Author: Mike Koster

RECAP OF DWC MEETING NOV 10, 2025

INTRO: Gene H; Safety exits reviewed, Defib unit upstairs._ We will try to have a hands on lesson about using the defib unit at a future meeting

ANNOUNCEMENTS:

1. DWC Lotto group is waiting to win the big one soon! $85 from the last set of players is being held until the next big 50M jackpot comes up. Contact is paulkidson433@gmail.com
2. COURSES: FLATWORK 101 Set for saturdays Nov 22 and 29! QUIET SHOP those dates – shop reserved for the course!
3. 2by4 CHALLENGE is being considered again this year…we NEED participants,,,sign up sheet will be sent around, Showing and Judging of handiwork would be in late Jan or Feb. Stay tuned!
4. 50-50 draws took place…WINNERS Gene H and Rick K were the lucky winners. You can’t win it if you’re not in it! Get in by emailing treasurer@durhamwoodworkingclub.com before Friday Nov 21st   The first draw for the new group will be Monday November 24th.   $30 – name entered once on the wheel, $50 – name entered 3 times on the wheel
5. CUB-CARS: should we do that again within the club? Build own and compete? It was fun last year.       Cub packs have been contacted about working with us again – some requests are in for Feb – March dates. Stay Tuned.
6. DWC SWAP-Night is set for Monday Nov 24th upstairs at the club. Bring in anything remotely connected to woodworking that you might want to trade, sell, or give away. Further details upcoming. Email doug.ricketts@hotmail.com if you want your goods to be ‘advertised’ in advance.
7. Our Annual General Meeting will occur in the coming months – stay tuned for details
8. Reminder for members to renew their memberships $80 before December 31st.   If they want to be included in an early bird draw for a free membership in 2026 they must have their renewal paid by Nov 30th. Money can be sent by etransfer to Terry H at treasurer@durhamwoodworkingclub.com, (you must indicate in notes what the money is for -ie – 50/50 or membership renewal or both) or by cash at a meeting,  or paid by Visa on the clubs website but that adds an additional fee.

SHOW AND TELL:

1. Aaron A – Jointer Plane from Lee Valley, a ‘second’ with a minor cosmetic blemish, and a low angle jack plane. Aaron did a demo on using these planes at the end of the meeting!
2. Watne P – Entertainment unit drawer made using a box joint jig. Ansd a box, rabbeted bottom inset lid. Half inch poplar from Peacock, MDF lid, teak oil finish.
3. Don Mc – 45 days till Christmas. Don again is offering to send any member pdf patterns of ornaments with custom names in them… you print it then glue it on wood and scroll it! PLEASE see Don’s attached file with all patterns available. Thanks Don!
4. Tom M – wood sculpture pieces available from Tom
5. John K – Use of scrap wood… soap dish routed, tea light holder, zebrawood box.
6. Kent – memory box with no glue or fasteners, just friction fit, box joints and mortise and tenon
7. Gene – various boxes shown in prep for next weeks Nov 17th group box build night

PRESENTATION:

Gene H – Promo talk on upcoming DWC Box Build Night

1. BOX BUILDING NIGHTS –IDEA – Promote safe work skills and help woodworkers share and build skills, learn techniques and consider designs. Members present on a box build nights will do group builds in the shop… members can bring in palm sander, paper, clamps. Various box types will be constructed at different work stations. Wood donations for these ongoing DWC community projects can be directed to Gene at communityrelations@durhamwoodworkingclub.com

SEE YOU NEXT MONDAY AT OUR DWC BOX BUILD NIGHT!!!

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ANNOUNCEMENTS:

1. DWC Lotto group IS SET with 16 participants. Draws start Nov 4th!!  Paul Kidson
2. COURSES:     FLATWORK 101 is now FULL, with Noel, Paul, Dale, Wayne. Set for Nov 22 and 29QUIET SHOP those dates – shop reserved for the course!
3. WEDNESDAY nights are ‘Turning with Chris’ nights, 6-9 pm. QUIET Shop reserved. Chris to confirm when these nights begin…
4. 50-50 draws took place…WINNERS were Steve H, Kade B and Noel G. Congrats you lucky rats!
5. treasurer@durhamwoodworkingclub.com  )Terry Haight) is who you email to get into the weekly club 50-50 draws. The current round ends on Nov 17th. Collection to be entered into the next draw is now ongoing and money must be paid by Friday Nov 21   The first draw for the new group will be Monday November 24th.  

                 $30 – name entered once on the wheel,   $50 – name entered 3 times on the wheel

The collected money will be divided in half with half going to the club and the other half divided by 15 for draws over the next 15 weeks.  

1. 6.  Membership renewal  (Terry Haight)

Reminder for members to renew their memberships $80 before December 31st.   If they want to be included in an early bird draw for a free membership in 2026 they must have their renewal paid by December 1st.

