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Minutes for the August 18, 2018 meeting Paul called the meeting to order at 9:30AM with 25 members and visitors Visitor Sidney Edwards introduced himself stating he found out about the club from Rockler where he was buying a DeWalt. Paul discussed our trip to Barney Robinson lumber yard. We all enjoyed our visit and bought some wood while there. Jo Ann stated that they will not be carrying ash wood any longer. BUSINESS Lavern gave the treasurer’s report. SAW no report was given Drawing Chois Blackwell won the SAW membership drawing. Lavern gave me a check for his application. OLD BUSINESS Faye will take home all the material left after our members take what they want today. She will bring the left over back in September. The material includes patterns, books, magazines and precut items. Paul thanked Jim Goyne for giving away a frame at last month’s Trunk or Treat. Paul finished one of his newly cut pictures with the frame. He used a pattern obtained from Jim Thornton’s collection. New Business Paul went to the sawmill in Sanger. They have changed owners and will no longer handle our sales. They are selling to commercial owners only. ASK THE EXPERTS Paul advised that he recently found a website http://scrollsawer.com Paul advised that he cut a recent project with #2 Olsen blades that Ray suggested and found them to be very nice. He ordered them from Seyco. Lyndal had ordered blades, they were delivered and then stolen from his mail box. Chois said that he got a book from the Jim Thornton collection about cutting different types of material, including rocks by using a diamond blade. He and Paul are going to split the cost of a diamond blade to see how it works. Lavern did cut fabric with her scroll saw. She stacked and compressed the fabric and put wood or thick cardboard on each side. It cut just fine. BRAG TABLE Randy brought a car that he designed and cut for his one year old grandson. Grover cut several ornaments made by cutting lots of pieces of wood which had to be angled on each end. After cutting and painting, he then used contact cement to glue the pieces together making a round ornament. Very intricate. Faye brought a mobile cut from a Judy Gayle pattern of a Merry Go Round horse. Faye painted each horse a different pastel color. She also used the same pattern and made pictures that can be hung on the wall. Very nice. Lyndal shared a cutting he did several years ago of some music. The wood came from getting an old chest from the street that was thrown away. The chest ended up being solid oak. What a find. He also brought a Bobby Riggs cross overlay pattern. He painted the cross black with an overlay of white. The contrast was wonderful. Jim Pochurek made several miniature 1783 Winchesters to give away at a wood group. He also brought an anniversary plaque for a church member. His wife will also enjoy her 40th anniversary plaque that Jim cut. Sheryl brought a large wooden plaque that she added epoxy colored with a turquoise. She filled in all the holes and cracks, but also built a mold that allowed her to pour a thick edge which made it look like water. Very nice. Jim Goyne cut an Amazing Grace cross for his preacher using Ash. He gets the ash from Dallas Hardwood on Goodnight Street. Bob McCary used fence post wood and cut a squirrel and painted NUT House on the squirrel . Very cute Jo Ann showed her fireman’s cross and 2 military crosses. She got her patterns from ScrollSaw LTD DEMO we did not have a demo this month. The time is being used for browsing through and taking material from the Jim Thornton collection. Next meeting Demonstration Jo Ann Wiggs MEMBERS AND VISITORS Jo Ann Wiggs Harmon Atkins |