Club Updates

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

Announcements

Calvin Perry remains in Oshawa hospital (floor C5, room 55) during his recovery period (from a brain bleed). He really appreciates any and all visits from his wood club friends!

Brian Hicks has our membership cards.

Estate sale – Gabi Boileau has info – April    DOC attached above

2X4 Challenge upcoming – end date May 15^th, details to follow.

Mats are now here, downstairs.

Next week is first meeting of the month. Coffee and tea and water and your treats

‘Tools of the Trade’ show this weekend at the Pickering Rec centre on Valleyfarm Rd Sunday only.

M and L sharpening in Pickering- cards available

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

Presentations

Abrasives and Sanding, with the fine and gritty Noel Green

‘use the sandpaper like someone else is paying for it’ SANDING -A WOODWORKING ESSENTIAL.

Aluminum oxide or garnet or silicon dioxide glued onto a backing. Acutting tool like a chisel or saw. 3M ceramic is a newer product. Quality matters.

GRIT – a number referring to the # of particles that are fit into a square inch: two systems, USA and European.

Types: sheets, discs, belts, mesh, random orbital, other.dimple discs

sandpaper.ca source USE CODE ‘inlayjim’ to get 10% off your order!

Turner’s mesh (abranet), mandrel and disc inserts.

Best type depends on the use and the user. Some types can be friable – grit wears off leaving a new layer. Organization matters.

Inertial sanding tool for less aggressive sanding, polishing to a shine.

Mark the grit # on back of all so that when you drop a piece or forget…

European grits are prefixed with a ‘P’. 180 = P180, but all others are different! Be nice to you – use either USA OR European grits, don’t mix em.

5 rules:

1. keep it sharp and clean. Clean with crepe, start each project with new paper

2. refine the shape and remove all tool damage before moving to next grit. Next grit is only to remove previous grit’s scratch pattern. If turning, consider tool repair, sanding in reverse or with lathe stopped

3. Sand through progressively finer grits without skipping any of them. Rule of 1.5 says to go from one grit to 1.5 times that and continue likewise. Use air to blow off dust and particles.

4. remove all dust and grit between

5.Slow is GOOD, Slower is better – heat is the enemy. Sand cool – slower lathe speed, slower movement, less pressure…slow drill speed. If lathe turning in reverse, ensure chuck is secure and power sand in reverse also

Sanding pads, like scotchbrite pads (3M, SIA) can be good for polishing. Various pastes and polishes for finer finishing. 0000 Steel wool can be used. Toothpaste can be used to polish finished pieces.

Flatwork tips. Turning tips. Sanding Safety_ use a mask!, dust collector, can use wet sanding with water (on acrylics) or oil (on woods) to minimize airborne dust. Walnut dust is toxic!

More sanding tips! Prepare packets, make a static sanding pad on a disc for the lathe. Make specialized sanding pads for curves and special surfaces.

Sanding and finishing is crucial to finished product – take the time!

Gallery, Show & Tell

Guy May – wig stands- maple with sealer and stain/varnish & poly. And a Bandsaw box (oak)

Gene Hutchison– scrolled eagle and horse, with osmo and spraysealer/resin

Noel Green – door stops for BDM/church, made from birch or maple

Next Meeting: Next Monday, April 3

Announcements

• Rick’s Picks. LAST CHANCE To enter into the next 20 weeks of LotoMax draws, submit $20.00 payment by noon March 24^th. Cash or cheque payable during Monday meetings to the Treasurer.

By credit card ($21.00) through the DWC website or by e-transfer ($20.00) to Mike Beaton

• Mats update – Chad Shaw. Have arrived, pick up before or after Monday meetings.
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• In the upcoming weeks we will be having draws for pen kits and supplies that were provided by WilliamWoodWrite. Also three gift cards from Exotic Woods in Burlington.
• Wig stands. There is always a need for wig stands to support our charity work for Hearth Place. Wood is available and can be picked up at Monday meetings.
• 2 x 4 Challenge. We will be having a 2 x4 challenge where the challenge is to use one 2x4x8’ to make, turn, scroll and otherwise construct objects.

Full details will be forthcoming over the next few weeks.

• Calvin – in good spirits, appreciates visitors, floor C5 Rm 223 at Oshawa hospital
• Church update – still waiting…
• We appreciate your support of the club throughout this difficult period, if you have any ideas for a new possible shop location, CONTACT anyone on the executive!

Ongoing Education

Watch the DWC website and your emails for sign-ups for courses once the shop re-opens.

Community Activities

Chad Shaw – the Backdoor Mission FOOD DRIVE will continue weekly.

Thanks to all for supporting this.

Door stops for the church/Backdoor Mission – they need ten.

Kade turned 2 and brought them in.

Presentations

Sharpening and Stropping with God Tilley and Dale Coolidge

Gord: strop is used for polishing the edge and removing the scratches /grooves that occur when using sharpening stones. Also used for rounding the bevel on the tool. The nap side is used to hold compound and the smooth side which is harder and is used without compound. Gord also provided a history of stropping.

