Stones River Woodworkers
April 2010
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David Sharp

David Sharp has a studio called Ponder Ridge Wood Carving.  David is from Smithville.  He specializes in hand carved fireplace mantels, portraits in wood, realistic and charicature carvings, hand carved walking sticks, chain saw carvings, and scenic relief carvings.  David also gives wood carving classes.
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There will be election of officers in May..  The nominating committee has listed a slate of candidates for the coming year. 
Others can be nominated from the floor with the nominee's prior approval.
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The scholarship program will continue in 2010=2011.  Veryl Robinson will explain the procedure during this meeting.
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Our annual picnic will be held on June 5 at the Las Cassas Fire Department. 
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Remember to bring canned food for the food bank.
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There will be a pallet of plywood available  at this meeting..
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Visit our library.
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Bring 1 or 2 items for show and tell.
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Robert Woolfolk is to be commended for his excellent job in providing refreshments this year.

 

Jay’s Ramblings

April 2010

 

Well, this week I found something else to add to my pet peeve list. Lumber sizes. We all are familiar with the fact that everything we buy is manipulated by marketing an example being snacks. The price stays the same for a while but the size gets smaller and smaller and suddenly the price jumps and the size gets larger. Then the cycle starts all over again. Lumber seems to work a little differently. Here in America we have the dumbest sizing system ever devised. We size our wood by it’s history. Example: Somewhere in it’s past history a piece of wood was a tree which then was cut down and sawn into lumber, i.e. roughsawn approximately to 2” x 4” x 10’. I say approximately because I have never seen a stack of roughsawn lumber that was all the same size. Now the lumber is milled to a final dimension that looks usable but is still light-years from being four-square but it is still called a 10’ 2x4 but in actuality it is closer to 1 1/2” x 3 1/2” x 10’. Try to buy a sheet of 3/4” plywood to fit the 3/4” dato you just cut. Ain’t gonna happen!! 

 

This is what pissed me off the other day. I purchased a 3/4” 4’ x 8’ sheet of birch plywood at Home Depot which is 1/32” under 3/4”. Taint much but I got less wood for my money and more money went into somebody’s else’s pocket. Not only did I get less wood but I got wood with plenty of voids - again less wood and the veneer is so thin I hand sanded right through it. I wanted some 1/4” hardboard but had to settle for 3/16” but a micrometer shows it to be 1/32” less than advertised. In the past I have always nailed 1/4” hardboard to the inside of cabinets made with 3/4” plywood to form my drawer runner slots. I have a nail gun that can shoot nothing shorter than 3/4” nails so with the nail head set just below the surface I had no problem. Now with the thinner plywood and the thinner hardboard, the nail either causes the surface veneer to split and raise or the nail comes through. No body sells shorter nails to compensate for the thinner lumber. Truth in advertising ain’t what it used to be.

 

I again made the trek down to McMinnville to the Burroughs-Ross-Colville lumber company and purchased wood to make some drawers. Stanley Dunn again helped me find what I needed and helped cut it to fit in my van. If you haven’t checked out this lumber source you are missing a great bet. They really treat wood club members well. They are located at 301 Depot street and their phone number is (931) 473-2111. You had best be careful because it’s hard to not buy more than you came for. Take your wife and visit a nursery while you’re down there since it is Spring and it’s time to work on the lawn and garden.

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