| Rob
Brayton showed club members his jewelry box of red oak. He used
the Lehigh Dovetail jig to create the... well... dovetails. |
|
 
|
|
|
|
|
***************************************************************************** |
|
David Vandewerker crafted his
jewelry box of mahogany and finished with urethane. The curves were cut
with the table saw at an angle.
|
|
|
|
|
|
*****************************************************************************
|
Denis
Muras brought in several of his projects. The step stool of cherry
with beech base. The frame for a mirror with purchased moldings
glued up to made a finished project. The car is a 1929 Model A
Ford. Denis showed us a chain of tread links for a model
bulldozer. The bulldozer is ... maybe a... uh.. ..D10 Cat???
Now THAT is heavy metal... the real one anyway. |
 |
 |
 |
 |
 |
 |
 |
| *****************************************************************************
|
| Gene
Volentine clarified the source of the wine corks as coming from his
neighbor... or did he say neighbors. It is a trivet of scrap wood with
wine corks for the insert. The bowl, candlestick and small clock
were crafted by Gene also. |
 |
 |
 |
 |
| *****************************************************************************
|
| This
portable tool box was wonderfully crafted by John Gay. It is made
of mahogany and maple. John demonstrated the little compartments
and drawers that make up the interior. John says that you have to
view the image with a "special tool" to actually see what the
image is. I knew there was something I forgot do to after Show and
Tell. |
 |
|
|
*****************************************************************************
|
| Dominoes
and dice are neatly encased in cute little carrying cases that were
finely crafted by Frank Dorr. Frank used wood imported from Costa Rica. |
 |
| ***************************************************************************** |
| This
table of ipe (pronounced "eepay"), also known as Brazilian
Cherry, was constructed by Rich Thomas. Rich used a penetrating wax as a
presevative. |
|
| ***************************************************************************** |
|
Todd Burch explained that the
two piece chair being held and inspected by Mike Kelly was made at his
Katy Splinter Group from one of Mike Turner's designs. The top of
Todd's table is poplar, the legs are pine. Cherry toner sets the
finish.
|
 |
| ***************************************************************************** |
| Gerald
Blalock painstakingly scrolled this working ferris wheel from maple
plywood, 1/2 inch solid maple, and walnut for the base. Two D-cell
batteries turn the wheel. Gerald took two and a half months and
2,518 drilled holes to complete this project, an entry into the Fort
Bend County Fair. He didn't win the blue ribbon so we suspect the
judges weren't in their right minds that day. |
|
|
*****************************************************************************
|
| Representatives
from DeWalt talked about some new tools being introduced to their
line of commercial power tools. You could see members drooling. |
Alex
Simas explained how the new cordless portable shop vacuum would be an
asset to the well rounded shop. |
Ivan
Orrego showed off the finer points of Dewalt,s new belt sander with
speed control, dust collector and moveable handle.  |
Troy
Thierry wowed club members with this 8 1/2 inch single compound miter
saw. The table has ends that extend to hold long pieces in place. |
|
|
