October 2024 Meeting

 Stones River Woodworkers Club Members,

This is a note to remind you that our meeting is scheduled for next Tuesday, 22 October 2024. We will meet at St. Marks United Methodist Church in our usual room; 1267 N. Rutherford Blvd. Murfreesboro, TN.  The doors open at 6 PM. From 6 to 6:30 is set aside for checking out the Show & Tell projects and asking questions from our Show & Tell members on how they do some of their woodworking. The meeting’s briefing will start at 6:30 PM.

Message from President Sam Clark

Good day fellow Woodies,

We have finished our 1st three Saturdays of Shop Tours, and we were treated to shops of all types.   Large shops, small shops and various arrangements with a variety of configurations.  I would like to thank all those who volunteered their shops for the membership. 

The club has an event scheduled for every week from now until Thanksgiving.  There is a lot of activity in the club, so be sure and bring your calendar to the meeting this Tuesday night.

See you at the meeting,

Sam Clark, President

Vice President Gregg Peay:

John Bell, a member of our Stones River Woodworkers Club, will be our speaker this month. 

He is planning to talk about carving spoons.

Meeting Minutes from David Roesler,

Stones River Woodworkers Club Secretary

Stones River Woodworkers Meeting 9-24-24

President Sam Clark: Opened with Pledge of Allegiance, welcomed everyone, and made the following comments:

·        Sam announced upcoming shop tours of eight shops beginning on September 28, with following dates of October 5, October 12, and October 19. Reminders will be sent by Lou Ferraro!

·        Harvest days at Canonsburg is October 26, 8 AM set up and we will have a tent, bring your items you wish to sell. The club is asking a five-dollar donation if a member wants to sell their projects.

·        Upcoming classes for snow buddies and gnomes will start on October 31, November 1, November 2, November 7, eighth, and ninth. They were before slots for each day and a fee of $25 which covers lunch and product.

·        Facebook: we have 300 members!

·        Good Shepherd’s children home Glenn Emery is managing this and requests that your project be no more than $30, and your finished project is requested by the November meeting. Glenn will have your project engraved and then display the projects at our next Christmas party.

·        Christmas party: we need someone to be responsible to head this up and it will be on Friday, 13 December. The club will provide the meat and drinks, and it will be at St. Mark’s here where we have our meetings. Alex Marshall said he would organize the party!

·        Annual dues: reminder $25 covers your family for the year!

·        New officers for 2025-please step up and volunteer for the positions of Sec., vice president, president, treasurer, and newsletter editor. Those of you who volunteer for any of these positions can find position descriptions in our club bylaws plus the incumbents will mentor you and show you how to do the work of these positions so that you can be off to a good solid start.

·        Fellowship meeting at Hardee’s is the first Tuesday of every month, 9 AM

Announcements/comments: (1) Steve announced that he has wrenches that were made on a 3-D printer that are excellent for tightening the nut on a belt sander that he described and passed around a number of wrenches for free. He also said he will make more for the next meeting since it was such a hit. (2) Robert Wolf said he has access to fresh cut lumber and is free; let him know. (3) Jeanne has some green Hackberry pieces and coping saw for anyone who would like them free.

Visitors: We had four visitors tonight

Show and Tell: Photos of presenters and their projects have been photographed and will appeared in a separate email by newsletter editor Lou Ferraro.

Guest Speaker: Ken Hodges presented a very interesting life story about his woodworking endeavors and long history of creating guitars.

Respectfully Submitted by

David Roesler,

Stones River Woodworkers Club Secretary

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See you at the meeting.

Lou Ferraro, Newsletter Editor

Shop Tours

 Good day fellow Woodies,

We will continue our Shop Tours this Saturday, Oct. 12th.  First shop up will be:

8am         Scott Vanzant

                324 East College St.

                Murfreesboro

Important note from Scott – His shop is up a flight of stairs with no other access, it might be helpful for some less mobile members to know this ahead of time.

10am       Robert Woolfolk

                8444 Big Springs Rd.

                Christana

                (take hwy 41 toward Manchester and 15 min from M'boro)

Note:  We have seen some really interesting shops on our tours ..... some really spacious others small but, all have a fascinating use of space.

Making sawdust,

Sam Clark, President SRWC

Upcoming events

 This is a reminder that our meeting is scheduled for next Tuesday, 24 September 2024. We will meet at St. Marks United Methodist Church in our usual room; 1267 N. Rutherford Blvd. Murfreesboro, TN.  The doors open at 6 PM. From 6 to 6:30 is a good time for checking out the Show & Tell projects and asking questions from our Show & Tell members on how they do some of their woodworking. The meeting’s briefing will start at 6:30 PM.

Notes from our President, Sam Clark:

September 2024 President’s Letter

Good day fellow Woodies…..This summer has been a hot one slowing down club activities.  But rest assured we have a full schedule set for the remainder of the year!

Many of you have been asking about upcoming Shop Tours. 

