PRESIDENT’S MESSAGE

LEARN SOMETHING

NEW

As we approach

the end of the year many

of us inevitably come up

with a set of resolutions

for the New Year. We’d

like to lose weight,

exercise more, be nicer to

a spouse or loved one, or

become a better person in

some way. Sometimes

we’ll actually commit to

the resolution and achieve

some positive result. More

often than not they’re

forgotten before the Super

Bowl kickoff. But I think

even forgotten resolutions

have value because they

indicate we’ve at least

given some thought to

how we conduct our lives

and help identify areas

where we might improve.

The same is true

for woodworking.

Oftentimes, I think we

tend to get into a rut with

our woodworking. We

find a particular type of

project we enjoy and

work on those to the

exclusion of others. We

make the same toy over

and over every year. We

get very good at using a

particular tool and use

only that. We build only

period furniture and

eschew other styles.

Now, there’s

nothing wrong with

spending most of your

time on something you

enjoy or are really good

at. But I’d suggest in

order to become better

and more skilled

woodworkers we should

resolve to get out of our

comfort zones and challenge

ourselves to learn something

new this year. Here are a few

ideas. If you buy surfaced

lumber for your projects, get

rough sawn and learn how to

mill it flat and square yourself.

If you use only power tools get

a hand plane and learn how to

set it up, sharpen it and use it.

If you’re electronically

challenged, learn how to build

and/or operate a CNC router.

If you’ve never built a chair,

learn how to design and make

one. If you always use a

dovetail jig, learn how to hand

cut your dovetails and practice

them. If you’ve never used a

lathe, learn how to turn. Think

of something you’ve always

wanted to try – and try it!

You can certainly find

classes to help you learn new

skills. The resources to learn

these new skills are also

available within WOCO either

through a member who can

show you what you need to

know or in our library which

January 2014

From the President

Volume 32, Issue 1

January 11, 2014

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Uploading Pictures to New Web Site

If members want to upload pictures to the new web site, send them to John Herrel at jherrel@insight.rr.com. He will place them on the web site.

is loaded with instructional

books and DVD’s. Make

2014 the year you learned

something you didn’t know

before.

Best wishes to all for

a happy and healthy New

Year.

Mike Quinn

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2013 - 2014 MEETING PROGRAMS

January

January 11, 2014—"Health Issues in Woodworking" - Dr. Chuck Caranna

WOCO Member. Craftsman and Physician

This will be an educational and in depth discussion on lung exposures hazards to wood dust and skin reactions re-

sulting from wood contact.

Discussion will also include emergency treatment of injuries, stocking a first aid kit, and injury prevention includ-

ing an overview of current safety.

Devices - what works and what doesn't. Finally, the program will conclude with a discussion of the "positive"

health effects of woodworking.

As it stands now, Dr. Justin Tugaoen an anesthesiologist (and WOCO club member) will be partnering the discus-sion with Dr. Caranna and they are working with a vendor representative to discuss safety equipment. Please join us as this should prove to be a valuable program for all of us.

March

March 8, 2014 -"Good Eye, Understanding the Secrets Behind Proportions" — George Walker

Author, Designer and Furniture Maker Whether you build small jewelry boxes or massive bookcases, understanding proportions is key to a successful de-sign. Going far back in antiquity, artisans used simple proportions in built objects from cathedrals to salt shakers.

This proportional design language is timeless and can be applied to both contemporary or traditional work. George, with over 35 years of experience, will give an introduction into this artisan design language and unfold it

with examples from architecture, fine art, furniture and small decorative art pieces. This presentation is a doorway that will open your eyes to a whole new (old) world of design.

May

May 10, 2014 - WOCO Member Presentations:

Lou Gatch - "Making an Inexpensive Air Cleaner for your Shop"

As a follow-up to our January presentation by Chuck Caranna regarding safety and air quality in the shop, Lou Gatch will show us how to build an inexpensive air cleaner to help filter the air in our workshop. Along with going

over the step-by-step construction of the unit, Lou will be kind enough to offer to share a copy of the unit’s design, parts (including sources) and specifications. Dean Posekany - " Guitar Making Skills that can be Applied to Other Projects in the Shop"

Many of you will remember seeing the beautifully crafted guitars that Dean has made and exhibited in previous "Member Showcase" sessions of our meetings. Though you may not necessarily be inclined to make a guitar or

other fine musical instrument, you may be interested in learning more about some of the wood preparation, wood bending tips, jigs, finishing and other woodworking techniques that can certainly be applied to other woodworking

projects in your shop-which will be discussed and demonstrated by Dean in this informative session.

