At 7 PM President Joe Mannke opened the meeting at Advantage Lumber. Joe 
said that by his count 24 woodworkers were at the memorial service for John Philips, and Joe briefly recounted some of the past achievements of our former Treasurer. Joe gave the night’s guests members a minute to speak and allowed new members to stand in recognition. John Slezak, director of probability studies, said he is selling a selection of hand tools. There is a chance the price is negotiable. Give him a call.
Program
Then Joe promptly introduced
tonight’s speaker, Scott Hutchison from Old Masters paint and stain company all the way from Iowa. Scott said there are basically five paint companies, noting that Scott Paint was sold to Florida Paint of Orlando. Old Masters makes their own stuff, including paint, stains, and sundries, close to where the company started in a garage. It is still a smaller scale company, concentrating on quality rather than quantity and is sold in independent paint stores only. Many of their products are not for exotic hardwoods, but rather for coniferous softwood.
They also have a penetrating stain for hardwoods like oak and their wiping stains can even be used on garage doors to impart some color. He says expect the stain to outlast other commercially available stains, with a small can being able to stain about 700 square feet of surface with a dry time of some 6 to 24 hours. Unfortunately, Old Masters does not have a clear coat to top coat the stain, as it contains a small amount of BLO which can interfere with a top coat.
The firm’s interior products are OK for items like a front door once covered with a UV inhibitor. Their brushing lacquer and sanding sealer is self-leveling and resist alcohol and water. The wood conditioner will help to insure uniform staining. The products are available online.
Show and Tell
Ten people presented their show and tell items in an interesting evening. Club vice president 
John Peasely presented a white swan in his favorite media, intarsia.
Tom Falcone showed a buffed-out vase, now that he is able to resume work on the lathe and also contributed three bowls for the Manatee Food Bank fund raising event. Thanks Tom.
Fred Damianos showed two bowls that he finished with the Crystal Lac finish contributed by John Slezak. He said that finish is really a hard finish.
He also had photos of his daughter’s revitalized bathroom vanity rejuvenated with some Sapele and a judicious use of common sense.
Dennis Daudelin showed some Hawaiian Kalabash soon to be featured in the 
online magazine he publishes, More Wood Turning, available here: ttps://www.morewoodturningmagazine.com/. He also showed a pineapple shaped spalted avocado. If you can’t find it, call the publisher and complain to him.
Larry Simmons showed his first bowl. He said losing his bowl virginity was painful, requiring a trip from Englewood to Manatee County and the expert advise of Denny Wetter who agreed to be videotaped showing the beginner moves needed so much by a novice turner. Larry said his bowl is not finished yet, and neither is the video of Denny. Larry said he often spends close to thirty minutes to make one minute of video, but no more excuses, that bowl is due to Manatee Food Bank this year!
Terry Bair showed a whale of a puzzle made from poplar (whale puzzles are popular.) Also, he had some wall hangers. Terry showed a hand-crafted scratch stock employing adjustment knobs he fabricated himself. Are members to soon be impressed with some inlay projects? Time will tell.
Susan Darovec contributed a bowl to show and tell, presumably John let her finish it herself!
Club recording secretary, Andrew DiLorenzo showed five bowls for the Manatee County Food Bank fund raiser. His signature finish for many of these bowls is super glue, which Andy said is a pain in the seated area to apply. Tom Falcone opined that super glue is easier to apply with polyester rather than cotton, which gets hot as the super glue reacts. Also, Andy showed a glass souvenir paperweight he made by hand while on vacation in New York.
Anouncements
In other club news, this year’s wood and tool show in Tampa will be on January 25, 26, and 27 returning to the same venue as before, the Tampa Fairgrounds. Mark the dates on your calendar as soon you will be asked to volunteer your time there. Items are needed to display, and help is needed with a truck to carry the items there. We are hoping the clubs will be lined up in better positioning than last year that left the local clubs feeling like they were behind a curtain. Alan Brown, are you still heading up the tool show effort? I’ll be there, I just don’t know when! Anyone else?
Club President Joe Mannke, called on members to write down their favorite wood finish recipe for sharing among members on a volunteer basis. So, what is the finish on your prized blanked chest Joe?
Joe also announced that volunteers for club vice president for next year are open. Usually, the progression is vice president to president, to past president, for a commitment of three years. Ideally, the candidate would have a lot of vices while serving as vice president and be willing to give them up while serving as president, present officers excepted. However, all officers are subject to election at the December meeting.
The holiday party was mentioned, and John Peasely is asking for help in setting it up. Come on guys, can you set the date free with your significant other?
The Manatee County Food Bank bowl drive should develop into close to 50 bowls. There is still time, and it was asked that all bowls be complete by the October meeting. As usual, some are expected to be late.
Joe Mannke wants the club to support the Center for Hope with food and clothing donations. Please bring these to the November meeting.
Mike Dummet is still collecting photos of members for including in the website. He is missing 24 photos. You know who you are, bring your smile.
After the social break, Instagram coordinator, Greg Casagrande said that pictures for the social media are much better if the member takes a before photo and an after photo (in progress photos are ok too.) Contact Greg about this.
Bob Mullet and Greg Casagrande won the drawing.
Next Month
Next month’s meeting will feature dry intarsia, which those of us that don’t know what that is will find out. A speaker from the Brandon wood club, the first in speakers from Joe’s greater wood club association.
This text provided by:
Recording Secretary, Andrew DiLorenzo