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Volume 14, No. 2 November 2002 Key Stories In This Issue 1 Presidents Message 1 2 Toys for Tots 1 3 November Meeting 2 The Guild of NH Woodworkers ñ Founded 1990 4 2003 Juried Show 2 www.gnhw.org 5 October Small Meetings 3 The Presidentís Message from Peter Breu 6 February Guild Meeting 4 7 Period Furniture 5 8 Shop Shavings 6 in the past few years, and I am very Hello! I was elected at the annual excited about the meetings we have 9 September Bending 7 meeting in Canterbury, and Iíd like to planned for this year, and are consider- 10 Calendar 10 ing for the coming years. I hope that take a minute to introduce myself. 11 Windsor Chair Making 12 you will make suggestions to the Steer- First, youíve elected another president with a German heritage, and my name ing Committee so we can best serve is pronounced as if it were spelled your interests. We have a number of BROY. And, like Jack Grube, I taught great programs in place such as the school for a number of years (English Turning Symposium, Scholarships, And, lastly, I have a request. We still and German.) Woodworking is mostly Sunapee Fair, Toys for Tots, and the need to fill several positions for this a hobby for me, but I aspire to be a full Juried Show, and I hope to make each year. We are missing a Vice President, time, professional furniture maker. of these strong and vibrant. Program Chairman, and Sunapee Coor- Iím hoping that if I attend enough dinator. If you would like to help, Guild meetings the inspiration and in- please contact me or the other mem- formation I find will take me there! I must thank the officers, Steering bers of the Steering Committee. I Committee, and particularly Jack, as I hope you had a great time at a small Of much greater importance to you am taking on a job that is already very meeting (any suggestions for other top- however, are my goals for the Guild. well organized with a yearís worth of ics?) and see you in November at Dana Simply stated, I hope that every meet- meetings clearly planned. I hope that I Robes. I look forward to a great year! ing I preside over will be fascinating, will be able to match Jackís energy and inspirational, educational, and make enthusiasm as president. Peter Breu you itch to get back to the shop. I viv- # 603.647.2327 idly remember several such meetings [email protected] Toys for Tots By Venera Gattaloni GIVE YOUR GIFT AND LOVE The toys for tots program is proceeding OF WOODWORKING TO A well. Students from Pinkerton Acad- YOUNGSTER emy have made the train bases and some members of the Guild have vol- At the moment the Guild of Woodcarv- REACH OUT TO YOUR unteered to make the caboose and train ers has volunteered to make 25 cars, parts, but we are still looking for some some members of the Guild of Wood- COMMUNITY! volunteers to contribute to making the turners have volunteered to make 24 remaining toy trains. cars , and we have 40 left to make, but Come meet and play with other mem- we are not limited to that amount. The bers of the Guild and the Seacoast For those of you who do not like big seacoast woodworkers club has also Woodworkers at Homestead Wood- crowds and enjoy the comforts of your said they would be willing to make working School on October 26th and home shops, but would like to make some trains. If you have any ideas or November 23rd at 9am. There will be toy trains, I can get you some train suggestions please let me know about coffee and donuts and a fun filled day bodies with wheels and some plans and them. of making trains for children at a Safe you could build the train cars at home. Place, St.Charles Children's Home and the Forest Park Community at the Uni- Please contact me at 659-6372 or at versity of New Hampshire. [email protected]. November Meeting By Peter Breu volume spray booth which they use for for the bandsaw meeting, and it is worth a November 9th at the Dana Robes spraying oil ñ an unusual method, but visit by itself! If you want to learn more which produces great finishes for them. about Dana Robes you can visit their web Shop, Enfield, NH The Dana Robes shop hosted us last year site at www.danarobes.com. Come and learn more about finishing with a spray gun! On Saturday, November 9th will be the next full Guild meeting, and finishing will be featured. Terry Moore will spray nitro- cellulose lacquer, Bruce Hamilton will dis- Directions to Dana Robes: