Volume XXVXXVI August 2013 Next Meeting August 15th

Program for August 15 will be to bring in any old tool you may have and tell us a little bit about the tool. In addition, Bruce Woody will be putting on a demonstration on how to turn a bottle stopper. The demonstration for September will be Tom Whittington showing us how to do a Celtic Knot.

I know this sounds like a broken record but we are entering the eight month of this year and we still do not have a vice president or a secretary. So once again, I am requesting someone to step up and help us make this club work smoother. It is not a lot of work if we work together. It is time to start thinking about what we will be doing for the Christmas party. If you have any thoughts please bring them up at the next meeting. Christmas will be here before we know it. I would like to remind old and new members that we have videos available to rent on just about any woodworking project you can think of.

Tom Jones President, Woodcrafters Club of Tampa

A group of skilled and community people who love the art of

Woodworking and are devoted to passing on their best, invite

you to our meeting. We meet at 7PM on the Third Thursday of

each month at Oak Grove United Methodist Church at

2707 W Waters Ave.,

Tampa, Fl.

2013 OFFICERS President Tom Jones TALLOAK4@verizon.net

Vice President Tom Whittington(Acting)

Secretary/

Video Library To be announced

Treasurer Cindy Miller swm6500@aol.com 727-787-5771

Hospitality Alex Juhase

Chaplin Dwight Eckel dwighteckel@hotmail.com

Webmaster Chris Wagner moware24_7@verizon.net

Newsletter Chris Hodgins

troutrod2@verizon.net 727-688-6935

Toy Chairman Richard Stewart

Past President William Rizi rillbizi@verizon.net 813-265-1109 www.tampawoodcrafters.org

CLUB ACCOUNT

To be shown at the upcoming meeting.

The Wood Shed Here is the link to the clubs Face book page. http://www.facebook.com/WoodcraftersClubOfTampa Thank you Norm

a nnouncments

Chewing The Bacon: Club members informally meet every Tuesday between 7 and 8 AM at Jimbo’s Bar-Be-Que on

West Kennedy

Woodworking Shops: The following is a list of shops that are available in your area to use if you do not have a shop of your own. _ Madill Air Force Base (retired or active military with ID), 8223 Hanger Loop Dr. Phone: 813-828-2093 _ HCC Woodworking Shop at the Dale Mabry Campus, Tech Building Room 135. Saturdays 9 Am to Noon. Tuition is $75 for Six 3 hour classes. Phone 813-253-7980 For application. Club members $7 per session to use shop. If you work as a class Assistant after doing your work, you can use shop for free.

Fellow Woodcrafting Students, The next Woodcrafting 6 week series will begin soon . As in the past, there will be a Group project offered for those who have not decided on a project of their own. HCC Coordinator Brian England has told us, that for safety reasons, the class size will be limited to 9 students. Jay Marino will be joining Bruce Woody and myself as assistants to instructor Don Avery. Please be aware that there is a new web site:http://www.tampatraining.com/training-courses/course-details.cfm?ID=1454 Please call us if you have any questions. Don Avery 813-875-7293 John Jardin 813-446-5740 Jay Marino 727-798-1885 Bruce Woody 813-240-1886

Wood working volunteers needed. Thursday: 1:30 PM - 4:30 PM, Saturday 9AM-3 PM. OK to come late and leave early on any days you can. 1109 E. Osborne Ave, Tampa, Seminole Heights, East of Nebraska, North of MLK Air Conditioned.

Woodcrafters Club of Tampa – Meeting Minutes for

July 18, 2013 The meeting was called to order, in Gage Hall of Oak Grove United Methodist Church at 7:00 pm by President Tom Jones. Following the Pledge of Allegiance, Chaplain Dwight Eckel gave an invocation.

Greeting of Guests Immediately following the invocation the following guests were introduced: Paul Gainer and John Joiner.

Approval of Minutes

The June minutes were approved as published in the Bluechipper.

Approval of Treasurer’s Report June treasurer’s report was approved.