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Columbus Dispatch Article by Elizabeth Beyer

WOCO Toy Program

Published December 19, 2013

On a recent Friday morning, boxes laden with wooden toys — more than 3,700 in all — filled up the garage and spilled out onto the driveway of the McIver home in Delaware.

Dan McIver joined several other members of the Woodworkers of Central Ohio in sorting them, guided by eight sheets of paper taped to a garage wall.

At a holiday party the previous night, eight area nonprofits had completed their “wish lists” — noting by age and sex the number of children for whom they sought to provide toys at Christmas.

Santa’s elves were, therefore, working briskly, divvying up the handcrafted treasures they and many others had made — airplanes, trucks, race cars, doll cradles, jewelry boxes, boards for tick-tack-toe or Chinese checkers — in response to the many requests.

“The amount of poverty that exists within Franklin County — that number continues to increase,” said Mike Quinn, president of the woodworking group and chairman of its community-service committee.

According to Ohio Kids Count of the Children’s Defense Fund, more than 1 in 4 children in the county lived in poverty last year, compared with about 1 in 5 in 2008 — both higher than the statewide average.

For 26 years running, the group of hobbyists has sought to buoy the spirits of youngsters in needy families through its toy drive.

“Without their generosity, many children would not receive anything for the holidays,” said Shawn Holt, president and CEO of St. Vincent Family Center on E. Main Street, a longtime recipient of toys from the drive.

In 1987, when Dublin resident Charles Murray joined the group, it had about 25 members who met at the Northeast Career Center (since closed) to build toys, he said.

In 2013, the group counts 144 members, with roughly half of them contributing toys to the drive — which has extended its reach to almost 1,000 families, said Quinn, also of Dublin.

The toy-making has become a year-round endeavor, with supplies financed through membership fees or donated.

The woodworkers have split into smaller groups, meeting to build in home workshops.

The Termites, the subgroup to which Quinn and Murray belong, rotate their meetings among homes, crafting a

different set of toys each week. Most also build toys on their own time.

Many of the Franklinton families served by Gladden Community House — one of six settlement houses in Co-lumbus — are blessed to have had “a long-standing friendship” with the woodworkers, said Whitney Vosler, vol-

unteer coordinator at the agency.

Dan Martin - "Helpful Jigs and Tips for your Leigh Dovetail Jig"

Dan will share some of the tips and jigs he has devised to complement and use in conjunction with the Leigh Dovetail Jig in making drawers. Join Dan in his shop (via DVD video) as he explains how to lay out and cut pre-

cise dovetails for the front/back and side of drawers and to assemble them with ease-utilizing his homemade jigs and techniques.

Gary Warchock

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“We get hundreds of phone calls each season from families who are seeking toys for their kids,” she said. “So it’s

nice to be able to have something to offer.”

Gladden serves about 1,200 families through its food pantry and about 700 children in an after-school sports pro-

gram, Vosler said.

And, when it provides food boxes to families during the holidays, the agency includes at least one of the wooden

toys for each child.

Besides St. Vincent and Gladden, the other entities receiving holiday toys this year were the Alpha Athletic Club, Big Walnut Friends Who Share, Nationwide Children’s Hospital, the Fisher House at Wright-Patterson Air Force

Base and — new this year — the Ronald McDonald House and Westerville Area Resource Ministries.

With the growth in its membership through the years, the woodworking group has sought to supply more charita-

ble organizations with toys, said Murray, who headed the community-service committee for 14 years.

“The more members you have, the more toys you have, the more agencies you have to bring in under the umbrel-

la — because what are you going to do with ... (all the toys)?” he said.

The Woodworkers of Central Ohio organization, Murray said, was born out of the Pioneers, a group of Bell Sys-

tem employees who enjoyed woodworking.

The Pioneers formed in about 1983, Murray said, but disbanded after Bell was broken up and some members

died, giving way to the newer group.

The ties to St. Vincent date from more than two decades ago, when the woodworkers began providing toys for

children in the St. Vincent residential program.

Nowadays, the toy drive — for ages 3 to the early teens — benefits all programs offered by an agency that has

supplied an array of behavioral-health services for youngsters since 1875.

Quinn has pondered the value of members’ creations.

“If the retail cost of a toy we make is $10, and maybe we’ll do close to 3,000 this year (the final count: 3,717),

that’s a donation of about $30,000, which we don’t even think about,” he said.

The woodworkers wouldn’t have it any other way.

“It takes a lot of time, but it’s rewarding,” Quinn said. “You get a warm glow.”

Library Update

The WOCO library list, with the newest updates, is now on our new web site. The new list can be sorted by Media Name, Author Name or Media Type. The Club has over 100 DVDs,

165 books and 60 VHS tapes. There are 50 items checked out at this time, many of which will be returned at the next meeting. So take a look the Library on our web site

www.wocoweb.org. We have several new additions to the library, including “Google Sketch-

Up Guide for Woodworkers.”

