2018-10-09 Monthly Meeting

Call to order – 6:50

19 Members, guests (Steve Wilson, guest of Brad) + returning founding member, Larry Graham

Agenda

Stephen – at board committee meeting deciding to reduce formality.

Tonight – review of committee meeting outcomes

-Committee review –

Finance & Governance – Stephen and Phil

Member service – Walt

Communications – M.E.

Discussion

Summary of meeting discussion

we want to try to match member loss with a few new members but not needing to do a big recruitment. Are there other options for locations that might be free?
John Green identified similar issues with Ship builders and will share discussion / results
Currently, burn rate is approx. equal to spend rate. Started discussion about fundraising and will continue to review. In response to the fundraising, looking to try another approach with monthly draw and follow approach of Nova Woodturners Guild with prizes for draw coming from donations.
Also auction – jointer donated by Gary – 6” jointer – auction open until 5:00 Friday.
Stephen & ME participated in Surfside tour and also showed pieces from AWA members Gary and Brad – encourage collaboration between members.
Stephen looking to contact vendors that have or might support AWA with discounts, sponsorship, product… and would welcome additional support to making that call – M.E. has drafted contact letter that will be shared with those wishing to make calls
Member presentations – we want to encourage more participation form members, and invite suggestions for input about technique, skills, knowledge that members would like to see at meetings. Question (Dave) can we get a bench for demos. Bill Howse is researching the possibility of take down bench.
Jules extended invite to a healthier Hallowe’en even, an intergenerational event on Oct. 31
Steve LeBlanc shared a recent posting on Kijiji re. General Canadian
John Green mentioned show by two shipbuilding guilds in NS – Lunenberg/ Halifax -in the spring and asked about the possibility of collaborative event with AWA. Will follow up with details when date and location are decided
Walt mentioned ReStore deal on oak, most agree price seems a little steep; on a related note, Guy mentioned a posting in Greenwood about oak on sale
Darrell has a source for someone in Brooklyn who mills live edge. Contact Darrelly directly if you are interest
Tony – looking for source of hemlock. There was a suggestion for Hardwood Tree in Cooks Brook but Tony said that they are waiting for more logs. If anyone knows source for hemlock, please share with members

Presentation

Larry Graham – presented on a large family table he built after lots of family dinners and collecting various tables

Built a table to fit groups up to 18 in a relatively small space. Wanted allow to do in sections and expand as required – wanted to be able to store so keep all extensions connected. Table at rest is 95” long – narrow to fit in the dining room pine / hardwood 14’6” when fully extended – get chairs small enough to fit between table legs. 9 people per side + 1 on each end (2 on each end possible) – didn’t require cross piece on the end because or steel plate secure in the end – extensions loose in draw – lift them up and turn to fit into place

Drawer runner maple or beech- extends one section at a time. Side rails are in pine — panels about 22 inches – 19” in the extension to fit in the drawers

Finished with Tried & True – cleats under the extensions to fit on frame and give it the right height

Draw and updates

Monthly Draw – prize: box from Gary – $58 for ticket draw – winner Steve LeBlanc

Steve – offer to give some end bits for cars / toys – Expressions of Wood – not board feet but small bits for toys

We still have sandpaper for sale:

Abernet – $6.75/bag (6) — 1 ft strips – $1.55 ea — pad savers $8.25
Merkka gold in 220 grit – $3.50 / 6

Show and tell

Challenge – Kitchen Craft

Tom – French rolling pin based on lee valley measurements — pizza paddle of Baltic birch plywood – finished with food safe oil – made for daughters in Switzerland …daughter has requested square —- cover for frying pan – all different sizes
Darrell – Pepper mill- took mechanism from an old Lucite pepper mill – trying to improve turning skills. Walnut with salad bowl finish
Doug – pate dish / knife with curly maple
Stephen – ‘thule pin’ / ‘belaying pin’ – tap handle with marine theme – turners polish with beeswax finish (Check out Brightwood Brewery for samples that Brad did of tap handles)
Brad shared hand chiseld (not turned) carpenters pencil made of laurel prado and covered with 12 coats of shellac – made by Rick Archibald, former member
Callum – demonstrated dyes from WoodChuckers – mixing dye – experimenting plain, with alcohol, mixing colours
Tony – Keda powdered dyes (purchased from Amazon) mix with water or alcohol- mix amounts that you want. Water based v alcohol – alcohol dries quicker doesn’t raise grain as much
Gary shared a live edge trivet / hot plate. He also offered update on bench that he had outside all summer. Poplar coated with sansid – Sasco Products on Illsley Ave in Burnside– yellowish colour to enrich colour– spray table stood up to being outside all summer and still looking good.