Dale: after sharpening used leather strop to remove burr from the tool.

He demonstrated stropping using several flat and curved chisels. The strop was clamped to the table and green compound was applied. Using heat, either from your hand or an external source, assists the compound in being spread evenly. Pull the tool back 15-20 times, little pressure applied as too much pressure can round the tip of the tool.

A general discussion followed on who uses strops and why, and their experiences.

Gord Tilley donated a strop he made, oak backing with leather face. Winer was Mike Beaton

Gallery, Show & Tell

Kade Bolger –carved spoon made of lignum vitae with an oil finish; hummingbird house made out of Texas ebony, mesquite, hackberry for decorative purposes.Gord Tilley donated a strop he made, oak backing with leather face. Winer was Mike BeatonKade Bolger –carved spoon made of lignum vitae with an oil finish; hummingbird house made out of Texas ebony, mesquite, hackberry for decorative purposes.

Steve Hutcheon – scrolled basket weave baskets made of poplar, progressively smaller rings glued together and then spray finish. Also dragonfly pattern with 154 holes drilled and has to be cut out.

Scott Martin – kayak paddle, shaft is western red cedar/maple and paddles are western red cedar and ash alternating with an epoxied rope edging.

Handle was made in two pieces and joined together.

Next Meeting: 2023-03-27

Announcements

Safety First – Fire exits and defibrillator

• Rick’s Picks. To enter into the next 20 weeks of LotoMax draws, submit $20.00 payment by noon March 24^th. Cash or cheque payable during Monday meetings to the Treasurer.

By credit card ($21.00) through the DWC website or by e-transfer ($20.00) to mike.beaton@durhamwoodworkingclub.com

• Mats update – Chad Shaw,

Mats should be here this week with distribution before/after next meeting.

• Gord Tilley – Chisolm Woods in Belleville: great selection of woods and other related items.
• WilliamWoodWrite: contacted Kade about being a club sponsor. They have provided to the club various turning kits and components as well as a number of discount coupons. This will most likely be used as raffle and door prizes to the members.
• Calvin – in good spirits, appreciates visitors, floor C5 Rm 223 at Oshawa hospital
• Church update – still waiting…
• We appreciate your support of the club throughout this difficult period, if you have any ideas for a new possible shop location, CONTACT anyone on the executive!

Ongoing Education

Watch the DWC website and your emails for sign-ups for courses once the shop re-opens.

Community Activities

Chad Shaw – the Backdoor Mission FOOD DRIVE will continue weekly.

Thanks to all for supporting this.

Door stops for the church/Backdoor Mission – they need ten.

Scott brought in 6 tonight, sanded with corners rounded.

Presentations

Glue Blocks for the Lathe with Noel Green

Using a bought aluminum face plate, attach a glue block with a slight concave surface. This is dipped into a small frying pan that contains melted glue sticks. The bowl blank is centered and held against the glue block. Once dried then it is turned. Advantage of this method is that there is no wasted bowl blank by turning a spigot in it to be held in a chuck.

The bowl is released from the glue block by spraying denatured alcohol (methyl hydrate) on the hot glue. In a few minutes it softens the glue and the bowl can be separated.

Charcuterie Board- Woven Pattern with Paul Kidson

Start by gluing several pieces of different wood temporarily on top of each other (using drops of super glue) then making a wavy cut with a bandsaw through them. The pieces are separated then mixed up so a bottom board is matched with a top board then stacked, glued and cut again. This is done several times. Then a thin piece of contrasting wood is used between the various woods when gluing up the final board and laying out the woven pattern using all the cut pieces.

Gallery, Show & Tell

Kade Bolger – turned ring bowls finished with tung oil. Wood was charred then brushed with stiff bristles before turning.

Steve Hutcheon – scrolled sawn shamrock designwith backing board.

Paul Kidson: charcuterie board made of 6-8 different woods in a “woven “pattern.

Next Meeting: 2023-03-20

Announcements

Safety First – Fire exits and defibrillator

first meeting of the month – TREATS nite! Hope you guys at home had something tasty too… Let’s aim for a big turnout in April!

• Various methods to clean gum/sap off of blades
• Mats update – Chad Shaw, must prepay! Pay to Mike Beaton. They will be delivered to the church meeting room.
• Calvin – in good spirits, appreciates visitors, floor C5 at Oshawa hospital
• Church update – still waiting…
• We appreciate your support of the club throughout this difficult period., If you have any ideas for a new possible shop location, CONTACT anyone on the executive!
• Advertising through social media – we could do this – a club member who is familiar with kijiji and marketplace and CraigsList could help us with that!!!

Ongoing Education

Watch the DWC website and your emails for sign-ups for courses once the shop re-opens.

Community Activities

Chad Shaw – the BackDoorMission FOOD DRIVE will continue weekly. We met our one ton goal! Thanks to all for supporting this.

