The next meeting of the Fine Woodworkers of Austin will be held this Thursday evening August 6 in the Woodcraft classroom from 7-9 pm.

We haven’t discussed drawers in a long time, so the program this month is DRAWERS…

• build or buy
• metal drawer slides of various types
• wooden drawer slides
• drawer fronts - overlay, shaker, flush, inset
• drawer box construction - front, back, bottom

As we have discussed the program with some of the officers and members, I put together a web page that could be an outline for the program… it is only a draft so far, but you can see it at www.solowoodworker.com/drawers.html. You have to link directly to the draft page if you are interested … there aren’t other pages that link to it yet.

If you would like to volunteer to take a portion of the program (like one of the topics listed above) I would appreciate your help.

Since the Lingerie chest is a dirty word to some of the members, I won’t mention that drawers could be the next issue that we have to face in the design of the lingerie chest.

Bring your show and tell, especially anything related to drawers and drawer slides (or other topics)

Come early with your shopping list for Woodcraft… to get the 10% discount that they offer members on the day of the meeting.

If you haven’t paid your dues for the year, Bill Tims will collect your check for $30 payable to “Fine Woodworkers of Austin.” He appreciates checks rather than cash so he can enjoy the meeting and do the bookkeeping after he gets home.

The tentative topic for the September meeting is Marquetry and inlay
Even more tentative for October is tables… specifically, legs and aprons
November … simple veneering
or whatever you would like to suggest

Charlie Plesums, President
Fine Woodworkers of Austin