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President's Letter for August 2018 WOOD WORDS FEATURED THIS MONTH President’s Notes ............................1 Training ..........................................2 Notes from the Shop .......................3 Safety .............................................6 Remembering ............................... 14 Treasurer’s Report ........................ 15 PUBLISHED by The kansas ciTy woodworkers guild • 3289 mercier ST • kansas CITY • mo • 64111 PRESIDENT’S LETTER FOR AUGUST 2018 ecently, a lawsuit brought against several years of court appearances. Rthe Guild by a former member was mediated to a conclusion. Our attorneys gave us an estimate of Neither the Guild nor the plaintiff was $80,000 to $120,000 for future legal and entirely happy nor fully disappointed with accounting work. the outcome of the mediation. In the future, the Guild leadership will offer to members a broader disclosure of The plaintiff alleged that the Guild is not the business workings of the Guild. transparent enough in disclosing to the membership the Board and Leadership The mediation agreement can be viewed Committee meeting minutes, resolutions, in the “Members Only” area of the Guild and financial reporting required by website. Missouri state law. If you have any questions, please ask a The Guild’s attorney and an independent Board member. We will be glad to offer certified public accountant disagreed with any assistance. the plaintiff’s allegations. The circuit judge ordered both parties to mediation. Sincerely, The conclusion of this mediation helped Craig Arnold prevent the Guild from spending several President tens of thousands of dollars in legal fees Kansas City Woodworkers’ for trial preparation and appeals as well as Guild PAGE 1 AugusT 2018 • VOLUME 18 • NUMBER 8 wood words kansas ciTy woodworkers guild TIME TO GET YOUR ELF ON! es, I know. It's August. back two Toy Making classes for some 3-hour projects that YThe temperature is in the you can do for that quick gift for 90's. Weekends at the lake. others as well. Summertime and the living is easy. But us woodworkers So dust off your parka, start pulling are already getting our elf acts out the boxes of ornaments and together and starting to make holiday decorations, put some plans for what we want to build. lights up around the house Now is the time to pull some of and get ready to fire up your those plans together, get some woodworking skills. You got this! supplies and make something where we will build the Kraatz that will be cherished for a long trucks and train. Mike McCauley In case you missed it, the August time. is also working setting up some Skill Builder was expertly taught classes for the fall that can help by a guy who claims not to be Maybe this year you have had you get ready too. an expert. Jerry Thompson led some time to take a KCWG class. the group through the use of the You may have learned how to If you are like me and all those Leigh Dovetail jig. A fast and make a cutting board, one or important things seem to hit consistent way to cut dovetails more of 4 types of presentation you at the last minute, we have and box joints, this jig is a 'go to' boxes, a new fancy knife, a a little bit of relief too. Dave tool for many people who want shop stool, two different kinds of and I will have Thursday nights to save time mass producing bandsaw boxes, a carved bird, December 6, 13, and 20 from joints. Jerry shared his set up an animal puzzle, a spice box, 7p-10p as Open Shop, so you process, some of the pitfalls with a workbench, an Arts & Crafts can come in and make those last using the jig, and some ways to Table, or added some Inlay to a minute finishing touches on your stretch jig to get unique dovetail favorite project. Of course, after projects. We are also looking patterns. I would say that for the taking the class, you made 1 or 2 more of those projects. Just to solidify your skills. So now you have a houseful of projects that would make excellent holiday presents. If you were able to get into one of the finishing classes, these are probably works of art by now. Perhaps you are still planning future projects like the Shaker box class or wooden tools class that re coming up. Just in case you did not get to any of these, the Training Team has your back. We are bringing Continued on Next Page (3) PAGE 2 AugusT 2018 • VOLUME 18 • NUMBER 8 wood words kansas ciTy woodworkers guild Continued from Previous Page (2) his hand to push the on broader audience and fulfill exception of a scribe line and trigger and guide the router. the guild’s mission. great uniformity, I could not Apparently, inadvertently, tell the difference