Meeting

I know it is a very busy time of the year, but the members who participated in the clubs first annual tool garage sale had a break from the there hectic schedule. It was a great way to spend a Saturday morning and make a little money while clearing out some of your unwanted stuff.  […]

March 2015 Florida Westcoast Woodworkers Club There were 30 members and 9 guests present. The guests were: Marvin Stoltzfus, Joe Czyprynski, Dennis Daudelin, Jevon Miller, Harold Berg, Richard J. M.,Lloyd Shaffer, Art Glasnisk (?), Joe Benkert, speaker Presentation   Joe Benkert showed us how he makes pepper mills from laminated woods. He chooses 4 boards

January’s presentation was by Steve Sherman, a micro-woodturning master. Steve used to be a flat boarder, but once he tried a lathe, he never went back. As he experimented with using the standard turning tools, he saw the value of some modifications. He worked with a tool and die maker to make some new tools,

2014 Holiday Feast and Fund Raiser on December 10 A lot went on at this meeting and hopefully this brief recount will bring back some warm memories to the attendees.  To those unable to attend, we missed you and perhaps you can attend next time.  Larry got us started on the food early, even though

November 12, 2014 General Meeting and impromptu Picnic The regular meeting room locks did not respond to any codes to unlock the doors so we sat at the picnic tables. Apologies in advance for any omissions, but working in the dark and changing locations made part of this report a bit disjointed. We had four

By way of introduction, Douglas Fey harps on us about when he got laid off and decided to make something.  He apprenticed to a cabinet maker and then moved on.  He later found a connection to someone who wanted a harp made.  There was a learning curve but many skills were a crossover from cabinets

Joe Mathis was first and his method of choice is to finish project pieces individually before assembly.  He uses Old Masters Gel Stain and pickling white applied with a foam brush and wiped off.  He says usually three coats does it and he does not sand between coats.  This product is thinned with mineral spirits,

Terry Bair and his amazing DeWalt Scrollsaw Price range from $100 to $1000 for a saw.  Start with simple projects like refrigerator magnets to build experience.  The next most critical consideration is the blade.  Terry likes Olsen blades precision ground so it is tempered first then ground; these blades are aggressive in size 5, 7,

Sorry for the delay in getting this page out, Vacation and rush work is my only excuse. Larry All pictures and much of the text by Andy DiLorenzo First presenter was John Darovec John introduced his friends who own the cars and live nearby. John’s friend Bill,  has a two bay air conditioned shop in