See you at the January Meeting.

John Herrel

The Club Librarian

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CHAIR RISERS

.The Arthritis Foundation has worked through the chair risers and are in need of more. If you have any chairs

risers in your shop or garage, you can bring them to the next WOCO meeting (January 11th).

David Madison will get them delivered to the Arthritis Foundation.

DELAWARE GROUP

TERMITE TOY KICKOFF SCHEDULED

The WOCO Termite Group will meet at 9 A.M. on Saturday, January the

18th to formulate plans for the 2014 Toy Build. Dan Martin will host

this annual event at his home, which is located at 10330 Gorsuch Road in

Galena. Coffee and pastries will be served all morning. Members will

review 2013's toy build and lay out a plan for 2014. Everyone wishing

to do so is encouraged to bring ideas for new toys (including plans

and/or prototypes if possible) and any comments and/or criticisms for

member discussion.

All Termites are encouraged to attend this meeting. If you are not

yet a Termite and would like to learn more about the group, you'd be

welcome to come and see what we are all about!

Members interested in the I-70 group are encouraged to contact Mark Kay Marsh at (614) 354-6069.

Steve Sattler

NATIONWIDE HOSPITAL

The cutout program for Children’s Hospital is picking up momentum as the new volunteers mentioned in the last

newsletter have begun to contribute along with our original volunteers. By all working together we can reach our

goal of 200 each month. If you’d like to participate or would like further information, contact Mike Quinn

(mikequinn@columbus.rr.com) .

While being interviewed for the Dispatch story on our Toy Program, Donna Trentel, Family and Volun-

teer Coordinator at Nationwide Children’s Hospital made a special point of mentioning our cutout program.

They are used as part of a hospital activity known as the Art Cart. “These items have been provided steadily

throughout the year and are a huge hit with the kids,” she said. Donna also mentioned that some of the cutouts

are shared with neighborhood clinics in the Hilltop and Linden areas as well as Hilliard and elsewhere.

Children’s Hospital staff has also asked our assistance in revamping several shelves in cabinets where the paints

which children use to decorate the cutouts are kept. The cabinets are close to the floor and it is difficult to reach

items near the rear of the shelves. We’ll replace these shelves with shallow pull-out drawers so all the contents are

easily accessible. Dan Martin is taking the lead in this project and it should be complete by the end of January.

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ROBOLD HONORED FOR VOLUNTEERISM

Ed Robold was honored recently by his employer, Boehringer Ingelheim, for his volunteer activity. Boehringer

Ingelheim encourages volunteerism among their employees and recognizes an individual employee each month.

Ed was selected for the award in December because of his contributions to the community by his toymaking. He

was honored at the Columbus Blue Jackets game on December 14 at Nationwide Arena. As Ed waved to the

crowd, photos of several of the toys he’s made were shown on the jumbo video screen.

Ed is a longtime member of WOCO and is the immediate past president. He has used his woodworking skills to

make toys for the WOCO Holiday Toy Program for many years. Each year the 50 or more catapults he makes

helps put smiles on the faces of needy children at Christmastime.

Congratulations to Ed on this well- deserved honor.

Read Boehringer Ingelheim press release on next page.

RAFFLE AT JANUARY MEETING

Bob Cole has generously donated 7 Quarts of ZAR Stains which we will raffle at the January meeting.

The stains are new and unopened and are various colors. Chances are $2 each or 3 for $5. Open your wallets for

a chance at an incredible bargain. All proceeds go to WOCO.

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Ed Robold receives December volunteer award from

Boehringer-Ingelheim

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CNC Woodworking and Dust Collection

This month I want to pass along information regarding dust collection as it pertains to CNC wood-

working. This topic is right in line with the upcoming presentation on Safety and Woodworking by

Chuck Caranna.

First of all, if you have a CNC you must have dust collection. If not, everything in your shop will be

covered in the fine dust generated by the routing process. Just having dust collection and having

efficient dust collection are two different topics on which I hope to shed some light.

Many years ago, long before I even imagined having a CNC router, I began to set up my woodwork-

ing shop. I soon discovered that I was highly sensitive to walnut dust. I really love to work with wal-

nut but found that after working in the shop and breathing the dust generated by sawing, routing and

sanding I would felt like I had a chest cold. I would have to stay out of the shop for several days un-

til the symptoms would go away.

To solve my issue, I invested in a filtered helmet. This cured the problem of breathing the dust but

added the issue of working with a helmet, hose and rechargeable filter pack. Thanks to my training

at my then current job, I realized that the best defense is a great offense. That is, capture the dust

at its source and not let it become airborne.

