The President's Corner - August 2011

In July, we had members’ skills demonstration. There were four stations, and the members were split into four groups which rotated through the four stations. Bob Gabor prsented a demo on the glue up of panels; Bill Anderson presented on the use and sharpening of the hand scraper; Mike Payst gave on the creation and use of the lock miter joint; and Pete Bucki on sharpening with the Work Sharp sharpening system.  

At our last meeting, we recognized Joe Gorman for his help in a wide variety of areas. He acts as Secretary when Bill Anderson is unavailable, assists in mailing the newsletter, coordinates materials for Toys for Tots workshops, and a variety of other tasks. 

Our nominating committee presented their candidates and the members had a chance to meet them. Chuck Arnold was nominated for the remaining two years of Larry Hendricks term, and as this was an interim nomination, he was voted on and elected unanimously. Charles Buenzli, Jeff Leimberger, and Hugh Fish were nominated for 3 year terms to begin in September. We will vote on those nominations at the August meeting.  

Please remember that dues are payable August 1st and after August 31st dues will cost $40, rather than $35, so please pay on time. Either send your check to Kay Baker or bring it to the August meeting.  

Toys for Tots is beginning its season, so be sure to sign up to help make it a good year for the kids.  

There is a new store for hardwoods open in Raleigh. It is Anchor Hardwoods at 6716 Old Wake Forest Road. Their websites are: Anchorhardwoods.com & CapeFearRiverwood.com. They are in the process of stocking the store but are open for business. In addition to a wide variety of domestic and exotic hardwoods, they have wood reclaimed from river bottoms, from old mills, and other structures which they process into lumber. The owners, Don Baker and Bill Moore, have joined the club and Anchor Hardwoods is a new Club Sponsor with a 10% discount to members. Joe Gorman and I stopped by their store today and it is worth a visit. They also donated a pickup truck load of red oak to our Toys for Tots project.  

Our next meeting will be on Friday, August 19th, when Dexter Adams will demonstrate the process and various steps in developing a custom inish using a combination of texturing, spray and hand applied finishes. In the Saturday workshop, students will be provided three individual door panels for use in developing their own finish.  

My last item for this month is that we are asking members to invite people they think would enjoy our club to visit and join. We aren’t suggesting a hard sell, but if you know someone who might enjoy it, please invite them to a meeting.  

Hope to see many faces in August! 

President: Allan Campbell