Author: Brian Hicks

Announcements

Safety: fire exits and defibrillator were pointed out!

www.worldwidewoodturners.org is a free forum, with a free link to a spinning top demo, among other things. MEETINGS online Wednesdays at 7:00 pm.

Hamilton Woodworking Show is coming up, Oct 20-22, carving, turning, vendors, etc. https://woodshows.com/

SHOP CLEANUP will happen Saturday Oct 28 at 10:00 a.m., many hands make light work! Hope to see you there… usually done in less than 2 hrs.

Members are encouraged to contact others who maybe haven’t attended many meetings recently, to encourage them to come out to a Monday night meeting!

If you would consider ride-sharing with another member, let Doug R know, and he will try to coordinate for other members…

Mike Beaton is looking for a volunteer to spend an hour or two looking over the clubs books, before the AGM.

ELECTION coming at AGM on December 11th, will need new VP, Treasurer, Secretary, Community Relations director. Please do consider taking a turn helping out.

We also need a volunteer to run the election process, script and support provided!

SHOP HOURS Mon – Fri 9:00 to 8:00, SAT 9:00 to 3:00

Wednesday night turning nights resumed October Oct 4, 6:00 pm every Wednesday, with Chris Lepine…TURNING ONLY those nights!

Annual membership dues ($80) are due by Jan 1^st. If you pay by Dec 11th, you are entered into an early bird draw and may win back your $80.

If you are in the Lottery Group (contact Paul Kidson) and if you want to play specific numbers, you must email Paul by this Friday about having your lucky numbers used to win the millions…

PARKING in church lot can be tricky! Best luck if you arrive before 9:00 a.m., or after 3:00.

Ongoing Education

WOODTURNING 101 COURSE is running Oct 12, 19, 26th. SHOP CLOSED TO ALL OTHERS THOSE DAYS! Kade will contact those registered. Contact him to be on the list for future courses (January?)

TURNING 101 with Chris L is running Wednesdays started Oct 4, for 8 weeks, 6-9pm.

SCROLLSAWING 101 – contact Don Mcfarland

Community Activities

BackDoorMission FOOD and CLOTHING DRIVE continues weekly. Men’s and women’s clothing and toiletries needed, also sleeping bags. Food

Wig stands for cancer patients is ongoing -we still have wood available in the shop. Take your turn to do a good turn!

PENS for PEACEKEEPERS starting up again, Chad has pen kits to sign out. Military people want slim pens to fit in their uniform. This program is very appreciated by those in uniform – please get involved!

CUBCARS will likely start up again this year – stay tuned for details!!

Presentation

WHAT WOOD WOULD YOU SAY THIS IS?? Paul Kidson

Coniferous vs Deciduous; seasonal variation, different environments; Tree identification from a distance, and from up close details; maples, walnut, oaks, pines, cherrys, ash, cedars, elm, mulberry, spruces, firs, (Shape, Leaves, Seeds, Bark, flat vs round needles). Native trees of Ontario, (? cucumber tree – really! It’s a magnolia!?!) rough and milled wood samples to try and identify.

Paul K and Gord T brought in the samples of wood tonight. Gord did identify almost all of the various woods (correctly?!)

Gallery, Show & Tell

Chris L: Mushrooms turned (slightly off centre) from (wet) apple wood, and cherry.

Rick K : Stepstool, cherry with walnut plugs, gnomes burned into top, tung oil

Kade B: turned live edge , captive ring goblets, thin wall birch; spinning tippy-tops (spherical), they flip up onto the stem when spun!

Guy M: small cherry bowl, live edge, mineral oil and wax finish

Gord T: Step stool, cherry and walnut, danish oil

Next Meeting: 2023-10-23 HOPE TO SEE YOU THERE

Announcements

Safety: exits and defibrillator were pointed out!

SPECIAL GUESTS Calvin Perry and Gloria, plus Calvin’s friend Johnny. Great to see you back Calvin!!!

SHOP HOURS Mon – Fri 9:00 to 8:00, SAT 9:00 to 3:00

ELECTION coming at AGM in December, will need new VP, Treasurer, Community Relations director. Please do consider taking a turn helping out.

We also need a volunteer to run the election process, script and support provided!