Next, I tried a large bag type dust collector. I quickly found that the blower was great (2hp) but the

bag was sorely undersized and the blower forced the dust right through the bag. I then invested in

an Oneida cyclone. This has been the best shop investment I ever made. I ran duct to every ma-

chine I had and/or rigged up ways to catch the dust as it was generated. The cyclone initially used

a large 12 bag filter then I later upgraded to a canister/pleated type of filter.

Now I can work with no ill effects of breathing dust. This turned out to be especially important with

my new Shark CNC.

Unfortunately, what I found when I purchased my first CNC unit, was that the manufacturer did not

supply any dust shoe for the machine. After considerable research, I found a supplier, Kent CNC,

LLC (http://www.kentcnc.net/nc/). This unit uses a 4” dust inlet. (IMG_0009.JPG) People have

asked me if this is really necessary, I would say, “Yes!” The more volume of dust collecting air you

are able to draw, the better the unit works to catch all the dust and even larger particles.

The Kent CNC dust hood is really well designed and the manufacturer has options for the brush

length and replacement parts. They supply hoods to fit almost any router. I really like the fact that

the hood is attached directly to the router using the built in clamping mechanism in the hood. The

hood has a unique feature; it is made of two parts held together with high strength magnets. And,

no, I have never had any problems with the hood coming loose during routing. (IMG_00014.JPG)

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The beauty of the two-piece hood (see it in operation on YouTube at

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t8ehFKTjZN4 is that you can quickly remove the lower brush section to

change a bit, zero your tool or other operation, then quickly replace the brush and run parts.

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The designer/manufacturer of the hood has designed a second row of bristles around the inlet area

so the main brush is not sucked up into the air stream. Since the hood attaches directly to the rout-

er body, it can be adjusted up or down to assure it contains the particles. Properly adjusted, my

work area stays very clean. An additional advantage over the Rockler dust hood is that the Kent

CNC hood is clear so you can observe the router in action through the hood.

Happy Routing,

Ed Robold

How sharp is your saw blade?

At the Sept 99 meeting, Lou Gatch gave us a tip worth repeating. Using a piece of red oak, cross-cut a piece from

the end. Examine both sides of the cut, i.e. left and right sides of the blade, looking at the end grain into the

pores. If they are open, the blade is sharp. The duller the blade the more closed or fuzzy the pores will be. A 10

power magnifying glass is ideal for this examination.

(Originally published in February 2000 WOCO Newsletter)

Hints from Lou Gatch

Magazine storage problem???? I have found an excellent filing system for all those back issues of my woodwork-

ing magazines. Rather than buying or making those slip cases which hold only a few issues, a 24" deep filing

drawer will hold up to 100 without a bent page. Office Depot sells a package of 2 hanging folder racks (the letter

size) for $3.00 and letter size hanging folders, 25 for $3.00. Hang each magazine over one side of the folder at the

center page (usually at the staple page). This method provides easy access to all issues in a dust free environment

at a low cost.

(Originally published in February 2000 WOCO Newsletter)

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MACHINIST SKILLS & TOOLS COMPLIMENT WOODWORKING SKILLS

by Dan Martin

A fellow machinist one time told me that working in wood frustrated him because he could not achieve the accu-

racy that he was accustomed to in the machine shop. On the other hand there are those that say thousandths of an

inch are out of place in the wood shop. Well, I have found that armed with the right tools, getting those accurate

cuts is easy. The first tool I would like to tell you about is a 6” dial caliper. You can measure inside dimensions,

out side dimensions and depths. In my shop I measure material thickness, width of grooves and mortises, hole

diameters and depths. I also measure the distance from the edge of a groove or hole to the edge of the work piece

for the correct placement. If I want a groove to be a certain depth I use my caliper to change the blade elevation by

a certain amount. I also use my calipers to set up my fixtures. Calipers are also handy to find a bolt size or the di-

ameter of a dowel. The dial indicator is a nice tool to have in conjunction with the dial caliper. I prefer an indica-

tor with a 1" travel and .100" per revolution mounted on a magnetic base. I keep one of my indicators on my

thickness planner to get that exact thickness (less sanding). I often use my indicator on my table saw to adjust my

fence for that exact width groove or to set my tenon fixture. You can use the indicator to check your fence for toe

in or to check for a bent blade or arbor. Setting the fence on my drill press or router table is another use of an indi-

cator. There is no more accurate way to set jointer knives than with the indicator. I was having “binding” while

cutting with my power miter box and I put my indicator on it and found the problem. I could not do without my

indicators in my shop. Working on the table saw to within .003" is no problem with the indicator. Center drills are

a handy item to have around for drilling a series of holes in line and they will not follow the grain like a regular

drill bit. They are short and have a large diameter so they do not flex and put the hole where you do not want it.

