At our April meeting Brian and Chris showed us the washing and cooking stations they had the privilege of helping to make for our hosts – the Stromlo Forest Scout Group. The stations can be easily mounted on an ozito mitre saw stand, and are very economical and transportable. Thanks Chris and Brian!

 

Peter then gave his thoughts on the mystery jig kindly donated to the club and, with the help of our resident experts, we now have a clear answer! it’s a jig to provide precisely cut wedges for a turned segmented bowl.

 

For those interested in the process the following video from Woodworker’s Journal is quite informative.

 

Chris then gave us a presentation on options for cutting circles and curves. Members can view the full presentation on our new “Presentations” page – don’t forget to Login.

 

Following are some of the videos Chris found for us. However the Trammel video with Becky Krailicek is only available to Woodsmith subscribers, so we’ve shown an alternative below.

After a welcome break (with lamingtons!), Brian then showed us some dangerous cuts on the Triton Router Table – including mortises and shaped bearing cuts.

We finished the meeting with some contributions from members on their current projects. Check out John’s glass cabinet in the new “Presentations” page!

A great, value packed night!

After our farewell to Gavin last year, John and Chris caught up with him to present a certificate of life membership – hopefully he can drop in on his old mates now and then!

Chris then gave members a couple of great presentations on Workshop Layout and Cutting Thin Strips and Veneers on the Bandsaw

Members – make sure you’re logged on and then click on either image below for Chris’s presentation

 

And these are the videos Chris showed us – just in case you can’t link them from the previous presentation

 

Mick raised an alternative view on bandsaw drift by Michael Fortune – the following video has his suggestions

And Chris found the following in response to Antoni’s question on the best light for a workshop – just click on the image to open the article

Members were privileged to have Andrew Pearce speak to us on his experience restoring an Albatros D.Va for the Australian War Memorial, and his current career as an objects and metal conservator with Endangered Heritage.

 

Andrew spoke to us on the trepidation he had on working on an irreplaceable part of world history, and we had the privilege of seeing the internal structure of the fuselage and wings of the Albatros as it was being restored.

 

For members interested in the camouflage pattern used for the Albatros, check out the Wikipedia article on Lozenge camouflage. There’s also a link to more information on the Albatros.

Andrew’s current work makes use of Liberon products, and he showed us some of the products he uses and examples of their application. A lot of his work uses Black Bison Wax, and members are able to order this and other Liberon supplies from Endangered Heritage.

After Andrew’s talk there was quite a response from members. In answer to one question Andrew suggested, for large furniture items, members might be interested in the work of Greg Peters at nearby Patinations.

Thank you Andrew – it was a fascinating night!
 

On a sadder note, members said a final farewell to a long standing and much loved member of the club.
Bon Voyage Gavin, and Happy Landings

Peter gave us an addendum to his excellent series on wood dust – looking at actual workplace requirements, and finished with some excellent practical tips.

 

And these are the informative videos Peter found for us.

Improve dust control at circular saw benches

Sweeping up

 

Chris then showed us how to make and use templates with the Triton router. Let him know if you’d like to learn a new skill, and help out with the Communities@Work project at the same time!
 

 

And here is the video Chris mentioned with a great alternative to double sided tape – especially for templates.

Another enjoyable night!

Members were thrilled to have Evan Dunstone back as our guest presenter at our July meeting.

 
Evan gave a presentation on the Lie Nielsen Workbench as part of our theme on workshops – a marvelous design. If you missed out on the presentation, you may be interested in the following presentation.

 

By the way, Thomas Lie Nielsen will be one of the presenters at Wood Dust.

And it’s coming up soon – Saturday 13th to Sunday 21st October 2018 in Queanbeyan & Bungendore – don’t miss out!