Monday night recap, September 16, 2019

Great meeting last night, there were a number of submissions to the gallery last night, please keep them coming!  

Chris LaPine did a great job regarding overall safety in the shop, the “true confessions” segment was well represented, a number of good comments and experiences were shared with the group.  We’ll post Chris’s presentation on the club web site for those that missed it, we should have the video up on our YouTube channel is a couple of weeks.   Thanks again Chris for taking the time to pull together a great discussion.

Next week, we’ll be following up on the shop safety theme, we’ll be hosting a presentation on dust masks in and for the shop.  Everyone is encouraged to bring in your shop dust mask, we’ll have additional items to present, should be another good discussion.

Woodchuckers are offering a limited time purchase of the Uvex face shield, the current price is $34.95, with all of the tariffs being imposed on China, there will be an anticipated 20% price increase that will be applied in the near future.  If you would like to purchase a face shield at the current price, please reply via email and let me know, the cut off is Thursday noon.

UVEX BY HONEYWELL Bionic Shield (S8500)

Housekeeping

  • Open shop night on Tuesday night with Mike Kellar, 6:00 pm to 8:00 pm.
  • Open turning night with Denis Lalonde and Chris LaPine, 6:00 pm to 8:00 pm.
  • Open shop night on Thursday with Chad Shaw, 3:00 pm to 8:00 pm.
  • Check the club web site for shop items for sale, as well as, paid opportunities.

Monday night recap, September 9, 2019

Welcome back to the 2019/2020 Durham Woodworking Club season!  We held our first club meeting last night, although we had a guest speaker planned, unfortunately due to last minute unforeseen issues, our guest speaker could not attend.  While the guest speaker could not attend, we did have a good meeting to start the season.

We had a tremendous response to the ongoing wig stand program, last night on the gallery table, there were 15 new wig stands to be presented to Hearth Place.  A shout out to Andy Valliere for the amount of wig stands that he has turned and donated, but also to raising the bar with the artistic designs that he has incorporated into his pieces, thank you Andy.  Kade will have more information regarding the wig stand program at the next meeting.

Also, congratulations to Calvin Perry and his team of builders, that produced six new outdoor benches for the “We Grow Food” program.  Calvin secured donated wood for the project, the team designed and built the benches over the summer and have distributed the benches to their new homes in the community.  Congratulation to everyone involved.

For those members that picked up free wood blocks at the end of season (May) from Dale Coolidge, Dale has asked that if you have made something from this wood, could you please take a picture and send it to Dale.  He would like to pass it along to the folks that donated the wood, it may be useful for any future donations.  If you need Dale’s email address, please check the club directory which was sent out in May.

Doors open will take place Saturday September 28th from 10:00 am to 4:00 pm at the Simcoe Street Church.  The club will be open to receive guests, if you would like to volunteer to work in the shop that day, please notify Rick Sullivan or Chad Shaw via email or phone.

An invitation from the Kawartha Woodturning Guild has been forwarded to our club regarding a demonstration by Nick Agar.  The date of the demonstration is Saturday November 17th @ 9:00 am to 4:00 pm, cost is $45 per person which includes lunch.  If you’re interested in attending, please let me know, I’ll add your name to the list, I’ll also post on the club web site.

There are a handful of requests from individuals for paid work, I’ll post the details on the club web site on a separate page.

Housekeeping

  • This Wednesday night, Denis and Chris will be hosting an open turning night from 6:00 pm to 8:00 pm.  If you have any turning related questions or would like help with a project, please feel free to stop by the shop.
  • This Thursday night, Mike will be hosting an open shop night, from 6:00 pm to 8:00 pm, Chad will be in the shop from 3:00 pm to 6:00 pm, for anyone who would like to use the shop in the evening, this is a good opportunity for additional shop time hours.
  • Our next meeting, Chris will be leading a discussion on shop safety.  He’ll be looking for group participation on your experiences in your personal shops around shop safety, as Chris calls it, “True Confessions”, I know that we all have stories to share.

Monday night recap – May 27, 2019

Good meeting last night, although we had technical issues and could not review the video clip, it will be posted on the club web site, it was a really good overview of the miter saw.  We did have a number of good discussions to complete the end of our season, we’re now heading into our summer break, there will not be any new Monday night meetings over the summer until we start back up on Monday September 9th.  The shop will be open during regular shop hours, however a summer schedule will be posted on the club website, please check regularly to confirm that the shop will be open.  As well, the shop will be closed from June 10th to 14th, Wayne Pye and his team will be cleaning and painting the shop to give a fresh new look.

