This Mission style end table
of oak with walnut top was crafted by Rich Thomas. 6-8 coats of
wipe on polyurethane followed by butchers wax then steel wooled to buff
out finished it. Rich also pointed out the article from which he
gathered the inspiration and plans.
From
left to right, a jig for his Biesemeyer fence was showed to club members
by Mike Kelley. Mike explained and showed how he hides the pulley
port of his table. (It hides his faces too) His creative talent
rose to the occassion to help him design a counterweight for the table
of his Shopsmith when the Shopsmith is used as a drill press.
Whazamatta Mike, ya don lak pumpin' arn?
From
left to right, Denis Muras explained to club members how is router lift
gadget works. His box of zebra wood made with, what else?, box
joints. And, his carved tiger head.
Max
Quenon of Rockler spoke to the club about the company.
Nationwide Rocker has
three main divisions: stores, catalogue sales, and the internet.
Max talked about
conducting woodworking classes for all ages and experience levels at his
store. Evening classes with hands-on experience. Rockler
encourages interested people to join clubs and
organizations.
Max noted that tool sales
were increasing but also that prices were going up because of material
costs and labor.
Max explained how there
truck delivery system worked: The truck delivers once a week from
the main warehouse.
The Rockler store will
honor internet disccounts explaining that sometimes stores don't receive
notice on Internet sales in a timely manner.
Tools with Rockler names
on them come as the manufacturer constructed them and sometimes
according to Rockler specifications.
