I want to thank all of you who submitted entries in the 2X4 Contest and congratulate the

winner, Gaspar Tellez. I just hope he doesn’t drop the puzzle before he donates it for

the auction; he’ll never find the pieces! If that last statement doesn’t make any sense to

you, well you just had to be there. Several of the entrants in the contest have donated their work to the OCWA Annual Fund Raising Auction. Thank you! I will work hard to

get the best price I can for these treasures.

If you haven’t completed your entry for this year’s Fine Arts Woodworking Competition, alas, I fear it is

too late. The entry deadline was June 1st. Weep not! You can still make your presence known to one and all. Volunteer some time at the Fair. We need a lot of help with the OCWA Booth as well as do-

cents for the Fine Arts Woodworking exhibit. Please take a look at the web site and sign up for as many

work sessions as you can. I’ll even take the first step for you by providing you with a direct link: http://

www.ocwoodworkers.com/ww/upload/uploads/ocfair.pdf, or you can email Ed Straub (his information is

listed elsewhere in this issue).

I know it seems like I’m doing this in every newsletter, and I am. Drew is looking for some of you to

step up and share your skills with the other OCWA members by putting on a demonstration or giving a

talk at one of the monthly meetings. I am moved to such extreme measures that I’m going to do a dem-

onstration. Along with being the world’s slowest woodworker, I may be one of the least skilled as well.

If I can schlep it out there, anyone can. Come on ladies and gentlemen! Show us what you’ve got. Soon,

we will have to resort to sanding demonstrations or maybe even Broadway show tunes…you don’t

want that!

We will be voting on the new bylaws this month. We’ve talked about them quite a bit lately and hope-

fully each of you has had a chance to review and comment on them. This is the first, and I think, the

most difficult step to gaining charitable organization status for the OCWA. We will take a vote at both

the general and woodturner’s meeting in June. I hope to see you there.

Finally, I’d like to welcome David Tilson as the new Sawdust & Shavings Edi-

tor and thank Robert Tater for his service as the previous editor. We have

one of the finest newsletters around, and keeping it so is one of the toughest

jobs in the organization. Please take a minute to welcome David to this new

role and thank him for the time and effort.

Craig Chambers

Volume 28Volume 28 Issue 6Issue 6 June 2011June 2011

President’s Message Craig ChambersPresident’s Message Craig Chambers

I N T H I S I S S U E

President’s Message 1

Woodworkers’ Sawdust 2

Woodturners’ Shavings 3

Show and Tell 4

Toy Story 5

Comments & Editorial 6

Calendar of Events 3, 7

Meeting Dates 8

Well, it’s just about summertime woodworkers. Sunny days ahead and plenty of time for those

projects you’ve been putting off until now. April’s speaker, Gaspar Tellez, showed off some of

his unusual jigs that he uses to create his work. The one that caught everyone’s eye was his

circle cutting jig. You’re going to need a bandsaw for this one though. With this jig he showed

some of his most unique pieces he’s made. If you needed it, great demonstrations of wood-

working are all the reason you need to show up for the monthly meeting. I want to thank Craig, our presi-

dent, for being the speaker for the June meeting. I’m hoping he shows us some of his flatwork skills.

As you know, I’ve had a lot of difficulty lining up quality speakers for our monthly programs. If you have some-

thing to share with our wonderful group, and are not sure how to present the topic, just contact me at Aus-

tin and I’ll help you set up the program.

May’s meeting was great. Larry Marley, our webmaster showed us the ins and outs of

our web site. The outstanding quality of our web site is getting noticed outside of our

group. A member of San Diego Fine Woodworkers visited our meeting last month to

learn more about the site and our group as a whole. Since I couldn’t find anyone else, I

used the opportunity to share my knowledge and experience cutting crown molding. I

was surprised to see that many of you have attempted to install crown moldings with

varying levels of success. Since I had to rush the demonstration, I’ll return in July to help

everyone out there improve their capability to cut and install crown molding on ceilings

as well as furniture.

Thank you all for attending and supporting the Orange County Woodworkers Association.

Drew Schellenbarger

Woodworker SawdustWoodworker Sawdust Drew SchellenbargerDrew Schellenbarger

Welcome Welcome -- New Members!New Members!

