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December Meeting 2007NEWSLETTER

WEB SITE-http://www.diablowoodworkers.com

Phone 925-939-8052Pleasant Hill Education Center (PHEC)

One Santa Barbara Rd, Pleasant Hill CA 94523

Diablo Woodworkers ACTIVITIES . Club Meetings at PHEC are the 2nd Wednesday of the month, 7-9pm andShop Tours or Sawdust Sessions are the 3rd Saturday of the month, 9am-Noon.

January 9, Al Stunenberg, Windsor ChairJanuary 10, Metal SIG, Making Faceplates, TarletonJanuary 19, Shop Tour, Tom Howard’s, Walnut CreekFebruary 4, Router/Shop Tips SIGFebruary 7, Turning SIG, Handle Making, SteffingerFebruary 13, Miles Karpilow, Carver/Furniture MakerFebruary 14, Metal SIGFebruary 16, Shop Tour, Dan Salter, Pleasant HillMarch 3, Router/Shop Tips SIGMarch 6, Turning SIG, Decorative Finishes, LucidoMarch 12, Chris Hunt, Wooden KayaksMarch 13, Metal SIG

March 15, Shop Tour, Robert Beauchamp, DavisApril 3, Turning SIG, Lathe Accessories/MountsApril 7, Router/Shop Tips SIGApril 9, Ron Mennings, Craft art conceptsApril 10, Metal SIGApril 19, Shop Tour, Stan Armstrong, Pleasant HillMay 1, Turning SIG, Bowl Turning, RodgersMay 5, Router/Shop Tips SIGMay 8, Metal SIGMay 14, High School Woodworking MeetingMay 17, Shop Tour

JANUARY 9TH MEETING, 7-9 PM AT PHEC, ROOM 112AL STEUNENBERG THOUGHTS ON WINDSOR CHAIR BUILDING

Al Steunenberg helped start the Diablo Woodworkers back in late 1996. The early meetings were held in his garageshop. Those early members got to see Al’s work with knotty alder for picture frames and his unique inlays mimickingbear tracks and snake skins. Over the years Al has built exquisite furniture, boxes and accessories to fill more thanone house. Now he is specializing on versions of Windsor Chairs after taking classes in New England andresearching the chair designs from books to trips to Europe. Al plans to tell us about these chairs as a preliminary“shot in the arm” to, hopefully, a class at PHEC building Windsor Chairs.

FEBRUARY 13TH MEETING, 7-9 PM AT PHEC, ROOM 112MILES KARPILOW

Miles Karpilow spent his early years carving antique reproduction picture frames in New York and San Francisco.His career began in 1953, almost half a century ago, when he was fresh out of college, and has continueduninterrupted to the present. Karpilow studied painting, drawing, woodcut, and lithography in school, andearned a degree in art history. Following school, he became employed as a carver by Kulicke Frames in NewYork City, carving by hand ornate frames for fine paintings. He held this position from 1953 to 1957 beforemoving west to San Francisco, where, in 1957, he took another job as a frame carver. With his new employer,Ruckert’s Picture Framing, he did some of the design and gilding of frames, as well as the carving. He held thisjob four years, and it was to be his last stint of formal employment. In 1961 he started making furniture andcabinets in his first shop on Potrero Hill in San Francisco before moving to Oakland in 1966. He works alonehelped by a succession of apprentices. As a child, he had been fond of whittling and carving with his penknife,and drew the ire of his grandmother by carving on her porch posts, so the move to carving for a living wasnatural. You can find more about Miles at http://users.lmi.net/karpilow/

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Diablo WoodworkersA Club For All Woodworkers

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JANUARY 19TH SHOP TOUR, 9 AM –NOONTOM HOWARD’S SHOP, 1550 HOMESTEAD AVE, WALNUT CREEK, 925-933-6011

The first Shop Tour of 2008 is being hosted by Tom Howard. Tom is mainly a Turner and his shop reflects hispassion. Among the more unusual things about this shop is that it is located on the second floor of the house. Everything that enters the shop must be carried up stairs or hoisted through a trap door in the shop floor. The trap doorhas been used frequently as Tom has as many lathes as most of us have clamps. He also has at least two of mostevery other tool. This tour is a must for Turners as Tom will show off some of the equipment and techniques heuses to do decorative turning. The Metalheads will be interested in the metal working equipment.

Directions:From I-680 take the Treat Blvd. off ramp and take Treat Blvd. East one short block and turn right onto Oak Rd.Turn left onto Walden Rd. Turn left at Cherry Ln. Turn right onto Seven Hills Ranch Rd. Turn right at HomesteadAve. It may be posted as a private Rd. 1550 Homestead Ave is up a long driveway to the left. Park alongHomestead Ave and walk up the drive.

