Bouvier, The Village Woodwright
Ed made a 12" frame saw for his demo: wood selection for physical strength, methods of shaping
parts, and in particular, the joinery. Assisting Ed was Joel Peterson, his teenage apprentice. Joel
brought his shop made shaving horse and was put to work shaping one of the saw parts. Ed
brought his traveling workbench and hand tools demonstrating that you can be very efficient and
productive in your shop without power tools. Thanks Ed for an engaging and instructive program.
2016
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Show and Tell Time
The club is continuing to grow! Our membership is climbing, there are more tours and events, and
Show N Tell is getting bigger. It’s great to see all the items made during this part of the meeting.
The skill involved, the time spent, and the pride people have while talking about their work makes
everyone smile. However, the increased number of articles is taking more time. As a result, we
would like to provide a bit of a regimen to ensure we can provide equal time to each person’s bragging rights. What we would like is to use an agenda to work through each showing. Here are the
guidelines:
1. Bring all you want to show, talk about your favorite one. Feel free to describe the others
before the meeting, during the break, or after the meeting.
2. Let us know why you made it, what kind of wood you used, any special joinery that you
utilized, the finish applied, and one other favorite aspect you like about your piece.
3. For any other attributes or stories about the article, save them for the break time.
In this way everyone can have equal time to talk, we can use the Show N Tell time more efficiently,
and we can enjoy everyone’s handiwork.
Is your project too big to bring to Show and Tell??
For projects just too large to bring in, bring a jpeg photo file (.jpg) instead. One or two photos will
do, in keeping with our need for brevity. You could also make a short slideshow using MS Powerpoint. Again, please keep it to a couple of slides. The best way to give us your photo or Powerpoint files would be on a USB flash drive. Bring it in early so we can load it into the laptop before
the meeting starts. Thanks.
Big Raffle
Veritas® Mk.II Deluxe Honing Guide Set
Includes standard and narrow-blade clamping head, straight roller base, camber roller base and
skew registration jig. A $120 value.
Norm Musur and Andy Marck, Raffle and Auction Committee
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The DuPage Woodworkers Club Auction Is Coming!
DPWWC’s annual action will be held Saturday, August 13th at St James the Apostle Church starting
at 9:00 am with setup beginning at 8:00 am. The address is 480 South Park Blvd., Glen Ellyn, IL.
There is no charge to sell items if you are a member of DPWWC and the club charges non-members
10% of the selling price. The auction usually has good tools and some machinery for sale; great bargains can be had.
DPWWC Auction Rules:
-Items must be of a woodworking nature.
-No side sales will be allowed. Items brought to the sale will be auctioned.
-All items are guaranteed by the seller to be in working order unless specified, “As is.”
-Sellers have the right to bid on their items to protect the selling price.
-No large quantities of lumber. (Stock must be reduced in size so one person can carry it.)
-Cash is the method of payment.
-A 10% selling fee will be charged on items sold for non-members (rounded to the nearest dollar.)
-Once an item is sold, the buyer is responsible for that item.
-All buyers and sellers must register and have a buyer’s number to participate.
-If a seller must leave before the auction ends, the club will issue a check for the seller’s proceeds.
-At the end of the auction it is the responsibility of each seller to remove all of his or her unsold items.
-This is meant to be a fun event. Common sense will prevail
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Well, Christmas is almost upon us. WHAT!!!! Have you looked at your calendar lately? We have six months – that is, of course, if you intend to BUY
all those Christmas presents. If not, you might consider browsing through
the club library to get some ideas for things you can create in your shop.
For instance, you might want to peruse B240 – Holiday Gifts You Can
Make from Wood Magazine or B332 - 101 Gift Projects From Wood from
James Jacobson. There could be some nice ideas there. If you want
something a little more challenging, B256 - Making Elegant Custom Tables
by Doug Stowe and B481 - Making Elegant Gifts From Wood by Kerry
Pierce might give some ideas – and you still have six months. The club
has 58 different books on woodworking projects, everything from The
Complete Guide To Easy Woodworking Projects to Classics From The
New Yankee Workshop, so feel free to look through the library to see if
there might be some Christmas inspiration.
2016
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Shop Tours
6-27-16 Information
Note: Some information below has changed from prior shop tour information.