Gary Phipps Anaheim

Jim Graham Fountain Valley

• C L U B O F F I C E R S & C O M M I T T E E S •

Board of Directors Club Committees Woodturners Committees

President Craig Chambers 714-761-9245 Badges Len Musgrave 714-532-4778 Outside Programs Dick Foreman 714-637-6175

Vice President Drew Schellenbarger 714-450-2365 Nominations AAW Membership Victor Cohn 562-252-2580

Treasurer Ralph Crowther 949-588-2922 Mentor Chairman James Santhon 949-481-2821 Challenge Dick Foreman 714-637-6175

Secretary Ed Straub 714-536-4568 Webmaster Larry Marley 949-412-6710 Special Projects Jerry Nininger 949-631-7530

Turners President Victor Cohn 562-252-2580 Toy Program Bill Rogers 714-637-2912 Pen Projects Ruthe Ingram 714-536-3624

Public Affairs Don Scott 714-533-7883 Refreshments Glenna Whitlock 951-245-6342 Audio/Video Ralph Alder 714-544-3328

Director at Large Bill Rogers 714-637-2912 Resources George Plummer 714-540-4527 50/50 Drawing Ruthe Ingram 714-536-3624

2nd Director at Large Ralph Alder 714-544-3328 Library Ollie Vaughan 949-278-5939 Wood Supplies Jeanette Gonzales 562-417-7750

Past President James Santhon 949-481-2821 Welcome Art Dunbar 949-830-3569 Logo/Shirts Harold Hardy 564-429-1671

Newsletter David Tilson 714-330-4786 O.C. Fair Ed Straub 714-536-4568 Nominating Ross Gilroy 714-680-4570

Nominating Harold Hardy 564-429-1671

There's nothing quite like the buzz you get when a group of people with a common interest get to-

gether. That is what I heard before the meeting started. Folks sharing, bragging, complaining, etc. Then Vic called the meeting to order, you know, that guy with the yellow tape measure suspenders. But wait,

that wasn't Vic . . . it was someone impersonating him. Turns out Vic was in Utah at the symposium so he could learn to turn. Probably a good idea for the person that is President of the OC Wood Turners,

don't you think? So Dick Foreman called the meeting to order, standing in for Vic. Then we had a stand

-in for Bill Rogers and for Ruthe Ingram too.

The demo was done by Ralph Alder and he showed us how to make a Salt and Pepper Shaker. He made one that was shaped like an egg. This was not your ordinary salt shaker like you normally see because if you turned it upside down

you got nothin'. You had to shake it up and down while it was right side up to get anything out of it. It wouldn't even

spill if you tipped it over.

Ralph used a piece of ash that was about 2-3 inches in diameter and he turned a tenon on each end and then parted off a piece to be used later for

the insert. He then faced off the remaining piece and hollowed out the in-side. He said a good tip is to mark how your piece fits in the scroll chuck so you can take it off and put it back on later in the same position. You will

need to do that a couple of times before the project is over. The hollow portion is to be somewhat dome shaped in side because the dome shape will

focus the salt to the hole in the trumpet when you shake it. Dimensions are all approximate because it really doesn't matter much. His hollow portion

was approximately 1 5/16" in diameter. Hey, was that a catch? And another one? Next time you get a catch, just remember that Ralph did too. Several

times. So anyone can do it. Ralph finished the egg portion and then chucked up the other piece to make the funnel. He had a 1/8" hole in the middle (a little larger for

pepper) and shaped the funnel to allow room for the salt. The funnel must be press fit to the base. A coat of CA glue will be an adequate finish for this project. Ralph mentioned

that it always takes longer to do something during a demo with people watching than it does in your shop at home. Ralph had to put both pieces on and off the lathe to get the

fit just right. In the end, the funnel just snapped into place . . . a perfect fit. Next month’s

challenge will be any kind of a Lidded Box but the lid must pop (indicating a tight fit).

Larry Marley then gave a short demo on navigating the OCWA website.

Last month’s challenge was judged by David Wade and in the Apprentice Class he awarded 3rd place to Robert Bilevich, 2nd place to Chuck Phillips and 1st place to Ralph Crowther (is that a 3rd 1st place for Ralph?). For the Master Class,

there were no awards because nobody followed the rules of the challenge (entries were to be 10" long).

We then had some interest-

ing items in the Show and Tell and the evening was com-

pleted with Robert Bilevich winning the 2nd chance draw-

ing just for participating and Tony DeRosa winning the

50/50 drawing.

See you all next month.