Hamilton Woodworking Show is coming up, Oct 20-22, carving, turning, vendors, etc. https://woodshows.com/

Tools Of The Trade show at Pickering Rec Centre, Oct 15^th https://ontarioantiquetools.com/

PARKING in church lot can be tricky! Best luck if you arrive before 9:00 a.m., or after 3:00.

Annual membership dues are due by Jan 1^st. If you pay by Dec 1, you are entered into an early bird draw and may win back your $80.

A new 15” (helical head carbide cutters) planer is being ordered, with necessary electrical upgrades and dust collection in the shop.

SHOP CLEANUP will happen Saturday Oct 28 at 10:00 a.m., many hands make light work! Hope to see you there… usually done in less than 2 hrs.

NO meeting on Thanksgiving Monday, Oct 9th

RICK’s PICKS Lotto Group has a new coordinator!! Paul Kidson!! Please contact Paul and pay by Oct 13 at noon for the draws beginning Oct 16^th. You can tell Paul the numbers you want him to use, or else he will pick them. You can pay by credit card through the website, or by e-transfer to our treasurer. $20 for 20 weeks.

Ongoing Education

POWERTOOL Flatwork COURSE ran successfully Sept 23 and 29^th. Thanks to instructors and participants!

WOODTURNING 101 COURSE will run Oct 12, 19, 26th. SHOP CLOSED TO ALL OTHERS THOSE DAYS! Kade will contact those registered. Contact him to be on the list for future courses (January?)

TURNING 101 with Chris L starts this Wednesday, Oct 4, for 8 weeks, 6-9pm. Contact Chris L.

SCROLLSAWING 101 – contact Don Mcfarland

Wednesday night turning nights resume October Oct 4, 6:00 pm every Wednesday, with Chris Lepine…TURNING ONLY those nights!

Community Activities

BackDoorMission FOOD and CLOTHING DRIVE continues weekly. Men’s and women’s clothing and toiletries needed, also sleeping bags. Food

Wig standsfor cancer patients is ongoing -we still have wood available in the shop. Take your turn to do a good turn!

PENS for PEACEKEEPERS starting up again, Chad has pen kits to sign out. Military people want slim pens to fit in their uniform. This program is very appreciated by those in uniform – please get involved!

CUBCARS will likely start up again this year – stay tuned for details!!

Presentations

TIPS and JIGS: Kade B: Jigs for cutting round stock on bandsaw, spatula/bbq scraper jig, knife sharpening jig. Do NOT wear a glove when working with saws, lathe etc as it could get caught and add to the injury.

Chris L: Juice groove jig for routing on a cutting board, adjustable to various sizes and depths; sharpens router bits to avoid burning the workpiece.

Mike K: a filter sock for a pool filter works great as a filter on your shop vac and much cheaper!

Don McF: sorter for various grits of 2” sanding discs; stacking thin stock for scrolling cuts, use of 3M quality tape, Don uses ‘KJP Select Hardwoods’ from Ottawa for quality baltic birch plywoods, and other woods: https://kjpselecthardwoods.com/

Chad S: BBQ scraper angle cutting jig, cheese board hole drilling jig; circle cutting jig in shop; juice groove routing jig plans.

Gallery, Show & Tell

Kade B: Christmas ornament walnut and ash, elastic clamp; aluminum arrow shaft with deer antler hook end and handle end for searching through low plants (poison ivy etc!!) to find arrows; turning magazine ‘Revolutions’ from UK where Kade will be a guest presenter next year.

Peter L: 3 segmented bowls using maple, tulipia, veneers, yellow heart, polymer clay baked in, hole saw jig. Also 3 wig stands with some segmented sections and polymer clay.

Next Meeting: 2023-10-16

Announcements

Ermina, a PhD student at Ontario Tech, gave a brief presentation about a research project on active aging that she is involved in. It requires persons age 65 and up to take a walk around their neighbourhood with a researcher. You may receive a $100 gift card for participating!

SHOP HOURS Mon – Fri 9:00 to 8:00, SAT 9:00 to 3:00

ELECTION coming at AGM in December, will need new VP, Treasurer, Community Relations director. Please do consider taking a turn helping out.

Good of the club 50-50 draw: This year there will be two draw periods, each for a 15 week period. 

