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January Meeting Show and Tell items.              This post’s content and original photographs provided by Andrew DiLorenzo.

Tony was nice enough to open his well used shop to us for a shop meet.  He was also excited to show off some of his custom embroidery equipment–when Tony says, “Darn it,” he may not mean what you think! Clearly Tony needs on of those tools to open plastic packaging! One of his projects

What I saw Larry was nice enough to host a shop meet at his shop and provide refreshments.  Larry has recently began to study some of the old traditional methods of woodworking, including hand tools and presented us with a brief demonstration of the use of hand saws. He had two saws to demonstrate, one

Awfully hot and awfully humid—not the best weather conditions for woodworkers, unless they have an air-conditioned space. So it’s time not only to look back, but also to look forward to our cooler times. At our general meeting on the 14th, we featured club members’ information about their favorite finishes. Each person explained how to

Floyd Yoder speaks on clamps and their use in woodworking: “Cee what I mean?” Floyd Yoder gave an informative talk based on his own experiences with clamps, including sharing some of his favorites that he uses in his work everyday.  During an informal question and answer session, the question of removing dried glue on the

It’s the end of July and time to look back. John Slezak did a nice presentation on shop safety at our general meeting.  22 members and 3 guests listened as John spoke of accidents and dangerous levels of noise and pollutants.  There are many devices that will help protect us, and we should make use

Many clubs in Florida take time off in the summer, when the snowbirds have left for the north and many locals are taking vacations out of state. We continue to meet and enjoy ourselves; we just have fewer members than usual at our meetings. Only 24 members and one guest, Jeff Unthanic, came in June.

  Terry Bair lent his experienced hand to the gavel, as both Susan and Larry were out of town.  John Slezak presented us with his views on shop safety for the workshop by presenting a series of items available from Woodcraft and elsewhere.  In addition, his main message was to be aware of yourself and

While we await Denny’s recovery, Harold has graciously accepted the responsibility for the June wood turner’s meet.  Harold reduced his woodworking equipment, and currently works on a Shopsmith.  Thank you Harold for hosting the meet. Click on the map below: View Larger Map