Minutes DFW SCROLLERS Meeting 05-29-21 Faye called the meeting to order at 9:30AM with 22 members present + 3 on zoom. Faye asked if there were any changes in the 4-24-21 minutes as appearing on the dfwscrollers website. A motion was made and 2nd to accept the minutes. The motion was passed. No changes were made. Lavern gave the treasurer report OLD BUSINESS Cynthia reminded us that we had discussed providing a Christmas project to be given to an organization. No suggestions. Faye said our homework was to bring suggestions to the June meeting along with an organization for donation. NEW BUSINESS—Faye asked for a discussion on a meeting place for future meetings.
Church is free of charge and unlimited time for meetings. Easy access into the building and meeting room.
Meeting room would be reserved from 9:00 AM – 1PM. If we need a longer meeting just let the staff know. There is no charge, but we give a donation to the rec center each year as our thanks for use of the center. This has also been our Christmas project rather than do extra work for give aways. Our thinking has been that the center can use the money to buy equipment they need at a lower cost than we could get at different stores. Discussion tabled until our June meeting. ASK THE EXPERTS Faye asked if we would like for her friend to come talk allowing us to learn more about her project with the veterans. The group agreed. Russ Weaver is making a table that if octagon shaped and the person wants it covered with epoxy. He needs a way to put a temporary border around the odd shape to eliminate epoxy dripping onto the floor. It was suggested using bend a board that is purchased at Home Depot in the plant department. He said the project used pictures to be put on top of the table before pouring the epoxy. I suggested going to Staples or other office supply stores to have the pictures put on a large piece of paper or material that will not be damaged by the epoxy. Russ is also looking for a DeWalt planer to purchase if anyone has one for sale. We had a discussion on the use of mineral oil rather than cutting board oil. This is the same product but Mineral oil is a lot less expensive. Works the same. BRAG TABLE Paul presented his new THANK YOU FOR YOUR SERVICE projects. Very nice. He will have Eddie put them on the website.
Paul Martoccio showed off his intarsia projects.
JO Ann showed several ornaments cut from both wood and Corian Harmon brought his chess set (Diana Thompson pattern) Chess pieces were cut from western red cedar and pine. He has an order for two sets. Wonderful projects with lots of challenges. The chess board will be used as the top of a box that will hold the pieces. Perfect solution. David Borg showed off his carved projects Bob Henry showed us his cutting of a hot air balloon. His 11x14 picture was backed with a tie dye shirt giving his project plenty of color.
Lavern
Grover
Kevin Henry stack cut several pairs of earrings in shape of a lightening bolt. He painted these in different colors to be given to his daughters. Very nice. Myrl had an original cut puzzle of a turtle with her daughter’s last name in the cutting. Myrl’s daughter Is a school teacher and the puzzles are given to each student at Christmas. Very nice present. DEMONSTRATION The paint is expensive but very concentrated. You add a drop to water, stir and it is ready to use. You vary the color by the amount of concentrate that is added. The leftover paint can be saved in a small jar for future use. Cynthia buys her paint at Jo Ann Fabrics using her coupon to get the best buy. The product can be purchased thru Amazon but seems to be more expensive. We all need to try this product UNICORN SPIT PAINT. Great demo and thanks to Cynthia. NEXT MONTH MEETING Paul will be presenting a demo on frame making. MEMBERS Harmon Atkins Grover Pierce |