Cost to participate is $30.00 for one weekly ticket OR three tickets for $50.00 

Payment of $30/$50 can be e-transfered or cash or cheque, or Payment of $31.50/$52.00 credit card payment on club website   

The draw will take place at the end of the weekly Monday meetings. 

Each person who enters has their name put into the drum based on the number of tickets bought. 

One name is drawn weekly.  

You do not have to be present during the meeting to win. 

Winners’ names will be returned to the drum for the next draw.  

First Draw: October 2/23 to January 29/24. No draw December 18, 25 or Jan. 1. 

Payment: must be made by noon Sept 29^th /23 

Second Draw: February 19/23 to May 27/24 

Payment: must be made by noon February 16/24. 

RICK’s PICKS Lotto Group has a new coordinator!! Paul Kidson!! Please contact Paul and pay by Oct 13 at noon for the draws beginning Oct 16^th. You can tell Paul the numbers you want him to use, or else he will pick them. You can pay by credit card through the website, or by e-transfer to our treasurer.

Next week’s, OCT 2, meeting will be ‘tips and jigs’ so bring in your great tips… It is also our monthly social, water tea and coffee provided, members bring along a few snacks! NO MEETING on thanksgiving Monday, Oct 9^th.

Ongoing Education

POWERTOOL Flatwork COURSE running Sept 23 and 29^th. SHOP CLOSED for this course to run on Friday, Sept 29.

WOODTURNING 101 COURSE will run Oct 12, 19, 26th. Kade will contact those registered. Contact him to be on the list for future courses.

SCROLLSAWING 101 – contact Don Mcfarland.

Wednesday night turning nights will resume October Oct 4^th, with Chris Lepine

Community Activities

Chad Shaw – the BackDoorMission FOOD and CLOTHING DRIVE will continue weekly. Men’s and women’s clothing and toiletries needed, also sleeping bags.

Wig stands for cancer patients is ongoing -we still have wood available in the shop. Take your turn to do a good turn!

PENS for PEACEKEEPERS starting up again, Chad has pen kits to sign out. Military people want slim pens to fit in their uniform. This program is very appreciated by those in uniform – please get involved!

Presentations

Dale Coolidge presented on Restoring Hand Planes: a no. 4 bailey, a Miller Falls no. 9. key points included bathing metals in vinegar and salt, rinsing, bathing in water and baking soda, drying with cloth and hair dryer; re-finishing wooden handles, black rustoleum paint for some parts of metal, flattening the sole, polishing with brass wire wheel; using kerosene to prevent rust and seal the metal.

Gallery, Show & Tell

Steve H showed two intricate scroll sawn bowls, cut out of one piece of poplar.

Don McF showed his embroidered DWC sweatshirt. Don also showed some scrolled puzzles with names, cats, and several maple leaf pens that were from Mack Cameron, being donated to Pens For Peacekeepers.

Dan A showed several turned pop can covers, cherry, walnut, maple; also two cheese slicers of ash and maple.

Noel G showed some turned pin cushions, maple and cherry.

Doug R showed a carved bowl from oak, with walnut feet.

Kade B showed a fly switch, turned by a student of his in the U.S., made of buckthorn and horse hair.

Next Meeting: 2023-10-02

Announcements

ONTARIO PHILHARMONIC ORCHESTRA has been operating in Durham for 67 years, is a charity, is holding a ‘Mayors Fundraising Gala’ on October 18^th and looking for donations of items for their silent auction…get creative and donate items to this amazing group! Thanks to Laura Vaillancourt for speaking to us. Donations can be brought to Doug Wilson Men’s Wear on Simcoe St downtown, or by contacting Paul Kidson or Kade B.

SHOP HOURS Mon – Fri 9:00 to 6:00, SAT 9:00 to 3:00

ELECTION coming at AGM in December, will need new VP, Treasurer, Community Relations director. Please do consider taking a turn helping out.

Good of the club 50-50 draw: a schedule is being developed and will be announced. E-transfer or cash at meetings.

RICK’s PICKS Lotto Group needs a volunteer to run this program or else it will end! If you are interested in seeing the Lottery group continue please contact the executive for details!!

Ongoing Education

POWERTOOL Flatwork COURSE will run Sept 23 and 29^th. Contact Paul Kidson

WOODTURNING 101 COURSE will start in middle/late October. Contact Kade

SCROLLSAWING 101 – contact Don Mcfarland donmcfarland6@gmail.com

Wednesday night turning nights will resume likely late October.

