There were problems with the video camera at the March meeting, so I was not able to post a Youtube video of the meeting. Our program was presented by Raul Darriba, who drove down from Tampa to teach up about straw marquetry. Part of his program was to be slides of different projects using straw […]
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After missing two years because of COVID, this year’s Christmas party was one of the best attended we have ever had. We were met at the door by Joe Mannke and two early birds that he put to work. The handmade projects were divided up between two tables: one for the auction and the other
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After the storm, we had a good turn out, with 27 people present. It doesn’t appear that any of our snow bird members have returned, but they will be back soon, as the weather up north turns cold. We had a special guest this month, the president of the St. Pete woodworker’s guild. Announcements: We
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“Please submit your errors and corrections in writing,” sounds so formal that I hesitate to use it, but in truth it is a great convenience for those actually doing the correction. And “writing” can be interpreted as sending an email in our digital age. Those of you reading through the links under recent posts or
Denny surprised us on this one. Does anyone want to fill in on the major step that is missing? Content of this post provided by Andrew DiLorenzo. Original photographs by John Phillips.
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Part of the program for this meet is a turned ball to hold pencils. Denny showed us how. Contents of this post and original photographs provided by Andrew DiLorenzo.
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Once again, members outdid themselves by bringing in some of their latest projects. Paul designed the boat’s cabin to be removable to allow access to the batteries inside. To allow for the cabin lighting, electrical contacts had to be designed that complete the circuit when the cabin was replaced on the boat. He says this
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Our general meeting featured speakers from Teak Decking Systems who are online at http://www.teakdeaking.com. Dan was the first presenter, who works in their mill shop. He has a B.A. in Forestry and wood utilization. His woodworking led him to design and build spec houses and his work led him to Japan, which in turn led
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Denny had a real treat for us in his plans to turn a bowl from monkey pod wood. His completed project appears in other posts and at the end of this one. Denny’s audience was soon thrown into a sneezing fit as the fine dust from the monkey pod filled the air, and we finished
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Members brought in their favorite items for show and tell. Floyd Yoder brought in his favorite Dewalt miter saw and detailed how he customized the fence to cut molding. Here are some photos of Floyd’s crowning achievement! The angle cut on this custom made fence allows the saw to operate, which it could not if
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