NEXT MEETING DETAIL Saturday not Wednesday, December 12th virtual ZOOM meeting, at 10:00 a.m.,
Joshua Klein is speaker
ZOOM Instructions: Keep an eye out for the Zoom meeting link that will be emailed to you by Jeff Traeger.
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Saturday, Novembrer 21st Shop Tour at 10:00 a.m. - Noon. Neil Kilcoin's Shop
Have you been tuning in to the Zoom Shop Tours? Participation the last few months has been excellent. We are looking for members to host future tours. You don’t have to be a computer Wizkid, but a little experience with Zoom is helpful. All you need is a lap top computer with a camera or a cell phone. The November Shop Tour is scheduled for November 21st. Sessions usually start at 10 a.m. and last an hour. Prior to the event there is a practice session with our club’s Zoom coordinators. If you are interested in hosting, please contact me at jefftraeger@comcast.net ================================== |
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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.
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2019 Community Project - Girl Scout Woodworker
photos - updated 06/10/2019.
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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.
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A DIABLO WOODWORKERS WELCOME TO NEW MEMBERS The Diablo Woodworkers would like to extend a hearty welcome to the following new members attending our February 2020 meeting. We hope to see all you on a regular basis. New members:
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 Kris Wallace's Page - Here's the bench I built this year while sheltering in place. In the pics you can tell I'm a lefty by where the vises are located. It's my first bench build and it was inspired/influenced by the workbench book from Chris Schwarz which he has since come out with a newer and free version on his website. I built it using inexpensive home center doug fir 2 x 12s that were soaking wet (figuratively) when I bought them. I let them sit for about a month before getting started which helped a little, but I'm still noticing some movement especially after this hot summer we just had. The vise hardware is from Benchcrafted and that's what drove 70% of the cost on this project. If I did it again I'd only add a leg vise due to the amount of use it gets compared to the tail vise. Final dimensions are 2' wide by 7' long with a 4" thick top, and is 36" tall. So far I haven't noticed any drawbacks other than something that is likely due to my lack of craftsmanship. As for best features, the thing is a tank and has some many means with which to hold work in place. I've since built a moxon vise to go with it, and continue to add and refine it as needed. I really don't know how I managed prior to having it considering I was using a shaky drafting table, but we always seem to find a way. October 2020 October 2020.  Morgan Strickland Page - Morgan’s first of six chairs to go around the teak table he recently completed. The first chair came together pretty quickly. Anyone want to make book on when the sixth one will be done? See Teak Lawn Chair in PDF format. October 2020.  Gary Johnson - Telegraphers in the early 20th century benefited from a new invention, the semiautomatic key, or “bug". These instruments allowed them to send faster—dots are made automatically at an adjustable speed—and with less fatigue. In contrast, conventional straight keys with their up-and-down motion frequently caused “glass arm syndrome” which we now know as repetitive strain injury. Some telegraphers worked at multiple job sites or had more than one employer, and they needed to protect their expensive and sensitive bugs when in transit. Vibroplex, among others, offered a nice carrying case as an accessory. Today, many hams like me enjoy using bugs on the air and we often have collections of various models, some quite rare and valuable. So I whipped up a couple of bug boxes to house my 1928 MacElroy and 1963 Vibroplex keys. The design is a clone of a Vibroplex case, though I didn’t apply a leatherette cover as was the custom of the time. These are made of walnut and mahogany which was resawn to about 1/4 inch. I also tuned up my finger joint jig. Hardware is from Lee Valley. Each is lined with felt, and carefully fitted to each bug. That should keep the dust off. If there are any other hams in DWW, I’d love to hear from you. Gary Johnson, NA6O gwj@wb9jps.com October 2020.  Neil Kilcoin - This is a 16 ft. boat primarily made from Western red cedar with Claro walnut and Alaskan yellow cedar accents; the trim & seats are made from White ash. The lumber is covered with fiberglass and epoxy. The boat is primarily intended for beginners on flat water lakes but does have scuppered gunnels to help drain the water that will inevitably collect in the hull. Plans and inspiration came from the book Building a Strip Canoe by Gil Gilmartin (2nd ed.), a number of YouTube videos, and my friend Ken Koscik, a prolific builder in Wisconsin. I leaned a lot in this build - from making many, many jigs, to fairing curves with hand tools, to adapting to work outdoors due to the size of my small shop (~220 sq. ft.). The most challenging part of the build was the varnishing - clouds of gnats one week were determined to thwart my best efforts! Regards, Neil Kilcoin. See Neil's page. October 2020.  Bob Hoellwarth - just finished this video about how to do basic furniture design in SketchUp. It goes over some fundamental design concepts and shows how to make usable woodworking plans from your designs. This is a good tutorial for beginners at SketchUp or people who are new to designing their own furniture. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xuf6GM65hKo October 2020.  George Lucido - This is a Boston fan-back side chair, my 41st. Windsor chair made with a pine seat and ash components with a black over red milk paint finish. This was made for one of my seven great-nieces. October 2020.  