WoodrackTHE October 2018

COREY TIGHE WIPE ON FINISHES

Vol. 28 No 10 The Official Newsletter of THE WOODRACK

LIW BOARD OF DIRECTORS President Mike Daum Vice President Bob Urso SECRETARY’S Secretary Jim Heick JIM HEICK Treasurer MikeLuciano NOTES Trustees Joe Pascucci Ed Piotrowski Membership Joe Bottigliere ur meeting started at 7:10. President Mike Daum welcomed Newsletter Editor Daryl Rosenblatt members and guests. New members and guests for our meet- Associate Editor Michael R. Mittleman ing were: Jason Merkel from Patchogue, Anthony from Show Chair Harry Slutter O Smithtown, Jack Curio from Selden, Don Walton from Massapequa Librarian/Video Library Fred Schonenfeld Raffles Brian McKnight and Tony Lopari from Kings Park. Mark Oriano Refreshments Jean Piotrowski Charlie Felsen Mike Daum asked the members to submit exhibit forms for projects Audio/Video Rich Riedel for the show. Projects which have not been previously submitted can Photographer JimMoloney be judged by the committee. Projects can be submitted and not judged if the member so chooses. It is extremely important that we have pro- jects for display. Exhibit forms are available on the website and also in the newsletter.

THIS MONTH: Our Annual Show and Exhibit will be held at Old Bethpage Restoration Village on Saturday, November 10th and Sunday, November 11th. The show hours are 10am - 4pm. If you are interest- ed in volunteering, please contact Harry Slutter SECRETARY’S NOTES [email protected] SHOW ENTRY FORM Our show will feature, the Garage Sale, Craft Boutique, Seminars TURNERS’ GUILD and SIG Demonstrations. LICFM Show flyers will be available at our next general meeting. They will also LISA be available on the Members Forum for you to download. Special HINT OF THE MONTH thanks to Doug Bartow for creating the flyers. We have added Show AND TELL info to the Home Page of our website to get the word out to mem- bers and the general public. Directions to OBVR can be found in the PUZZLE calendar on the Events Tab on the website. We will be holding elections for our Executive Board for 2019 at the November general meeting. If you are interested in running for a posi- tion on the Board, please contact Ed Dillon or Charlie Felsen. Refer to the Members section of our website for Ed or Charlie’s email address by downloading the Member Roster, or see them at the next meeting. Positions are: President, Vice President, Treasurer, The Woodrack Membership Chairman, Secretary and Trustees (2).

Volume 28 Number 10 Justin Matranga thanked all of the members who participated in his Timber Frame raising. Next meeting Show and Tell- Wednesday Daryl Rosenblatt spoke of techniques using veneers and October 3rd, 7 PM patterns He displayed a cutting board, made of cherry, which he pre-

Special Guest Andrew Hunter MINUTES AND MEETING PHOTOS CONTINUED ON PAGE 4 (AFTER Japanese joinery & THE SHOW EXHIBIT FORM)

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If you prefer, here is a link for an interactive show entry form, no printing necessary http://liwoodworkers.org/LIWForum/topic/the-new-show-entry-form/ LONG ISLAND WOODWORKERS 3 THE WOODRACK sented to Mike Luciano for donation to the Morgan Center- Children’s Hospital. Items created by our members which are donated to the Morgan Center are raffled off in March and proceeds go to cancer research. Anyone interested in donating an item, please see Mike Luciano. The raffle winners were: Rick Nicolini Bob Nyman Tim Dorsey Our speaker for the October general meeting will be Andrew Hunter. Andrew Hunter is a former college quarterback who gets his exercise these days working with hand tools, play- ing volleyball, and doing tai chi. He’s largely self-taught in furniture making, but spent time with millwright Jim Kricker reproducing period waterwheels and timber-frame buildings (Info taken from the Fine Website). Our speaker for the September meeting was Corey Tighe. Corey’s presentation on “Wipe on Finishes” was well pre- pared. Corey’s PowerPoint presentation described the various types of finishes available. He reviewed each finish and its application. He presented wood samples so members could see and feel the applied finishes. Corey’s presentation (PDF format) is now available on the Members Section of the website. I have added a “Presentations” link. I will be adding additional presentations to this location in the near future. Here is the link: http://liwoodworkers.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/Wipe-On-Finishes.pdf Special thanks to Corey for another great presentation. Any member who is interested in presenting to the club should contact Corey, our Program Committee Chairman, at [email protected] Special thanks to all our members who participated at the Long Island Fair at OBVR and the Smithtown Heritage Fair.

