| Email Newsletter of The St. Tammany Woodworkers Guild | June 2008 |
NEXT MEETING7p Tuesday, June 24, 2008Bob Satterlee's Shop
Two Demonstrations:
Brian Harrell will demonstrate how to use the Kreg jig for pocket hole joinery. Bob Satterlee will demonstrate how to sharpen woodworking tools with stones, wheels and SANDPAPER!
Directions:
I-12 west to exit 57 (Goodbee/Madisonville); 3 miles north on Hwy 1077 to US 190; continue 200 yards north and turn right on the gravel driveway of the Goodbee Commercial Park. The Furniture Medic shop is in Unit 2 in the building on the right (this is different from the last meeting at Satterlee's shop). You may park at the front or back of the building. |
THE GOOD OLD DAYS See how to do it below. |
Highlights of May MeetingBIRDHOUSE EVENTJoe Perret headed up a group of Guild volunteers that built birdhouses for kids at the Covington Fire Station's Annual Family Fun Day on May 17, 2008. This event took the place of the regular May meeting, and followed closely on the heels of the annual Cochon de Lait held at Dick & Julia Gahn's home on May 3.  
Many of the kids took advantage of the "painting table" to decorate their houses.   
During a lull in the activity, Perret read a proclamation of recognition for the extraordinary efforts that Dick and Julia Gahn have given to the Woodworkers Guild, and presented Dick with a restaurant gift certificate (and two pigs for the next cochon de lait).  
We recently received the followng email from Dick: Dear Woodworkers, THE GOOD OLD DAYSDuring a recent trip to Victoria, Canada, the Secretary received a donation to the Guild's library from his friend Conrad Heibey. The "Amateur Craftsman's Cyclopedia of Things to Make," published in 1937 by Popular Science Publishing Company, Inc., contains a number of interesting projects (not confined to woodworking), and it is fascinating to see what techniques have not changed over the last 71 years, although the cost of materials has gone up a bit. The article "Boy's Boat Built for Five Dollars" is the simplest boatbuilding project of several that cover a wide range of complexity. 
SOME 2008 GUILD DUES STILL UNPAIDGuild dues ($10 per year) may be given to Treasurer Brian Rowan at the next meeting or mailed to him at 347 Red Maple Drive, Mandeville, LA 70448. |
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2008 Calendar of Events |
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| DATE | HOST LOCATION | EVENT |
|---|---|---|
| January 22 (Tuesday) | Eric Carter | Regular meeting -- demo by Carter of installing wood floors with inlaid designs |
| February 26 (Tuesday) | Dick Gahn | Regular Meeting -- demo by Guillory of making an oval bowl with a router; demo of making a weed pot and chatter patterns by Gahn |
| March 25 (Tuesday) | Gerald Gibson | Regular Meeting (including jambalaya!)-- demo by Gibson of making wooden toys |
| April 22 (Tuesday) | Joe Perret (District 12 Fire Station) | Regular Meeting - demo by Park Ranger Richard Scott of primitive woodworking |
| May 3 (Saturday) | Dick Gahn | Annual Cochon de Lait -- family event |
| May 17 (Saturday) | District 12 Fire Station, Covington | Family Day -- 9a - 3p Guild members to assemble bird houses for kids. |
| June 24 (Tuesday) | Bob Satterlee | Regular meeting -- demos by Brian Harrell of pocket hole joinery and by Satterlee of tool sharpening |
| July 22 (Tuesday) | Gerard St. Romain | Regular Meeting - demo TBA |
| August 26 (Tuesday) | TBA | Regular Meeting -- demo TBA |
| Sept 23 (Tuesday) | TBA | Regular Meeting -- demo TBA |
| October 18 and 19 (Saturday & Sunday) | Madisonville | Wooden Boat Festival (setup 8a-11a Fri October 12) |
| October 28 (Tuesday) | TBA | Regular Meeting -- demo TBA |
| November 25 (Tuesday) | TBA | Regular meeting -- demo TBA |
| December 4 (Thursday) | Tchefuncta Country Club | Christmas Banquet: 6p - Cash bar, 7p - Dinner |
Buy/Sell/TradeYour Ad Here |
Guild ContactsPresident - Joe Perret - jmpdcp@gmail.comVice President - vacant Secretary - Harland Johnson - harlandj@gmail.com Treasurer - Brian Rowan - bgrowan@gmail.com |