cuss his use of catalyzed lacquer, and a Dana Robes finisher will show how they Take exit #17 off I-89 and go east on route spray Danish Oil. This promises to be a 4 toward Enfield. Proceed for 2 miles to great meeting! the intersection of route 4A. Take a right on route 4A, and proceed 3 miles. You We will start at 9am with the Christmas will see the Shaker Inn on the left. Dana sale (see related article on page 6 by Peter Robesí building is the second one on the James.) There will be an open discussion left after the Inn. Their address is Rte. 4A, of finishing lead by our presenters before Lower Shaker Village, Enfield, NH, 03748 lunch. If you have ever seen Terryís work, #603.632.5385 you know that his finishes are as perfect as they come. Bruce is a professional refini- sher (who also give classes on finishing ñ Program Coordinator see the article on the Guild Series classes Peter Breu at the Homestead School) and is a wealth Occasional Round Table [email protected] of information. Dana Robes has a high by Terry Moore #603.647.2327 Annual 2003 Juried Show By Marty Milkovitz Our 2003 Juried Show will be held at the show, but as of yet (Oct 1) has not commit- of the show. As soon as I have more solid famous Mt. Washington Hotel in Bretton ted to do so. The museum will be opening information I will be sending out a formal Woods in White Mountains. The exact a new gallery on State St. in May. request for a Call for Entries. dates of the show have not yet been final- ized, but it appears as though it will be in If possible, I am going to try for both loca- So there you have it! late summer or early fall. At any rate, it tions for the 2003 show. If not, then the will not be before June. The Hotel will not 2004 show will likely be at Strawbery I have given you an approximately 10 be finalizing their schedule for the latter Banke Museum. During Oct, by the time months lead time, so the excuse ìI didnít half of the year until Nov. Strawbery you read this, I already will have met with have time to build anythingî just wonít Banke museum in Portsmouth has also ex- the Events Coordinator and Sales Depart- hold. Donít make me call and Nag! pressed a strong interest in hosting our ment of the hotel to work out all the details North Bennett Street School Open House Carpentry, Piano Technology, Jewelry Students from each of these departments On Friday November 1, (10 AM-2PM) and Making, Bookbinding and locksmithing. will be working on projects and instructors Saturday November 2, (10AM-3PM) the will be available to answer questions. North Bennett Street School in Boston will be holding itís annual Open House. The school is located at 39 North Bennett Street (1 block down from the Old North This is an opportunity to visit the eight Church) in the north end of Boston. For programs of the school including: Cabinet more information contact their web site at and Furniture Making, Preservation Car- nbss.org or call them at (617) 227-0155 pentry, Violin Making and restoration, Volume 14 No. 2 Page 2 October Small Meetings mills that have consistently high quality brine or oil bath (old time blacksmiths Dovetailing Demonstration cutting and grading lumber. Highland were know to use common horse byprod- buys their lumber green from these mills ucts). By Rod Swanson and then ships it to one kiln in Massachu- th setts for drying. This further results in a Tempering ñ since the hardening process On October 5 , eight Guild members at- consistent quality of wood. can result in a tool edge that is prone to tended Steve Marcqís small-group dovetail chipping, tempering is the process of heat- demonstration. Highland acquires their lumber from all ing to a much lower temp, (ranging from over the United States thereby assuring a 400 to 600 degrees) and then cooling. Steve not only showed us how he tunes up good selection of native wood species. his saws, he also tuned up saws which Rick Lange has thirty-three years of ex- Although tool forging is commonly associ- members had brought with them. The dem- perience in the trade and he knows the ated with a coal fired forge, a small home onstration took on a hands-on approach as reputation of his lumber sources. He will built gas fired forge burning propane gas each of us was able to try different saws purchase from new mills only after asking was demonstrated. Although the coal which varied in price from $12.00 to a lot of questions.