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Show and Tell Photos From December Meeting

Al Steunenberg showed a marvelous sleigh made fora grandson. Julian Hanson, did the wonderful “Rose

mulling” painting on the sleigh.

Alex McCormick showed a red oak kitchencabinet door

Andrew Armstrong showed somebandsaw boxes Andrew Baxter showed a spalted bowl

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Andy Anderson showed a set of blocks formaking castles

Andy Ferguson showed a jewelry boxwith through dovetail corners

Bill Tarleton showed a natural edge walnut benchwith metal legs made for a church in Brentwood

Bob Nesbitt showed a beautiful diningroom formal chair

Bruce Thom showed a desk section waitingfor drawers

Gene Wagg showed a turned plate

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Bruce Woods showed a wonderfulgraceful Shaker Table

Chuck Cottril showed a box with custom feet andhandle

Dave Greenhill showed a Jewelry Box

Dave Wittenbrock showed a MarquetryProject

Ivan Lee showed 2Jewelry boxes

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Dennis Boehme showed a easel Dick Ellis showed an Adult Marble Game

Dick Hallford showed a Sugar Pineside table

Ed Steffinger showed 2 clocks with drawers

Frank Stratton showed asawhorse with many

compound angle joints

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Gary Seybold showed a variety of project, turnings,chip-carvings and a box

Gordon Fry showed photos of a BBQtable he built for a son

Heather Stewart showed a very formalcane with a glass door knob top

Herb Goss showed a wonderful foot stool

Jerry Perry showed photos of hisproject, a Valley Oak Futon

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Jim Wharry showed a regulatorclock

John Lawson showed a child’s rocker withcarved back

John Rodriquez showed a Chess Board John Stout showed his new front door with pattern

Julie Cohen showedan inlay picture and arubber band catapult

project for youngpeople’s Summer

camp project

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Laura Lee Gillespie showed a Dusty RoseTable

Lloyd Gowen showed a box with Marquetry top

Rich Schwerin showed some cutting boards he donatedto the Adult School Craft Sale

Lou Parada showed a wind turbine

Robert Simpson showed some cute icecream cone ornaments

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Ross Dileo showed a natural edge walnut bowl with base

Russ Monroe showed some unusualturned face profile candle sticks

Tim Killen showed a Southern Hunt Board

Tom Howard showed a collection of longstem wooden goblets

Jerry Lambden showed a remarkable 5’ long Tug Boat

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Toy Special Interest Group: Bring your finished toys to the meetings,

The Toy Makers are Diablo Woodworker volunteers. They participate in two ways.1. As individuals making toys in their home work shops.

o Build from your own plans or use plans available from the Toy Groupo Use your own materials or we provide the materials

2. As members of the Toy Group in weekly sessions.o A group of about 12 volunteerso Usually meets at the Mount Diablo Adult Education Schoolo Build toys on a production basis.

What happens to the toys? All donated to charitable organizations. We are currently building for: Monument Crisis Center, Christmas for Everyone, and Foster a Dream

To volunteer or for additional information contact: Ronald Kersey, rkersey@sbcglobal.net, 925 944-5471

Router/Shop Tips Special Interest Group – Meetings at John Summers’ Shop, 1672 Clayton Way,Concord, 925-681-1407, the first Monday of each month. Don't forget your hearing protection!

Turning Special Interest Group – Meetings in Room 207 at PHEC, 7pm the first Thursday of each month.To join in the Turning SIG call George Lucido at 925-254-3659.

Metal Special Interest Group (Metalheads): The meetings will be held at the Ygnacio High School MetalShop the 2nd Thursday of each month, 7-9 pm. Anyone interested in adding metal work to their hobbies and join theMetal SIG needs to contact George Hawks, 510-222-1408, or email GBHawks@comcast.net.

MEMORIAL FLAG CASE PROJECT

We have Memorial Flag Cases, for a donation of $35 to theclub, to families that have received a Military or Public ServiceMemorial Flag after the passing of a loved one. These caseswill also be given out free to any local Fire or Police familymember that is lost in the line of duty. Plans for these casesare on our club web site. Gordon Fry, 925-685-1676 is theChairperson for this project. Call him if you know of someonethat would like a Flag Case or would like some help buildingthem.