Housekeeping

This will be the last week for the open turning nights for the duration of the summer, please check the club web site for any additional information.  This will also apply to the regular Tuesday and Thursday nights, check the club web site regularly, the shop will be open this Tuesday and Thursday night.

Have a great summer, see you in September

Monday night recap – May 13th, 2019

Fun meeting last night, unfortunately our guest speaker cancelled at the last minute, so we improvised. 

Calvin Perry reviewed the clubs next community project, we’re planning on building six benches for the “We Grow Food” organization.  A couple of their team stopped by the club a few weeks ago to review their program, it was very interesting and touching to see the work that this organization does within our community.  Leo Has has volunteered to donate some lumber, Calvin has asked the membership for donations of wood, please contact Calvin directly for additional information.
As well, Tom Moss is helping Calvin and the build committee, he has reached out directly to the “We Grow Food” group and they have identified a need for tools to help run their grow sites.  Below is a list of items that the “We Grow Food” team would like in the way of donations, if you have spare items per the list below, please contact either Tom or Calvin to let them know. 

List of items for donation 

  • wheelbarrows
  • battery operated hedge clippers
  • battery operated leaf blower or one that sucks up and mulches 
  • sledge hammer
  • rubber mallet
  • battery operated skill saw
  • screw drivers
  • a tool box ( we have one but we would like to have one per garden)
  • regular and needle nose pliers 
  • screwdriver bits for wood screws 

Next Monday, there will not be a regular club meeting, as it’s the Victoria Day long weekend, we’ll start back up on May 27th, which will be the last meeting before the summer break.

Important notice, Wayne Pye will be organizing a deep clean of the shop, as well as a fresh coat of paint.  The shop will be closed from June 10th to 14th, if the group gets done early, we’ll open the shop earlier than planned.  If you’d like to help out, please contact Wayne Pye directly. 

Housekeeping 

  • Wednesday night, open turning night with Denis and Chris, start time 6:00 pm.
  • Thursday night, library build night with Wayne Pye and team, don’t forget, Chad will keep the shop open from 3:00 pm to 6:30 pm for those that would like to work on a project.
  • The Simcoe Street United Church will be holding a “Paint Night Fundraiser” with wine and cheese on Saturday May 25th, start time will be 7:00 pm
  • Nova’s Ark will host an open house on Saturday May 26th, from 12:00 pm to 4:00 pm.

If anyone has any questions, please feel free to call, text or email me anytime.

Have a great couple of weeks!

Rob Peros

Monday night recap – May 6, 2019

Fantastic meeting last night, great coffee & treats, followed by an awesome presentation from our Director of Community Relations, Calvin Perry. 

Calvin and his team of volunteers (Bill Melnychuk, Margo McNab, William Spekkens, Gene Hutchinson, Greg Nevin, Wayne Peden, Neil Fickling, Pat Mawhinney) presented their prototype “Turtle Basking Net” to the membership last night, it was a well thought out prototype, which inthe end will benefit the CLOCA (Central Lake Ontario Conversation Authority) greatly with their turtle program.  Special thanks to Calvin, who not only MC’d the presentation, but also invited several guest speakers from CLOCA to present their association, as well, Calvin also organized additional guest speakers to participate in the overall event.  This was an amazing event, further highlighting the level of community support by the membership of the DWC.  For those that could not attend last night, we will posted Calvin’s presentation on the club web site, as well, we’ll have links from CLOCA and hopefully a copy of their presentation for everyone to review.

Next Monday night, we will have a guest speaker from Sherwin Williams to discuss painting tips and products, so if you’ve had any questions regarding painting, next week will be a good meeting to attend.
Housekeeping

  • Wednesday night, turning with Denis and Chris, start time 6:00 pm
  • Thursday afternoon, shop will be open from 3:00 pm to 6:00 pm, hosted by Chad Shaw and the shop will be open from 6:00 pm to 8:00 pm as an open shop night
  • Chris Lapine advised the membership that next week the cheese slicers will be in, please plan to pick up any orders that you may have placed with Chris, please do forget to bring cash 🙂
  • Clarington will be hosting their “Doors Open” event on Saturday June 8th, starting @ 10:00 am to 4:00 pm, additional details can be found @ www.doorsopenclarington.com.
  • Wayne Pye will be heading to Guelph on the 15th of this month, he’ll be stopping by William Woodwrite to pick up pen supplies, if you are interested in having Wayne pick up an order for you, please call William Woodwrite and place your order, let them know that your order should be ready for pick up by the 15th.  You’ll need to pay for your order directly to William Woodwrite.
  • Roy Coe mentioned that his daughter was selling her King table saw, if you’re interested, please contact Roy directly.
  • As well, William Munro is selling a jointer, planner and three routers, if your interested, please contact William directly
  • Kade’s looking for additional wig stands, please bring finished wig stands to the club.  If you’d like to learn how to turn a wig stand, please contact Kade directly.

