Total # of Attendees: 12
Notes:
- Jim (President) opened the meeting at 7:39pm
- Dave Potts (Finance)
- Center for Art in Wood (Philadelphia PA) giving discounts to the club members
- With tonight, 24 paid members,
- $4,470.49 in treasury, after paying $150 for hall rental
- Jim Parise spoke about some items
- Suggested we buy item identification tags for the tools, with guild name. Membership agreed
- He brought up the idea of creating a prize for local school students that did shop/woodworking. Can Mike ask if the church can have a show and give a prize
- Mike talked about getting some local PR (newspaper, etc.)
- Jim showed the Technical school & design shop safety video
- Funny video of safety items for woodworking shop in a school setting
- Bill Pfluge talked about the cost of a Cherry Cherry Table
- Prior planning prevents poor performance
- Had cherry tree come down in front yard (24” in diameter, 10ft long) used chainsaw & guide to make into planks
- Two years to dry wood, and to do design of table
- Went over tools, shed (for drying), drill press for holes, etc.
- Total cost $8,826 (ha ha)
- John discussed how he forgot to pick up sharpener last month; he’ll get it tonight
- Dave went to Winterthur and SAPRM (Society of American Period Furniture Makers) meeting earlier in the week.
- They were looking for information on what type of program the club would like to see.
- Program was Fri/Sat, four groups of ten;
- First session was research library at Winterthur
- Second session was in conservation laboratory
- Third session was a review of antique cabinetry, with the ability to look in depth at each piece (pull out drawers, turn over on its top, etc.)
- Fourth session was in an organic chemistry lab for sampling, determining finish, etc.
- General discussion of upcoming visits by some members to Colonial Williamsburg, and the three woodworker intensive site there (Furniture making shop, Wheelwrights, Joiners)
- Next Thursday, May 11th at the Center for Arts for Whiskey ‘n Wood
- Next meeting is scheduled for Thursday, June 1st at 7:15pm
- Meeting concluded at 8:43pm