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TURNER’S GUILD JEAN PIOTROWSKI The meeting opened at 7 pm by Mike Josiah. There are several small symposiums coming up, The Mid Atlantic Woodturners Symposium is being held in Lancaster, PA Sept. 29 & 30. In October the Segmented Woodturners Symposium is being held in St. Louis and of course the LIWW Show in Nov.

Barry displayed at the Gallery North Exhibition in Setauket. Unfortunately, the weather did not cooperate and there was a poor turnout at the event.

Doug is working on show flyers which should be available at the next LIWW meeting for distribution.

A potential new member was recognized at tonight’s meeting, Bob Stern, who is also interested in carving.

Show & Tell: Bob, Joe P., Charlie & Ed worked on a cherry burl bowl finished with 3 coats of shellac. Gary Mayhew presented a beautiful cedar vase, turned end grain and finished with Watco . Charlie Felsen brought a bowl turned from an unknown wood and a cherry bowl finished with Formby’s. Tony Fuoco turned a large ash bowl finished with salad bowl finish. Henry turned a larger bowl, cherry with a piece of inset. As well as a smaller cherry bowl. Barry had several pieces including a top made from a Hawaiian nut and another top which used wood from the Ukraine; both of these were purchased pieces. He also turned a platter from with a wood burned design on the rim; another platter from claro walnut burl; and an ash platter with a dyed rim. Ed made a bowl turned from a piece of Pink Dogwood from a tree he helped the Reardon Family cut up a few years ago.

Tonight’s raffle winners were Henry and Joe B.

The presentation tonight was on Wood Identification, presented by Barry Saltsberg. Barry spoke about how we often find wood on the side of the road which is difficult to identify, especially once it’s become weathered. By using books titled “A Guide to Useful of the World” and “More Useful Woods of the World” he is able to iden- tify woods that he is unfamiliar with. These books are available from the International Wood Collectors Society.

Using these books, he was able to identify the wood that Charlie used on his bowl. Barry explained the process of looking at the end grain and matching it up to the photos in the book. The book also helps narrow down the wood to certain regions which helps determine the woods identity.

This was a very informative meeting.

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LICFM BOB WOOD The meeting began with the recognition of three new members one of whom built a boat. The next topic was the November Show and members were encouraged to make something even if it’s not finished. Other members may be able to help with transporting and setting up larger items. Assistants are needed at the show e.g. raffles, demonstrations, and security. There will be four demonstrations each day such as tool sharpening and or Norm Bald’s different joints. Vendors are free such as Abbott’s a and stain purveyor.

November will be the nomination and election of the SIG officers.

Show and Tell -Ben Nawrath made a miter sled for picture frames made from a , which Ben found on U Tube. Ben separated the two legs of the square by slowly feeding where the legs meet into the . Emphasis is on “slow- ly”. Ben then epoxied one leg onto a base with the other leg screwed to the base to provide for adjustment. Ben also uses splines in his picture frames and showed an accompanying spline .

Jim Hennefield showed how to glue up different woods for a table top. Jim said a combination of hand and machine tools can be employed. First create a live edge using a band saw following a line on the wood for a rough cut. Second step, one would use a to get a good edge on the rough cut. The on the jointer must be ninety degrees. Third, joint all the bottom surfaces of the table top pieces thus providing two good reference surfaces on the each board. If the jointer is small cut the board in half and glue. Fourth step, put boards through the to get all the same size. Jim next uses biscuits to join the edges. Jim then clamped the pieces together starting in the middle.

Tip of the month by Don Daily-To be efficient with sanding Don suggested using quarter sheets and folding those in half. Put the different grits-80-320 inside each fold and pull out, reinsert and go to next exposed grit. Be sure to clean between grits.

The main demonstration of the evening was by Jim Brown and his construction of an elliptical top cocktail table. Jim uses full size templates for all the parts made of quarter inch mdf.

Jim used a length of 26 inches and on the template he marked the center at 13 inches. Perpendicular to the mid- dle he found the exact center of the template.

Using a story board Jim measured and marked a spot on each half of the long axis and drove in nails. By tying a string around the nails and also knotting a pencil, Jim was able to draw a perfect oval.

Jim incorporated a cross to connect two stretchers at midpoint under the table.

Next an angle gauge was used to get table leg angles. The length of the leg was also determined at this time as well as the placement of the cross pieces.

Jim made a template for the legs ensuring that all the leg angles would be the same.

