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Sabtu, 02 April 2016

Modern Woodworkers Association Podcast 22 Megan Fitspatrick

Current/Future project description
  • Tom’s Bandsaw Box
  • Building Pinewood Derby
  • Chris’ Dollhouse Table
Blog post that piqued our interest
  • St. Petersburg Woodworkers Guild
  • Matt Kenney at Fine Woodworking: It’s impossible to cheat at woodworking
  • Steve Branam hosts Free Woodworking Classes at the New England Home Show (The Furniture Project)
  • The Drunken Woodworker David Picciuto
Goings on in the MWA
  • Lie-Nielsen at 3rd Ward last weekend
  • The Woodworking Show in Western Springfield Massachusetts 1/11/13 - 1/13/13
Main topic
  • Megan Fitzpatrick, the new Editor at Popular Woodworking Magazine
    • Megan discussed taking the reigns at Popular Woodworking magazine, how she got her twitter handle and the up to the minute info on Woodworking in America.
Next broadcast’s topic
  • Scott Meek, of Scott Meek Woodworks, maker of beautiful hand crafted wooden planes.
Where can they find us
  • Modern Woodworkers Association
    • Twitter
      • @MWA_National
      • @tomsworkbench
      • @highrockww
      • @Dyami Plotke
    • Google+
      • Modern Woodworkers Association
      • Chris Atkins
      • Tom Iovino
      • Dyami Plotke
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Rabu, 30 Maret 2016

The Long Island Woodworkers Show

For the past few years my Dad has been bugging me to join the Long Island Woodworkers Club. While I’ve not been avoiding it, it hasn’t worked out either. Their monthly meetings are on Wednesdays, the same night of the week a bunch of woodworking talking heads record their podcast. Also, while my wife has made a reluctant peace with the fact that I’ busy on Wednesday nights, the fact that I’m down in the basement recording (instead of off at a meeting) means I’m still around to help with dinner and put the kids to bed (especially on the Wednesday nights she works).
This wonderfully decorated bench welcomes visitors to the show.
Last week I finally filled out my application and gave in. I’m now a full-fledged member of the Long Island Woodworkers Club.
My first (and so far only) act as a member has been to participate in the member showcase at the 2013 Long Island Woodworkers Show. The show, held this past weekend at the Nassau County Old Bethpage Village Restoration (a poor man’s Williamsburg) was a great experience. Similar to years past the center of each aisle in the cross shaped timber framed barn the event is held in was filled with tables displaying the member’s pieces. As proud as I was to have my quilt rack, book stand and glue gun rack on display my work pales next to pieces submitted by other members. There were many outstanding pieces, such as t Frank Pace’s Music Stand, Adam Fisher’s Rocker and Daryl Rosenblatt’s Fortune No. 1 Chair.
Franks Great Music Stand.
Adams awesome rocker.
Daryls amazing Fortune No. 1.
Hey, look! Someone actually likes this idiots quilt rack.
I’ll feature photos of many great pieces at the bottom of this post. You can also check out my full album on Picasa here.
Besides the pride of displaying among such a talented group of woodworkers, the show was enjoyable for the reason any long time reader knows I’m getting to: the Community. Is there any better choice to spend a day than among woodworkers talking about woodworking? Though my conversations were brief, it was wonderful to speak with everyone about the craft we all love. Joining a local club and participating in a local event is something every woodworkers should do.
I’m hoping our every other week podcasting schedule will allow me to make some upcoming Long Island Woodworkers Club meetings. I’m certainly excited to make it when I can.
Dont forget about the +Modern Woodworkers Association Podcast. We talk woodworking with Guests from around the world of woodworking every other week. Subscribe to the RSS feed or iTunes today.
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Minggu, 27 Maret 2016