between we streamed this skill builder Happy a hand cut dovetail joint and shared the talents of Mr Sawdust, and one cut with a router Thompson to an admiring Norm on this jig. Jerry says that internet audience. Not sure Carpenter he considers these hand cut how that happened, but Director of anyway, because he uses happy to bring our skills to a Training FROM THE SHOP Chuck Saunders Director of Assets ore Time and New Foreman! Allow me takes stain the way softwood Mto introduce our newest Foreman Rick does (except maybe birch) and Chandler. If you have taken what’s the point of learning all Beginning Woodworking these finishing techniques if recently you know Rick for you don’t get to use them to the assistance he gives that avoid blotchy stain. class. Rick will be taking over Chuck Saunders Roland’s Tuesday evening Why do I care? Mainly the timeslot while Roland, with pitch gumming up the saw blades, sanding belts, a desire to work days, adds Rick Chandler planer and jointer cutterheads. Someone has to to the Wednesday daytime clean these tools and it’s hard on the sanding belts Shop time. Now adding 3 hours to the 2nd and 4th plus the people at the carwash tend to stare. (and 5th) Wednesdays following Bob Caldwell’s morning timeslot. Now don’t get me started on reclaiming lumber... Have I ever mentioned how enjoyable it is to work with hardwood? I know, I know, soft wood like Pine, Cedar, Spruce and Douglas Fir is less expensive and has so many great features missing in our hardwood. The way the pitch gums up saw blades and sanding belts is unmatched. Chisels with a bevel suitable for hardwood tends to crush rather than cut, resulting in a less crisp mortise. Since construction lumber is held to a higher moisture content (drying costs money) you get to joint your boards over and over as they continue to dry. A project is not finished until you finish it. Nothing PAGE 3 AugusT 2018 • VOLUME 18 • NUMBER 8 wood words kansas ciTy woodworkers guild PHILLIPS SAFETY PRODUCTS, INC. Specialized Industrial SafetyS & Medical Products • Laser Safety • Radiation • Welding and Protection IR Safety • Hot Glassworking Eyewear Visit our website at Phillips Safety Products, Inc. Viewwww.phillips-safety.com our w Choose from a wide range of prescription safety glasses & Rxsafety other safety products. Prescription Safety Eyewear Check us our at www.rx-safety.com Choose from a wide range of prescription saf Use Coupon Code KCWG25 FOR 25% OFF YOUR ORDER Eyeglasses starting at $27.00! For more information visit us at www.myeyewear2go.com PAGE 4 AugusT 2018 • VOLUME 18 • NUMBER 8 wood words kansas ciTy woodworkers guild MEMBER PROJECTS Wayne Peterson Spice Box Materials: Walnut & Poplar Finish: Shellac & Wax William Johnston Photo Courtesy Neal Ray Shoger PAGE 5 AugusT 2018 • VOLUME 18 • NUMBER 8 wood words kansas ciTy woodworkers guild SAFETY RULES – THE FOUNDATION OF YOUR SAFETY AT THE GUILD very football team has revisions resulted in the Meeting sessions. They E“money” plays that they version that we have today. could most certainly be go to again and again. Every incorporated into our Safety player on every team knows Just like any organization’s Orientation classes, as well. their role in those plays like documentation, these Rules the back of their hand. Much are only useful in fulfilling Nothing says thank you like that, our Safety Rules their intended purpose, if we to the Safety Committee are intended to be studied use them. They’re available like you taking the time to and executed correctly again to you anytime you’re in the use this valuable resource and again by our Green Shop and have a question to ensure that you do Name Badge members. Most about the safe operation of things as safely as possible of those rules we know by any given machine, as well in our Shop! Know the heart and through countless as hand tools and handheld Rules! Follow the Rules! executions, but the rest of power tools. There are three They are not negotiable them deserve your review laminated and spiral-bound or optional at the Kansas from time to time. copies hanging between the City Woodworkers’ Guild. front two SawStop table (It’s like the old comedy Our current version of the saws, over the scrap bins and album, The First Family, Safety Rules was developed over the sanding table in the in which Bobby Kennedy through a lot of hard work Bench Room. Additionally, asks Jack Kennedy about and a lot of iterations by your there’s an enlarged version, rules’ violations during a Safety Committee. The rules framed page-by-page and White House touch football are a distillation of many perusable, over the scrap game.
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