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Monthly Meeting June2024 Watch Video of Meeting Announcements Guest We had one guest, Allan Holmes from Ohio, who doesn’t know why he moved here to be near his kids, but he is glad to find the club. President Pat had him introduce himself. Come and Get It! Pat has some stuff to give away. A bandsaw that has a broken trunnion, but everything else works. He even has some blades for it. And some rolls of sandpaper. Get it before it goes in the trash! Program Keri-Jo Koshes Director of Operations with Dutch Crafters Amish Fruniture Species: They offer eight different kinds of wood with several finishes for each. Style While many people may think of Shaker style when they think of Amish furniture, what really sets it apart is the solid wood construction and craftsmanship. Construction Mortise and tenon, and dovetail construction makes a piece that will last generations. Table slides The kind of slide you choose depends on how often you plan to expand a table. Steam Bending With some styles of furniture the parts need to be steam bent. Some shops are experimenting with radio wave heating of the wood. Previous slide Next slide Keyi-Jo explained what