A goodly numbers of members and many with there significant others gathered together in the Crane room at the Foster City Community Center to have a party! The "eats" were delicious and well organized by Connie Voos with a caterer.

After seconds and in some case thirds, Craig started a short business meeting followed by the expanded Show and Tell. There was in introduction of Officers followed by announcements.

Church Pews. Craig showed a sample of one, which had been disassembled. The pews are of Oak and the pieces which can be taken apart come in 18" and 20" wide sections. Some of the pieces have channels in the back but the other face is good. It is estimated that there is probably 550 linear feet of Oak. Don Naples is willing to store the wood after it is disassembled. We can have them at some time after October 6th. At this point, volunteers are needed to disassemble the pews and either take some or help load a truck to take them to Don"s house. The church is in Petaluma. So, please contact Tony Fanning at tonyfanning@mac.com or 650/323-1183 or Don Naples at d419naples@attbi.com or 707/433-5234.

Yeung Chan's Book -- His book Classic Joints with Power Tools is out. It can be obtained through www.Amazon.com.

Mike Bray said that Tools, Tools, Tools is out of business. A book on Table Saws, a book by Krenov and a lot of old copies of Fine Woodworking were given to him which he was donating to the club.

Tony Fanning talked about the display case, which he, Don Naples and Craig are building to show our work at the Wood Show. The display case is made of Alder and will have a lock to make sure the items are secure. There were photographs showing the case. http://homepage.mac.com/tonyfanning/PhotoAlbum2.html is a link to many photos showing the work in progress.

Mike Cooper who is now the Assistant Manager at Woodcraft in Dublin said that there would be In-Store demonstrations by some of the vendors and specials on certain items on October 26th & 27th.

Robbie Fanning again stressed the need for objects to be displayed at the Wood Show and still needs volunteers to staff the booths. What is needed can be found on the front page of this newsletter.

Arnie Champagne had a list of his upcoming classes. They are listed in the Classifieds. He also talked about what he will have at the Wood Show. It is a sunburst pattern on a table.

Stan Booker showed the Bird's Eye Maple boards that are in the raffle. Get your tickets at the next meeting before your opportunity to win this beautiful wood is GONE FOREVER!

Show & Tell

Bob Hulgan-Showed a Morris chair, which had mortise & tenon joints and was very complicated to make. In addition, some metal parts where impossible to find so he made them himself spending a lot of money in the process. He wouldn't even talk about the problems with the upholsterer. He also made a ladder chair of Maple. It's a chair and with the flip of the wrist, it becomes a short ladder. He saw one in one of those old time museum houses where the lady in the kitchen could not reach items on high shelves.

Arnie Champagne-Arnie brought a large tool chest of "stuff." He had gone to the Egyptian Exhibit at the Legion of Honor Museum in SF and found some very interesting wood things. He wondered how they made them and smoothed the wood in those ancient times. He also bought a puzzle there which he gave to Bill Henzel. . It could be copied for the Toys for Tots program. Another item was a series of band saw cut wood pieces where he cut through a hidden nail. By the way, Arnie sharpens his own bands saw blades. He had some interesting designs that looked like sergeant's stripes made of different types of woods that can be used as decorative pieces. He likes to make mock-ups before he builds. He showed some mock-up benches at a much smaller scale. Also, a board that showed the diameter required for pilot holes for various screw sizes with the drill bit and screw displayed. Last, he showed some planes he made. It takes 4 to 5 hours and he produced some extremely thin shavings for us to look at. He will be doing a class on planes so watch the classifieds.

Fred Reicher showed his first woodworking project, which were some very sophisticated bandsaw boxes. The one drawer was of Oak and the two drawer was Cherry. He then used Black Bison wax. The hardest part to make were the feet.

Paul Reif was not at the meeting but he sent along a beautiful box that contained chopsticks also hand made. It will go in the BAWA display cabinet at the November Woodworking Show.

Jim Voos showed a Glen-Drake Marking Gage and a Micro Fence for a router. He said that these tools and a digital caliper have been indispensable to him to make tenons that were truly centered. He showed a set made of Poplar, which he got from Eco Source.

Richerd Shirasawa showed a mock up of a temple like structure with lap joints and glass sides. He sized it to fit the scrap glass that he had. He will build this and place small Samurai figures into the box to display.

Mike Bray didn't call his lamp a mock up but a rough sketch. It was a vertical lamp base with an adjustable height mechanism. The lantern part will look like a candle reading light from Colonial times which he found in a furniture book. The electrical connection was very interesting which I can't describe but it will not use a cord.

John Schmidt who learned to route with a master router from Canada many years ago showed a series of lidded boxes. He showed how he put them together. He then explained how you then cut the top off and have a very tight fitting lid. Too complicated, just call John. One was of Silky Oak, the other of aromatic Cedar. He had quite a story on how he obtained the Silky Oak but it is too long to include here.

Gene Wagg showed a large piece of Burl Crotch mounted in plastic on both sides. It appears to be from Japan. He has no idea what the wood is but it looks like leather.

Party goers then had a chance to vote for their favorite piece and Bob Hulgan won a gift certificate from Japan Woodworker for his Morris chair. Congratulations Bob. The voting was quite close since all items were excellent. Congratulations and a thank you to all who participated.

For the "Ask BAWA" session, Dale Chorney asked how to best cut a 16" diameter Alder tree. The consensus was to to cut sections into 9' lengths and trundle them down to The Woodsman to slab into 3" thick pieces. Saratoga Tree in San Jose was also suggested as a possible mill.

This ended the party and we left full and contented ready to attack the November Wood Show.