James Brokaw
This handout accompanied a class taught by Mike Peace and Steve Mellott. The class was held 5-10-2014 and 5-17-2014.
This class is primarily to help members who have been conducting or would like to conduct woodworking demonstrations. Mike and Steve will show you how to plan and present a successful woodworking demonstration. They will cover how to pre-plan, develop, and deliver a successful demonstration including how to create an effective instructional handout. They will also cover the effective use of visual aids including effective use of the camera operator.
See the video here: Planning a Successful Woodworking Demonstration
Several hundred years ago, carpenter's built elaborate tool chests to carry from job site to job site. Construction of these tool boxes were the credentials of the owner. Ken Kline has built a number of these carpenter's tool chests. Ken covered the history of the chests and shared the construction details of one of his recent chests.
You've no doubt seen the wooden Christmas ornament globes that have 4 cameos on the surface. Bob Brokaw showed how the cameos start out as a plaque. A pattern is then made on a computer by importing a profile picture of a family member into DeltaCAD on the computer and then tracing the profile to create a crisp resizable silhouette. The resulting tracing is then properly resized to fit the plaque and then printed to be applied to the plaque. Once applied to the plaque and stacked with a contrasting wood color the assembly is cut on a scroll saw and applied to the core of the ornament.
George North explained how he uses DeltaCAD to create scroll saw patterns from a picture. He also explained how he processes a purchased intarsia pattern to guide cutting of the indiividual parts.
A popular turned Christmas ornament is made by placing 4 plaques on a square and turning the assembly into a globe. Bob Brokaw and George North explained a number of ways to create plaques bearing the silhouetes of family members. After turning these become heirloom ornamentts for the family. Bob explained how to properly take a picture suitable for importing into DeltaCAD and processing into a silhouette. George explained how to trace the picture and size the result for a pattern for the plaque that will become a cameo after turning.
Ricky Alexander covered one of the least used and least understood tools in the shop - the radial arm saw. Rick showed the principles of how the saw works and how to properly adjust it for a variety of applications. He also discussed how to shop for one of the many saws on the used market.
Ted Baldwin kept the audiences attention by showing numerous cuts he makes of objects less than an inch square. Most of his demo revolved around making safe cuts on a miter saw by using hold down jigs and a zero clearance insert.
Rob Austin put on his best Emeril Lagasse impersonation by showing how to make band saw boxes "cooking show style." With his able bodied assistant, Marcus Bailey, they demonstrated each of the steps involved in creating a classic 2 drawer band saw box. Many of the 46 members present brought their own band saw boxes for show and tell.
Hans entertained the audience by creating several examples of scrolling without a pattern. He created several different freestyle pizzles and puzzle boxes. He also had a new member's wife write her name on a board where he then cut around the letters to create a raised letter placque. The class was capped off by having audience members create a freehand interlocking picture puzzle like what the club does at The Woodworking Shows.
Since today's outdoor event was rained out by a monsoon, the alternate event of "Jigs and Fixtures Day" was held. At this event, attendees were requested to bring a couple of their favorite jigs and fixtures, tell the class about them, and demonstrate them if practical. Each attendee went away with some fresh ideas about something new to do in their shop.