Committee Reports Toy Committee: On behalf of absent Toy Chairman Richard Stewart, Mark Kimball reported that several members, including Lou Lubet and Bill Smith, who are unable to attend meetings continue to generate a substantial number of toys. Mark mentioned that members who have a completed number of toys still at their shops let Richard know, in order that the club might have a better idea of the number of toys that the club can hand out. Also it was noted that the sample toy car had protruding axles that needed to be sanded smooth. Members were thus advised to make sure that their finished work would pass acceptance by the groups receiving the toys. Urn committee chairman, Bob Patrick stated that he had recently been contacted by Freedom Riders who offered to help with the Urn Project. Also, Bob noted that he had been in touch with the Central Florida Turning Club; who has also offered to help make urns. Also it was noted that the club at the Villages has offered to make urns for the Tampa club to distribute. Bob disclosed that “Angel Wings Entertainment” wants to do an article on the WCOT Urn Project. In closing, he noted that the club has turned out 203 urns to date, and has handed out 56 urns. Treasurer Cindy Miller noted that a gentleman in Mississippi had learned about the Urn Project on our website and has offered to help by making urns on his own

On behalf of the State Fair Committee, Tom Soyke reported that the judge selected for the Fine Furniture

judging at the 2014 Florida State Fair will be Allison Swann Old Business No response

New Business Bill Rizi brought up a proposal that would involve the club taking on a project to provide individuals with an embroidered design on solid color polo shirts at no charge. At a charge of $1 each, a similar design could be provided on a shop apron. It was moved by Cindy Miller and seconded by Mercy Trujillo that the club invest in 20 shop aprons with embroidered logo for service at the State Fair. Motion carried

Buy, Sell and Trade No action

Break

Show and Tell 1. Bill Newman showed off his turned bowl of “Kenwood” 2. Ira Silverman showed off a turned pen. 3. Bill Rizi presented his “on-the-wall” clamp-holding rack. 4. Bill Rizi demonstrated an easily made push stick for table saw work. 5. Chris Hodgins showed off a turned pen. 6. Tom Whittington showed off several of his turnings featuring a Celtic Knot. 7. Tom Jones presented a simple night stand table. 8. Bill Rizi ended up the Show and Tell with a demo on bandsaw blade folding.

Drawings The tickets were then drawn for the Show-n-Tell entrants.

1. Tom Whittington selected the saw blade. 2. Bill Rizi took away a set of paint brushes. 3. Tom Jones elected to take the biscuits. 4. Ira Silverman took the quart of oil finish.

The winner of the 50/50 drawing was Bruce Woody who went home with the $17 prize. In lieu of a featured program an auction was held to sell three major tools. The auctioneer was fellow member, Ian Grieg who took charge to sell a Delta Scroll Saw which went to highest bidder(Cindy Miller). The next item was a Dado Blade which went to Don Avery. Lastly, a Dovetail Jig was sold which went to Ira Silverman.

Meeting Adjourned Respectfully submitted, D.R. Core, acting secretary

The rusty beaver

Hi everyone. I am looking forward to the upcoming meeting . Antiques tools for everyone!

Yes we are bringing in our antique tools again this month. I hope to see tools that I have never seen before. Untill then Chris

Project showcase This is a new section to highlight projects that we do that are too big to bring in for show and tell. Please email (troutrod2@verizon.net) me a picture(s) of the project with a description of materials, plans, hardware, special joinery, or whatever information you would like at add

Shop visits I am asking for volunteers for shop visits for this upcoming year. Please call Chris Hodgins at 727-688-6935 or e-mail me at troutrod2@verizon.net Thank you Chris Chris Hodgins Editor Keep your Blades Sharp!

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Inexpensive sanding belts for sanders and drum sanders --- econaway.com Lumber Specialties: 813-269-0441 lumberspec22@yahoo.com for your lumber needs

Wood facts

The tree with the widest {diameter} tree trunk in the world is an African Baobab {Adansonia digitata} located in Modjadjiskloof, Limpopo, South Africa. Its trunk diameter is almost 49 foot, it has a circumference of 155 foot and is 72 foot tall. Oh, one other amazing fact, it is known as the Big Baobab Tree Pub. It is hollow inside, its trunk walls are 6 foot 6 inches thick and it can comfortably seat approximately 15 people. Some African Baobab trees can store as much as 32,000 gallons {in weight, approximately 133 tons} of water in their trunks.

Wood species

Amazon Rosewood Average Dry Weight (?) : 68 lbs/ft3 (1085 kg/m3) | Janka Hardness (?) : 2620lbf (11654 N) | Specific Gravity (?) : 0.89

Amazon Rosewood: Dalbergia spruceana is a true Rosewood, and is regarded as the best alternative to Brazilian Rosewood. It is a dense wood, so it is perfect for pool cues and musical instruments. This species is rare, but is not listed as being endangered.

