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Guild of Oregon Woodworkers Volume #24, Issue #1 January 2007 OREGON WOOD WORKS FROM THE PRESIDENT workers. appy 2007! Sorry we had to start it by snow ‘n ice-canceling The meetings will continue with a mix our January meeting, but I un- of (a) presentations on tools and techniques derstand our presenter can come or other arcane wood stuff, (b) some direct H demonstration things where you can ask in February, so we won’t lose out. questions and confab with others at the By way of reports on the end of last meetings, and © visits to some of our spon- year, the Best of the Northwest show was sor’s facilities for presentations by them. very good to us, thanks in great measure to the tireless efforts (and great organizing We did not do as well on seminars as ability) of Larry Butrick and his show com- I’d have liked last year, which was no one’s mittee. We made a bit of money on it for fault, but it’s looking very good this year. TOOL OF THE MONTH the treasury, and people sold some furniture Bob O’Connor’s got the seminar chore and and got some commissions. Let’s call it a has already put together a good early sched- success by any measure. ule. Ariel Enriquez has organized a big- ticket seminar from Greene & Greene ex- Inside this Issue: We had a very nice Holiday party; we pert Darrell Pert. Check the website to see used the Architectural Heritage Center facil- which ones interest you. Bandsaw Circle Jig 2 ity -- it was a definite upgrade from using a shop. I learned a good lesson there: wood- Continued bows and scrapes to Bob Guild Grants: OCAC 3 shops are for working on wood; they are not Oswald for the fine newsletter. I suspect for parties. Duh. that many of you who cannot (or just don’t Finishing: Topcoats 4 mostly) attend meetings or other Guild So what’s up for this year? functions pay your dues just to share in the Greene & Green 5 The core stuff is going to be the same: newsletter. Well, Bob has made it well monthly meetings, educational opportunities worth, if not more, the annual membership Anatomy of a Hand 6 (seminars and such), a bang-up newsletter, dues if you don’t do anything except get the Plane “outside” project work for good causes, and (Continued on page 2) plenty of schmoozing with fellow wood- Meet Dusty Taylor 7 8 Jackson Bottom Contest O UR NEXT MEETING—FEBRUARY 21, 2007 7:00PM Guild Directory 8 The next meeting will be at Franklin High School. Shop Overhaul 9 Come out and join Steve Knight of Knight Toolworks. Center Finder & More 9 Steve will have a picture show and talk about the different hand planes and their uses. He’ll talk about how they are built. As time permits there will be a hands on demo using the planes Treasurer’s Report 9 and adjusting them. For more detail on his planes, look into the website www.knight- Santa’s Workshop 9 Directions: toolworks.com East central Portland. Travel east from central Portland on Powell (Ross Island Bridge). At 50th Ave turn north. In two blocks turn right on Franklin and you’re there. Social gathering starts at 6:30. Bring a chair. Page 2 Volume #24, Issue #1 F ROM THE PRESIDENT (CON’T) (Continued from page 1) So we’ll be doing more projects as long as newsletter. Bob’s always looking for material, I’m the pres. so don’t be bashful about writing something. On a personal note, since joining the chest By the way, remember to get your dues in zipper club, I discovered that what the doctors ...“outside” project if you haven’t already. We take checks, cash, told me was mostly true. It took me about 10 work... an activity in and electronic -- Paypal -- payments. (We also weeks to get back into the shop and push a take promises, but not permanently.) plane and pull a scraper without the zipper which I am particu- hurting. So it’s been 10 weeks and I’m back to The last category of “core” stuff I men- larly interested” work. tioned is the “outside” project work. This is an activity in which I am particularly interested, I’m also eating lots of rabbit food, walking and I’ll continue to push for it. It was my ex- my old tail around town (what a great town to perience on the 9/11 flag case project and the see from afoot -- I had forgotten how much I Guild Workbench project that not only did I liked walking), making R. J. Reynolds just a learn some good alternative techniques, but smidgen poorer, and being really happy to be also, and more importantly, I made some per- back in the shop. I hope to be there for the manent friendships. Appreciation from the next 20 or 30 years or so. recipient organizations is just a bonus. So I So happy New Year; mine looks great, and figure the project work does double-duty as I hope yours does too. I look forward to seeing education, and making friends. And I think a lot of you in the coming year. that’s what this club is all about. BANDSAW CIRCLE JIG edge of the teeth. It suddenly became obvious that drift an- gle needed to be considered. So making a minor WAG ad- A Great justment forward to approximately compensate for previ- Jig I’ve fiddled with circle jigs for years. ously determined drift, the ensuing circle cut like butter. The Many years ago I made a simple one to cut next class step demonstrated cutting a circle with the table wheels for my construction models. It always crept and I tilted at 45 degrees. You can’t believe, “I” couldn’t believe, had to finish every circle (wheel) on the disk sander with how smoothly that 8 inch circular bevel cut went. So the jig another jig. Then an opportunity to do a bandsaw class sug- is shown here, probably like a dozen others on the internet gested a more robust solution. So a quickly made jig of but this now exists and it works perfectly. You do need to wood did work, but still the compensate for drift angle to issue of roundness was get that flawless cut. The test is present. to spin the circle after it’s cut. Then a teaching oppor- It should have zero gap to the tunity arose and this time a blade everywhere. bullet proof circle jig was a Observe the paper thin shaving requirement. So as long as when I cut a circle too large and the effort was going into had to shave it about 1/32. It making one, it needed to be can be done. universal. This became a melamine top and sliding T-track for circle diameter. A locking knob under the table holds the T-track. The pivot point is a machine screw sharpened to a point and threaded into the track. The first cut worked pretty well, but a picture perfect solution occurred during the actual class. I was explaining bandsaw tracking, aka drift angle. You remember that from a prior issue? I was explaining that the circle jig, pivot point must be exactly at the leading Paper thin trimming A view under the table. Two knobs. OREGON WOOD WORKS Page 3 G UILD GRANTS: OREGON COLLEGE OF ART & CRAFT BY ROGER TUCK his fall it was again our time for Ariel Enriquez and Brian Crane’s work demonstrates great capabilities in me to make a visit to Oregon College of Art and workmanship, demonstrating ex- Craft (OCAC). The annual judging to decide upon cellent woodworking skills and the recipient of the Guild’s Scholarship was at craftsmanship. Brian is very con- Thand. We were sitting in the car and Ariel said he felt hon- scious of detailing, seeking control ored to have the opportunity to interact with OCAC and it over all aspects of his work: con- was a privilege for us (the Guild) to get to judge and reward a cept, expression and construction. student at the college.. We both remarked on the quality of Suspended inside is a chest of the school’s students and the high caliber of the instruction. I drawers, seemingly floating in air. personally was very impressed with, first, the wholehearted Jim Kelly's work exudes effort the students showed in preparing for this competition, amazing determination and control. and second, the vision and focus that Karl Burkheimer, the Undeterred by difficulty, his work new director of the wood working program, is developing for strives to "speak" as well as to the department. "show" well So on to the judging. When we arrived we were met by developed Brian Crane Karl Burkheimer We went on a tour of a separate show of and mean- all the various crafts such as weaving and ceramics. It was ingful concepts, executed beautifully. part of an annual display for the OCAC benefactors. Michael This reliquery just begs to be opened. DeForest joined us while we were on our walk about and we Mark Perrin's work is very personal proceeded to the hall where the entries of the woodworkers and earnest, while demonstrating amaz- were set up. Michael deForest has a detailed knowledge of ing determination and skill. His work each students strengths and weaknesses and even their per- expresses a strong inner vision, result- sonal traits.