They are available in several sizes.

I cannot say enough about buying drill bits that are high quality. I have found the cheaper drill bits are not a quali-

ty alloy and you get a lot of bending and flexing causing the bit not to drill straight. Also they will not hold the

edge when drilling tougher materials like steel. I have found a drill bit that was designed to drill aluminum is great

for drilling deep holes in wood, it is called a parabolic flute. I drill my dowel holes with one all the time. For mark-

ing holes for drilling I use a Starrett spring center punch (you will not hit your hand with a hammer with this

punch). I also found transfer punches good to locate holes in wood just as handy in steel. I have a fractional size

set at home. The last tool I want to mention is the Starrett satin chrome scales. I have in my shop several 6" styles

and a 12", 18", 24" and a 36". The Starrett scales are etched and this makes them easy to read and they are accu-

rate. They also stand behind their product. I had a problem with one of my scales and they replaced it. The new 6"

scale has 1\32" markings on each end and this is handy in a lot of situations like setting the height of a router bit

in your router. To make working with decimals easy I would suggest either buying a decimal equivalent chart or

you can get one free off the Internet.

(Originally published in February 2000 WOCO Newsletter)

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Profile

John Greier

My first experience with woodworking was building a chicken coup with my grandfather on his property at 12 years old. Then while attending high school shop class at Leetonia Ohio, my fondness of woodworking be-gan. I still have those primitive projects that started my hobby and passion for woodworking. I made early practical furniture using the basic woodworking tools and basic shop class skills until meeting Ron Damon 20 years ago. I now have a nice mix of early and modern tools to satisfy my hobby. Ron also in-troduced me to the WOCO club. What attracts me to the club is the overwhelming practical woodworking ex-perience that is shared by its members. During a period of layoff I enjoyed framing homes with an Amish family where we reduced a pile of lumber to a stick built home. For me this experience is similar to purchasing a pile of hardwood and producing a piece of heirloom furniture. I work full time as Director of NetJets Maintenance Safety but, spend all available spare time in my wood shop. I enjoy turning, toy making and making heirloom furniture for my family. In the past 5 years I have been busy remodeling my daughter’s house and making cribs, dressers and book-shelves for 3 granddaughters. I have often developed plans for a piece of furniture simply from a picture com-pleting several projects this way. Currently, I volunteer to ensure the WOCO meeting room is set up and broken down for the meetings. I reside in Reynoldsburg with my wife Leisa. My son and daughter conveniently live nearby with 3 grand girls who I share my passion for woodworking.

I-70 Woodworkers Group

We had a great year in 2013. We are looking forward to more fun and camaraderie in 2014.To-gether with 17 ac-

tive members we created 405 toys. We are holding our planning meeting Saturday morning Feb 1st @ 9:30. We would like to extend an invitation to any WOCO members interested in joining our I-70 group.

The meeting will be held at Mary Kay's home located in Reynoldsburg, 6449 Red Fox Ct. Any Questions? Please call me. 614.751.6649 or email merigoround@yahoo.com.

Mary Kay Marsh

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2013-2014 WOCO Activities

Woodworking Show in January – WOCO will have booth space at the Woodworking Show, in the Voinovich

building, Ohio Expo Center, on Friday, January 31, 2014 running through Sunday, February 2.

Plans are to have a tic-tac-toe game-making activity for kids just like at the State Fair. We have also suggested

holding several short “strolling seminars” at our booth on topics such as hand saws, hand planes, chisels, steam bending, dovetailing, mortise and tenon joinery, and sharpening. These will be in addition to our more in-depth

member skill demonstrations. Ron Herman confirmed plans to participate with us again this year.

The Woodworking Show will have a new feature called “Project Showcase” this year. Club members are en-

couraged to submit projects for display. Prizes will be awarded. Details are on the show website:

www.thewoodworkingshows.com

Please consider volunteering to work the booth and/or demonstrating a skill or technique at the show. We need

help making 150 tic-tac-toe games for the show. A sign-up sheet was sent around at the November meeting.

Please contact Karl Hans if you missed the meeting and want to be added to the participant list. Thank you.

We need volunteers to “freshen” the WOCO sign and booth displays with brighter color and new pictures. Con-

sidering a short video to “show what we do” that would run on continuous loop.

State Fair – July 2014. Planning to have our make-and-take activity of tic-tac-toe games again. This year, for the

first time, we received donations to help defray expenses.

Picnic – Steve Sattler and Mary Kay Marsh will coordinate the 2014 summer picnic.

Shop Tours – Last scheduled in 2009. Will solicit member volunteers and set up an open house-type schedule,

which will group visits in the same part of town, if possible. Tours will be held on Saturdays, possibly every

month or two, depending on the number of available shops.