Amazon Rosewood

Latin: Dalbergia spruceana

Grows: Brazil, Venezuela, Bolivia

Wood Type: Tropical Hardwood

Texture: Medium

Grain Pattern: Uniform

Health Risks: Common issues include eye, skin & respiratory irritation

Color: Orange to Reddish Brown

Amboyna Burl Average Dry Weight (?) : 41 lbs/ft3 (660 kg/m3) | Janka Hardness (?) : 2170lbf (9653 N) | Specific Gravity (?) : 0.66

Amboyna Burl: One of the most splendid burls, Amboyna Burl is an exotic wood that is one of about 60 in the Pterocarpus genus, which is reported to consist of small to large trees distributed throughout the tropics. Pterocarpus indicus is reported to be indigenous to Malaysia, but is also found in the Philippines, Borneo, Burma, New Guinea, and the Malay Archipelago. The bending strength of air-dried wood of the species is similar to that of Teak, which is considered to be strong. Strength in compression parallel to grain is in the high range. Other species in this range include Teak, White oak, and Hard maple. It is moderately hard and resistant to wearing and marring. It is a heavy wood. The wood is high in density.

Amboyna Burl

Latin: Pterocarpus indicus

Grows: East Indies, the Philippines

Wood Type: Tropical Hardwood

Texture: Moderately fine to moderately coarse

Grain Pattern: Crossed and irregular grain

Health Risks: Dermatitis, asthma, nausea

Color: Light yellow to golden-yellow to brick-red

The Tree hugger News

Lumber Liquidators' Stock Drops on Formaldehyde Report

NEW YORK CITY - Wood flooring supplier Lumber Liquidators' stock fell 11% to $76.63 following reports of formaldehyde in its China-sourced engineered flooring. An analyst for SeekingAlpha.com said lab tests confirmed the high levels of formaldehyde.

The author of the report, Xuhua Xu, said a number of consumers posted comments online complaining of allergic reactions characteristic of formaldehyde exposure, following installation of Lumber Liquidators flooring in their home. Xuhua Xu suggested a relationship between Lumber Liquidators' $8 million acquisition of Sequoia Flooring in Shanghai, and the appearance of potentially non-CARB compliant engineered flooring in its U.S. supply chain.

The report first surfaced June 20, 2013, at SeekingAlpha.com, which included lab reports and shipping labels backing up the the alleged sales of hardwood flooring products that potentially contained illegal levels of formaldehyde, a known carcinogen. Lumber Liquidators' stock price dropped from the June 19, 2013 close of $86.03 to $82.16 on June 20, 2013 on unusually heavy trading volume.

On June 21, 2013, the company's stock price dropped further to close at $76.63, for a total two-day drop of approximately 11%. Last year, Lumber Liquidators' net sales rose 19.3% to $813.3 million; net income increased 79.2% to $47.1 million.

For the year, net sales rose 19.3% to $813.3 million; net income increased 79.2% to $47.1 million. - See more at: http://www.woodworkingnetwork.com/wood-market-trends/woodworking-industry-news/production-woodworking-news/Lumber-Liquidators-Flooring-Sales-Up-20-Percent-192188461.html#sthash.vYSCW4Qu.dpuf

The SeekingAlpha.com site includes an open letter by author Xuhua Xu to Mary D. Nichols, Chairman of the California Air Resources Board, which begins:

I am writing this letter to express concerns about the potentially significant and egregious violation of Airborne Toxic Control Measures (ATCM) to reduce formaldehyde emissions from composite wood products by a major U.S. hardwood flooring company, Lumber Liquidators Holdings Inc.

Lumber Liquidators is one of the nation’s largest flooring companies specializing in hardwood, engineered hardwood, bamboo and laminated flooring products.The Company operates a total of 279 retail stores in the United States and sold over $800 millio n worth of hardwood flooring products in fiscal year 2012.

By the very nature of its operation, its products are subject to CARB regulations regarding formaldehyde emission compliance in composite wood products. There are reasons to believe the Company has been knowingly selling noncompliant products to consumers and the stated compliance on some of its products is inaccurate.

Lumber Liquidators, based in Toano, VA, had not issued a response to the reports.

