Diablo Woodworkers, A Club For All Woodworkers

NEXT MEETING DETAIL
NEXT SHOP TOUR/SAWDUST SESSION DETAIL
SATURDAY, March 14, and April 2020 Sawdust Sessions, ROOM-208, 10 AM - 12 PM. Cancelled ==================================
NEXT WOODTURNERS DETAIL
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April 02, 2020 WOODTURNERS, ROOM-108, 7-9 PM. Rick Nelson – Reverse Chuck Bowls with a Vacuum Cleaner Greeting Woodturners: Rick Nelson will be giving a very interesting presentation at the April 2 SIG Meeting, entitled "USING A SHOP VAC TO REVERSE CHUCK BOWLS". Why have a vacuum system when you can make your own using items in your shop already? Come and find out how to create your own. Come join us at the Woodturning Center for an informative discussion. ===================================
Table of Contents. Click to scroll down to: Calendar of Events Show & Tell Shop Tour Photos Mt. Diablo Woodturning Center Photos Flag Case Tool Sale/Swap More Info 2019 Community Projects Sam's Safety Tips Follow us:

Diablo Woodworkers ACTIVITIES. Club meetings at PHEC are the 2nd Wednesday of every month, 7-9 p.m. Shop Tours are the 3rd Saturday of the month, 10 a.m. to Noon. The Mt. Diablo Woodturning Center meets in Room 208 at PHEC, 7pm the first Thursday of each month. Just drop in. There is no need for advanced registration. Just show up and join the fun.

CALENDAR OF EVENTS
Apr 02, 2020	WOODTURNERS, Rick Nelson – Reverse Chuck Bowls with a Vacuum Cleaner
April 18, 2020	SAWDUST SESSION, Cancelled.

PREVIOUS MEETING

MARCH 11th, 2020 DIABLO WOODWORKERS MEETING, MULTI-USE ROOM, PHEC, 7-9 PM.
Mike Budesilich is an award winning master wood carver.

Mike is a Diablo Woodworkers member and teacher at the Adult Ed school.

As a young boy, Mike remembers sitting on the back porch watching his grandfather carve farm animals from a small piece of wood. Fascinated by the unlimited carving possibilities that began with whittling, he convinced his grandfather to teach him.

Mike left his grandfather's porch, went to school, joined the Navy, and returned to the area to work for Pacific Gas and Electric. But his passion for wood carving was always been with him, and it would become his full-time career more than 40 years after learning the skill of whittling farm animals from his grandfather.

On March 11th, Mike shared his experience and insights about carving techniques, tool selection and how to get started if you're new to carving. He also had several of his award-winning pieces on display and demonstrated a few fundamental techniques while working on his current project.

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WHAT'S NEW

2019 Community Project - Girl Scout Woodworker photos - updated 06/10/2019.

2020 Community Projects

ARF Wood Collecting Photos Updated 03/25/2020

Flag Case History - Officer David J. Neece, Sergeant Is 10-42, End of Duty 9/31/2019. That was the call that went out to his fellow officers, as, San Jose Lost one of their officers. Thank you for supporting the many programs we do, to make a difference.

Show & Tell Cards - News.

Diablo Woodworkers Google Groups Newsletter

Email Jeff Traeger and request to be subscribed or un-subscribed to the newsletter

MARCH 2020 SHOW AND TELL PHOTOS

Just a reminder to check out Sam's Safety Tips - updated 10/16/2018

NEW Show & Tell Cards.

Click on images to see artists page and enlargements

Duke Herrero - Spirit Faces, Basswood, Oil / Shellac.

Sam Altshuler - Business Card Boxes, Madrone, Loquat & Black Acacia, Gel Poly - 3 coats.

Sam Altshuler - Detail of one box.

Jeff Traeger - 1914/1918 Mini Lathe - Albertson Company, Cleaned in Simple Green and bright metal parts buffed.

Jeff Traeger - Back side of Mini-Lathe.

Jeff Traeger - Mini-Lathe before restoration.

Tim Killen - Heppelwhite Dressing Table, Cherry, Seedlac, French Polilsh, Circa 1800. Original in Metropolitan Museum, NY.

Tim Killen - Heppelwhite Table Leg Inlay Detail

Kirby Elvin - Backgammon Game - Different Shape, assorted veneers, General Finish.

Bob Bean - Pens, Walnut / Acrylic, Polyurethane / Plastic Polish. Replaced Center ring with wood / Plastic Bead.

Jeff Traeger - Stanley 45 Router Plane Restoration, cleaned in Simple Green and de-rusted in white vinegar.

Jeff Traeger - Other Side of the Stanley Router Plane restoration.

Jeff Traeger - Photo of original condition - router plane.

Pete Nakatani - Ikebana vase; claro walnut; solarez/cyano.

Jerry Lambden - Sewing box; koa and poplar; lacquer.