Art Institute of Chicago – 10:30 am, Sat, Aug. 6, 201g
Program/Design Episodes: The Moder n Chair in Galler y 285
Program runs through September 11, 2016
Location: 111 S Michigan Ave, Chicago, IL 60603
Phone: (312) 443-3600
Saturday hours: 10:30 am to 5:00 pm
Cost:
Chicago
Illinois
Adults:
$20
$22
Seniors:
$14
$16
Students (College/University): $14
$16
Teen:
$14
$16
Child 13 and under
Free
Free
Out of State
$25
$19
$19
$19
Free
Transportation: None to b e pr ovided or or gan ized b y the FVW WC.
The idea would be to take public transportation.
For me going to the event reference:
1 st I will be west of the waiting room at the Metra Union Pacific West Line in Geneva, IL at 8:15 am.
Note: I do not believe the waiting room will be open.
Cost: $8 Weekend Pass - Unlimited rides Sat. & Sun.
2 nd From the Geneva Station take Metra Union Pacific West Line train #504 that departs at 8:37 am and
arrives at the OTC at 9:30 am.
3 rd From the OTC walk east on Washington Street approx. ¾ mile to Michigan Ave. and turn right.
4 th From Washington St. & Michigan Ave. walk south approx. ¼ mile to the Art Institute of Chicago.
5 th The Art Institute will be to your left (east side of the street) - look for the lions.
6 th 10:30 am meet in the Art Institute of Chicago at the Design Episodes: Modern Chair in Gallery 285
11:30 am lunch: Caffe M oder no, Secon d level of t he M oder n Wing.
Note: I am not familiar with this place. So it may change – TBD.
For me leaving the event reference:
1 st 4:00 pm walk back the way you came to the OTC.
2 nd From the OTC take the Metra Union Pacific West Line train #509 that departs at 4:40 pm & arrives
in Geneva at 5:57 pm
Mark Osgood Shop Tour - 9 am, Sat, Sept. 10, 2016
Program: Fixtur es and bending wood (r ef: making wood bicycles)
If you want to car pool you need to sign-up at or before the September 6, 2016 meeting.
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SHOP TOURS (Continued)
Then meet at Bethany Lutheran Church parking lot at 7:45 am and leave by 8:00 am.
Location: 15W303 61st Place, Burr Ridge, IL 60527
Directions - From the Bethany Lutheran Church, 8 S. Lincoln St., Batavia, IL to the program
(ref: Mapquest - approx. 29.4 miles & 45 min.):
Go north on Lincoln St.
Turn right onto Wilson St. (1.86 m)
Turn right onto Kirk Rd. (south 2.81 m)
Kirk Rd. becomes Farnsworth Ave. (south 1.06 m)
Merge onto I-88 towards Chicago (east 15 m)
Take the Highland Ave. exit (east 0.32 m)
Turn slight right onto Highland Ave. (south 0.9 mi)
Take the first left onto 31st St. (east 2.83 m)
Merge onto Kingery Hwy –Rt 83 (south 3.12 m)
Take the 55th St. East ramp (0.43 m)
Merge onto 55th St. (east 1.01 m)
Turn Right onto Garfield Ave. (south 0.81 m)
Turn left onto 61st Place (0.07 m)
Destination is on the left
Program start time and date: 9:00 am, Satur day, Apr il 10, 2016
Note: Limited space in the wor kshop. Mor e than one tour s may be r equir ed. Fir st come fir st ser ved with tour s.
Contact: Mar k Osgood, phone: 630-272-9430
Cost: None
Lunch: Dell Rhea’s Chicken Basket, 645 Joliet Rd, Willowbrook, IL 60527 Phone: 630-325-0780
Historic Route 66 fixture featuring fried-chicken dinners, house made pizza & a salad bar.
This is recommended by Mark and is one of my favorite places to go for a chicken dinner.
Presently Under Consideration:
Ed Bouvier, The Village Woodwr ight - Ref: June 7, 2016 meeting.
Saint Charles Art Council, Downtown St. Char les, IL, The Ar ts Council has just taken the fir st steps towar ds acquir ing
a building in Downtown St. Charles that we will repurpose into the Center for the Arts – Galleries. Their plan is to have
the building at 2 East Main Street open around October 1, 2016.