Maine Heritage Timber Turns Lost Wood into Prized Flooring

The company’s specialty is reclaimed wood, which it calls the “new gold standard for wood flooring that … sets the bar at the high end of the market.” Most of the reclaimed woods are sunken virgin growth timber lost to Maine’s Penobscot River during the logging gold rush. These have rested in a preserved state in the depths of the river’s frigid waters. Maine Heritage Timber was cofounded two years ago by Tom Shafer and Steve Sanders. Earlier this April, the company displayed three distinct collections of reclaimed wood flooring at the NWFA Wood Flooring Expo in Dallas, including: 1899 Collection – Birch, Oak and MapleMaine Heritage Timber says the last of the yellow birch and red oak hardwoods that once flourished along the banks of the Penobscot River were cut down in 1899. The trees were used in the settlement of colonial America, making the wide plank flooring made from the reclaimed logs “a museum to walk on.” Penobscot Collection – Eastern White PinePopular eastern white pine was highly valued by colonists for its massive size and “easily tooled texture.” Maine Heritage Timber is engineering reclaimed eastern white pine into wide planks that vary in lengths from 3 feet to 10 feet and in widths of 4, 6 and 8 inches. Great Northern Collection – Spruce and FirThese old growth trees were cut in 1916 and have been submerged in northern Maine lakes and rivers ever since. Flooring from these reclaimed spruce and fir woods are available in four widths and an average length of 40 inches. In addition to flooring, Maine Heritage Timber manufactures custom millwork, furniture and wainscoting materials from reclaimed old-growth woods –

Tommy Mac to Emcee WorldSkills Cabinetmaking Qualifying Trial

SAN DIEGO - Six wood industry suppliers -- Royal Plywood, Blum, Laguna Tools, Woodworker West, ESI, Bosch Power Tools and Rockler -- have showed their support for industry education activities by contributing more than $4,000 in tools, supplies, gifts and prizes to the 2013 SkillsUSA California State Cabinetmaking Championships, held last month in San Diego. For the first time, the Association of Woodworking and Furnishings Suppliers (AWFS) served as the contest coordinator for the SkillsUSA California Cabinetmaking Contest. This involved developing the project plans, identifying all volunteers and judges and coordinating all donations and contributions. "AWFS is honored and pleased to support SkillsUSA in this way," said AWFS Executive Director Angelo Gangone. "It aligns very well with our association's focus on education and it's a visible and concrete way to observe first-hand woodworking students that will be working in and potentially leading our industry in the very near future." The top scoring SkillsUSA national cabinetmaking champions have been invited to compete in the 2013 WorldSkills Cabinetmaking Qualifying Trial at the AWFS Fair to determine which student will represent the United States at the 2015 WorldSkills Competition in Sao Paolo, Brazil. The competitors will work in a fully-functioning 1,600 square foot cabinet shop for 27 hours on the AWFS Fair show floor (Booth #9251) to build an advanced cabinet that includes a door and a drawer box, handcut dovetail joinery, veneer, edgebanding, built-in drawer slides and hardware installation. The project plans were developed by a team of industry professionals and educators and modeled after professional drawings and the official WorldSkills competition plans. The students’ projects will be scored by industry experts and the winner will be announced on Saturday, July 27 at 11:00 a.m. at the booth in a ceremony emceed by Tommy MacDonald of the PBS show "Rough Cut Woodworking with Tommy Mac." The winner will then begin a rigorous two year training program to prepare for the 2015 WorldSkills competition. A total of 15 students from seven schools across the state competed for medals, prizes and the opportunity to represent California at the National Championships. Cabinetmaking students were challenged to build a 2-foot tall cabinet utilizing Blum hinges for the face-frame door and KV drawer slides for the drawer. A Blum hinge press, Bosch palm routers and Kreg pocket hole jigs were also employed. Students had eight hours to finish the project. Judges used criteria such as accuracy of measurements and use of tools and machinery to determine the scores.

Can This Super Glue Work for Woodshops?

The wood adhesive business may seem like an unlikely place for a venture capital start-up.

But Cincinnati-based Bioformix has decided to start there, launching a business in 2010, and bringing the first product to market - Nexabond 2500 Instant Wood Adhesive - late last year.

Bioformix describes Nexabond is a high viscosity, water-free adhesive for assembly of materials that require uniform stress distribution and high strength. But in layman's terms, it's a Super Glue for wood.

The intellectual property behind Nexabond stems from a high-powered team of scientists who originated at Dow, Loctite and other chemical companies - notably Bernard Malofsky, chief technology officer. His array of adhesive related patents includes microwaveable hot melt dispensers, and developments in the methylidene malonate process that makes this glue possible.

