DUPAGE WOODWORKERS Our Motto—“Learning by Sharing”

February, 2008 Vol. 14, Issue 2 Page 1

February, 2008

A special thank you to George Rodgers for opening his home for a shop tour on January 26th. We all enjoyed your hospitality and the exchange of ideas. Lets have more members sign-up for shop tours this year. Thank you to Opti-Sand in

Lombard for giving us a tour or their facility on February 13th. We enjoy all these experiences and I hope Club Members can help us find more businesses in the area that will allow us to tour their companies.

On Saturday February 23 Bruce Kinney

will open his home for a shop tour. His tour will

be from 10 AM to Noon. Bruce lives at 405 W. Bailey Road in Naperville, Il. His phone number is 630-369-3387 and a map of his lo-cation is on page 3.

Dates for future tours and trips that are in the works and/or being considered are:

Baker Road Furniture (dumpster dive and tour) May 7th @ 6:00 PM

International Woodworking Fair (IWF) August 20-23 Atlanta, GA http://www.iwfatlanta.com/

Wood marbling class TAB * Airbrushing and carving class TAB *

Rick Ogren

VISIT US ON THE WEB AT: WWW.DUPAGEWOODWORKERS.COM

I don't know about you but I'm ready for some warmer weather and less snow. Oh well, just hun-ker down in the shop and pick a good project

and wait it out. Work is progress-ing on the new web site however it is slower than anticipated. But we'll get there.

Some features we are trying to incorporate in the new web for-mat are links to suppliers offering club discounts. Classified ads for tools and such links to members offering services for hire and the library inventory.

Carol Floates, presentation at the January meeting was great and I'm looking forward to learn-ing more about this the process of marbling.

The programs and events planned by Bill Hockmuth and Rick Ogren will make for an excit-ing and informative year for us. Many thanks to these guys for their time and efforts.

Speaking of efforts, in deal-ing with St. James I'm finding out how much Rich Rossio did behind the scenes for the Church and the club. Rich donated his time and knowledge to many church pro-jects. As for myself and the club we owe him a debt of gratitude.

The budget for 2008 was President (Continued on page 4)

The Presidents Corner

Wayne Maier

Wayne Maier

Activities Committee Report

Rick Ogren

Programs & Events

February 23, 2008 10AM—Noon

Bruce Kinney Shop Tour See Activities Report

— Feb. 27 2008 7:00 PM

Regular Meeting John Guge—Air Brush

Operation St. James Church

— Mar. 26 2008 7:00 PM

Regular Meeting Program TBA

St. James Church —

May 7, 2008, 6:00 PM Baker Road Furniture Tour

and Dumpster Dive Details later

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At the January 27th, 2008 meeting of the Dupage Woodworkers, Ms. Carole Floate gave an informative and interest-ing demon-stration of marbling. Al-

though this process can be ap-plied to many different media Carole carefully and concisely explained how to apply the randomly patterned paints to wood. Altogether enjoyable, I think we all came away with in-teresting ideas about how to embellish our projects using this technique. An enthusiastic thank you to Carole for follow-ing up with her email contain-ing marbling directions and a resource list.

At the February 27th meet-ing of the Dupage Woodwork-ers, Josh Guge, a founder of the Institute of Wildlife Art, will be demonstrating

basic airbrush operation for woodworkers/carvers. Josh, a talented carver and airbrush artist, along with his father Bob Guge operate a studio in Gilberts, IL offering classes in carv-

ing and airbrushing to students from kids to seniors. Josh and Bob have won many Best of Show and World Championship awards for their wildlife carv-ings. You can visit the institute online at www. gugeinsti-tute.com. We’ve asked Josh to put together a carving/airbrushing weekend course for the DPWW sometime following his demonstration. We’ll have a subject list (fish/bird, etc.) avail-able at the February meeting and the most votes win. We hope to have 6 or 8 or even more participants join what I’m sure will be an enjoyable and instructional weekend – and to beat all, we’ll all go home with a finished carving.

Bill Hochmuth—Program chair

January Program

Bill Hochmuth

Bill Hochmuth

Ms. Carole Floate demonstrared marbling at the January Meeting

After the tour of Opti-Sand Inc., several members traveled to Midwest Saw in West Chicago to pick up sharpened blades or to drop off blades to be sharp-ened. Rick Ogren did his magic and got a commit-ment from them to grant a 20% discount for DuPage Woodworkers Club members. One member had 2 10 inch 80 tooth blades sharpened at $17 each. The discount netted out at $13.60 each. Their shop is about equidistant between County

Farm Rd. and Route 59 just south of North Ave. Take North Ave.to Prince Crossing Rd, turn south one block to Meadowview Crossing , the right on Meadowview Crossing to the small in-dustrial park and park in the rear. The door is marked “Will Call”.

