June 2003 Newsletter

June Meeting

When: Wednesday, June 18, 2003 Time: 6:30 p.m.

Dinner: 7:00 p.m.

Where: Camp Belzer Boy Scout Camp (See Map on Page 6 of newsletter)

6102 Boy Scout Rd., Indianapolis, IN

Program: It’s Picnic Time - Food by Jugs Catering.

Business: Inaugural presentation of HCF Awards Program.

The month of June is traditionally time for the club’s annual picnic and social get-together. This year is no exception. We are getting together on June 18 at Camp Belzer. Arrive at 6:30 to register for the door prizes and to socialize with fellow club members and their guests. Dinner is served at 7:00 with food from Jugs Catering. The menu is Fried Chicken, Green Beans, Glazed Baby Carrots, Cold Slaw, Biscuits, and Apple Butter. Cost is $10 per person and is payable at the picnic. When you arrive at Camp Belzer, look for the people standing behind a table with name tags and a money box. They will accept your money, give you your door prize ticket (members only eligible for door prizes), and issue you your ticket for dinner.

The program for the evening is the picnic, meeting recipients of our Christmas Toy Project handiwork, viewing a display of toys that club members have made for the Christmas Toy Project, socializing, viewing a display of winning projects from the club’s Project Focus 2003 intra-club woodworking competition, and the major event is the club presentation to our first recipients of the HCF Awards Program.

Hope to see you all there!!!!!!

Preview of July Meeting

Our July meeting is July 16, 2003 at 7:00.

Topic: Portable Saw Mill Demonstration.

HCF Project Focus 2003

What is Project Focus? It is our annual club competition for member-made projects. Judging was at our May 21^st meeting.

And the winners are:

Inlayed Item (intarsia or marquetry)

First: Dale Lechlitner

Second: Bob Hammond

Third: Norm Terando

Furniture

First: Bill Logan

Second: Harold Mathews

Third: Bob Hammond

Scroll Saw Projects

First: Dale Lechlitner

Second: Bob Hammond

Third: Darrell McConnell

Toys

First: Norm Terando

Second: Dale Lechlitner

Third: Bill Logan

Turnings

First: Dale Lechlitner

Second: Dale Lechlitner

Third: Dale Lechlitner

Misc.

First: Tom Meeker

Second: Dale Lechlitner

Third: Bill Logan

Congratulations to our winners.

Special thanks to our judges: Dana Van Pelt and Mike Van Pelt.

Pictures submitted by Joe Miller.

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- New Member –

Welcome to Lloyd Ebert. We hope you enjoy your time with us.

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- Video Tape Library -

The videotape library is available at all meetings. This is a free service to members. You are encouraged to make use of this valuable service but please borrowed tapes are to be returned at the next month's meeting. This will allow others to enjoy this service too.

A complete list of videotape titles is available on our website. A printed catalogue is available for review at each meeting.

Do you have videos that would be useful for the library? . . . . . Let us know.

If you have questions about the video library, contact Bob at 253-8771 or at rbeckerich@iquest.net.

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- The Club’s “Special Thanks to You”–

Mrs Ellen Westenfelder for the donation of a large quantity of sandpaper to our club.

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- Sound System for our Club –

The club is looking to acquire a sound system for use at our meetings. If you know a good reliable source for us to deal with or are knowledgeable about such products, please contact Don Melloy or Tom Meeker. Thank you

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- A message from

Rocker Woodworking and Hardware –

The following is an except from a letter from Paul, Rocker store manager for Indianapolis.

“. . . . . . we are kicking off a new event in June. We are devoting the entire month to the local Guilds. W are offering an EXTRA 5% OFF YOUR NORMAL 10% OFF DISCOUNT FOR THE ENTIRE MONTH That’s 15% off all your regular price, non power tool purchases for the entire month of June.”

Thank you, Rockler.

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- Looking ahead –

Saturday Hands-On Experience – Opportunities for more in-depth learning than the 2 hours of our Wednesday night meetings. The fall session will be at American Sycamore Woodworkers Retreat in October. The topic will be routers.

Weekend Class at Marc Adams School of Woodworking – Furniture Making with Marc Adams. December 12-14, 2003. Construction of a Maloof style table. Class will cover Design, Understanding Wood, Joinery, Adhesives, and Shop Safety. Students will leave the class with a table ready to have a finish applied. Cost will be $250. More details will be available at our June Meeting. To sign up, call Tom Meeker. A deposit will be required to hold your place at the time you sign up.

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- Executive Committee Meeting –

The Executive Committee met on June 4, 2003 at Nan Schulte’s house.