Door stops for the church/BackDoor Mission – they need ten.

Presentations

BANDSAW BOXES with Guy May

concept is to start with a block of wood, draw on shape, cut it out, saw off back, find spot in grain to enter into with saw to cut the inside shape, cut out inner to be removed, , pieces re-assemble into the box. Using an 1/8 or 1/4 inch blade

Video shows the process “3 Easy-To-Build Band Saw Boxes”, on youtube. Rather than me fumble through trying to explain the steps, you should watch the video!!!

We had the video without audio, so Guy narrated, a ‘play by play’ of sorts!

Guy showed three different boxes with different shapes and details. Cherry, walnut, and plywood used.

Gallery, Show & Tell

Kade Bolger – Turned box of Roasted Ash and Tulip Poplar, shiny…tung oil

and a Chocolate Dip donut of Cherry with glaze…, also olive ash lidded bowl with purple heart finial, also a footed lidded bowl with finial

Doug Ricketts – two pens, one of of lignum vitae with no finish applied, only micro meshed to 8000 natural oily lutre of the wood comes through. Other one lignum vitae andeither bloodwood or snakewood, sanded to 8000 with micro mesh then pens plus oil/wax finish applied. Also showed a chunk of Lignum Vitae wood

Wayne Schroder – cane, roasted maple and walnut, turned and hand planed, engraved with dog’s names.

Next Meeting: 2023-03-13

Announcements

Next week’s meeting will be coffee, tea and treats – first meeting of each month, bring along something tasty!

No update from the church yet.

A piece of a maple tree is available from Gord Tilly

Mats – 101 have been asked for, at $16 each.

Calvin Perry is now in Oshawa hospital, on floor C5

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

Presentations

Scroll Saw Maintenance with Bruce Cook

The DeWalt saw was modelled after the ‘Excalibur’ which was originally designed by an Ontario guy. DeWalt bought the rights and until 2011 they were built in Ontario- these are “type 1” saws and their bearings were greased when built! After 2011 the production shifted to China, “type 2” and the bearings were NOT greased when built – not good! These can be taken apart and greased. There are 18 bearings, 1 sealed, 17 open. Variable speed motor, eccentric shaft, wave washer on LEFT hand threaded main shaft connection. Blue loctite was needed on some connections. A test/survey indicated that a new saw, ungreased, would last about 1 year, while if those saws are greased they last about ten years – these figures for saws in regular frequent use.

Gallery, Show & Tell

Steve H – Scrolled sailboat and wave picture!

Dale C – Bowl turned in a maple slab (was hotglued onto a steel faceplate, then methyl hydrate used to deactivate the glue.)

Also a mallet using bronze plumbing ‘T’ and maple

Neil F – a poplar wig stand

Gord T – a strop on ash, two drawknives which Dale C sharpened

Next Meeting: 2023- March 6th

Announcements

• Thanks to the 90+ members who have already renewed their DWC membership for 2023.
• Do you know anyone who might be a contact that might possibly lead to a new shop location for us. A letter to members about this will soon follow!
• We are in regular contact with the church about their insurance woes, and we are actively looking into other locations.
• ‘Good of the Club’ draw will be for $41 weekly.
• Calvin Perry has had a bit of a medical setback, is now in a Toronto Hospital, expecting to get back to Oshawa soon. He is making progress.
• Rick’s Picks coming up $20 for 20 weeks.
• NO MEETING next week – Family Day.
• Please help tidy up after the meetings!! THANK YOU

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

Presentations

CARVING (birds and canes) with guest Presenter Rodney Maahs

started carving at Durham Woodworking Club a few years ago!! Caricatures, boar, birds. How to bird carve: there are books and patterns available… Basswood preferred, top view and side view drawn on, then cut top view with bandsaw, glue back together, then cut side view. Mark out the parts to be cut away. Need one good knife and a ‘V knife’. Maybe also a flat chisel. “KV carving” in New Brunswick, ‘Chipping Away’ carving in Kitchener are sources. Sand it down, draw in feathers, use high speed dremels to do feathers. Either ‘stone'(dremel) or burn the feathers. Either buy feet (pewter) or make them – copper with baking soda and CA glue… You will need a ‘burner’ and a dremel if you want to do serious bird carving. Does many ducks – some have 80-100+ hours of work!! Canes with animal heads. Rodney does classes Wednesday mornings and evenings at Northview Community Centre, through Oshawa Seniors 55+ programs. (12-13 weeks, 3 hrs a day) Cost approx $80.   Acrylic paints used.

Bernie Visser and another are perhaps organizing a drop-in carving group in Oshawa

Gallery, Show & Tell

Dan A: Olive lidded box, Odies Oil finish

Doug R: Plum and Walnut candle holder, tung oil

Paul K: Crab apple charcuterie boards, one with ‘woven’ inserts.

Next Meeting: 2023-02-27 (NOT on Family day feb 20)