Keep Your Saw Blades Sharp

February, 2008 Vol. 14, Issue 2 Page 3

The following is from a re-cent article written about our newest acquisition. Old furniture or decorative pieces you love, whether family heirlooms or flea mar-ket finds, may have seen bet-ter days. Furniture Restora-tion: Step-by-Step Tips and

Techniques for Professional Results, by Ina Brosseau Marx and Allen Marx, encourages you to refurbish them instead of retiring them to the basement. Anyone who has a second-hand treasure in need of structural repair - fur-niture, picture frames, and other decorative objects - can gain the knowledge and confi-dence to restore it themselves with the help of the Marxes.

The Marxes have worked as professional restorers and teach and write about their field. Their goal in this book is to pass on what they have learned about how to fix warped ve-neers, chips and dents.

This well-illustrated book offers guidance on many aspects of restoration, from building a tool kit to replacing original gold leaf - or knowing when to call in a professional. They share what they call their guiding principle: simply, "whatever two hands have put to-gether, your two hands can try to fix".

So, what are the top tips for care of furni-

ture to help avoid the need for restoration? Simple things can

prevent damage before it occurs, for example: (a) Pick up a chair by holding it under the seat; lift it, don't drag it by the top of the back or an arm. Similarly, don't try to move a table by tugging it along by the top; lift it. (b) Be careful when vacuuming not to bang into furniture feet and bases. (c) Dusting is the least damaging way to clean and prolong the life of objects that have intact surfaces. Use a slightly damp chamois cloth or a very full, soft-haired brush. Avoid dusting sprays. Their ingredients are harmful to wood because they contain sili-cones that get deeply into the pores of the wood. (d) To remove dirt and grime on brown wood surfaces (not painted, gilded or Asian lacquer) dampen a soap-filled steel-wool pad and rub it with slight pressure along the grain. Then wipe with a dry cloth or towel for a smoother, cleaner surface."

Many thanks to Jerry Johnson who recom-mended that this book be purchased for Our Library.

As I wrote last month, we have purchased some DVDs for the Library, but I'm having a little problem making sure that they will run on anyone's computer or DVD player so they won't be available for another month.

Again, a reminder that books, etc, may be checked out from the library for a month, but after that time, there is a $1 charge for each month that the book is overdue. Dic Drees

From Our Library

Dic Drees

Dic Drees

From I-355 North or South, exit at 75th St. west bound. Travel about 5 miles west to Naper Blvd. Go left (south) on Naper Blvd to next light which is E. Bailey Rd. Right (west) on Bailey Rd. past Washington St. (stop Light) and continue about a mile to 405 West Bailey Rd. It’s a grey house on your right. From I-88 East or West, exit Na-perville Rd. south. Naperville Rd. becomes Naper Blvd. which you will follow about 5 miles to E.

Bailey Rd. Right (west) on Bailey Rd. past Washington St. (stop light) and continue about a mile to 405 West Bailey Rd. It’s a grey house on your right. Questions or lost call Bruce at 630-369-3387.

Map To Kinney Shop Tour (2/23/08)

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Coffee Host volunteers for 2008 are Bill Eck & Charlie Scheffel, George McKissick & Dave Gustaf-son, Mary French& Cathy Godfrey. Gail Madden& Al Didier and Donna & Danny Yarborough.

Hosts for the February meeting will be George McKissick & Dave Gustafson. Mary French & Cathy Godfrey will host the March meeting and Jim Arendt & Bob Sorensen will host the April meeting. Our thanks to Bill Eck and Charlie scheffel for providing coffee at the January meeting. Milford Lau

Coffee, Coffee, Coffee

A couple people have asked about Chip Carving Lessons. A Chip Carving class will be offered at the College Of Dupage Continuing Education Dept. three Sat. mornings, 9.00 - 11:30 am, Feb 23 - March 8. The fee is $89 and includes all materials and use of carving knives and sharpening stones. The tele-phone number for registration is 630 942 2377. The course code is 36110. Milford Lau

Chip Carving Class

Dave Reilly has the following for sale: Sears Quick Acting woodworking vise. 12"capacity with 4" x 10" jaws. Very good condition. Asking $50.00. Contact Dave Reilly by phone at 630-243-9348 or by email at reillydavid@sbcglobal.net.

For Sale

natives. Wayne will test the general membership inter-

est in having the club purchase seldom used tools that would be loaned to members

The website committee is still very active in working to clean up prior years website expense and redesigning the website.

Several members have brought items to sell or give away at general meetings. The topic was dis-cussed and it was decided to formally approve the practice and make members aware that the proce-dure is available to all members.

The audit committee composed of Pat Cahill, Joe Knupp, and Tom Milleman, reported that the 2007 books had been audited and they “…accurately reflect the financial status of the organiza-tion for the period …” The board thanked the com-mittee members for their efforts.