Website: www.stcharlesartcouncil.org.
SOFA - Sculpture Objects Functional Art and Design
Program runs: 11/3/16 - 11/6/16
Location: Navy Pier , 600 Gr and Ave., Chicago, IL
Program: Why Wood? Contempor ar y Pr actice in a Timeless Mater ial
Exhibition is open to turned and carved wood, sculpture and furniture.
Special Exhibits, lectures and events: Sever al see website.
Reference:
SNAG Emerging Artist, 8:30 am, Fri, Nov. 4, Room A
Binh Pho, 4:45 - 5:45 pm, Fri, Nov. 4, Woodturning Demonstration Booth and
3:00 – 4:00 pm, Sat, Nov. 6, Room B - Panel Discussion: Contemporary Wood Art
4:30 - 5:00 pm, Sat, Nov. 6, Thomas R. Riley Galleries, Booth 1304
Sponsor: The Collector s of Wood Ar t
General admission | Friday, November 4 - Sunday, November 6
Three-day Pass: $30, General Admission: Fri, Sat. or Sun: $20 or Sr. (65+) $15
Website: www.collectorsofwoodart.org
If you have any questions, tour request or if you would like to host a shop tour - please let me know.
Dan Jarodsky, Shop Tours Coordinator,
6N467 Barton Drive, St. Charles, IL 60175
E-mail: [email protected]
Phone: 630-803-7566
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President’s Sawdust
Tom Sharp, President FVWWC
The editorial musings of your president which maybe serious, funny, technical, or philosophical, but hopefully
always entertaining.
Sharpening
Sharpening woodworking tools can be undertaken in lots of ways and with many different types of abrasives. No matter what abrasive is used, all sharpening techniques have a couple of traits in common. One
is friction. The blade has to rubbed against the abrasive. Secondly, the angle of the blade must be consistent while we are doing the rubbing.
A big difference in sharpening is the abrasive. The first aspect of this difference is the abrasive type. It may
already be put together naturally like the silica in an Arkansas whetstone. Another type is pressed together
with bonding cement through the miracle of science like a Tormek man-made stone. It may be the abrasive is pieces of diamond bonded to a metal surface or put into a paste. Finally, we can have abrasive pieces cemented to a sheet of paper or fabric like our conventional sandpaper. Here is a note of importance;
all of these types of abrasives can result in very similar results when all other variables are the same.
Another difference is the grit of the abrasive. If the particle size is labeled as P6,000 by the United States
CAMI (Coated Abrasive Manufacturers Institute) the actual size of the abrasive is 4µm. The smaller the particle size, the smaller the scratch mark on the metal or wood and the lesser the material removed. This
smaller size allows for a smoother surface thus more light reflection and the high shine instead of scratch or
swirl marks.
Except for diamond abrasive, friability plays a part in sanding too. This is most attributable to aluminum
oxide. By definition, friable is the ability to break and fragment in order to expose a sharper edge. Doing so
renews the surface and prolongs the ability to continue removing material be it metal or wood.
This all brings to attention the chisels sharpened by various means. Different abrasives were used, and the
methods used to apply the abrasives to metal were different as well. The presentation for July will show
the comparisons. I hope you find them interesting.
2016
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Howard's Corner
with Howard Van Valzah
Aka: The Woodorker
Johnson Creek Hardwood – JCH – Fine hardwood lumber | Kiln-dried hardwood lumber, natural edged lumber, live edged slabs, bookmatched slabs, highly figured lumber, Nakashima style slabs, red oak, white oak,
black cherry, walnut, ash, American chestnut http://www.johnsoncreekhardwoods.com/
This wood supplier is quite a ways from Batavia , but I have found them to be a great source for very fine domestic boards and lots of it. My experience says they are about 20% less than the local hardwood stores
and their quality is excellent and they are very nice people. Not a bad idea to call ahead of a visit to get good
directions to find the place and to be sure they will be there on the day you want to go. I know some of our
members have been there but others might not know about it and this attachment could familiarize them
with the place if you decide to put it months club distribution list. Howard
2016
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Stacking Sawhorse Bench
I picked up an old woodworking magazine at one of our meetings and found an
article showing a great stacking sawhorse-bench combo. Separate, the pieces
make two very sturdy sawhorses and stacked, they make a nice small work
Lee
bench. The sawhorses are made from construction lumber - two 10 ft 2 x 12’s,
two 8 ft 2 x 4’s, and about 6 ft of 1 x 6 pine. While I had some difficulty finding
decent flat lumber at the big box store, after some sorting through the pile I found a few acceptable boards. The total cost was around $30. The benches took me only a couple of hours to make
and will replace some wobbly old 2 x 4 sawhorses I have had for many years. They will be nice
to use at a jobsite as a work bench, will be stable and safe stepping stools for home repair, and of
course are rock solid shop sawhorses. When I am building case furniture, I like to elevate the
case to a more convenient height. My old sawhorses were too tall and unstable to do this; these
benches will support anything I am likely to make.