Wolf Achievement 5

Have you shared woodworking with anyone? Thanks, if you have. If not, please do. Remember, it’s Get Woodworking Week. It’s important that we all share our craft with others so that this obsession we call woodworking will continue for generations to come. I shared a very basic introduction to the craft with about two dozen eight year olds this year.My twin sons have been Cub Scouts for two (2) years. They’re currently Wolves. While I’m not an official leader, I’m a relatively involved parent. I certainly try to help out when I can.
Im proud to say the Plotke cars dominated taking first in class and first overall.
Last week, our Pack held our Pinewood Derby night. It was a triple event night, consisting of a spaghetti dinner fundraiser, achievements for each level scout and, of course, the derby. The achievement the Wolves worked on was Achievement 5: Tools for Fixing and Building. I taught the achievement to the four (4) Wolf dens.I followed the basic instructions set out by the Wolf Book, so we began by learning the names and uses of several tools. Though they weren’t the first dozen tools I’d have considered, we discussed: claw hammers, coping saws, C-clamps, hand saws, awls, hacksaws, files, adjustable wrenches, straight blade screwdrivers, phillips screwdrivers, slip joint pliers and needle nose pliers.After showing and reviewing each tool’s purpose and method of use, I broke the kids into smaller groups and the were able to work with the hammers, both types of screwdrivers and both types of pliers.
Controlling the force of the hammer blow vs controlling the aim was
critical for the Wolves.
The hammer demonstration was as simple as it sounds, just a bunch of 8 year olds hitting nails into a 2x4 on the floor.
It took all the force they could manage to hand drive the Phillips head screw.
Driving the straight head machine screws was much easier.
For the screw driver demonstration, we used the awl to make a starter hole, then drove phillips head wood screws into a 2x4 by hand. Though the Wolf Book says to do a similar thing with a straight blade screw, I didn’t have the heart to punish them by making them drive a straight blade screw in by hand. Instead, I epoxied some nuts into a board and had them drive straight blade machine screws into the nuts.The plier demonstration was the most fun. The book reviews how to use slip-joint pliers for both thin and thick items. For the thin item with the jaw closed, I had the boys move a piece of sheet metal between slots in two (2) 2x4’s. For the thick item, I had them move a copper pipe between two (2) holes in a 2x4. Since I most often use needle nose pliers while doing electrical work, I had the kids use the wires to bend a hook on the end of some small wires, then hand the wires on screws I had partially driven into a scrap of plywood.
These 1x6s will soon be birdhouses.
The final requirement for Achievement 5 will be the construction of bird houses. We were originally supposed to build them last Friday, but since I was sick all week, we’ve postponed the bird houses until our 2/21 den meeting.As the boys get older we’ll take them through more complex projects. For about two dozen eight year olds, it was fun to just introduce them to some tools and show them how they worked.
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Minggu, 13 Maret 2016

The Modern Woodworkers Association on Shop Talk Live

Last week fellow +Modern Woodworkers Association member +Rob Bois and I headed up to Newtown, Connecticut to meet up with the +Fine Woodworking crew and represent the MWA on their podcast, Shop Talk Live.
Publishers, and just all around nice guys who love woodworking.
We had a great time and really appreciate the invitation.
On the podcast we joined +Asa Christiana, +Matthew Kenney & +Ed Pirnik to talk woodworking. The specific topics discussed ranged from the pro & cons of sliding compound miter saws (Im on the Pro side) to the dangers of drinking shellac.
Matt Kenney sits down in their decked out podcasting studio
Yours truly, behind the mic.
Ed Pirnik made this decked out mic stand just to accommodate us.
You can check out the podcast on their site here, you can also download and subscribe to it on iTunes here. And if you do listen using iTunes, please leave a review. +Ed Pirnik will really appreciate it.
Rob & Matt talk shop.
Yes, Rob, jointers do come that big (By the choice, he won a Bad Axe Tenon saw).
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Wine Rack Mid Finishing Video

The wine rack construction is rolling along and thankfully its on track for completion by Christmas.
Im in the middle of the finishing now. This video take you through my finishing process and shows the rack between the 8th and 9th coats of shellac.
Dont forget about the +Modern Woodworkers Association  Podcast. We talk woodworking with Guests from around the world of woodworking every other week. Subscribe to the RSS feed or iTunes today.
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Jumat, 11 Maret 2016

The Modern Woodworkers Association Google Community

This post was originally published on the Modern Woodworkers Association site on 12/14/12. Im sorry for the re-posting here, but we feel this is important and I wanted to make sure it was seen and shared. Dont worry, this wont take the place of a regular Monday or Thursday post here.One of the core beliefs here at the Modern Woodworkers Association is that woodworking is a community. We dont care what kind of woodworking you do, what kind of tools you use or what you build. As long as you love working wood, youre our neighbor.
Were all a great big woodworking community.
I mention this in light of Googles new addition to Google+: Communities.
In the MWA Community share your projects, ask questions or just chat woodworking.
I wont go into too much detail here, but Communities are a new choice to share on Google+ based around common interests. When you post within a community, all the communitys members can see and comment on your post, even if you havent circled them. While its not the best place to share birthday greetings to your cat, its a great place to talk about a shared passion . . . such as, I dont know . . . woodworking.
Who wouldnt want to be in a Community with these galoots?
There is already a great general woodworking community on Google+ started by David Bennett & Tammy Capistrant. There is also the Modern Woodworkers Association Google+ Community. You can join as many communities as you like, so please, join both and share. We want to see what everyone is working on and keep the woodworking community growing.
By the choice, to anyone who already joined, please check that youre still in. As we want everyone to join in, weve made a change from the original MWA G+ Community. Its now public. Unfortunately, this meant we had to delete the original private community and start over. So if you were in and we deleted you with the original community, were sorry. Please sign up again and join in.
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