We had a chance to visit the Loveland, OH labs where development and small scale production is carried on.

A team of dozens of researchers were hard at work in development and testing. Matt Ellison, Director of Reactive Tehnology, gave us a tour, where we saw various wood species in a number of different cuts being glued together and pulled apart in controlled settings. We also spent time with Bioformix's team of wizzes - in both finance and science - and the presentation was impressive.

http://www.woodworkingnetwork.com/wood-machinery-supplies/gluing-equipment-laminating-veneering/QUICK-ACTING-WOOD-ADHESIVE-198463221.htmlSo how does this glue behave differently? It is made without any solvent - water is the solvent in white glue. That means components glued with Nexabond achieve high bonding strength in minutes. But it also means wood joints don’t swell, eliminating long dry times before finishing. On the plus side, this means Nexabond 2500 can bond even oily woods. And to a large extent, it either reduces or eliminates the need for clamping.

But in practice, this means you may be cutting joints and setting dowels differently. Over centuries the projection of how a dovetail might swell then contract as the glue cures is part of the art of the woodworking process.

With Nexabond, as we saw in the lab, you glue just one side of a joint, not both - then push the pieces together. If the workpiece isn't too large, you can hold it steady for a minute while it presets. And within 3 minutes it's at nearly full strength.This means its open time is much shorter than carpenters glue. So using Nexabond means cutting tighter joints. And it means planning that the glue will set much faster than you are used to. Is this practical? In many cases, yes.

Innerwood, a commercial cabinet company in Cincinnati, has been working with Bioformix - part guineau pig, part research partner. This company provided feedback that affected the current state of the Bioformix - giving it a thicker viscosity so it won't run and drip; slowing its set time to allow adjustments to the joint. We're planning a site visit to see them using the glue in production. Bioformix also says Nexabond 2500 accepts most stains and finishes, and because there is no water in it, bonds regardless of humidity and temperature variations. We saw it tested on multiple wood species, and like Super Glue, saw its application in attaching non-metal pieces to wood. You can buy this glue - though a start-up, Bioformix is selling product as it grows. Atlantic Plywood is a distributor in the Northeast. And U.S. residents can buy it at on online store.

Show and tell

Typical Wooden Urn Bill Newman Shows his Turned Ira Silverman Presents his Turned Pen

"Kenwood" Bowl

Bill Rizi Offers Up A Wall Rack Tom Whittington's Turnings Tom Jones Holds up a

to Hold Clamps Feature Imbedded Double Celtic Knots Basic Night Stand Table

Quick-action 45 degree miter sled

When I found myself making a lot of memorial flag cases, I needed a method to cut 45° miters quickly and accurately in wide stock. The sled I came up with lets me make miters in no time at all without even tilting my saw blade. And, it does it without causing tear-out on the workpiece.

After cutting the sled base slightly oversize, tilt your saw blade to 45° to cut the bevel on the sled base. With the blade returned to the 90° position, insert the miter-slot guide into your tablesaw's miter slot, position the sled base against the blade body to ensure that it is square, then, fasten the base to the miter-slot guide. Using the bevel of the sled base as a guide, mount the 45° wedges in place.

Cut a groove in the oversize top plate and mount the T-track and T-track screw cleat, as shown. The cleat provides holding power for the T-track screws. Attach the fence to the top plate, ensuring that it is square by using the slots in the top plate for adjustment. Then, attach the top plate to the wedges, sliding it down until the edge touches the tablesaw table. With the blade still set to 90°, cut off the excess.

Finally, assemble and attach the hold-down that will secure the workpiece against the fence and keep it from slipping toward the blade.

Besides extremely accurate miter cuts, the sled has an added benefit. Simply turn the workpiece over and adjust the blade height, and the sled can be used to cut the slots for a splined miter joint.

— Joy Wood, Winchester, Ill.

Project showcase Bathroom vanity: Solid Cherry wood construction, no plywood Joinery: glued cherry strips, Kreg jig with screws, and screws with cherry plugs Style: Arts and Crafts I did not have enough Ken Wood to complete the project so I picked up some Rustic Cherry for the top . It has a wild grain to it adding more interest . I used a Cherry stain with several coats of polyurethane. It is pictured with the mirror and medicine cabinet that I had brought in for show and tell

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