Field Trips – Set up day trips in the area to manufacturers, sawmills, lumber companies and dealers. Overnight

trips can be planned on a pay-as-you-go basis. Would like more suggestions from the membership.

Education – Coordinating with Gary Warchock to provide learning/sharing opportunities. One idea is to have

activities planned in conjunction with shop tours. Conduct demos of techniques, tools, and processes by mem-

bers in their shops. Suggestions are encouraged and welcome.

Karl Hans

We’re on the web!

www.wocoweb.org

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Profile

Don Wenzlik

Don’s grandfather and uncle perked Don’s interest in working with his hands. By taking metal and wood shop

classes as electives in high school Don got his start in wood working as a hobby.

Don earned an Electrical Engineering degree and worked for many years for large truck manufacturers. His expe-

rience was from application engineering to working his last 20 years as a service rep. His customers were dealers

and large fleet companies. During Don’s career he would make wooden Christmas presents for his customer con-

tacts. Don also made golf ball display cases, display case for model trucks, end tables and cribs while he was

working full time.

Don’s woodworking interest is furniture and toys. Don stated he makes furniture when he or his grandchildren

need them including cribs, end tables and chairs although his main interest is in toy making. As one of the original

members of the Delaware Termite group, he provided his work shop for the original meeting place for the first few

months of its existence. He also makes cutouts for Nationwide Children’s Hospital and is a volunteer at the Furni-

ture Bank.

Furniture Bank of Central Ohio

As the year winds down, we complete another successful year of volunteerism at the Furniture Bank of Central Ohio.

2013 marked the third consecutive year that members of WOCO have worked each week at the FBCO making dressers and

bedframes. The results are remarkable. In 2013 we produced 1006 dressers and 918 bedframes. Since we began manufacturing

furniture in January 2011 we have made almost 2700 dressers and more than 1600 bedframes - truly a great accomplishment.

Furniture manufacture is playing a more and more significant role in the Furniture Bank’s mission of providing free furniture

to those in need. Last year about 5500 pieces were produced (including tables and Marion output) and in 2014 the budgeted

number grows to 7500. The FB has received a grant to improve the dust collection system which will be implemented in the

New Year.

On December 17 our crew was augmented by several members of the Columbus Blue Jackets who came to provide service to

the community (other players went to Mid-Ohio Food Bank and St. Stephen’s Community House). WOCO volunteers in-

structed Atkinson, Johansen, Calvert, Umberger and others in the finer points of dresser and bedframe production. The play-

ers made several dressers which they all autographed to provide a special treat to the families receiving them. At the game in

Nationwide Arena on December 21 footage of the Jackets’ players working at the FB was shown on the video screens on the

concourses between periods. The smiling faces of some of our members, including Lou Gatch, Mike Simpson, Jim Bohnlein

and John Herrel, were featured for all to see.

Working at the Furniture Bank is an important and rewarding community service activity of our Club. New volunteers are

always welcome. Contact Lou Gatch (luegnoway@aol.com) or Mike Quinn (mikequinn@columbus.rr.com) for more infor-

mation or just come to the Furniture Bank, 118 S. Yale Avenue, Columbus around 9 AM on any Tuesday or Wednesday and

we’ll put you to work.

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Profile

David Madison

Dave Madison finds woodworking a pleasant distraction from his normal week traveling the world selling robotic

packaging and automation systems for Italian company CM-OPM. Travel schedules have made it difficult to

make every meeting but he tries to help with demonstrations during the Woodworking Show and State Fair.

In his basement ship, he still uses his grandfather’s Rockwell table saw and several hand planes that have been up-

dated with modern blades. Most of the projects are small boxes, book cases and the occasional piece of furniture.

His two boys have both shown some interest and are starting to spend a little time in the shop where they have

built humidors, bookcases and a few cutting boards to use as gifts.

He learned about WOCO at the Woodworking Show and enjoys the meetings and presentations where he always

learns something. He made the box at right after seeing a similar box at the show and tell during a recent meeting.

The intent was to put some jewelry into it as a gift but the box took far too long to complete so the box ended up

being the gift.

The solid cherry apothecary chest was made from wood purchased through one of the WOCO wood finds down

near Logon. It is fun to be able to find local wood and turn it into a piece of furniture that will hopefully stay in

the family for years.

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Holiday Toy Program

Those of you who attended our Holiday party were treated to a wonderful display

of the toys which WOCO members made this year for our Holiday Toy Program. There

were cars and trucks of every description, airplanes, boats, trains, doll cradles, mirrors,

jewelry and keepsake boxes, many different puzzles and games, and on and on. What a

generous effort on the part of those members who participated! Your good work resulted in

another new record for our Club. The final tally was 3,717, a 68% increase from last year’s

record number. As well as a tremendous output, the level of craftsmanship has advanced

substantially. A greater number of the toys were intricate and detailed, requiring high levels

of skill and attention to detail than in the past. You should all be proud.

