Number of Attendees: 21
Notes:
Mark opened the meeting at 7:15 PM
Iron Hill dinner beforehand at 5:30 PM. Going forward, please let Mark know ahead of time if you plan to attend so he can reserve a large enough table
Next meeting will be at Rockler, Sep 1st. Salman will present his Cutlist Generator, though we are looking for other work, also
The October meeting’s presenter will be Aspen Golann (North Bennet graduate, worked at Williamsburg, artist in residence at Winterthur)
New Folks
Russ, been woodworking for a while (couldn’t make it last month). Working on stuff needed for house, Chimney cabinet
Don, woodworker hobbyist for 20 years, a lot of furniture. Shop is cluttered (OSHA violation) built a lot of furniture for family, including dining room table and 8 chairs (bent lamination)
Kevin, working in hobby for a year, looking to get outside of cutting boards and furniture for the shop
Kevin (Assistant Manager) covering for Chris at Rockler
Thanked the guild for coming
They have a US-made alternative to Baltic Birch plywood for cabinets — little to no voids, high quality, available in several thicknesses
Breaking at 8 PM so folks can make any final purchases
John gave a presentation on older hand planes
Chisels are older than planes. A plane is a way to hold the chisels at a constant angle
Oldest plane known was dug out of Pompeii (1st century AD)
Discussion of original iron vs iron and chip breaker, and timeline of when
Used hammer to adjust plane blade in and out, left and right
Transition plane, where bailey figured out way to adjust blades. Wood plane with adjustment mechanism
Moved to metal plane, which is what most folks know. 1870 rolled out, but most folks stayed with their wooden planes
Some discussion of French and German planes. German style has horns on front to help it be controlled
Discussion on wooden molding planes, regular planes and Japanese planes
William gave a presentation on some older tools and special furniture
Special planes and blades for a variety of tasks (cutting grooves on rounded portions)
Showed several woodworking projects he’s been using for years
Rolling pin
Cheese knives from wood
Ice Cream scoop that he turned
Basket he created out of wood slats
Weed holder
4 sided book stand
Ted talked about whittling, the specific tools and techniques used. He pretty much holds it in his hand as he whittles
Salman talked about email phishing and the dangers to the guild members
Someone claimed to be looking to purchase a wardrobe, passed on to Kevin
Kevin’s bid was pretty high ($1500 labor, $1200 materials) but the guy did not “blink” at the cost
Guy requested bank information, name and email - made Kevin and Salman suspicious as bank information is unusual and name and email were already known to him
Salman said if folks get emails like this and are concerned, contact him.
Mark closed the meeting at 9:00 PM