Bob Hoellwarth - Dining chair; beech; tannic acid, iron
acetate, tung oil/poly mix.

Tim Killen - Top of Heppelwhite Dressing Table.

Pat DiMaggio - Sheraton Bond chest of drawers; mahogany; shellac.

FEBRUARY 2020 SAWDUST SESSION PHOTOS
SATURDAY, February 08, 2019 SAWDUST SESSION, 10AM - NOON Wayne Shipman – Construction of bent lamination fixtures. Club member Wayne Shipman is a former college shop class instructor, contractor and architect. For the past 3 years, he has made the rockers for the raffle project Maloof chairs using bent lamination. Wayne shared his knowledge for construction of bent lamination fixtures. He discussed the necessary steps from design to use; what to make sure you do, and what to avoid. Finally we performed a glue-up.
PAPER PATTERN FOR ROCKING CHAIR BENT LAMINATED RUNNER	PAPER PATTERN FOR ROCKING CHAIR RUNNER ON JIG.
SAMPLE BENT LAMINATION OF CHAIR PART.	CONTRUCTION OF GLUE-UP JIG FOR LAMINATED PARTS.
JIG FOR CUTTING LAMINATIONS WITH TABLE SAW.	LAMINATIONS CUT WITH JIG ON TABLE SAW.
ROCKING CHAIR RUNNER JIG PREP.	LAMINTATED ROCKING CHAIR RUNNER.
WAXING THE JIG	GLUING UP THE LAMINATIONS
TEAM CLAMPING	GLUED AND CLAMPED ROCKING CHAIR RUNNER

FEBRUARY 2020 MT. DIABLO WOODTURNING CENTER PHOTOS

Vern Stoval - Golden Bowl with Coves.

Pamela Andenmatten - Burl with Tinted Epoxy.

Ed Steffinger - Cherry Square Bowl.

Chuck Cottril - Liquid Amber Square Bowl.

Hugh Bevan-Thomas - Square Bowl - Dyed poplar with Burnt corners.

Rich Nelson - Two Bowls into a Hollow Vessel

David Fleisig - Segmented Bowl with Expoxy Rim and Accent Rings.

Claudia Foster - Square Bowl with Curved Edges.

Andrew Baxter - Square Bowl.

Andrew Baxter - Square Coaster.

Andrew Baxter - Round Coater.

Don Gouveia - Cherry Bowl with Compound Miters.

Ed Steffinger - Walnut Box with Finial.

Ed Steffinger - Ash Square Bowl.

Chuck Cottril - Liquid Amber Square Bowl.

Rich Nelson - Two Bowls into a Box.

George Schiller - Keep Sake Box.

Claudia Foster - Sycamore Square Bowl.

Claudia Foster - Square Bowl.

Josh Sylvester - Large Natural Edge Deodaror Cedar Bowl with Bark.

Josh Sylvester - Small Natural Edge Deodaror Cedar Bowl with Bark.

Josh Sylvester - Set of 4 Mulberry Bowls.

Memorial Flag Case Project

Since the 9/11 tragedy, the Diablo Woodworkers have channeled some of their woodworking passion into compassion for the families of fallen firefighters and law enforcement officers - the survivors of those who have given their last full measure in protecting others.

We honor those families with memorial flag cases that have been crafted from California (Claro) walnut and accented with silver maple corner splines. Each case is finished with Danish oil and buffed out to a smooth finish.

These memorial flag cases are provided to all law enforcement and firefighting units in the San Francisco Bay area. We are proud to have worked with over 100 families in the past 10 years and will continue to honor the fallen.

Gordon Fry, 925-685-1676 is the Chairperson for this project. Plans for these flag cases are on our club web site.

09/08/2019

As you all know, the Diablo Woodworkers provide a terrific community service program,
The Memorial Flag Case, for fallen first responders. Our program reaches out to the men, and woman, who have died in the line of duty. We have been involved in this program, since 911, when our club and many other wood clubs accross the USA, provided over 3000 memorial
flag cases to those who were killed at that disaster.
Well, our supply of flag cases, that we keep on hand, has been depleted, and as the coordinator of this program, needed to make up more cases. I was able to get a great team together, who I want to thank for their expert support.
We spent 3 1/2 days to build, and, what a great job, they did !!!.

Thanks to;
Joe Arnoth
Butch Brear
Chuck Cottril
Andy Ferguson
Margaret Lyman
Wayne Shipman
David Whittenbrock

Gordon Fry

FLAG CASE PRESENTATION HISTORY

TOOLS FOR SALE/SWAP, JOBS, WANTED: - Here is a place to advertise a job or your need to get rid of that little used but beautiful tool or supply or ask for something. Email Jeff Treager to get it in the Newsletter or emailed to members.

Marlene's Embroidery & Designs - The place to get your embroidered Diablo Woodworkers' shirt and many other embroidered designs. Please call to make an appointment: 925-682-3919

CALENDAR OF EVENTS