Vic Cohn

Shavings President’s MessageShavings President’s Message Vic CohnVic Cohn

• M A R K Y O U R C A L E N D A R •

Monthly Toy Workshop Bill Rogers’ Home Jun 11

San Diego County Fair Del Mar Jun 10-Jul 4

AAW Annual Symposium St Paul, MN Jun 24-26

Freedom Pen Turn-A-Thon Rockler, Orange Jul 2

OCWA Trip to the Del Mano Woodturning Gallery Los Angeles Jul 6

Old Tool Swap Meet @ Austin Hardwoods Santa Ana Jul 9

San Diego Woodturners Symposium San Diego Jul 16

Orange County Fair Costa Mesa Jul 15-Aug 14

AWFS Wood Show Las Vegas, NV Jul 20-23

OCWA Toy Making Contest Tustin Sr. Ctr. Sep 1

Nick Cook Woodturning Demo Laguna Tools Nov 5

Show & Tell PhotosShow & Tell Photos

33 Woodworkers were at the Saturday toy workshop

at Bill Roger’s house. Work started promptly at 9 am

with roll call (not to be confused with donut call) and

a showing of five new toy designs made by attending

members. We had two new cars, a new truck, a

game and new amphibious airplane. The crew was

split up and we were mainly working on the keepsake

box assembly and sanding/finishing the many heart

shaped boxes made by various members. It is a great

time for all of us and over the years some members

have developed special skills but when it gets down to

the actual work it all revolves around sanding. It is

funny to watch the guys and gals get their chairs and

form a circle and talk and sand at the same time.

If you haven’t attended one of the workshops you should plan on attending one just to see a bunch

of old men in yellow hats doing something other than sitting and watching the world go by. We even

can keep the people recovering from a bad arm

busy as you can see from the picture (at left),

nobody is left with noth-

ing to do.

The next workshop will

be June 11th at Bill

Roger’s house. It is

moved back one week

because of the graduation

at Orange Lutheran

where Bill is a teacher.

Toy StoryToy Story Bill RogersBill Rogers

Do you have any woodworking-related tips, tricks, news, or comments? Email them to the editor (dave@davidtilson.com) or write them down and hand them to David at a club meeting. In an Association of woodworkers, every member, even a novice, can contribute something to improve everyone‟s knowledge and skill in the craft, be it a new trick or technology, a “learning experience,” or a reminder of an old-school technique.

Since this is a new column for Sawdust and Shavings, I‟ll start off the discussion here with part one of a series of six articles on shop safety (always a good topic to provoke much discussion and debate).

The Essence of Safety Part one of a six-part series.

Having worked with the do-it-yourself and woodworking public for over ten years, I've heard a lot of accident sto-ries, and I've noticed some features in common between many of them. I propose here to equip the fairly-handy-but-still-dangerous, which includes pretty nearly every woodworker I've ever met, myself included, with a few safety tips and concepts to keep in mind while working in the shop. These six rules are, to my mind, the essence of woodshop safety: a handful of simple principles that, between them, cover pretty much any given situation you could come across. Post them on the walls, engrave them on your tools' tables -- whatever it takes, if you contem-plate and follow these principles, you'll be a lot safer in the shop.

RULE #1: MULTIPLE REDUNDANT SAFETY SYSTEMS The cardinal rule of finger retention: always have at least three devices between you and any injury.

What's the safest way to get from New York to L.A.? Fly, of course. There's no accident in that. Aircraft are in-credibly complex systems; millions of parts flying in close formation. One little thing goes wrong and you crash and burn? Nope. The reason it's so safe to fly is not simply because pilots are so highly trained (which they are). It's because aircraft are designed with multiple redundant systems so that if any one part breaks, there's at least one backup that can take up the slack. For example, nearly all commercial passenger aircraft have at least two engines. They can stay aloft with one. There are two pilots (plus a flight engineer, usually), but only one is needed. Every critical system includes multiple independent, redundant elements, i.e. there are backups to the backups. The end result is that, short of a major design flaw, at least three things need to go terribly wrong before you've got an airborne emergency.

I use this same principle of design in the woodshop all the time. Take, for example, making a cut on the router ta-ble: the fence guides and controls the cut, but the bearing on the bit is a backup. If the bit somehow does grab a big bite of the wood, I'm using a push stick to keep my fingers away from the cutting action and I'm standing clear of the right end of the fence, in case the wood should make a hasty exit in the wrong direction. When possible, I use feather boards to help keep more "artificial hands" on the wood and maintain even better control just before, during and just after the cut. Also whenever possible, there's some sort of a safety guard on the fence to cover the exposed cutter. The result: a lot of different things need to go very wrong, all at the same instant, before I'm going to be getting stitches. Also a big part of this equation: personal protective equipment to protect against flying de-bris, dust and chemicals, damaging tool noise, slip-and-falls, stuff dropped on toes, and other accidents.

The same concept should apply to everything we do in the shop, whether using power tools or hand tools. A few years ago, nearly an entire floor was blown out of a local apartment high-rise after painters had been lacquering the woodwork. The painters wore respirators to filter out the fumes, but nobody made sure there was adequate ventilation in the area, so when someone flipped on the lights - BOOM! A ventilation system to back up the respi-rators would have avoided this outcome.

Next month, I‟ll cover rule #2: “think it through before you „do.‟” Until then, enjoy your “sawdust therapy,” and keep it safe!

—David Tilson

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