Minutes of the June 26, 2010 Meeting
President Harmon Atkins called the meeting to order at 9:30AM with 29 members and visitors present.
Visitors Robert Schutz and Tommy Cherry were introduced.
The minutes for the May meeting were approved as appearing on the dfwscrollers.com website.
Lavern gave the treasurers report
Harmon introduced the 2010 Christmas project. Lyndal suggested making toys for children from babies up to 18 years of age to be distributed by the First Baptist Church of Carrollton. In the past, we have done cars, but it was discussed and agreed that any toys or items were suitable including word sayings for wall hangings. It was also expressed that we are not able to finish any toy due to current laws. The club voted and agreed to produce toys for the church project. It was agreed that we can also give to the Cowboy Santa in Fort Worth. Those toys will be collected by Faye Benezue through her church in Hurst.
SANDING
The June discussion was done on sanding. Questions were asked about the Sand Flee. Several members have the unit and pros and cons were discussed. Most agreed they would buy the larger unit. Bobby Riggs states he leaves 80 grit paper on his unit and cleans his wood prior to cutting, then sands his projects with an orbital unit with 220 grit after cutting. Several members discussed using emery boards for cleaning fretwork projects. Emery boards can be purchased in any cosmetic department. These can be cut and shaped to provide maximum use on small projects.
Sand with 400-1000 grit paper, between coats of finish, will smooth out the rough spots. Several members have learned to use brown paper bags rather than sand paper between coats. You can request paper bags at the grocery store or purchase lunch sacks. The grocery bags are courser grain than the lunch sacks, but both work to smooth and polish the finish.
PICNIC
Lyndal gave an update on our 2010 Texas Picnic. Attendance was down with 237 attending which included our club members. This was 25% lower than 2009. He said all but one vendor was happy with the outcome of the convention and will be willing to attend next year. Lyndal said that if he plans on an event in 2011, he will request more help from the club including committees for planning and advertising.
BRAG TABLE
Randy Northrop United We Stand plaque
Mike Takewell Made 2 plaques for commission work –he produced the patterns with photoshop.
Don Taylor Fireman with angel plaque
Herm Ely 2 different ornaments
Lyndal Hutcherson Word Art plaque, Basket by Ron King, and Tractor and Caterpillar done for commission. Lyndall did all three projects with a flat blade.
Jack Irwin Horse from Winge wood plaque.
Bobby Riggs Crosses including Amazing Grace with a different font.
One cross had an inlay using colored poly clay. (Use polymer clay that can be baked ---after inserting in wood, put in oven preheated at 300% for 10 minutes. Let cool and sand and finish)
Clay can be purchased at your local hobby store such as Hobby Lobby, Michaels, Jo Ann Fabrics, etc.
David Borg 2 carved pieces
Ron Moore Japanese Puzzle box
Stan Wilson Anniversary cross from yellow heart for 50th anniversary-pattern by Sylvia. Word art from acrylic he got from Kevin Daley. Stan stated that he was able to stack cut 4 with no problem of melting.
DEMO
Randy Northrop gave a very informative demo on the use of the rotary Dremel tool. Before retirement, Randy did seminars for Dremel. Thank you Randy for sharing your vast knowledge. Now we know how to use all the Dremel accessories.
July demo ---David Borg will try to do a demo on using CorelDraw for pattern making.
Harmon dismissed the meeting at 12:00 Noon.
MEMBERS AND VISITORS
Cynthia Jordan
Herm Ely
Faye Benezue
Rick Ely
Paul Martoccio
Randy Northrop
Jo Ann Wiggs
Bobby Riggs
Virgil Bodensteiner
Clarke Barfield
David Borg
Lyndal Hutcherson
Harmon Atkins
Tommy Cherry
Lavern Howell
Don Taylor
Mike Takewell
Glenn Gideon
Clara Gideon
Jack Irwin
Diana Irwin
Ron Moore
Marvin Huddleston
Paul Benson
Dwayne Atwood
Julie Atwood
Karen Long Ramos
Robert Schutz
Eddie Warren |