The meeting adjourned at 8:30 p.m. Jerry John-son

Secretary (Continued from page 6)

We had two guests at the Feb. meeting. Ron Cook of Wheaton and Dave Perucca from Naperville . They learned of the club from the booth at the Wood Show at the Odeum and from a member. Thanks for coming guys and come back and see us again. Milford Lau

Guests

drawn up and approved at the February Board meeting. Many thanks to Pat Ca-hill, Joe Knupp and Tom Millman for their help with 2007 Audit. Wayne Maier

President (Continued from page 1)

Some projects are just not appro-priate to bring to the From Our Workshop segment at Club Meetings. Some folks bring photos of these projects which is great. However, an 8X10 photo is difficult to see from the audience.

You can bring your digital photos on a CD or flash drive a few minutes early and I can quickly put them in a computer slide show for you. Or you can email the photos to me and I’ll set it up ahead of time. Call me with questions at 630-369-3387 Bruce Kinney

A Note About Photos

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George Rodgers—Pepper mill

Bob Ruyle—Template shaping fixture

Ken Everett—bar stool

Carter Johnson—Jig saw puzzle

From Our Workshop — January 2008 Cathy Godfrey—Puzzle bench

Jack Pine—Lidded box

Bill Hock-muth—bat and platter

Jim Arendt—Caterpillar pull toy

Charlie Scheffle—napkin rings & holder

Fred Rizza—Wooden knot puzzle

Not Pictured: George Baisz—Magazine rack Don Carkhuff—Kitchen table Rick Ogren—Wooden

bowl & serving forks

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BOARD MEMBERS President Wayne Maier 630-790-4319 wpmaier588@yahoo.com V. President Len Swanson 630-469-5376 lenard.swanson@att.net Treasurer Tim McIntyre 630-894-4425 tem1998@yahoo.com Secretary Jerry Johnson 630-420-0561 JLJ1625@aol.com Programs Bill Hockmuth 630-858-4727 wfhockmuth@comcast.net Membership Si Skidmore 630-986-9099 siskidmore@skidmoreconsulting.com Library Dic Drees 630-629-2829 rgdrees@aol.com Newsletter Bruce Kinney 630-369-3387 brkinney@wideopenwest.com Exhibits Geo. Rodgers 708-246-6817 glrodgers@sbcglobal.net Past Pres. Rich Rossio 815-838-7686 disoorder@aol.com Activities Rick Ogren 630-963-2766 rogren@comcast.net Prizes Curt Vevang 847-934-6925 vevangcb@aol.com

COMMITTEE MEMBERS Auction Rich Rossio 815-838-7686 disoorder@aol.com Webmaster Danny Yarbrough 815-254-8901 n9jdy@sbcglobal.net Publicity Bill Eck 708-409-8733 willeck@aol.com From Our Len Swanson 630-469-5376 Lenard.swanson@att.net Workshop Toys Stan Anderson 630-466-4361

Monthly Meetings St. James The Apostle

Church 4th Wednesday at 7:00 PM (Next—February 27, 2008)

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Board Meetings 1st Monday at 7:00 PM St. James The Apostle

Church (Next—March 3, 2008)

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Breakfasts First Saturday

(Next—March 1, 2008 and

Second Wednesday (next—March 12, 2008

At Panera Bread Restaurant in the Market Plaza Mall Roosevelt Rd., Glen Ellyn Between Main and Park.

Treasurer’s Report Income YTD: $742.52 Expenses YTD: $125.00 Balance 1/31/08: $6453.01 Paid Members: 122

Club Calendar

Our Mo t to : “Le ar ning b y

Sh ar ing” Wayne Maier called theBoard Meeting of Feb-ruary 4, 2008 to order at 7:00 p.m. Present w e r e : D i c D rees, Ti m McIntyre, Len Swanson, Rick Ogren, Gerry

Howard, Bruce Kinney, George Rodgers, Bill Hochmuth, Jack Pine, Tom Milleman, Pat Ca-hill, Joe Knupp, and Jerry John-son. Reminder: Any club mem-ber is welcome at the Board meetings.

The minutes and treasurer’s report for January were ap-proved as submitted.

The following is data on 2007 results and the budget adopted for 2008 adopted by the board.

*Based on 112 members

It was noted that the 2007 budget had been set with a $1200 loss but final results still showed a profit. The 2008 budget loss projection is similar except that there are some one time charges mainly associated with the website included. Tim will present the budget at the Febru-ary general meeting.

Bill Hochmuth is making good progress in lining up pro-grams for the year – only four slots remain to be filled and he has more excellent ideas than that. It promises to be an exciting year for the club programs.

Rick Ogren announced that the February shop tour will be hosted by Bruce Kinney. He has a number of possibilities for fu-ture tours and visits.

We received two thank you notes from the church

George Rodgers led a dis-cussion that resulted in a deci-sion to not participate in the Christmas Crossroads show this year. There haven’t been enough sales to justify the effort and ex-pense. He will investigate alter-

Secretary (Continued on page 4)

Secretary’s Report Jerry Johnson

Jerry Johnson

2007 Actual 2008

Dues, $3062.50, $2800*

Tot Income 5332.45 6370

Expense 4920.08 8825

Net 412.37, (2455)