There were 43 members in attendance at the meeting on November9, 2016 and 10 guests (Alan Brown, Mike Christman, Bob Travers, Ken Ambrey, Ron Plank, Rosa Plank, Bryan O’Mchaney, Chip Bowlin, Betty Walters and Stan Nikkel) for a total of 53 people in attendance. Presentation Club membersEd Columbo and John Slezak showed us how to […]
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Florida Westcoast Woodworkers Club May 11, 2016 There were 27 members in attendance at the meeting and four guests ,Total attendance – 31. Several Club members gave short talks about “If I Ever Do It Again…”. Presenters were: Dennis Daudelin – A whistling top that didn’t whistle. Terry Bair – A table made
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There were 29 members present and 1 guest, Tom Zarse. Presentation John Philips was our presenter. He had made a tall box clock out of wood. He explained that there would be 3 ways to make a clock: You can buy a ready made kit and assemble it; you can find an old clock and
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There were 29 members present and 2 guests, our speaker, Phil Baker, and Gonzalo Suarez. Presentation Phil Baker was our presenter. He collects historic hand saws (not power). His favorite type is the back saw, and he brought some examples. One was made in 1760 and another in 1835. Some tidbits: Most saw makers began
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I had the pleasure of driving Phil to the meeting and home last week and he told me some interesting stories. I also visited his house and shop several months ago and I have attached some pictures. I first heard about Phil on Youtube when he was interviewed by Josh Farnsworth at a Midwest Tool Collectors
There were 26 members present and 11 guests. Many of the guests were from the Sarasota Turners group. Presentation David James, General Manager of Advantage Lumber, opened the meeting. This company has been in business 23 years, is located in 4 states and Brazil, mostly imports exotics, and specializes in decking, siding and molding.
General Meeting Sept. 2015 Advantage Lumber Read More »
Meeting Location Suncoast Science Center/Faulhaber FAB Lab 4452 S Beneva Road Sarasota, FL 34233 There were 26 members present and 3 guests. The guests were Rolf Ebert,Kerry Glenn, Lissa Ledbetter Presentation Andrew Wiles and Greg Shroder were the presenters. Greg told us about the center. “Equipped with state-of-the-art machines and materials, the Faulhaber Fab Lab
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There were 26 members present and 2 guests. The guests were: David James, Jason Peters Presentation Matt Delaney brought in his spring-pull lathe. He had constructed it out of yellow pine and maple in just a half day, spending about $70. He talked about the way the “spring” is constructed, the way the “pull”
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