Attendance: 26
1. Welcome; Meeting started at 7:05 PM
2. Rockler Store
a. Closing 6 PM M-F, 5 PM on Sat
b. Meeting time for guild will now begin at 6 PM until Sep or Oct (TBD)
c. Iron Hill gathering at 4:30 PM
3. Guests
a. No new guests
b. Summertime tends to die down a bit
4. Demos
a. Brian Menold brought in some items he made
i. Dodecahedrons and items in. Fit together in box
ii. Tabular cube, series of interlocking pieces
iii. Packing puzzle – 4 pieces that go into box, need to slide stuff around and box is in two pieces, to make it all fit together.
iv. Small puzzle with 22 different types of wood – easy to make, kind of loose. Takes about 15 steps to disassemble
v. He uses a model maker tablesaw (4”) to make a lot of his stuff. Blade is 6/100” wide to keep kerf very small. Don’t really have to sand
vi. Tries to make batches of 30-40. Usually takes 2-3 weeks
vii. He has folks who send him puzzle ideas. Brian makes 30-40 copies, and gives two to the original designer.
viii. Brian has a book, available on Fine Woodworking or Amazon
b. Alan
i. Represents the opposite end of the accuracy. Bowl
ii. Blew through bottom, repaired with leftover segmented rings and what-not
iii. When do you stop fooling around with a failed project?
c. Phil
i. Electric grinder
ii. Channel with plunger, they push up on the motor and spins the motor
iii. Automatically turns off when it doesn’t have resistance
iv. Looking for advice on what to make the plunger out of
v. Also brought a cabinet for it – made out of PLA
5. Free table had lots of books and some assorted items
6. Dave Potts class
a. Step stool with dovetails
b. Talked about Mario Rodriguez and Alan Turner at Philly Furniture Workshop. Great teachers and great woodworkers
c. SAPFM a great group to join and participate with
d. Taking class on chair making – pretty good. Olde Mill cabinet shoppe in York PA
e. Not huge, but all the machinery/tools you need
f. Talked about assembly, tools required and how used, keystone piece
g. Will try to bring in a new chair by Christmas
7. School very close in Cherry Hill, run by WGSJ member Rich Turner
a. Turner Wood designs
b. Chest making, cabinet making, etc.
d. Traditional hand tools design
8. Break
9. Dominic from Rockler
a. Delaware Valley Turners Guild coming
i. Usually meet at Moorestown friends, but coming to Rockler on 2nd Tuesday of June
ii. Opportunity for cross “pollination” of the two groups
b. No word on effect of tariffs on costs at Rockler. Will provide updates as time goes on
10. Brad (our treasurer) is recovering from his surgery. Would have been here, but he is in California with his kids (who are getting ready to move overseas)
11. June’s meeting will be at Rockler on June 5th at 6 PM
12. Meeting closed at 8:23 PM