ROHM A ND H AAS C OMPANY THE BRANDYWINE · jig from issue #155 is shown below. September Meeting—Feature Demonstration (Steve Latta) ROHM A ND H AAS C OMPANY Volume 23 Issue 10

All of us who saw Steve’s demo

will agree he presented an enor-

mous amount of detail. I de-

bated whether to structure this

article around the details and

helpful hints he gave but after

looking at my notes I knew

there wasn’t going to be enough room in the newsletter to do

so. I suggest reading the articles

listed below for the details.

All in all, I learned a lot of new

information. Thanks Steve!

Pictures on page 2

Tablesaw Techniques

Steve joined us for the September

meeting and demonstrated table-

saw techniques for nearly 2 hours.

His time with us was very produc-

tive. The jigs he brought and

showed are designed around

safety, accuracy and ease. As an example; the crosscut sleds he

brought had extra high fences on

them to keep fingers away from

the blade, stop blocks that ensure

repeatability and a depth adjuster

for fine adjustments. Also, the jigs

he used for tapering, mitering cor-

ners and pattern sawing all are

designed to prevent kickback from

the offcuts all the while making

those tasks effortless.

Steve’s demonstration started with

a crosscut sled, great for cutting

small pieces safely. Then he pro-

ceeded into techniques for ripping

thin stock and tapering table legs.

Dovetail joinery on the tablesaw

followed, He told stories during

the demo without interrupting the

flow of his work. He explained

how he used to build “curb side”

furniture out of MDF when he first

started out. To hide the MDF all

of the corners were mitered. This

was when he perfected his

miter jig. He also learned that

a box made with mitered joints

is extremely sturdy.

Steve is a Contributor to Fine

Woodworking magazine. I’ve

listed a few articles he has

written that describe some of

the techniques he demon-strated for us (see below).

Some schematics of a few of

his jigs can be found in these

articles. An image of the miter

jig from issue #155 is shown

below.

September Meeting—Feature Demonstration (Steve Latta)

ROHM A ND H AAS C OMPANY

October 2010 Volume 23 Issue 10

WOODWORDS ON

THE BRANDYWINE

WOODWORKERS GUILD OFFICERS FOR

2010-11

President: Peter Leavens

VP: George Hoffman

Treasurer: Jeremy Noblitt

Newsletter Editor:

Tim Sabo

Librarian: Tony Knisley

Raffle Manager:

Tony Knisley

Webmaster:

Richard Dell

Program Committee:

Jim Stevens

Charles Given

Pell Sherman

Jim Kirkbride

Related articles by Steve Latta:

Tablesawn Dovetails, FW #152, pgs 56-61

Pattern Cutting on the Tablesaw, FW #155, pgs 62-65

Taming Tearout on the Tablesaw, FW #168, pgs 92-96

Cutting It Close Safely, FW #169, pgs 48-53

Strong, No Clamp-up Corner Joints, FW #129, pgs 62-64

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Steve Latta during his

presentation

SHOW & TELL

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Charlie Given

David Webber Frank Hetzell

Tony Albano

Matt Given

Collaboration Project 2010

This year’s collaboration project will be two desks. One

will have a roll top and the other will not. The material

selected is oak for the roll top desk and walnut for the

other. Refer to Fine Woodworking, Dec 1989 for plans.

The following people have assumed the roles of:

Tony Knisley

Design Coordinator / Materials Coordinator

Peter Leavens

Project Coordinator / Finishing Coordinator /

Disposition Coordinator

Please see Tony to participate in this year’s project.

Thank you Jim for hosting this enjoyable event!

Andy Olivier won the

marking gauge.

Rich Libera won $8 in the

50/50.

Projects

Raffle Winners

2010 Meeting Schedule

Guild meetings are held on the third

Wednesday of each month all year around.

All interested persons are invited. The remaining dates for this year's meetings are:

October20th

November 17th December15th

Place & Time We meet at Saienni Stairs, 120 Sandy Drive Newark, DE

19713 from 7:00 pm to about 9:00 pm. The shop is open to

the club around 6:00 pm.

http://www.saiennistairs.net/index.html

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Future Topics

October meeting

Alan Turner from the Philadelphia Furniture Workshop

will be here to demonstrate jigs in the shop.

Collection of Christmas Tree ornaments is underway.

Keep bringing them in!

Treasurer’s Report 10/15/2010

Raffle Income - $39.00

50/50 Income - $8.00

Current balance $175.63

* Materials for the collaboration pro-

ject have been purchased

End of Summer Picnic

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The classified section is open to any paid member. Have your classified information into Tim Sabo by

the first of the month to be included in that month’s newsletter. Email your information to:

[email protected]

Classifieds

Jim Stevens has the following for sale:

Rockler Clamp Storage Rack Asking $70.00

Bosch 10-inch Contractors Saw with side & rear extensions. Includes dust bag &

extra throat plates Asking $500.00

Jerry Sheeran has a mortising attachment Delta Model # 17-905 with bits barely used. $50.

Email Jerry at [email protected] or call (610) 268-3467

Dave & Anne's Sawmill

Dave Peregmon Custom Sawing

Hardwood Lumber for sale 33 Chestnut Street, Pennsville, NJ 08070

Charlie Given has the following for sale:

Sears 6 x 48 in Stationary Belt Sander w 9” disk Asking $100.00

Sears 12” Tilt Head Bandsaw Asking $100.00

South Bend 6” Metal Lathe Asking $500.00

Air dried Cherry Lumber — Asking $3/bf

4” to 13” wide, 6’ to 8’ lengths, bandsaw cut

Charlie Given Newark, Delaware

Phone: (302) 292-2724

Woodcarvers of Delaware club The “Woodcarvers of Delaware” club meets every Monday night (6:30-8:30), while school is in session. We meet at

McKean High School in the old woodworking room. The meetings are informal. People bring and work on their

projects at the meetings. Experienced woodcarvers are available to help you master the art of woodcarving. If you

would like to add a new dimension to your wood working skills, come and check this club out. For additional infor-

mation contact Roger Earley (president) at 302-998-4855.

Woodworkers Guild of Delaware

38 Jay Drive

New Castle, DE. 19720

WE’RE ON THE WEB

www.delawarewoodworkers.org

Open to all woodworkers novice to experts

Woodworkers Guild of Delaware

Benefactors of the Guild Please keep these friends in mind when you make purchases:

Woodcraft www.woodcraft.com Lee Valley www.leevalley.com Veritas www.veritastools.com

Saienni Stairs www.saiennistairs.net