Money can be sent by etransfer to treasurer@durhamwoodworkingclub.com, (you must indicate in notes what the money is for -ie – 50/50 or membership renewal or both) or by cash to Terry at a meeting,  or paid by Visa on the clubs website but that adds an additional fee.

7.  The FANTASTIC DWC SWAP NIGHT is coming soon…  Nov. 24^th  right after our usual ‘show and tell’, in the upper room at the club.   Bring your unwanted un-needed, extra stuff… to sell, trade, give away, Bring cash to buy some great deals!   What can you bring in ??  ANYTHING REMOTELY CONNECTED to Woodworking – Wood, Tools, Fasteners, Glue, Finishes, kits, jigs, hardware, projects…   and don’t forget that “One woodworker’s junk is another woodworker’s treasure!”  

RECAP OF DWC MEETING NOV 3, 2025

INTRO: Gene H; Safety exits reviewed, Defib unit upstairs.

SHOW AND TELL:

1. Gene H.     Wooden painted pigs on a stick for the ‘hog-line’ in Lawn Bowling
2. Gord T.    Elm wood from Parkwood Estate, various grits large sheets sandpaper, free to anyone
3. Tom M.      Unique shaped firewood pieces, free to a good home!
4. Doug R.    Various Christmas ornaments, table saw and bandsaw snowflakes, turned ornaments, links to youtube videos on how to: Wooden Snowflakes on a Table Saw , Wood Turning Inside Out Christmas Ornament
5. Annie F.     Halloween lantern with scroll work, interchangeable inserts for diff holidays.
6. Dale C.      Update on this years pumpkin carving… see on facebook DWC or Dale Coolidge
7. Gene H.    Pics from recent European trip – Bucharest, Danube,…

PRESENTATION:

1. Business Trip to Mauritania, pictures and interesting info from Aaron A.     Tasiast Gold Mine, Kinross Gold Corp.
2. BOX BUILDING NIGHTS – with Gene H and Aaron A…IDEA – Promote safe work work skills and help newer woodworkers build skills, learn techniques and consider designs.A team will demo a box build, then the members present on a given night will do group builds in the shop… this may become a regular meeting feature – third Monday of each month?!! Efforts will be made to find wood for this, memory boxes will be made to be donated to local hospitals for families who have lost a loved one. Team leaders will be needed for each month. Gene and Kent will lead the first such event on Monday Nov 17th, Paul K and Doug R will lead the next such event, likely in January. Other members are encouraged to step forward!! Maybe some lathe-loving ww’rs could work on wig stands on those same nights??!

SEE YOU AT our NEXT MEETING, MONDAY NOV 10^th in the shop!

RECAP OF DWC MEETING OCT 27 2025

INTRO: Kade B; Safety exits reviewed, new members welcomed

GALLERY: Don; scrolled and painted butterflies for his ‘ugly fence’!

Dan: various turned bottle ‘Caps’ for covering an open bottle

Tom: Cherry and maple kitchen board and wine bottle coaster, and a ‘bug hotel’ for a grandson.

Matt: Halloween prop “portal gun”, and a grooved pasta gnocchi board.

Gabby: a bathroom vanity organizer crafted large toothbrush.

YOU really should be here to see these interesting Gallery items from DWC members!

DEMO: Dale: presentation on Pumpkin Carving!!! IF YOU are on Facebook you should search Dale Coolidge to see some absolutely awesome pumpkin creations!!!

Dale has completed 639 pumpkin patterns over the years, at about 3 to 5 hours per. This year he is carving 9 unique pumpkins. Uses cut-thru and ‘relief carving’ techniques. Uses pattern marking wheels and carbon paper. (leather stitching wheels or tracing wheels at lee valley or amazon…) uses a wide variety of carving tools and cutters, some home-made. DALE lives at 16 Pinedale crescent in Oshawa if you want to go see this years handiwork on halloween or a couple days following…

ANNOUNCEMENTS:

1. DWC Lotto group deadline has been extended to Saturday, Nov. 1st. Get your $30 etransfer in to treasurer@durhamwoodworkingclub.com.
2. COURSES: Turning 101 with Kade likely to be in November, with Chris may be in December. Contact Kade or Chris by phone or email (ATTACHED DWC master contact list)FLATWORK 101 with Noel, Paul, Dale, Wayne. Set for Nov 22 and 29, full. QUIET SHOP those dates – reserved for the course!
3. WEDNESDAY nights are ‘Turning with Chris’ nights, 6-9 pm. QUIET Shop reserved. Chris to confirm when these nights begin…
4. Scolling 101course with Don set for Wednesday Nov. 12, 6 to 8/9.
5. Sharpening: need for a learning session, Kade may do one, Dale may also… to be confirmed (DID YOU HEAR ABOUT THOSE PUMPKINS!!)
6. Travels in England and Scotland with Kade: review of a 3 week tour featuring turning demos and classes by Kade
7. ATTACHED you will find our DWC master contact file: Please CHECK your info and let Doug know if there is any error!! Use this master file to be able to connect with your fellow club members.