This year we donated to a total of eleven different agencies: St. Vincent’s Family

Center, Gladden Community House, Alpha Athletic Club, Nationwide Children’s Hospital,

Fisher House at Wright-Patterson AFB, Big Walnut Friends Who Share. New recipients

this year were Ronald McDonald House and Westerville Area Resource Ministry

(W.A.R.M.). Our members in the Granville Group donate some of their toys to local

agencies – Salvation Army of Licking County, House of New Hope and New Beginnings.

The Holiday Party was attended by representatives of several of the agencies to

whom we donate. They each spoke briefly about their organization and the work which

they do. All expressed appreciation for the toys which WOCO provides. Ms. Jennifer

Paulus, director of the School Age Program at St. Vincent’s was particularly eloquent. She

said children’s eyes light up when they receive a wooden toy. In a time when their world is

inundated with x-box and everything else electronic, playing with a wooden toy allows them

to use their imagination and creativity. Then she said “they (wooden toys) let the children

learn what it really means to be a kid.”

The next day a group of members sorted and delivered the toys. Through a

fortuitous set of circumstances we were joined by a journalist and photographer from the

Columbus Dispatch who wrote a very nice piece about our Toy Program which appeared in

the newspaper on December 19. They also did an online story and posted a video on their

website. (The article and video are also on our www.wocoweb.org website). Already this

positive publicity has resulted in several membership inquiries and offers of donations of

wood for next year’s program.

In our toymaking competition with the Western Ohio Woodworkers, the

determinant is toys per member, since our clubs are of different size. As of December 1 our

membership totaled 144 so our toys per member is 25.8. I spoke with Dave Moser from the

Dayton club and they had not yet completed their tally. We’ll announce the results at our

January meeting.

Thank you very much to all who participated in this year’s Toy Program, either

alone or in a group. Great job! The following people made toys this year:

Marion Ackerman Ivan Dangler Dan Martin Don Reuter

Chris Amatos Chuck Davis Mike McIntee Ed Robold

Tom Barr Don Davis Dan McIver Steve Sattler Caleb Beachy Robert Engle Carl Messenheimer Jim Shaffer

Ben Bennett Leon Gage Bill Miller Mike Simpson

Ron Blank Lou Gatch Bob Morrison Lou Spezialetti Gary Bogart Dave Goll Dick Morter Dan Strohecker

Jim Bohnlein Ron Grady Chuck Murray Justin Tugaoen

Jim Bossenbroek Karl Hans Rich Peterson Jim Walters

Les Brinkley John Herrel Bob Pflaumer Gary Warchock Dave Chenault Harold Hess Marc Pohm Rosie Wendt

Bob Cole Buddy Jstice Tom Quertinmont Don Wenzlik

Kevin Condon John Karg Mike Quinn John Wolfe Wayne Cuthbert Mary Kay Marsh Ed Razler Don Wood

Committee Chairs

Selected

We are interested in providing value for our club members in

the form of presentations,

demonstrations, field trips, guest speakers, programs,

discounts, education, and

participation in various

community service projects such as Chair Risers, the

Furniture Bank and the

Christmas Toy Project.

To further these goals, the

following WOCO members

have agreed to serve as

committee chairperson. If you have questions, ideas or

concerns, please contact the

respective chairperson or one of the officers.

You can assist these

individuals by letting them

know your thoughts and ideas. Please share them – your

feedback helps mold our club

to be the best it can be.

We look forward to hearing

from you!

Committee Chairs

Meeting and Program – Gary

Warchock (216) 316-2122

Communications – Joe Zagula

(740) 392-6744

Member Services – Steve Sattler

(740) 363-8018

Community Service – Mike

Quinn (614) 319-4718

Activities – Karl Hans (614)

771-0390

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RON HERMAN’S SCHOOL OF WOODWORKING

Woodworking with Ron – 2014 Spring Schedule

Feb. 8: Introduction to Molding - 8 hours

Feb. 9: Advanced Molding - 8 hours March 1: Hand-Saw Basics - 8 hours March 2: Build-Your-Own Sawyer's Bench - 8 hours

March 22: Basic Dovetails by Hand - 8 hours - With Chuck Bender from The Acanthus Workshop!

March 23: Basic Dovetails by Machine - 8 hours April 5&6: Understanding Wood - 12 hours (8 Sat. and 4 Sun.)

