The 14" Jet bandsaw which Aime Fraser will use for her demonstration at the March meeting will be supplied through the courtesy of John Matchak from the Woodcraft Store in Norwalk, CT. For those who might be interested, after the meeting, the saw will be offered for sale on very favorable terms. Mr. Matchak is going to include a free blade and a free blade-truing stone in the package.

The speaker for the April 5 meeting will be John Gray, a highly-qualified woodworker and teacher. Mr. Gray is a graduate of the State University College of Forestry at Syracuse University. For the past 10 years he has worked at the sample shop at L. and J.G. Stickley Co, Manlius, NY. This six-man shop produces 75-100 prototypes of new pieces each year and 75-100 special orders. The shop also does all modifications required on Stickley Company production pieces. At our meeting Mr. Gray will give a one hour slide presentation on the Stickley Sample Shop.

On Saturday, April 8, Mr. Gray will offer a seminar on the topic “Working with Wood, Not against It.” He will deal with issues such as tree growth, logging, sawmill operation, lumber production, drying wood, storage, purchasing from rural sawmills, maximizing yield, working with defects, and working around problems with joinery. Anyone interested in attending this seminar should call Brian Hayward at (631) 549-9096.

We have Mario Rodriguez, a contributing editor at Fine Woodworking, tentatively lined up as speaker for the May meeting. Topics for the presentation are already under discussion, but any member who has suggestions should call Bob Urso at 631-724-4625.

Members are encouraged to start working on pieces that can be submitted for display at the Annual LIWC Expo, scheduled for June 3-4, 2000.