Community Activities

Chad Shaw – the BackDoorMission FOOD and CLOTHING DRIVE will continue weekly. Mens and womens clothing and toiletries needed, also sleeping bags.

Wig standsfor cancer patients is ongoing -we still have wood available in the shop. Take your turn to do a good turn!

PENS for PEACEKEEPERS starting up again, Chad has pen kits to sign out. Military people want slim pens to fit in their uniform. This program is very appreciated by those in uniform – please get involved!

Tom Loftus: Woodworking for Seniors program, was started by Tom, Don Gaudet, Bob Kitchen. Looking for DWC volunteers to continue the program, 2-3 hours a week. Contact Tom Loftus or Misty Mazza for details.

Presentations

Kade did a detailed presentation from his home shop on TURNING CHRISTMAS ORNAMENTS. Safety and techniques were shown, use of pen mandrel, globes, finials, careful use of rough gouge and skew, safe sanding, parting tool, staining, spigot jaws, coves and beads, drilling and gluing, hi-tech clamping,…to some wonderful finished products

Gallery, Show & Tell

Guy May showed a variety of turnings, bowls, lidded box, from a variety of woods- cherry, poplar, oak

Discussion about various methods of drying wet wood.

Next Meeting: MONDAY, Sept 25

Announcements

Welcome back!

Scrap wood bins in the shop are full – free firewood for you! Please take some.

Bernie Visser – donated two rolls of sandpaper, 50 and 150 grit

NEW SHOP HOURS Mon – Fri 9:00 to 6:00, SAT 9:00 to 3:00

Executive is looking at purchasing a new King planer, 15 inch, with helical carbide cutterhead.

Worldwidewoodturners.org

Is a free woodturning zoom club some American colleagues and I started at the beginning of Covid. We meet Wednesday evenings from 7pm to 9pm EST. Free woodturning information and demonstrations. 

Woodturning Interactive is a woodturning Facebook page some UK colleagues and I started. We offer free woodturning advice 2^nd and 4^th Saturday via Zoom from 9-11am EST. Join the group to get access to the content and Zoom links. https://www.facebook.com/groups/woodturnersretreat/?ref=share_group_link

BYLAW change: driving costs for approved course instructors to NOT include drivivng to shop for the course. Daily honorarium paid to instructors increased to $70 per 6+ hr day. 2 instructors on exec did not vote.

ELECTION coming at AGM in December, will need new VP, Treasurer, Community Relations director. Please do consider taking a turn helping out.

Don Gaudet has had a stroke, now living in Peterborough.

Calvin Perry is at home, continuing physio in his recovery. Enjoys chatting with DWC members.

Good of the club 50-50 draw, and Ricks Picks Lotto group: a schedule is being developed and will be announced. E-transfer or cash at meetings.

Ongoing Education

POWERTOOL Flatwork COURSE will run Sept 23 and 29^th. Contact Paul Kidson

WOODTURNING 101 COURSE will start in middle/late October. Contact Kade

SCROLLSAWING 101 – contact Don Mcfarland

Wednesday night turning nights will resume likely late October.

Community Activities

Chad Shaw – the BackDoorMission FOOD and CLOTHING DRIVE will continue weekly. Mens and womens clothing and toiletries needed, also sleeping bags.

Wig stands for cancer patients is ongoing -we still have wood available in the shop.

PENS for PEACEKEEPERS starting up again, Chad has pen kits to sign out, Dale Coolidge has wood blanks available. Military people want slim pens to fit in their uniform. This program is very appreciated by those in uniform – please get involved!

Tom Loftus: Woodworking for Seniors program, was started by Tom, Don Gaudet, Bob Kitchen. Looking for DWC volunteers to continue the program, 2-3 hours a week. Contact Tom Loftus for details. TOM LOFTUS or contact Misty Mazza

Gallery, Show & Tell

Kade B: Red maple bowl; box with brass finial; small box with off-axis finial; roasted ash, cherry, maple and osage orange spinning top; Christmas ornaments.

Noel Green: 2 bowls, one cottonwood, one maple.

