April Breakfast club April 1st (No Joke)

Stones River Woodworkers Club Members, This is an invitation and a reminder to come to our informal meeting at Hardees (2382 Old Fort Parkway, Murfreesboro, TN 37128) close to Sam's Warehouse Store by I-24 at 9 AM on Tuesday morning April 1st, 2025 (Not a joke). 

There is no agenda, just friendly talk about anything you care to bring up.

Information about Helen Gipson's late husband's tools for sale is on next page. If interested, please call Helen ahead of time to make sure she is home.

 The March SRWC Meeting Minutes will be sent out early in April.

 Lou Ferraro, Editor SRWC Newsletter A craftsman knows in advance what the finished result will be, while the artist knows only what it will be when he has finished it. W. H. Auden

March 2025 Meeting

Stones River Woodworkers Club Monthly Meeting Minutes – March 25, 2025 Attendance: 49, (including the guest speakers) Guest Speakers: Glen Collins, Ethan Leavitte Subjects: Knife Making and Building Caskets 1. Meeting called to order by club President, Sam Clark, at 6:32 pm. 2. Sam mentioned that everyone should pick up their name-tag from Robert Woolfolk. a. Anyone who does not have a name-tag should see Club Treasurer, Larry Counts, to have one made prior to the next meeting. 3. We had two visitors at the February meeting: a. Mike Fondren b. Todd O’Neil 1. Mary has experienced issues when trying to use the membership discount at Klingspor. a. Sam recommended that you should call in your order and speak to a sales representative, in order to take advantage of The Club discount. 2. Sam officially went through the 2nd reading of the proposed change to The Club constitution as required by our bylaws. a. The 1st reading was completed during our February, 2025 meeting. b. The new text of ARTICLE 9 shall read: i. The President and Treasurer will have signature authorization to issue disbursements. The Treasurer will maintain possession of the Club’s checkbook, deposit slips, bank statements, and any other bank related material. Expenditure on budgeted expenses requires only the approval of the Treasurer. Any request for payment on expenses outside budgeted expenses will require approval of a majority vote of the Executive Committee. In no case shall any expenditure result in an overdraft of the Club’s Bank account. Following officer elections, the newly elected President and Treasurer along with the current President and Treasurer will meet with bank officials prior to the January Club meeting to arrange new signature authorization. c. Sam asked if there was to be any discussion of the change, prior to The Club taking a vote. i. No one offered any discussion of the change. d. The measure was approved and passed by a voice vote. 3. Sam passed around a Club roster and asked members to check that their data is complete and accurate. a. This is required in order to be on The Club mailing list, and to receive Newsletters, and other Club information. b. Some membership sign-up options, such as Paypal, do not collect or forward all of the data required. 4. Jeanne Altstatt Spoke about scroll-saw classes that The Club is offering and that she will be teaching. a. There will be 3 classes offered for Beginners, Intermediate, and Advanced members. b. The classes will be scheduled for late April and Early May, and will be at Jeannie’s shop. c. Jeanne sent around a signup sheet for folks to add their names to, if they are interested in taking the classes. d. Jeannie also has a friend who is selling some power tools and sent a list of those items for sale around the room. 4. Larry Counts mentioned a friend who also is trying to sell some woodworking tools. a. This person is Helen Gipson and her phone number is 615-394-3937. b. The list of items for sale will be listed in the newsletter that Lou Ferraro will publish. 5. Show and Tell: a. Myra Orton b. Max Lastfogel c. Alex Marshall d. Sam Clark e. Marve Miller f. Mary Nichols 6. Vice President Jason Moore scheduled 2 separate speakers for the evening. a. Glen Collins i. Glen is a knife maker from Athens, GA, who forges his own blades and then makes handles for them, mostly from exotic woods or from more common woods with exotic grain patterns. b. Ethan Leavitte i. Ethan, originally from Washington State, was previously a missionary in Ukraine, but got into woodworking after a life-changing auto accident. He made a personal goal to start building caskets and a friend asked him to build 2 for him and his wife. Ethan has completed the first one and brought it for discussion. 7. Sam adjourned the meeting at 7:55 pm.

February 2025 Meeting

 Stones River Woodworkers Club

Monthly Meeting Minutes – February 25, 2025

Attendance: 39, (including the guest speaker)

Guest Speaker: Chris Barton

Subject: Virtual Shop Tour, Various Planes and Other Tools

1. Meeting called to order by club President, Sam Clark, at 6:25 pm.

2. Sam mentioned that everyone should pick up their name-tag from Robert Woolfolk.

a. Anyone who does not have a name-tag should see Club Treasurer, Larry Counts, to have one made prior to the next meeting.

3. We had two visitors at the February meeting:

a. Cindy Keith

b. Myra Orton

4. Pass-around sign-up sheets that were distributed at the last meeting for Club class offerings, only made it to half the room.

a. Sam sent those around again, with a separate sheet for each side of the room.

b. Sam asked for anyone available to teach a class to please make their availability known.

c. One of the requests from the February meeting was for CNC training.

i. Sam noted that there are non-club resources available:

1. Nashville CNC Users Group

a. Meets the 1st Wednesday of every month at the Woodcraft store in Franklin.

2. CNC Facebook Page

a. Facebook.com/Groups/Nashvillecncusers

5. Sam introduced new club member, Myra Orton.

a. Myra is teaching a couple of Box and Inlay classes at the Appalachian Center for Crafts in Cookeville, Tennessee

i. The fees for the classes do not include Room and Board.

6. Dues for 2025 are due now and need to be paid.

a. Only paid members are covered by our insurance provider and are a requirement for taking or teaching a class on behalf of the Club.

b. Paid members receive a discount from Rockler and from Klingspor.

i. Sam has to submit a list of members to those retailers, and will do so after this meeting.

1. Members not paid up, will not receive the discounts.

7. The Club recently moved our financial accounts From Regions Bank to Wilson Bank and Trust.

a. WB&T reviewed our Club Constitution and recommended some changes in order to be in line with modern banking regulations.

i. As a result, the proposed new language of ARTICLE 9 shall read:

1. The President and Treasurer will have signature authorization to issue disbursements. The Treasurer will maintain possession of the Club’s checkbook, deposit slips, bank statements, and any other bank related material. Expenditure on budgeted expenses requires only the approval of the Treasurer. Any request for payment on expenses outside budgeted expenses will require approval of a majority vote of the Executive Committee. In no case shall any expenditure result in an overdraft of the Club’s Bank account. Following officer elections, the newly elected President and Treasurer along with

the current President and Treasurer will meet with bank officials prior to the January Club meeting to arrange new signature authorization.

ii. The change to Article 9 was approved at the last Executive Committee meeting and must be read at the February and March regular Club meetings.

1. The measure will be open to discussion and a vote to approve the change will be taken at the March meeting.

8. Show and Tell:

a. Robert Woolfolk - Texas-sized cutting board

b. Larry James - Stylized, carved crow

c. Jeannie Alstatt - Live edge table/bench

d. Myra Orton - Inlaid boxes

e. Max Lastfogel - Chalice, Plate, Hollow-form Bowl

f. Jason Moore - Turned boxes

g. Sam Clark - Hollow-form vase, Lathe chuck stand

9. Vice President Jason Moore introduced our speaker, Chris Barton

a. Chris is a retired doctor from Granville, Tennessee.

i. Chris’s presentation consisted of a virtual tour of his shop, along with various projects.

1. Tables, chests, workbenches, pencil boxes, etc.

2. Chris shared his preference for various brands and styles of tools, including planes, chisels and backsaws.

10. Meeting adjourned at 8:50 pm.