Last Meeting “Plane Talk”

Western Piedmont Woodcrafters

The ONE club for ALL woodworkers

Meeting Calendar

· December 5, 2009

· 10:oo AM at the Klingspor Woodworking Shop

· Topic — Shop Tips and Stuff

· Presenters:  Art Carney, WPW member and programs director.  The program will cover all kinds of Shop Tips.

· Show and Tell— Bring anything you have made.

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· January 23, 2010

· 9:30 AM at the Klingspor Woodworking Shop

· Topic — Bandsaw Boxes: Demonstration of how to make Bandsaw Boxes.    

· Presenters:  Donald Wright of Conover, NC

· Show and Tell— Bring anything boxes of any type you have made.

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Club meetings are normally scheduled on the fourth Saturday of each month. Exceptions to this will most commonly occur during the months of October, November and December due to holidays and other events.   Occasionally a meeting can be held at a location other than Kingspor’s Woodworking Shop.  Please check the list of scheduled meetings below for the exact date, time, and location.

· February 27, 2010

· 9:30 AM at the Klingspor Woodworking Shop

· Topic — Making Wooden Toys: Toy making and sell items you have made.    

· Presenters:  Herman Dellinger of  Conover, NC  and  Woodcrafters member - Chuck Doherty of Lenoir, NC

Show and Tell— Bring any toys or anything else you have you have made. 

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· April 25, 2009

· 10:oo AM at the Klingspor Woodworking Shop

· Topic — The Overhead Pin Router—The presentation and demonstration will cover the numerous uses of the overhead pin router.  The pin router reverses the normal position of the cutting bit and work piece.

· Presenters:  Art Carney—WPW Program chairman and professional cabinet maker.

· Show and Tell— Bring anything you have made.

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· May 23, 2009

· 10:oo AM at the Klingspor Woodworking Shop

· Topic — Hand Tools— Sharpening and use of hand tools. 

· Presenters:  Fred Kelly—Teachers of wood working for over 30 years.

· Show and Tell— Bring anything you have made.

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· June 27, 2009

· Special Start Time: 9:15 AM at the Klingspor Woodworking Shop

· Topic — Furniture Leg Design and Joinery 

· Presenters:  Joseph Mendel— a owner and craftsman of Joseph Mendel Furniture in Hickory, NC.  He specializes in repairs, reproductions, custom designs and woodworking lessons.   Joseph will be demonstrating how to design furniture legs and their joinery to chairs and tables.

· Show and Tell— Bring anything you have made.

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· Lunch

 

· July 26, 2009

· 10:oo AM at the Klingspor Woodworking Shop

· Topic — Band saw tune up and use— Get top performance from your band saw.  How to select the proper blade.

· Presenters:  Gordon Combest—widely know expert on the band saw and band saw blades.

· Show and Tell— Bring anything you have made.

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· August 22, 2009

· 10:oo AM at the Klingspor Woodworking Shop

· Topic — Selection, Use and Care of Saw Blades— a demo of blades for different types of cuts and material.

· Presenters:  Tom Ferone—of the Freud Tool Company.  He is the Southeast Specialist for Freud.

· Show and Tell— Bring anything you have made.

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· October  30 & 31, 2009

Klingspor Tool Show at the

Hickory Metro Convention Center

We will have a booth at the show to show our work and recruit new members .

Members are encouraged to display their work and

spend some time staffing the booth or at least come by to see us.

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