AWA Meeting. Call to order. 7:00
18 members present
Welcome
News
- Stephen & ME described their open studio event in Sept (Surfside Studio Tour)
- McNabs – felled trees would like to have some of it made into projects for fundraising – add link to Friends of McNabs / McNabs Island to newsletter
- Woodworkers association on Instagram – matching projects seen online and how to make them
- Getting together to talking about making / selling
- Ideas for keeping your shop neat
- Work yourself into a mess and soon as project is finished get it fixed
- Have regular shop tours – forcing you to vacuum, clean, organize
- Consider that the cleaning and organizing has value
- Bill – was invited to Bill Flynn shop when setting up and gave some tips on keeping clean – one of his tips when teaching a shop class put regular put tools down and do a clean – clean regularly as you go – also give you a chance to think and organize – start by sharpening all hand tools at beginning of session
- Status of Hands on Halifax – unknown at this time. There was a message on Facebook that closing immediately then next day an update that already scheduled classes will continue.
Hands on Halifax UPDATE: Nov. 3 – New classes added and notice posted of large new tool donation.
Member Presentation
Bill Howes – Wood carving
- Relief
- Lettering
- Whittling
Carving is portable and easy to start in terms of tools – nice to have chisels of all sizes but not necessary as you can make it work with limited selection. Build collection slowly as needed.
Bills early carving projects included relief carving on furniture pieces – used a Greek Ancanthus leaf (see illustration above)
Details need to be better on higher parts of the furniture – ex feet do not need to be as perfect because they are not easily visible
Chisels can vary
Number 1 is straight line
Gradually increase in curve
# 3 is very gentle curve to #11 is full half circle
Same number will be available in different sizes. It will be bigger circles but will have same mathematical portion of the circle
Recommend – first chisel to buy – 1” #3
Recommended chisels
Pfiel – swiss made carving tools
Henry taylow
Carving vs regular chisel – not beveled so can do a straight line, even on both sides
Looking after your tools.
- When you first get them, need to put an edge
- Sharpen as you go – have a piece of leather next to your work
- Sharpening a v chisel – if you sharpen the two sides separately, you will end up with hook
Carving an image:
- Trace your image onto the wood as guideline
- Don’t start with chopping out, start with v tool to mark – and test wood
- Hands a driver and steerer
- Most controlled cut is with mallet – light taps
- Can do the work step by step and a little at the time
- Always have to be aware of grain – mahogany is best – fine, straight grain — walnut good to work—butternut carves nicely but very grainy
Lettering
- Can print out what you want and enlarge to the size you want – and takes care of spacing properly – like to use Gothic letters – advantage – has the serif – vertical lines are wide, horizontal half that width- serifs in place for carvers as “stop cuts”
Raffle
No raffle tonight
Other News
Nov 15-17 – Seaside Christmas on the Eastern Shore. Stephen and Mary Elizabeth opening studio (Sat and Sun only) if anyone wants to visit – or put items for sale.
Reminder – December meeting – 1st Tuesday of the month – More Details to follow next month
Show and Tell
Bill – scraper and pizza cutter from scrap
Darren – honey dipper from maple – fixed in jar with lid – mason jar – be aware that all mason jars are not created equal so have to make for the specific jar.
Doug – onion and garlic cutting board – that stands back of the counter
Callum – tips for the organizing question – no name storage containers
David – Cooling rack and cherry spoon
Stephen – set of small carving tools – carving mallet with ash
Brad – folding book stand – from popular woodworking
Member question:
Tom – looking for source of rough pine – recommendation for Rona
Next Meeting:
Nov. 12 – Challenge: Proud Pieces From The Past
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