Summary of Great Lakes Chapter May 2007 Meeting.
As usual we had a very productive and wonderful meeting on Saturday and Sunday. There were about 18 members in attendance.
Tom Kearns gave the opening presentation on the Stanley #80 scraper. He gave the history and demonstrated a jig he made to sharpen the blade. Members had a chance to try the scraper. Tom gave an excellent presentation.
After lunch, Joe Sarich presented using classical proportions in furniture construction. Some of the members had attended the Ohio Chapter meeting where George Walker gave an excellent presentation on proportions, so it was a review for some of us. This was a topic that the members appreciated. After Joe’s presentation Ed Stuckey demonstrated the use of 2D and 3D CAD in furniture design. Although not many people will probably go to the trouble of creating line drawings, it opened the possibility that they will take advantage of CAD programs to aid in their furniture construction. Joe and Ed gave very informative and helpful presentations.
On Saturday night a group of us meet at Bennigans restaurant for dinner and a social evening. This is always a great time to meet and discuss other topics besides furniture.
On Sunday, Bob Compton and John Fitzpatrick gave a wonderful presentation on the carving of a Windsor Chair seat. It was very thorough and informative.
The final topic was a power point presentation given by Rich Eschebach on the design and construction of a Bombay Chest. This piece of furniture is quite complex and Rich did a wonderful job of clarifying the procedures he used in the construction process. He did a masterful job on the piece.
There were to side presentations. Ed Stuckey showed how to fill the grain on Mahogany and Walnut using powdered shellac and Mark Arnold shows us some unique banding he has recently created.
All of the presentations were excellent as usual and everyone in attendance said they were thankful and learned many new techniques. We have many talented people in the organization and I am thankful they take the time and effort to share their skills with all of us.
Ed Stuckey
As usual we had a very productive and wonderful meeting on Saturday and Sunday. There were about 18 members in attendance.
Tom Kearns gave the opening presentation on the Stanley #80 scraper. He gave the history and demonstrated a jig he made to sharpen the blade. Members had a chance to try the scraper. Tom gave an excellent presentation.
After lunch, Joe Sarich presented using classical proportions in furniture construction. Some of the members had attended the Ohio Chapter meeting where George Walker gave an excellent presentation on proportions, so it was a review for some of us. This was a topic that the members appreciated. After Joe’s presentation Ed Stuckey demonstrated the use of 2D and 3D CAD in furniture design. Although not many people will probably go to the trouble of creating line drawings, it opened the possibility that they will take advantage of CAD programs to aid in their furniture construction. Joe and Ed gave very informative and helpful presentations.
On Saturday night a group of us meet at Bennigans restaurant for dinner and a social evening. This is always a great time to meet and discuss other topics besides furniture.
On Sunday, Bob Compton and John Fitzpatrick gave a wonderful presentation on the carving of a Windsor Chair seat. It was very thorough and informative.
The final topic was a power point presentation given by Rich Eschebach on the design and construction of a Bombay Chest. This piece of furniture is quite complex and Rich did a wonderful job of clarifying the procedures he used in the construction process. He did a masterful job on the piece.
There were to side presentations. Ed Stuckey showed how to fill the grain on Mahogany and Walnut using powdered shellac and Mark Arnold shows us some unique banding he has recently created.
All of the presentations were excellent as usual and everyone in attendance said they were thankful and learned many new techniques. We have many talented people in the organization and I am thankful they take the time and effort to share their skills with all of us.
Ed Stuckey