January 2007
Email Newsletter of The St. Tammany Woodworkers Guild
NEXT MEETING 7p Tues January 23 Harland Johnson's Shop 124 Pine Avenue Madisonville 985-845-3468 Demonstration: Jerry Markowitz will demonstrate how to make a stand to use for safer cutting of rough woodstock, especially blanks for woodturners. Jerry's method was featured in the Winter edition of Americn Woodturner Journal. Directions: From Madisonville: west 5 miles on Hwy 22 to Hwy 1085; north 0.5 mile to Brewster Ave; turn right, 300 yds to Whispering Timbers, turn right; turn right at Pine Avenue (first corner); 124 is first house on left. From Covington: I-12 west to exit 57; 0.5 mile north to Hwy 1085; 3.8 miles southwest to Brewster Ave; turn left, 300 yds to Whispering Timbers.	WE COULDN'T HAVE DONE IT WITHOUT YOU! Julia Gahn is a leader of the tireless spouses who have been vital to the annual Boats for Kids project at the Madisonville Boat Festival. Photos of all of the women thanked at the Christmas Banquet are shown below.
Highlights of November Meeting BUSINESS Joe Perret presided over the meeting held at Harland Johnson's shop November 28, 2006. Twenty-one members attended, plus one visitor, John Dillon. Dick Gahn recapped the results of the Boat Show -- about 840 boats were assembled for kids. Donations totaled $1443. The new security procedures were not effective on Saturday afternoon, but improved considerably on Sunday. Among suggestions for next year was one to reduce the variety of parts available for selection by kids in order to speed up the process. Another suggestion was to have available a non-assembled "kit" of parts for distribution (for a donation) to parents who show up after the line has closed for the day. In light of the unstinting support the Maritime Museum has given the Woodworkers Guild, Gahn moved that we make a donation to the Museum. After a discussion, it was agreed to donate $500 (to be given in person by Perret and Gahn). Treasurer Bob Christman reported a current bank balance of $2189 before the addition of the Boat Show receipts. Gerard St. Romain is considering a project to construct a wheelchair ramp to the home of an aquaintance, and asked for volunteers to help. Call him at 985-796-1323. Walter Babst has a pecan tree that has been cut into 8' planks. Contact him (985-845-1800) if you're interested in them. Wayne Thompson has several trees that were salvaged from Katrina. If you're interested in cherry, hickory, magnolia, or sassafras, please contact him (985-892-1477). With no new nominations for Guild officers for 2007, a motion to renew the current Executive slate for 2007 was unanimously approved. SHOW AND TELL Paul Robin showed an oak vase that was his first attempt at turning. It was finished with a honey pine stain and four coats of polyurethane. Harland Johnson showed an oak floor stand and candle holder for an Advent Wreath that he made for Hosanna Lutheran Church in Mandeville. Bob Christian showed and explained the construction of knife holders that he made as Christmas presents, and gave out copies of the directions. He also distributed a list of articles on Bandsaw Resawing for the discussion that followed. DEMONSTRATION -- BANDSAW NIGHT Joe Perret led a wide ranging discussion of bandsaw topics, following which Dick Gahn demonstrated setting up a band saw for resawing. He had recommended the 1/2" Woodslicer blade for resawing, and by coincidence one was available to mount on Johnson's bandsaw. After numerous readjustments to accomodate the new blade, the saw was used to resaw several thin slices. No woodworkers were hurt in the process. Christmas Banquet Once again, thanks to the arrangements made by Bob Christman the Christmas Banquet at the Tchefunte Country Club on December 7 was an unqualified success for the attendees. Apologies to any members missing from the photos -- this was strictly amateur photography. In his after-dinner remarks, President Joe Perret lauded the efforts of spouses who helped out by putting in long hours of hard work at the Boat Festival, and recognized them individually with bouquets. Perret concluded with a special tribute to long time member Ed Beshoner for the wide range of unselfish, hardworking help he has given the Guild in general and to individual members in particular, always with patience and humor. PLANNING FOR 2007 The newly re-elected executive committee met on January 11 to begin planning this year's activities, some of which are listed in the calendar of events below. Among the ideas which were tabled for discussion at a regular meeting of the Guild were: A "garage sale" evening, for members to bring surplus woodworking items to trade or sell A "roving tour" evening, during which small groups of members would spend time visiting two or three members' shops, giving an opportunity to those who don't have the space for a large group meeting to show how they have set up their workshops A field trip to Riverside Lumber in East New Orleans A "challenge" project, in which a small kit of woodpieces is distributed to members at a meeting to be built and returned for judging at a future meeting A "Boats for Kids" effort at one of the local fire stations during their family visit events Please give these some thought and be ready to comment at the January 23 meeting.

2007 Calendar of Events
DATE	HOST LOCATION	EVENT
January 23 (Tuesday)	Harland Johnson	Regular meeting -- demo by Jerry Markowitz of making a stand for safe cutting of irregular wood blanks
February 27 (Tuesday)	Dick Gahn	Regular Meeting -- demo by Gahn of cutting table legs with a band saw.
March 24 (Saturday)	Marucci Bat Company, Baton Rouge	Regular meeting and tour of bat manufacturing facility
April 24 (Tuesday)	Joe Perret (at Fire Station)	Regular meeting - demo by Perret of small turning techniques
May 5 (Saturday)(to be confirmed)	Dick Gahn	Annual Cochon de Lait -- family event
May 22 (Tuesday)	Carroll Miller (to be confirmed)	Regular meeting - demo TBA
June 26 (Tuesday)	TBA	TBA
July 24 (Tuesday)	TBA	TBA
August 28 (Tuesday)	TBA	TBA
Sept 25 (Tuesday)	TBA	TBA
October 16 (Tuesday)	TBA	TBA
October 20 and 21 (Saturday & Sunday)	Madisonville	Wooden Boat Festival (setup 8a-11a Fri October 19)
November 27 (Tuesday)	TBA	TBA
December 8 (Saturday - tentative)	Tchefuncte Country Club	Christmas Banquet: 6:30p - Open bar, 7p - Dinner

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Guild Contacts President - Joe Perret - jmp2915@yahoo.comt Vice President - Brian Rowan -briangrowan@yahoo.com Secretary - Harland Johnson - harlandj@gmail.com Treasurer - Bob Christman - bobxman@bellsouth.net

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Tooth and Nail is published 11 times per year by The St. Tammany Woodworkers Guild. Located in St. Tammany Parish, Louisiana, the Guild is a non-profit organization founded in 1991 for the purpose of education and inspiration in the art of Wood Crafts. Meetings are normally held on the fourth Tuesday of each month except December.