The next meeting is scheduled for 7:00 p.m. on June 25, 2003. Location to be determined.

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- Shop Made 4-jaw Chuck – by Tim Hanson –

At the April “Jigs and Methods of Work” program, Tim Hanson showed his shop made 4-jaw chuck. It requires 4 eye screws that are 5 inches long. Tim has sent a note to the Executive Committee from his summer residence in Wisconsin about the eye screws.

“At the “show and tell meeting” I showed a 4 jaw chuck which was shop made. I requires 4 “eye screws” which are not easy to find in Indianapolis. I am spending the summer up here in Northern Wisconsin adn at the local hardware story they stock those eye screws. If any member wants 4 of those eye screws, I will gladly sent them if they contact me. They cost 60 cents a piece and the mailing would probably be a dollar. See you all in the fall! - - Respectfully,

Tim Hanson “

N10102 Zenith Tower Rd

Tomahawk, WI 54487

715-453-7951

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Summary of May 21, 2003 Forum meeting

Members in Attendance: 44

Visitors: 4 plus our two judges for Project Focus.

Video Library – Bob Beckerich

New tapes are nearly ready for being checked out. Watch for them to appear soon.

Members did a good job of returning tapes lately. Thanks.

Christmas Toy Project – Darrell McConnell

Eight box projects available for pick up. Wood storage is doing well now that we have a second storage area. We need a few people to help move lumber to storage. Contact Darrell if you can lend your muscle. Our webpage has been updated to reflect the current status of the toy project effort.

Program Committee – Don Melloy

June – picnic

July – portable saw mill demo

August – Chain saw carving

September – violin making

Secretary – Nan Schulte

Remember, it saves the club money if you don’t have a paper copy of the newsletter delivered to you. E-mailing your newsletter gives the club more money for other efforts.

“Thank you” to all those that have submitted articles for the newsletter.

Treasurer Report and Member Directory – Tom Meeker

Photo member directory update pages available. Complete directory available for all new members. See Tom to get your copy.

Announcements

June is our club picnic. We will be recognizing club members for outstanding contributions. Please be sure to attend and join in thanking them for all they have done for our club.

Election of Officers

Nominating Committee Report – Dick Harrold

President: Don Melloy and Tom Meeker

Secretary: Nan Schulte

Treasurer: Bob Shaw

Vice- President – no candidate. Position is still open.

Don Melloy announced he was withdrawing his candidacy for President.

Motion was made to accept the slate of Tom Meeker, Nan Schulte and Bob Shaw. Motion was seconded. Voice vote confirmed the slate.

Project Focus 2003

36 wood items were entered in the club woodworking competition. Judges were Dana Van Pelt and Mike Van Pelt. See page 2 of newsletter for pictures and the list of winners.

Donation to the Club – Dale Lechlitner

Dale donated a teak gavel to the club to be used to bring the meeting to order. The teak wood came from the Merchant Ship INDIANA. Dale made the gavel and will supply the club with a history of the wood for our records. Thank you, Dale.

Program: Decorative Boxes by Band and Scroll Saw with Richard Ellis.

Dick Ellis started making small decorative boxes when he joined Home Craftsmen Forum and got involved with the Christmas Toy Project. He has since made 1000s of boxes.

Dick did an excellent presentation with many pass around examples of how to make a small wooden box.

A hand out was given out that covered the basic steps in making a box plus a few of Dick’s favorite patterns.

Some of Dick’s tips were:

Wrap the wood with 3 – 4 layers of packing tape before cutting it out will keep the wood from burning as you cut.

Use a blade lubricant.

Drill the hole for the peg hinge first while the wood is in an easy shape to handle on the drill press.

Dick added two of his special boxes to our door prize drawing that night. Two meeting attendees got to take home a bit of extra inspiration to try making boxes.

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Newsletter editor: Nan Schulte

newslettereditor@homecraftsmenforum.com

Deadline for July Newsletter is June 27, 2003.

Member Items for Sale

There are no items for this month

Map to the June

Picnic Meeting

Camp Belzer Boy Scout Camp

6102 Boy Scout Rd.

Indianapolis, Indiana.

Construction Warning: Indianapolis is experiencing orange barrel season in the vicinity of Camp Belzer. This has resulted in the temporary closure of the south bound I-465 exit at 56^th Street.

If you are coming from the north and heading south on I-465, please get off at the Pendleton Pike exit. Turn left and take the I-465 north entrance ramp. Follow the directions below.

Heading north on I-465, dexit at the 56^th St exit. Head east on 56^th St. to Boy Scout Rd. Turn left, north, on Boy Scout Rd. Turn left, west, into Camp Belzer.

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