Happy Halloween, and LETS GO BLUE JAYS!!!!!

GALLERY:  Noel – bowl;  Bernie – Framed old English carving; Dale – restored no. 3 Stanley plane, Chris – various laser carvings framed;  Doug – ice cream scoop, paddle 

4 NEW MEMBERS INTRODUCED THEMSELVES—–FANTASTIC.  WELCOME TO DWC

ANNOUNCEMENTS:

1. LOTTO GROUP – won $86 over summer, was re-invested in tickets.  $30 is needed from you if you want to be in the Lotto group, that would cover tickets into January…  that 30 is due to treasurer@durhamwoodworkingclub.com no later than Oct 25th.  our next draw will be Oct 28th.
2. FLATWORK 101 course has ONE Opening left!!!  Course runs on NOV 22 and 29.  Contact Paul Kidson paulkidson433@gmail.com  or Noel Green  noel.green@bell.net   to enroll in this fantastic course which introduces you to safe use of all the shop’s machines, except the lathes.
3. SHOP Clean-up  OCT 25 10 a.m.  Many hands make light work!!   THE NOVEMBER 22 date will have to change because the Flatwork 101 group is in the shop that day!
4. Social nights at our regular meetings, on the first Monday of each month.  Club supplies coffee/water?  members bring treats to share.
5. DWC club clothing … is there a desire to purchase DWC caps or shirts again like we did a few years ago?… We would need a volunteer to coordinate this.
6. SWAP NIGHT… last year’s Swap Night was a solid success!  Should we do it again in the coming weeks/months??  Members bring in extra woodworking supplies, equipment, whatever to sell trade or give away…  A show of hands indicated strong support for doing this again!!
7. LIBRARY  is open for members to use.  Cupboards along the end wall past the table saw.  Take a look, Borrow a book, just sign it out in the binder on the ledge there.  on-line catalog at librarything.com   username dwc235   password woodwork

PROCEDURES:

1. VOLUNTEERS are the Lifeblood of DWC!!  EVERYONE should try to volunteer in some capacity through the year…  More Details Below.
2. SAFETY:  YOUR responsibility in a shop.  PROTECT your eyes, ears, lungs, body!  Use that Brain…work smart, ask for help/guidance when needed!!
3. EDUCATION   our ‘101’ courses are so very valuable.  Turning 101 (contact Chris L or Kade B),  Flatwork 101 (contact Paul K or Noel G), Scrollsaw 101 and 102  (contact Don McFarland   donmcfarland6@gmail.com   Don has tentative dates planned: Nov 12 and 19.
4. SHOP DUTIES:   RED-TAG (found on/near the sign in table) to be put on a machine when it needs maintenance or repair attention, and leave note indicating the issue, and UNPLUG the machine.  also email the details to repairdwc1987@gmail.com  We all share responsibility for things operating safely and well in the shop.
5. DUST COLLECTORS – EMPTY whenever it gets half full (into garbage bags found by the garbage cans near the chop saw),ONLY wood dust and shavings.  Put these bags then into the outside grey metal bins by the entry door at edge of parking lot (KEY for bins is on hook/nail by the sign in book in shop).  Put key back.  Call or Text to NOVAS ARK at 905 706 1009 to tell them when the bins are full of shavings bags or nearly full
6. SCRAP BINS – put only your 12 inch or less scraps of wood into the scrap bin.  Larger than that YOU take it home or cut it up… 
7. MACHINES – GUARDS should be IN PLACE, if you remove a guard for some reason…PUT it back on…   DUST collection – use it, be sure to open appropriate gates!
8. SANDERS… these can get damaged/clogged by improper use or by NOT CLEANING… USE the CREPE block to clean the sanding surface when done your work
9. EQUIPMENT INSTRUCTION:   Special instruction is required before you use the Drum Sander, the Router Table, and Lathes (if you are not experienced and comfortable with) .   IF you are not CONFIDENT and INFORMED about proper and safe use of ANY machine then DO NOT use it!!  ASK for help/advice  (Email or Phone)   Router table lift system has been getting clogged, use the brush to clean the threads.
10. COMMUNITY Projects:  these are very important to our club and to the community at large… Get Involved!   Pens 4 Peacekeepers, Wig Stands 4 Cancer patients, Memory Boxes, Kub Kars, Back Door Mission.  others

VOLUNTEERING at DWC:  Where can you help out…

Meeting set-up and take down

Social Night set-up and cleanup

Maintenance team – learn how and help out with machine repair and maintenance

New Member Orientations

Executive Team

Community Service project coordinators 

101 Course Instructing, shadow, learn, instruct…

Shop Clean-up days

Library maintenance 

Club Clothing 

And more….