April 12: Braces And More + Build-Your-Own Brace Tool Box - 8 hours April 19: Wooden Molding Planes - 8 hours

May 3&4: Basic Joinery - 15 to 20 Joints - 16 hours May 10: Advanced Dovetails by Hand - 8 hours

- With Chuck Bender from The Acanthus Workshop! May 11: Advanced Dovetails by Machine - 8 hours

May 17&18: Bring Tools Back to Life! - 16 hours June 7: Chisels - The Basics - 8 hours

June 8: Chisels - Advanced - 8 hours June 21: The Joinery Challenge - Hand Tools - 8 hours

June 22: The Joinery Challenge - Power Tools - 8 hours July 11: Hand-Saw Basics - 8 hours

July 12: Hand-Saw Sharpening - A Focus - 8 hours July 13: Hand-Saw Smithing (PRE-REQ: Hand-Saw Basics or equivalent) - 8 hours

Check out our website for more details and to register:

www.woodworkingwithron.com or contact us at info@woodworkingwithron.com or (614) 262-4792

Thanks, WOCO friends, for your support!

We also sharpen and fettle tools and provide tool appraisal services.

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*********************************** TIME TO RELAX AND ENJOY

CHRISTMAS AND THE NEW YEAR

WITH FAMILY AND FRIENDS!!!

IN THE COMING YEAR WOODCRAFT HAS MANY

EXCITING CLASSES WOODWORKERS MIGHT

APPRECIATE TAKING OR RECEIVING AS A GIFT.

PLEASE CHECK OUR WEBSITE AT WWW.WOODCRAFT.COM TO VIEW OUR DEMO & CLASS LISTINGS.

GO TO STORES/COLUMBUS, OH/CLASSES/DETAILS.

WHEN YOU SEE A CLASS YOU ARE INTERESTED IN CALL US AT 614-273-0488

AND WE CAN SIGN YOU UP.

CLASSES OF SPECIAL INTEREST TO YOU MIGHT BE: * MISSION STYLE COFFEE TABLE – 2 DAYS: 1/18/14 & 1/19/14*

*SHAKER SIDE TABLE – 2/1/14*

*CONTINUOUS ARM WINDSOR CHAIR – 3 DAYS: 2/7/14, 2/8/14 & 2/9/14*

*BUILDING AN ACOUSTIC GUITAR – 3 DAYS: 3/7/14, 3/8/14 & 3/9/14*

*BAMBOO – BACKED TRADITIONAL or ADVANCED LONG BOW BUILDING*

*REFLEX- DEFLEX CLASS - 2 DAYS 3/14/14 & 3/15/14*

*BAMBOO – BACKED LONG BOW FINISHING CLASS 3/16/14*

*SHAKER SIDE TABLE – 3/22/14*

*BUILD AN OAK BOOKCASE – 4/26/14*

WE ALSO OFFER GIFT CARDS!!!

MERRY CHRISTMAS!!!

JIM, RUTH & OUR WOODCRAFT STAFF

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WOCO web site http://www.wocoweb.org/

Visit these retailers who support our club:

Woodcraft 1077 Bethel Rd.

Corner of Bethel & Kenny Roads Columbus

(614) 273-0488

Woodwerks & Rockler 1181 Claycraft Rd.

Columbus (614) 575-2400

Woodline USA Router Bits

(800) 472-6950

WOCO and other meetings: Woodworkers of Central Ohio

Jan 11, 2014 8:30 a.m.-12 p.m.

At Spring Road Church of Christ 74 S. Spring Rd.

Westerville

Central Ohio Woodturners Call Paul Courtwright (740) 363-6042

Nancy Kerns — (614) 920-1184

For location and times www.centralohiowoodturners.org

Columbus Chippers Carving

Club Meets 1st and 3rd Tuesday of each

month at 7:00pm

The deadline for newsletter

articles is the 15th of the

month before the next meeting.

Send newsletter articles to :

Joe Zagula, Editor

jzagula@hotmail.com (740) 392-6744

Annual dues are $25 per year, which

includes digital copies of the newsletter.

Send your feedback and ideas about what you would

like to see in the WOCO newsletter to Joe Zagula at jzagula@hotmail.com.

Plane News is a publication of the

Woodworkers of Central Ohio

5693 Piermont Court

Westerville OH 43082

Meetings are held on the second Saturday of

September, November, January, March and May

8:30 a.m.-12:00 p.m. at Spring Road Church of

Christ, at 74 S. Spring Road, Westerville

President: Mike Quinn (614) 319-4718

Vice President: Dan Martin (740) 965-3897

Treasurer: Michael Ware (614) 523-1887

5693 Piermont Court

Westerville OH 43082

Librarian: John Herrel (614) 263-4832

Editor: Joe Zagula (740) 392-6744