You can fine tune the leg lengths to use the stacked bench as an infeed or outfeed support for
your table saw. Or, just adjust the design to your desired sawhorse and bench height. If you are
interested in building your own, the article is in the April / May 2014 American Woodworker magazine.
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SHOW AND TELL
June 7, 2016 Meeting
Alan Malmstrom
Project: CNC Carvings
Wood: Red Oak & Sapele
Finish: Poly / Mahogany Poly
Sue Batdorf
Project: Carved Spoon & Fork
Wood: Cherry
Finish: Will be mineral oil
2016
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SHOW AND TELL
Arnie Bandstra
Project: Room divider panel
Wood: Bubinga
Finish: none
Note: Replacement is the lower
panel
Tony Evansky
Project: Toy monoplane & biplane
Wood: Poplar
Finish: none
Note: Plans from St. Petersburg
Woodcrafters Guild
2016
13
SHOW AND TELL
Wayne Maier
Project: Shop Stool
Wood: Walnut & Ash
Finish: Oil / Varnish
2016
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SHOW AND TELL
Lee Nye
Project: Scrapwood Boxes
Wood: Cherry, Poplar, Walnut
Finish: satin poly
Jeff Walsma
Project: Beer Caddy
Wood: Pine from pallets
Finish: rub on finish
2016
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ShopSmith SIG
September 6, 2016
The ShopSmith SIG will meet September 6th, 2016 at 6:30. If you own or are interested in learning about the ShopSmith and many of the latest developments,
please stop in. Join us and share your ShopSmith experience and find out what
the rest of us have been up to with our machines.
.
Dave Dockstader
630-851-8118 [email protected]
Hand Tool SIG
July 5, 2016
The Hand Tool SIG meets, January through November, at 6:30 pm, before the regular meeting at
Bethany Lutheran in the lower conference room. Anyone interested in the use of hand tools is welcome to join us for discussion of this fascinating area of woodworking. We will learn by sharing the
experiences of using and caring for traditional hand tools. Hope to see you there!
Mike Brady
Mike Bridger
[email protected]
[email protected]
Scroll Saw SIG
July 5, 2016 th
The next Scroll Saw SIG next meeting will be Tuesday, July 5 , 2016, at 6:30 prior to the club meeting in
Room M111 of the Ministry Center. If you have a scroll saw or are interested, this group is an excellent resource for expanding your knowledge and picking up tips and patterns. We will talk about modifications and
additions to your scroll saw to make it more convenient. If you have some accessories you have made or
picked up that you really like, please bring them along to share.
Dave Dockstader
630-851-8118 [email protected]
Woodworking Fundamentals SIG
July 5, 2016
This new SIG will focus on fundamental or basic woodworking skills. We envision this to be in an
informal setting much like the current SIGs operate, with topics determined by the meeting attendees. Please contact Jeff if there is a topic you wish to have discussed. The meeting will be at
6:30pm in the main building upstairs Adult Lounge.
Jeff Walsma 630-262-8622 [email protected] .
2016
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Fox Valley Woodworkers Club
General Meetings held at:
Bethany Lutheran Church
8 S Lincoln St. - Batavia, IL
On the 1st Tuesday of each month at 7:30 pm
Doors Open at 6:30 p.m.
Visitors Always Welcome!
FVWWC Website http://www.fvwwc.org
Email [email protected]
Next Meeting – July 5, 2016
Chisel Sharpening Test Results
Tom Sharp
2016
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