Shop Tours:  Start Saturday September 28^th and will run for the following (3) Saturdays (Oct 5^th, 12^th, and 19^th).  Additional details will be announced at our Tuesday nightmeeting.  I will say that efforts have been made to ensure you see shops of all types from large spacious shops to small compact shops, all of these make excellent use of available space.   Ideas abound on how to set up your shop area for maximum use. 

Mark your calendar for Saturday Oct 26^th as the club will have a booth at Canonsburg Harvest Day Festival.  Please come out and support the club and bring items to sell.  We are asking for a $5 donation to the club for those bringing items to sell in the booth.  You keep all the proceeds from anything you sell….it doesn’t get any simpler than that.  The Harvest Day Festival always has the best turnout.  Also, you are asked to help with set-up starting at 8am.

You heard the rumors of classes, and I am happy to report classes are set.  The Christmas “Snow Buddies “(miniature snow men) and “Gnome” classes had the greatest interest at prior meetings.   Tentatively, class dates are Oct 31^st, Nov 1^st and 2^ndand the following week Nov 7^th, 8^thand 9^th.  Each class is limited to (4) participants.  If we need to add another class, it will be the following week.  The class fee will be $25 to cover materials and lunch.  There will be a sign-up sheet at the meeting and if you are unable to attend this meeting the sign-up sheet will be available at the Oct. meeting.

Great news from Mary Nichols:  At last count SRWC has over 300 Facebook followers.  Great job Mary!!!

AN EXTRA SPECIAL, SPECIAL THANKS TO OUR CLUB OFFICERS!!!

This club would not exist without the help of our volunteers.   2025 is just around the corner and our officers have served several years helping to keep the club active through COVID.  In the last (4) years our membership has almost doubled!  As 2025 nears many of our officers are ready to pass the torch.  Please consider volunteering for one of the open positions.  Current officers have volunteered to mentor interested members.  Shadowing a current officer is a great way to ease into a position.   If you would like to learn more about a particular office do not hesitate to ask the officer…. Nothing ventured, nothing gained.

THE CLUB NEEDS YOUR INVOLVEMENT.

There will be additional announcements at the meeting.

Making sawdust,

Sam Clark, President SRWC

This week’s presenter will be our Vice President, Gregg Peay. Gregg will be talking about Backyard Projects. This will be an interesting briefing, and you will want to take notes.

Lou Ferraro

SRWC Editor

You can fix the world when you are fixing things around your house. - Anon.

July picnic July 27, 2024

 Good day Fellow Woodies,

Our July meeting/picnic is just a few days away and I wanted to remind you to look around your shop for anything you may like to bring to the auction.

We will not be having a speaker at this meeting. Instead, we will have an expanded Show & Tell. Please bring some of your creations to share with the group.

A final note on the picnic; the Club will furnish BBQ, drinks, and flatware. Please bring a side dish or dessert. 

I’ll see you on Saturday July 27^th at 11 AM to 4 PM at St. Mark's Church. Set up will be from 11 to 12, and lunch will be served at Noon. For our new members, We will meet in our regular meeting room at St. Marks United Methodist Church; 1267 N. Rutherford Blvd. Murfreesboro, TN.

Sam Clark, President, 

Stones River Woodworkers Club

June Meeting Presentation

 Stones River Woodworkers Club Members,

Our Presenter this Tuesday, June 25th, will be Glenn Littlepage. He is a retired MTSU professor who specialized in group performance. He has been woodworking for several years and is a member of Stones River Woodworkers Club. His presentation will be on epoxy. It will cover the step-by-step processes for creating a variety of epoxy projects.

Remember, the June 25th meeting will be in a different room at St. Mark’s. We will meet upstairs in room 1203. There is an elevator to that area just as you come in the front door leading to the sanctuary. The sanctuary entry is located on the left side of the church as you enter from Rutherford Boulevard, and you should park on that side. Someone will be available to direct you.

At the meeting we will ask for Members who will be going to the Saturday July 27th Picnic for Stones River Woodworkers Club Members and families. A good count on attendees is needed so the Club can bring enough BBQ, tableware, and drinks.  You will need to bring your favorite dish or dessert.

See you Tuesday,

Lou Ferraro, Editor

“Without craftsmanship, inspiration is a mere reed shaken in the wind.” - Johannes Brahms

click link below to see Glen's epoxy notes:

https://drive.google.com/file/d/1zMzRIry0xov_WUTPRL3kBTTWdJDT97rj/view?usp=sharing

May 2024 meeting minutes

 Stones River Woodworkers Meeting 5-28-24

Pledge of Allegiance

President Sam Clark: Welcomed everyone, and asked if we had any visitors. Three visitors were welcomed: Jason McNutt, Larry Tyring, and Jeremy Tyring.

Comments from Sam and others:

·         Next month’s meeting (June) will be in a different room here at St. Mark’s. We will meet upstairs in room 1203. There is an elevator to that area just as you come in the front door leading to the sanctuary. The sanctuary entry is located on the left side of the church as you enter from Rutherford Boulevard, and you should park on that side. Someone will be available to direct you.

·         Classes for Christmas snowmen and gnomes will occur in late July or September and a class on jigs for splines and boxes is also being planned; Gregg Peay is considering having a lawn furniture building class.

