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February 2008 Volume 19 No. 3 Hand Cut Sliding Dovetails U IL D preparing thin stock E G OF TH W IRE OO SH D P W O M R A K H The E R W E S N • • Founded 1990 www.gnhw.org The Newsletter of the Guild of New Hampshire Woodworkers mock-ups calculating board feet sculpting a contemporary leg Feb 2 BIG finishing for woodturners Feb 16 Guild Meeting three phase motors … Homestead in Newmarket, NH beginners corner Mar 15 Guild Meeting shellac … New Event … Sylvania in Danvers, MA Mar 9 Luthiers … New Date Mar 22 GSWT Apr 5 BIG Apr 19 Finishing Symposium May 10 Period Furniture May 18 Luthiers May 24 GSWT Jun 7 BIG Jun 14 Summer Trip Jul 26 GSWT Aug 2-10 NH Craftsmen’s Fair Building a Guitar John Whiteside – lessons in lutherie and life photo by John Whiteside president’s message by Dave Anderson Day Dreaming t times we all have an idea or two Do some of the following behaviors license, birth Athat rattles around in our heads half seem familiar to you? certificate, or formed for months and which seems to last year’s tax return if your life come back to us at the strangest times. 1 You spend days, weeks, or even depended on it. Every design note, You know what I mean, you’re supposed months debating which $25 measurement, tool users manual, to be paying attention to something else woodworking widget to buy – Yet and copy of The Old Saw is filed but the train of thought keeps persisting. you pick out your spouse’s $500 and indexed neatly. When it is about woodworking it’s mostly Christmas present in about half 6 You have a lot of yard work to considered harmless day dreaming. Such an hour. do, but you’re hoping it will rain is the case here. 2 You silently debate with yourself so you can spend the day in the My train of thought was really a over whether you should spend shop. series of questions about why we do the $5 per pull for the drawers or 7 Your spouse is afraid to take you strangest things related to working with whether you should get the out looking for furniture. By wood in relation to our everyday life. I expensive ones at $7.50 each for previous experience she knows guess I should start out with a personal that high chest. You already spent your going to embarrass her by example. My wife has trouble getting $400 for the wood and have about stating that “you could build it me, and I have trouble getting myself, 200 hours in the project. better and cheaper” and then to go shopping for clothes – even for 3 You can’t find time to take out the you’re going to get down on all something so simple as a few pairs of trash for pickup, but you can find fours and crawl around looking at socks where I could be in and out of the time to spend most of a day at a the underside of the piece. store in less than half an hour. Contrast guild meeting without feeling the 8 The mailman arrives and drops off this with the fact that I drove three hours slightest bit of guilt. the day’s mail. After you go get up and three hours back to attend the 4 All of the chisels, plane blades, it, you ignore the bills, what you Lie-Nielsen 25th Anniversary and spend carving tools, and saws in your know is a birthday card for you, a whopping $100. The absurdity comes shop are razor sharp – sharp and dive immediately into the when I know that I could have spent the enough for use in surgery. Your latest woodworking magazine. same amount for the same tool (also a kitchen knives would have trouble 9 Your wife pointedly mentions Lie-Nielsen) locally with a short round cutting through a marshmallow. to the folks touring your shop trip of an hour. 5 You couldn’t find your marriage Continued on Page 3 Steering Committee President Dave Anderson 603-887-6267 [email protected] Vice President David Frechette 802-633-2561 [email protected] SubGroups Secretary Caleb Dietrich 603-556-1629 [email protected] BIG Bob LaCivita 603-942-1240 [email protected] Treasurer Peter James 603-435-8133 [email protected] Granite State Woodturners Jon Siegel 603-768-5882 [email protected] At Large Peter Breu 603-647-2327 [email protected] Luthier John Whiteside 603-679-5443 [email protected] At Large Jon Siegel 603-768-5882 [email protected] Period Furniture Mike Noel 603-744-3821 [email protected] At Large Bob LaCivita 603-942-1240 [email protected] Period Furniture John Faro 603-968-9800 [email protected] At Large Andy Young 603-672-9558 [email protected] At Large John Whiteside 603-679-5443 [email protected] Volunteer Positions At Large Ed Orecchio 603-542-0322 [email protected] Old Saw Editor Jim Seroskie 