Rick Kelly: carved harlequin duck, tupelo wood

Neil Fickling: 2 wig stands, catalpa wood

Next Meeting: MONDAY, Sept 18

It was a great meeting, Monday May 15^th, 2023.  The 2×4 Challenge was very well received. Thank you to all the participants, the work was beautiful and very well made. We had 4 entries in each category.

Peoples choice award:  Wayne Schroder for the SPF 2×4 Christmas Tree.

Golden Stud Award:   Kade Bolger for his SPF Thin Walled Victorian Lidded Bowl with a Finial.

Non turned; 

1^st:    Wayne Schroder for his SPF Christmas tree.

2^nd:   Guy May for his Pine Car Hauler and Display Shelf

3^rd:   Don McFarland for his SPF Gnome Birdhouse on a swing

Turned;

1^st:    Kade Bolger for his SPF Thin Walled Victorian Lidded Bowl with a Finial.

2^nd:   Wayne Schroder for his SPF Biplane

3^rd:   Neil Fickling for his SPF Wig Stand

Our Judges were; 

Colleen Samila, the WGO Past President who Judged  the Turning Category

Glenn, the owner of Peacock Lumber who judged the Non Turning Category

They both judged the Golden Stud Award.

Congratulations to all!

The prizes were donated by Woodchuckers, William Wood Write and Peacock Lumber.  We had 19 door/raffle prizes that were raffled off to the Membership.

50/50 Winners:

Dan Alexander

Mike Kellar

This weekend is Victoria Day Long Weekend, so there will not be a meeting Monday May 22^nd, 2023.  Have a safe and enjoyable long weekend!

Our next meeting will be May 29^th, 2023.  This is our last meeting before our summer break.  See you there.

Announcements

Safety first- fire exits and defibrillators were pointed out as usual.

Shop Cleanup on Sat May 6^th 9:00 to 11:00, need about ten members.

Doors Open 10 a.m. To 4 p.m. Contact Chad Shaw to help out.

Next week – Hand Planes with Bernie Visser, structure and adjustments, uses

Lottery won!!! (3 free plays)

Ongoing Education

Turning 101 is up and running currently. Contact Kade if you want in on one of the future courses.

Scrolling 101 with Don McFarland. Contact Don

Flatwork 101 sessions likely to run twice this spring/summer – PLEASE email Paul Kidson even if you asked to be on the list a couple years ago!!

Community Activities

Chad Shaw – the BackDoorMission FOOD DRIVE will continue weekly

Presentations

FINISHING and Finishes, with Mr, Shiny himself – Kade Bolger!!

Top-coat vs Penetrating finishes. Durability of various finishes. Quick and Easy vs Longlasting. Some oils and waxes need to be continually replenished..!

Lacquers are fast drying top-coats, but lots of VOCs, smell, dangers. Easy to repair. Shellac is a topcoat build-up finish, easy to repair.

Polyurethanes and varathanes are plastic type top coat finishes. Very durable and water resistant. Can be thinned with varsol, mineral spirits, acetone, but acetone will eat away finishes, very tricky. BE Careful of vapours! Use good ventilation always.

Water based finishes can be thinned with distilled water (not tap water).

Water based finishes might raise the grain a bit and need fine sanding between coats. Oil based finishes tend to penetrate deeper into the wood.

Most oil finishes have an ambering effect.

APPLYING the finish: can wipe on some oils with blue shop towels that wont tear and leave micro shreds like paper towels can. Dip and wipe from wet to dry to cover the piece, overlapping strokes, avoiding excess dripping/pooling at the ends. Wipe off any remaining oil after 15-20 minutes. Softwoods and some softer hardwoods will absorb finish faster. Always work in the direction of the grain as far as possible. For finishing turned work, use interwoven cotton (t-shirt), gun-cleaning cloth is good to use (amazon). Apply, wipe off excess after 15-20 min, wait few hrs or longer depending on humidity, smell.

Can apply oil based over oil-based, wax can only be your final top coat.

Oily woods can take longer for a finish to cure fully. Wiping the oily wood with a varsol/etc may help, before applying finish.

Can do both dry and wet sanding, some use automotive sandpaper, torn not scissor cut to avoid aggressive edges. Can use the oil finish or water to wet-sand.

Soft sanding between coats results in better finish adhesion.

Can buff using ‘micro-mesh’ 1500 to 12000 grits, with water, as an alternative to other buffing methods. Wipe off any excess water/grit between grits.

