2019-02-12 Monthly Meeting

Call to order.  7:00

18 members

Welcome new member Jack Graham long time hobbyist woodworker furniture maker boat builder

Presentation Gary Dumas – jigs and accessories

Announcements / Upcoming

News

What is going on these days?

Gary – IWK have a woodworking program to build furniture and devices to help children with different needs – stands, bed lifts etc. – opening for almost 40 years as part of the rotary club – work out of wood room in IWK.  Get work order from OT or PT and come up with a plan.  Have developed a library of plans for common items.  Some people do woodworking and others paint, sand and finish.  Run by volunteers – Gary has info if anyone would like to learn more.

Jewels – friend is doing a workshop at Busy Bee on weekend – Stephen mentioned that there is a Winterlude sale at Busy Bee for a few days.

Stephen –

• apologies for absence last month, — also thanks for people coming to visit for our open house.\
• next month: AGM
• Treasurer, secretary, vice chair, members at large – invite people to step up to roles – new people
• Connect with Tom re nominations, offers, interest in taking on new role.
• Hoping to have a short meeting with BOD before AGM to review some policy pieces, especially around roles of the Board.

Member Presentation: Gary Dumas 

Jigs, Accessories, Tips & Tricks

 Gary shared quite a collection of jigs and suggestions 

• 45 degree angle for making frames
• Recommendation for glue bottle – icing decorated from Stokes
• Ruler with a wedge on the back – just a scrap – super simple but makes a big difference for accurate marking and for picking up ruler after use
• Making small boxes – mark shapes on plywood – put tape on the back, cut with router at 45 degree so doesn’t quite go through- cut away corners and fold box
• Use washers of various sizes to mark equal distance from a mark – put a pencil in the hole and put against edge against of board and get the perfect distance to mark cut just outside line or to enlarge a plan by certain amount
• Lift to hold up items in a vice – Phil says exactly designed like old carriage jack
• 45 degree cutting jig – cut boards to length first – jig fits over fence, can keep blade straight and get the same consistent angle
• Aside – fence from Steel City that is now back in business
• Two side pieces when cutting off the top of a box with same side – box on each side, wrap with elastic
• Curving jig – to make equal repeated curves – plywood good as more flexible – mdf sawdust centre – like lee valley bending jig – easier than the approach with string
• For putting on handles correctly, drill one hole than put a marker, screw in the other hole and use it to mark starting hole for other size to ensure perfect fit
• Cutting splines / dove tails box angles
• Finger saver – saw stop for small pieces
• Tapering jig — king’s woodworking taper jig (you tube) – used arborite because it was at hand but makes it easy to mark and clean
• William Ng – had a wall with a selection of sand paper blocks already made out -use jig for folding and fits easily right out on the box – foam core board to form base of the sand jig
• Drill press vice –
• Small box vice for glueing up little boxes
• “wonky taker outer” if you don’t have large planer – can do a much wider board that you can do on a small joiner – put the wood on the sled and run both through the plane with adjustments where more needs to be removed – more ‘wonky’ areas
• Floating tenon jig

Break

Tonight’s raffle prizes 

• fancy bench dog – donated by Walt – won by Brian
• Hammer – donated by Darrell – won by Jack

Congrats to our winners.

Thanks to everyone for supporting the montly draw.  This month, $47 towards rent

Online auction – mortising set for use with a router -donated by Callum Ewing – 

Will be active this week until after next meeting.  Notice will be sent with newsletter.

Updates

Ted and his son have finished their rocking chairs, which we have been watching develop.

Brad will be published in British magazine on making chopsticks

Congrats to Stan Salsman for his receipt of sovereign medal for volunteer achievement                 

Second auditor required for the financials

Show and Tell

• Walt – saw blade – son found old saw from playhouse 30 years ago and other son found one with quote – planning to mount together
• Made stove for kids at the pre-primary – comes with pizza printed on paper and cookies, printed than put on plywood
• Darrel – ships wheel clock made for sister at Christmas – made spindles and made pieces for spacers – lessons learned – spindles have to be truly square when  starting the project

• Valentine’s project – made a little earing holder  – jig to equally space holes – gear with teeth and small hardwood with spring that comes from floppy discs
• Stephen’s owls – and the jig that he used  SONCIK…  also beautiful candle holder with Valentine’s day message
• Callum – clock- wife had requested clock – based on a small mantle clock – slightly bigger – coopered top – drawers to use as jewelery box
• Tom – spill plane- taking spill to light a cigar – used a chisel for the blade – curls
• Gary – small box out of a small piece bought from Rob’s sale – veneer as splines – wood may be wenge
• Bill – urn – good friend had died and asked for a cremation box – size is issue – square inch / lb as guideline but actually bigger.  Wanted to make it bigger to fit the packaging – made bottom with pencil case finish with 3 visible screws – butternut -did have a beetle but adds character- can get rid of them by putting wood in an over for 2 hours at 450 degrees – carved letters after printing from computer
• Brad – blanket ladder – sides cut as hexagons – cut first one with hand plane but not the rest – wish that I had let it acclimate in the shop more often – planed relief angle so it leans against wall – was sliding away from the wall  — really like working with cherry – finish beeswax and mineral oil.
• Jack – rocking horse for granddaughter – birch plywood – picture – finish – wipe on poly varnish, high gloss – really fine sanding – eyes from Lee Valley – plan designed so can’t tip horse over

Summer BBQ

Want to give Ted and Debbie Monk a break from hosting so we are   looking for other options – thanks to Ted and Debbie for the great contribution over past few years.  Like to have a committee to look at options and make recommendations.

Next Meeting

Mar 12 – AGM