Spring 2 2012 Meeting Show & Tell Photos

[Bill Minnick]

David Upperman brought in one of the two Boston Queen Anne side chairs that he made several years ago. He made them from mahogany with maple frames. David also brought in a Porringer-Top Tea Table that he built out of quilted maple.

 

[Bill Minnick]

David Heyer brought in one of the four Philadelphia-style chairs that he made. Each chair has four carved shells and ball-and-claw feet. He used mortise and through tenon joinery and built the frame out of poplar.

 

[Bill Minnick]

After making many American period furniture pieces, Charlie Watson decided to try a different style. Always liking French-style furniture, Charlie built a chair based on that style but custom designed to satisfy his tastes for a light feel with ram-head feet. Charlie chose Robert Allen Group to make the fabric and, at the time of the meeting, it was being woven at the mill. He brought a sample of the fabric to the meeting.

 

[Bill Minnick]

Art Holmes has taken several classes from different instructors on how to make Windsor chairs. Now his house is full of Windsor chairs. He brought to the meeting a Windsor chair that he recently made for his grandson. To finish this chair, Art applied Sherwin Williams black latex paint, crackled the finish and then applied a polyurethane satin varnish. His chairs are frequently used, so Art likes the protection a polyurethane finish provides. He has also finished chairs with milk paint followed by lacquer.

 

[Bill Minnick]

Ed Vance is an avid bowl turner, but recently he decided to try something different. After taking a class with Michael Hosaluk on bending in woodturning, Ed used his newly acquired skills to make a Cobra Snake. Ed must have paid attention during the class because the Cobra that he built is amazing. Ed turned the basket and made it look like a basket by burning the wood. The Cobra body has approximately 30 joints.

 

[Bill Minnick]

John Herrel also decided to take a break from building period furniture and made ten locks for Christmas presents. Using walnut, John cut the lock shapes on a band saw and shaped them with a router. The locks feature spring latch mechanisms.