If anyone has any questions, please do not hesitate to call, text or email.
Have a great week!
Rob Peros

President, Durham Woodworking Club

Monday night recap, April 8, 2019

Great meeting last night, Dan Kuzmicki our web and social media lead discussed all of the new changes to the club web site, as well as our new Instagram page.  Dan has done a great deal of work to improve everyone’s experience when surfing our website for general information, as well as, meeting highlights and gallery images.  As you review the updated web site, I would encourage everyone to click on all of the various links and tabs, you’ll be taken directly to any number of new pages.  Don’t forget, you can now pay your membership dues on-line using the new secure web site.  All of the gallery images will be posted to the new Instagram page, you have the option to view on your computer or on your mobile phone, if you choose your smartphone, be sure to upload the Instagram app.  Thanks to Dan for all of his hard work, the improvements are greatly appreciated by all.
During last nights meeting, Chris Lapine and Don McFarland we discussing another group buy of cheese slicer components, Don has advised that the company which produces the components is closed for vacation, but will be re-opening April 24th, so the order will be placed after the 24th, if anyone is planning to be in the US around this time frame, please let Chris or Don know, if someone could potentially pick up our order from the US, it would be greatly appreciated.
House keeping

  • Wednesday night Denis and Chris will be hosting the open turning night, 6:00 pm sharp.
  • Thursday night, Wayne Pye and Wayne Peden will be working on the new library cabinets, if you’re interested in learning how to build cabinets or in this case, doors for cabinets, be sure to come out.
  • Don’t forget, Chad will have the shop open from 3:00 pm to 6:00 pm, so if you want to get a bit of time in the shop, be sure to drop in.

If anyone has any questions, please feel free to call, text or email me anytime.
Thank you,
Rob Peros – President, Durham Woodworking Club

Monday Night Recap – April 1, 2019

Outstanding meeting last night, it was our second coffee and treats night, Chad did a great job making the coffee and the membership brought in awesome treats for the group (my compliments to the member who brought in the banana chocolate chip cookies, they were great).  

The gallery was awesome as always, a number of great projects, as well as a few really good jigs that would be useful in any shop.  For those members that use Instagram, the club has a new Instagram site, under the search bar, look up “Durham Woodworking Club”, Dan will be posting images from the gallery on a weekly basis (Thanks Dan).

Following the gallery segment, we held our first Annual General Meeting (AGM), on the agenda, review and vote on our update constitution and by-laws.  We had a great discussion regarding both documents, a number of terrific suggestions were added to the final version which passed unanimously, attached is a copy of both documents for everyone, we’ll also post copies on our web site for future reference.  I like to acknowledge Paul Kidson and the sub committee members that worked to produce both documents, Noel Green, Mike Beeton & Doug Ricketts, thank you to all of the sub committee members, your support is greatly appreciated.

As well, attached are two drawings, one from Dale Coolidge on a cool project to hang a towel or a piece of paper, Dale found the item in a retail store and thought that the membership might find it handy, it was a good item during the gallery. 

Also, Chris has passed along a detailed diagram for the upcoming cheese slicer demonstration being held this Saturday, start time is 9:00 am, if anyone has any questions, please feel free to contact Chris directly.

Housekeeping

  • Tuesday night, open shop night
  • Wednesday night will be the turning forum, hosted by Denis and Chris.  The topic for this month will be wood burning and the tools used, start time is 6:00 pm.
  • Thursday afternoon, Chad will be in the shop from 3:00 pm to 6:00 pm, shop will be open, followed by Wayne Pye and Wayne Peden working on the library build, if you’d like to learn or help, come on down.

If anyone has any questions, please feel free to call, text or email me anytime.