Always dispose of oily rags in water. Saturate with water and store in a ziploc, keep in freezer! Oily rags can combust spontaneously!

Gallery, Show & Tell

Gord T. Oak basket with brass nails.

Neil F. Oak maple ash cherry ‘Quilt Bowl’

Noel G. Maple or Locust bowl, Maple and Walnut bowl from some cracked wood, and a cored out inner bowl!!

Kade B. Ash bowl, maple crotch bowl, live edge honey locust bowl, footed olive ash box with finial.,

Doug R. Fish and fishing rod from oak and pine, with magnets

Next Meeting: 2023-05-08

Announcements

Shop clean-up May 6 @ 9:30 am Looking for volunteers

2×4 Challenge is May 14

Ongoing Education

TURNING 101 with Chris L has started, so has Kade’s Turning 101.

For September classes see Chris or Kade.

Doug’s Spring Paddle Making seminar is full. There may be another in the fall.

Woodworking 101  is being taught By Wayne, Noel and Paul Kidson

Contact Paul to register

Don McFarland Scroll Saw course. See Don to register

Community Activities

Chad Shaw – the BackDoorMission FOOD DRIVE will continue weekly

WIG STANDS program continues, wood is available in the shop!

Presentations

Scroll Sawn Baskets with Don McFarland

displayed and discussed some of the baskets (bowls) he has made on his scroll saw including- stacked bowls, Twisted Basket, Romanian Baskets

Had a draw for a couple baskets he made filled with chocolate.

Gallery, Show & Tell

Kade– Boston Cream donut. Cherry with paint

Captive ring goblets – Eastern Red Cedar with ash ring

Wild grape vine goblet

Yellow Birch goblet

Pinwheel Bowl

Guy May -Bread Boards

Walnut , cherry maple  

material cost worked out to approx $9 per board.

Paduk Bowl

Dan Alexander

Garden Dibbers.Oak for seeds and bulbs

Cell pack dibber maple. Great for planting flowers

Chris Lapine

Sign – Eastern Red Cedar 

CNC by Al Lanteigne and Andy did the set-up

Gabby Boileau

Wood burning on stool

Kade also showed his Traditional Wood Bow for hunting.

Made in Germany, Cocobolo, Walnut, maple, olive, Black Fiberglass and Ebony

Next Meeting: 2023-05-01

 

Announcements

Fire exits and defbrillator location were reviewed. Badge check!

Mike B. – Financial Report: Income Statement and Balance Sheet were reviewed in detail for the quarter ending March 31 2023. $19 683 in bank.

Special Interest Groups – we have had NO insurance in the past while working with any outside groups…we are now going to make such people join the DWC as ‘provisional members’ for a day so that they can ‘belong’ and thereby meet insurance requirements. (bylaw changes and const. changes will be reviewed in near future).

SHOP IS OPEN. Use, Clean up. Wednesday turning only nights 6 till 8 start this week!! Chris Lapine present.

PLEASE take care of the tools! Let us know if something goes wrong. ‘RED Tag’ any damaged or malfunctioning tools, and contact the exec so the maintenance team can be informed about the issue!!

CALVIN is progressing on floor C5. Visitors appreciated.

Chad Shaw standing in as community relations director while Calvin is away.

We will ask to get an updated membership list distributed soon.

We may attempt to get the news reporter back to cover us being re-opened.

Shop cleanup likely to be restarted next month, starting Saturday, May 6^th at ten a.m. Exec may set a schedule for pre-arranged monthly cleanups!

Free walnut and vine-wood from Gord T.

Ongoing Education

See Chris about turning 101 course.

Kade will do a turning 101 course 3 Thursdays Apr 27, May 4, May 18. Kade will be calling people.

Let Kade know if you want Flatwork 101 or scrolling 101 or turning 101.

Assisting instructors are NEEDED!!

Community Activities

Chad Shaw – the BackDoorMission FOOD DRIVE will continue weekly

WIG STANDS ongoing – kits available in shop.

Pens For Peacekeepers will be restarting soon!

Presentations

TIPS and JIGS:

Dale C. – pop-up tent hold down device, wood insert to screw handle into, case made from ABS pipe, filled with sand

Doug R. – jig for truing up pen blank with brass insert, a drill bit set at 90 degrees to sanding disc face, pen blank slides over the drill bit.