Flag Cases were given to several local police and firefighting families in the last couple of years. It is our honorto help in memories of these men who lost their lives in their community’s service.Sign Up for Wooden Name Badges and Reminder: If you don’t have a Name Badge, contact JohnStout 925-676-7271 and get one. They will be very important in getting discounts at local lumber yards and otherstores in the area. While we are on the subject of discounts, if you can, the next time you find a convenient supplierask if the club can get a club discount. We will gladly add them to our Favorite Supplier’s list and mail them aNewsletter. Wooden Name Badges sign up is ongoing. Contact John Stout to get on the list. The Wooden NameBadges will cost $5 each. John has several Wooden Name Badges that need to be picked up. Some are paidfor and some not. Please contact John at 925-676-7271.

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Tools For Sale/Swap, Jobs, Wanted: -Here is a place to advertise a job or your need to get rid of that little used but beautiful tool or supply or ask forsomething. Call Bill Tarleton 925-939-8052 or email btarl@comcast.net to get it in the Newsletter.

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Diablo Woodworkers FAVORITE SUPPLIERS:

Standard Saw Works, Inc., 181 10 th St., Oakland, CA 94607,510-832-0856.

Bay Area Carbide, 1843 East St., Concord CA 94520, 925-687-7543. Sharpening of saw blades and router bits. Good stock ofbandsaw blades, circular saw blades and router bits. Discount forclub members on supplies.

Hastings Saws, 888-223-7016, in Rohnert Park CA for thesmooth cutting Atlanta Blade.

Hardwood Resources, 988 Howe Rd., Martinez CA 94553, 925-372-8171. Truxton Hildner and Aldon Cook, owners, will give a10% discount on all stock items except sale or special order. Cashor Check only for discount.

Hardwoods Unlimited, 2395 Monument Blvd, Concord CA, 925-969-0064. Members will receive a 10% discount on lumber andplywood.

MacBeath Hardwoods, 930 Ashby Ave, Berkeley, CA, 510-843-4390. Members receive discount pricing.

The Woodsman, Custom Milling/Drying, 2701-A North AlpineRd., Stockton, 209-931-3293. Figured hardwoods from the "urbanforest" milled and kiln dried on site. Exotics also available. 10%discount to members.

Dolan’s Lumber, 2231 Monument Blvd., Concord, 925-686-1734.Contractor’s discount for club members for all stock items.

Big B Lumber, 6600 Brentwood Blvd., Brentwood 925-634-2442.Contractor’s discount for all items for cash or check sales if theCustomer Account Number 5077 and Diablo WoodworkersNametag is presented at time of purchase.

Earth Source Forest Products, 1618 28th St., Oakland, 510-208-7257. A division of Plywood and Lumber Sales

Moulding Masters, 1070 Detroit Avenue, Unit E, Concord, CA94518, 925-689-7322, www.mouldingmasters.com

Rockler Woodworking and Hardware, 541 Contra Costa Blvd.,Pleasant Hill CA 94523, 925-521-1800, www.rockler.com. 10%discount on non-power tool items for club members.Woodcraft, 6044 Dougherty Rd., Dublin CA, 925-875-9988,www.woodcraft.com.

Global Wood Source, 1698 Rogers Ave, San Jose CA 95112,408-392-0573.

Kitchens Unlimited, 1459 Newell Ave., Walnut Creek, 925-934-4700, Creative Designs for Kitchens and Bath.

Apple Blossom Moulding and Millworks, 2411-L Old CrowCanyon Rd, San Ramon CA 94583, 925-820-2345 has a greatselection of Moulding for sale.

Eames Hardware & Supply, for the hard to find items. 10%discount with Diablo Woodworkers Nametag at time of purchase.2665 Pleasant Hill Rd., Pleasant Hill CA 94523, 925-975-0515

Chandler's Complete Tree Care, Concord, 925-674-8778.

California Tree Service, Pleasant Hill, 925-932-1648

Devil’s Mountain Awards and Recognition,3513 Clayton Rd. Concord CA 94519, 925-682-8233.www.devilsmountainawards.com

Harbor Freight Tools, 535 CONTRA COSTA BLVD., PleasantHill CA, 925-689-7235, www.Harborfreight.com

Moose Metals, 1038 Shary Cir. #7, Concord CA94518, 925-676-6667. Metal Sales, Welding, Repair, Fabrication.

CB Tools, 90 Karina Ct., San Jose, 408-436-0707 or 800-662-9858, www.cbtoolgroup.com

Woodline USA, for router bits and shaper cutters, 111 WheelerSt. LaVergne, TN 37086, 800-472-6950. www.woodline.com

Diablo Woodworkers3115 Del Oceano Dr.Lafayette, CA 94549