Ryan Evans - I wanted to share the Dog Bowl Stand that i just completed for my dog, Didymus (reference from the David Bowie movie, The Labyrinth). In addition, I created a lid for it to keep my one-year-old son's hands out the water and the dog food. So far, it's paying off. Overall, this was a fun, quick project and my first time cutting bigger circles. I used scrap red oak, cherry stain, and polyurethane. October 2020. See with lid in Ryan's page.  Gregg Langlois - Hayrake Table; Reclaimed redwood 4x4s were used for everything but the curved end cap and the tabletop (had to use lumber yard 2x6s for these). The mismatched colors of the different-aged redwood led me down the path of trying to figure out how to use transtint dyes (for the much lighter end caps and top).  Wayne Shipman - Footed Natural Edge Bowl; For those of you that are interested in natural edge bowl turning, here is an article written by Wayne Shipman. If you have questions or comment, please contact Wayne directly at wayne.shipman@comcast.net  Gordon Fry - Liquor Cabinet. I always wanted to build a bar unit for small places.... something that could hang on a wall. Also, wanted to try my hand at a curved front. I used 3/4 walnut cut 3" x 24". Beveled the edges to create the curve I wanted. Then came the work: I planed it down to smooth out the curved front! (Didn't have a need for a bar, just wanted to try it! Good COVID lock down project ). It's design lends itself to being hung on a wall or perched on a table. See Gordon'e page for closed view. Gordon September 2020.  Paul Mueller - An architect from Atlanta posted a photo of a small side table to the Modernism Facebook group. "A Homage to Rietveld", he called it. I decided to make one for myself. The base is 1-1/2 inch oak boards doweled at the corners. It is painted with black milk paint with a touch of gold leaf. The top assembly is walnut from a board I picked up free in Berkeley. It has a poly finish. Rietveld was an artist, an architect and a furniture builder. His first modernist chair, the Red and Blue Chair (1917) is on the cover of FINE WOODWORKING, No.68. Rietveld built his furniture with wood. Soon after him the modernist Bauhaus artists switched to building chairs with steel tubing, leather, and canvas. Building this table was not easy. For the top assembly to balance on one leg, and for it to be level, each corner in the base has to be exactly on the mark. Should I ever make another table like this I will build the base with welded metal tubing instead of wood. Over the last several months I built three Rietveld chairs: his crate chair, a zig zag chair, and a Steltman chair. There are free plans for each chair on the internet and each is easy to build. All three are still in production in Europe and are marketed as works of art. Each sells for over a thousand dollars. It is nice to have a work of art in your own home--especially one you made yourself. My favorite is the Steltman chair which is not really a "chair" at all. It is a modernist sculpture in oak. October 2020.  Michael Jesse - Tool Cabinet [drawer set], Walnut with wenge pulls. Made to fit over a piano dolly so it can roll around. Drawers are quartersawn oak with Baltic birch bottoms. October 2020.  Wayne Shipman - Balusters. This was a request from one of Jeff’s emails. He couldn’t find one so needed someone to make it for him. October 2020.  Ryan Evans - My son's first birthday is today (Monday, 2nd). Here's a tractor I made for him from scrap red oak. I turned the four wheels and the two axles. The chassis was template-routed. I created the template based on 1:16 scale of exact dimensions from a John Deere 7330 Premium Hi Crop. Finding those dimensions online was not easy. I painted it using authentic "John Deere Green" which is an actual color. That wasn't easy to find in non-toxic paint either. Finally, I coated it in polyurethane. October 2020.  Jim Wharry - I finished my cabinet that was started at the time of the COVID-19 lockup. May have to start another long term project in the near future. The cabinet is made up of leftover pieces of Cherry from my days taking the Master Series classes. The shelves are made from Ambrosia Maple and the handles are Cocobolo.  David Traversi - A simple maple Shaker drop leaf table. The joinery is hand cut mortise and tenon with draw bore pegs. The drop leaf mechanism are traditional shaker spinners.  Mike Mays - Coffee Spoons. Hi All, decided to make A coffee spoon; but kept on till I had six designs. Turned from Wenge and white oak, except the curvy one. ( and thanks to Gary Rogowski for a lesson). I think one had an Asian flair to it. October 2020.  Gordon Fry - Cuckoo Clock - I was going nuts being cooped up and needed a project! My wife has always liked the idea of having a cuckoo clock and suggested I try making one. After some digging I found a "Klockit" movement, but designed and built the case from walnut and used cedar shingles. It was trial and error to create the look, allow the right dimensions for the parts but still keep it down to a reasonable size. I cut out the people with my scroll saw, then painted them. Was a very fun project! September 2020. |
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- 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 |
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Joshua A. Klein is editor-in-chief of 
Woodworking has been Neil Kilcoin’s passion for many years. His first formal training in the craft began in his grade school years where he was privileged enough to attend a school that offered shop classes. There he learned the basic safety rules and techniques, heard many gruesome stories about accidents, and gained confidence by completing age-appropriate projects. He still has the step stool and other projects he created as a boy. Later in life, he rejoined the craft by taking various Adult Education courses as he moved across the country for work. These classes made it much easier for him to produce furniture without actually owning any power tools. Having finally settled down (and bought his own power tools), his shop now occupies about two-thirds of a one car garage. When not pursuing his hobbies, Neil teaches Biochemistry and Chemistry courses at a local University.
Rex Krueger is a woodworker and author based in Cleveland, Oh. He runs a popular YouTube channel (
