Siouxland Woodworkers

Sept 17, 2009

The meeting this evening was held at Wayne Porters shop at 413 West 13^th St. in South Sioux City.  Terry called the meeting to order at 7:15 p.m. and began by asking for some show and tell from members.

Red Dryer showed some turnings that he made with urns in mind.  Two had panels inset and then a bowl.  It seems that now that Red has acquired a lathe, it sounds like he rarely gets to any other part of the shop.  By the looks of the projects, it seems that Ron and Mark now have a partner in crime.  There is a picture.

Ron Ericksen showed some recently turned Walnut bowls and as always looked great.  He mentioned that he started them wet and within one month, he had a finished product.   The finish he used was Antique Oil and he used about 10 coats.  When asked by another member, he said it would be easier to put the finish on with the lathe, but wouldn’t be able to get to the bottom like he wanted so he removes them before finishing.

Craig then showed two panels he did marquetry on – they were multicolored roses using “sun shading”  The backing panel was oak veneer and it was a good contrast.  He said they were made for a vanity of a neighbor. 

Don and Terry spoke about a rocking horse that each was making.  At the moment, they are in parts and Don talked about how the parts are made that allow the legs to splay properly.  Terry and Don spoke about a new technique for making the saddle that doesn’t follow the directions but produced a nice result.

Dave Attril brought a high chair made of walnut made for a new Grand child.  He spoke about the complexities of all the angles necessary for the proper splaying of the legs.  He also used a hand cut lapped dovetail to join lower supports to the legs.  It’s very well finished – see the photo.

Craig then spoke and showed the Maloof style rocker he worked on at the Marc Adams school.  While it doesn’t appear to, the joints are all at 90 degrees to each other.  While there is a lot of forming to do, it is really taking shape.  He spoke about the design aspect and illustrated it on the board he drew it out on at the school.  When he left the school, he was able to sit in it but the amount of forming that is necessary gives him a hopeful date of Christmas to finish.  The joinery and method of forming the wood was an interesting subject.

Wayne provided good grub of pop, cookies and lemon bars – there always seems to be a crowd around that – I know because I’m there to witness it.  Once we had a couple of cookies – Wayne showed us a jig he uses to create a quilting effect he has used on several projects.  It’s straight forward, but does take allot of sanding to get the desired result – however it’s worth it as it’s a very unique effect that sets off a project and causes your eyes to draw to it.

The next meeting is at Alan Petersens in Riverside.  See you there.

Don Dorn

To get the big picture, click on any of the pictures below.