·         Shop Tours: we have five shops lined up so far

·         Our annual picnic will occur on the third or fourth Saturday in July and more information will be provided on that.

·         Jeanne Altstadt said that the scroll saw classes will occur on Friday, June 7 and Saturday, June 8 at 9:30 AM. The charge is $30. Please bring eye protection and a dust mask.

·         Mary Nichols said that her shaker classes were held on May 1^st and 2^nd, and 3^rd and 4^th.

·         Fellowship meetings at the Old Fort Parkway Hardee’s near Sam’s Club continue monthly on the first Tuesday at 9 AM. Please come and enjoy.

·         Service project for appreciation to St. Mark’s Church for allowing us to use their facilities each month: Our club plans to create and provide a 4’ x 5’ walnut stained board with decorative moldings that will then be professionally completed by a local trophy shop employed by St. Mark’s to hold 100 brass nameplates. It will hang on the wall in the foyer near the sanctuary when finished, and have a brass plate near the bottom recognizing the Stones River Woodworkers. The finished product will be impressive memorial showpiece for the church. If anyone is interested in helping, please let Sam Clark know.

·         Glen Kilgore has a friend who is selling his woodworking tools and asked us to call him if interested.

Show and Tell: Alex Marshall turned walnut bowl from a very old tree that was on the grounds at Middle Tennessee Medical Center; Mary Nichols a “hidden drawer” table and two walnut boxes; Jeanne Altstadt multi colored serving tray, and a 3-D snake, and ribbon box both made on a scroll saw; Robert Woolfolk the first of 4 large turned table legs with mortises for a commissioned table he is building; Mike Warren his third shaker box with tung oil finish; Terry Towe shaker box, turned spalted maple bowl, and 5 pens; Gordon Bell shaker tray finished with orange oil and bees wax; Barry Meier shaker tray and a ribbon adorned wood box made on the scroll saw; Mike Borgstrom a turned cherry bowl, and a graduation gift plaque with scroll saw lettering and pharmacy mortise and pestle symbol; Larry James presented an heirloom table that his father had made and discussed how the intricately inlaid wood was incorporated into the design.

All show and tell projects presented have been photographed/labeled and appeared in a separate email by newsletter editor Lou Ferraro.

Guest Speaker: Murfreesboro’s Amanda Stephenson, is the creator of the Sapphire Wood Studio where she creates a wide variety of artistic wood art and applies her professional teaching background to instruct others in the art of creative woodworking. She fashions an array of products for sale, can also be commissioned for special projects, and currently teaches her classes at Cedar Glade Brews, 906 Ridgely Rd, Murfreesboro, TN. Some of her areas of expertise include the creation of custom signs, serving trays, charcuterie boards, and so much more. Amanda displayed and discussed many of her creations with tips and tricks and some of her experiences with the chemistry of epoxy and products that work well for her. https://sapphirewoodstudio.com/aboutst

Respectfully Submitted by

David Roesler, Secretary

Stones River Woodworkers Club

2024 Picnic

 Hello Fellow Woodies,

Here are some updates on the picnic. 

1. This is a potluck picnic with the club furnishing the BBQ, drinks and tableware.   You will need to bring your favorite dish or dessert 🍨.  We need a hard count if you are attending the picnic in order to buy the BBQ and drinks.

2. The picnic will be on Saturday, 27 July from 11 AM to 4 PM at St Mark's in our regular meeting room. Set up will be from 11 to 12, and lunch will be served at Noon.

3. In order to make sure we have enough room we will be taking a headcount at our June meeting. 

4. Don't forget our silent auction.   This is our primary fund raiser for the club and it's always fun 😁.   Please look around your shop for anything you might like to donate. 

If you plan to attend, send your reply to Lou Ferraro at ferrarojr@aol.com

We look forward to seeing you at the picnic,

Sam Clark, 

SRWC President 

Update on Picnic and Silent Auction

We have a firm date for the SRWC picnic. We will have the picnic at St Mark’s (our regular meeting banquet room) on Saturday July 27^th. 

The room is reserved from 11am to 4pm and we will be serving starting at 12:00.  11am to 12:00 will be for set-up (please feel free to come and help with set-up).

This year we will again have our Silent Auction; with the proceeds going to the club.  The Silent Auction is the only fundraiser for the club and we really need participation!  Please look around your shop for tools, jigs, accessories, wood or anything else you might like to donate to the auction.  In the past we have had a number of neat items including garden tools and non-woodworking items which do well at the auction.  If you have items for the auction, please arrive early so that we can place your item.  These silent auctions have always been a lot of fun for the club members.

Thanks for your participation,

Sam Clark, President SRWC

Scroll saw Class

 Attached are some pictures taken at the Scroll Saw Workshop which was held June 6 and 7 at Jeanne Altstatt's workshop. Jeanne and Barry Meier took these pictures and assisted 10 club members with the building of a wooden ribbon gift box.  All the club members completed pretty boxes, and all had a fun time. Jeanne made the PowerPoint slides available; however, the file is large. If you want a copy of the slides, please send me an email at ferrarojr@aol.com