Have a great week!
Rob Peros
President – Durham Woodworking Club

Monday Night Recap – March 25, 2019

Great meeting last night, we were fortunate to have the team from “We Grow Food” present their amazing program to the membership.  We Grow Food is a not for profit organization that helps local communities create gardens in open spaces, which in turn donates all of the food grown to any member of the community.  They also work with local youth to teach them the value of growing food in an open environment and giving back to the community.
The presentation to the membership was inspiring, the group from We Grow Food has requested a donation of the clubs time to help put together bench and chair kits that their teams can build on site, Calvin will be reaching out to membership looking for volunteers.  If your interested in learning more, the web iswww.wegrowfood.org, their email is communications.wegrowfood@gmail.com, you can also call @ 905-439-2527, please feel free to tour their web site and communicate directly with them.  Thank you to the ladies from We Grow Food for their time last night.
Housekeeping

  • Wednesday night, open turning night with Denis and Chris.
  • Monday April 1, 2019 will be our Annual General Meeting, as well as our monthly coffee and treats night, please feel free to bring in treats and snacks.

AGM Agenda

  • Vote on revised constitution and by-laws, attached are the updated versions
  • Motion (Doug Ricketts), move to offer a two tier membership fee structure
  • 2019 budget review, as well as, a review of the clubs five year plan
  • Gallery
  • Coffee/treats

If anyone has any questions, please do not hesitate to call, text or email me anytime.
Have a great week,
Rob Peros
President, Durham Woodworking Club

Monday night recap -March 18, 2019

Great meeting last night, Kade Bolger did an outstanding presentation on how to prepare logs for turning, as well as, flat work.  Kade went through the steps on how to mark up and prep a log before cutting, as well as, a PowerPoint presentation on the different types of cuts. 

We hope to have Kade’s presentation on the club web site in the short term and we’ll post Kade’s demonstration to the club YouTube channel for those who were not present on Monday night.  Thank you to Kade for putting together a terrific presentation!

Housekeeping

  • April 6th, Chris Lapine will be hosting a demonstration in the club shop on how to build a cheese cutting board, with cheese slicers.  If your interested in attending, please be at the shop for 9:00 am on Saturday April 6th, no need to sign up, attendance is open.  Please bring with you a hardwood board (5 ½” W x 9” L x ¾” thick), along with the cheese slicers that Chris was selling a few weeks ago, there will be a limited supply available during the demo, on a first come first serve basis.
  • Wednesday night turning with Denis and Chris, start time 6:00 pm to 8:00 pm
  • Thursday night, shop will be closed
  • April 1st will be our AGM, I’ll be sending out the agenda and additional material in preparation for the meeting.

If anyone has any questions, please do not hesitate to call, email or text.

Please note that effectively immediately, I have a new email address.  Please forward all correspondence to the new address listed below.

Rob Peros, President

Monday night recap – March 11, 2019

Great meeting last night, a tremendous offering of gallery items from the membership, images will be posted on our web site, definitely a must see.  Congratulations to Kade Bolger for taking first place in the turning competition (intermediate category) with a couple of pieces at the Brooklin Carving Show this past weekend, as well as to Chris Lapine for first place in the novice category, followed by myself with a second place showing, a number of the pieces were shown at the gallery.

Thank you to Rick Sullivan, Don Gaudet and Dave Roberts for staffing the clubs table at the show, they spoke with perspective members, answered questions and represented the club.

As well, we had a great presentation from Chris Lapine on the techniques for gluing boards, attached is a PDF copy of the presentation by Chris, which will be posted on the club web site.  There were a number of great questions from the membership, which the entire group enjoyed the discussion.  Thanks to Chris for taking the time to pull together a great PowerPoint slide show and presenting to the membership.

Mike Kellar brought forward an issue with one of the Talon chucks used for turning last night, unfortunately, one of the jaws has fallen out of the chuck, leaving it unusable with only three gripping arms, if anyone might know if its whereabouts, please email or text me with notification.  As well, Mike brought a great jig diagram, which is attached as a PDF file, which shows how to build a miter jig, a definite must for cutting angles on your table saw.

We’ll be hosting our first Annual General Meeting (AGM) on April 1st, the purpose will be review our overall plans for 2019, as well as, to vote on any changes to the current constitution and by-laws.  As this will be the first Monday of the month, we’ll also be hosting our coffee and treat night.  I’ll be sending out a copy of the agenda in the coming weeks, so members can prepare for any questions.

Housekeeping

  • Tuesday night will be open shop night, along with the CLOCA team.
  • Wednesday night Denise and Chris will be hosting the open turning night, 6:00 pm to 8:00 pm
  • Thursday night, Chad will be in the shop from 3:00 pm to 6:00 pm, if you want to come in to work on a project, come on down.
  • After 6:00 pm, Wayne Pye and Wayne Peden will be building the clubs new library cabinets, if you would like to learn how, I would definitely recommend coming down to the shop.

If anyone has any questions, please feel free to call, text or email me anytime.

Have a great week!