Tom M.- a saw shaped push stick with long bed to be on the board, handle up high, good stability. Also a collapsible plywood table for project layout and tool rest area.

Kade B. Plywood and wood strip piece to hold a round/curved log or piece before cutting on the bandsaw. Never cut into endgrain on a chopsaw, only cross-cutting.

Jig using a donut chuck will allow you to turn off the end nib or pointy egg end.

Billiard ball or bowling ball jig for cutting the ball in half (to make a box/bowl.

Guy M. Egg turning. Tape a paper egg shape to lathe bed then use a light to project a shadow to fine-tune your egg shape.

Wayne Peden – oily rags will combust if left bunched up… don’t leave them!! dry them out or soak in water. Storing oily rags in water, outside, is wise. Gord T. – using flat bench pins/dogs to hold work for planing

Mike B. – whistle making, not using a 4 jaw chuck, using a spring loaded centre instead.

French’s mustard bottle will take many different lids for various gluing applications.

2X4 CHALLENGE – any 1.5 by 3.5 inch by 8 feet long. Any type of wood may be used. Get Creative!!! see ideas on the internet. Winners in 2014: John Donkers, Don McFarland, Duncan Vipond, Stacey Thompson, Roy Coe, Mike Lanthier, Denis Lalonde, Roy Coe.

Entries to be submitted on May 15^th 2023.

Prizes from: Peacock Lumber, William Wood-Write, Burlington Exotics, Woodchuckers.

Gallery, Show & Tell

Don McF. – two scrolled gnomes; one Leafs, one Whitby wildcats baseball.

Steve H – scroll saw blades 0.013 inches thick

Next Meeting: 2023-04-24

Announcements

OPEN!!!! SHOP IS NOW OPEN!  regular 9am to 3 pm hours for now, more to come soon.

Calvin still in Oshawa hospital, on C5, – progressing, appreciates the visits.

Code to shop entrance downstairs is 142. the inner shop door will no locker be locked. We may be instituting a scanner fob system to get into the shop and track who uses the shop when.

If you know of any past members you can let them know that the shop is now OPEN, and they may consider re-joining.

Membership cards are available from Brian Hicks.

Discounts are available (5% or 10%) from Peacock, Woodchuckers, Burlington Exotic Wood, Busy Bee, Markham Industrial, NorthDog Wood.

The old men’s bathroom has been completely refurbished!!!  Yahoo!!

SHOP will be CLOSED this Friday and next Monday (Easter), NO meeting Easter Monday.

2X4 Challenge is up and running details sent by Kade this past week., and attached.

Ongoing Education

Watch the DWC website and your emails for sign-ups for courses

Community Activities

Chad Shaw – the BackDoorMission FOOD DRIVE will continue weekly. Thanks for your contributions!

Presentations

CARVING SOAPSTONE (a Canadian perspective) with Mike Beaton

History and development. Bone/tusk carvings. Registered original hand-made art -sticker. Some artists make similar art without claiming to be Inuit or First Nations. Soapstone is a metamorphic talc based rock, various hardnesses. Various files and riffles and saws used. Mike usually sources his stone from Curve Lake reserve (Sandy Cline). Some comes from Quebec, Newfoudland… (Lee Valley also sells some) Mike uses wet sandpaper with piece in water, 300 grit up to 800. Put into the oven heated to 250-300, then rub beeswax into it, buff it. Could use oils instead.

All filed/sawn parts will need to be sanded then waxed and buffed.

There are some fake pieces out there – mass produced! Don’t be fooled. Real art pieces should be signed and dated. Fakes are less expensive and can look convincing.

Gallery, Show & Tell

Dale C. – old rejuvenated maple bowl, shellacked.

Chris L. – jar and wood (curly maple) coffee grinder, tung oil.

Kade B. – hollow form bird mouth live edge bowl, honey locust. Eggs- some coloured, goose egg- tulip poplar, with pedestal. Live edge crabapple bowl.

Steve H.- scroll sawn- 4 leaf clover decorative painted piece, Christmas tree wreath spray varathane, display stand, 2 people embracing.

Mike B. – wooden whistles, Whittling knife kit from Princess Auto.

Next Meeting: 2023, April 17. NO MEETING on Easter Monday