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The table top was planed by hand. The table top template edge squared using a bit with two bearings and flipping over the template so as not rout against the bit direction. The speed of the router must be slow with the bigger bits and one is only doing a skim coat. A template was readied to be used for cutting the table top. The legs were next and Jim said only one straight edge is necessary for joining. Also start with the larger part of the leg to round over the edges. Jim used biscuits and a jig to join the parts together. The leg and stretchers need not be the same thickness. Do not use an angle tenon. Jim used a jig and router to make mortises. The half lap joints can have one part a little thinner as previously mentioned. Jim recommended doing the stretcher ellipsis one half at a time by flippingthe template over to get symmetrical curve. Reference the legs together e.g. two long sides. For clamping the legs, Jim made cawls with uneven notches so that the clamps would not interfere with each other when assembling.

The presentation was quite detailed and provided a great number of strategies and approaches for all.

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LISA BOB CARPENTIER The meeting was opened with a “welcome back” to all (we had no meetings in July and August) Treasurers report. $543.00

Show and Tell

- Jack had a scrolled motorcycle. There were some intricate and very well-done accent lines in the piece.

- Mike brought in an excellent example of 3D cutting.

- Rolf showed a beautifully shaped segmented piece, and an outstanding angel which is going to be sold at a live auction.

- I had an intarsia piece called “puppy love”. I made the pattern from a Norman Rockwell painting. I also brought another intarsia piece that was patterned after a local artists’ painting.

- Iris brought in excellent Christmas ornaments which will be on the Christmas tree to be raffled off at the November wood show.

- Steve came in with a 4-string musical instrument known as a dulcimer, from the Zither family. It looked and sounded wonderful.

-Larry, who is not a member of LISA, but is a talented scroller, showed several of his ribbon winning intarsia pro- jects.

Presentation

The presentation this month was a PowerPoint on intarsia which was delivered by Rolf and myself. Due to the length and detail of the presentation, I will give an outline of what was presented. If you have done some intarsia pieces and would like a detailed list of what was presented, I would be happy to send you a copy. I can be contact- ed by e-mail at [email protected].

- First of all, Intarsia involves cutting and shaping different exotic woods and fitting them together tightly like a puzzle. The cutting is very precise and is usually done with a , though sometimes a band saw is used. The shaping is done not only with a multitude of , but with carving tools such as gouges, knives and files.

- There are many decisions to be made with the selected woods regarding color, grain, grain direction, soft, hard

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- Patterns can be attached to wood by glue, contact paper, or machines (Xyron) - We also discussed how much to shape the wood, we felt that some overdo it.

We will be bringing in ornaments for next month for the tree that will be raffled off at the wood show..

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SAW AND TELL

Bill Leonhardt

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PUZZLE PAGE Michael R. Mittleman How to play: Complete the numerical grid so that every row, column and 3 x 3 box contains all digits from 1 to 9.

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HINT OF THE MONTH - FITTING TENONS

hether you cut tenons by hand or Wwith a power saw, you will most likely need to fit them to their corresponding mortises. Maybe you are more skilled with a or more accurate with machine setups than most of us, but I have always found it more efficient to err on the side of caution and cut my tenons slightly proud and then trimming them to fit.

I typically like to do all final fitting using hand tools for their control. This tech- nique can also be accom- plished with a power router for those of you who require a leash in the shop.

Final trimming can be done with a shoulder or , but this can result in uneven or non-parallel cheeks. I prefer to use a router plane and two rails or similar scrap of the same thickness. The idea is to cut the tenons as close to size as possible, but slightly fatter. Set the router plane for a fine cut. Then, resting one side of the plane on your workpiece and the other on the scrap, begin to remove small amounts of wood from one cheek of the tenon. For a righty, you might find it helpful to anchor the left side of the router plane with your left hand and pivot into the cut with your right. Do the reverse for southpaws. Travel across the tenon cheek, making sure to remove all the material the cutter will take. When the plane stops cutting, flip over the part and repeat for the opposite cheek. Removing equal amounts in this way from each side will keep the tenon centered (assuming this was your intent). Check the fit often and continue as necessary. If the router plane has a depth stop, you can set a good reference point for when to stop trimming the other parts.

When using this technique with a power router, I suggest using a trim router fitted with an oversized base- plate. You can shape the base to an oval so you have more visibility of the work being done. BE CAUTIOUS! You don’t want the bit cutting into the shoulder or you will spoil the joint. As a precaution, you could set up a stop or install a short guide bushing which would prevent the bit from contacting the shoulder. Afterwards, you can remove that bit of material with a .

One final tip - should you cut or trim the tenons too loose, you can glue a piece of veneer to the cheeks. When dry, restart the process.

Joe Bottigliere

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