603-673-2123 [email protected] Books Tony Immorlica 603-673-9629 [email protected] Past President Roger Myers 603-773-9634 [email protected] Membership DJ Delorie 603-463-5996 [email protected] Programs Sal Morgani 603-772-1006 [email protected] Old Saw Mailing Syd Lorandeau 603-542-5295 slorandeau@verizon. net Shirts/Hats Peter James 603-435-8133 [email protected] Scholarship Committee Small Meetings Ed Orecchio 603-542-0322 [email protected] Chairman Peter Breu 603-647-2327 [email protected] Sunapee Fair Coordinator Open Position Member David Frechette 802-633-2561 [email protected] Sunapee Raffle Coordinator Jim Dimick 603-228-1131 [email protected] Member Ed Bartlett 603-364-5242 [email protected] Video Librarian John Pitrone 603-894-5893 [email protected] — Please send all applications to Peter Breu, Selection Committee Chair Video Recording Peter Bloch 603-526-6152 [email protected] In addition, Peter Bloch and Bob Jarrett are non-voting members Web Master DJ Delorie 603-463-5996 [email protected] The Guild of New Hampshire Woodworkers – Bringing together the diverse interests of the New Hampshire woodworking community. “The Old Saw” is published five times per year. To join the Guild, go towww.gnhw.org and click on “Membership “ to download an application form. 2 The Guild of New Hampshire Woodworkers announcements The meeting will begin at 9:00 am, th th with the lighting presentations starting Februrary 16 , 2008 – 10:00 am March 15 , 2008 – 9:00 am around 9:30. There is plenty of parking available on site, and a large area where February Guild Meeting March Guild Meeting you can eat your lunch between the morning and afternoon session. You at the Homestead at the Sylvania Corporate should bring your own lunch or there School in Newmarket, NH Headquarters in Danvers, MA are several nearby places to grab a bite. Topics for the afternoon session he next Guild n Saturday, March have not yet been determined. You are Tm e e t i n g O15, the Guild will also welcome and encouraged to bring will be held have a special meeting on samples of your recent work to display. February 16 at the subject of lighting for There will be plenty of chairs, so there is the Homestead the workshop and studio. no need to bring your own. Woodworking This meeting will be held in lieu of If you have any questions or topics School in the small group meetings that would you would like to see addressed, feel free Newmarket, normally be scheduled in March. to contact Roger at 978-239-7654 or by NH. The session The meeting will be hosted byosram e-mail at [email protected]. will run from sylvania at their North American 10:00 am until Headquarters in Danvers, MA. The Directions to Osram noon, followed meeting, which will be hosted by Roger Sylvania in Danvers, MA by lunch from Myers and will take place in Sylvania’s noon until state of the art “Lightpoint” customer • Interstates 93 or 95 south to Rt 128. 1:00 pm, then a continuation of the education and meeting center. Presenters Take Rt 128 North to the Endicott St presentations. will include Bob Nigrello, Group Product Please bring chairs and don’t forget Marketing Manager and Jeff Waymouth, exit. your lunch. Do to the tremendous Senior Applications Engineer. Topics • At the end of the exit ramp, turn success at the last Guild meeting, we ask will be product and technology specific left and Osram Sylvania is the first you once again to bring a project to the and applicable to all brands of lighting building on the right. meeting, either one you are working on – although Roger appreciates when you or one completed. It was a great way to purchase Sylvania. • Park in the main parking area and see what others are doing and to give us The lighting presentation will enter the building through the front some inspiration. focus on lighting topics of interest to (100 Endicott Street) entrance and Continuing our theme of workshop woodworkers. What type of lighting is related lectures, our main presenter for best? How much lighting should I have in follow the signs to “Lightpoint”. this meeting will feature Casey Hallowell, my shop or gallery? How do the different a representative from Lie-Nielsen who types of lighting affect how colors look? will discuss workbenches. These are subjects that seem to generate PRESIDENT ’S MESSAGE – continued a lot of questions from woodworkers in Directions to Homestead discussions on on-line forums and in for the first time that your shop magazines, and the subjects are generally cabinets are better than the ones Woodworking School not handled very well.